Dear Friends,

The January minutes are posted below.  Please note that our winter
outing has been canceled as the road is not being plowed, so parking is
over seven miles away.

Hope to see all at the February meeting which will be held at my studio
on Feb24th.

Sarah

Annual Meeting for Friends of Bald Mountain Pond
January 27th 2004



The annual meeting was held at the Skowhegan Public Library.  Eight
members were present.

Sherri reported that we still have $1652.36 in the savings account.
There has been no activity this past month.

501(c)3 Report: The packet of information, which the IRS requested to
help clarify our request has been received.  They have not ruled on our
filing yet.

Elections:  We voted to re-elect Iver Lofving and Frank Ridley to the
Board of Directors.Their terms will be for three years.

The slate of officers was re-elected:  Iver Lofving, president
                                                            Sherri
Vigue, treasurer
                              Gust Stringos, moderator
                              Sarah Carpenter, secretary

Publicity:  Friends of Bald Mountain Pond will have our display unit set
up at the FAB Fair, February 21st from 9-4.  Our booth will be sponsored
by Chez Londorf. (Thank you Chez Londorf!!!) Volunteer schedule is:
9-11 John and Iver,  11-2 John and Sherri, and 2-4 Sherri, Len and
Corrie.

The Lake George Winter Carnival is on Feb. 7th.  We decided not to have
our display there as there is no good place for it to be located.

Winter Outing at the Pond: At the meeting we did discuss getting
together at the pond.  It hinged on the road being plowed close to Butch
Bolduc's camp.  With further research, we realized it is a seven-mile
ski from the plowed road.  The trip has been cancelled.

Augusta Report: Ian reported that negotiations are still proceeding on a
positive note with Plum Creek.

Also, on Feb. 3rd the Land for ME's future bond will be discussed in
Augusta.  It is a time for citizens to meet with their legislators and
hear about the bond.  The land bond will be very important for the Plum
Creek deal.  Everyone please call your representatives and ask them to
support the bond.

The next meeting will be on February 24th at 6:00.  It will be a
potluck, and held in Sarah's studio.