================= To: "OBC-Announcements" Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:56:46 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: OBC Dealer Web Page Announcement As you know the OBCAC recently voted to accept all noinated dealers to the OBC web page. The next step is to verify wit hthe dealers that we have all their relevent information. Then we can build the new web page. I stil need email addresses for the follwing OBC Certified Dealers. Please forward if you know any of the email addresses of teh following; Kurt Tourdot Roger Neufeldt Ron Barrett SIMS Classic Sports Mike Wheat J D Heckathorn Chandy Greenholt California Sports Cards William Chappel Wayne Johnson Mike Sandles Dave Levin Jimmy Cardascia ================= To: "OBC-Announcements" Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:13:13 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: OBC Dealers Thanks to all who responded. I still need email addresses for; Kevin Savage Ron Barrett SIMS Classic Sports J D Heckathorn Chandy Greenholt William Chappel Wayne Johnson Mike Sandles Jimmy Cardascia ================= To: "OBC-Announcements" Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:32:34 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: OBC Approved Dealers I've sent emails to all dealers asking for confirmation of their contact information and if they provide OBC discounts. However, I still need EMAIL address for the following; Kevin Savage J D Heckathorn Chandy Greenholt William Chappel Jimmy Cardascia ================= To: "OBC-Announcements" Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 21:05:38 -0500 From: "Bob Donaldson" Subject: FW: Hunter Weiner Baseball Card Anyone got a spare Floyd Woolridge card for this gentleman? -----Original Message----- From: JWcoolsr@aol.com [mailto:JWcoolsr@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:29 PM To: obcbobd@comcast.net Subject: Hunter Weiner Baseball Card My cousin Floyd Wooldridge was a pitcher for the 1955 St Louis Cardinals. I am looking for his 1955 Hunter Weiner St Louis Cardinal baseball card. Could you give me any ideas as to how I might purchase this card? Would you also have the e-mail of Steve Rittenberg? Jim Wolfe ================= Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:29:09 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: more than halfway hi all: i am on a ship right now, and will be back on monday. just a reminder that obcac voting member and non voting facilitator nominations/acceptances are due by wednesday, February 14 (valentines day). i will let everyone who has nominated or been nominated of their status on the ballot monday. keep them rolling in. i think we have about a dozen or so nominees, so it should be a good race. tnx, gary mandell ================= Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:55:59 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: I'M BACK if you have been nominated for a position as a voting member of the obcac or as the non-voting facilitator, you should have received an email from me indicating that you are on the ballot. if you did not get an email from me indicating that, then you are NOT on the ballot as of now. i believe that i am up to date as of 7:50 PM CST sunday. if you were nominated, and want to accept, you need to indicate that in an email to me. that is the only way you will be placed on the ballot. if you nominated someone, you will NOT get a confirming email from me. the accepting member can let you know if they have accepted. i got a few emails from indivduals nominating a member, and indicating that the member had accepted. that does NOT count. the accepting member must email me with their acceptance. the rules seem fairly simple, let's try to follow them. nominations will be accepted until wednesday, february 14 at 11:59:59 PM, at which time, the ballot will be closed. on the following morning, i will send an announcement indicating the official ballot, and opening up the voting. voting will end on february 28. ================= Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:07:51 EST To: obc_spike@yahoo.com, obcbobd@comcast.net From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: Re: OBCAC Nomination spike/bob: you each nominated the other for an obcac voting position, but neither of you have sent an acceptance to me. if you want to be on the ballot, you must send me an acceptance. ================= Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:05:20 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: IMPORTANT!!! OBCAC Election Announcement and Candidate List Good Morning: Once again, I have the privilege of serving as commissioner of the OBCAC elections. Seven voting members and one nonvoting facilitator shall serve a term running from March 1, 2007 to February 29, 2008. From February 15-28, 2007, each eligible OBC member (you must appear in the