Minnesotans in Baseball Invited to Book Awards
The awards will be presented Wednesday, May 12 at the Minnesota Humanities Commission, 987 Ivy Avenue East in St. Paul, and the results will posted on the web site after the awards ceremony, which starts at 7 p.m.. Chapter members, especially those who contributed to the book, are welcome to attend but must RSVP to Marly Cornell, 952-929-5913, animarly@aol.com. Be sure and mention the name of the book and Nodin Press, the publisher.
The meeting will be at the Grace University Lutheran Church, 324 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, 612-331-0125. Parking is in lot AA, across Harvard Street from the church. The group will attend the Twins-Brewers game in the afternoon. Two research presentations have been scheduled:
Registration for the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. with opening ceremonies, hosted by Howard Luloff, starting at 9:00. The research presentations will take place in the morning with Doug Grow appearing from 10:30 to noon. The business meeting will be held during lunch between noon and 1 p.m., and another research presentation may be held before the group leaves for Target Field for the Twins-Brewers game. Registration for the meeting is $8, which includes lunch. There is also a meeting-only price of $5. Those wanting lunch must RSVP to Howard Luloff at 952-922-5036, hfan77@webtv.net, by May 15. During the business meeting, three members will be elected to the chapters board of directors. Anyone interested in running for a two-year term may contact Nominating Committee Chair Art Mugalian at 612-721-2825, amugalian@comcast.net. Candidates may want to mark their calendars for Sunday, June 6, when the chapter board of directors will meet and elect officers for the 2010-2011 year. The board meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Kevin Hennessy in St. Paul. At this meeting, the incoming board members and holdover board members will elect, from among themselves, a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer to a one-year term that will begin July 1. (A description of the duties for these offices is at http://halseyhall.org/bylaws#procedures.) Other than the elections at this board meeting, only the outgoing and holdover board members will be allowed to vote on chapter business because the board term of the incoming members will not begin until July 1. Other Upcoming Events: The Halsey Hall Chapter Book Club will meet next on Saturday, June 5 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss two books about Willie Mays: Willies Time: Baseballs Golden Age by Charles Einstein and Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend by James S. Hirsch. The book club will meet at its usual spot, the café area of Barnes & Noble in Har Mar Mall in Roseville. The Research Committee will meet Sunday, May 2 at 6 p.m. at Perkins in Edina.
May 2Research Committee Meeting. For more information, contact Rich Arpi, 651-739-6986, rich.arpi@comcast.net. May 22Spring Chapter Meeting, Grace University Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. For more information, contact Howard Luloff, 952-922-5036, Hfan77@webtv.net. June 5Book Club Meeting, Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville, 9:30 a.m., Willies Time: Baseballs Golden Age by Charles Einstein and Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend by James S. Hirsch. For more information, contact Tom Dolen, 651-483-8617, or Art Mugalian, 612-721-2825, amugalian@comcast.net. June 6Halsey Hall Chapter Board Meeting, 6 p.m. For more information, contact Kevin Hennessy, 651-651-492-2298, kwhennes@ties2.net. Halsey Hall Chapter Web Page: http://halseyhall.org
Past issues of The Holy Cow! are available at http://halseyhall.org/pubs/holy.html
Chapter History: http://halseyhall.org/officers_history.html
Chapter Procedures and By-Laws: http://halseyhall.org/bylaws.html
Society for American Baseball Research: http://sabr.org
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