December 2020 What an outstanding way to close out what may be the worst year in our lives! We held two flea market weekends in November to great reviews and outstanding attendance. It seems we have drilled into a real need/desire in the community for weekend flea markets since the Wagon Wheel and Mustang markets closed earlier this year. Over the two weekends, we hosted almost 100 vendors, almost 3,000 shoppers, the band that played at the Wagon Wheel for over a decade and a fine food truck! We had Fox 13 out at the first weekend and Bay news 9 for the second. We are learning as we go, but this one looks like a real winner all around. We have two weekends scheduled for December – 5 & 6 and 19 & 20. Would you consider helping us spread the word

to your families and friends in the area. We are open from 8a til 2p. We expect to have at least 60 vendors for both weekends, SoundWavz band and food trucks. Parking and admission are free. Vendors can access a vendor application at https://minnregeventhall.com/flea-market-vendor/ We give away door prizes every hour and a good time is promised to all.

New Officers The membership voted for 2021 leaders at the November meeting on the 18th. President – Thom Dupper (thom@textusllc.com) Executive VP – Al Shields (al@alshieldsrealtor.com) VP Finance – Mark Wolf (mwolf1@msn.com) VP Member Activities – Shannon Gruber (toastedassociates727@gmail.com) VP Community Services – Lee Foley (efoley012@verizon.net) VP Building & Maintenance – Dan Bordeaux (Manager@minnreg.com) Secretary – Mary Reffelt (creativemstock2@gmail.com) These officers are responsible for the day to day operation of the Minnregs. They are meeting this month to determine their calendar of events and budgets for the upcoming year. If you have any input for any new officer, please pass it along to them ASAP.

New Board These board members will meet in December to determine the strategic direction for the organization in the coming year. They will also review and approve the operating budgets for 2021.

Joe Abrahamson (joeabe.aarl@gmail.com) Bob Anderson (RANDER12@verizon.net) John Bowers (j.bowers8@knology.net) Jim Hansen (wd0dia@tampabay.rr.com) Betty Held (bheld@tampabay.rr.com)

Brian Heyboer (bheyboer@tampabay.rr.com) Everette Jones (ejones_45@hotmail.com) Ron Rasmussen (r.rasmussen@ieee.org) John Voissem (Jvoissem64@gmail.com) Mark Wolf (mwolf1@msn.com)

Minnreg Christmas Party Please mark your calendars for our Christmas party at noon on December 16 at the Minnreg Hall. This is going to be a great way to celebrate the season and say goodbye to a horrible year! You are encouraged to deck yourself out in your holiday best to spread the good cheer of the season. We are featuring a great meal (yes, Virginia, there is a free lunch!) Tune up your singing voices for a Christmas singalong (may include something about a Hippoppotamus.) Bring out your favorite holiday sweets to share if you can. Best of all, put on your dancing shoes so you can celebrate to the tunes of SoundWavz. Lots of prizes and other surprises (maybe Santa?) Please let us know if you are able to join us in person so we have an idea of the number of meals to order. RSVP to Mary Reffelt (creativemstock2@gmail.com) by Wednesday, December 9.

When we launched this idea, we had some feedback that it was not really a “flea” market. That, apparently, indicates yard sale type merchandise. That’s not what we are about with this market. We want to be able to give local vendors the opportunity to sell their goods and services directly to customers. So we are re-branding the flea market to local market with an explanation of what it’s all about. You can find a flyer for the local market in this edition of the newsletter. Please feel free to print it out and share it with your local family and friends. We need vendors and shoppers, so please help us market to both.

We are trying this concept on Wednesdays (Dec 9 and 23) to see if there is an appetite for fresh produce and other foodie items on Wednesday mornings. We have included a fresh market flyer in this edition of the newsletter so you can share it with your family and friends. We need vendors and shoppers, so please help us market to both. These events are extremely important to the future of our presence in the hall. Let’s pull together to make each a roaring success heading into 2021.

Leadership Installation Banquet Save the date! Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at noon. We will have details at the December meeting.

