October 2, 2006 General Meeting
of the
Osceola Historical Society
A representative from the MTM was present to tell us what the MTM and the The Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway does for Osceola.
We had a summary of what we have talked about in our long range plans. We also have the rent agreement for the Depot from MTM as well as a signed OK from Tom Salewski about the blacktopping of a stretch of our land adjoining his parking lot. The RR embankment spraying or not.
1. Welcome
2. ByLaws to all present
3. Treasurer's report 501 c (3) investigation into feasibility
4. Who are your officers and Board of Directors
5. Set up committees for future events
6. Summer events - Committee Reports
- Wisconsin Historical Society Northwest Region Meeting in Ashland
- Depot painting and improvements & rent negotiations
- Emily Olson house improvements
- Fair Booth
- Alzheimer's Memory Walk - booth
- Veteran's Memorial donations
- Zion Lutheran Church Pie Booth (Osceola Fair) donated $2,040.68 to our memorial Dresser - St. Croix Falls - VFW joined with us to raise the money needed
- Volunteer Workers make our society go. Please help us by volunteering.
7. Donations to the Historical Society from friends.
8. Program Chairman Perry Rice
- The Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway
- History and today
- How the MTM and our tourist train have developed through the years.
- Where we want to go in the future.
9. Next Meeting
- Monday - November 6, 2006 at Perry and Jackie Rice's home at 601 Cascade St.
- Topic will be "Old Time Radio" We will hear parts of 1930s radio programs on
- a 1930s vintage radio that has been revitalized to sound better than original sound.
