Okay. >> All right. Barbara's joining us momentarily. >> Everyone in my house is crying and screaming, so I have to I will come right back and I have to just >> Don't worry about it. Just >> Okay, we got it. >> Do what you need to do. >> All right.
Okay, let me mute myself. Um, okay. It's not letting Barbara in. Huh? >> Did you mute me already? >> Did you see Did you see um I'm talking to Barbara here. Did Did you see Sam's recent
email? Yes. It's at the end of that chain of emails. You're in the wrong meeting. Never mind. There she is. can't hear you. >> Unmute.
>> Barbara, you're muted. >> Goodness. >> Hi everybody. It's so nice to see everyone. >> It's so nice to be seen too under the circumstances. I called uh Elaine earlier to say that um my my
computer just stopped charging completely. So, but now it's charging, but then this happened. So, anyway, >> we're all patient. >> Let's get the meeting going. Yeah. >> Um first, I'm just going to go through everybody who is here. Um, for the
record, um, Barbara Bigalow, co-chair, and I think the one that says Town of Shootsbury is Sam Spissiac, also co-chair. Uh, Jessica Carlson Ballinger Bellinger, I'm so sorry, Elaine Polo, uh, Diane Adams, Christine Marglin,
Christine Robinson, and Annie Gagliardi. Hi everybody. I'm so glad to see you all. >> Sorry, I'm so sorry. An is still trying to get in and being kept out. I told her to try again. >> Is she trying on Sam's um email? Because
I did that wrong. I I did not do Sam's email. >> Okay, let's see. >> Okay. I'm sorry to lose precious time on our agenda because we have a big agenda and some of these things we wouldn't be able to make decisions on today anyway.
There's just too much. So, we can start our conversations about them. Um, let's see. Where's my Of course I Oh, here it is. >> Are you Are you texting her or >> I don't have her phone numbers.
>> Oh, okay. And I've told >> All righty. Let me call her real fast and then I'm going to get going with stuff. Most of this will go pretty quickly. Um, dum dum dum dum dum. Okay. And I'm looking for contacts. I'm looking for a
All right. This happened once before a long time ago and I don't know why. Here we go. I'm calling Ann. >> Hi Barbara. >> Hi Ann. So I'm on now thanks to Sam. But the link is in an email that Ann sent
not it's no longer in the calendar >> that Sam sent. >> That Sam just Sam just sent an email with a link. Click on that. Uh, okay. I didn't get that email from Sam. >> Oh, I wonder if it didn't go to your
>> I'll send it to her. I'll send it to her. >> I already sent it to her, too. So, to her, she's in. >> All right. So, >> any moment you should appear then I'm going to start with a little speed talking. Actually, Ann, you're
first on the agenda, but let me just mention some things that are pretty quick. One is the snowshoes, Sam, that you bought the snowshoes for for the for the library. Is that right? >> Confirm. Do we approve the last minutes? >> Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, the minutes. Well,
yeah. Um, so, uh, any comments on the changes to the minutes? Um, all those in favor of >> Somebody make a motion to >> Oh, right. Could someone make a motion? Thank you. I'll make a motion to accept.
>> Thank you. And second it. And here's Ann. >> Okay. And >> Christine seconded. Yeah. Okay. >> And all those in favor of accepting the minutes just raise your hand. It's it's uh and I am going to abstain because I'm
here. >> Okay. All righty. So um Ann, do you want to start us off? Well, we now have nine teams. I was holding on to that information all day. So, we have nine teams. >> Do you want to kind of fill us in on what's going on with that?
>> Yeah, I mean, I guess the first thing I would say is Barbara and Sam know very well, uh, planning an event for the recreation committee takes a lot of work and, uh, this has been a fabulous subcommittee. So, thank you so much to
Barbara and Christine and Jess for all the work. Uh, we are ready to go. Jess and I, I think, are going to go to the SACE after this meeting just to check on the technology. As Barbara said, we have nine teams.
Barbara and Christine are in charge of the prizes. Um, I don't know what else to say. I mean, I think it's going to be great. I guess the only other thing I would say is that if anybody the only people who can be on a team from this committee are
people who were not on the subcommittee because otherwise you'd know the answer though we have decided that for a price you could have a team. It's a big price, but Christine probably can afford it.
Christine M, because in the last minutes it said that she took her full retirement benefits when stepping down as secretary. And I can say in all honesty that she took about a billion times. >> That's being zero or trillion, whatever.
