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BOSRD OF MANAGERS ANNUAL REPORT
The Board of Managers is responsible for the Operation, care and
— Maintainence of our church, the manse and the grounds which accompany
both buildings. We are also the body which endorses the actions of the
Church’s Treasurer.

The Board met 14 times during 1986, including four special meetings.

Our membership was down from 16 in 1885 to 14 in 1986. The Church
Treasurer and two Session representatives were usually with us. Rev.
Wilson frequently attended as well.

The 1986 executive included:

Chairman Norm Harrison
Vice-Chairman Sheila Grisch
Secretary Donna Halls
Alternative Secretary Gail Savage

The Board is further subdivided into committees. The
FINANCE COMMITTEE was again chaired by Sheila Grisch,

CHURCH AND GROUNDSCPROPERTY) COMMITTEE by Ian Johnston and MANSE
COMMITTEE by Doug Nodwell. Gail Savage again organized the
USHERING SCHEDULE.

Other members of the Board were: Jim Briggs, Avril Brown, Ken Eccles,
Lorna Harwood, Paisley Johnson, Elgin Jury, Allan Robertson and John
Runge. Bill Montgomery, Church Treasurer, often joined us as did John
Gillespie, until his death in August, and Grant Halls as Session
representatives.

The Board has certainly missed having John Gillespie’s quiet
influence and good sense to draw upon in their deliberations.

We also miss the willing attendance and contributions of Wilma
Kobylnik, Mollie Mitchell and Joe Sanders, all of whom retired from the
Board after the 1986 Annual Meeting.

THE CHURCH AND GROUNDS

Electrical:Farly in the year, the big news in improvements to our
church was completion of the upgrading of the electrical system,
including emergency lighting in the basement exits, exit lights with
battery back-up, new and repaired Gutlets, additional circuits, including
dedicated circuits for specific useste.g. the organ), and modernization
of the main electrical panel.

Heating Sustem:As predicted in last year’s annual report, improvement
in the efficiency of our heating system became the preoccupation of your
1986 Board of Managers. The subject came close to monopolizing four
regular meetings and brought on four special meetings.

The Board ultimately decided to avoid the high initial cost of a
sompletely new natural gas installation. Instead, we chose to build upon
the sound portions of the original furnace and boiler by changing to a
new high-efficiency oil burner. Installation was completed in the Autumn.

Now, in late 1986 and early 1987, the thermostats and other controls

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