And remember, the green & gray carts are for recycling ONLY. Modern will not empty them if there is garbage put in them.

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Attendees: Julie Maedl, Ann Fisher-Bale, Janet Lyndaker, Vonda Westcott

The meeting was called to order at 8:17 AM by Julie Maedl

Treasurer’s Report $4,428. Julie contacted Mahar’s regarding the bill for the port-a-potty we rented for the Wine Event. Mrs. Mahar passed away and she did all the billing so they are trying to go through the paperwork. They will send us a bill.

Old Business
Tree Lighting: Approximately 90 people attended the tree lighting outside in Village Commons and about 75-80 went in the Methodist Church for hot cocoa and cookies afterward. The Middleport Community Choir led everyone in Christmas carols. A good time was had by all!

Annual Dinner Meeting: This is to be held on Wednesday, January 20th at Mr. Bond’s Diner. Hors d’oeuvres and wine (provided by Julie and Greg) at 5:30 PM and dinner will be served at 6:00 PM. Ann F-B will prepare the flyer and send to Julie to email to all members. Menu includes Chicken Parmesan, Garlic Rosemary Pork, Meatballs, Penne with sauce, Glazed Carrots, Chef Salad and Ice Cream Bar for dessert. Cost is $10 for members and $20 for guests.

New Business
We have a good sum in our treasury and Julie suggested that we all try to come up with ideas of how we can use our money for the good of the organization. Please start thinking of suggestions to put our money to good use and bring them to the Annual Dinner meeting on January 20th.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 AM.

The next meeting is our Annual Dinner meeting on January 20th at 5:30 at Mr. Bond’s Diner.

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Attendees:  Greg Zakrzewski, Julie Maedl, Ann Fisher-Bale, Janet Lyndaker, Ann Busch, Sarah Reed, Keith Bond, Vonda Westcott

The meeting was called to order at 8:10 AM by Greg Zakrzewski.

Treasurer’s Report $4,594.58 (minus $135 check to be written to Mahar)

Old Business:

• Goat Chip Bingo – July 4^th. A profit of approximately $285 was realized.  Discussed benefits of combing with Music In The Park event next year.
• Music In The Park – July 19^th. We made$718.61. Last year our profit was only $95. Julie reported we did not receive a bill for the port-a-potty so she will call Mahar to check with them.

New Business:

• Tree Decoration – trees will be up by November 30^th and must be decorated by December 4^th in time for Tree Lighting ceremony on December 5^th.  Ann and Vonda will decorate the RHBPA tree.    All in attendance said they will bring 2 dozen cookies.  Please bring to Methodist Church by 5:45 PM.
• Holiday Meeting  – Annual Dinner Meeting will be held at Mr. Bond’s Diner on Wednesday, January 20^th. Committee: Ann Fisher-Bale, Jan Lyndaker, and Ann Busch.  Greg said he will get wine (3 red, 3 white, and 3 blush).  He will also bring cheese & crackers and Julie has an appetizer she can bring.  A speaker is needed.  Vonda suggested inviting the librarian to give us an overview of what she has done in the library, new programs available, etc.  Greg will contact her.
• Faces & Places – Ann F-B  said the holiday edition would  be coming out on December 11^th. There is also a web banner on the website.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:48 AM.

Next meeting will be Wednesday, December 9^th at Darrell’s.

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Attendees: Greg Zakrzewski, Julie Maedl, Ann Fisher-Bale, David Huntington, Janet Lyndaker, Ann Busch, Anne Holahan, Vonda Westcott

The meeting was called to order at 8:14 AM by Greg Zakrzewski.

No Treasurer’s Report available

Old Business:
Goat Chip Bingo – July 4th

A profit of approximately $200 was realized. Discussion on whether to include this in the Music In The Park event next year. It was decided to make it a part of Music In The Park.

Music In The Park – July 19th

We have 5 wineries, plus Barker Brewery, Della’s Chocolates and Yancy’s Fancy Cheese. Barker Brewery said they cannot sell growlers so will just do tasting. We purchased 12 dozen new glasses. Julie will be cooking hot dogs and Greg will supply the charcoal grill. We will cone off the area for Schwabs. Tents will be set up the night before. Dave H will bring a pop up tent for the ticket table and Julie will bring the RHBPA banner. Vonda will take care of unlocking the Scout House so bathrooms can be accessed. Julie will send email to ask anyone who can help set up to be there about 1:00 PM. Patt has a picture and will send in an article for the newspaper. 68 postcards were sent out by mail and has 19 paid for so far.

