Soldiers Memorial Commission Meeting April 9, 2024
Apr 9 2024
6:00 pm Holyoke War Memorial Building
310 Appleton St, Holyoke 01040
Review minutes
Old Business
Review events this month.
New nomination to the Soldiers Memorial Commission.
Elevator repair status.
Building leak status.
Review documentation of change to charter to accept non WWII members.
Progress on main hall light bulb replacements.
Room numbers and occupancy names.
Building lock updates.
Sound system Status.
Armory Building memorials status.
New business
Next year’s budget
Upcoming events.
Next meeting April 9th at 6pm.
Ken Harstine
Next wrestling event to be in April with details to be determined.
May 11th. County District 3 American Legion meeting in main hall. Fifty people.
June 14th is graduation for Opportunity High School. 10am for free.
June 15th Fathers Day event request.
June 16th is the Queer Prom event. Expect to charge $300.
Aux Traffic will hold graduation in first Sunday of June. June 2nd.
Commission invited from Brian Willette. March 28th, 6pm at South Hadley Public Library for Veterans Day event. Post 260 and VFW 6014 etc.
Health event for city of Holyoke TBD.
Memorial Day Event by Patriots committee. Ken will represent on that committee.
May 11th County meeting of the American Legion will be held in the basement at 9am.
Ken Harstine
Present:
Rick Purcell
Laddy Rua
Ken Harstine
Don Andrejczyk
Accepted minutes
Wrestling Event: Rick and Laddy was present and janitors Steve and Brian were present. Arrived 9:30am. Received $700 money order with $150 deposit. Well controlled event. Good reports.
Need to phone Andrew McMahon to ask whether he would accept a nomination to the Soldiers Memorial Commission.
Nothing on elevator.
Need documentation of change to charter to accept non WWII members.
Flooding on Sunday next to alleyway in basement. Laddy will talk to Shawn (DPW). Brian Yebernetsky came and talked about water ingress in basement. The boiler return line is broken and runs under the back stairs of the auditorium in the basement. Breakage is under the stairs and encased in concrete. Will look at building a bypass.
Need to send work orders for main hall lighting.
Need to seek information on labeling room numbers and occupancy names.
Mailboxes labeled. Job finished.
Updating locks on building. Seeking lock box from the Veterans Affairs offices.
Need new quotes for sound system and possibly a new quote for a much reduced system from ATC.
Spanish War Memorial. Still located at the Armory Building. There are other objects at DPW that are some kind of war memorial. Don will look into this.
Holyoke Health Center walkers mostly out doors now but will use the building as required. Ken will modify the announcement on our web page.
New business
April 27th church looking to hold a meeting for young Christians. Approximately 150 persons. Use from 6-10pm. $200.
Next wrestling event to be in April with details to be determined.
May 11th. County District 3 American Legion meeting in main hall. Fifty people.
June 14th is graduation for Opportunity High School. 10am for free.
June 15th Fathers Day event request.
June 16th is the Queer Prom event. Expect to charge $300.
Aux Traffic will hold graduation in first Sunday of June. June 2nd.
Commission invited from Brian Willette. March 28th, 6pm at South Hadley Public Library for Veterans Day event. Post 260 and VFW 6014 etc.
Health event for city of Holyoke TBD.
Memorial Day Event by Patriots committee. Ken will represent on that committee.
May 11th County meeting of the American Legion will be held in the basement at 9am.
Next meeting April 9th at 6pm.
Ken Harstine