The meeting was called to order by President Skip Kelley at 7:30 p.m. at the Sun City MacDonald Ranch. There were 65 members and 6 guests present. Skip welcomed all in attendance. .

Findlay Chevrolet: Slim Stephens had not had an accident since 1968 but he had an accident with his Corvette. He thanked Ken Rees for helping him get his car towed. Paul Patane is not here because he is backed up on Vette repairs. Slim thanked the club for supporting Findlay.

A motion to approve the November 8, 2018 meeting minutes – Jerry Lawrence made a motion to approve as presented and Nita Russell seconded. The motion carried and was approved.

Birthdays for December were read by Denise Karpa.

President's Report: Skip Kelley reported that Bob Humphrey stepped up to do the Vetter. Skip thanked Jimmy Cavallo for the years he spent as Editor of the Vetter.

Web Hosting: Skip Kelley reported that Pat Russell informed him that he has changed to Go Daddy as our new Web Host. Pat stated that it should be a seamless change over, but could take a few days. Passwords will be sent once the change takes place.

Skip Kelley asked the membership if anyone present did not know that the elections were being held tonight or that nominations were closed last month. The membership acknowledged that they all knew about the elections and nominations. A motion was made to reopen the nominations for President by Ken Ackeret, this was seconded by Scott Mergele. Motion passed.

Benita Klaizner nominated Bonnie Corbett for President, this was seconded by Kathy Clapp. Motion passed. Ken Ackeret made a motion to close the nominations, this was seconded by Charlie Ferguson. Motion passed.

Skip Kelley noted that Scott White is in the hospital with an infection and could not be here for the elections. Candidates all came forward to speak before the election. The elections ballots were handed out and elections were taken.

Old Business: None.

New Business: New Members and Guests were read by Julie Cantonwine. Bridget Edwards and Sandra Hart got their plaques tonight. Jon Kromroy will be joining tonight. Visitors were Dan Painter, Marshall Buck, Randy Bright, Dan Bolton and Norma Miarecki.

By-Law Change: Carl Hastings presented the spouse/companion member and officers by-law changes and outlined the procedure. Carl read the current and proposed change. Denise Karpa provided her input on why she presented the by-law change. Larry Duis made comments as well as other. A motion was made to vote on both by-law changes together by Jeff Blue and seconded by Sally McVane. Motion passed. The vote was 15 for the combination vote, and 23 for the sole votes. Both by-law changes did not pass. A total of 43 members were needed to pass.

Committee Reports:

Sunshine – Julie Cantonwine's sister passed away. Linda Simpson had knee surgery. Leona Beltz is in a rehabilitation hospital. Jackie Fleenor's cancer is in remission. Ellie Johnson has been in the hospital 3 times 45th Anniversary – Kathy Clapp reported that the patches are in. If you ordered something last month it will be here next month. The shirt subsidy goes away after tonight. Racer’s Edge – Lanny Lowman has a trophy for the most recent autocross event, given to Ken Rees. Winner of the series will be given at the banquet. Lanny also had 2 trophies for Marvin Maize.

Upcoming Events: Suitcase drive is tonight. Cookie Exchange will be hosted by Sandra Hart this Sunday from noon to 4:00 PM, at their home. Car Show at Eastern will be this Saturday. Monthly Road Run to Pioneer Saloon on January 13th at 10:00 AM, meet at the "M". Garage Gang will be monthly, the first one to be held on January 19th. The only way to get a T-Shirt is to host one. Skip Kelley outlined his President's Run itinerary to Palm Springs in February. Awards Banquet - Marsha Borders noted the invitations went out in the mail. Laps for Charity is January 27th, same program as last year. $35.00 per car to benefit the Speedway Children's Charities. You can register online.

Miscellaneous Announcements: Mike Borders has a motor for sale for $2,500; Barry Jacobson noted he has racing tires and wheels for sale for a C-7.

Clean Car Award: Benita Klaizner announced that the winner is Scarlett Stuart. Badge Drawing – John Scott's name was drawn, but he was not in attendance. 50/50 - $135 was won by Ken DePiero. Raffles were held.

The 2019 Election results were announced: President - Bonnie Corbett; Vice-President - Marsha Borders; Secretary - Denise Karpa; Treasurer - Connie Gentry and Director - Mike Borders.

Motion to adjourn: Jeff Blue made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Kathy Clapp. The motion carried and was approved. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. by President Elect Bonnie Corbett.

Respectfully submitted by:
Brenda Cavallo, as requested