Do you want to turn the recording off until people get here. >> Ah, as if you think I know how to do that. >> Oh, it doesn't really matter. >> I see it. >> Okay, good. Yeah, I usually turn it off as people are coming in because who knows what we'll talk about.
>> Did I do it? >> Huh? >> Did I pause it? >> Oh, good. Thank you. So, it is um 4:01 p.m. and the meeting has just started and we have
Elaine Paleo, Christine Benudo. Uh oh, Marlin. Sorry, I'm always reading things off of this. Um Sam Spisiac, Ann Bighgam, and Barbara Bigalow. >> Hang on. >> And a guest is coming on. >> Annie and and Jessica just got here,
too. >> Oh, and here's Jessica is just here. Great. And so Annie Oh, hello Jessica. And then Annie will be joining very shortly as a um as a guest. Hi. So Christine uh Robinson cannot be here
today. She's having some car problems. So I think this is everybody. Uh Sam has gotten us on and it will be getting us on and off the um Zoom today because I have a a meeting right at 5:00 pm and I
want to leave a few minutes before. So we have quite a full agenda. We may whip through it which in which case it's a non event, but I didn't want to be cutting us short if we're talking about something having to do with a vote. And now I'll do the thing that I'm always so
proud of when I remember, which is the minutes. Um, and do we have a uh anyone want to move to accept the minutes? >> So moved. >> Okay. And second. Okay. And all those in favor raise your
hand. Okay. Great. >> I will abstain because I wasn't here. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Same for me. And could I'm sorry. Could I have your last name for the minutes for today? >> Oh, you're you're muted. Yeah, there we go.
Sorry. Um, my last name is Galliardi. I don't know how to change it on this thing. >> Um, >> okay. >> So, it's G A G L I A R D I. Is that right? Okay, great. Okay. Yeah.
Sometimes my Well, my last last name never comes up for some reason. And then Ann, I sent Ann the correction on Tom's last name. I don't know if you saw. I did just see that, but I had Christine had asked me
to send them to her because she was forwarding them. So, >> I think >> Yeah, sorry. Go ahead. >> No, I just think they're already I think they've that ship has sailed. >> Oh, okay. That's fine. I don't think it's a big deal. We have >> Well, I don't know. Christine can tell us. >> I don't send it till we approve it.
>> Oh, okay. >> I can go to it and change it. >> Okay. >> But you should Barbara the correct spelling. >> Okay. you you need it. Did you say as >> well? I'll forward it to Christine Barbara. >> Okay. All >> righty. Thanks, Sam.
>> The system has changed. So, Grace used or it's probably always been the same, but Grace always submitted them to my town government. Um, and now we got these videos sent to us about how to do things and one of them was how to submit the minutes through my town government.
So I will do that for the time being and then um as we talk about the later in the meeting about a new secretary then we can get that figured out. So Annie, first I just want to say thank you so much for coming. Um you know I know you
you've expressed some interest in the committee and coming and seeing what a meeting is like seems like a really great way to explore that. And Sam, did you I know Sam knows you better than I do. I've seen you each
year, which I've always appreciated at the um at the turkey trot because you're always there on Friday nights helping to set up. Always a busy time. >> Yeah. So Annie is um a parent at the elementary school and she has kids in my
kids class. Um so we're a good pals and she's um does she just did a marathon. I'll brag for you. And uh >> which one? >> Um it was it was called the Fly to Pie marathon. It was in Northern Vermont.
>> Oh, cool. >> It was nice. >> Yeah. >> Yay. Sorry Sam for interrupting, but it's just that you know >> activities. So that's why I was coaxing her over here. The whole first part of what you said
got garbled a bit. >> I was saying that her always does fun outdoorsy activities. >> Okay. >> So, that's why I was trying to coax her. >> Coax her. All right. Well, we'll all we'll all work on coaxing. Hopefully,
like I said, you'll get a sense of the meeting and um what people do. Yeah. >> So, the first the next thing on our agenda is um the basketball and Sam I don't if you can kind of take that.
>> Yeah. Can you guys hear me though or No. >> Yeah. Now we can you Yeah. >> Um Okay. Well, Andy is interested in coaching. Similar structure to soccer. I would think maybe February.
Uh yeah, maybe late January or February and just do six weeks again. But I would want help with getting in and out of the gym if that's a possibility and if the school's okay with it. But I would just be like Sunday morning, same thing, 9 to
10, 6 weeks, but basketball. And I saw Barbara that you budgeted for it, but I don't I would have to I'd want to ask the school if we could use their basketballs instead of buying more. That seems silly to do. So, I don't think we need to >> I don't think we need money.
