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Minutes of May 11, 2011 Meeting
Bayham Municipal Office, Straffordville, Ontario
Present: Chair-Bev Hickey, Vice Chair- Chuck Buchanan, Secretary- Lynn Acre, Ray
Maddox, Brian Masschaele, Ron Bradfield, Jean Woon.
Regrets: Councillor Tom Southwick, Cheryl Peters, Mat Schafer, Anna Schafer
1. CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:02
2. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST: None
3. AGENDA: It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by L.Acre that the agenda be
approved with additions. Motion Carried.
4. MINUTES: It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by R.Maddox
that the minutes of the April 13, 2011 meeting be approved as written. Motion
Carried.
5. CORRESPONDENCE:
6. REPORTS:
A) Marine Museum Report: No report
B) Edison Museum Report: B. Hickey confirmed board direction to seek
written quotes for brick repairs.
C) New Edison Building Committee: A meeting is scheduled for Tuesday
May 31, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the Edison Museum.
7.MATTERS OUT OF THE MINUTES:
a) Barn Quilt Meeting: Each municipality has asked to submit 12-15 photos of
potential locations for barn quilt posters. Each should show the view from the road and
include the 911 number. C.Buchanan reported that very few photos have been
submitted for consideration so far.
b) May 27 Wallenstein School Tour: At 10:00 am C.Buchanan and student staff will
host a school tour at the Marine Museum and after lunch, J.Woon and student staff will
host them at the Edison Museum.
c) Doors Open Registration: L.Millard will submit our registration forms.
d) Flagpole painted: L.Millard reported that the flagpole cannot be lowered but
committee members will examine it to see if cutting the bolts at the bottom would
allow for it to be lowered.
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e) Summer Student Staffing: C.Peters and C.Buchanan interviewed 4 boys and 8
girls, all of whom were pretty good. Only 2 applicants had previous experience
with us, and one of them, Julianne Cerna, was rehired and will be initially rotating
between the two sites. She will work at the Lighthouse on May 14 during the Blues
Fest. At the Edison Museum Hannah Howey and Kala Ferris were hired. At the
Marine Museum Nathan Underhill and Janine Zylstra were hired. Our preferred
candidate for the "supervisory role" has accepted an alternate job, so L.Millard will
repost for this position. R.Maddox suggested that if one of our current students
demonstrates strong supervisory skills this year that we should offer them the
position of supervisor for 2012. Committee members agreed with this suggestion.
f) Shunpiker Tour: The beautiful weather on May 8 brought out record numbers of
visitors. There were approximately 700 names on the "sign-in" sheet at the Marine
Museum, however many chose not to sign in. It came to our attention that many of
the visitors had been to the Wind Interpretive Centre, which was not open. Next
time there is a Shunpiker Tour to our area, we should arrange to have it open as
well.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
a) NavyBlues Fest: B.Hickey & C.Buchanan will open Marine
Museum and student Julianne Cerna will open lighthouse at
11:00 am on May 14 during NavyBlues Fest until 6:00 pm. The
regular $2 admission fee will be charged.
b) 150th Anniversary of Vienna Anglican Church: All members
of Museums Bayham are invited to attend St.Luke's Anglican
Church's 150`h anniversary on May 29,2011 at 4:00 pm. Those
planning to attend are asked to rsvp to M.Schafer
mschafer@amtelecom.net.
amtelecom.net.
c) Oxford Rifles shoulder Flashes: Ian Raven, of the Elgin
Military Museum, has advised that our two "Oxford Rifles"
shoulder flashes need to be secured under glass, as they are very
valuable. The Chairman & Vice-Chairman agreed to plan a
remedy for this situation.
d) Sandwich Board Enhancement: R.Bradfield requested that our
current sandwich board sign, which reads "Museum Open"be
enhanced to read "Marine Museum Open".
e) Original Bathtub Racer: The original bathtub, which sailed
across Lake Erie is falling apart. As this is a valuable part of our
local history, B. Hickey will approach Ed Mathews to see if he
will rebuild/repair it for display purposes.
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New Business Continued:
f) Storage of Reference Books: The Marine Museum has several
fine reference books that are stored away and not available for
patrons to use. R.Bradfield requested that a designated bookcase
be provided for our reference books.
g) Cleaning of Museums: Members have noticed cobwebs and
dust at both sites and wondered if they had actually undergone
spring-cleaning yet. B.Hickey will check with the Municipality
to see if this has been done.
h) Damage to Storage Shed: Heavy winds have damaged shingles
on the roof of the storage shed beside the lighthouse. B.Hickey
will contact the municipality to request that PW staff make the
necessary repairs. It was noted that R.Bradfield recently replaced
both the front and back doors on the shed.
i) Photo Cell Repairs: The photocell switch that automatically
turns the lighthouse's lights on & off isn't working and the lights
have been burning continuously. It was moved by J.Woon and
seconded by R.Bradfield that C.Buchanan contact the original
electrician to return and make the repairs. Motion Carried.
j) Abandoned Cemetery Committee News: R.Maddox reported
that the "Abandoned Cemetery Committee" will be repairing
fencing and lifting some stones. They are also seeking training
on cleaning mould from tombstones.
k) EON Training Session: EON is planning a "Student Training
Session" for Sat. June 11 at the County building. Mike Baker and
others will provide instruction.
9. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday June 15, 2011 at 7:00 pm Municipal office.
10. ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by R.Bradfield that the
meeting be adjourned at 8:15 pm.
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