12-01 Mary Larkins 12-01 Brenda Ochs 12-01 Jeffrey (Jeff) Ring 12-01 Janice Vassalo 12-02 Mary Farrell 12-02 John Francis 12-02 Robert Kelley 12-02 Sandra (Sandy) Lloyd 12-02 Clara Pesnell 12-02 Sandra (Sandi) Smith 12-03 Judy Griebler 12-03 Robert (Bob) Kay 12-04 Sherry Brunk 12-04 Charlotte Bush 12-04 Harley Reed 12-04 Ronald Rich 12-05 Ann Barrett 12-05 William (Bill) Mullen 12-05 Arthur (Art) Stewart 12-05 William Zeigler 12-06 Joanne Bates 12-06 Elaine Bicking 12-06 Helen Charette 12-06 Marilyn Humphries 12-06 Harry Jennings 12-06 George Suther 12-07 Charles Bissonette 12-07 Joyce Broker 12-07 Patricia Logan 12-07 Terry Mulkey 12-07 Alma Reitmeyer 12-07 Diane Shank 12-08 Robert Caldwell 12-08 Gertrude Hagen 12-08 Barbara Hall 12-08 Margaret Jasper

12-08 David Richardson 12-08 Rex Schrimshaw 12-08 Barbara Seidel 12-08 Steven Taylor 12-08 Benita Watson 12-08 Mark Wolf 12-09 Peggy Campalong 12-09 Curt Norman 12-09 Wilford (Will) Perry 12-09 Marilyn (Lynn) Winger 12-10 William (Bill) Adkins 12-10 Ranier Blomberg 12-10 Roxanna Fall 12-10 Carol Janney 12-10 Gordon Kafer 12-10 Gloria Leach 12-10 Mary McMurtrey 12-10 Brenda Riser 12-10 Richard (Rick) Weaver 12-11 David (Dave) Anderson 12-12 Florence Barbieri 12-12 John Emery 12-12 Merilyn Hall 12-12 Bernadette Henrikson 12-12 David Hewitt 12-12 Joyce Pairsh 12-13 Gail Olsen 12-13 Eugene Sanders 12-14 Charles Adams 12-14 Bonnie Baker 12-15 Mae Bissonette 12-15 Nanilii (Nani) Freeman 12-15 Pat Seifried 12-15 Marilee Williams 12-16 Helen Hersh 12-16 Gene Lilly

12-16 Arthur Martin 12-16 Allan Mason 12-16 Douglas Pfromer 12-16 William Slone 12-17 Helen Flanagan 12-17 Patricia Millen 12-17 Veronica Murph 12-17 Jeanne Wagner 12-17 Rebecca Webb 12-17 David Wilson 12-18 Barbara (Barb) Tiry 12-18 Donna Zuben 12-19 Paul Barco 12-19 Carolyne Felton 12-19 Mary Kelso 12-19 Betty Martin 12-19 Linda Poe 12-19 Jim Shima 12-20 Joann Fuller 12-20 William Knight 12-20 Pamela Laskey 12-20 John Snyder 12-21 Mary Sikorra 12-22 Darlene Bourdeau 12-22 Tom Carr 12-22 William Fulton 12-22 Shirley Woodall 12-23 Alan (Al) Adams 12-23 Joan (Joni) Blomberg 12-23 Alice Hall 12-23 Steve Jones 12-23 Barbara Peterson 12-23 Ruby (Peggy) Russell 12-24 Donald Bates 12-24 Nancy Dalton 12-24 Glenn Ferrall

12-24 Holly Wagner 12-25 John Blackburn 12-25 Charles Courtot 12-25 Thomas Milavec 12-26 James Douglas 12-26 Marlene Ewankowich 12-26 Marilynn Klapka 12-26 Patricia Moschetto 12-27 Jerry Beitz 12-27 Walter Coddington 12-27 James Miletich 12-27 Connie Peterson 12-27 Anita Sewell 12-28 Carolyn Bates 12-28 Veronica Hadden 12-28 Owen Jensen 12-28 Shellie Smith-Martin 12-29 Carl McCormick 12-29 Joan Ten Eyck 12-30 Karen Denney 12-30 Nancy Kau 12-30 John Schoepp 12-30 Richard Tolliver 12-31 Everett Barnett 12-31 David Beazley 12-31 Sonja Willis

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