{"id":96127,"date":"2017-12-06T20:33:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T01:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=96127"},"modified":"2017-12-06T20:33:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T01:33:13","slug":"photography-club-has-christmas-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/12\/06\/photography-club-has-christmas-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography Club has Christmas dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Eight of the Van Wert Area Photography Club\u2019s dues-paying members met at the Black Angus on Main Street for the club\u2019s annual Christmas Dinner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Following a good meal and table talk, the group turned its attention to\u00a0club matters. First on the list was a proposal that the club not meet\u00a0during January, February, and March. The reasons were that the weather is not the best and that daylight is still rather short. The suggestion was adopted with no opposing votes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;\">In other actions, Cheryl Knost was elected president, Larry Dickerhoof vice president, and Rex Dolby will continue as secretary-treasurer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;\">Cheryl said that her plan was to have programs for the months of April, May, October, and November when weather and daylight are not that favorable, and schedule photo shoots for June, July, August, and September, when the weather should be better and the hours of daylight are greater. She said the shoots would not be limited to only weekdays or weekends, and that she\u2019d welcome suggestions at either 419.773.8090 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:trunkantusks54@gmail.com\">trunkantusks54@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0for program topics and places and events that would produce interesting photos.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;\">In an effort to attract more members, the group voted to lower annual dues 20 percent to only $20, plus $5 for each additional family member up to a maximum of $40.\u00a0Families with six or more members would still only pay $40. President Knost was the first to pay her 2018 dues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;\">The club appreciates being able to meet at the Van Wert Civic Theatre\u2019s facility at 114 S. Race St. in Van Wert on the second Thursday of the month. The club\u2019s next regularly scheduled meeting will be at 7 p.m. on April 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96128\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Camera-Club-News-12-6-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"312\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Cheryl Knost\u2019s photo of VWAPC members at their annual Christmas dinner.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight of the Van Wert Area Photography Club\u2019s dues-paying members met at the Black Angus on Main Street for the club\u2019s annual Christmas Dinner. Following a good meal and table talk, the group turned its attention to\u00a0club matters. First on the list was a proposal that the club not meet\u00a0during January, February, and March. 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