current directory and have responded to the recent membership poll) (inactive members may vote) should send one email to me at _smartalecx@aol.com_ (mailto:smartalecx@aol.com) with the subject line "OBC Ballot." This email should list your choices for up to seven Voting Members selected from the list that appears below. Please be sure to sign your email. You may only submit one ballot. I will send out a few reminders, but it is your responsibility to submit a proper ballot within the appropriate As there was only one nominee for the Nonvoting Facilitator position, it will be unnecessary to hold a vote for that position. With 0% of the precincts reporting, we are now able to project Geordie Calvert as the winner of the Nonvoting Facilitator election. Congratulations Geordie, and thanks for your previous and upcoming service to OBC! 1. Send an email to _smartalecx@aol.com_ (mailto:smartalecx@aol.com) with the subject line "OBCAC Ballot." 2. List no more than seven choices from the list of OBCAC Voting Member candidates below. You do not have to vote for seven people, but you cannot cast more than one vote for any one candidate. There will be no vote held for the Facilitator position. 3. Be sure to sign your ballot. 4. You may only submit one ballot. Once your vote is cast, no changes nor corrections may be made. 5. Ballots must be received by February 28, 2007, at 11:59 PM CST in order to be counted. 6. No campaigning or vote solicitation (other than a general call for votes from the Election Commissioner) of any kind should appear on any of the OBC servers. However, direct emails to OBC members from candidates will be Last year, a total of 94 ballots were cast. With more members on board this year, let's try to break 100! Thank you in advance for your participation and cooperation. And thank you for the wonderful job done this past year by the current Gary Mandell OBC Election Commissioner Candidates for the seven 2007-2008 OBCAC Voting Member positions are (in alphabetical order) (choose no more than seven) Cook, Andy Delia, Wayne Donaldson, Bob Gersbach, Larry Glidden, Matthew (Spike) Housley, Tom McLaughlin, John Moleta, Jim Morganti, Ken Rich, Mike Rittenberg, Steve Talbot, Mark Vrechek, George Wubben, Mac ================= To: , Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:26:30 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: Re: [OBC-Announcements] IMPORTANT!!! OBCAC Election Announcement and Candidate List OBCers -- Just a quick note, PLEASE PLEASE be sure you just reply to Gary. Every year somebody hits Reply All to this email and gets really embarrassed! Take Care, Geno ----- Original Message ----- From: smartalecx@aol.com To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:05 AM Subject: [OBC-Announcements] IMPORTANT!!! OBCAC Election Announcement andCandidate Good Morning: Once again, I have the privilege of serving as commissioner of the OBCAC elections. Seven voting members and one nonvoting facilitator shall serve a term running from March 1, 2007 to February 29, 2008. From February 15-28, 2007, each eligible OBC member (you must appear in the current directory and have responded to the recent membership poll) (inactive members may vote) should send one email to me at smartalecx@aol.com with the subject line "OBC Ballot." This email should list your choices forup to seven Voting Members selected from the list that appears below. Please be sure to sign your email. You may only submit one ballot. I will send out a few reminders, but it is your responsibility to submit a proper ballot within the appropriate timeframe. As there was only one nominee for the Nonvoting Facilitator position, it will be unnecessary to hold a vote for that position. With 0% of the precincts reporting, we are now able to project Geordie Calvert as the winner ofthe Nonvoting Facilitator election. Congratulations Geordie, and thanks for your previous and upcoming service to OBC! 1. Send an email to smartalecx@aol.com with the subject line "OBCAC Ballot." 2. List no more than seven choices from the list of OBCAC Voting Member candidates below. You do not have to vote for seven people, but you cannotcast more than one vote for any one candidate. There will be no vote heldfor the Facilitator position. 3. Be sure to sign your ballot. 4. You may only submit one ballot. Once your vote is cast, no changes nor corrections may be made. 5. Ballots must be received by February 28, 2007, at 11:59 PM CST in order to be counted. 