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5341 Maywood Road, Mound MN 55364 <br />P.O. Box 84 <br />westonkahistoricalsociety.com <br />952-474-1601 <br /> <br />MISSION STATEMENT <br />The object of the society shall be the collection, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge about the history of the <br />Westonka area and to relate it to the history of the State of Minnesota. <br /> <br />SERVING CITIES OF Minnetrista, Mound, Spring Park, Orono, Minnetonka Beach <br /> <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Jerry Babb, Vern Brandenburg, Jeanne Brustad, Sharon Corl, David Cross, Debi Tharalson-Heitz, Jeff Magnuson, <br />Pam Myers, Nancy Oestreich, Mary Opheim, Ron Pauly, Mari-Lou Triebenbach, Liz Vandam <br /> <br />JANUARY - JUNE 2015 BI-ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />INCOME $ 22,483.00 <br />EXPENSES 17,129.00 <br />NET (PROFIT OR LOSS) $ 5,354.00 <br /> <br />COLLECTIONS—Recent donations: *Desk from Lake Minnetonka home of Governor Horace Austin (1869) <br /> *White wicker table salvaged after fire from Hotel Del Otero, Spring Park (1945) <br /> *Molded display of pre-contact Indian mounds, Halsteads Bay (1883) <br />EVENTS <br /> Monthly history talks: *Two generations of V & S Jewelers, Jeff Andersen <br /> *Ox Cart Angel’s author Joel Arnold <br /> *Tales of Saga Hills, Katie O’Connor <br /> Tours: *Hammer Residences, Wayzata <br /> *Mini-birds Thunderbird Car Club <br /> Misc: *Book Launch, Images of America: Lake Minnetonka <br /> *10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance <br /> *Sisters of Swing fundraiser <br /> <br />VOLUNTEER HOURS—29,035 <br /> <br />VISITORS--Museum visitors in 2014 totaled 445 individuals from 21 states, plus France and New Zealand. <br /> <br />GRANTS--Legacy funds: evaluation of HVAC system in Centennial Building, home of history museum <br /> <br />SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY <br /> *Navarre night and book launch, Navarre <br /> *2nd annual Scavenger Hunt, Grandview Middle School, 6th graders <br /> *Tonka Toy Company Retirees Reunion <br /> *History boat tour and displays at Depot during Spirit of the Lakes Festival <br /> *History displays at Trista Day, in the Gillespie Center foyer and the Westonka Library <br /> <br />OVERALL GOAL <br /> To provide a continuous history of the Westonka area for those who follow after us.