Whitebird News

Publisher: Bill Calovis                                                         Issue: 49                                                          Nov., 2016

Directors: Bruce Kelley (322-5935), Bill Calovis (321-2982), Jerry Nye (322-8587), Geoff McKnight (322-5504), Jenny Calovis (780-0660)

2016 ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting was held October 9, 2016 at the old school house. Some of the items discussed were; overhead doors for the pavilion, a sidewalk to the outhouses, possibility of having the pig roast after Labor Day. It was recommended to think about this and for now it will be on the second Saturday in June, and perhaps have a similar function in the fall for a trial run.

The Stillwater Historical preservation society had a meeting at the school house, and gave a real nice presentation. Bill gave them a breakdown of how the building was preserved and many of the improvements and maintenance that has been done. They made mention that it may be something for us to consider; to have the old school entered into the preservation society, to preserve the history of the old school. It was mentioned that Mike and Vickie should be made aware of this consideration, and if they approve, we might want to getter done. They assured us that there would be no restriction as to how we used or maintained the property and buildings. Everything would remain the same as it is now.

The directors were re-elected, Bruce Kelley president, Bill Calovis secretary/treasurer, Jerry Nye Vice president, Geoff McKnight, and Jenney Calovis directors.

BINGO, GAME NITE, ETC.

We will be starting up the bingo and game nights after the first of the year.  Due to poor attendance at previous Bingo nights, I will be sending out an email or phone call if you don’t have email, prior to the bingo night, and will request a response. If there is not enough interest I will send out another notice canceling.  We will be holding bingo on the second Saturday night and game/poker on the fourth Saturday night starting at 7pm.

Due to lack of interest, we will not be having a Christmas party this year, but will be having a New Years eve Party starting about 8PM.

 

SCHOLARSHIP

It is time to get those applications in for the Teachers Memorial Scholarship and start working on them. They will need to be in by May 1^st. please call or email me if you need an application.

Donations can be made to the scholarship fund and will be kept in a separate account. All donations are tax deductable under IRS section 501 (c) (3).

 

Building and Grounds

We are going to put overhead doors on the pavilion and a sidewalk from the School House to the outhouses, and hope to have that done by the Pig Roast in June. Everything is in real good shape.

 

FACEBOOK/BLOGSPOT

Be sure to check out the Facebook and Blogspots.

www.facebook.com/WhitebirdCommunityCenter

www.whitebirdcc.blogspot.com

I will be posting information about happenings, events, from time to time…  I will try to keep them as up to date as I can…


  

$ Treasurer’s Report $

We have $5,577.30, in the checking account and $6089.21 in the scholarship fund for a total of $11,666.51. All bills are paid.

2017  DUES ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED

$20.00 FOR FAMILY/ $10 SINGLE

Donations for the scholarship fund are greatly appreciated, and are tax deductable.

Please find the attached form on the back of this letter, correct if needed and return with your payment.

whitebirdcc@gmail.com or (321-2982)

The annual Pig-Roast/fund raiser will be Saturday the 11th of June.  The pig will be served about 5:pm. Please bring a dish to share and of course a beverage of your choice. We will provide bottled water, coffee, Lemonade, and Iced tea. There will be a live auction after dinner. There is no charge, however we encourage purchasing a raffle ticket or making a donation.

WHITEBIRD NEWS LETTER NOVEMBER 2015

Whitebird News

Publisher: Bill Calovis                                                         Issue: 48                                                          Nov., 2015

Directors: Bruce Kelley (322-5935), Bill Calovis (322-5049), Jerry Nye (322-8587), Geoff McKnight (322-5504), Jenny Calovis (208-4213)

2015 ANNUAL MEETING

The 2015 annual meeting was held Sunday October 11^th.  A good pot luck lunch was enjoyed by all. Corned Beef and cabbage dinner will be on March 13^th at 2:PM. The Christmas party will be on December 19^th at 7:pm We will be doing the white elephant gift exchange again, if you want to receive a gift, please bring one wrapped and marked, man, woman, or child. As always bring a snack to share. The New Years Eve Party will be at around 8:PM, again bring a snack and a beverage of choice.