6. No campaigning or vote solicitation (other than a general call for votes from the Election Commissioner) of any kind should appear on any of theOBC servers. However, direct emails to OBC members from candidates will be Last year, a total of 94 ballots were cast. With more members on board this year, let's try to break 100! Thank you in advance for your participation and cooperation. And thank you for the wonderful job done this past year by the current OBCAC. Gary Mandell OBC Election Commissioner Candidates for the seven 2007-2008 OBCAC Voting Member positions are (in alphabetical (choose no more than seven) Cook, Andy Delia, Wayne Donaldson, Bob Gersbach, Larry Glidden, Matthew (Spike) Housley, Tom McLaughlin, John Moleta, Jim Morganti, Ken Rich, Mike Rittenberg, Steve Talbot, Mark Vrechek, George Wubben, Mac ================= Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:34:34 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: election ballot - some additional notes as geno said, please send you email directly to me, and not to the announcements server if you could list you candidate choices in alphabetical order (by last name), it will save me a lot of time working with the spreadsheet if you subject line could read OBC Ballot (your last name), that would save me some time as well. huge response so far, keep them coming! ================= Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:53:12 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: and another thing ... you will receive a confirmation email from me once your email is received and your vote is tabulated. it may take a few days, especially over the weekend, but if you dont hear from me after a while, feel free to email me, and i will let you know if i got your ballot. also, please remember to sign your name. i do not know all the email addresses by heart, and a few are forgetting to sign. tnx, gm ================= Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:28:58 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com, OBC-Ramblings@yahoogroups.com, From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: website - not down, just moved i keep reading postings about how the website is down, so perhpas some folks didn't see this. wayne delia has offered an alternative link that does just about everything the old site does. give this one a try. _http://www.deliafamily.net/www.oldbaseball.com/_ (http://www.deliafamily.net/www.oldbaseball.com/) ================= Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:03:56 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: Election Update We're almost half way through the voting period. To date, 51 out of a possible 133 votes have been cast, or 38%. A long way from the 94 votes that were cast last year, but a good start. This is an immensely qualified group of candidates, as indicated by the very close vote totals. Every vote counts, so if you have not yet cast your ballot, please do so as soon as possible. 1. Send an email to _smartalecx@aol.sma_ (mailto:smartalecx@aol.com) with the subject line "OBCAC Ballot." Most folks aren't doing that. I get about 70 emails a day, so this would really help. 2. List no more than seven choices from the list of OBCAC Voting Member candidates below. You do not have to vote for seven people, but you cannot cast more than one vote for any one candidate. There will be no vote held for the Facilitator position. 3. Be sure to sign your ballot. Most folks aren't doing that either. 4. You may only submit one ballot. Once your vote is cast, no changes nor corrections may be made. 5. Ballots must be received by February 28, 2007, at 11:59 PM CST in order to be counted. 6. Candidates for the seven 2007-2008 OBCAC Voting Member positions are (in alphabetical order) (choose no more than seven) Cook, Andy Delia, Wayne Donaldson, Bob Gersbach, Larry Glidden, Matthew (Spike) Housley, Tom McLaughlin, John Moleta, Jim Morganti, Ken Rich, Mike Rittenberg, Steve Talbot, M Vrechek, Geo Gary Mandell OBC Election Commissioner


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Check out free AOL at http://free.aol.com/thenewaol/index.adp. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, millions of free high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and much more. ================= Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:43:45 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: Election Update - Call for Votes!! The final weekend of voting is upon is. To date, only 50% of the eligible members have voted. In most elections, that would be considered great turnout, but it is far below the 70% who voted last year. This is your group. If you like it, show your support by voting. If you don't like it, do something about it by having a say in who runs the group. Either way, there is absolutely NO reason not to vote. This is an immensely qualified group of candidates. The candidate vote totals are incredibly close, so your vote really does matter. So if you haven't already done so, please do so as soon as possible. 