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EDUCATION/FAIR COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, November 1, 2010
9:00 a.m.
UWEX Conference Room
Lancaster, WI
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Steve Adrian. Present, in addition to Chairman
Adrian were Bob Keeney, Vince Loeffelholz, Lester Jantzen, Pat Schroeder, John Patcle, Ted
Bay, Joe Lolwing, Cathy McPhail, Dave Timmerman, Bob Middendorf, Mark Hoffman and
Angie Day. Grant Loy joined the meeting at 1:15 along with Scott Chyko, Todd Wolf, Jim
Kohlenberg, Brian Norby, Kelly Ambrosy, Al McGuire, Julie Yahnke, Jody Infield and Steve
Pellock.
Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by John Patcle, the meeting was in compliance with the open
meeting law. Motion carried.
Motion by Vince Loeffelholz, seconded by Bob Keeney, to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Motion by Bob Keeney, seconded by Pat Schroeder, to approve the minutes of the meetings held
October 18, 2010. Motion carried.
Cathy McPhail shared information on counties with 4-H llama projects. Mark Hoffman was
present to share information and express his support of the project.
Motion Pat Schroeder, seconded by Vince Loeffelholz to have a llama project at the 2011 Grant
County Fair pending enough interest, further investigation and input from local vets. Motion
carried.
Joe Lolwing gave the grounds and maintenance report. The remaining programmable
thermostats have been installed in the Youth & Ag Center and programmed. Paper work for
incentives need to be completed and sent in to Focus on Energy. Joe has been advised to
experiment with temperatures and monitor length of time to reach goal temperature and compare
heating costs. Joe reported he is still working on lighting information for auditorium. Pat advised
Joe to install a new fixture and retro fit one to in order to compare time.
Fair and Fairgrounds business was discussed.
Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Pat Schroeder to accept the contract with Tri-State Truck
and Tractor for the 2011 Grant County Fair on Friday, August 19, 2011 with a start time of 6:30
p.m. for a cost of $7,300.00. Motion carried.
Motion by Bob Keeney, seconded by Pat Schroeder to apply $11,717 received from insurance
for hail damage on fairgrounds buildings toward payment on the Youth & Agriculture Center
roof. Motion carried.
Motion by Bob Keeney, seconded by Pat Schroeder to invite Classy Chassis back to the 2011
Grant County Fair. Motion carried.
Angie Day from the Chamber of Commerce was present to give an update on planning for the
Big Wheels event the weekend of July 8 & 9, 2011.
Recess at 11:30 a.m.
Reconvene at 1:15 p.m. for the bid opening for the new exhibit hall.
Motion by Pat Schroeder to accept bid from Wolf Construction, LLC for a pre-engineered steel
frame building with alternate #2 and alternate #5. Motion failed due to lack of a second.
Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by Vince Loeffelholz, to accept the bid from Wolf
Construction, LLC for a pre-engineered steel frame building option with alternate #2 and
alternate #5 for a cost of $356,558 pending Delta 3 review of options and bids. Roll call vote. Pat
Schroeder-yes, Vince Loeffelholz-yes, John Patcle-yes, Grant Loy-yes, Lester Jantzen-yes, Bob
Keeney-yes, Steve Adrian-no. Motion carried.
Joe will remove power poles for construction of the exhibit hall.
Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Grant Loy, to adjourn until November 15, 2010. Motion
carried.
Adjourn at 2:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vince Loeffelholz
Secretary
Lori Vesperman
Recording Secretary