At any rate, >> any zeros, no other digits. >> A lot of zeros. Yeah. Yeah. And and and and in all seriousness, um this this was and I think Christine and Barbara and Jess can attest to this, it there's a
lot of moving parts to any event because there's the content of it. Barbara is dealing with all the people who are RSVPing and coordinating all of that. We've had a lot of back and forth of test driving various things. Christine and Barbara and I had to go do some re
field research and attend a trivia night. Jess has been great on the marketing. So, I I it just it really made me aware of um how much effort it does take. And again, I I wouldn't have been able to do this without all three of the other
people. So, it's just a good learning experience for me around that, too. >> I just wanted to say that we had an extreme score when we went to play um at the trivia night. Would anyone care to guess what our score was on the first
game? How did you roll? Out of how many? >> We weren't very good at it. We also wagered our final little eight points, though. >> Well, it was also geared toward people who are 20. So, >> yeah. Yeah. So, >> we have all kinds of justifications for
why we start. We were purposely putting down the wrong answers. That's my That's my story and I'm sticking to it. >> You wanted to make them feel good. Yes. >> Um I wanted to report to you that I haven't been able to put um uh the
flyers at the town hall or there's one other place um that I was going to but I haven't been a Oh, the AC. Um but I brought some Oh, I don't think I brought the AC ones. That's funny. Um but anyway, I I can do
that soon. So, we might have a few more teams. So, there's room for like four more teams, maybe. >> Four more teams. Yeah. >> Okay. >> And if like they said, if anybody on this committee would like to put a team together, that would be great. >> And I'll hang up the sign at the AC
tonight or yeah, probably tonight. And um at the town hall. I just didn't time it properly with the snowstorm and closing of buildings and whatever. But um but yes, so I think it's going to be
great. I think it's going to be a great great success. And I already had someone say, "When are you doing the next one?" >> Oh, wow. >> Yay. >> Um I know that the AC said that there's a trivia night and I forget who is hosting it.
>> Matteo Matteo Pangalo is uh trying to put it together as a benefit for the library. >> I know when it is. It's April 11th. >> Okay. >> The Shootsberry themed trivia. So, we could potentially plan another winter
one because the whole idea behind this was having fun >> winter events. >> Um, things to do in the evening when it's cold outside. >> Yeah. And just sorry I keep saying one other thing. This really is the last thing I'll say. Barbara did this in the the townwide email and I don't know if
it will come into play with any other event, but I loved it where you know you can have teams of four and Barbara said if you're one, two, or three people, we will put you together in a team of four. So, that's really nice too. I thought that that was such a great idea, Barbara, for including everyone who might want to participate but doesn't
necessarily know anyone else who might want to to be on a team with them. >> Thank you for the attribution, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't my idea. >> Oh, >> it might have just evolved from >> Was it Christine's idea? >> It was my idea, but I thought it was Barbara had already had the idea, but I
had it as >> this will become a trivia question. Are you going to are we going to talk separately from right now about like what time? >> Oh my goodness, Christine. Thank you.
See why we need all the people on this. >> So, it starts at 6:30. So, Barbara's going to bring um old file folders that we're going to make into like table tents for the tables. So, I don't know what time do you think um Jess, Christine, and Barbara, should we get
there? You think six is early enough? >> Yeah, I might. I mean, I would give it even a little bit more time because you just never really quite know what could what's going to happen. I would say, you know, 45 minutes. >> Okay. 5:45. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We do have to vote. Oh, of course.
