Marion County Adult Leadership

Meeting Minutes April 20, 2004

Minutes:

Mark distributed minutes of the March 23 meeting for review. Roger moved to approve the minutes as written and was seconded by Randy. The motion was approved.

Sign project update:

Mike Ragland and Roger reported that Daniel and Phyllis Snow have given us permission to use their land if we agree to put a picture of a black cow on the sign. This is a “gentlemen’s agreement” only; there is nothing in writing. We will call Mr. Snow when we are ready to put up the framework. NATCO is almost ready to do the digging. Mark will talk to Lonnie Phillips to let him know and to express regret that his land didn’t work out. Hopefully, the sign will be up by the May meeting.

ACE update:

Randy reported that ACE articles have been published in both the Baxter Bulletin and the Mountaineer Echo. We are slowly but surely getting publicity out. There will be at least one more article, then the surveys (which are now on Valerie’s computer) will be published in the newspapers and placed at various community locations around the county. Randy plans to present and collect surveys at the Yellville Chamber banquet on April 26. Janell will donate a door prize to be drawn from those who return the surveys. Mark will okay this with Ron McPherson prior to the meeting. In addition, Randy will present the surveys to the Flippin City Council meeting on May 24.

Career Day:

Roger reported that VISTA volunteer Doug Simpson is coordinating a “Career in Education and Opportunity” Day on *Tuesday, May 25, at the Legion Hut, from 3-6 p.m. This is a one-day opportunity for people who want to explore careers or re-education. As a rule, employers will not be there, but there will be 21 booths for various employment and educational agencies. The adult leadership team will advertise and promote the event by working through school counselors, DHS, etc. The next step will be to put together a promotional flyer, hopefully ready in time for Ranger Days. We will also have a table there with publicity about the leadership class, ACE, and other projects. Mark will talk to Eve about materials for our table. We also need volunteers from this group to man the table. If anyone would like to have a preview of the event, there will also be a CEOD at the Marshall Senior Center on April 29 from 2-5 p.m.

Ranger Rally Days:

Mike Rotenberry reported that Ranger Boats is expecting a crowd of thousands to attend the first Ranger Rally Days in Flippin, beginning at 7 a.m. April 23 and 24. This event will replace the annual dealer meeting Ranger used to have in Branson each July. The rally is an opportunity to invite not only dealers and salespeople but the public as well. There will be hourly tours, including the sports gallery now open for the first time to the public, pro fishing workshops, etc. The main tent will be located in the new plant parking lot, with local venders setting up downtown.

Website update:

Mark reported that according to Jodie Jeffrey, there will be a Marion County Adult Leadership link on the Southshore website (www.southshore.com), similar to that of the Youth Leadership page. We will be able to include members, photos, mission statement, SWOT analysis, and any other information we would like. Mark is not sure if there will be a cost but believes Steve Sanders has indicated there will not be. Someone will need to monitor and update the site, answer e-mails, etc. Our e-mail address is leadership@southshore.com.

Southshore grant request:

We have not heard from this yet because the board will not meet until May, but our request of $3950.00 should be approved.

Courthouse project:

This is waiting on some figures from David Doshier. There will be another meeting in the next few weeks.

Next Meeting:

Mark will e-mail us with several dates to choose from and a meeting date will be announced later. This meeting was adjourned at 6:50.