Fort Western Unit 183
Board Meeting Minutes
August 15, 2007

Present: Katye Kowierschke, Kay Jones, Steve Shirey, Judy Staser, Tom Hughes,
              Margot Hirsch

Kay Jones, the President, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Margot Hirsch confirmed that the approved 
July minutes were posted on the studio bulletin board and the Unit 183 website. The Treasurer's Report was 
delayed until the next meeting when Mary Hoger returns.

OLD BUSINESS

The board members present voted according to ACBL procedures for the District 16 Board of Governors.

Tables and bidding boxes for Dallas were discussed. Steve Shirey will contact Gerri Owens, Dallas Tournament 
Chair, to put Max Jackson in touch with his Dallas counterpart. Max will count the bidding boxes and identify 
the Unit 183 boxes with a written 183 and red dot on the back of each box. Kay will talk to Max.

Tom Hughes presented the Fall Sectional Schedule. It was reviewed and edited. The schedule will appear on 
the web and in District 16's newspaper. 

Katye Kowierschke and Keith McCall will buy coffee pots and supplies for use at the tournament and other 
future events. Coffee will be available at every sectional session. Katye will organize the coffee service. 
Kay will ask Millie Williams to buy the snacks/candy.

Kay encouraged everyone to remind all directors to announce at the beginning of each game that players must 
turn off their cell phones.

NEW BUSINESS

The 2008 Fort Worth Summer Sectional dates are June 6,7, and 8.

Katye presented some improvement suggestions. Continue to replace old tables. Obtain and install poles with 
letters to identify sections at our tournaments. We shall have to find a way to transport and store them. 
Also, we shall have to find some poles that are safe and sturdy when in use. Buy enough good, packaged snacks 
for each player and hand out at every session. 

Have caddies wear identifying clothing. The board likes the idea of carpenter aprons. Kay will ask 
Byron Taylor to discuss this matter with the caddies to determine what they would wear while working.


Award door prizes. Judy Staser will ask Brett Thomas for gift certificates to use at his restaurants again. 

Make certain our tournaments are linked to ACBL's sites for tournaments. Katye will ask Jerry Gladysz, one of 
our players and a public relations expert, for publicity assistance. Posters will be made and distributed for 
the fall tournament.

Katye will ask Diane Hoksbergen to proceed with decorations as the Decorations Committee Chair. Diane will 
work with Tom Hughes to make sure signage is installed at the tournament.

Kay will ask Diane Washabaugh to work with Barbara Traphagen to modify the Mentor Program information on the 
website and the bulletin board. Diane will see that information about the special Sunday games is added.

The board approved forgiving the $7.00 per table rent for the special Sunday games. This way Barbara Traphagen 
will have money to spend on the mini-tournament held in November to culminate the end of this year's Mentoring 
Program.

The board approved the purchasing a copy machine for the studio. The cost will not exceed $200.00. It will be 
used only for teaching purposes and official board business.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Margot Hirsch