It was decided to charge a $50 deposit for the use of the school house, to be refunded if the building and grounds are left clean and in good shape.

 

THANKSGIVING

We will be having a Thanksgiving dinner at the school house this year. It will be an organized pot luck.  If you are interested, please call Mary at 259-4366 and work out the details with her.  PLEASE let her know as soon as possible (no later than the 15^th) so that enough food etc. can be arranged.

BINGO, GAME NITE

We will be starting up the bingo and game nights after the first of the year.  We did get the new outhouses completed, and they have been a well received addition to our Community Center. We will be holding bingo on the second Saturday night and game/poker on the fourth Saturday night starting at 7pm.

ON-GOING PROJECTS

There are no new projects pending.  Keith has finished painting and the old school house is looking great.  He even painted the old out houses, which are pretty much just to look at now.

A great big thank you goes out to Keith, and all who helped with this big job.  Also I would like to thank John Simonich, and his painting co. for the use of his equipment and ladder truck, without which the project would have been next to impossible.

            Also thanks to all who helped out with the many projects this year. If I try to mention everyone, I will surly forget someone. We did get the new flooring installed in the kitchen, thank you to Don Epperson for his help with this project. (Actually Bruce and I pretty much just watched).

 

SCHOLARSHIP

It is not too early to start thinking about getting those Teachers Memorial Scholarship applications in. Please contact me via phone (406-322-5049) or e-mail (whitebirdcc@gmail.com), for your applications. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior or returning college student, and a relative of a Whitebird Community Center member in good standing. Applications must be postmarked no later than May 1^st.

Donations can be made to the scholarship fund and will be kept in a separate account. All donations are tax deductable under IRS section 501 (c) (3).

 

FACEBOOK/BLOGSPOT

Be sure to check out the Facebook and Blogspots.

www.facebook.com/WhitebirdCommunityCenter

www.whitebirdcc.blogspot.com

I will be posting information about happenings, events, from time to time…  I will try to keep them as up to date as I can…  

$ Treasurer’s Report $

W have $6,476.52 ,in the checking account and $4,727.17 in the scholarship fund for a total of $11,203.69 All bills are paid.

2016  DUES ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED
send to :Whitebird Community Center
445a McNaley Rd.
Columbus, MT 59019

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Donations for the scholarship fund are greatly appreciated, and are tax deductable.

 

whitebirdcc@gmail.com or (322-5049)



WHITEBIRD NEWS


Publisher: Bill Calovis Issue: 46 Mar., 2015
Directors: Bruce Kelley (322-5935), Bill Calovis (322-5049), Jerry Nye (322-8587), Geoff McKnight (322-5504), Jenny Calovis (780-0660)
SCHOLARSHIPS  Time is flying by real fast, get those Teachers Memorial Scholarship applications in. Please contact me via phone (406-322-5049) or e-mail (whitebirdcc@gmail.com), for your applications. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior or returning college student, and a relative of a Whitebird Community Center member in good standing. Applications must be postmarked no later than May 1st.


Donations can be made to the scholarship fund and will be kept in a separate account. Donations are tax deductable under IRS section 501 (c) (3).

Merle Pederson  We lost another dear friend and neighbor. Merle Pederson has left this world, and will be greatly missed.

Richard Redle
Richard Redle Left us on March 6th, and also will be greatly missed. Services are planned for Saturday March 14th.


Our sympathy goes out to family and friends. A memorial fund has been established, and tax deductable donations can be made at anytime.

BINGO & GAME NITES
The Bingo and Game nights will continue until the end of May. Bingo is on the second Saturday evening, and game night is on the fourth Saturday starting at 7pm. Nickel, dime, quarter poker seems to the game of choice, but if you would like, bring a few friends and get a game of your choice going… We were introduced to a new game called Left Right Center, It was a lot of fun. Let’s get some more new games going!

