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Officer Reports:
VP Danny Middlestead: Waiting on call from GEM tomorrow

Treasurer Paul Stellpflug:

ASABE 1435.49
¼ Scale 6957.78
Alpha Ep 242.86

Get coats and dues paid up, we’re pretty close to paid up with the coats.

Secretary Curt Thoreson:
- Nothing

CSO Matt Wold:
- Nothing

E&A Nic Hodnefield:
- Nothing

CASAC Dan Coffman:
- Should have a meeting soon

Scribes
- Nothing

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- Scholarships are due next Monday
- ASABE scholarships are due March 17th

Mailbox:
- Volunteer network
- Peace Core info session on Feb 12th
- Mr. NDSU contest application
- Membership dues are due $10/semester

- Service projects

o Toothpick bridge contest that high schools participate in, could help out with that. Works with MSUM for help.
o February 12th science fair judging, on career fair day.

- Ryan Nagel – AG TECH EXPO, on Saturday with banquet to follow, setup tomorrow @ 4.
o 26 projects signed up
- Spring Career Fair is Tuesday Feb 12, 10-3 with a social the night before 5:30 – 7:30
o Austin Houkom will be in town that night, could speak after the social around 8:00
o Get freshmen and sophs in using pizza and pop for event.

Curt Thoreson moved to set up meeting on Feb 11 @ 8 for polaris to speak
Matt Wold 2nd
Discussion: Already done
Vote: AYE!
Motion Carries

Committee Reports:
Picture Board: Updated some, still needs a little work
Membership: Polaris event should help
- Talk with sophomores and juniors that are on the bubble
Website: Updated today, check it out
Community Service: Already discussed
- Habitat still lining up a date sometime, possibly a speaker
¼ Scale: Meeting afterwards
Jackets: Nothing
Spring Break Trip:
- Trip going around Winnipeg, includes ethanol plant (from wheat grain), 3 point hitch equipment plant, Westfield Augers, Midland Manufacturing, Buhler, Westeel, Macdon, McLeod Harvester, Royal Canadian Mints, Manitoba Electrical Museum, Valamar, Conveyall, Load King.
- Leave on Sunday before the start of spring break, be back Thursday night.
o Visit in Wahpeton/Enderlen and visit some sites down there. (Polansky, Wilrich
o Renting a minivan
o Matt Wold (Mold) also volunteered his car if the number was less than 4
o Started emailing companies for tour dates and lining that stuff up.
o Dr. Bon – contact the Manitoba Ag Eng Dept
? Danny contacted them, hasn’t heard back yet.
o Any questions or comments, email Danny

Ross Petersen: Could check out Cargill plant in Wahpeton, it runs 365 days a year, and ranks high in top manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Check it out on President’s Day, or another off school day.

Unfinished Business:
Justin – Sign up for E&A Day @ Mall, setup and teardown too.

Bring poster over to Lofsgard for display this weekend, Curt will bring it over before class tomorrow.

New Business
- Teacher of the Year Nominations, think about it, its due on March 30.

Announcements:
Next meeting is Feb 21
Pay Dues

Advisor Comments:
Nothing

Curt Thoreson moved to adjourn
Dan 2nd

Meetin g Adjourned
7:40 P.M.

Attendance:
Name: Major: Member:
Danny Middlestead ABEN Y
Mike Gross ABEN Y
Justin Balsdon ABEN Y
Nic Hodnefield ABEN Y
Matt Wold ABEN Y
Ross Peterson ABEN Y
Ryan Nagel ABEN Y
Dan Coffman ABEN Y
Paul Stellpflug ABEN Y
Curt Thoreson ABEN Y

Advisor Dr. Bon ABEN A