Meeting Minutes
Torch Club of the Fox Valley
17 February 2022
Virtual
Notes taken by: Mary Flanagan
Attendees: Sue Bennett, Dave Debbink, Marcia Debbink, Mary Flanagan, Paul Freiberg, Walt Hedges, Jean Jepson, Barbara Kelly, Bill Kelly, Kris Stahl, Scott Valitchka
Guests: Sofia Wilson and Eric Winkel
BUSINESS MEETING
Paul called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
Eric Winkel, guest of Erik Hanson, introduced himself. He is a physician at ThedaCare with a wife and three children ages 7, 10, and 14. He is a Milwaukee native and moved to Appleton in 2015. He enjoys books, the YMCA, and spends a lot of time attending his children's activities including ballet and baseball. Guest and former member, Sofia Wilson, was able to join us again from her job in Las Vegas.
The January minutes were approved with no changes.
The treasurer's report from Barb was accepted.
Balance in account as of 1/15/2022 was $2,909.65.
Payments:
Paper Discovery Center (Al Button Memorial) - $75.00
IATC (dues for 2022) - $875.00
Receipts: Dues payment - $70
Balance as of 2/15/2022 is $2029.65.
One person still owes dues. One person paid twice and will be refunded.
Bill reported on the following upcoming papers:
March – Dave Debbink – Carbon Tax: The Simple Answer,
April – Tentative Jan Smith or Sofia Wilson
May – Walt Hedges – Secret Uses of Tools
Barb worked with the Appleton Public Library on a list of books our club will donate in Richard Schoenbohm’s memory. The books are on environmental and adoption topics. Both areas of special interest to Richard. Barb will check out and bring the books to a future meeting when they are acquired. The cost for the books is $79 and the club will donate the entire amount.
The club discussed meeting in person at Touchmark in March since the Covid numbers are looking better. Our guest, Eric Winkel, said that his physician group is meeting in person now but also allowing members to participate online. We will tentatively plan to have an in-person meeting in March and see how the pandemic is behaving closer to the 17th.
Barb pointed out that Reed Taylor's paper, Learning About Race: A Personal Journey, was featured on the cover of the Winter 2022 issue of the Torch magazine. Reed is Peter Thiel’s brother in law and a former member of our club.
The business meeting ended at 6:30 PM.
PRESENTATION
Bill lead a roundtable discussion of attendees answering the question: If you could have dinner with anyone (living or dead) who would it be?
After the discussion Scott gave a short presentation on the process his family uses to make maple syrup.
Meeting adjourned at 7:14 PM.