January 2003
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TREASURY REPORT
The treasury increased by $83 with the addition of four new members and several people paying the 2003 dues at the last meeting. Because Steve Sgrosso was not able to attend the last meeting, Carin Howard collected the dues and fill out the receipts.
We will be collecting the 2003 dues at the next meeting on
BUSINESS
1) There
has still been very little response from the members in the South East part
of
Perhaps it is time to forget about starting a South Chapter and start having
some meetings in the South/East. We are finding that the Saturday meetings
seem to be much easier and safer for people to attend. All those who would
like to comment please do so, or come to the next meeting and share your comments.
2) Because of other commitments, Bob Howard asked that the meeting be moved to the 2nd Saturday. This is a one-time change of date.
3) We need to start planning the Picnic in July. That will give us plenty of time to get it put together and let everyone make plans to attend. At this meeting we will attempt to put together a Picnic Committee to do the planning. Be prepared to volunteer.
4) Jennifer has been working on and updating the Web-Site. Everyone should take a look. There is lots of new stuff.
MEETING
The November meeting was a lot of fun. Once again, 18 people attended.
The
The meeting will be at WitchCreek Winery in
Directions: I-5 to
Gayle Watring has said she has plenty of nametags, so we should be ok on that issue.
Bob Howard will give an update on bottles, if there is anything new to share.
Because we are not sure of facilities this will be a learn-as-we go meeting.
Everyone is requested to bring their own lunch (
Because the club wine glasses seem to have disappeared, everyone is ask to donate one or two glasses to be used as meeting glasses.
Because of the Holidays and short time frame, no event has been planned for this meeting. I was not sure of the facilities, so I could not come up with anything. The extra time will give us an opportunity to plan some really fun stuff for upcoming meetings.
Steve Nordeen, our new member from Fallbrook as offered to give us a presentation on pruning vines. Steve recently attended classes at UC Davis where they learned about various diseases that are transmitted during pruning. This should be an informative and timely event.
Jennifer Buffington will give an update on new features and look to the Web Page. We may want to consider an upgrade to give our site an even better look. Jennifer wants to remind everyone to email contributions to the newsletter as well as their own announcements.
Pete Anderson will let everyone know the particulars about
We hope to see as many as possible at the meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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DUES
Dues for members are $12.00 a year per household due January 1. New members can join at a prorated amount based upon the month in which they join.
ABOUT THE SOCIETY
The objectives of the San Diego Winemaking Society are to foster a general
interest in wines and to give Society members a means of exchanging information
on winemaking methods, materials and equipment. Regular meetings are held
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