There is one thing we have to vote on. So, um Christine and I came up with, if I do say so myself, with the wonderful idea of having the presents be um gift certificates to local coffee shops, of which there are a large number. And so
there's um and then the grand prize is going to be a $20 gift certificate to the cupcake place. And then the coffee ones are going to be $10 each. And the reason they're going to be $10 and not $5 is some of the stores, including Kushman's, the way they have gift
certificates set up in their system, they can't do it for less than $5. So, um, and Elaine suddenly sat at the edge of her chair because she's on a team and she's thinking, "I want them all." >> Exactly. >> Exactly. So, um,
>> you know, I have Ron Burgerer on my team. So, ringers. >> Oh, dear. >> Oh, dear. So, um, the total cost for them is going to be $240, which for those new to the committee is
is we used to pay about $250 per event when we would have somebody come. So, it's very much in line with like the events that we've had when there's been somebody leading it like the improv thing last year. So, it's not an extraordinary
expense for what we're we're getting. There would al there will also I assume be some smaller incidental costs any kind of paper things like that that people I don't know um Jess and I think you in particular may be expending money keep all of your receipts you know I'm
guessing that it's not thousands of dollars because we don't have that but just whatever small things that you're buying definitely the committee can reimburse that so we need to have a vote the motion would be to approve the spending of $240 on gift certificates
plus an undetermined amount on um on incidentals. So anyone is that my did I just any discussion about that? >> Second it. >> Okay, great. And all those in favor just
show show of hands. And that was unanimous. Christine, you really showed your hand. >> Cool. Okay. Um, I just wanted to also the improv workshop. Um, Christine, EB and I are going to be doing one on
February 28th from 1 to 3. And, um, at this point, we're most likely going to be doing it in the town hall. Uh, Christine, did you have anything you wanted to say about it? >> Uh, no. So, the library room, we just can't use that right then.
>> Oh, I haven't even checked on it yet. So, >> okay. Well, the town hall is fine. Yeah, I'll talk with Sam I'll talk with you Sam about that for that date and time. If we can do it there, that's great. Otherwise, we'll just do it in the town hall. There's there's plenty of space down there. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um
>> there's um on the library website there's a uh calendar to the meeting room that you can check to. >> Oh, super. Thank you. We'll do that. Okay. Um let's see. There was another thing that just came in right before the
meeting that also requires a vote, which is Cat Hilton. Um, I sent that uh email around. They're asking for um just a letter of support. They want to um restore some buildings at what is the name of the park? >> Elliot. >> Elliot, of course, Elliot was who used
to own my house. I should remember that. Um and it's and basically what the letter supports are saying, we're not making any commitment towards money or anything like that. We're just saying that we support the idea. Um, is there any um discussion? Yeah, >> I was just gonna say that should go
after um everything else because that's new business. >> Oh, okay. So, we'll wait for that at the end. Okay. >> Yeah. >> All righty. Thank you. >> Just because I'm taking minutes and I don't want to mess. >> Oh, okay. All righty. I have two other things which fit into other but they're
not new business. The one is the snowshoes. Um, so, uh, we had voted for a budget of $500, I believe, and and Sam, you had mentioned that you have gotten the >> Oh, we have gotten three pairs so far.
Um, we still have to catalog them um and put them in the system. Um, and we have to kind of figure out how um we're if we're going to do a liability waiver um to go them or not. So, there are three pair at the library. We didn't spend the
whole budget yet and um we it's just busy a busy time there. So it it will happen. >> It will happen soon. >> Okay. >> I'm sure. >> All right. No pressure from us. >> And then Jess, I was hoping you could
say a little bit. There have been two of the um hike meetups since we last met because we didn't there was one in December and then one on January 1st. Um, and I don't know if you'd like to just say a couple of words about those, more than two, actually.
>> Yeah. Um, the December one was snowy. We had gotten snow. We were afraid a lot of people wouldn't show up, but we had, I think, 10 people show up. Um, and that was great and beautiful and the sun came out and it was glorious. Um, that was at
on Mu Road, um, Brushy Mountain >> hiking areas. And then the January 1st one was like really cold and I was like I don't know if people are gonna want to do this. Um but I went down just in case
and 14 people showed up at that one. Um all bundled up and it's been like a different group of people each time which is interesting. >> Um so they've been really great. It's been a great way to see the trails. It's been a great way to meet some neighbors that I wouldn't normally have run
across. Um, everyone seems very appreciative. It was really nice to have, we had a different conservation committee representative on the January 1st hike, instead of Beth Wilson, it was Scott um, Khan
>> and he was great and lovely. And also the neighbor that lives at the um Brightwater Bog property or adjacent to it, Sam Cook came and told us a little bit about the property and the sculpt sculptures and um that was really
awesome, too. So, it's been a nice way to make connections and get exercise and motivate myself on the really cold and snowy days to get out there. So, our next hike will be February 8th, which is the day of the Super Bowl, but it's at 1. So people have time to like, you
know, make all their um Super Bowl food afterwards because it will be from 1 to 2 on New Boston Road. And I'm holding Sam to it that she's coming because she said she loves that um area. So >> good. Thank you so much.