>> You might need money. You might need money to uh pay for the rental of the school. >> Okay. >> Right. >> It's very minimal, but they do like like to have that paid. >> Okay. >> I'm trying to remember like $10
something like that. It's not very much at all. So, that would be if it's six sessions, that's $60. >> $60. Okay. >> Yeah. um offer to help Oh, sorry. I could offer to help open the school and close the school. I'm not sure if I'd be
available every Sunday, but I could definitely put it on my calendar for that. >> Okay. >> Then the school should take off the $10 because No, I'm just kidding. >> I think the next thing I'll do is I'll
I'll talk to the school. That'll be my next plan. And see if they're open to us being in there and using the equipment. When we did the pickle ball in there, they let one of the the people, well, it was me. I had the key. Actually, I think
someone else did as well. Um, so we were able to get in and out of the building. Um, and they showed us the code and everything. So, chances are they'll do the same for you. I mean, they didn't know me from Adam, as the expression goes. >> I have the key because I work here, so I
can That would be a non Yeah. issue. >> Perfect. Okay. Yeah, I did find I had to go through a quarry testing if I was going to have the access to the to the school. So, if you haven't already done that, they would make you do that. And I will say I'm I'm very alarm phobic. And
the first time I had to um close up, I would there was no one else there, just me and this alarm blinking at me. So, I did what it said on my piece of paper and I went outside, closed the door, and still everything was blinking. So, I thought the best thing to do is to get in the car and drive very fast away from
there. And that's what I did. And it turned out I did everything right. So it was okay. I just didn't want the state police coming, at least not with me there. So I I can share anxiety about alarms with anybody or with the best of them. >> Okay. So it sounds like there isn't
really anything we need to do about basketball right now. And you know, Andy will be kind of helping helping with that. That's great. >> Okay. Okay. Uh Sheets Geology. Um, I don't know if you've got a chance, you might not have because I just sent it
the information about the the um the event this coming Saturday. We have got not one, not two, but three geologists coming to lead this event. Um, Al Werner, who's a resident of Shootsbury, was the original person. Elaine, thank you. You got us me in touch with him.
And then he suggested his friend Stevie Dunn and then he um I can't remember the woman's name now but there are three people >> oh Claire please thank you so much. >> So Al is an expert in erratics which are
basically I just love the idea of erratic rocks. This doesn't need to go in the minutes because I just think of the rock acting erratic as opposed to it being an erratic because I never thought of erratic as a noun before. So I just all these rocks behaving erratically in
Chesbury. Anyway, so he that's his area of expertise and they're rocks that have been picked up by a glacier, you know, say down in the Caribbean or something, it got carried all the way up here, by which point the ice has melted enough that it drops the rock. And so this rock, which is from a completely
different part of the world, ends up in our backyard, literally. And then with there's an outcropping that we're going to go to. And Stevie Dunn, that's his area of expertise. And then Claire is kind of her focus is on um I can't remember I I didn't
understand any of the words that she used so I can't really describe what she does so I'll be asking that. Um but her focus does seem to be on preparing things for research. So she gets rocks. She knows a lot about how to get the rocks ready to look at and compare with other rocks. So it will be a really
interesting um event. And anybody here who'd like to come, just, you know, send me a an email so I'll know to to expect you. And off we go. At this point, um I think we have 19 people coming. >> I would like to be there. >> Oh, great. Okay. We're going to be
meeting at at 9:30 behind the town hall because we have to carpool. >> Yep. >> So, yeah. So, that's that's fant. It's 9:50. I'm sorry. I said 9:30. I meant 9:50. So, and if anyone else decides you'd like to come, just let me know. Everybody, that's the b one of the
benefits, Annie, of being on the committee is you get to come. So, Jessica, I saw I saw a hand waving. >> Yeah, I would love to come. I responded to the email when it was first sent out, but I don't on the list of like people or rec committee members that are
interested, but I would there. >> Oh my god. I'm sorry. You know what? I probably did. This is very typical me. probably was looking at emails and thinking, "Oh, Jessica's sending about something about recreation committee." In fact, that's exactly what I thought and that. So, I apologize for that, but it all worked out because here we are.
>> Yep. I'd love to join. >> Yeah, Barbara, I like to come to I didn't get those emails from Shootp. So, I think I got booted off the list somehow. >> Oh my goodness. >> I know it happens. >> Yeah. >> But I'll just confirm. I'll confirm with you by email.
>> Okay. Well, you don't need to confirm now. I know you'll be there. So, >> Okay. Yeah. Um I'm asking all of the participants to fill in that was something that Graham Septton gave me when we did the Brightwater Bogwalk. Um it's a general and you know just saying
if I fall over and break a leg I'm not going to sue Shootsberry. So um I did send those out but I don't you I don't think we need to fill those in ourselves. Presumably we are the ones who would be sued. So we're all set. Break the leg.
Um, the question I have about Yeah, thank you. I thought that was funny. Um, so the question I have, typically for something like this, we would have one person and we would pay them $250. The one person morphed into three people. And I personally am disincclined
to give everybody $250. But I just wanted to throw out the option of making it $300. And while it's a small honorarium, it's still a thank you of giving each of them $100. How does that sound? That sounds fine.
