Kawashaway Community Circle Notes

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Circle Date

July 7 , 2005 – Miracle's, Minneapolis

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Present

Two Bears*, Tanya, Ehsea*, Stella*, Miracle, Chevy (aka Stagghoarne), Snake, E!ureka*

* indicates Steward

Agenda

• Lammas Gathering
• Land Update
• Call-Grrlz Update
• Momming Meals
• Land Instructions
• Shower Instructions
• Bylaws

New Business

• Lammas Gathering
  Miracle announced that nine people have registered so far. A few of those people have requested rides. Most of the ride assignments will take place a week or so before the Gathering.

Someone is still needed to handle the ice situation. One suggestion is to ask at dinner circles if someone would be willing to be the Ice Queen for the following day. Then one person wouldn’t have the responsibility for the entire Gathering.

• Land Update
  The lawn has been mowed and the valves at the pump and on Lola/Trixie have been replaced. These valves froze up and cracked over the winter. Word has it that the stove is still working.

Stella is going to make two picnic tables for the lake-side of the cookhouse starting the Thursday before Gathering.

• Call-Grrlz Update
  The first of the calls, heading overseas, in the mail on June 15th. The last of the calls were in the mail Friday June 24th.

• Momming Meals
  Augury has offered to host a meeting on Saturday (July 9) regarding food prep for the gathering and it has been requested that the sink be set up in the kitchen for the Gathering. It is unknown when it was moved, because Ehsea used it over the Memorial Day weekend when she was there.

• Land Instructions
  Stella suggested that we type or write up instructions to post up around the various locations on how things work: pump, lola/trixie, stove. This would aid those who haven’t been up on the land before to know what to do to get those things working if no one is around to ask. The end of the year duties would also be a good idea to have printed up.

• Shower Instructions
  Two Bears saw the drawings at the Birchwood and liked the idea of the floor being rough enough to not get slippery when wet. Snake liked the design, especially the dressing area, but was curious about the roof being made of corrugated plastic. E! posed the following question: Is there an individual or folks interested in being the fore-persons to build the shower? He would be willing to help out but doesn’t want to champion the project. Snake offered to be the head-honcho. Some of the building supplies needed are already up at Kawashaway: Pavers, gravel, 4x4s. E! and Snake will communicate together to make up a list. The Stewards agreed to approve up to $1K amt for the shower replacement.

• Bylaws
  The meeting that was held to discuss changes to the bylaws went well, but there hasn’t been much response from the online group since. One of the main things that needs to get done is to have a notice go out to stewards/friends 31 days before the consensus circle that will include the changes listed in the last circle notes.

Forward to Next Circle

• Bylaws
• Quilt gift
• Annual meeting
• Woodcutters

Submitted by Ehsea

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