Travelling Troubadours – Ice Cream Social – July 11th Margaret Droman Park – Keith Bond Catering will serve ice cream and provide toppings in the Pavilion. Joe Fagan donated $50 in free ice cream from Perry’s. The village paid for 2 ads in the newspaper.

Ann Holahan thanked the RHBPA for our help as the pass through agent on the Niagara County Business Enhancement grant.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 AM.

Next meeting – Wednesday, October 14th at Darrell’s

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Tina Zunner’s Bio from the Thomas Muffin Website:

Tina Zunner is the head chef and general manager of the Buffalo cafe, Sweet_ness 7. She has been the kitchen chef for over two years. She is self-taught and has the ability of the most highly trained professional chef. At a mere five feet tall, Tina is a legend around this family-owned cafe. She pumps out scratch-made breads and pastries, while calmly filling customer food orders during hectic times in the kitchen, daily. The staff loves her and the customers think the world of her. Tina keeps a massive focus on the matter-at-hand while guiding others to fulfill their responsibilities. Tina is always kind and happy. Her big focus on customer service with real smiles and quality product make her a big reason for this award-winning cafe to thrive. Tina’s dedication and knowledge of all things Buffalo and Sweet_ness 7 bring customers back again and again. Tina makes creative, delicious specials in the way of soups, pastries and breakfast sandwiches daily. Sourcing as much of the supplies and ingredients from local, natural producers is mandatory in this shop, and she takes that very seriously. Tina makes sure that the restaurant reuses, recycles, uses recycled materials, and serves only fresh and natural food and drinks. It takes a team to accomplish this huge task, but it takes a great leader to get the job done.

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What is a dry dock?
A dry dock  is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other water craft, and this one was in Middleport at the turn of the century.

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Attendees: Donna McCloy, Ann Busch, Janet Lyndaker, Julie Maedl, Sarah Reed, Keith Bond, Ann Fisher-Bale, Vonda Westcott, Greg Zakrzewski

The meeting was called to order a t 8:12 AM by Greg Zakrewski.

Treasurer’s Report – $3,022.82

Old Business

• Goat Chip Bingo – July 4th – Everything is all set for this. Greg would like another volunteer to hawk tickets on at the Royalton Festivities. Julie will send email to ask for volunteers. She also brought presale tickets. We need to sell 25 to cover the door prize money. If this doesn’t make money this year, we should consider doing it at the Wine event.

• Music In The Park – July 19th
  Ann reported that the village will submit an ad for this. She has submitted the license and will follow-up on the status. Ann reported that she spoke with Wine About Winter committee to see where they purchased their glasses. There was a one-time set up fee of $20 and the screen is $40. If we get 12 dozen at $2.49 per glass the total would be $358.56 plus the $60 set up and screen fee. That would give us a total of 300 glasses. Patt and Julie are reviewing the postcard mailing list for duplicates. Everyone should ask friends and relatives if they need tickets to get presale numbers up. Call or email Julie with the number of tickets you need and she will bring tickets to the July 8th meeting or get them to you if you can’t attend. She also has posters to distribute so let her know if you can distribute some. Wendy is getting the gift certificate for the door prize.
• Travelling Troubadours – Ice Cream Social – July 11th
  The musical group Travelling Troubadours will be stopping here to entertain. They will park in front of Margaret Droman Park. Two local musicians will open. Patt’s son is getting the ice cream from Perry’s (employees get $50 in free ice cream). We will get two big tubs and some ice cream sandwiches. The Bond family will be in charge of getting dishes, spoons, napkins and toppings and serving the ice cream. Rebecca Schweigert has posters and will distribute to local businesses. The village is also running an ad in the paper. Julie will send an email to all members about this event.

Scholarship Winner
Faye Conley was selected. Brian Yaiser will present her award at Graduation.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 AM.

Next meeting – Wednesday, July 8th at Darrell’s

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

• Attendees: Greg Zakrezewski, Donna McCloy, Ann Busch, Janet Lyndaker, Julie Maedl, Sarah Reed, Keith Bond, Ann Fisher-Bale, Vonda Westcott
• The meeting was called to order at 8:15 AM by President Greg Zakrezewski
• Treasurer’s Report – $3,162.82 ($500 reserved for scholarship fund)

Old Business

Scholarship
Greg reported there are a couple of students interested this year. He asked for three volunteers to review and select the award winner. Please let Greg know if you are interested. He will talk to Brian Yaiser about presenting the award since they sponsor another award and will be at the Awards Banquet.

