Sabino Business Meeting Minutes July 9th, 2026
Sabino Improvement Association
Potluck Dinner
07/23/2026
Attendance: 1
Thank you to our hosts, Angel Jamison and Izabela Werner, for hosting this evening. We appreciate it very much.
Important! Host Needed for this Thursday- July 30th. We still need a host for this week and August 6th. Please contact me if you would like to do either one.
Brad Powers reminded our members to please pay their $50 membership dues as soon as possible. The dues cover association costs.
We had one guest for the evening. Roger Powers introduced his sister-in-law, Kathy Powers from Topsham. We are happy she could join us.
Roz Kalb, Roger Powers, and Jill Van Note made a brief announcement about a production they are planning at the hall. There will be a play reading of "Three Viewings" on September 1st at 7:00 pm. More details to come.
Greg Kelsey read aloud several articles about Sabino and the Sabino Improvement Association dating back to the early 1900s. One particularly amusing article was titled "Clams and Clams". It was discussed that Sabino has a rich history and had many interesting gatherings throughout each summer, including a circus, field day, boat parades, music bands, its own baseball team (competing against other summer enclaves in the Gasoline League), and dancing. Did you know that Sabino first had telephone service in 1901? I will be sending out a few articles to you in a separate email.
If you are interested in doing your own research on the history of Sabino,
Kerry Nelson kindly provided the following resources:
Free:
Bath Daily Times, 1869-1909 Patten Free Library
Digital Archive of The Times Record & Brunswick Record from 1853-1977
* If you have a Patten Free Library card, you can access Authentication Newspaper Archive
For a Fee:
You can get access to papers all over the country, including the Bath area, at The past: read all about it.
Just a quick note to remind everyone that our association stays neutral on political matters. To keep our focus on shared goals, we'd prefer not to distribute or share political materials at meetings.
-Submitted by Joanne Kelsey 7-26-2026
Host/ Event Schedule 2026
July 9th-
Activity: Opening Day Welcome and Carl Adams Karaoke
Hosts: Libbe Milicia and Kurt Pettis
July 16th-
Activity: Wildlife of Brazil with Mike Fahay
Hosts: Mary Margaret and Robert Capraro
July 23rd-
Activity: Good Food and Friends
Hosts: Angel Jamison and Izabela Werner
July 30th-
Activity: Bingo (tentative) with Libbe Milicia and Mary Margaret Capraro
Hosts:
August 6th-
Activity:
Hosts:
August 13th-
Activity: Trivia Night with Paul Werner
Hosts: Jill Van Note and Bob Apfel
August 20th-
Activity: Pound Auction with Izabela Werner
Hosts: Roz Kalb and Nick LaRocca
August 27th-
Activity: Ice Cream Social
Hosts: Janet Carabello Hill and Jim Hill
Keep scrolling for photos of Karaoke.
Submitted by Joanne Kelsey 7-16-26
Original Constitution and ByLaws
[Please note: The following is the original articles of association, which has been amended over the last century.]
Preamble.
Section 1.
Property owners, residents and summer residents of Sabino, so called, in West Bath, Maine, do establish, ordain and consent to the following Constitution and By-Laws.
Section 2.
The name of the organization shall be known as the Sabino Improvement Association.
Section 3.
Its objects shall be to unite for the mutual benefit, protection, improvement and association generally, the residents, summer residents and property owners in Sabino, so called, in the town of West Bath, Maine. It being understood that no building hereafter erected by the association shall be used as a public dance hall and may only be used by members of the association and their guests on such occasions as the directors may see fit.
BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE ONE.
Officers.
The officers of the association shall be a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and three directors who shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting and shall hold their respective offices until the next annual meeting of the association, but in any event such officers duly elected shall hold office until their successors are elected and duly take office. Any person who is a member of this association and has subscribed to the by-laws of the same may be elected or appointed to any office therein.
ARTICLE TWO.
President.
The president shall preside at all meetings of the association and in his absence the vice president and if he be absent a temporary chairman may be chosen to conduct the meeting.
Secretary.
The secretary shall keep a correct record of all the doings of the association at the various meetings.
Treasurer.
It shall be the duty of the treasurer of the association to receive all moneys belonging to the association, and pay out the same only upon the written order of the president, countersigned by at least one of the directors, and to keep a regular account of all moneys received and paid out to exhibit the same to the directors whenever requested, and to make a full annual report to the association at the annual meeting.