>> So yeah, anyone else that would like to join, please come along and bring friends. It's been really great. >> Great. Okay. Um let's see. So those were the only other things. So now we'll get back to
the agenda and this is um Jess you you have brought up some new program ideas. You said these are things that people have mentioned to you on walks and other places and I wondered if you could kind of go through some of these and um then
we can decide where we want to what we want to do with them today in terms of talking about them. >> Okay. Um, I had thought when I first joined the committee about like how we get ideas for things and I had thought about trying to send like a townwide
survey or something to that effect or proposing that we do that. Um, I asked the Leverit WCK committee. There's a few members of the Le uh Leverit WCK committee that work at Lever Elementary School with me and I asked them about that if they had ever sent a survey and
they had said they did years ago and maybe 20 people responded. So, they didn't rely on that information. Um, so while we've been doing the hikes, I have just been talking to people and these are things that have come up. Um, so one
was a Lake Wyola riotta, which I thought was hilarious. The person said, "It could be like these hike meetups, but we'll meet at the lake and we'll kayak around." Like, that sounds lovely. >> Um, so that's something that might be
nice and might also um go handinhand with the renting of the kayaks at the lake from the library. Um, just something to think about. The dance hour was actually a request from my dear mother who said she loves to get exercise. She would love to do it in a
group, but she doesn't want anyone telling her how to dance or what steps she should be doing. She wants to just dance. And I was like, "Oh, that is adorable." Um, yeah, Christine, you know my mom. I see you smiling over there. You can picture Judy saying that, right?
So, she wants to just get um like and it doesn't and this is one thing that doesn't even need to be w committee. like I could just organize it and like send something out um uh to just like have music playing and people can make requests and just have like dance time
that's not associated with like going out to a bar late at night, >> you know, just like something different. Um the Tai Chi was another thing that someone mentioned on the hike. Ria Windcller and Charles
Gillum Gileiam um have been doing Tai Chi together on the Town Common, but it was something that um I think they used to teach through the rec committee. >> Y Elaine, you have that information?
>> Yep. They Well, I'm I don't think it was through the rec committee. I think it was through the library because they used to do it down in uh town hall. Okay. So, just an idea of another movement class to get people um moving,
possibly asking them if they would be interested, but that we can talk about that as details if someone's interested in helping. >> Um the tween time at the library, we can cross out because I've organized that through the enrichment clubs here at
school combined with Maryanne at the library. So, that doesn't need to be a rec committee thing. Um, pickle ball also we can scratch because I realized someone gave me some background info and with the use of the gym right now and um just like complications with scheduling
at the school, it would be tricky. But I would kind of like to see if Leit because they have so much pickle ball going on at the school if they wouldn't mind us advertising their pickle ball. Maybe that would satisfy people in Shootsbury's pickle ball needs. It might
I met when I first started the pickle ball thing. Um the reason I started it was I was at a pickle ball class at the Bay State >> um racket whatever it's called and this woman was there who um had helped she w
she was hired by the people in Leverett to help start this club in in Leverett and to give classes because people didn't know how to play pickle ball. And um I got to know the woman who was the resident who was the real driving force
behind all of this and they they were very they said you know please come you know check it out. It's it would it really would put a dent in their time. So I think it's a great I think we should ask about it. I actually had another idea today as I was reading
about the fiscal problems that um that Pelum is having. Um, I don't know whether or not their their gym would be available for something like that. So, I think it's something that the that the pickle ball people should take some initiative on. I think that's a big
issue is that it shouldn't be us taking the initiative. It should be the pickle ball players taking the initiative with perhaps support from us. That's that's my opinion. Um, I shouldn't have said it should be. >> Those people are >> pickle ball people. >> I'm I'm would like I'm a pickle ball
person. want to be. >> Yeah. Well, Howell Lee, um, Steve, um, Rice, uh, they were trying, they put together a grant last year for some CPA money. Um, uh, Dan and Libby are very
active, but they haven't and not on the organizing side. So, right now, it's mainly Howell Lee and Steve Rice who are on that on the more organizing side of it. and >> that I know of. I have not been in touch in touch with them. >> They did put in a um they started an
application for a pickle ball uh through the community preservation and it is a a major effort because they couldn't really find a place because they wanted to create a court here in town and there was just no place that was appropriate
for it. So, they did not get any money for it. And it t it takes a lot. It takes a lot of money to create one. >> Yeah. You're talking when when we were doing the numbers between 50 and 70,000 and there would have to be noise um
things to to maybe some were down at 20, but it it it was a lot. It depends on how much needs to be done in terms of flattening the the land. Um and we would need some kind of um sound shield whether a natural one or not because it is noise pollution. People who live near
to them um are greatly disturbed by the noise of the pickle ball. >> So >> So maybe it's a matter of doing some research to see where Shootsbury residents could play pickle ball that's going already. And >> yes, we suggested that because of
Ammerst is definitely they have they they have h have quite a few courts and I think they know about them. Um Belchure Town has a bunch there places all around where they could be playing. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Sunderland has one too.
