President Loos convened the meeting at 6:20 PM. Eighteen members and three guests were present. The latter were recognized: Chris Connell of ANA HQ (at the convention to deliver educational talks), and Patti Finner and Bill Horton (both ANA governors).

Exhibit awards were announced and presented (the three judges were Joseph Boling, Scott Loos, and Tom Sheehan):

• Class 1 - US and Canadian coins: Ken Hill, first place; J Eric Holcomb, second place.

• Class 3 - tokens and medals: Susan Billings, first place.

• Class 4 - paper money: Steve Cox, first place.

• Clarence Heppner award (best tokens and medals exhibit) - Susan Billings.

• Byron Johnson award (best of show) - Ken Hill.

Non-competitive exhibits were shown by the ANA, Bill Horton, Greg Franck-Weiby, and the PNNA.

The Nina Nystrom PNNA Goodwill Ambassador Award was presented to J Eric Holcomb.

The Bob Everett award for promotion of numismatics was announced to Ray Mah (it was later presented to him in Vancouver, BC by Del Cushing).

Show chairman Dick Billings announced that the show was building toward a successful conclusion. He also reported that all of the old roughly-finished wooden cases had been sold and that the better-finished cases are in short supply.

Eric Holcomb announced that there is a need for articles for both The Nor’Wester and for the PNNA web site, and requested that anyone who could write something, please pass it to him for use in either or both publications.

Bill McKivor thanked Chris Connell for the talks that he had delivered at the convention educational forum.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:38 PM. Minutes recorded and transcribed by Joseph E. Boling.