Hi everybody. >> Hi everybody. I think we're just waiting for >> for >> Ann >> and >> and then um and she said she'd be a couple minutes late.
Um, so we'll just start with F4 and Barbara can't make it today. >> Sorry. >> Sorry. >> Go ahead. >> Are you also town of Shootsberry? I'm just asking because I'm hearing your voice twice. >> You are hearing my voice. Twice. Oh, I
thought I had this muted. >> Can you still hear me twice? >> Not now. It's gone in and out actually. Just >> How about now? Yeah, it seems good. >> Okay, >> my camera is not working on my computer, but I'm logged into town of Shootsbury
on there, so I just logged in on here, but if it starts doing that again, let me know. >> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. Sorry, that was my quick >> band-aid fix. So, okay. So, Ann is coming. How about Elaine? >> Elaine's not coming.
>> Okay. Is she still on the committee? We've lost a lot of members. Hey, we have our stuff that's that's on the agenda that is on the list. Um, yeah. So, it's four o'clock. So, let's let's get started. Um, and we
won't vote on anything till Ann comes. If we have four people, we still have a quorum. Um, so we can still vote. Um, okay. So, let's start by approving the minutes. Uh motion to approve minutes from it would have been
>> June I think >> June. Did we meet in June? Yeah, because we just skipped July from June. >> Yeah. >> Is there a second? >> I don't know if I'm allowed to uh approve the minutes I took. >> Christine,
is there a second? >> Christine Robinson is seconding. >> Great. >> How about me? Does M. >> Hi. Do you hear it? >> Sorry. >> You're good. >> No problem. Is M voting to approve the
minutes? >> No, she's going to get pizza. >> Nice to see you all. >> You too. >> That was June something. I got to find those. >> Okay.
>> All right. So, seconded. All in favor? I >> I >> Perfect. >> And then um Christine, do you want to tell us about uh The Night Sky?
>> Oh my god, you guys. Seriously. He's got another gig coming up for anybody. Uh Saturday, September 20th. It's a new moon. And he said, "Come bring as many people as you want."
>> I am serious. like he he gave me a print out of everything cuz I couldn't write anything at night and we saw um he has multiple telescopes and we saw
double stars, ones that were uh above each other or next to one another and you could see it and nebula the um what was it called? Jesus Omega Nebula.
He talks about dwarf stars dumbbell nebula and we saw that one and talks about what's going to h I mean he is just a huge ball of knowledge and he loves it and he loves to share it. We had 10,
>> one, >> maybe a nineyear-oldish uh boy with the mother and father. We had Graham, we had Kathy, um Carrie,
my neighbor on my west, her name is um her husband um Carolyn. Carolyn and her husband, they come to a lot of our program. Um,
this other couple. >> Yeah, it we it was great. It really was. I wish you guys could come. >> Yeah. Sorry, I missed it. I meant to come this time. >> You would love it. He is
used to teach uh acting. >> He you and him would have so much in common. He's written plays. I said, "Do you know Christine on our, you know, rec committee?" But you've never come. >> Yeah, I don't know him. What's his name again?
>> Tom Sheeting. >> Yeah, I don't know him. I really have to come next time. >> Seriously. But it was great, guys. >> Done. >> Done. >> Thanks. >> I needed to stall a little longer. I was
gonna say you want me to keep I could read a page of the whole freaking thing word from word. >> That's amazing. I'm so glad and we'll have to do that again. >> He's great. >> He really is great. He says October is like really a good time to go because of
you know the weather makes you know the sky everything is wonderful but people aren't going to go and freeze their ass. >> No. No. I mean, I would, but you know. >> No. Last October, I remember seeing the Northern Lights. Do you remember those?
That was >> That was wild. >> Yeah. Yeah. I'm done reporting. Thanks, guys, for listening. >> Okay. So, when when Ann gets here, we have to approve. We'll have to circle back to that and approve um giving him $250.
