General Monthly Meeting Minutes for November 15, 2022
Meeting Location – Alpine Restaurant & Bar in German Village, 525 S. 4th Street, Columbus, OH, 43206.
Members in Attendance – Attending the November meeting were Mike Allen (President), Henning Carlsen (Treasurer), Cory Samuell (Membership), Larry Laskorski (Secretary), Rich McCoy (Activities), Anne Allen, Al Holtsberry and Steve Wolf.
Call to Order – Mike Allen called the meeting to order at 8:03 PM.
Secretary’s report – Larry Laskorski read the minutes of the October 18, 2022, meeting. Henning Carlsen moved to accept the minutes, as written, and that they be entered into the organization’s records. Mike Allen seconded the motion. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was carried.
Treasurer's report – Henning Carlsen provided a short financial report that indicated the treasury balance and that the club is solvent. Larry Laskorski moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report, as provided, and that it be entered into the organization’s records. Mike Allen seconded the motion. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was carried. Should any members not in attendance for the meeting need information on the current financial position of the club, please reach out to Henning.
Activities Report – Rich reported that the Sunday, November 13th ride was cancelled due to weather.
Upcoming events – Annual club banquet – details discussed under New Business below. Mike Allen moved to accept the Membership Report, as presented, and that it be entered into the organization’s records. Cory Samuell seconded the motion. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was carried.
Membership report – Cory reported that, since the last meeting he has performed several updates to the website. Rich McCoy’s bio and picture have been added and all members are now listed on the Active Members page. Larry Laskorski moved to accept the Membership Report as provided, and that it be entered into the organization’s records. Rich McCoy seconded the motion. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was carried.
Old business - At the October meeting Mike Allen stated that Motohio would pay the club dues for the first year of membership for any purchaser of a new BMW motorcycle, who expresses an interest in becoming involved with the Buckeye Beemers. During the current meeting Mike informed the members that this program would commence effective December 1, 2022.
Mike also reiterated his request for members to submit their interesting ride stories and pictures to Cory for publication on the website. Cory stated that recently added a story provided by Rich to the website.
New business –
Annual Banquet – The annual club banquet is scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus, 240 E. Kossuth St., Columbus, OH, 43206, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Website: https://www.schmidthaus.com/.
Members, Associates & family members, and guests accompanying a member are welcome to attend. Participants will be charged $25.00 per person. A buffet meal will be provided and there will be a cash bar.
Rich McCoy will update the registration form and send it out to the membership shortly. Rich will also provide Cory Samuell with the updated form so that he could load it on the club website for members to download and print.
So that we can provide Schmidt’s with a reasonably accurate headcount of attendees and have sufficient time to prepare the awards to be given at the banquet, members planning to attend the banquet are asked to submit a completed registration form along with payment by January 10, 2023.
Registration forms and payment can be provided in one of the following manners:
By mail to: Henning Carlsen, BUCKEYE BEEMERS, 5405 Infinity Court Grove City Ohio 43123. (Check or Money Order).
At Motohio: (Cash, check or money order).
As in the past, there will be awards given for various member’s riding accomplishments during both 2021 and 2022, as last year’s banquet was not held due to COVID19. The club will also seek out donations, to be utilized as door prizes or potential swag bag items, from vendors such as: Motohio, BMW Motorrad, BMW MOA, KLIM, AMA Museum, Tucker Rocky, Parts Unlimited, Englefield Oil and others.
A discussion was held regarding the awards to be issued for the following accomplishments during each year. There will be awards for:
Most miles ridden
Longest trip
Most States ridden
Most Rally’s attended
Membership year pins (5, 10, 15, 20, etc.)
Other awards as may be determined
Questions raised – None.
Next Meeting – There will be no meeting in December. Holiday wishes are extended to all club members, associates, and their families.
As previously discussed during this meeting, the annual club banquet is scheduled for January 28th at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus, 240 E. Kossuth St., Columbus, OH, 43206 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Website: https://www.schmidthaus.com/. This event will count as the January meeting.
The next regularly scheduled club meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Location: To be determined and communicated to the membership.
Adjournment –
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mike Allen at 8:49 PM which was seconded by Cory Samuell. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was
