Subject: October 13
From: "Char Olson" <[email-masked]>
To: "Jerry Apps" <[email-masked]>, "Julie Roelke" <[email-masked]>, "Ken Grant" <[email-masked]>, "Kirchstein Jim" <[email-masked]>, "Perry Huntoon" <[email-masked]>, "Roberts Jim" <[email-masked]>, "Schweitzer Mary" <[email-masked]>, "Tracy Heron" <[email-masked]>, "Price Kay" <[email-masked]>, "Mark Wardecker" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 10:27:42 -0600

By now all of you might know it is our plan to have a Derleth Dinner at the
Circus World Museum on Sunday, October 13 - 13 from 1:00 - 5:00.

It is my intent to bring a 

Proposed poster

Sample tickets

Plans for free advertising through the SP Chamber, the Circus etc.

A great afternoon is planned to include

Derleth family recipes

Videos

Interviews with Derleth friends

Book and souvenir sales

Jerry Apps book signing, the one he did on the circus

Door prizes

A magic show

Circus ringmaster to MC

Etc.

Now. you've probably heard or read (almost daily) that the State Historical
Society is trying to take over the Circus Museum and make several changes.

The Circus' Manager Steve Freese and his friends are contacting the
legislatures personally to see if this problem can be solved.

The State wants to make this big change by October 1st.

Everyone concerned hopes the powers to be will come to their senses and
realize the hundreds of thousands of dollars that are being donated each
year plus the numerous hours of work by devoted fans that attribute to the
success of the Circus.  This would no longer happen if such changes were
made and valuable employees that have worked there for years would no longer
have a job.

The Ringling Family put Baraboo on the national map and did so much for Sauk
County, even our entire state.

By the time we have our April meeting we should have the answer.  Steve
called me yesterday and said he would keep me (and others) updated and would
even come to our next meeting if we felt it necessary.

I mentioned a couple of options

1. Move our date up. which is not the best solution. like in late August or
September.

2. Move our Derleth Dinner to. the Elks Club in Baraboo, our Country Club on
Lake Wisconsin or River Arts. Which would mean there would be no involvement
from the Circus.

Let's not get too excited about this. yes.we're hoping for the best and the
good thing is that we are planning well in advance and have time to make
such changes.

THE GOOD NEWS IS.

We'll come out with an exciting newsletter after our next meeting at which
time we'll do a "mass mailing" with a mailing list of most of the Sauk
Prairie area businesses, clubs, organizations etc.  like over 288, plus our
regular list.

Our new insert will include our ADS offers and board members and on the
other side, 12 advertisers to help defray any printing costs, approx..
$1,400.00 of ads sold.

I believe this mass mailing will encourage a number of them to join ADS.
Both the Chamber of Commerce and the Tripp Museum are new members, for
starters.

WELCOME MARK. OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER

 

I've spent numerous hours on our Walden West Fest '13 and it is a great
plan.  

Something I have yet to tell Bart about.. So sh-h-h-h. he thinks I get too
involved in too many things.  If he only knew.

Being busy. isn't that what keeps us all young?

For now. keep the faith.

Char