>> Okay. So, we need to have a vote on that. Um, so the honorarium for the Shootsbury geology will be $300 with $100 going to each of the three presenters. Um, so let's see. I'm
presenting it. I can never keep my my rules. Um, >> I'm making that motion. >> Thank you. So, is anyone seconding the motion? Thank you, Lane. All right. And so, everybody in favor, please raise their hand. Okay, great. So, that is what I will do
is the $300. So, things are going to go quick quite quickly. I don't need to worry about not being done. So, the next thing is the um snowshoes. And Sam did a little research on
snowshoes and uh looked at adult and children's sizes at Sam's and at LLBAN. And the at Sam's the um the adults are between $150 $300. The kids are $62, but
that's a moot point because they've been out of stock. LLBAN the adults are about $100 to $220 and the children $80 to $110. Just for giggles, I looked at EMS, but all they had were adults and they were quite expensive. So, and I didn't even bother
looking at REI. Yeah. An >> um Sierra Trading Post. Has anyone heard of Sierra Trading Post? That's where I got my snowshoes. And um I can send you all the link, but I'm looking at it now after I saw Sam's email. And they have kids snowshoes for $30 to $35
and adult ones for, you know, $50 to $70. So >> I got mine, too. >> Yeah. >> Oh, great. Okay. >> So I can What's the >> thing as opposed to like a store in our area? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it's online. Sorry, Christine. I
didn't hear what you said. Yeah. Um, so it's so I don't know. Should I send someone the link or it's just it's called Sierra Trading? >> Oh, yeah. We'll be able to find that. Thank you. Yeah, >> definitely. >> The question I would have uh two
questions. One, how many sets were you going to have? And two, where are you going to store them? >> Okay. Um, how many sets? Sam and I haven't talked about this. Do have you had thoughts on it? I had some thoughts
but no not never not terribly formed. >> I the number three is jumping out in my brain but I don't rem like I had a conversation about it but it's buried in my brain. I feel like it was three snowshoes maybe or I don't remember. I
don't remember. But um Elaine to answer your question about where is Maryanne suggested we get them to store at the library and have them in the library of things for people to >> people can check them out. Yeah.
>> So we would purchase them and the library would own them >> and care of them. >> Yeah. You look deep in thought about that, Elaine.
>> Well, my thought is I'm because I'm intimately involved in knowing what the Library of Things looks like and I'm worried about um how many of them there'll be. Um, I would suggest if we're going to do this that we start
with children's first because um, adults who are going to take their kids snowshoeing probably would have snowshoes and it's the kids that you say, you know, they're here one minute and the next minute they're adults and now I have a set of
snowshoes. So, I would start, my suggestion would be to start small. >> Okay. Um, I had a different thought. I I also think that that sounds like a good idea especially because you know the the um storage space which was suppose an a
family wanted to go and I'm going to so you get two adults and say three kids something like that so that a family would be able to go but I hadn't thought about that thing that you raised which is that if the kids if they're asking their kids to go they probably have
snowshoes so there there are two options out on the people thoughts, comments? >> I don't know. I like the idea of having some adult ones because there just might be people who haven't ever tried snowshoeing and don't want to buy a pair
and they might not have kids. So, >> um >> I was going to ask, is this explicitly only for families with young? >> No. >> No. I was actually just trying to think of what's a maximum number and then price it out so I could see its impact on the budget. And I thought, well, a
small family. >> We could even just start with one of each, like a uh like Well, there's a men's, women's, and children's. >> I don't know if there's a difference between men and women's snowshoes, though. The size maybe. >> Probably not. Yeah, probably not. I
don't know. I'm sorry. Pardon? >> Go ahead. >> I don't know. >> Okay. >> Snowshoes. >> Um, I think they're just they're generally like rated by weight. So,
>> right. >> Um, >> so you might just think of like whatever you think of average man size, kids size, >> woman size, and >> um, >> so wide range. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It's a wide range. So, you know,
my husband uses mine uh sometimes uh in certain conditions and you know, they're smaller than his. Well, I I just um I was looking at the budget and this is pretty rough, but um we started with 3,000. We gave a,000 to
a library. We gave 80 for the birthday and Tom Sheeting we gave about 250 which left us with $1,670. I now don't need to worry about the basketball, but let's just say we want to put something into the basketball. Let's call it a 100. And then there's
the 300 that goes to the Chesberry geologist, which leaves us with $1,270. >> Um, last year we had what it was 600ome dollars at the end of the year we ended up giving to the library. So, we I thought, well, we really could we could
afford to get, you know, a women's and a men's and say three kids size snowshoes without any problem at all. Okay, thumbs up on that. Um, are we at a point of voting on that, do you think, or
>> Yeah. Okay. So, I don't want to give an exact number, dollar number at this point because we'd have to see. It sounds like Sierra Trading Post is going to give us we'll get a better price there, but that we will um
purchase two adult sizes >> and two three children. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, why don't we um put a dollar limit on it?