>> Yeah. >> Oh, in that church. >> Yeah. They have big They have big ridge. Yeah. Oh, >> okay. >> Um so that we can take off our party. >> Yeah. Yeah. The Gaga ball court I just put on this
list because >> what >> Gaga ball. It's funny to me because when I was little, my sister couldn't pronounce Jessica and she called me Gaga. And so now there's this new thing, the Gaga ball court, and I feel like it's like named after me. Um, but the
kids, so when the fifth and sixth graders went to nature's classroom last fall, there was a Gaga ball court at the Nature's Classroom site and the kids loved it and they kept talking about it and kept trying to think of how we could get a gaga ball court at Shootsbury and
our former PE teacher, Mr. Cara, was like really excited about possibly getting a gaga ball court. um he has since left, but I just thought about um the rep committee as like a go-to and
kind of like a backup if needed if the school can take on trying to set up a gaga ball court. So, >> what is gaga ball? >> It's like well the court at um the nature's classroom site was very simple.
It was like a wooden It was almost like a deck with wooden walls around it. Um, probably like this. I can't even imagine what the size of it is. It's not that big. And the kids use this like soft
ball kind of like volleyball but with no net. So, they're all in this circular court and they're hitting the ball back and forth to each other across the circle and around. And it's kind of also
like um like dodgeball where if you get hit with the ball but you don't catch it, you're out and you have to like physically get out of the court. And um yeah, I don't really quite remember all the rules, but the kids had a blast playing it. You have to bend down to
like hit the ball. It's not a sport maybe for people over like 50 if they're worried about their backs. >> Um but it's it was really fun and the kids loved it. Diane, did you have more to add about it? >> Just a little more to add. Um Swifter
River School in New Salem put one in. So if you go past their um playground and can stop in and look at it, it's part of the playground under the trees. But it's a I think they have to roll the ball. The ball can't go above like their knees
so that no one's getting hurt. Feelings get hurt because you know they say you didn't catch it. Yes, you got it. Oh, I didn't catch it. And then someone cries and gets out of they have to leave the It's kind of like a pit. It's sand. I
think it's sand in New Salem, but it's um they love it and kids of all ages are playing it from >> probably first grade up to sixth grade. >> I wonder if that could be a CPC grant >> even
>> to think about for next year and then even you could get the PTO and the rec committee to um sponsor it. >> Oh, that's a great idea. Yeah. >> Yeah. I don't I wasn't looking for anything from the rec committee except like backup and just a heads up that
this is a committee to sponsor a grant. >> Right. >> Right. So you could do it that way. And I think I think it's just like two like I've seen that played with the one at Swift River. It's just like um two by or wood. It's like not it's not that complicated.
>> No. >> So I think that's I think that's doable. >> Okay. >> All right. >> The ball is like a volleyball. that's about that big and >> they just pretty much roll it or roll it very quickly if they're good and try to
hit somebody or have them miss catching it. I guess is the >> I was on recess duty and saw it being played but I didn't understand the rules >> helped comfort people or or stop conflict.
Do you know when the CPC grant is? I think think it's P. Has it passed? >> Um, applications are due February 1st. >> What the is that the first application or the second application? >> That's Well, that's the second one. I mean, that's the final one,
>> right? So, somebody could still put one in if they wanted to. >> Yeah, that would be it would be tough to get it. >> Be tough. Pretty hard to get it. Yeah, we're looking at next year, >> but maybe for next year a year I think it's worth because I think even doing the grant process then you'd figure out
>> like all the details basically >> like where you'd put it and um >> how much it cost >> how much it costs and everything. Yeah, >> I did the CPC grants for the one of the playgrounds and the track and I kind of did it all by my I put it under my name like I didn't have a committee behind me
except that the school wanted it on their property. Um, so I'm familiar with the process, but it was a lot of work. It was like it was a lot. >> I'm on the committee, so you know, if >> I can uh help you with
>> putting it together, >> I'll help with that, too. I would be I'd like take a part of the grant and help with that. >> Okay. >> If it's over the course of a year, not by Sunday or whatever. >> That was the thing. >> Getting by Sunday would be tough. I wish
it was like a month away because it was these fifth and sixth graders that would be super motivated to be like to do it and to fundra for it also which um but maybe we can figure that out and work that out. >> Um okay. And then
the hive is vest I also had put on wondering if we could purchase some for people to borrow like during hunting season or during >> um like if they're walking on the main roads or you know but then I learned that Maryanne has some at the library
that she's willing to help with um for that she's willing to lend out for different things. So maybe that is also off our list. I think I'm not as worried about it if we have access to some at the library. So, >> okay. >> So, those are my things.
