Memorial Hall Fee Exception.

Doris Baker of the duplicate bridge group which meets at Memorial Hall spoke to the Public Services Committee on Tuesday evening. She has a group of 12 to 18 people who meet weekly in Memorial Hall for bridge, playing approximately 40 to 46 times a year. This group has been paying $15 each time they use a room at Memorial Hall and are allowed to store some supplies there. If they aren’t able to play they cancel prior to their scheduled time and do not pay.

Effective February 1, 1999 the rental rate for meeting rooms went up to $25. Baker came before the Committee to explain the group’s financial situation and report that they can not afford the new fee and have no where else to play.

Committee Member Jackie Boyer said the plans for a renovated Memorial Hall include a common area to be used at no charge which she envisioned the bridge group using. Baker acknowledged that but asked what might be done in the meantime, saying if the group has to quit meeting until the renovation is complete it is likely the group would not reform.

City Administrator Tom Short reported that for reasons unknown to him two groups, the duplicate bridge group and Rebekah’s Lodge, in the past were not covered by the normal operating policies of Memorial Hall and had separate contracts for Memorial Hall use .

"Is there any way to give them relief?" asked Committee Member Larry Ross.

Short said the Committee could consider separate contracts for the two organizations or come up with a community rate.

"Can we grandfather these two organizations until we come up with something?" asked Boyer.

Boyer offered a motion which would recommend to Council that the duplicate bridge group and Rebekah’s Lodge be allowed to continue with their fee schedules established prior to February 1, 1999, until the status of the Memorial Hall renovation has been determined. The motion passed.

Short pointed out that the Committee could expect to hear from other groups who feel they can’t afford the new rates.

"That’s one of the reasons I wanted to see the price increase go into effect now," said Ross. "If it deteriorates the usage of Memorial Hall, it may not be worth renovating... If we continue to grow and people don’t mind paying the fees, then it’s worth renovating."

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Saw a group a boys jumpin' a chat pile on their bicycles the other day. Get a good run and up one side, seein' how far they dared to fly in mid air.

We used to go down to the spot where the highway crews kept various mounds of this and that for the roads. For those who have never tried this, there is a direct relationship to the amount of intestinal fortitude and how far you fly. There are various methods to control the ascent, speed bein' the most critical. There is an art to goin' fast up to the last split second and then brakin' just a little to lesson the jump. After a few jumps on one particular day, yours truly decided to go all out. I managed to stay upright on landin', but I also managed to sit squarely on the exposed rear tire upon impact. Those knobby tires made quite an impression on me.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin'.

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