Heritage Days Committee — Minutes

HERITAGE DAYS COMMITTEE COUNCIL ROOM, CITY HALL 106 W. DIVISION STREET NEILLSVILLE, WI 54456 TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026 6:00 P.M. Meeting called to order by Chair Neville at 6:00 P.M. Roll Call: Katie Mohr, Michelle Pickett, Logan Grap, Donna Pavlac, Mike Winder, Joe Neville, Jerry Pfeiffer, Barb Miller and Dale Erickson. Absent: Daryn Horn and Tom Opelt. Motion Mohr, second Pickett to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as filed with the City Clerk. All Aye. Financial Report: Erickson presented the financial report. Motion Pfeiffer, second Miller to approve the financial report as presented. All Aye. Ashley and Adam Davel, Grand 5K organizers, presented a donation in the amount of $1,052 for Neillsville Heritage Days from the Grand 5K proceeds. Motion Erickson, second Pavlac, to accept the donation of $1,052 and to thank the Davels for their support. All Aye. Discussion and action on the Grand 5K update. The Davels stated that they had a total of 80 participants between kids and adults. Discussion and action on Miss Neillsville program report. Discussion followed. Motion Grap, second Pavlac, to issue $50 per contestant to go towards their attire. All Aye. Discussion and action on Scholarship registrations. Discussion followed. Motion Pfeiffer, second Grap, to put $1,500 into the scholarship account. All Aye. Discussion and action on 2027 entertainment. Discussion followed. No action taken. Discussion and action on dates for 2027. Discussion followed. Motion Mohr, second Erickson to set the dates for the event to July 8-11, 2027. All Aye. Discussion and action on new events for 2027. Discussion followed. No action taken. Discussion and action on Forward Bank account for scholarships. Motion Mohr, second Pickett to close the Forward Bank account and move the scholarship account to a closer bank. All Aye. Discussion and action on Autumn Harvest event. Discussion followed. No action taken. Discussion and action on what went well, what to improve on. Discussion followed. No action taken. Next meeting: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. at City Hall. Motion by Grap, second by Pavlac, to adjourn. All Aye. __________________________________ Jose Neville – Chairman