>> Yeah. >> Can I can I add a couple things that talked about last time? There was a woman who was >> um who wanted to to run I think a m mushroom hunting in the fall and
identifying mushrooms. And um I've read the bird watching and migration during migration time. I'm not sure who would do that, but those were two things that are also on the list for new ideas.
>> Bird watching we um we do have uh Cliff Reed has run one of those and he has agreed to do others whenever we ask for them. >> Yes. I would love to consider asking him to do one in the spring for the for the
migration >> and then um yeah and I'm all for the mushroom hunting. I think we've kind of the committee has had various ideas brought up about mushrooms usually about growing them. Um but then there were complexities about trying to do it
and figuring out the time and all of that. So mushroom hunting is is um something that people would be interested in. So, are there other do we have >> Barbara? Before you move off of that one, this was from the geology hike. Diane, the woman was in the car that you
were driving and somebody maybe it was you, Jess. I couldn't remember her name. >> Her name is Jessica Benson Evans. >> Oh, Sam, what is it? >> Jessica Benson Evans. >> Okay. Yeah, because she said to contact her in the spring because her schedule fills up, but I don't know that it's hunting. Like, I don't want people to
think >> they're going to go out and find mushrooms to eat. I don't think that was I think it was like mushroom >> ID in the wild. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It's a little dicey to take people out looking for them and then have them eat them because you know
>> you could get sued. >> Um I had I had a couple ideas if I can share them. Um, so one, um, and and I don't know if we have a big enough community to support something like this or if we have to like join with other
community, but some kind of, um, gear swap, like especially for winter gear for kids. >> Um, I think could be >> I I don't know. I would love to have something like that to go to every year to trade out small things and and find bigger things.
>> Um, I think winter gear would be the kind of the biggest place for it, but um, >> yeah. Uh, and um >> I have to say when you first said gear swap, I thought you said deer swap and I was like, uh, so people are going to go
hunt and then switch. >> We're just going to catch them in our yard and you >> um, no. Um, so anyway, if there's I'd be happy to to try to plan something like that. I guess the thing I don't know is how many people you need to participate
in that for it to be successful. But if if we opened it up to wider community, I mean, if we advertised it, we'd get people from Ammerst and, you know, Leverett and Pelum and such
because I mean, you blink and the kids are out of the the gear that they're in. >> So that would be and I even have a bunch of skis and stuff still from my kids >> sometimes, too. I think with that, like if you could pair it with an event
that's already going on, then then you already know there's going to be a crowd. That's like another an option. >> You know, it might be nice like in the spring when you do the the bike repair, doing a bike swap. >> Yeah, I thought about that, too.
>> I feel like winter gear, like nobody's thinking about winter gear when it's nice out, but a bike I think a bike one could be >> really add a bike swap onto that. It even turned into that a little bit because just people brought their old bikes and left them there. And then
here's what ended up happening was that that library tag sale was like the next week. So the ones that didn't get picked up, I just saved and then I brought to the tax sale. So >> Christine, I'm sorry. Yeah, Christine, you've had your hand up. >> You're you're on mute.
>> Yep. On mute. Yeah. there. >> Can you hear me now? >> Yep. >> Um, Children's Network, a lady named Jillian or something like that. Is that uh something >> a connection Jess I think might know
better because of the elementary school. >> Yeah. Gileian Bedine runs Community Network for Children and she's often um helping families do different kinds of swaps. There's the children's closet in Leverit. That's once a month that has
like winter gear as far as like snow pants and coats and mittens and hats and things, but it sounds like you are talking about more like ice skates or equipment. >> Um, but that is definitely something if we did we should let Gillian know about
to help advertise because >> Absolutely. >> Um, yeah, she's definitely key in that world. Do you think we want to start with doing a bike swap for the spring and then maybe we'll figure out how that goes and then we >> Sure. Because we already Yeah, we've already got the kind of infrastructure
there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> It could be bikes and I don't I don't know what else. Life vests or I whatever other gear. Yeah. Sorry, it's me. >> Is somebody dinging? >> It's Sam.
