The General Membership Meeting of the Keystone Appaloosa Club was held January 29, 2005, at Morgan’s Place in Harrisburg, Pa., in conjunction with the Annual Awards Banquet. President Raymond Burchett called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.

2004 Board Members Present: Raymond Burchett, Vicki Long, Teri Clark, John Beck, Tam Smith and Jim Clark.

Mr. Burchett started the meeting by speaking briefly on the well being of the club and did an overview of the 2004 show season.

Keystone Classic: Mr. Burchett mentioned that the Club is in the process of preparing for the 2005 Keystone Classic. The dates for the show will be May 28 – 29, 2005. Judges will be C.L. Caines, Ronald G. Dawson, Rick McMasters and David S. Belson.

Election of Officers: The following slate of officers was presented:

President - Raymond Burchett

Vice-President – Jim Clark

Secretary - Vicki Long

Treasurer - Peggy Shank

A motion was made by Vicki Long and seconded by Teri Clark to re-elect Raymond Burchett as President. Approved. A motion was made by Rob Gratkowski and seconded by Carla Strauss to elect Jim Clark as Vice-President. Approved. A motion was made by Carla Strauss and seconded by Jim Clark to re-elect Vicki Long as Secretary. Approved. A motion was made by Vicki Long and seconded by Tam Smith to re-elect Peggy Shank as Treasurer. Approved.

The current one year term directors were up for re-election to fill a three year term:

Tam Smith

Rob Gratkowski

A motion was made by Vicki Long and seconded by Rob Gratkowski to re-elect Tam Smith. Approved. A motion was made by Connie Burchett and seconded Vicki Long to re-elect Robert Gratkowski. Approved.

The current three year term directors were up for re-election to fill a two year term:

Vacancy – previously held by Cody Fox

John Beck, Jr.

A motion was made by Phyllis Harkins and seconded by Connie Burchett to elect Carla Strauss to the vacancy. Approved. A motion was made by Tam Smith and seconded by Rob Gratkowski to re-elect John Beck, Jr. Approved.

One of the current three year term directors was a vacancy that was previously held by Allen Dohl. A motion was made by Alida Burkholder and seconded by Alison Garman to fill this vacancy with Paula Walter. Approved.

Website: Jim Clark spoke briefly on the new website. In addition, Mr. Clark distributed cards with the website address.

A motion was made by Tam Smith to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Stephanie Gratkowski. Approved.

Respectfully Submitted

Vicki A. Long, Secretary