August 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Location: Los Primos Mexican Restaurant, 24486 Stateline Rd Ste E, Bright IN
Attendees:
- Bebe Kinnett-Absolute Web Marketing
- Nicole Wuestefeld-Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home
- Jody Blasdel
- Nick Bader-First Financial Bank
- June Tucker-Historic Renck’s Store
- Rachel Lutz-Lutz Auction Services
- Rick Hughes-Millennium Business Systems
- Mark Munchel-Optimum Chiropractic LLC
- Tonya Wolfe-Preferred Rate Mortgage
- Sara Uhlenbrock-Heath-Uhlsee Branding & Design
- Jeannette Huelseman-WorkOne Southeast
2024 Sponsorships
- Friendship State Bank – Gold Sponsor
- First Financial Bank – Silver Sponsor
- Cincinnatus –Bronze Sponsor
- Synergy Labor Solutions – Bronze Sponsor
Nicole Wuestefeld called the meeting to order.
2024 Board of Trustees
President Nicole Wuestefeld
Vice President Nick Bader
Secretary Jeannette Huelseman
Treasurer Kim Joerger
Membership Mark Munchel
Golf Chair Lonny Barnett
Member at Large Bebe Kinnett
Member at Large Sara Uhlenbrock-Heath
Thank you to all who volunteered and participated in the parade for another successful year!
Bright Parade Discussion
- Tonya Wolfe-Preferred Rate Mortgage, presented thank you cards to be signed by attending members on behalf of Bright Fire, Dearborn County Highway Department and Dearborn County Sheriff for their assistance with the success of the parade. Thank you Tonya.
- We had a good turnout with not as many political entrants with 65 floats.
- Runners: Suggestion was raised to have entrants complete an online form of their name and announcement. Each entrant will get a number to attach to their vehicle and a corresponding number will be placed by their name/announcement. Late entrants will be given a form to complete and a corresponding number for their vehicle. The online forms and late entrants will be handed to the Emcee before the start of the parade. They may have to do some shuffling of papers, but there should be sufficient time between announcements. Jeannette will add the form to the Membership Works portion of the website and include a link on the Mailchimp Newsletter for quick access.
- Issues to address for next year
- Float entrants using the south side entrance to the church and driving behind the building; preference is to use the northern entrance, closest to the Shell station.
- Continued issues with the Bright Stars using the driveway entrance to practice. Suggestion is to use yellow caution tape to block off both sides of drive so that floats can drive through without danger of injuring anyone and to keep the flow of traffic moving.
- Next year they are requesting more help for cleanup. In the past the Boy Scouts participated, but apparently not this year. On a positive note, most people handed out candy so there was a lot less pick-up of left over and ground into the road candy.
- Road Closures: Suggestion was raised to post road closures on personal Facebook pages to get the information out to more people to help eliminate traffic backups and bottlenecks.
Bright Nights Music
- Last month was Josh Wells
- Sean Kaeser is playing tonight from 7-9
- He does everything from country, pop and rock; Stapleton, Staind, Post Malone
- Frozen Flamingo from Brookville is coming tonight since Mingles Soft Serve can’t be there
- I asked LA Sweets but they prepare for the weekend on Friday nights
Harrison After Hours
- August 15 at Harrison Trail Health Campus from 5:00-7:00
- Harrison Chamber & BABA are planning a joint Christmas party event
- December 5, 5-7 pm at Triple Cats
Stellar Pathways
(Dearborn County, Indiana) – Community members and organizations are being invited to help the One Dearborn County Stellar Pathways Region identify a vision and supportive public projects during Stellar Week, August 19-23, 2024.
Bright meeting will be held at the Lion’s Club August 22, 2024 from 7 to 8 PM.
September Meeting
- Sept 21
- Come one Come All….Bringing in the Fall
- 7:00 Terry Hahn, At the Barn Winery