The weekend of May 5 2007 the Missouri Chapter Conservation and Executive committees met in Cape Girardeau for our bimonthly meeting. Cape Girardeau is the "home" of the Trail of Tears Group of the Missouri Chapter Sierra Club.
Although we call this our chapter Excom/Conscom meeting, it is also a chance for us to get together, socialize, share good food and maybe get in a short evening hike. This weekend was no exception. We met in the evening at Alan and Kathy Journet's house. Their home is a lovely site including a fish pond and nearly all the bird feeders one can imagine. Those of us from out of town appreciated the great home cooking and good conversation we shared with local Sierrans.
Our Conservation Committee meeting on Saturday covered several topics. For example, we discussed our recent achievements regarding Kansas City Power and Light and how to keep the momentum going on energy issues. See last issue of Missouri Sierran for more details on the KCPL settlement. We agreed to co-sponsor the Ozark Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Exposition which will be held in Sept. See ad in this issue for details. Several Missouri Sierrans are participating in local "Cool Cities" initiatives and want to expand the program.
Conservation committee members from across the state attended this meeting, as did some Sierrans from the local area. We also had one friendly German Sheppard who attended, but he seemed most interested in the breaks.
During the Executive committee part of our weekend we considered more administrative issues, such as budget, newsletter process, and upcoming elections.
We are seeking Sierra Club members who are interested in serving on the Missouri Sierra Club Executive Committee. Excom members are elected by the membership and serve two year terms. Meetings are held around the state and are "hosted" by the local group. Our next meeting will be the weekend of July 21-22 in Kansas City area. After that we will be in St Louis September 8-9. Please join us when we meet in your area.
If you are interesting in being considered for the Chapter Executive committee or would like to suggest another candidate, please contact Byron Combs at (816) 587 9363 for more information concerning the responsibilities of Missouri Sierra Club Executive Board members. You can also find a brief list of expectations in the Chair's call for nominations elsewhere in this newsletter.