>> Y >> um Okay. But I'll just give some other updates and then we'll just we'll do all our votes in a row. Um the other update is I'm going to start soccer again. Um and we'll do that
September 14th through for 6 weeks. So I think that brings us until um October or No, it's September 14th I think through October 16th. We'll do soccer again um in the back field of the
school. I put in the paperwork um to use the the school field, but I'm just waiting to your back and then I'll advertise that. We we had a pretty solid crew um in the spring and the fall. So, I like it cuz it's it's like a non-committal thing for parents to do
with their kids. You know, you don't have to drive all the way down to Ammerst. And so, we'll do that again. We'll be good. And then Uh, next soccer. And then so the other events that we
want to do is um a walk about the rocks. And I'm not sure if we want to do that in the spring or the fall, but we are waiting for our Barbara's going to organize that. And then a birding event
we want to do again. And we want um well, what's interesting is the library also got a grant to do um a bird walk um or and bird watching during migration. So, we could talk to them about partnering. I don't know what
you guys think about that, but they got a grant and then they got like stuff called bird tape that comes with a grant and you put it on the windows um so birds don't fly into your windows and I think that was a concern with the new library. There's so many windows, so they're going to put them on those as
well. >> Cool. >> Um, >> I think that's a great idea to partner the library. Yeah, >> okay. >> Good idea. >> I will talk to the library about that. Partner with the library.
>> Will it be uh Cliff again? >> I think so. I think I think that's who she had in mind as well. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Marian was telling me about that and I was like, "Oh, we were thinking about doing the same thing, so maybe we'll just partner up." She was
seemed open to that. Um, the other update I have is Oh, there's Ann. Aha. Hi, Ann. >> Hi.
>> Hi. Hi, we have Gorum now. We saved all >> Oh, you're sorry. >> Did you get my email, Sam? >> I did. I just caught everyone up on like updates and we saved all of our votes for you. >> Right.
>> Um, but while I want to updates, one update of a thing that I was thinking that I would like the rec committee to do and I would possibly take this on unless we can find a new member to help. Um, as I've heard that there used to be swim lessons at Lake Wyola over the
summer, >> and everyone raves about how magical and wonderful they were, and I want that for my own family and all the other families. Um, and I heard that they were like an intensive week. Um, and the
families would come every day for a week. Um, and I think that would be really cool if we could look into bringing something like that back. um we could maybe pay somebody to do it and charge people for going um as an option
um to get a good instructor. And I think if we're looking for new members, maybe I think it would be nice to find someone else who was interested in bringing this back or had experience in in swimming or swim lessons cuz I have none, hence my children needing
swim lessons from not me. Um, so, so yeah, I feel like sometimes if you just talk about these things and put them out in the world and enough people talk about them, someone will emerge. So, if you guys know anybody or have anyone you could talk to, I think that would be
great. >> What's that? When I first moved to Shootsberry, those were happening at the lake because I remember it the schedule didn't work out, but I had thought about it for one of my kids. But um
it would have to be I mean there there's going to be insurance issues and liability and stuff. There's going to have to it has to be a trained like licensed or certified whatever it would be instructor. It couldn't be just we
just get someone to, you know, there's definitely going to be issues. It wasn't the rec committee doing it. The rec committee didn't even exist then. Um I don't know who did, you know, I don't know whose opaces it was under or through. >> I don't either.
>> I mean, I'm totally for it. I think it's a great idea, but we would, you know, an official >> I think it was like the Red Cross or something. >> Could have been. Yeah, could have been. >> Does anyone know if they do swimming lessons at the Belchuretown Beach?
>> I don't I know that I know that the rec committee in New Salem did this same thing this summer because my friend was going and I was like, if New Salem can do it, we can do it. That was my thoughts. >> Yeah, if you could find out who they did
it through, >> that's a great idea. Um, yeah, we just need some entity like the Red Cross. Yeah. Um, or >> I could just email the New Salem Wreck Committee.
I might do that. Okay. Um, great. Yeah. So, let's just We have a I'm bringing it up now because then we'll have like a year to maybe have something
emerge. >> Yeah, great idea. >> Okay. And then we'll bring it up at the next meeting, too, because maybe Elaine will remember something or know who used to do it or something like that. >> Probably know. >> Yeah, she would probably know.
>> Great. Um, the next thing I want to bring up is new members. Um, we're down to Darwin and Beey. Um, so if you guys know anybody,
um, we are recruiting new members. I think I have a couple of two parents I'm thinking about asking. Um, this guy Stu who works at Kestrel and helped with the bikes. Um, and my friend Tara who's mentioned an interest in swimming
before. So, I think I'll reach out to them. But if you guys can think of anyone, reach out and let them know. Okay, sounds good. >> That's great. Thanks, Sam. >> All right.