>> Okay. I would, >> you know, like500. >> Well, I had $500 was what I originally budgeted with the Sam's price and and the LLBAN price. >> So, >> one more thing on Sam's is they're going
to get more inventory. They just don't have it yet. >> Okay. So if we throw the if we if we were to assume that we're purchasing um let's see that would be 120 420 500 should do it.
>> So I move to spend $500 on a max of $500 on snowshoes. >> Okay. And Christine second. All those in favor raise your hand. Thank you. All right. Great. Okay. And we can go ahead
and and do that. Um I know I skipped Oh, where did I put it? Darn it. >> The hikes the the Did I not put it on the agenda or did I just not copy it? At
any rate, let's do that now. And I will first I want to start off just saying thank you so much, Jess, for the work that you did on that. and um the description of the event and your willingness to organize this and reaching out to the conservation committee. Uh some years ago when I
first joined, we reached out to the conservation committee, but at the time there wasn't a lot of movement there. So I was delighted to see that we're going to be doing that again. So I don't know if you want to talk about, you know, sort of what you did and um
>> Sure. Yeah. Um, I reached out to Beth Wilson who's on the conservation um, commission. She and I did PTO together for years and years as our kid went kids went up. Um, so she was very excited about doing this. Um, and we came out
with a whole plan, but the flyer that I sent only has the first three months. Um, but we came up with a plan through April, I think, for about one hike a month, rotating between Saturdays and Sundays and rotating between 11 and
11:00 a.m. and 100 p.m. so that different people could be involved. Um and uh she we listed out different conservation areas in town and um different trails in town and kind of
picked which one seemed safer in the winter or um we kind of like you know went through a whole process. So, um, yeah, we would love to start. I know it's short notice, but, um, we had planned for the first one to be this
Sunday, November 2nd, which I realized might be a problem if the geology hikes are rained out because >> I don't think it will be. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Just I I was looking at Well, first of all, it doesn't rain anymore. And then the extended forecast, which I realize is very iffy, has it stopping
like late in the day on Friday. And then, but on Friday, it was just like a third of an inch. So it would just it would just be drizzly. So let's yeah we even if it is um >> I mean who knows whether it would be the
same people or not or just ask them to come along. >> Yeah. And we've rallied a bunch of our friends um who used to do PTO with us too. So >> we're we already like verbally let people know, hey we want you to come on this. Um, so Sunday, November 2nd would
be the first one at 11:00 a.m. at the Houston Gage Trail, um, on Sand Hill Road. And we, she recommended that we carpool there. So, um, I've asked the school if we can park here and, um, carpull park here at 10:45 and carpool
over there. >> Um, then the next one would be Sunday, December 14th at 100 p.m. at the Brushy Mountain Trail. She said some people just started logging there, so I was going to just reach out to them to see where they would be so we could avoid that area. But um
>> but that should be great. And then we wanted to do a New Year's Day one um because that's a big thing with people starting their exercise um regimens on New Year's Day. So we thought Thursday, January 1st at Brightwater Bog at 11
would be a great one, too. So, um, and I'm happy to hike in the rain, but I know not everybody is. So, we said heavy rain will cancel. Um, but otherwise, we'll we'll go if it's just
>> So, yeah. So, hopefully we can vote on that today and there's a flyer. I can put it in the school newsletter on Friday and um any way that we can get the word out. I think Sam said she could send a blurb. >> Yeah. >> On the town announce. Yeah. you wrote that really nice blurb in your email so
that we can just cop you know >> send that off >> and and I don't know I think you said is that going to work out okay for you Sam to send that out after the meeting? Yeah. Okay, good. All right. Yeah, because I I realized we I was getting
all enthusiastic. I thought, oh, we have to vote just I my guess is that it's not going to have a huge impact on how many people sign up because most of the signups come within two days of the town announce. Oh, really? >> Yeah. It's like if somebody does not sign up for an event within two days, they're going to be on the waiting list.
>> Yeah. I didn't even know if we needed people to sign up for this because >> probably Yeah. >> as many people can go as can go. So, it's not like um unless we want them to sign those waiverss that you were talking about. >> No, no. This this was my comment about
that was more just to say that people want to go on these things and so you know it just that and that's the data that I have and my guess is it'll be similar. Um people really enjoy the community of getting together with neighbors and walking. >> Yeah.
