These pages will show you how our club
was formed in 1987 and has grown to 450 members to date.
THE FORMATION YEARS...
In the beginning the club
had evolved from a few interested people in 1987 under the first president--Terry
Marsh. Prior to 1990 the membership was only around 20-40 dedicated founding members. Other
presidents were Terry Brown, Irv sherlock, Henry Siesel, Jim O'Grady, Don Raun
and the present president--Dick Travis. Some
of the dedicated members over the years were Rex Christenson, Patti Kopcho, Nan
Gholson, Bob Weber, Jim Mahlmeister, Mary Kautz, Joe Weiner, Ralph Dials and Sid
Price. THE
EARLY 90's...
Terry
Brown was President during the early 1990'sand he helped to increase the membership
as the awareness of home computers was taking off exponentially. Seniors
were not about to be left behind...as a matter of fact many seniors had the time
to devote to using computers to do many tasks that heretofore were considered
impossible. Membership continued to
grow to over 100 people during this time.
THE
LATE 90's... Irv
Sherlock and Henry Siesel led the club in the late 90's. This period saw the computer
club really come together with many people including Terry Brown, Rex Christenson,
Patti Kopcho, Ralph Dials and many others contributing to the continued growth
of the activities of the club. The
advent of the Internet and Email spurred many people to become interested in Computers
during this 5 year period. Membership increased significantly to around 250 members.
THE
21st Century...Beginning
in 2000 with Jim O'Grady as President, the club was attracting over 300 members
and in 2001 we acquired our Computer Projector and desktops and laptops for our
training, educational and entertainment needs... Don
Raun was the President from 2001 through 2006 as the club continued to grow to
over 400 members. Patti Kopcho is our oldest member, serving as Treasurer and
Newsletter editor for over 10 years. Dorothy Miller has served on the Board and
has been instrumental in training for our club. The
level of training has increased significantly over the years as has the sophistication
of computers and the revolution in digital cameras and digital video as well. Dick
Travis has been the President since 2007 as the club continued to grow to the
present 450 level. Dick contributed as the club's webmaster since 1998 and has
been involved in training on the Internet. Jim
Mahlmeister and Mary Kautz have led the Apple computer afficionados as an integral
part of our club. Plans are
underway to move into a new expanded computer room possibly in 2009. The
Future: Although it is
difficult to prognosticate about the future--history shows us that our dreams
of the future may not only come true--but its the dreams that challenge us to
forge ahead with future plans and hopes.
 Working with the "old"
minutes and pictures!!!
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