>> Oh, good. I was so afraid. >> No, it's me. you. Okay. Okay. So, um here's what I would suggest. I'm being mindful of the fact that we we lost a lot of time today, but if if we could it would be nice to have
this as kind of maybe a part regular part of our our meetings as new ideas come up. Maybe if we all just kind of think about what are things you sort of get a a wish list going knowing we can't do all of them because we're a limited number of people. But we also if there
are people who are really interested in them, we might just be able to give support to somebody else or to some other people who are particularly interested like whether it's like with the dancing if you said maybe we wouldn't do it but maybe we could support people with the advertising and
um helping to secure the room and things like that. Um so you know any other ideas? And Annie, did you say you had another idea? >> I did. Um, and this one I I think I mean we'd have to find someone to help, but I have a couple ideas. And I was just It might be too late to think of it for
this year, but like a um something about planning a garden. >> Um like >> pre-planning, you know, around this time of year, like what kind of seeds to order and when to start what and >> um yeah. Um, yeah, the woman that owns
DJ's farm was on our last hike and she said, "Hey, if anybody wants to use a greenhouse, let me know because I do not want to farm anymore and I have a giant greenhouse." She was talking about letting the school, the kids at school
go down and use it because we're neighbors to her. Um, but that could also be used for other people, too, I think. Um, yeah. So, keep that in mind, too, because she she has a giant greenhouse. And she said, "My husband keeps buying me seeds,
>> but I don't want to do this." And I keep telling him, "Stop doing this." But >> who is that? Who is this? >> Diane Jacobe. >> Oh, Diane Jacobe. She's not going to do her farm anymore. >> I don't think so. I mean, she was offering up the greenhouse and she said the school is right there if you all
want to come use it. And I was like, whoa, that's kind of an awesome thing. >> Yeah. Um, so keep that in mind as far as like a community garden. I know there was talk of doing some community gardens at the library too, right? >> We we received a a grant the library.
Was it the library? God, I don't even remember what committee I was on at that time. >> No, it was the it was rec committee. >> It was the rec committee, right? We uh we have a grant for establishing gardens um at the library but unfortunately uh the way the ground is
at the library um we don't have enough room >> truthfully we can't and because of the conservation restrictions all over and then having to put in those um holding basins
uh for the runoff. there isn't any room for gardens there. So it was a nice idea, but >> um I I don't think we're going to be able to do it and we're probably going to have to uh give that monies back unless we find another place for the
gardens. >> Yeah, Diane, >> I've often thought about um different uses for behind the fire department or behind the hall. Could those be anything? And those are nice open spaces
with lots of sunshine, which is hard to come by around our house for sure, >> but I don't know. >> We we had originally um put the gardens in the back of uh town hall and then decided to move them
to the library site and just postponed the whole process. So, we should revisit that. Um again because we do have that grant. So maybe at our next meeting we should revisit that. >> Yes. >> And you put that on the agenda. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. >> Okay. Um >> there is a woman my friend went last year to um a woman a library Wendell library event and it was this woman called fruition seeds and she did like a seed event where she gave out
seeds. Um I have her I can find her contact information and send her to you Annie and you maybe you could just see how much um she cost and my friend Yeah, my friend went and she said she got so many seeds and like just a lot of information.
