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A new look

I hope you like the new look to the YLRL web page. I had wanted to update it for quite some time but with working full, working part-time on my master's degree, being a new mom (my daugher just turned one) and being YLRL president, I just couldn't find time. Now that things are slowing down I have a little bit more time to spend on the web page.

Be sure to email me and let me know what you think of these changes. Not all the pages are done, but I hope in the coming weeks to add more to it on a regular basis.


No dues increase for 2000

Dear YLRL Members

Due to a misunderstanding about a vote taken in Long Beach over increasing the dues and the following discussion about by how much, we forgot to put the vote to increase the dues in YL Harmonics when we put the choices in. A ballot on whether to increase the dues, and choices on how much will be in the May/June issue. This will allow comments to be made to the President and the Board of Directors.

Since dues must be collected to pay our expenses for YL Harmonics, we will continue with the same membership fees until a vote has been taken following the Procedures in the By-Laws. This may necessitate the omission of the July/August issue of YL Harmonics. In 1981 there was a ballot initiative that passed stating that the cost of YL Harmonics could not exceed 3/4 of the monies collected from dues. By not adhering to the will of the membership expressed in that vote, we have exceeded the 3/4s for several years. This has placed YLRL in a deficit position which must be resolved in order for us to go forward and survive.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Carol Hall, WD8DQG/7
President, YLRL 2000-2001


The 1999 Ethel Smith Memorial Scholarship winner

The 1999 Ethel Smith Memorial Scholarship winner was April Rodgers N3PPU. Due to all the convention activities and other happenings in YLRL, this information was not mentioned in YL Harmonics last year. However I want to make sure we recognize April and her information will be in a future issue of YLRL. A picture and a brief biography about her will be placed here in the coming days.


Updated Jan. 20, 2000

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