Chapter NEWS:
Plan on attending the TASO State Football Meeting in Abilene on July
11,12, 13.
See the www.taso.org web site for more
details.
Chapter meetings start Monday, July 21.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT DUE TO HOMELAND SECURITY REASONS, THE
MEETINGS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO BE HELD AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY
COURTHOUSE.
Please plan on attending at our new meeting location at the IBEW Union
Hall on Spindletop Drive on the south side of Beaumont.
The Chapter Board of Directors web page
has been updated to reflect the new board.

It is with sadness that we note
that football official, baseball umpire, and friend Sam Maida passed away
the first week in February. Please remember Sam's family in this
trying time.

2008 Dues were due before January 21. Dues
are now late and REINSTATEMENT will be required. Contact your
Administrative Secretary, James
Roberson, for payment options.
End of Year 2007 Season Summary Forms are AVAILABLE
at www.TASO.org
Click on FOOTBALL to find the link. The FILLABLE form can be
filled out on your computer and then printed for a very neat copy.
The PRINTABLE form can be printed as a blank form and data written in by
hand. SIGNED FORMS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR DUES TO BE A MEMBER IN
GOOD STANDING.

IMPORTANT (constitutionally
prescribed) DATES TO NOTE:
January 21, 2008 -
Dues submission deadline to avoid reinstatement
March 1, 2008 - Crew Chief notification for 2008
April 1, 2008 - Crew Member submission deadline to gain reserved
status
July 21, 2008 - first chapter business meeting of 2008
July 28, 2008 - deadline for crew chief application for the 2009
season
August 1, 2008 - Members not in Good Standing barred from varsity
game assignments
By
constitutional requirement: all crews are dissolved at the end
of each season for member movement purposes. See the dates noted
above for crew membership deadlines.

Congratulations to the newly elected 2008 Chapter Board
of Directors:
2008-9 Beaumont Chapter Board of Directors:
President: Mike V. Defee
Business Secretary: James Roberson
Assignment Secretary: Ron Ford
Vice-President: Jay Matthews
Immediate Past President: Gary Downey
Immediate Past Secretary: Geoffrey Kret
Division I: Don Mosca
Division II: Greg Sims
Division III: Thomas Gage
Division IV: Robert Tuck
Division V: Tim Spikes
Member-at-Large: Ronnie Shilo
Sub-Varsity Assignors for
2008:
Jay Matthews, master schedule
Chris Ford, Orange County
Tony Hollier, South County
T.C. Welch, North County
2008 Sergeant-at-Arms:
Beau Hicks


ASSIGN
BY WEB will be replaced for the 2008 season by a similar
service from within Texas. Ron
Ford has details.

For State TASO matters, click here to contact Jim
Campbell,
District 9 Director on the TASO State Football Board of Directors for
2006-2007.


MEETING MINUTES:
The MINUTES page has been updated to include copies of Board of
Directors Minutes and Chapter Business Meeting Minutes for 2003 and
2004. You should review these minutes in order to be informed about
chapter business matters. The Minutes are accessible from the Members
Only page.
E-mail the secretary if you do
not know or remember the password to the Members Only page.
The Chapter
Constitution & By-Laws have been updated to include the 2006
end-of-season amendments.