ARTICLE THREE.
Meetings.
The annual meeting of the association shall be held on the first Saturday of August in each year in such place and at such hour as the directors decide.
Special Meetings.
A meeting of the association may be called whenever the directors deem it necessary, and shall be called by them upon the request in writing of ten or more members in good standing, provided, however, that all meetings of the association shall be held at Sabino during the months of June, July, August and September and at other places most convenient during the other months in the year.
Notice of Meetings.
All meetings of the association shall be called by notices, two in number, to be posted in two different parts of Sabino, the selection of the places being for the secretary to decide. In event of meetings being held outside June, July, August or September notice shall be given in the local newspaper. In all cases when possible the notice shall explain the object of the meeting.
Quorum.
Ten members of the association shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the association, but in the absence of a quorum a lesser number may adjourn the meeting to a later date.
ARTICLE FOUR
All persons residing in the limits of Sabino, so called, in the town of West Bath, Maine, from a point west from the home of Charles H. Bates to the New Meadows River and from the southerly end of the cove at said Sabino to a point north bounded by the cove separating Quaker Point, so called, from Sabino, so called, may become members of the association. To belong to the association a person must be at least 15 years old.
Dues.
The annual dues to the association to be paid by each member shall be one dollar in advance for men and fifty cents for women.
Directors.
The Board of Directors of the association shall include the president in addition to the three directors provided for in Art. 1 of these by-laws. The board shall elect its own chairman and secretary from its membership They shall have charge and control of the association's property, and have general supervision of its affairs and have power to authorize all ordinary expenditures; they shall make such rules regulating amusement, and the management of the association's affairs as shall to them seem proper, and in general do whatever may be necessary to promote the welfare of the organization.
Amendments.
These by-laws may be amended at any regular meeting or special meeting called for the purpose by a two-thirds vote of those present.
Committee on By-laws:
Arthur G. Oliver
John Pooler
Fred B. Kittridge
Robert B. Small
Fred F. Butler
Sabino Association Board of Directors comprises the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and three Trustees. The Board is elected at the first meeting of the summer for one year.
President - Brad Powers
Secretary - Joanne Kelsey
Treasurer - Izabela Werner
Trustees
Mike Fahay
Mike Jamison
Paul Werner
Bob Apfel
Other Volunteers
Potluck Events Coordinator - Libbe Milicia
Signs - Lyn Brophy
CLYNK Program Manager- Deborah Jordan-Pearson
Little Lending Library- Susan Montgomery
Window Box Maintenance- Katherine Larrabee
Website Administrator - Elizabeth Nelson
HOST DUTIES 2023
Thank you for being willing to host a Sabino Supper!
Prior to Hosting:
If you happen to be at the supper the week prior to your Host Date, please take home the “dirty” silverware, wash it, and bring it back with you the following week.
Take an inventory of supplies to see if there are enough drinks, (including drinking water and water to make coffee), coffee, half and half, butter, ice for drinks, Clorox wipes, napkins. If these items are low, please purchase for your hosting time and if you choose to be reimbursed, please save your receipt and give it to the Treasurer. In addition, the Host provides sliced bread/rolls for the Potluck.
Hall and Hosting prep:
- Please contact a SIA Board Member to open up the Hall for you.
- If the Hall is hot, you may decide to open the windows in the hall early in the day, and turn on the ceiling and back wall fans to circulate the air.
- Please wipe down each table and the food/drink tables. Clorox wipes are available in the kitchen.
- Place napkins, salt, pepper, and vases of flowers (if you choose) on each table. All supplies can be found in the storage boxes in the kitchen.
- Get utensils ready for serving.
- Assemble the drink station (including ice), as well as the coffee station if using (all supplies such as cups/stirrers etc. are located in the storage bins in the kitchen).
- Place name tags and markers on a front table and greet attendees upon arrival.
- Organize contributions on the Potluck table in left to right order beginning with appetizers, mains, sides/salads, bread from Hosts, and desserts at the end. Dessert plates are in kitchen storage boxes, if needed, as well as cards to list ingredients for food allergies.
- Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. with a call to start by Hosts. Hosts typically are the last ones to eat.
After Supper:
Please pass “dirty” utensils to next week’s Hosts and give the Hall a clean up including wiping down tables, and chairs if needed, with Clorox wipes and sweeping the floors. Arrange for trash to be removed. Shut off all lights and fans, and please make sure the kitchen and entry doors are locked.
Thank you so very much!