[Nebraska-Senior-Blind] October Monthly Meeting Secretary's Report, Pasted in and Attached

Mon Nov 9 21:19:07 UTC 2020

Linda,
I love your little addition. No one ever knows how to spell the island, or the Mackinac bridge. I’ve just thought Hamtramck Michigan did have a vowel between the M and the  C so thank you Barbara! Such awesome trivia! and speaking of trivia, when you are dictating on your iPhone and you say Hamtramck Michigan, it ends up being spelled properly. The same is true for Mackinac Island. I discovered this only this minute, as I am dictating this message from the car on our way home from Iowa. That’s pretty cool!

Christine Boone  Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 8, 2020, at 9:41 PM, Linda Mentink via Nebraska-Senior-Blind <nebraska-senior-blind at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hi all,

The subject says it. A little note: I didn't know how to spell MackInaw, so I looked it up on Google. Because I thought it was interesting, and because we have some trivia fans, I put in what they said. I'll take it out if you all want me to, since it really wasn't a part of our discussion.

Blessings, and talk to many of you tomorrow night,

Linda

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF NEBRASKA SENIOR DIVISION SECRETARY'S REPORT

Monday, October 12, 2020

The NFBN Senior Division met by telephone conference Monday, October 12, 2020. President Robert Newman called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM CDT. Members present were: President Robert Newman, Vice President Barbara Loos, Secretary Linda Mentink, Treasurer Cheryl Livingston, Board Member Nancy Oltman, Chris Boone, Gina Finnell, Geralyn Konruff, Brad Loos, Steve Senteney, and Jerry Whitlow. The only guest was Sharon Wolfe from Oklahoma.

Robert recited our NFB Pledge. Brad will recite it next month.

Robert mentioned that the New Mexico Senior Division will be joining us next month. He will talk to Veronica Smith about the time. He asked what we should do at our joint meeting. No one spoke up. We hope to meet using Zoom. This led to Robert explaining to Gina that the numbers will be different and Jerry telling us that she was having trouble registering for the state convention. Many explained how they did it, and encouraged her to contact Mike or Chris.

Robert then asked Steve if he planned to attend, explaining to him that he can call in on his phone and giving a quick rundown of the convention and Senior Division meeting agendas. We agreed that we will recommend to the membership that the officers keep their positions for another year because voting will be difficult this time. Barbara asked about paying our dues. We will pay by either sending a check to Cheryl made out to NFBN Senior Division or through PayPal to the NFB of Nebraska. Robert thinks that we can start using Zoom for our monthly meetings.

Back to convention, Robert will talk to Mike about the music for the fit breaks. After discussion about how to handle our doorprize donations, Barbara moved, Cheryl seconded, that we give two $25 Walgreens cards. The motion carried.

Linda read the September Secretary's Report. It will be made a part of the permanent record of the organization.

Cheryl read the September Treasurer's Report as follows:

Treasurers Report Senior Division

Monday, October 12, 2020

Beginning Balance $984.83

Expenses

PAC for October $15.00

Deposits

None

Ending Balance $969.83

Respectfully submitted,

Cheryl Livingston, Treasurer

It will be made a part of the permanent financial record of the organization.

BRAGS AND DRAGS. Robert told Geralyn that he hoped she has a brag to share with us about her back surgery. We sent prayers her way. She thanked us for our prayers and thoughts, and said she had only one section of her back done because that's all that the insurance would approve. She's still fighting for two more sections to be done. The insurance company decided that she needed to have more conservative therapies done before she could have more surgeries, so she has to do six weeks of physical therapy and another Cortisone shot. She can walk, but not very far. Brad mentioned that she might try Reiki for pain relief. She has heard of it and had it done in the past. Everything helps for a little bit, but it's actually the surgeries that she really needs.

Barbara asked Chris how she's doing after her back surgery. She said she's doing physical therapy, and it's getting better.

Cheryl had a landscaper come and tear out a bunch of weeds and stuff on the south side of her house and put in a very nice cover and colored river rock and planted some grasses along the side. She is getting her porch enclosed, making a three-season sun room out of it. They're building a platform with some wooden steps that go down to the sidewalk and the electrician is coming. She hopes to have a nice sun room addition to her house by next month.

Chris said that Doug and she went to MackInac Island (pronounced MackInaw, no matter how you spell it, says Google) in Michigan for their 35th wedding anniversary. Everyone gets around by horses. The tour guides each have their own team of horses and take care of them. The weather was spectacular. There is a vet on the island, but no other doctor; so the Vet is called to take care of people sometimes. They rented their own carriage, and Doug drove all around the island.

Linda mentioned that Don Martenson is feeling pretty well after his surgery on the 29th, and is back to work. Donny Wright finished his antibiotics and had his pick line removed. His heart valve surgery hasn't been scheduled yet.

Robert shared the history of the jack-o'-lantern, which comes from an Irish tale.

There was no further business, so we adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Linda Mentink, Secretary

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