July 4th Goat Chip Bingo
• Greg spoke with the Chairman of the July 4th Festivities to be sure we have a prime spot for Goat Chip Bingo. Julie will talk with Patt to have tickets run off for presale. She will pass out at the next meeting and mail the remaining tickets to members to sell to help increase sales. We will need two volunteers to sell tickets at the event (approximately 2-3 hours). Please think about volunteering to help with this project.

Wine Event

Confirmed wineries: Leonard Oakes, Schulze Winery, Freedom Run Winery and Viscarra Vineyards. Ann will contact 810 MEADWORKS to see if they are interested in participating (mead – an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains or hops)

Beer – Barker Brewery indicated they could do beer tasting but may not sell their beer. Ann will confirm with them.

License – Ann B. has the application form for the license. She said that technically two farm markets are required. Julie said for our first Wine Event, we had Becker Farms and Schwab Markets but then Becker Farms dropped out the following year. The state has allowed us to have only Schwab Markets since then. It was suggested to ask Viscarra/Becker Farms if they could bring some jams & jellies, fudge, etc. so we could be represented by two farm markets. Ann will confirm if Barker Chocolate Box will participate. If not, Vonda suggested contacting Della’s Chocolates (they sell their chocolates at Schwab Market). Ann F-B said they also sell at Leonard Oakes. Sarah Reed suggested Fowler Chocolates as another possibility.

Tents – We need a 40’ x 20’ and a 30’ x 20’ tent. Our previous tent supplier retired and sold his business. Julies said Big L tent rental is in Batavia. Keith gave Julie the name of a tent rental business in Lyndonville. Julie will contact both for quotes. She will also check on a portable

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Downey took over the broom factory and put up a fluid spray called “Downyside”. In one of his 1904 ads he states his insecticide did not smell like rotten eggs as his competitor’s stuff did.

He outgrew this building and then went up and built a small two story plant north of the NYC tracks and west of the Resseguie Mill on Kelly Avenue.

The above is from an essay by Elmer Vary on Wildcat Creek, which he felt was as responsible for the growth of Middleport as the canal. ~ Christa Lutz

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The meeting was called to order a t 8:12 AM by Julie Maedl.

Treasurer’s Report – $3,253.82 ($500 reserved for scholarship fund)

Old Business

Scholarship – Roy-Hart Guidance Office has all the information for the RHBPA Scholarship. There are some students interested this year. Colleen called Julie for updates on our changes.

July 4th Goat Chip Bingo – Greg is making sure we get a better spot this year. Patt has ticket info to run off and Julie will mail tickets to everyone this year.

Wine Event –

• Leonard Oakes and Schulze Wineries have said yes to attending. Viscarra Vineyards indicated they want to participate but we need to confirm with them. This would be for their beer. Chateau Niagara is another winery that may participate.
• Patt’s daughter works at Freedom Run and is another possibility. It was decided that 5 wineries is a good number for this event.
• Tents – Julie checking on tent rental places in Lyndonville and Batavia. She will also check on a portable potty.
• Food – Keith Bond will provide food. Schwab’s will participate. Ann checked online for the permit form.
• Door Prize – discussion on what we should do for a door prize. Will discuss at future meeting.

New Business

Bus for RH Students for Arbor Day – Roy-Hart needs to find a way to fund a bus for the Arbor Day Tree Planting as the PTA can no longer fund this. Julie Maedl made a motion to give $100 to the school, Vonda Westcott seconded the motion. The MATBC will donate the other $100.

Travelling Troubadours – This group will be travelling the Erie Canal and Middleport is their first stop. They travel in a double-decker houseboat. They will stop at Margaret Droman Park and entertain from the boat. Julie suggested we have an ice cream bar set up while they are here. Keith said he could provide. We could invite other community groups to participate as well. Julie will talk with Becky Hinkson about setting this up.

Winterfest 2015 – There were 9 RHBPA members who participated in Winterfest 2015. It was very low key this year. The Lion’s Club is not sure if they will do this next year. It may become an every other year event.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:55 AM.

Next meeting: May 13 at 8 AM at Darrell’s Place

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