Re: Re: pool design

["Mike Sohns" <sohns@turbonet.com>]

Hi Briana,

 That is about how I remember it also.  It sure is funny how boisterous the
Friends of the Pool were before the election, but not a peep out of them
over this challenge.  

Mike

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> From: Briana LeClaire <mmsmom1@yahoo.com>
> To: KBird@vines.ColoState.EDU; vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: re: Re: pool design
> Date: Saturday, June 20, 1998 7:56 AM
> 
> Hi Kenton --
> 
> Maybe someone else will respond because I can't remember it exactly. 
> But in a letter to the editor he formulated something like:  the
> calculations of the pool committee project a $15,000 profit for the
> pool (operating costs only) at the end of its first year of
> operations.  I do remember the wager pretty exactly, I think.  It is
> if the pool makes $7,500, he will donate that amount to a charity of
> the pool committee's choice.  If it fails to make at least $7,500, the
> committee members must donate $7,500 to the Foundation for Economic
> Education, a libertarian economic think-tank (whose classes I have
> attended, BTW.  A very worthwhile organization.)
> 
> Sounds reasonable to me.  Any takers on the committee?
> 
> :-)  Briana
> 
> 
> Kenton Bird  wrote:
> >
> > What was Wenders' wager?
> > --Kenton
> > 
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - - - - - - - - - - - -
> - -
> > Anyone going to take Prof. Wenders up on his wager?
> > 
> > ;-)  Briana
> > 
> > BIG SNIP
> > 
> >  We voted to tax ourselves(and Jack Wenders). Now
> > let us
> > > continue to be involved so that this project can reflect the beauty,
> > > strengths and wealth of this community. I hope folks feel welcome
> > and the
> > > city welcomes this level of involvement. There is so much potential,
> > > community art, community donations, etc. Let's have a pool!  Dan
> > Schmidt
> >  
> > 
> > ***
> > Kenton Bird, Visiting Assistant Professor
> > Department of Journalism & Technical Communication
> > Colorado State University
> > Fort Collins, CO 80523-1785
> > Voice: (970) 491-5986     Fax: (970) 491-2908
> > E-mail: KBird@vines.colostate.edu
> > 
> > 
> 
> ==
> :-) Briana
> 
> 
> 
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