Members attending the Quarterly Meeting of the Stanley Area Historical Society on Monday, October 24, welcomed a new member, Trisha Smith. Trisha is a teacher at Stanley- Boyd Middle School, the owner of the L. I. Roe house and has a longtime interest in historic preservation.

During the regular meeting reports from Secretary Sharon Wundrow and Treasurer Jim Ericksen were presented. Ericksen presented highlights of the Treasurer’s Report which indicated all donation areas were down except Membership Dues, which showed a good increase thanks to many members increasing their membership support level to help offset increased costs related to most areas of operation. It was noted that the Board of Directors had discussed recommending increasing membership dues at the Single and Family categories

by five dollars, which by consensus is delayed two years be

fore being considered again.

Highlights in the Building and Grounds report were that the cement at the main entrance has been repaired, the new high rise toilets have been installed, the outside grounds work has been completed, the floor refinishing project is due to be – gin November 14, two dehumidifiers will be purchased and new shelving has been approved for the work room.

Looking back on the summer of 2022, the museum remained open on weekends and all but three docents worked as scheduled. MelanieMitchell,thesummerinternfromUWEau Claire received accolades for the work she did throughout the museum this summer/fall. Looking ahead to 2023 the major exhibit on First Avenue will be coming down and a new exhibit on businesses south of the railroad tracks on South Broadway will be featured.

There was a general discussion on possible programs in 2023. Among the programs that will occur, or are being considered, are a repeat of Betty Plombon’s Ku Klux Klan presentation and a wedding dress review/style show. Being explored is a special presentation on the Krueger Family shoot out at Withee, that would need to be held at the Stanley Theater, with historical narration by an area historian.

In other business, an apology was made for the historical society June newsletter being late, due to extraordinary circumstances. It was noted that the newsletter continues to receive rave reviews due to its content and the use of color. President Dave Jankoski noted that many items had recently been donated by family of Cheryl Kern-Simirenko. It was announced that the Clark County Historical Society Semi-Annual Meeting will be held at Spencer on Saturday, November 5 and that the Stanley Area Historical Society Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, January 21 (2023) with a potluck meal at noon and the meeting starting at approximately 12:45 pm. Jankoski also noted the need for a new Board Member to replace Kern-Simirenko. A volunteer is being sought and anyone interested in serving is asked to call 715-644-5880. It was also announced that the Board of Directors has recommended the establishment of a Long-Range Planning Committee that would be looking at future building needs (possible addition to the Logging and Farming Building) and succession of leadership in several key positions. Committee membership from outside the current Board of Directors is being recommended.

The Stanley Area Historical Society museum in now closed for the season. On Tuesday morning and afternoon volunteers are often working and visiting is possible to limited areas.