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Re: (erielack) ELHS Dues Increase and a New ELHS Board Member

Henry
I do not write with any authority, but the $35 dues started showing in the
Extra Board Masthead with Vol. 18 No.2. However the Diamond masthead and my
offical dues notice says $30 so I will follow "the best two out of three
criteria". I must assume the $35 is a typographical error that has not been
corrected. 
I find your comments regarding the appointment of a new (additional) board
member are interesting and raise some questions, but I assume the
appoinment is not subscribers business.
Ben Bartlett 
#250

At 07:38 AM 1/6/05 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Going through the latest Diamond and Extra Board I saw two things of which
>ELHS subscribers should take notice. 
>
>First is a yearly ELHS dues increase to $35.00. Maybe I missed something
>obvious along the way and I'm the last to hear about it. Was this not 
>announced anywhere else besides being buried in the small type of the
masthead
>of the latest Extra Board?
>
>Second is the appointment of Bruce Field to the ELHS board. This is noted in
>the masthead of both the Diamond and Extra Board. I hadn't heard any
rumblings
>about this either. I find that interesting, especially in light of our recent
>discussions here. 
>
>Nowhere else in the Diamond or EB did I see mention of these changes, it's
>almost as if they were meant to be missed by the majority of subscribers.
>
>I have to say that I am very disapoointed that Jay Held wasn't given this
>board position. In my eyes, Jay is the unsung hero of the ELHS and has been
>the single individual most deserving of a board position for the past several
>years. Jay has been tirelessly hawking our wares so that the bank account
>keeps pace with our rising costs. He's the go-to guy for our non-dues
related 
>revenue. He's the epitome of how volunteering for the society and being
>involved in the day to day operations for an extended period of time will not
>necessarily lead to lead to admittance into the inner circle. That is exactly
>why the society NEEDS some democracy and members and not plutocracy and
>subscribers. 
>
>That's my two cents. Color me a malcontent I guess. :(
>
>Henry
>
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