The meeting was called to order on July 12, 02013 at The Beacon office. There were 18 in attendance. Treasurer Dan Cross reported $7438.00 on balance in the BABA account. Most of the money will be dispersed quickly as donations to our charities. Kate Karaus reported that membership renewals were slow coming in. Suggestions were to send a bill each year, email reminders or personally contact those businesses that forgot to pay dues. Diane Bender followed up with details about the basket booth for the Bright Festival. She still had some open spaces on the schedule and BABA shirts were handed out for the workers to wear at the Festival. The basket booth will be set up at the entrance to the beer garden. Those in attendance gave a brief introduction of themselves and their business. Guests in attendance were John and Becky Phillips from B&J’s Bar and Grill, and Chip Munich from The Register.
Members In attendance were:
Greg Gronwell-CAN Communication
Martin Raferty- crossroads Cleaning
Dan Cross- Dan Cross CPA
Wayne Leslie- High Noon Guns & Archery
Diane Bender- Logan Super Mart
Dale- Lutz-Cornerstone Realty
Jim Mansfield-Mansfield Insurance Agency
Debby Stutz- Merchants Bank & Trust
Marilynn Fischer- Swissjust
Celeste Calvitto- The Beacon
Peggy Waltz- The Beacon
Larry Shidler- The Business Network (TBN)
Kate Karaus- T-Systems Electric
Chuck Karaus- T-Systems Electric
Les Finn-Waddell & Reed, INC
Bebe Kinnett-Absolute Web Designs
Submitted by Debby Stutz