CBS Meeting Minutes – March 22, 2003

 

The February  meeting was held at The Fenestra Winery in Livermore.  There were 17 people  who attended the meeting:  June, Ariel, Karlton, Sarah,  Christine, Paul, Larissa, Nicole and Shane, Cosmin and Juana, Albert, Jude,  Kathy and Joe,  and Dennis and Wendy.   Nicole and Shane, and Cosmin and Juana were returning members and it was great to see them.   It was wonderful  to see Jude and Larissa too, and we hope to see them at more meetings. 

 

June arranged for us to taste a wonderful a variety of fabulous wines during the meeting, courtesy of the Fenestra Winery.  We had a fabulous Merlot, Mouverdre  and Chardonnay which helped several members decided on what wine to bring home.

 

New Business

The focus of the meeting was to conduct a “Best Betta Reference”  book review.  Club members brought their favorite fish or Betta books and then provided a review about what made that particular book or books helpful or informative.

The top picks were:

 

Dennis – “Betta – A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual” by Goldstein.  Dennis thought this was a good all around book about how to raise Betta’s.

 

Joe – “Handbook of Fish Diseases” by Deiter Untergasser – a good reference for fish diseases.  Joe also liked “All About Betta’s” by Walt Maurus. It’s a classic in the Betta world and is another good basic book on Betta’s.

 

Christine – “Aquarium Fish” by Schliewen -  a good basic book about fish in general.  Also, “Dr. Axelrods’s Mini Atlas” by Axelrod.  Another good reference book.

 

Albert – “Ecology of the Planted Aquarium” by Diane Walstad. The book has great descriptions of plants that work well in aquariums (but unfortunately there are no illustrations).

 

Dennis and Wendy are going to attend the Sacramento Aquarium Society meeting in May.  Dennis agreed to make a presentation about Betta’s to the Sacramento Club the first Saturday in May to help out Gilbert who had made the commitment to give a presentation then had a schedule conflict. 

 

Old Business

 

The 2003 Show schedule:

 

  • The Killi Club West Coast Weekend is going to be held at Centennial Hall in Hayward on April 26 and 27. 

 

  • The CBS International Show is scheduled for July 26 and 27th (Saturday and Sunday).  Set up will be on Friday July 25th.

 

 

 

 

Show Planning Discussion:

The following was discussed during the meeting:

·         Wendy & Dennis and Kathy & Joe visited several possible hotels in the Livermore area and it appears that Courtyard by Marriott has the best facility for the most competitive price.

·         June will develop a list of job descriptions needed to staff the show in July and will provide that to the members at the May meeting.

·         Kathy and Joe are in the process of confirming the speakers for the show.

·         Wendy and Dennis will research the best price for Beanie Baby Boxes.

·         Last year’s CBS show had 489 entries

·         Entry fees are $2 per fish/entry.

·         Auction Splits are as follows:

o        On fish entered in the show and then auctioned:  75% to the owner/25% to the host club (CBS).

o        On fish sent to the show for auction only: 50% to the owner/50% to the host club (CBS).

·         Dennis will check out the Import/Broker Fees – which cost CBS $340 last year.

·         We agreed to sell the existing glass drum bowls for $2 each to CBS members and $3 each to non members.  They will be for sale at the CBS Show.

 

The Treasurer’s Report:

  • June reported there was no change in the treasury from last month. The club has a total of  $2,096. in the CBS Treasury. 
  • June is still following up on two bounced checks which she hopes to resolve shortly.

 

Established Future Meeting Dates and Suggestions for future CBS meeting locations:

  • April  26-27th – Participation in the West Coast Weekend will be our meeting
  • May 31st –Capital Aquarium Tour and  BBQ Meeting at Denis and Wendy’s house  
  • June – IBC Convention  -   June 19-22 in Richmond Virginia
  • June 28th – Show Planning meeting at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Livermore
  • July 25-27th  - CBS International Show at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Livermore
  • August 26th –TBD

 

E-Mail Inquiries to the CBS Website will be handled by the following members during the year:

Mar-Apr: Carol Noble

May-June:  Carol Noble

July-Aug:  Kathy and Joe

Sept-Oct:  Sarah

Nov-Dec:  Wendy and Dennis

 

 

CBS Club Minutes were taken on 3/22/03  and then edited and submitted for publication on 5-19-03 by Kathy Cooper.