MINUTES FOR MARCH 17, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:
Judith Whitcomb, Jackie Huppenthal, Kathy Flotz, Beverly Stanislawski, Sharon Buckman, Paul Mulligan, Sharon Palmeri

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Several announcements are posted on Write on Hoosiers Facebook page where there are links to upcoming contests and conferences.

NEWS:
l. Paul Mulligan stated he is still working at U. S. Steel and is presently mentoring a co-worker. After just finishing with his jury duty commitment he has been asked to organize a cousin's reunion.

2. Beverly Stanislawski is continuing to submit her poems in various contests.

3. Kathy Flotz and her husband, George, have been invited to more speaking engagements concerning her book "Pebble In My Shoe." They will be speaking at the Jane Adam's school on April 12th and in Pecatin, Ill. (near Rockford) on April 19th. They had a successfull engagement at Lake Summerset, they ran out of books.

4. Jackie Huppenthal talked about coming across the Hallmark site while online - she found information there concerning submitting poems for greeting cards. This was a subject we discussed at the previous meeting.

5. Sharon Buckman has been busy trying to re-type her book Canopy of Leaves while babysitting for hergrandson.

6. Judy Whitcomb didn't really have too much to say except that she has been busy writing stories for Sharon's classes and further honing her skills in Adobe Illustrator.

7. Sharon Palmeri stated she has been busy with two classes: "Creative Writing" as well as "Writing Nonfiction." She also recently attended a Indiana Writers' Consortium committee meeting with Katherine Flotz and Judy Whitcomb for the drafting a childrens program and contest.


READINGS:
JUDY WHITCOMB read her delightful story of a leprechaun called Finbar Finegan Dillon O'Donnell McDonough Sheehan Clare. The story entitled "At Rainbow's End - Oops," told of a very unhappy leprechaun who had lost the gold which had been entrusted to him. Without giving away the ending, it ended on a much happier note.

JACKIE HUPPENTHAL wrote a poem most women can relate to. It was entitled "The Life of a Housewife," and detailed the everyday life of a housewife and mother,

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read her revised story "Lake Holiday." It was a beautiful version of the view from her
window, from morning to night, of Lake Holiday and the people enjoying it.

KATHY FLOTZ read an article she had written a few years prior called "Turning Points." It told of the various turning points in her life, "some joyous and others heart-breaking," and ended with the possibility we all might face, that our lives might not always be controlled by ourselves.

PAUL MULLIGAN began with his newest book "The Oscar Thomas Story, " a story he felt definitely needed to be told concerning one of his co-workers. He stated the story contains a lot of drama, enough to be entered on the Jerry Springer show.

SHARON BUCKMAN continued with her story "Canopy of Leaves," this time reverting back to the beginning, changing some of the time line as previously suggested by a few of the members.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 P.M.

Respectfully submitted:

Sharon Buckman