To:  Knights of Columbus Council 6686
From:  Curtis Vinson
Re: Minutes of Council Meeting on Dec 2, 2004. Approved w/ changes 1/6/05
The Council was called to order at 7:30pm by D.G.K. Richard Foudray
The prayer was offered by:
The Pledge of Allegiance was offered by:
The roll of officers was called and noted as follows (P-Present; A-Absent; E-Excused)
	Chaplain	E	Financial Secretary	P	Inside Guard	P
	Fr Lawrence Minder		Greg Schmidt		Ken Schlosser
	Grand Knight	E	Treasurer	P	Outside Guard	P
	Bobbie Buendia		Ray Deck		Edwin Eugenio
	Deputy Grand Knight	P	Lecturer	A	Trustee 3 yr	E
	Richard Foudray		Norm Michel		Charlie Beck
	Chancellor	P	Advocate	A	Trustee 2 yr	P
	Joe Pinedo		Leo O'Dore		Del Treichel
	Recorder	P	Warden	P	Trustee 1 yr	P
	Curtis Vinson		Bill Paulson		John Mathewson
The Opening Ode was: No activity.
The Minutes of preceding meeting were: Read and approved as amended.
Motion made and carried to waive reading of minutes.
The Grand Knight read applications for membership approved by the Admissions Committee
as follows: David Potts, Sean Smith, Scott Taylor
The results of balloting were : All 3 were voted on and admission accepted.
Application for membership for Dax Ramos - read and approved at special session December 29
The Council conferred the First Degree on the following:
The Grand Knight reported as follows: No activity
The Chaplain report as follows: No activity.
The Treasurer report as follows: checking $9798.13, CD $16638.25, Sch CD $13817.27
Grand Knight read receipts: #712 $520 Fundraiser, #713 Insurance $707.41, #714 PFH $691.93
Deposit of $1227.41 for rcpts 712/713, Bills $40.85 postage/voted and carried to pay.
The Chancellor report: 5 Bday cards, 9 get well, 1 congrats for matrimony
Service Programs committees reports as follows:
Community: 6 K 2 Spouses, 6 hrs, 345 mls, 5550 lbs food delivered
Church: Blessed Adoration, 7 K, 7 hrs, youth convention, 1 K, 28hrs
SOS, 3K 8 hrs, Mass od Deceased, 8K 15hrs, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, several K, 20hrs
Youth: substance abuse poster from K of C, 1 participant, Pro Life poster, Catholic Schools, 0 participants
Freethrow contest 10-14 yrs old, Jan 9, 12-1:30
Scholarship: Spaghetti dinner/Casino Night $1073 income, $186 exp. 16 K 5 spouses 98 hrs
Family: Family of Month, Kevin and Marian Kinsey, Knight of the Month, Don Bagnall
Newsletter: 1 K, 12 hrs
Columbus Charities: Pat Lyons, tickets are out, return by March
ProLife: Reiterates that we follow church law, 500 hrs ytd.
Standing Committees:
Donations: Motion carries to donate $200 to Operation Sack Lunch, Seattle
Recommended that donations be reviewed and budgeted by officers meeting and budget committee, then
voted on by general members.
Pancake breakfast: 11/21, 23 K,  98 hrs, $348.18 profit
Shoe Box of Joy: 16 returned
Recipe Book:  1st draft complete, 25 available for sale mid December
Unfinished Business:
Children Christmas 12/12, 1-4, 84 families, 201 children expected.
Wives Appreciation dinner has 2 proposals on the table for food, Alexis and My Favorite Caterer.
Breast Cancer Walk donation tabled for further review.
St Louise old debt of $100 for use of gym is authorized to be paid.
Humanitarian award nominee Fr Lawrence makes final 5, $300 authorized for CCS donation and 2 attendees
for awards presentation dinner Dec 10. B Paulsen and R Foudray will attend.
Reminder of Jan. chicken dinner on the 22nd.
New Business: No activity
Report of 4th Degree:  No activity
District Deputy report: Mtg in Bellevue 12/4, 1st degree 12/11, reviewed importance of Shining Armor award.
Under Good of the Order:  Bud and Helen Edgar, Rosemary Diaz, Theresa Davalla, Marilyn Burger,
Lisa Higby, Bob Pomada, Josie Reed, Julie Kimball, Richard Smith, Fr lawrence, Del Treichel, Alice DeSmet,
Richard Foudray, blood drive success.
Memorare: R Foudray
Closing Prayer:  Ken Schlosser, Baptism of Jesus mystery, rosary decade.
Closing Ode: no activity
Attest:  Curtis Vinson, 12/3/04