Novelty Senior Citizens met Thursday November 2, 2023 for the monthly luncheon.  Nurse Rhonda was here to check blood pressures, but couldn’t stay to eat with us as the home health agency is quite busy right now.  Kathryn gave the blessing for the food after the pledge was recited by all.  Attending the luncheon were Barbara, Kathryn, Marsha, Judith, Edra, and Diana. 

After cleanup, Diana opened the business meeting at 1:16 p.m.  Marsha read the minutes from last month.  Judith seconded her motion to approve them.  Motion carried.  Judith then gave the treasurer’s report (with the water bill not yet received).   Kathryn moved to second her motion to approve.  That motion also was approved as presented.

Business:

1.     The  thank you (window clings) we generally send out to those who purchased multiple wreaths have gone up in price (to $1.50 instead of $1.00).  After discussion, Barbara made motion  to simply send a thank you note, with no extra “gift”.    Edra seconded.  Motion passed.  Hopefully Marsha will have these ready the day of the ceremony so Lynn can get them in the mail (she did this last year for us, with us providing all the necessary materials—thank you letters, envelopes, address labels, stamps.)

2.    For the soup luncheon on November 11^th, Judith has the veggie tray supplies,  and cheese tray.  Marsha will bring sweet pickles, and supply tea.  Think that is about everything needed from last month and this month. 

3.    The center has received $XX in memorial gifts from the Browning family.  We do thank them for designating the center as one of the donation places to receive monetary gifts in memory of Amogene. 

4.    Diana had a couple questions:  A)  Do we have liability insurance in case someone falls, etc.   Judith will check into this as the insurance is paid in August of each year.  It is through Knox County Mutual (and our agent is no longer Nena Palmer).  B).  As the wreath boxes will be heavier this year (12 wreaths in each instead of 9, and weighing about 40 pounds) perhaps we should look into getting a dolly to help get those boxes off the truck and into the center.  Someone will check to see if we could perhaps borrow one (from Patrick, or perhaps CoOp) or just buy one.  Diana will check on prices as well. 

 

Yay!  We will have birthdays for the December carry-in.  Judith will make the cake.  Coffee makers for the month will be November 7—Judith; 14^th—Marsha;  21—Diana; 28^th—Judith.  Next carry in is December 7

                 OCTOBER, 2023 LUNCHEON

 

Novelty Senior Citizens’ met Thursday October 5 for the monthly luncheon.  A beautiful fall day.   As it is harvest time, a few were not able to be here, but Judith, Kathryn, Diana, Barbara, and Marsha  enjoyed eating together, visiting, as well as the business meeting.  Health nurse could not be here today, but will plan on being here next month. 

All joined in repeating the Pledge of Allegiance, then Kathryn gave the blessing.   No birthdays, so no picture!  😊

At 1:10 president of the organization, Diana, brought the business meeting to order.  Marsha read the minutes to last month, and asked them to be approved as presented.  Judith seconded.  Judith gave the treasurer’s report:  her motion to approve was seconded by Barbara.  Both these motions were approved.

Unfinished business:

1.     Wreaths:  most wreath buyers from past years have already purchased except for those from St. Joseph’s.  Larry Clark is again working on getting these for us.  He usually doesn’t do this until the month of October.   A text from him today said he thought it went well Sunday after church—had about 20 already just from one time.   Last year they had enough to cover all the veterans’ in the “new” St. Joseph’s cemetery and a few in the old one.

A note from national said the boxes the wreaths are shipped in will be heavier this year as they will put 12 wreaths in each instead of 9.  Boxes should weigh about 40 pounds, so we’ll need more men to help unload!                                                                                                                                            a related note: we will need to place the surveyor’s flags at the grave sites in Novelty and possibly Locust Hill on a day which is fairly warm, probably in November.  Judith takes care of this.  Kathryn may help do Locust Hill prior to leaving for the winter.

New business:

1.    Judith made motion to have our deer hunters’ annual soup luncheon on November 11.  (Same day as the Locust Hill Lord’s Acre Sale).   Motion passed.  We will serve 11:00-1:00 p.m. on that day.  We will have chili, potato soup, and taco soup, along with several kinds of homemade pies.  We will get others to help bring cheese tray and veggie tray.

2.    Next luncheon/meeting will be November 2.   No birthdays for month of November, so no one will make a special cake.  Coffee makers for the month are October 10—Kathryn; 17—Marsha; 24—Judith; 31—Diana.  

Meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

Novelty Senior Citizens' met for the September luncheon meeting on Thursday, Sept 7 at the Senior Center in the heart of Novelty.  Health nurse Rhonda was there to take blood pressures and Health administrator Lori Moots--Clair came with her.  They did not, however, stay to eat with us.  Kathryn, Barbara, Diana, and Judith enjoyed a delicious meal after reciting the pledge of allegiance and Kathryn giving the prayer.

Diana called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m.  Diana read the minutes as Marsha was absent.  Diana moved to accpt the minutes, Judith second.  Judith gave the treasurer's report and moved to accpt that report.  Barbara second.  Both reports were accepted as presented.

No old or new business.  Marsha had left a report on the number of wreaths we have so far, and additional ones will be added after this weekend's CornFest.  Marsha and Judith will man the booth most of the day with others coming as time permits.

Coffee makers for September are 12--Marsha; 19--Kathryn; 26--Judith; Oct 3--Diana.  Next meeting is October 5 and no birthdays are on the calendar for that month.  

Motion to adjourn at 1:50 p.m

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Notes from the CornFest.

Judith gets to the courtyard about 8:00 a.m. on Saturday so she can get the table, etc. set up.  (The tent was put up Friday evening and is donated for our use by Larry & Cleva Clark.  Marsha gets there prior to the parade at some point.  Diana spent most of the morning at the booth Saturday (in addition to Judith and Marsha).  We were in about the same spot as we have been each year--in the middle of the courtyard.  Marsha and Judith were there the rest of the time, with Kathryn coming during the noon hour.  We enjoyed visiting with many people as they walked past, but we had only six wreaths purchased during the day.