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11. Board Appointment - Conrad MansionRECEIVED LAW OFFICES OF KAUFMAN, VIDAL & HILEMAN, P.C. Leonard L. Kaufman James E. Vidal Daniel W. Hileman James M. Ramlow Angela M. Vaninetti Tia R. Robbin Shelly F. Brander Ken A. Kalvig Mayor Pam Kennedy & Kalispell City Council Kalispell City Hall 312 1 st Avenue East Kalispell, MT 59901 22 Second Avenue West P. O. Box 728 Kalispell, MT 59903-0728 January 17, 2002 Re: Recommendation for Conrad Mansion Board of Directors Dear Mayor Kennedy & City Council Members: JAN I 't 2002 Telephone: 406-755-5700 Fax: 406-755-5783 kvhlaw@digisys.net It is my great honor and privilege to be recommended by Louis (Sam) Bibler as his replacement as the City representative on the Conrad Mansion Board of Directors. My love of the Conrad Mansion has been lifelong, starting as a very small child listening to the stories my great aunt Amanda Edmiston told of attending Mrs. Conrad's parties, and looking at Mrs. Conrad's calling card so proudly displayed in Aunt Amanda's scrapbooks. Back then, however, the Mansion was overgrown and held mysteries of being haunted. I watched with amazement as the foliage was trimmed, the beautiful home became visible, and the Mansion became a tourist destination. From 1982 through the summer of 1986 I enjoyed being a tour guide at the Mansion to local visitors, school groups, and tourists from around the world. As guides, we got a special peek into the Conrads' fives and the history of Kalispell. Lynn Redfield and Beverly Gilman made the experience educational and fun, and instilled a sense of pride in that special house, which feels like a second home to all of us who guided there. While I have never written a letter of introduction like this before, I assume providing some of my personal background may be appropriate. I was raised in Creston on my family's Hereford ranch, and graduated from Flathead High School. After completing my English degree from the University of Montana I immediately enrolled in the University of Montana School of Law, from which I graduated in 1991. After practicing law in Cleveland, Ohio, for a year, I returned to Kalispell and joined the law firm of Murray & Kaufman. In 1995, I became a partner in that firm, which is now known as Kaufman, Vidal & Hileman. My practice focuses on civil litigation, including insurance defense and personal injury claims, and employment law. January 17, 2002 Page 2 I am married to Daniel Wilson, who is also an attorney in downtown Kalispell, and we are expecting our first child this Spring. Currently I am a member of the Board of Trustees for the Glacier Orchestra & Chorale, and am secretary of the Flathead Youth Foundation. Previously, I participated in the Leadership Flathead program, served on the Hockaday Center of the Arts board of directors, and served as President of the Northwest Montana Bar Association. Thank you for considering me for the Board of Directors of the Conrad Mansion. It would be a great honor to serve as the City's representative to the Board. Sincerely, KAUFMAN, VIDAL & HILEMAN, P.C. Tia R. Robbin TRR/sj RECEIVED Louis A. Bidfer JAX 18 VOR GEOLOGIST RES. PH (406) 755-6578 OFFICE PH. (406) 755-6558 360 LAKE HILLS DR KALISPELL, MONTANA 59901 January 15, 2002 Mayor Pam Kennedy Kalispell City Council Kalispell City Hall 312 1st Avenue East Kalispell, MT 59901 Re: Conrad Mansion Board of Directors Dear Mayor Boharski and Kalispell City Council: On January 1, 2002, my current term as city representative on the Conrad Mansion Board of Directors expired. Having served as president of the Mansion Board for 27 years, I resigned November 20th for medical reasons. I would like to take this opportunity to recommend Tia Robbin as my replacement as board member. Tia was a tour guide at the Mansion during her high school years and is now a successful attorney here in Kalispell. She has a great love and interest in the Mansion and would serve the board well. Thank you for the honor and years of representing the City of Kalispell on the Conrad Mansion Board, and thank you for your kind consideration of this rPR„esr, Respectfully submitted, Louis A. Bibler LAB/dlc Gayle J. Vidal 120 Woodland Avenue Kalispell, MT 59901 406-257-3142 January 22, 2002 Mayor Pam Kennedy Kalispell City Council Kalispell City Hall 312 1st Avenue East Kalispell, MT 599901 Dear Mayor Kennedy and Members of the City Council: RECEIVED 2002 JAN 22 PM 4` 55 KALISPELL CITY CLERK As a member of the Conrad Mansion Board I would like to recommend Tia Robbins as a most worthy candidate to replace Sam Bibler on the Mansion Board. Tia was born and raised in Kalispell. She is intimately familiar with the historical significance of the Conrad Mansion both through her family heritage and from serving as a Mansion tour guide from 1982-1986. Tia has a strong civic sense. She would bring energy and enthusiasm along with a deep rooted sense of history to the Mansion Board. I hope you will strongly consider appointing Tia Robbins as our new city representative on the Conrad Mansion Board. Sincerely, M" / Gayle J. Vidal Conrad Mansion Board Secretary