>> A great way to meet people. >> Right. And um I feel like I had another question. Oh, I was getting overzealous too. not really thinking about how this all works because I haven't been on a town committee. So, I also wasn't sure what I was allowed to like email to the
group and kind, you know, I don't want to break any open meeting laws. >> You're right. Well, without Elaine, I would be in jail right now. Okay. When I started, I didn't know anything. And let's that should probably not have
been taped, but try to prove it now. Um, but it's we so I I will send you can send something out but you can't have any discussion about it at all. So you couldn't send something out and say let me know whether or not you think this is a good idea. That anything like that has
to stay in the meeting. Any vote. So you can't do anything that basically would be considered private. But I what you can do is one of you um chairs can send it out and ask people to
give feedback just to you >> and then we can discuss it in um open meeting. >> Yeah. And so that we have done. It took me a long time to kind of completely grasp that concept but yeah um it just
Yeah. Does that answer does that help? I bet it does. >> Yeah. Um, I had another question though that kind of goes with the hikes but is a little bit different. Um, because I was thinking about um the conversation at the special town meeting about the
dangerous roads and I was thinking about hiking in Shootsbury during hunting season and wondering if if and when to bring up a suggestion of purchasing um like fluorescent vests for people to use throughout town too. But I don't know
where that comes in. Like >> is that something we would have to put on a different agenda to discuss at a later date or is it something we can kind of think about for discussing next time? I'm not quite sure. >> Well, I personally I I keep leaping in
where uh but I I think that's a great idea to have them and have them available for people. And what we don't know is how many people at this point. So there's we don't really need to vote on it quite yet, but we could see how many people come to this next one, how many come to the ones in December and
then uh think at that point about how many we need to get. Yeah. Ann, um uh you know, I know Elaine sometimes hikes in the same woods as me. I I just would say during deer season with shotguns, do not hike except for on Sunday. I mean,
the hunters are in there and I just don't know. >> And that's fine. They're allowed to be, but I I Why risk it? So maybe for the high hunting seasons, just have the hikes be on Sunday. That would be my >> And I took that into account when we
were making our plan. We did the next on Sunday. >> And and Jess, this sounds great. And I had two questions for you. One is did that did you send that flyer to all of us? Did I miss that, too? >> No. Okay. No. >> No. It was sent to No, you did not. It
was sent to Sam and me to to do a town announce. Got it. >> And then and then I realized, oh, we have to wait and discuss it here first. So, >> okay. >> Okay. And then my other question is, what is the policy about bringing dogs on these hikes? >> Oh, that's a great question. I was going
to put on the flyer, dogs on leashes welcome or well behaved dogs on leashes or somehow make it funny and say well behaved kids and dogs on leash are welcome. But um but I didn't put that on
because I'm not sure um how many people would want that. And I ran into a woman the other day who was deathly afraid of my miniature golden doodle um who is a trained therapy dog
and this woman was very afraid of him. So it made me like second think that whole thing. So, I don't know if people show up with dogs. I guess I would just ask them to keep them on a leash and be cognizant of anyone who might be afraid
of dogs, but I don't want to put out there that dogs are welcome necessarily to encourage people to bring their dogs. Does that make sense? >> Yeah. I just ran into the same thing with the geology thing because somebody wrote and asked if they could bring their dog and there's going to be like
about 20 20 plus people not counting the presenters. Um, and I don't know whether there are people in there who are afraid of dogs or not. So, I just wrote back and said no. Um, and I think on the walks, I can't think of an instance where there has been a dog. So, I don't
know how you I mean, one thing would be just check in with people who show up. >> Yeah. >> Start off with no dogs and then see if it's going to be an issue. You have time to work it out over different hikes. Yeah.
>> So, >> yeah. >> Yeah. I know the dog thing is a is a is a hard one. Um I had a neighbor who had just a darling little dog and I went down to pet it and it went fortunately it was winter and I had my
ski gloves on and so the teeth didn't go all the way through and the whole time the man is saying, "Oh, poopsie. We don't do that, do we?" And I'm like, "Yes, we do." you know, apparently I'm standing right here, but it's, you know, it can it can be difficult for all kinds
of reasons. So, it isn't really an answer of whether to have dogs or not, but just kind of feel your way along with it. Yeah, I think that's probably the best way to go because I try to be very aware of like students here that might be afraid of dogs and of course they've all
gotten to know Freddy and they're like great with him now, but I'm always I always put him on a leash, you know, when I see people on trails or whatever because I know he's not going to do anything, but I don't want to scare people. I don't want to turn people off
from dogs if they're >> right >> um nervous about it. So yeah, I think we'll play it by ear. >> Okay, >> a good enough qu a good enough answer. >> I think so. >> Okay, >> so we just need to vote on this as a
program which is um that the recreation committee will be supporting weekly um hike meetups. Is that what we're call >> Monthly? I'm sorry. Did I say weekly? Monthly hike meetups. Do you want me to share the um flyer on Zoom? Do I have
the ability to share? >> Let's see. >> Yeah, sure. >> I think I'd have to make her host, don't I? >> I You're I think so. >> Yes. >> Yes, you do. >> Oh, I I don't have to share it. >> Yeah, you described it really well.
>> Yeah, it basically >> what I have the email cued. I have the email cued and ready to go for a certain I wonder if my computer won't let me do it either because of um the school I'm
on my school computer. So >> Oh, that could be. Yeah. >> Can I turn this on? Let's see. Oh, no. Now I need my other password. Yeah, I won't be able to do it right now. >> Okay. >> Sorry, >> Sam. Are you able to get it up using the
email? >> I don't think it's a major issue if not because you really described it very well. And Beth said the conservation commission has been talking about this too and >> that it was helpful that they got a
little nudge to do it because um they've been talking about trying to plan hikes and uh yeah I think this is a great collab. It'll be good. And Beth is very um
uh helpful in terms of talk talking about the conservation areas and um different it has a lot of information about the areas. So that was helpful too. >> Ah >> you guys see it? >> Yeah.
