Marinette & Menominee Amateur Radio Club
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Thursday January 8, 2026
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm at inVenture North in Marinette by club President Jim Callow, K8IR.
Motion to approve the December meeting minutes was made by Mike Lemke, KD8FUE and seconded by Robert Juhlin, W8AWF. The motion was accepted and carried.
Treasures Report: Paul Sorensen, NS8V reported the recent income and expenditures. The ending balance for the month of December was $6,647.79. $2,000 of club funds will be transferred to a 12-month CD with a 3% interest rate. Motion to accept the treasures report was made by Doug Dooley, KD8OVR and seconded by KD8FUE. The motion was accepted and carried.
Correspondence: None
Committee Reports
ARES Report: There is an ICS 300 course coming up in Houghton Lake, MI. The UP 200 sled dog race is coming up in February, they would take more radio operators for the event. KD8FUE is working on organizing the storage room at the EOC for radio storage.
Old Business
After Christmas Party: January 10th is the deadline to RSVP for the party.
Ham Radio Classes: KD8OVR reported the advertisements are out and the Peshtigo Times would like to do an article on Ham Radio and the Club. The room has been reserved and K8IR, NS8V, and KD8OVR have committed to being instructors. To date there are 2 people that have expressed interest.
Elections: K8IR, W8AWF, N9GLT, NS8V, KD8FUE, and KD8OVR all accepted nominations to their current officer positions. Paul Cavallaro, NJ9V was nominated by W8AWF to fill the 3rd officer at large position. Motion to elect the nominated slate of officers was made by KD8FUE and seconded by KD8OVR. The motion was accepted and carried.
Ham Breakfast: The first scheduled ham breakfast is 9:00 am Saturday, February 7th at Applejack's Restaurant & Pub. They will be held the first Saturday of each month from there.
New Business
Financial Review: John Goldschmidt, N9GLT mentioned the financial review for 2025 needed to be scheduled. KD8OVR and N9GLT volunteered to help with the review.
Announcements: None
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by NS8V and seconded W8AWF. The motion was accepted and carried. Meeting ended at 7:27 pm.
7 members present: N9GLT, W8AWF, KD8OVR, NJ9V, NS8V, K8IR, and KD8FUE.
Minutes respectfully submitted by
John Goldschmidt – Secretary
