Ratification of By-laws
John Causland with By-Law Star
At the September 2002 meeting, a committee was formed to create new by-laws for the club. After a few months of effort, draft by-laws were created. At this meeting, the club approved these by-laws with a unanimous vote. Kathy Hillig (not shown) gave each committee member a “star” in recognition of their hard work. John Causland shows off his star.
Elections
D. C. counting ballots
The next order of business was the annual elections. The club decided to accept the candidates for Newsletter Editor and Webmaster as there was only one candidate for each of these two positions. Club members wrote their choices for the other positions on paper ballots. D. C. Moons and Kurt Hillig counted the votes. D. C. is shown with one of the ballots. On the blackboard, the count was displayed. No votes were recorded for “News Liar” (aka Newsletter Editor) and “Spider” (aka Webmaster) as the club had already accepted the candidates for these positions.
The By-Laws Committee.
The committee poses for a photograph after club approval of the by-laws. Left to right: Bernard Friberg, D. C. Moons, Kurt Hillig, Kathy Hillig, Dave Snyder, Charlie Nielsen, Jim Wadsworth, Jim Forrester and John Causland. Each committee member is holding the “star” they received earlier; except for Kathy who is holding a copy of the by-laws.
Swap Meet
After the voting, there was an exchange of astronomy equipment and books. Denton Hoyer is in foreground, various Lowbrows are in the background.
Photo Credits
All the photographs on this page were taken during a club meeting on April 18, 2003. The By-Law Committee photo was taken by John Ryan, the other photos were taken by Dave Snyder.