I mean, this just looks so great. Unfortunately, the town announced we can't. It only allows simple script, but this is really nice for posting. >> Yeah, >> we could post. Can we post on Next Door as well?
>> Can we post on what? >> Next door. >> Yeah, I Well, I Elaine, what's what's your That's fine. Yeah. Yep. Absolutely. Then >> as the recreation committee. Sure. >> Okay. That's really nicely done. Thank you so much.
>> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. And then this is the text that will go in the town announce there. And we're back. Okay. So, um I move that the recreation committee uh vote to offer and support the monthly
um hike meetups. Is there a second? Okay. Okay, all those in favor raise your hand and that's unanimous and we'll get that or we the royal we Sam will thank you so much get that out on a town announce
>> and Annie make sure you tell Walter because he's been asking >> I will Walter your husband >> he's my son >> oh he's your son oh okay oh that's great so we'll have young people as well okay
um okay so The stitching group has now met um twice uh in this um for this knitting year and it's or stitching year and it's been just really pleasant and I
was so happy to see you there Jessica and um you just people do all kinds of different things and I learned so much being there. So, so it will continue on every other week. Uh, I don't know who
proposed that we do it from 9 to 11 rather than 9 to 12. Um, bless you bec because 9 to 12. I mean, I loved the company and stuff, but it was just, you know, every
other week showing up 9 to 12 was a bit got to be a bit much sometimes. So, when I realized it was 9 to 11, I just was like ecstatic. it's nice to get home a little earlier. Um, and it's still plenty of time to, you know, stitch and
talk. So, the reason that I'm bringing it up, one of the reasons I'm bringing it up here is that the idea came up, I think, I can't remember whether it was talked about in here, but within the stitching group and then it sort of morphed out of the stitching group to do something, to make something for the
library. And it it started with a conversation, not this last time, but the previous time that we met about stitching bees and about, you know, creating something together. This time it didn't come up at all. Um, people are doing all kinds of different
things and their own things. And, um, I think this is only going to be a go if there's somebody from the group or among us who wants to step forward and coordinate something. Um I think someone had suggested doing something for the
opening but I don't see anything I don't see that happening by the time of the opening. So that so I think it may be something for the stitching group to think about in terms of whether we want to do some kind of real hodgepodge of
all the different types of things that people do. But, um, that's kind of where I see it right now. Without somebody who's going to coordinate it and really kind of bring all the pieces together, I don't see how it's going to happen. >> I I don't understand what you're talking
about. >> There was an idea to make something that could be hung on the wall or, you know, just something commemorating the new library. And the idea came up in the group and then somehow it morphed outside the group. Um, so I would hear other people
talking about it. Um, but the to do something like that. So, you know, people talk about, you know, making if if lots of people did little squares of things, they could get hung up on the wall like the tiles in in um the elementary school. Um, that we could
make a quilt that would hang on the wall. I mean, there were various ideas about things that a group could make, but nobody really wants to take it on. So, the fact that you don't know what
we're talking about actually um is good because um it suggests that this idea hasn't morphed too far, but it because it needs somebody who can coordinate it. And I'm guessing that nobody here is gonna I shouldn't say I guess. Does
anybody here want to explore that and work with the group on it? Okay. I just want to knit my sweater. So I've got fairly Yeah. And and Jessica, you're your fingerless gloves. So yeah. Okay. I mean, if it comes up
again and if there's somebody who really wants to do it, then I would suggest that the role that the recreation committee play would be one of just um sponsoring it but not actually organizing it. So, if if somebody really does have the wherewithal to put something together, say to make a quilt,
and Maryanne says, "Yes, that would be really nice to have a quilt that commemorates the library hanging on the wall." um you know we could help with the expenses related to that but um I don't see this the committee having any role beyond that. Okay. And now trivia
night an oo yeah I am so excited about trivia night. So Jessica, I think this was before you you joined the committee, so um apologies if you're already here, but we were talking about trying to think of things to do in the wintertime that are inside that would still be
really fun. And so I thought it would be really great to do a trivia night. So I've just been thinking about it and Barbara did email me without violating any open meeting laws saying that she would be interested in helping. Um, I
would imagine. So, so the idea is is that people would form teams and the teams would come and I would love to MC it with some help. Um, and we would do maybe three rounds on different themes. And so, an obvious first one would be to
do a shoot one. And I thought I could reach out to Matteo who is always posting things and has interesting artifacts. So, you can make it really multimedia. You can have it so every round has say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say seven questions two are easy two are
medium two are difficult and one's like a wild card you keep score you would want to have some prizes they don't have to be expensive prizes they could be quirky they could be shootsbury swag they could be a gift card you know we could talk about that but Barbara when you were talking about budget before I
thought that was something that that could be in the budget >> um I also thought this you know if we wanted to open it to people who are under the age of 21 and I would think that we would then you know because a lot of times trivia contests like this t
take place at bars so um we would want to wait till the new libraries open um so that's something for us to discuss uh you know because I guess we could talk to the Shootsbury Athletic Club too to see if we could do it there um but I just think of it as just being something
really fun like fun competition um I had some other ideas like we could do a really fun round if it was we're going to be commemorating the new library for the next 30 years I think but um we could do a really fun round just on libraries not necessarily on our
library but just libraries in general um so anyway I I think it would be really fun and I just like the idea of doing something that's very lively um that's kind of silly uh but you know brings maybe some people out who maybe
maybe would come out to a lot of things, but maybe not. Um, so so that's that that's what I have for now. So I guess the idea is is anyone else interested because per uh Barbara and Sam's rules, which I totally agree with, we need at
least one other person on the committee to agree to um >> We have two. We have you and me. >> Okay. I didn't want to. So you're still in. >> Oh, I'm definitely in, but I know that there's somebody else here who's also in, but I'm not going to say anything. They're going to have to out themselves.