Corned Beef Dinner  
We are going to have a Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner Sunday, March 15th. Everything will be provided, but if want a (special) beverage, please bring that along. The plan is to eat as close to 2PM as possible, do-do sometimes occurs so if it does we will deal with that.


ON-GOING PROJECTS   We have no projects going on at this time. The outhouse project has been completed (almost) Bruce is still working on the tape and paint, but they are real usable, and have been appreciated by all, most especially the ladies at game nights and bingo. Quote," wow it is nice and warm in there".



Fate

There were two young men in this small village, who were always trying to get the best of an old wise man. They were never successful in getting one over the old man, so one day they devised a plan that would surly do the job. They would catch this bird, and one would hold it behind his back, while the other would tell the old man, "John is holding a bird behind his back, can you tell me whether it is dead or alive". If he answered alive, then he would snap its neck and show him it was dead. If he answered dead then he would show it to him and let it go. So they went to his house and executed the plan. When asked the question, he simply replied, "John, the fate of that bird is in your hands"

The moral of this story, is, "the fate of this organization is in our hands". Just sayin!

FACEBOOK
Be sure to check out the Facebook and Blogspots.

www.facebook.com/WhitebirdCommunityCenter

www.whitebirdcc.blogspot.com

$ TREASURER’S REPORT $



We have $3,849.40 in the checking account and $5,654.10 in the scholarship fund for a total of $11,820.52. All bills are paid.

2014 DUES ARE BEING ACCEPTED



Donations for the scholarship fund are greatly appreciated, and are tax deductable.

whitebirdcc@gmail.com or (322-5049)

 

WHITEBIRD NEWS


Publisher: Bill Calovis Issue: 45 Dec., 2014
Directors: Bruce Kelley (322-5935), Bill Calovis (322-5049), Jerry Nye (322-8587), Geoff McKnight (322-5504), Jenny Calovis (208-4213)
CHRISTMAS/ NEW YEARS EVE  We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be having a Christmas party on Saturday evening, December 20th starting at 7pm. We will be doing the white elephant gift exchange again, if you want to receive a gift, please bring one wrapped and marked, man, woman, or child. As always bring a snack to share. New Years Eve Party at the old school house. I think the doors will be open at about 8pm, bring a snack to share and some of your favorite beverage….

MEMORIAL FUNDS/Donations

This year memorials were given in memory of Martha VanValkenburgh, Kurt Heigis, Joy Campbell, and Alfred Viig, for a total of $2,060.00. Total donations for the year were $7,194.20 Thanks in part to Stillwater mine $2,500, and Sean Strange donated a rifle to raffle off for total of $3,000.00. The proceeds were split with Musicians Rendezvous. Thank you all for your generosity.

BINGO, GAME NITE

We will be starting up the bingo and game nights after the first of the year. We did get the new outhouses completed, so it should be a lot more comfortable to go potty. We will be holding bingo on the second Saturday night and game/poker on the fourth Saturday night at 7pm.

ON-GOING PROJECTS

There are no new projects pending, so we can all have a little time to relax and enjoy all of the great efforts put forth by the membership, donations and labor.

We will be thinking about repainting the old School house this spring, Keith Kamppinen offered his labor if we buy the paint. So when the weather breaks that project should get started.

SCHOLARSHIP

It is not too early to start thinking about getting those Teachers Memorial Scholarship applications in. Please contact me via phone (406-322-5049) or e-mail (whitebirdcc@gmail.com), for your applications. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior or returning college student, and a relative of a Whitebird Community Center member in good standing. Applications must be postmarked no later than May 1st.



Donations can be made to the scholarship fund and will be kept in a separate account. All donations are tax deductible under IRS section 501 (c) (3).

FACEBOOK/BLOGSPOT

Be sure to check out the Facebook and Blogspots.

www.facebook.com/WhitebirdCommunityCenter

www.whitebirdcc.blogspot.com

I will be posting information about happenings, events, from time to time… I will try to keep them as up to date as I can…

$ TREASURER’S REPORT $



We have $3,251.03 in the checking account and $5,224.10 in the scholarship fund for a total of $8,475.13 All bills are paid.

