May meeting includes annual election
Tue, May 24 2016, 12:45pm
During the business portion of the May 24 meeting, members will elect next year’s UMRA leadership. The Board of Directors presents the following for your approval:
For Officers:
President: Donna Peterson (will automatically move from her current position as President-elect to President)
President-elect: Chip Peterson
Secretary: Sherilyn Goldsmith May
Treasurer Carl Adams
For Board of Directors:
Kathleen O’Brien— for second three-year term, Martha Feda, ,Judy Leahy Grimes Cherie Hamilton, Gerald Rinehart
Please turn to announcements for profiles of the candidates.
After their election the above members will join in leading the organization with the following continuing officers:
President, 2016-17 Donna Peterson
Past President Jean Kinsey
and Board members who are continuing to serve terms:
Shirley Barber, Steve Benson, Roger Clemence, John Howe, Jeanne Markell, David Naumann, and Gloria Williams.
Board members who are completing their terms in May are:
Past President Hal Miller and board members Joanne Eicher, Vern Eidman, and Virgil Larson.
Please join in the festivities of the May Special Luncheon and Annual Meeting to celebrate a successful year and to thank these members for their service and leadership.
— Nominating Committee: Hal Miller, chair; John Anderson, Donna Peterson, Julie Medbery, Earl Nolting.
Upcoming Events
Our July 15 "hike" is going to be a kayaking adventure on Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) and Lake of the Isles! If you don't have a kayak (or paddleboard), Wheel Fun Rentals, located next to the new concession stand rents single kayaks at $15 an hour and double kayaks at $25. The second hour is free if we rent before noon. Life jackets are provided with the rental.
Laura Ericksen will lead the discussion of How Stella Learned to Talk by Christina Hunger, a true story by a speech-language pathologist who taught her dog, Stella, to communicate using buttons associated with different words.
Our August 5 hike will be a reprise of our hike last summer at William O'Brien State Park. This is a beautiful park with a winding trail and a great view of the countryside. The hike is about 5.5 to 6 miles and we'll go at a moderate pace with frequent water breaks. After the hike, we will eat lunch at Rustic Roots Winery, a half mile north of the park.
Kathy Cramer will lead the discussion of The Bookbinder by Pip Williams, a book set in 1914 Oxford chronicling the life of Peggy who works in the University bindery, but craves a life beyond binding books but to being a scholar herself.
Enjoy a two-hour cruise on the Jonathan Padelford, leaving from the Harriet Island dock in St. Paul, boarding time at 5:30 p.m. We will have a brief program on board by Patrick Nunnally from the River Life Program of the Institute on the Environment.
August 31 is the due date for annual reports and updates. Annual Reports, Toolkits, web page updates, operating document updates and archives collections are all due each year on this date.
Autumn is a wonderful season in Minnesota so plan to join UMRA at the Andersen Horticultural Library at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Kristen Mastel, head librarian and curator, will reveal its treasure trove of publications and artifacts relating to plant history, horticulture, and natural history. After the tour, those who are interested may stay to eat lunch together, sitting outside if the weather is nice. Later, you are invited to a one-hour tram tour of the entire Arboretum that includes natural areas of flowering shrubs, bogs, and forests, family garden and landscaping showpieces, and the red barn farm
After a summer break the UMRA Photo Club will next meet September 10, 2024 in the meeting room of the Hennepin County St. Anthony Branch Library. For those interested in lunch, meet at the Great Dragon at 11:30 am. For September the THEME will be Curves
We will continue to discuss the pros and cons of Medicare Advantage. You will also hear about notable non-health plan and non-broker resources.