CALL TO ORDER: The
November 7, 2006 meeting of the Sea Shell Searchers was called to order by
President Steven Coker.
SECRETARY�S REPORT:
October minutes were approved as mailed out in the newsletter.
TREASURER�S REPORT: Patty Humbird reported a balance.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1.
Newsletter: Patty Humbird � If you are not receiving your
newsletter, please contact Patty.
2.
Field Trips: Darwin
Alder � We will have the annual club�s Winter Party at
Quintana beach on the last weekend of February.� More information at later date.
3.
Hospitality: Freida White � Will pass around list for
refreshments, December is pot luck
4.
Historian:
Irene Norris � We have a scrapbook that is being worked on �hardly�.
5.
Auction: Wayne Humbird � The auction will be held at the
Jamboree May 07, and Wayne
will take donations
6.
Programs: Wanda Coker � The December meeting will be the
clubs annual Christmas Party with a Pot Luck Dinner provided by the club
members.� SHELO will be played and
gifts valued at around $10.00 will be exchanged.� Each person who wishes to participate
needs to bring a gift.�����������������������������������������������
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February�s
program will be given by club members, the McCuiston�s
and Dave Barziza have agreed to do a �Travelogue�
program sometime in the future.
7.
Jamboree
Report: Patty Humbird � May 4th
& 5th, 2007, at the Center.
8.
COA
Report:� Wanda
Coker � The 2008 COA will be held from Thursday, July 6th
through Sunday, July 9th, at the Crowne Plaza
in San Antonio.� All six of the Texas clubs are participating.�� Wanda also reported on the 2007 COA to
be held in Portland, Oregon, at the end of July through
August 5th.
OLD BUSINESS
1.
The rental of
a storage locker for Auction Item storage was discussed.
2.
Wayne Humbird
announced the winners for the Brazoria County Fair Shell Show.� He has available cases for the coming
year.
3.
Memberships
are now due.
4.
Rusti Stover presented Darwin Alder
with the Cross Word Puzzle Prize.
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Dean Harris
announced that the Sea Shell Searcher�s meeting was posted in The Facts
Club Notes section.
2.
Janey Nill announced that Noe Barerra and Fabio Moretson
from the Texas A&M University
in Corpus Christi
would be visiting the area to take pictures of shells at Janey�s home and at the Museum on Thursday, November 16th,
for the upcoming book of Texas Shells.
3.
Darwin extended an
invitation to the members to go to the Houston
museum of Natural Science and view the HCS
Christmas Tree which will be set up November 30th and will be
visible thru the first of the New Year.
4.
Wanda
announced that Club T-Shirts are available.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: visitors
were introduced
ADJOURNMENT: Motion made
by Cliff Harris, seconded by Frank Petway to
adjourn. Motion passed.
PROGRAM: A beautiful slide
show given by Jackie Reed.