Meeting Notes: Dec, 2008

This "meeting" was our annual Holiday Party and Awards Banquet held at the Sunny Buffet Restaurant in Bay Shore. A great time and food was had by all present. Among the highlights was the distribution of the beautiful LIAS calender, created by Nick Arettines. Great job Nick. Thanks for all your hard work that went into it. We all enjoy it all year long.   Margaret Peterson and Pat Smith presented the LIAS and FAAS awards. They are listed below. As you can see, we received a large number of FAAS awards. Congratulations  to our award winning club members. LIAS Awards Hobbyist of the Year Nick Arettines Author of the Year Pat Smith Bowl Show: Fred Santos Junior Bowl Show Caitlin Schnuerle FAAS Awards Best Changing Cover, Original Art 2nd Place Arie Gilbert Best FAAS-Related Article 1st Place Pat Smith Best FAAS-Related Article 3rd Place Pat Smith Best Spawning Article, 500-1000 words 1st Place, Junior III Rich Lorenzen Best Continuous FAAS Column 1st Place Pat Smith Best Continuous FAAS Column 3rd Place Pat Smith Best "How To" or "Do It Yourself" Article 1st Place, Junior I P.J. Sciallo Best "How To" or "Do It Yourself" Article 1st Place, Junior III Bryanna Smith Best General Article on Society Management 1st Place Margaret Peterson Best General Article on Society Management 2nd Place Jim Peterson Best General Article on Society Management 3rd Place Arie Gilbert Best Collecting Article 1st Place Jim Peterson Best Collecting Article 3rd Place Margaret Peterson Best Humorous Article 1st Place Pat Smith Best Humorous Article 2nd Place Arie Gilbert Best Continuing Column, Single Author 3rd Place Margaret Peterson Author of the Year 5th Place Pat Smith