Meeting called to order at Norwich by Sindie at 7 PM

Anna K made a MMS hat out of laserable leatherette. Can buy hat with $20 donation to laser lab.

A mystery member 3D printed a nerf dart gun

Mike T made leveling feet for a cake making saw.

Cherie made a pottery vase with leaves and handles.

Gary H thanks Rick and Kyle and Chris K for their help with a frame for his neon lights

Maya thanks Tim E for his help making a yarn tree & Sylvia and Dillon for their work on the slab roller for printing

Dave A thanks Raymond and Nate for helping to make 900 lbs of sand and building a mold for the blacksmithing area

Jon D thanks the yet to be identified member for organizing the welding hack rack

Anna K thanks Greg W, Kristie for all their work in the Laser area last Tuesday. Also thanks Sindie for running the Public meeting.

Thanks to all the members that responded to the call for meals for a member that was in a car accident.

Giant settlers of catan build (see Anna K); Mondays at 6ish in Norwich woodshop

Jewelry open house was a wonderful success

Next SID: April 6th at both buildings

Dave A Casting

Raymond Laser co-champ

Cherie Leather making

Erika Jewelry

Sherry 3D printers

Kathy A Stained Glass

Tim E Stained Glass

Anna K Laser Champion

Mike T Ham radio; Asst facilities

Total guests: 25ish

Second-timers: 8ish

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Model Monday. Mondays at 7 pm, Norwich: Fusion 360 Computer Aided Design/CAM class with Carl S.

Most Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, Lenox: Stained glass training with Bill C and Tim E.

1st and third Wednesdays of each month at 6-7 PM is NORWICH woodshop training. Must have completed Lenox training first.

Wednesdays at Norwich: Ceramics and Cerveza with Jeff M. Check website. Sign up for 3 weeks of classes. Limit 5 people.

The last Wed of the month is a fancy project night (for intermediate to advanced students)

Wednesdays at 5pm, Norwich: metal casting and mold building.

Most Thursdays 6 pm. Steel Tigerlillies women's (she/her pronouns) led sculpture collective at Norwich. Making a disco light for Party/ Wood Powder Coating.

Thursdays at 6:00 - 8pm, Lenox: Woodshop Orientation Training (please respond to the message on the Members@ Email List to reserve a spot—there are 4 spots per week). See google groups.

Fridays at 6pm, Norwich: Open-Forge-Friday blacksmithing. Norwich. Beginner class this week.

Second and third Friday: Board game night.

Saturday's Kiss my Adz hand woodworking with Wolfgang at 1PM.

Jewelry open hang-out, Sunday March 17, 11 a.m. and every second Sunday thereafter.

First Tuesday, Lenox public meeting

Second Tue., Mini SID, 6-9 p.m., with making allowed. Dinner will be served after for SID participants.

Third Tue., Norwich public meeting

Forth Tue., BOD meeting at 6

Fifth Tue., no meeting

LAST Weekend of month SID as usual, with food

With Maya and Bill R

Jon D flint fire starting session in the Forge Area.

LaDonna Green from Growing Green Garden, a community garden that emphasizes soil and water irrigation/conservation, community education, and community-building, shared a bit of history of her organization. Ms. Green has offered to help MMS volunteers in planning the green spaces around Lenox and the brown field spaces at Norwich. Dan Jonke, Tim Erdmann, and Jen Vanviere connected earlier with Ms Green when she worked with Alice’s Garden. They hope MMS members might step up to help her efforts to assemble a steel garden shed, install rain gutters, build a bench, and design/build a tiny library. There is also a need for plant identifiers, perhaps with laser cut QR Codes, Look for messages about how to get involved. Anyone interested in leading some of these efforts should reach out to Dan, Jen, or Tim.

Thank you to Gary Hollander for coordinating this discussion.

Members, Please hang around and talk to new and prospective members.

New Member Sign-ups: Board members

Wrap-up 8:00 p.m.