1. Send an email to _smartalecx@aol.sma_ (mailto:smartalecx@aol.com) with the subject line "OBCAC Ballot." Most folks aren't doing that. I get about 70 emails a day, so this would really help. 2. Be sure to sign your ballot. I'm not sure why, but most folks still aren't doing that. 3. List no more than seven choices from the list of OBCAC Voting Member candidates below. You do not have to vote for seven people, but you cannot cast more than one vote for any one candidate. If you could list them in alphabetical order by last name, that would really help. 4. You may only submit one ballot. Once your vote is cast, no changes nor corrections may be made. You will get an acknowledgment from me that your vote has been received. If you don't hear from me, contact me again and we will see what's up. 5. Ballots must be received by this Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 11:59 PM CST in order to be counted. The candidates for the seven 2007-2008 OBCAC Voting Member positions are (in alphabetical order) (choose no more than seven) Cook, Andy Delia, Wayne Donaldson, Bob Gersbach, Larry Glidden, Matthew (Spike) Housley, Tom McLaughlin, John Moleta, Jim Morganti, Ken Rich, Mike Rittenberg, Steve Talbot, M Vrechek, Geo Gary Mandell OBC Election Commissioner


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AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ================= To: Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:21:22 -0000 From: "geno.wagner" Subject: February Report OBCers -- The ballot was consumed by the Membership Poll, as well as welcoming a new 1) Motion to remove Paul Biggs from the Directory (Passed, 6-0) 2) Motion to remove Dan Coen from the Directory (Passed, 6-0) 3) Motion to remove Richard Hankins from the Directory (Passed, 6-0) 4) Motion to remove Tom Steinbroner from the Directory (Passed, 6-0) 5) Motion to remove Tom Williams from the Directory (Passed, 6-0) 6) Motion to remove Kevin Wolf from the Directory (Passed, 6-0) 7) Admit Joel Gyselink to OBC (Passed, 6-0) Geordie, Mark, Joe, Peter, and Wayne - can you guys delete and add as appropriate? I've included Joel's email in the CC block to get hold of him. We've also had two guys request to go Inactive - Matt Heilenman and Russell McBride. Thanks, fellas!! Once again, we've reached the end of another year of the AC - the new guys should be announced soon. Geordie is taking over my role as Facilitator, but the remaining posts remain a closely guarded secret! I'd like to thank the AC for their work this year - you'll find them listed below. Also, I'd like to thank Wayne, Geordie, Joe, Peter, Mark, Steve, and Gary for holding various posts that often go under the radar (hope I didn't miss anyone)! I've been a part of the AC for what seems like forever, so it's sort of strange to not be a part of it as of the 1st. I decided not to run as I am going to be gone for the next 6 weeks, then moving back to the US this summer (with no computer in the move), followed by a likely deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan by the end of the year. I've always enjoyed my time on the AC and will hopefully return to it soon. Please appreciate what these guys do for the group, as there is a lot of behind-the-scenes activity to keep the machine finely tuned! A group like this doesn't run on autopilot, but needs a strong crew to keep it focused. To all the guys who have served with me on the AC the last ten years (?) or so, I offer you a heartfelt Your OBCAC is: Bob Donaldson, Larry Gersbach, Spike Glidden, Kent Goto, John Harrell, Ken Morganti, and Grant Rainsley Take Care, Geno ================= Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:41:01 EST To: obc-announcements@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Subject: OBC Election - Final Call We are under 14 hours left until the polls close, and I can tell you, it is an extremely tight election. There are still many, many folks that have not yet voted, and as far as I know, only one of them is in jail. So if you care about the club and want to keep it as great as it has been, please take a minute to cast your vote. Results will be announced on Thursday morning. 1. Send an email to _smartalecx@aol.sma_ (mailto:smartalecx@aol.com) with the subject line "OBCAC Ballot." 2. List no more than seven choices from the list of OBCAC Voting Member candidates below. You do not have to vote for seven people, but you cannot cast more than one vote for any one candidate. There will be no vote held for the Facilitator position. 3. Be sure to sign your ballot. 4. You may only submit one ballot. Once your vote is cast, no changes nor corrections may be made. 5. Ballots must be received by February 28, 2007, at 11:59 PM CST in order to be counted. 6. Candidates for the seven 2007-2008 OBCAC Voting Member positions are (in alphabetical order) (choose no more than seven) Cook, Andy Delia, Wayne Donaldson, Bob Gersbach, Larry Glidden, Matthew (Spike) Housley, Tom McLaughlin, John Moleta, Jim Morganti, Ken Rich, Mike Rittenberg, Steve Talbot, M Vrechek, Geo Gary Mandell OBC Election Commissioner


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