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Old Business:  1.Green Bay Library: Scott had the volcano installed and working. It is real cool and the kids should get a real kick out of it. Hopefully enough to become interested in fish keeping. 2. Central Wisconsin Aquarium Society Auction:  This is Sunday February 21, 2010. We will meet at Ron & Sharon’s at 8:30 a.m. If you are in the Green Bay area and have an interest in going contact Keith to car pool down to Ron’s. 3. Both mice have been purchased. 4. Tad was informed that we would be receiving a 55 gallon and stand with some extras for a raffle prize for the upcoming auction.

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Sub-Committees: Auction: 1. Keith did a rundown of all of the auction requirements. 2. The past auctioneers have not responded to calls so we discussed other possible people to auctioneer. Jeff has agreed to auctioneer. 3. The same folks will perform the duties that they did in the last auction. 4. Sharon & Scott will both do publicity. 5. Food: Maria will run the kitchen with other members bringing the items that they have brought in the past. 6. The thank-you dinner will be at the Darboy Club immediately following the auction.

Web-site:  1. Ron will add the raffle prize to the auction information.

Library: 1.The 5 books Breeding and Raising Angelfish by Edward Stansbury, The Ultimate Koi by Nick Fletcher and The Nano Reef Handbook by Christopher Brightwell, Back to Nature Guide to L Catfish by Ingo Seidel and Malawi Cichlids in Their Natural Habitat 4^th Edition by Ad Koning will be ordered along with the magazine Coral.

B.A.P.              No report

Field Trip:  1.Driftwood: We are again planning a driftwood collection this spring. When will be determined by the weather. If you are interested in going keep a watch for more information.

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New Business:   1. Library tank:  Discussed purchasing more fish for the tank. We will try to get a type of fish that will fascinate and spark an interest in fish keeping at the upcoming auction.

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Open Forum: 1. Discussed the different types of Guppies 2. Jeff informed us  of the American Cichlid Association Cichlid Fest in Milwaukee WI July 22-25, 2010

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B.A.P.: No one brought fish.

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Raffle:  won by Austin.

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Next meeting is at Tad & Audrey’s

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Meeting closed at 9:15 p.m.