Highlights from the CGWBA board meetings……..

August 12, 2004:

• We have one new director, Trisha Quade, who was elected at the annual meeting in April 2004.
• President report that the 2004-2005 State Bowling Tournament would be held at Imperial and Crystal City. The tournament will start March 18, 2005 thru May 22, 2005 unless extended. Delegate were drawn with the following results; Tracy, Robby, Donna, Thelma, JoAnn, and Trish. The alternated are Melissa, Cathy, Fara, Meleia, Jackie, Diana, and Yvonne.
• Districts will be held at Jackson Lanes. Secretary noted that information for the league secretaries were in their packets to poll their bowlers on the date’s bowler prefer. There are 3 dates to choose from.
• Secretary reported lineage charge fro the last tournament was $6.75 and should have been $6.50 according to Jim Brown. The error was not caught at the time. Lineage for the 2004-2005 tournament will be $6.50.
• WIBC is now USBC (United States Bowling Congress). National tournament & delegate convention will be in Tulsa, OK. This will not be a regular meeting, but a celebration of the WIBC’s past, present and future.
• All State / Local bowling associations will be operating under a temporary charter form USBC through May 31, 2006.
• Board approved sending in our Letter of Intent to USBC stating our membership vote will be taken at our Association Banquet in March or April 2005.
• Meeting adjourned at 6:55 pm for the Secretary Workshop

• Dates selected for the Association tournament: February 26 & 27 and March 5 & 6, 2005
• Special awards at Association tournament: motion to change to 3 places instead of 4 in each category of special awards. Recipient will receive $20. Total amount of all special awards will be $240. Yvonne made motion, Fara 2^nd. Motion was approved.
• Everyone will need to start working on ads for the Association Tournament.
• Dates for the board meetings will vary so the same members do not have to leave to bowl on their league night, all the time. 

October 20, 2004

• Discussed district ads.
• Discussion on web site with Regional Computers with a yearly fee of $65 and not seeing any benefit from them. Cathy reported that she obtain a web site with showme.net for no charge since the CGWBA is a non-profit organization. The board decided to cancel the web site with Regional Computers. Cathy will begin with posting the monthly newsletters on site.
• Trish reported that she had found a sample bowling contract to use with bowling houses during tournaments. Board will review and discuss at next meeting.
• President asked for volunteers for the USBC transition board. We need 3 ladies to meet with the Men’s and YABA representatives, will finalize at next meeting.

November 2004

• No Meeting.

December 12, 2004

• President reported that she received a letter of resignation from Meleia Sides, and accepted.
• As of 1-1-05 the USBC will officially go into effect.
• The members of the transition board will be Melissa Smith, Tracy Schreiner and Cathy Wright. The Men’s association will have on the board; Loy Welker, Rich Gross and John Litzelfelner.
• Had some discussion about the day the annual banquet should be held. It was found in past meeting notes, 2002 that the association voted to hold on Thursday.

January 20, 2005

• Entry forms for the 64^th annual tournament have been given to all league secretaries and extra copies left at each bowling house. There is also a copy on the CGWBA web site. (www.showme.net/CGWBA)
• Sheryl Henley printed and designed our entry forms for the tournament. Printing fees will go toward her and her husband’s ad for the tournament. Ads will be saved on Sheryl’s computer so we can add or delete as needed.
• We will again have goody cards at the tournament. The cards can be redeemed for a Baby Ruth candy bar. (Baby Ruth is a sponsor of bowling.) As a bowler receives their first card the will write name on back for a drawing for a free ticket to the annual banquet. Two tickets will be drawn, one for seniors and one for non-seniors.
• We, the board, will present the senior bowler of the year with a rose and letter. This year’s recipient will be Ann Yount. We will make this presentation in person.
• The secretary noted that we did not receive any nominations for the Hall of Fame.
• Melissa reported that we still have several bowlers’ towels left over from previous tournaments and ask if we can give them to the youth bowlers. Motion to do so was approved.
• Board positions up for election are: President, Sgt-At-Arms, and 4 Directors. Thelma reported that she will not run for her position of Sgt-At-Arms. Jackie also stated that she will not run again for a director position.
• We decided to have flower arrangements as door prizes again this year and get a corsage for the senior bowler of the year.

February 22, 2005

• Banquet finalization: menu, door prizes
• Tournament finalization: board work schedules, candy bars for goody cards
• Hall of fame inductees: no nominations were received so no inductee this year
• Senior bowler of year: Ann Yount
• Board positions up for re-election: To date no resumes have been received for Sgt-At-Arms, will take nominees from floor.