Who else is interested? >> I'm not going to say. >> I I just asked. No. >> Oh. Oh. Oh, I >> I'd be interested in helping, too. It uh we used to I used to bartend at the Sheets Athletic Club when they had um
trivia nights there in the past for different fundraisers and the PTO did one at one point and it was great. So, yeah, I would definitely be help be into helping with that. >> Yeah. Yeah. And so that's I mean that's one thing to talk about. That's great. Um
is like where to have it. And I guess you know thinking about timing. I I do want to say this isn't on the agenda, but I'm also really interested in this idea of competitive jigsaw puzzling. >> Me too. Me too. I was going to bring that up under other. I think that's great. Yeah. >> Yeah. Um
>> and I I will be doing some research at a local brewery in the coming month to uh learn more about that. But the idea is that you have a team and you have two hours to put together a jigsaw puzzle. Um, that one might be aided by the brewery.
>> Can I say something about that? >> Yeah. >> Can you hear me? Um, I think the library got a grant already to get and they got like four of the same puzzle or something for that exact >> Really? Great. Great. So, we can help you. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. So that that seems like a collaboration opportunity. >> Great. >> So I'm going to put you on the spot just a little bit, Annie, because you you looked enthusiastic about trivia and the
jigsaw puzzles. So that's the recreation committee. >> Oh, I think you're you're muted. Yeah. >> Sorry, my iPad here is tricky. Um, no. I I thought they sounded like good ideas. I don't Do you want me to say something about them? >> No, no, absolutely not. I was just
putting you on the spot, that's all. >> Yeah. No, I thought they sounded like fun. I don't I don't I don't know what I'm allowed to do as a guest, so I'm just sitting here watching. >> Yeah. Well, these these are hopefully enticements to join. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Christine,
>> I just want to say my uh internet keeps freezing, so I may be missing things that are being said, but I just want to say that I would be happy to help with um trivia night. >> Great. >> Andor the puzzle thing.
>> Oops, you just froze. >> To include children is something to think about carefully. I mean, first of all, I do associate these things as happening in bars, I guess. So, that's a thing. Um, and it seems sort of fun for adults. I
mean, actual small children I don't see competing with adults trivia particular. >> And I mean, I don't I can't imagine that too many like college age people would even come, >> you know, people who are under 21 but
more or less adults. I I just I don't know. It just seems like it is more of an adult. I'm glad you brought that up, Christine, because it is something that I thought it would be helpful for us to discuss. I mean, when Sam brought that up, too, about the library buying the puzzles, it could be that
the puzzle making is something that might be more family oriented. I I'm curious to hear what people have to say about, you know, their their input. So, I appreciate that, Christine, on, you know, whether it's adults, whether it's, you know, 12 and up or, you know,
whatever. Um, >> you know, we don't have to have it be exclusively one time. We could have a trivia night that would be more kid oriented, different um books that are uh
young adult books or TV shows or things that they're doing at school, different things like that that would be more trivia night for them or trivia afternoon, you know, like a Sunday afternoon in the winter when there's
nothing for them to do, you know, and it's whatever. ever that they don't want to be outside. That would be a great time for a trivia night for kids, whereas trivia night for adults could be at the AC and um more just for adults.
>> And when my good idea >> Yeah, that I think that that's also what I was thinking that they'd be kind of separate. And I when my family did the um competitive uh puzzle making uh that was sponsored by the town of Greenfield
as part of their winter carnival. We did it a few years in a row and it was done online. You would have to pick up the puzzle which would be wrapped in brown paper the week before and swear, you know, and sign something that you would not open it. And then you open it. You
have to open it on camera and and you do it anyway. But >> I'm gathering you're thinking to do it in person every >> together. >> That was my initial thought, Christine. I mean, I you know, just full
disclosure, some of you know, I work remotely, so I I am absolutely have zero interest in doing anything else on Zoom. Um but but I'm not I'm totally open to it if people think that's a great idea. I'd love to have it in person.
