Hi Duane,

I enjoyed visiting with You, Bill and Justin.

The HPO had a short meeting. It was mainly for a little reorganization. Being elected president automatically put me on the HPO board. I asked Terry Allen to continue on the board because he has been the link between HPOCA and the groups we have been working with. This made for one too many members so we had to approve changing the make up of the board.

To answer your question, no vision statement, time-frame, or location has been put down on paper at this time. I heard from several members, like you, that believe the museum idea is a worthy goal but they are having a hard time getting behind something that is not tangible.  

It's kind of a which came first; "The chicken or the egg?" situation in that we need to raise money to get some things planned and on paper, and yet it's hard to raise money if there's no plan. 

There will be some information on the HPO in the next issue of the magazine. Hopefully it will shed some light on things.

Hope that helps some, John.