Announcements:
No guests today.
Today we held our election for the new board members for 2025. Welcome to our newest board members: for the executive board: President: Bob Goss; Vice President: Greg Jones, and Treasurer: Steve Dufaud. Karole Campbell will serve as our chairman of the board. Our new board members for January to December 2025 are Neil Arthur, Jay Dahlberg, Steve Lebel, Heather Smith, and Ray Whitcomb. New board members are encouraged to set a monthly recurring appointment for our board meeting that is the 3rd Tuesday following our regular meeting.
We are very grateful to our outgoing board members that have served this last year: Gentry Copelin, Jessica Duru, Tom Perkins, and Ty Taylor who served 2 consecutive years!
Thank you to our continuing board members: Blair Burns, Shelly Shepard, and Tom Stewart whose term ends at the end of June 2025.
I will be sending out the 2025 craft talk sign-up genius this week. Please consider when you would like to present to the group.
Let’s grow in 2025! Be thinking about who you know who is best in their class that you could invite as a guest. As always, be conscious of the current categories and avoid inviting someone who would overlap someone already in the group. If you have a question, please ask!!
Many of our longstanding members knew Mike Deulen. We are very sad to announce his passing on Sunday, Dec. 8. If anyone is so inclined to make a donation, please direct them to the Ecumenical Church of Pueblo West at ecopw.org with a designation of Mike Deulen Memorial. Rest in peace friend.
Leads:
| To | From |
| Autry | L. Martin, Waldron |
| Arthur | Blair, Whitcomb |
| Bennett | L. Martin, K. Heun |
| Blair | Compton |
| Bucher | Geving |
| Cimino | Bennett |
| Compton | Jones, Blair, Fox |
| G. Copelin | Arthur |
| Dahlberg | Jones, Cimino, Burns |
| Davis | G. Copelin |
| Dufaud | Blair, Fleming |
| Duru | Dufaud |
| Fleming | Senger, J. Martin |
| Fox | Dufaud, Ruffennach, Senger, K. Heun |
| Geving | Duru, Senger, Ward, Siverson, Burns |
| Hammond | Williams, Perkins |
| K. Heun | Dufaud, Compton |
| T. Heun | Harris, Fleming |
| Jones | Senger, Compton |
| Lebel | J. Martin |
| Leimkuhl | Senger, Harris |
| Merrion | Taylor |
| Palis | Jones |
| Perkins | Blair, M. Copelin, Perkins |
| Railey | Dufaud, Cimino, T. Heun |
| Reinmuth | Arthur |
| Ruffennach | Arthur, Stewart |
| Siverson | Fox |
| Stewart | Jones, Williams |
| Tanner | Jones, Arthur, J. Martin, Fox |
| Tidswell | Bennett |
| Waldron | Senger |
| Whitcomb | Taylor, J. Martin |
| Williams | Lebel |
| Winney | M. Copelin |
Generals:
| From | |
| Bennett | FH Beerhouse & Neat are closing on 12/21/24. |
| Brickell | New Restaurant: Sweet Peak Boba Ice Cream at 5920 Carrick Lane, opening soon. |
| Burns | Two Take 5’s will open in Colorado Springs. |
| Cook | wishing U Well at 885 Elkton is moving to 11675 Ridgeline Drive. Stivers Backyard & Leisure at 750 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 130 is closing. |
| Geving | RowCal Property Management Colorado moved to our entire 3rd floor of our building. |
| Harris | Goat Patch Brewing acquired Pikes Peak Brewery. |
| Perkins | There is a new used car lot on the corner of Pikes Peak and Union. |
Thank You
| From | To |
| Arthur | Geving |
| Blair | Hammond, Reinmuth |
| Burns | J. Martin |
| Cimino | Bennett |
| Dahlberg | Jones, Stewart, Burns, Compton, Cimino, Waldron |
| Dufaud | Blair, Corbell, Fleming |
| Duru | Dufaud |
| Fox | Siverson, Autry |
| Geving | Duru, Leimkuhl, Ward, Jones, Tidswell, Siverson, Burns, Winney |
| Hammond | Perkins, Williams, Blair, Dufaud |
| Harris | Leimkuhl |
| K. Heun | Dufaud |
| T. Heun | Leimkuhl, Fleming |
| Jones | Senger |
| Leimkuhl | Harris, Merrion |
| J. Martin | Tanner, Burns |
| Perkins | Amerine, Burns, M. Copelin |
| Senger | G. Copelin |
| Shepard | Waldron |
| Siverson | Campbell, Fox, Waldron |
| Stewart | Taylor, Tanner |
| Tidswell | Perkins, Bennett |
| Waldron | Senger |
| Whitcomb | Taylor, J. Martin |
| Williams | Lebel, Waldron |
Absent:
| Autry | Bradley | Bucher | Campbell |
| Danburg | Davis | L. Martin | Merrion |
| Osinski | Palis | Railey | Shull (LOA) |
| Smith | Tanner | Winney |