Hi Matt, and all Please see the email from Paul approx 1:04pm today's
date. The location was checked by Paul and me (who are on the board) as
well as Terry from the club, and looks like a good location to get started up
again.Thanks,Mike R.Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
-------- Original message --------From: Matt Simmons <msimmonsmcse@xxxxxxx>
Date: 6/21/22 3:12 PM (GMT-08:00) To: SAS - Mailing List <sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [SAS] Re: Greetings
I'm not familiar with the structure of SAS, but I assume there is leadership or
Board of Directors. Have there been any communications from them about getting
meetings restarted and spinning things back up again? It seems like there is a
lot of interest in
SAS -- I know I for one would like to be much more involved.
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From: sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Rose
Richardson <rrichardson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 12:21 PM
To: SAS - Mailing List <sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [SAS] Re: Greetings
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Hey everyone!
I've never been very active with SAS - I joined during Covid - but I'd like to
get more involved.
I might suggest that we could gather at the community building downtown.
They've got a bunch of different meeting rooms that can hold anywhere from 6-40
people, they're free to rent, and tenants can rent them for almost any hour of
day. I work for a current
tenant, Inland Northwest Land Conservancy, and would be able to get us in, no
problem.
Available meeting rooms can be found here:
https://community-building.org/conference-rooms
I'd recommend the 3rd floor learning studio in the Saranac if we're wanting to
hook up to presentation devices and such. There's a big presentation TV,
projectors, etc. available there, and it's got pretty decent capacity. 30
people-ish. We
could squeeze a few more in, I'm sure, if typical meetings are larger.
Let me know what y'all think!
Happy Solstice!
Rose
Rose Richardson, Stewardship
Manager
Inland Northwest Land Conservancy
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Main Office: (509) 328 - 2939
Cell: (509)475-9236
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From: sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Alan
Skinner <skinneraf@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2022 9:03 PM
To: SAS - Mailing List <sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [SAS] Re: Greetings
I agree with Debbie, Friday night is our normal gig, we just need to get a
location set up and get the board to take some action.
Alan
On Sat, Jun 18, 2022 at 9:25 AM Debbie Cotten <cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't think attendance would be very good at a daytime meeting. Maybe if it
is raining or something. Weekend would be fine but I think we should keep it on
Friday nights.
Debbie Cotten
Outreach, Event Coordinator
of
The Spokane Astronomical Society
cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx
509-991-2518
On 06/17/2022 12:59 PM edgill <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All,
For a first reorganization meeting, I recommend a daytime meeting on a weekend
when rooms are readily available at places like the library.
Ed Gill
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-------- Original message --------
From: Mark Grimes <mwgrimes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 6/15/22 20:49 (GMT-08:00)
To: sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SAS] Re: Greetings
There appears to be some interest in meeting again, which I support. This is my
thoughts on meeting rooms suggested:
Bigelow Gulch and Argonne would be my 1st choice – space, least restrictions,
but setup and presentations require more workPlace near Home Depot – space and
well set for presentation, but maybe more restrictions/guidelinesLibrary space
– best locations and good setup, but most rules and maybe time constraints
Probably need a point of contact able to speak for SAS.
Comments???
From:
sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of Leigh Helt
Sent: Monday, June 6, 2022 10:33 PM
To: sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SAS] Re: Greetings
The Spokane County Library has rooms to meet up north that used to be $25 (not
part of the Spokane City library system), though not sure they are available
after hours. Could try the public
schools or even a private school. Spokane Valley Fire has a conference room
and a training room at their training facility that can be rented, think around
$50.
From:
sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Alan Skinner
<skinneraf@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2022 4:06 PM
To: SAS - Mailing List <sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [SAS] Re: Greetings
Hello Ed,
Thank you for your e-mail, well unfortunately the SAS as a club is pretty much
inactive at this point. The covid-19 pretty much took down the SAS club mostly
from the lack of meeting space.
Our regular meeting place, the Spokane Falls Community College planetarium and
the other locations are off limits at this point.
If you or anyone would have a meeting location like a classroom that can be
used the first Friday of each month from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm please post your
info here.
I have looked into several city public libraries and they are not open in the
evening and were not interested in booking continual events month after month.
Millions of dollars spent on nice
new public buildings and you cannot really use them. Thank God for the
taxpayers!
As far as club activities, apparently there are club star parties at our
observing site - fishtrap, west of town. This is at the new moon. You can find
a map to fishtrap on the SAS web site.
Also, there is some kind of Facebook page for the SAS, there may be some
information found there.
We also have a SAS club newsletter (“The Asterisk”) that has stopped
publishing. The last newsletter was in October 2021, eight months ago.
I have attached the last Asterisk to this reply.
If we can find a new meeting location for monthly meetings, the first order
would be to elect a new board of directors and review SAS society functions and
operations and what is left. And
get the Asterisk back in operation as well as collect SAS dues.
The Spokane Astronomical Society is the oldest Astronomical Society in the
nation (since 1932) it would be a great loss to have it disintegrate because
the leadership vacated their positions.
Alan
On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 7:23 PM Edward Gill <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Greetings
I am new to Spokane and would like to join SAS. I have been to the web site and
Facebook page but am unclear how to contact anyone about joining other then by
mail.
Ed Gill
