COULEE CORRIDOR CONSORTIUM
MONTHLY MEETING AT PAPA’S CASINO RESTAURANT
1165 N STRATFORD RD, MOSES LAKE
MAY 15, 2015

Members and guests Present:
Mark Amara, 1st V Chair/Acting Chairman; Ken Caylor, 2nd V Chair,  Barbara Caylor, Treasurere; Susie Barr, Dyana Crummett, Denis Felton, Rick Heiberg; Jim Pritchard; John Moody, Lowell Hensley; Birdie Hensley. 
The meeting was called to order by 1st V Chair Mark Amara at 12;10 p.m.
Partner Reports;
Banks Lake Golf Course in Electric City is holding a Fund Raiser for spray, a Golf Ball Drop on Sept 12, 2015, $5.00 a tickets and approx $200 would be award for 1st prize. 
Denis Felton, State Parks because of staffing the Flood Fest might have to rescheduled until Fall.  Fishing in Banks Lake Good.   Walleye Tournament coming to Big Walley’s in Coulee City. State Parks is working with the State and the budget to get more funding for the Parks from the general fund.  
Rick Heiberg reminded that Adopt-A-Highway will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Lake Lenore Parking Lot at 9 a.m. Everyone welcome.  Coulee City working on paving project through out town. Annual Memorial Day Rodeo to be held over Memorial Day Week-end. Since the removal of the tree in the City Park attendance is down. 
Ice Age Floods charter meeting held last Saturday in Soap Lake, Cheney/Spokane Charter Attended and than visited Dry Falls and other places along the CCC.  Approx 80 people were on the tour. Lower Columbia Ice Age Floods will meet May 21 in Pasco.  Sage and Sun Festival 2nd week-end in June in Ephrata.  Ice Age Floods Trails Logo still being worked on.   Over 300 Good Sam Rv’ers will be at Moses Lake Fair Grounds. 
Dyana Crumett, Soap Lake PowWow June 5-7.  Dancing, vendors and more
Susie Barr, Warden. High School Leo holding Blood drawing May 20 and 21 sponsored by Red Cross.   Golf Tournament June 12; Lions Club giving 2 scholarships of $500 each and Development council giving 2-$1000 Scholarships.
Mark Amara.  A local farmer discovered bones of a 15,000 year Mammoth while doing some farming.  Some of bones will go to Kennewick for more study and other will stay on the ranch on exhibit. Grand County Master Gardeners doing a couple seminar.  One held April 25 was attended by 62 people.  Moses Lake opened their Farmers Market May 2 and will run thru October. 
Grant County Museum is doing a Tour in Othello for 3rd graders. 
The minutes were approved as written (M- Jim P S- John M)
The agenda was approved as written (M- Ken C  S-Birdie H)
The treasure report there is $2657.55 in checking account.  
	Mark to check on bill for CCC domain name.
	Moved by John M and Seconded by Jim P to approved Treasurer report.
2005 Committee – Denis Felton
	G/O contract almost done and ready to sign
	Mark to check with farm services about aerial photo of ag land for Kiosk.  Map needs to be cleaned up.  Committee member need to review cities proposal.  Have S.L., Coulee City, Warden.
The Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center display by Tim Alling is moving forward maybe complete by June.
Mark and Birdie need information for the Newsletter: Adopt A Highway, Ice Age Floods, Coulee Pioneer Museum train bell suggested items. 
Ice Age Flood partnering with Sandhill Crane Festival. 
CC Loop Extension – Roger and Ken working on the loop.  Roger has done a couple presentations. 
CCC might contact bus tour companies to do the CCC. 
Memberships due.
Adjourned at 1:43 
Birdie Hensley fill in
Meeting Schedule
June 19, 2015 – Michaels Jays 710 S Columbia, Connell, Wa
July 17, 2015 – Grand Coulee – (Tim)
Aug 15, 2015 – Coulee City – (Rick)
Sept 18, 2015 – Omak – (Barb)
Oct 16, 2015 – Mardon Resort –
Nov 20, 2015 – Ephrata – YumYum 
Dec – Don’s Soap Lake