There were several items discussed and voted on during the business meeting. The District 1 meeting will be taking place at Turtle Back in Rice Lake on Wednesday, May 7th. BCREA will be hosting this event. Volunteers are needed to help with this event and several members came forward to help. The WREA State Convention will be held in Middleton on September 23rd and 24th. John Osterloth volunteered to be the delegate representing BCREA. There was a motion and second to provide financial help to those attending the convention. This was passed by the members.
The summer picnic for the BCREA is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23rd at the Narrows Park in Rice Lake. Members are to arrive at about 4 pm with the meal being served at 4:30 pm. BCREA will be providing the meat, plates, napkins, etc. Members are to bring a dish to pass and their own beverages. Calls will be made prior to the picnic to get reservations and remind members of the event.
BCREA is still in need of a member to volunteer to be president-elect for 2014/16. An member interested in this position is to contact an officer. If member(s) know of a possible candidate, please let us know.
The group recognized one of our members at this meeting. Mildred Carlson, who turns 100 this September was able to attend this meeting. The members were pleased she was able to attend. Two visitors were at the meeting. Sharon Mosansky, retired custodian from Riverview in Barron and Jan Helgeson, retired 3rd and 5th grade teacher from Cumberland.
The officers of BCREA will be meeting in June to plan next years events. Look for information on 2014/15 coming out in late August prior to our September meeting.
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| Dave Bennett - WREA Executive Director |
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| Millie Carlson |
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| Sharon Moseansky |
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| Jan Helgeson |