2015 DUES ARE BEING ACCEPTED


The date on your mailing label should show the date your dues are paid thru, if it is wrong please accept my apology. Let me know and I will make it right.


Donations for the scholarship fund are greatly appreciated, and are tax deductable.

whitebirdcc@gmail.com or (322-5049)

IT WAS A GREAT VISIT!!

 

REST IN PEACE AL

Whitebird Annual meeting

MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING - October 12, 2014

 

The annual meeting of the Whitebird Community Center Inc. was called to order at 2:53 p.m. on October 12, 2014 by President Bruce Kelley. All directors were present. The minutes of our 2013 annual meeting were read & approved. Treasures report read, there is $3381.11 in the checking account, and $4,514.10 in the scholarship account, for a total of $7,895.21, and all bills are paid. Bill had a breakdown of last year’s expenses.  Jerry thanked everyone who has chipped in for all the improvements. Geoff suggested listing the donations given by companies, Farmers Union, Stillwater mine etc.  Joan asked if we have a 501 c 3, Bill replied that we do. Sylvia inquired as to the taxes on the report; Bill replied that it is a garbage fee.  Bruce asked for further questions on the treasurers report, Sue moved to accept, Barb Seconded, Motion Passed.

Old Business:

1. Scholarship plaque did not get done.  Scholarship recipients were: Sahara Peterson, and ----Shifley. $750 each.

2. Bill will send out another news letter to mention annual meeting, scholarship applications, and coming events.

3. Bruce said we still need to tape and paint the outhouses, but other than that they are complete.

4. Panels on the pavilion still need to be done.

5. Bruce reported on Willie Schields condition, Doing better, but recuperation is going slow.

 

 

New Business:

6. It is raining and cold today.

7.  Bingo will be on 2^nd Saturday, and Game night is the 4^th Saturday, 7pm.

8. Holidays were discussed; Halloween party to be held on Halloween night, 7pm, David Maki will help. Bill will contact Bret Hollingworth for Karokee.  Christmas Party will be on Dec 20^th  at 7pm, Barb and Archie will provide music, White Elephant Gift exchange seems to be enjoyed by all, so  we will do it again. We will have the New Years Party, time to be announced.  Bill will check on some music. St. Paddy’s day  corned beef and cabbage will be on Sunday March 15^th .

9. The annual Pig Roast will be the second Saturday in June.

10. Sue Pederson suggested that we put old photos and or articles of the school house together and put them in a book to see.  Bill reported that we have a blog spot, and Jessica mentioned that it needed to be updated. Bill will mention this in the next news letter.

11. Joan asked who is the administrator of Face Book, Bill is but it is open.  Bill does put dates on Facebook.

12. Archie has an old bible and offered to put it in our library; He will bring it and put it in the book case.

13. The building needs to be painted, or re-sided. Keith Kamppinen offered to do the painting if we provide the paint. It was decided to do the repaint. It was suggested that we get a work party to help with the preparation.  Chuck Maki suggested that we get a hold of Alternatives to help with some of our projects

14. Debbie suggested sending a card to Wendy Wanner.

15. Joan asked if anyone had any info on Kurt Heigis. Investigation has been stopped as far as anyone knows.

16. Memorial donations have been real good.

 

Election of officers: Bruce asked if any of the current directors would like to retire, or if there were any further nominations, hearing none, chuck moved to close nominations, seconded by David Maki. Motion made by Debbie, seconded by Barb that the secretary cast one unanimous ballot for the existing directors, Motion passed.

Dave made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Will to adjourn, motion passed

Meeting was adjourned at 3:50 PM.

The directors met following the meeting, and the following officers were reelected for 2015:  Bruce President, Jerry Vice President, and Bill Sec/treas.

 

Bill Calovis, Secretary

 

Bruce Kelley, President