The Sentinel Newsletter of the Nevada Civil War Volunteers

April 4, 2007

General Meeting

Having reached a quorum, Commander Fred Grune called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM.

Minutes of last meeting:  A motion was made by Tom Lynch, seconded by Paulette Grune to accept meeting minutes noting the discussion of hiring of "Gus" Gustafson as Dance Master for the Spring Cotillion in the March edition. Motion carried unanimously, noting the omission.

STAFF OFFICER Reports:

Commander:  Fred Grune announced that Joanne Miller had volunteered to take the vacant Adjutant General position.  A motion was made by Paulette Grune, seconded by Kathy Lynch to make the appointment permanent; a vote was taken, and carried unanimously.  Fred Grune also gave a brief discussion of Thank You cards to be sent to non-members that attended, noting that we did not have correct addresses for several of them.  [If you were a non-member in attendance at the Cotillion, please e-mail us your contact info. Editor.]   Fred Grune reported that the TMCC Living History was a success, we had five independent stations set up, all well received, and the students were well versed in the Civil War history; appropriate letters will be sent ASAP.

INSPECTOR GENERAL:  Tom Hudson noted that everything was in place for Ft. Churchill, but needed the check for permits. Tom Hudson reminded appropriate staff that sales receipts from the auction needed to be forwarded to the appropriate people.  Tom Hudson also indicated that an Amended filing for the club is necessary for the new Adjutant General. [Additional comments to appear in the in the mailed copies of The Sentinel.  Editor]

ADJUTANT GENERAL:  Joann Miller had nothing to report as she just took office.

Civilian Chief of Staff:   Paulette Grune read Louise McConnell's Thank You letter for the flowers. Paulette Grune reported the profit from the Spring Cotillion and asked that payment to "Gus" Gustafson be made.

Confederate Chief of staff:  [Bud Miller's report to appear in the mailed copies of The Sentinel. Editor.]

Union Chief of staff:  Tom Lynch reported that he has made several unsuccessful attempts to contact the party from Minden, he will continue. [Other items will be in the mailed copies of The Sentinel.  Editor]

Safety Marshal:  Carley McConnell: had nothing to report.

Chaplain:  Bill McConnell: Nothing to report.

Unfinished Business:

Payment to Gus for Spring Cotillion addressed.

See Commander's comments regarding TMCC Presentation above.

New Business:

Confederate Veteran Memorial Service: 10:00 AM, April 30, 2007 at the Fallon Cemetery.  Louise McConnell will be the Chairperson.  Tom Lynch will do the Presentation of Colors, and Roll Call of interred Union Soldiers; Carley McConnell the Salute to the Confederate Flag, and present The History of Taps; Bud Miller (tentative) will do the names of the Confederates buried there; and Bill McConnell will do the Closing Prayer.  Fred Grune will fire salutes with Sweat Pea at appropriate times during the ceremony.

Bowers Mansion:  10:00 AM, May 5, 2007 will be chaired by Paulette Grune.  This is an indoors event.

Comstock Historic Preservation:  The Ball on May 12, 2007 has been Canceled; the Fashion Show and Tea on May 13, 2007 (Mothers Day) is still on.  The tea’s theme is Writers of, and About the Comstock, authors of the time, and Virginia City oriented writings. Contact Paulette Grune for further details.

Letter from the Hahn’s will be in the mailed copies of The Sentinel, see below.

Fort Churchill Encampment:  May 19-20, 2007.  Tom Lynch will be the event coordinator.  Don’t forget to bring something for the Pot Luck dinner at 5:30 PM on May 19th.

Bill McConnell has been designated Scotsman of the Year, and will receive The Silver Thistle Award at a Ceilidg starting at 6:00 PM until the last person is standing, to be held at the Masonic Hall in Sparks, admission is $10 per person further info about the award go to:  http://www.nvssc.org/silverthistle.htm

Good of the Order: 

Discussion of possible event in Eureka, NV the weekend after the CC Rendezvous.

Carson City Rendezvous:  June 8-10, 2007.  Status quo so far.  A discussion of the dance and the hiring of "Gus" Gustafson as dance master, along with traditional payment ensued.  A motion to hire "Gus" Gustafson at the traditional amount was passed.

Meeting adjourned at 8:04 PM by unanimous vote.

23 March 2007

Dear NCWV fellow members,

Russ and I would like to thank you for your thoughtfulness in presenting us with a plaque commemorating 20 years of service to the organization, which we received at the January 2007 staff meeting. It was quite a surprise; but, even though it sounds trite, we couldn't have done it without you.

You all know from your own experiences that re-enacting and all that goes into it, both the learning and the teaching, is not easy; nor is helping to keep a non-profit organization afloat. In fact, it could easily become work. But we were fortunate, for two reasons. We would never have made it to 20 years if it hadn't been more than just "a little bit fun", and if we hadn't had all of you, past and present, members and friends, to help make it all worthwhile.

Thank you so much for sharing your part of the past 20 years with us.

Russ & Ava Hahn