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At the NHAHA Board Meeting conducted in Spearfish June 10th at 6pm, the Board of Directors voted on two new board members elected to join- Melissa Rodgers and Taylor Guthmiller-Martin. These two wonderful ladies will be a great asset to our team who's goal of bringing Ice Hockey and a permanent Rink to the Northern Hills that much closer. Welcome to the board and thank you all for your time and dedication to youth hockey.
The Board also voted on new officers. Our President, Brandy Purcell-Hartman has stepped down with Dennis Servaty who served previously as President, stepping into the Role. Ted Bergan has stepped aside and Rob Zinke has been elected into the Vice-President Role along with Helen Kuehlman stepping out of the Treasurer position with Aleisha Huppler being voted in. Our current Secretary Jamie Danko has taken on another term and will continue to provide great assistance in that role.
Other items discussed during our meeting were:
Working out our Youth Hockey Schedule and approving to include a PeeWee level travel team, a first for the program, to join our already traveling Squirts
If you or someone you know wishes to join as a coach, please contact the board or Coaching Director Ted Bergan.
We had also approved our new Team coordinators at each level and we thank them for their time and assistance in maintaining communications between the teams, coaches and the board. Our Scheduler and Registrar, Megan Bergan, will continue in that very important position and we thank her for her time.
Gregg Fullerton will continue to serve as our representative on the SD Disciplinary committee and Blake Dunfee will continue to be our voting delegate.
The Fundraising committee has had one meeting and also will have one this afternoon.
Our Marketing and Public Relations have many things in store this summer and fall with our new rink phase one starting.
We need more volunteers for our 4th of July Parade floats in both Spearfish and Belle Fourche, please contact Rob Zinke or Derek Lund for more information.
We will be shooting a recruitment video this fall with Destyn Humann from 605 Media, this will be a big benefit for recruiting new players to our program.
Don't forget there is Hometown Thursdays and Downtown Friday Nights in Belle Fourche and Spearfish all summer long-if you wish to help, please see the DIBS page to sign up or just come down and visit the booth!
Board Agenda
6/10/25 @ 6 p.m. Brandy's Office, Spearfish
| Board Member | Position | Attendance | Board Member | Position | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis S | in Person | Ted B | Vice President | in Person | |
| Brandy H | President | in Person | Helen K | Treasurer | in Person |
| Rob Z | in Person | Chris G | in Person | ||
| Blake D | in Person | Gregg F | via Call | ||
| Jamie D | Secretary | in Person | Aleisha H | Excused | |
| Derek L | in Person |
| Name | Position | Attendance | Name | Position | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NHAHA May/June Meeting
June 10, 2025
Brandy’s Office, Spearfish
Meeting called to order by Brandy at 6:06 pm.
*Motion to approve May Zoom minutes, passed and carried.
Financial Report – current balance of $62,597.13. Taxes were filed, IRS replied with a 60 day review period.
- Will be changing to Pioneer B&T cc after officers are elected in June. *Motion to have two cards which will be in President and a non-officer board members name, passed and carried.
- TechSoup – Quickbooks renewal was $1200, too much for a non-profit. Switched to non-profit program for $150 per year. All the Association financial info can be transferred over with 1 year access to previous information. The renewal amount was reimbursed.
Committee Updates –
- Squirts will need to host games this year in Rapid, either at Thunderdome or Roosevelt Arena, they will play 16 games in 25-26 season. We will not have a schedule for Roosevelt until July for practice times.
- Goalie Camp – Blake to present an “In Kind” coaching donation to begin holding camps locally for players interested, Spearfish Chief of Police Colin Smith is also willing to help coach goalies.
- Dryland Practice or “Learn to Play” clinics – plan to schedule later in the summer in Lead/Deadwood and Belle Fourche.
- Peewee Travel – we do have enough families committed to travel team, Dan Hartman will get coaching certification to be travel coach. Derek will continue coaching as well, traveling when he’s available. There will be 10-14 C team games, 3 games per weekend. *Motion to approve PW travel team approved and carried. Brandy will be Team Coordinator.
- Team Coaches & Coordinators
- Mites (need more coaches) – Blake Aghbashian, Chris Schuh, Matt Stevens (Helper) coaches – McKaela Aghbashian Team Coordinator
- Squirts Travel Team – Chris Gasbarre, Ted Bergan coaches, Talia Gasbarre for Team Coordinator
- Peewee Travel Team – Derek Lund, Dan Hartman coaches, Brandy Hartman Team Coordinator
Fundraising – First fundraising meeting was held via Zoom on May 5, with 9 in attendance, a lot of members with experience and a great amount of excitement to move forward with grant writing, fundraising and general project management.