>> Um so maybe something like that. >> Yeah, something like that because I I don't know. I always feel like I want to know more about what I should be doing when and it's fun to think about it this time of year too, growing new things. soon. >> Yeah. Great. Well, thank you for all of the
ideas everybody has brought up, I will get them all. They'll they'll be in the minutes, but I also think we ought to just start a document that's ideas. And um you know, if something comes up and someone says, "Oh, I really want to do that." that then we figure out if it's
possible to do it through here or whether we would need to um find other people who uh in the community who are really interested and just need the support of a of a group like us. Um we have about four minutes and so I'm
actually going to um just really quickly mention the other two items that Jess suggested and I put them down as me and Jess for a reason and then we can come back to that. Uh Jess had suggested which is a good very good idea of making
the web page more engaging. Um just as a little background when I first started out you couldn't put anything on the web page except words. So I just assumed it was the same and the only thing I can think is there must have been some concern about well I don't know what the concern was but anyway you can now put
things up. So I put things up but it looks really amateur-ish next to some of the other committees. It just looks like somebody who doesn't know what she's doing did it and that would be me. So, I need I need some help. And I'd actually asked Jess and Jess said we could, but
then I ended up because of the snowstorm and other things uh we ended up not meeting. But I'm once I'm told how to do something, I can usually typically can I have the capacity to remember. So, but I I do it it does look
a lot nicer. And you know, I started looking at other ones. I go, "Oh my goodness, this is very embarrassing." Um, and we really ought to have a fun one. So, at least the fun posters and some of the other things are up there. And it's really for me just a matter of figuring out how to combine the pictures with the text. So, it's not, I think, at
this point, rocket science. The other thing that, um, Jess had suggested is to create a calendar of events. Um, and I guess I'd like to kind of talk about that in terms of how many events do we Yeah, it makes sense to have a calendar
of events. There's no there's no um uh qualifications on that at all. And can certainly start doing that now. Uh find a place on the um on the the web page to put it. Um and again, there's
probably ways of doing it that makes it more interactive and I don't know how to do that. So again, it's something that I'm happy to work on, but I can't work on without help. So is it okay if we kind of leave it with that, Jess? Those two two items.
>> I might know how to do the calendar. >> Oh, great. >> Because I just got that meeting room calendar working. I just don't I'd have to sit down with you and look at the recreation website because I'm not sure quite sure how that works. But I could >> that Yeah, let let's plan a time and and
do that. And then and then the other one that just brought up was apply for grants. But in our two minutes, I'd like if I may to put Thank you. Okay. to put that off because um so we now are back to the item which um I think they would very
much like to have a vote on which is the um from Cat Hilton um about the um restoring the buildings. And basically they just need a at the Elliot Park. Um, and what she wrote in her email, if you
got a chance to see it, is that most of it is going to be paid for every it's going to be free labor. Everybody is is very happy to um work on it. So, it's primarily a matter of applying for money to get um whatever lumber or paint or
other things like that that they might need. So, we are not committing to anything. We're just saying yes, this sounds like a great idea to spiffy up this area. Um, any discussion? >> You need to write a letter of support
and to do it rather soon. >> Yes, I would do it as in tomorrow. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I mean, it's it it seemed like I mean, to me, it seemed like a no-brainer. There was um you know, we're it sounds like a great idea. It sounds like they're pretty organized. if cat's
head setting it up. It's certainly very very organized and um you know I would like to be I think it would be a good thing for us to support. Any other discussion? Yeah, Christine
and you have to unmute. >> I was voting. >> Oh, you were voting. Oh, >> somebody has to make a motion. >> Someone has to make a motion. Okay. Is it is the waving hand a motion? Okay. >> So, two Christines
>> and and then second that would be Chris the other. Okay. Another wave. All those in favor just please raise your hand and let the minute show that it is unanimous. So, um thank you very much for being patient with the start of this meeting.
I hope that I'll be able to figure out exactly what happened. Um, and it won't ever happen again. But, um, >> one quick thing. >> Who knows? Who knows? >> There's knitting Sunday, correct? >> Yes, there is. But there there's also a
snowstorm coming. So, I wanted to talk with you about that. So, it is supposed to start, >> but um, if it's going to be snowing a lot, it just does not make sense. So, before we send out, we'll talk about about that one. But, yeah, the knitting people have been asking, "So, where's
the knitting? Where's the knitting?" And and a large part of it is just it's January has been a very busy month and now when we start we'll be meeting in the library >> and I can unlock it. I learned how to unlock it today. >> Oh good. It worked. >> Yeah. >> It'll be so much
>> 90% chance I don't do it right. >> Well I that's really wonderful. It's so much nicer than sitting outside at this time of year and knitting. >> We might have to sit outside still. Don't discount it. >> Don't Okay. Yeah. But something will be
going out about that. >> So, thank >> thank you everybody. Thank you. >> Thank you everyone. Really appreciate it. >> When is our next meeting? Our next meeting is the fourth Tuesday of >> February 24th. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. You're welcome. My daughter's birthday.
>> Okay. I have to do uh does someone move to uh to uh end the meeting and second and all those in favor? Okay. sold unanimous to meeting is ending at 5:02 p.m. >> Okay.