Um, okay. Next, we have to approve some money. So, um, we usually sponsor fitness classes from the library, $1,000. Um, and I would I think we said we'd
like to do that again. Um, and it's great because they're online and they accommodate a lot of people. Sorry, there's a little fire going on outside across the street, but I think it looks >> it's a literal fire.
>> A literal fire, but like I think it's intentional. Yeah. Okay. Sorry. Um, you never know. You never know. Um, so I would like to motion to approve $1,000
for library fitness classes. Would this be in a different fiscal year than those swim lessons because I could just foresee that we need money, like some serious money for that. Um, I don't
I would say yes because usually we end our spending at the end of June and we wouldn't we wouldn't do swim classes before that and the fiscal year starts in July. That's a good question. And then the the fitness situation for the library next fiscal year might be
different um just because they'll be inerson classes. So I don't know how that'll change but it will change. >> Oh yeah, I should say discussion first, right? Any discussion? That was a great question.
I'm learning. >> I think it's great. You're running fast. >> All right. Any more discussion? Motion to approve $1,000 to library fitness classes. Second by Christine. All in favor?
Ann, are you abstaining? >> No, I'm in favor. >> You're in favor? Oh, you were just me. >> You just were uh frozen, maybe. Okay, great. Awesome. >> And all in favor unanimously passes. Great.
All right, on to our next item is Good Neighbor Day. So, Good Neighbor Day is happening on Oh my goodness. on September 12th at 6 PM at the fire department. And last year
we sponsored Good Neighbor Day as well and we brought the soccer nets and the soccer balls and everybody loved it. And so the library is looking for um $200 for music to get a band. Um so we would be
co-sponsoring this event. Um, so I would like to open up the floor for discussion on that. Thoughts, questions. The fire department is going to have a
bonfire. The police department's bringing bubbles or something. I think there's going to be face paint, music, and like slime making or something like that. >> Sorry, Sam. What date? What's the date on that?
>> It is September 12th at 6 PM. >> Okay. Um, so last year, did we did you say that we purchased those things and we made a donation or we did the purchase as the donation?
>> Last year we made No, last year we just um we gave money. I think maybe it was I can't remember if it was 100 or 200 last year. >> Okay. And then I brought the soccer nets which we had purchased for soccer. Um
it's just like a rep committee uh what is it? What would it asset that we have >> and yeah the kids loved it and we had there was a huge crowd last year too. >> Yeah. Thanks for that clarification. >> Yep.
>> Great. This sounds good to me. This is great. Don't you think? I mean, >> yep. Perfect. So, motion to approve $200 for um seconded by Christine. All in favor?
>> I. >> Perfect. And then the last thing we need to vote on is $250 to Tom for the night sky event. Um so, any discussion?
No. Motion to pay Tom Sheathing. Is that who you said? What what his name was? Oh, seconded by Christine. Uh, all in favor? Unanimous.
Great. Awesome. And that motion passes. Great. Okay, that's everything that I just rolled through so quickly. But does anyone have any other
discussions or thoughts or ideas? >> How much money did we give to the fitness classes >> of now? >> Uh yeah, >> a thousand. >> Thanks. >> Yep. And maybe we'll start up knitting again once
the new library opens perhaps or a town hall again. >> Ross, when I saw Maryanne, she thought, sorry, I was just going to say, sorry, this is kind of tangential. When I saw Maryanne, she said she thought the new library
would be open right before Thanksgiving. Is that what people are hearing? That's the rumor I heard. >> So exciting. Wait, Christine, you're on mute. >> You're on mute. >> That's so exciting. And um I was just
wondering if any of you guys got the email about going on that road trip for the knitting in New York. >> Oh, I got it. >> Ryback, I think it's called. >> Yeah, I got that. >> Okay. Just wondering.
I'm going. >> That's great. I am I don't have that the luxury of time and travel at the at this moment of my life in another era. I would love to do something like
that. But >> well, are you going to come to knitting? >> I'll try to. Yeah, for sure. I'll definitely try. >> Cool. >> Yeah, >> that's it. Thanks, guys. >> Awesome. Anyone else have anything else?
All right. A motion to adjourn at 419. >> Second by Christine. All in favor. All right. Ajourn at 4:19 and we'll see you guys all in September or sooner.
>> Good job. >> Thanks Sam. >> Thank you everyone. >> Nice to see you and Christine. Nice to see you as well. >> Nice to talk to you. >> I will I'll contact you. >> Okay. >> Bye.
>> Bye. >> Bye. hand.