- *Motion to move forward with Maple tree fundraiser/raffle during Hometown Thursdays & Downtown Friday night events, passed and carried. **Goal of raising $20,000 during summer fundraising events.
- *Motion to approve vacation pkg raffle on HTT in Belle and DTFN in Spearfish, passed and carried.
Marketing/Public Relations
- The website is getting an update for landing page and fundraising page.
- Gregg and Angela Fullerton have donated equipment to the Program, scheduling an “Kick-off” delivery with media and program participants at Hillsview Rink location.
- 4th of July parades, Derek and Dan are willing to drive in Spearfish parade, Rob in Belle Fourche. 2 floats, cannot make it to both with one. Ask Shawn Darling to donate trailer for use.
- Float decoration committees, Spearfish parade at 12:15 Brandy will fill out application & submit.
- *Motion to order more foam pucks passed and carried.
- Storage container space sold for advertisement at Hillsview Rink.
- Recruitment video – will continue project this fall as practices begin
- HTT & DTFN – Jamie will coordinate volunteers in Belle, Brandy in Spearfish.
- Checklist for each location – the goal is to recruit new players by gathering contact info from parents to contact as season begins.
Capital Campaign/New Rink – We will keep Madison Rink MOU in place as well as the new Hillsview MOU and hope to utilize both throughout winter. *Motion to change skate practice on Saturdays from 8-10 to 9-11, passed and carried. Possibility of a second day available to utilize Madison rink?
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Communication – Rob has registration link up on website, add $25 equipment rental fee as an option parents can select during registration.
- Google Work Space is free for non-profit organizations, we will be using this going forward, each board position will have its own email address.
Budget –
- Rob suggested adding line item for internet and security system
- Rob suggested adding $300 for radio advertising to proposed budget
- Rink maintenance should be increased to $5,000
- Ice Rental should be increased to $6,000 to include practice ice rental and ice rental for SDAHA hosted games
- Line item added for Referee cost of $1,600.
*Motion to approve these items and proposed budget of $32,725 for 25-26 season, passed and carried.
Other – Add a $25 rental fee for equipment, regardless of what is borrowed for returning players.
- Program cost increase of $25 from $150 to $175 for PW and Bantam players, will remain at $150 for Mites and Squirts? * Motion to approve cost increase, passed and carried.
- Goalie jerseys should be available for all teams *Motion to order goalie jerseys passed and carried.
- 25-26 season will now have a jersey deposit cost, $100 for Travel Teams (Squirts and PW) and $50 for Mites and Bantam. There will be an option to purchase at the beginning and end of the year. Chris recommended reversable practice jerseys, he will research and present at next meeting.
- *Motion to begin using $20,000 of current funds to being Phase 1 site work at Hillsview Rink, passed and carried.
- To clarify, Hillsview Rink will be a PRIVATE rink for Chinook use only.
- We have 2 board applications to review – Taylor Guthmiller Martin and Melissa Rodgers *Motion to accept Taylor Guthmiller Martin passed and carried, *Motion to accept Melissa Rodgers passed and carried.
- Donated boards need to be picked up in Pierre from Oahe Association, Brandy has contact with Semi truck and flatbed trailer, she will ask if he’s available, we will need to coordinate with additional volunteers to help load and haul.
Board Officers 25-26
President – Dennis Servaty
V. President – Rob Zinke
Secretary – Jamie Danko
Treasurer – Aleisha Huppler
Immediate Past President – Brandy Hartman
Next Board Meeting – July TBD
Meeting Adjourned 8:32 pm.
Pond Hockey Tournament- Dennis, Gregg, Brandy
Youth Clinics-Blake, Dennis, Gregg
Fundraising/Finance- Helen, Brandy, Kayla, Melissa, Kristen, Renae, Jamie, Aleisha, Taylor, Danielle
Rink Procurement- Gregg, Dennis, Rob, Brandy, Dan, Derek
Downtown Friday Nights Spearfish -Helen
Hometown Thursdays-Jamie, Rob
Technology/Website Committee -Rob
Registrar- Megan
Team Schedular - Megan, Kari
Voting Delegate - Blake
Member of Disciplinary Committee for SDAHA - Gregg
SafeSport Coordinator - Rob
Retention and Recruitment- Rob, Ted, Derek, Chris
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