>> Yeah. Yeah, that sounds fun. >> Um >> Oh, great. >> I was just going to add in too that I don't know, maybe um Annie and Sam can speak to the parents that are at the school these days, but when the PTO had a trivia night, parents were very happy
to leave kids at home and to meet at the AC. Um, even if it was only one parent who was on a team with other parents, like it was people thought of it as like a night out. So, it didn't it wasn't disappointing for parents to not have to
to >> Yeah. And so, that's great. Thanks for that input. I don't know too what about timing. You know, I I it's it already feels like November 1 is right around the corner and all of a sudden we're in holiday mode. So, I don't know if this is something for 2026. I don't know if
people have Elaine saying yes. It just I feel like when you get into November and December, it's just too busy. >> Jessica, >> February February is the most miserable month. It's the shortest month and the longest month. And so that's perfect for
something like this. Just, you know, have some fun. Yeah. But it is a horrible month. objective fact. Start snowing and cold, end snowy cold. So, but I was thinking February might not be a bad kind of thinking about
that. It gives us enough of the time to to plan it. Um, it would be great if Matteo got involved, especially with the history part. >> Um, I love the idea about using libraries as a set of questions. Um, >> it's also going to be the Olympics.
>> Oh, okay. got to get your, you know, sports culture, >> you know, and then nonsense category or whatever, but sports culture, history, nonsense. No. >> So, okay. So, Barbara, what are the next steps to this subcommittee? Can
subcommitt >> I think we just I think Well, let's see. Let's ask the expert Elaine. Can a subcommittee once we've done this start? I mean, it seems to me we can plan it. We're just not making decisions about it. Is that correct, Elaine? We can plan
the event, >> you know. >> Sure. >> Yeah. I mean, it's like not like we're gonna cops are going to come and surround the house. >> No one is going to arrest us. No one comes to our meetings and polices us. No
one's asked us for a fy. You know, it's we're pretty good. I think I think >> that's what I thought. It's just if they did arrest us, it could become a trivia question. >> There you go. There you go. Oh god. >> But I didn't say that on record.
>> No, you didn't say anything. >> I didn't hear anything from you, Elaine. You've been so quiet. >> Yeah, it was that little doll that looks just like you that was that you wind up. That's on the record. Well, thank you, Ann, so much for bringing your enthusiasm for this idea here and
because it sounds like something that we'll be able to pull together and it'll be a lot of fun. Okay. So, um should we just uh do a quick vote making the trivia night? That's going to be in our program lineup
with some amount of budget applied to it, but we don't know exactly what that is. We can figure that out later. So, um proposal is that the the recreation committee um sponsor a trivia night to be held either at the sack or at the
library. So that's okay. And second on that, that's we moved it. We And then all those in favor, we are such a Wow. I'm trying to think if we've ever had a controversial issue.
I think we probably have, but like but usually everybody puts their hands up. So non-controversial. Um, the another thing that's on the agenda, but because it's 454, I'm not going to
like push it unless somebody leaps up and says, "Yes, I want to do it." Christine has been the uh secretary for this group for what, 50 years, >> somewhere in that vicinity. >> Okay. >> She learned how to write.
>> She learned how to write. And Christine is definitely ready to not be doing this anymore. So if someone So if someone else would be interested and willing and to pick up the job that would be wonderful and my
understanding and I'll get Ann to show me this that I haven't learned there's a way to get things recorded or printed. Anyway, if you can show me that at some point, that'll make the job for whoever's secretary even easier as I
understand it cuz it's recording what's going on. >> Yeah, we use IA AI companion for the personnel board to do the >> and so it will give you a summary at the end and then someone just has to check it because every once in a while there is something that's inaccurate. But I
think what's nice about it, I mean, Christine is always so good about this, but the couple times I've taken minutes, it's very hard to participate and >> um so, >> okay, >> I mean it AI could be useful in this situation. >> Yeah. Okay. Thank you. We I that looks
like it's um worth looking into. So I'm not So we'll just just put it out there. Christine is ready to retire and I don't know whether or not the you know doing the AI companion would make it much easier but we'll you know kind of see
anyway until there's somebody else make it as easy on you as we possibly can. So is there anything >> I have a quick question. There's someone in the waiting room. I'm guessing there's a meeting after this. >> So should I not let them in? How does that work?
Well, that's a good question because I didn't think that there was a conflict in terms of the meetings. Um, you can let them in, but then I I actually have to get off now. You can just pretend you don't see it because we're >> let them in. Let them in because they
might be uh trying to tell you something. >> Oh, okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> It could be. It's Bezy. Is it Beey or Eric? Are you thinking you're another meeting?
>> It looks like the select board is meeting at five. >> I'm going to leave. Sam's going to officially end it. So, um, are we >> I make a motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> Okay. Second. All right. All those in favor.
And as always, it was wonderful to see you all. And thank you, Annie, so much for being here. Bye, everyone. >> Bye. >> Bye. Thanks.