frontiervillage2Jamestown (CSi) At yesteday’s Frontier Village Association Board meeting, a member resigned after discussion about management.

Ann Hess, who works with arts and crafts sales at Mary’s House in Frontier Village and has served for 10 years on the FVA Board. She said she would step down from the board near the end of the meeting.

During the meeting Hess suggested the board should have approved a summer rummage sale in the village Depot building that was organized by FVA staff. The way it appeared was that the staff does what it wants and then alludes to it later on with the board after the fact.

Board member comments to Hess before she left the meeting were that she should be more positive.

Hess said she will continue to work at Mary’s Place as she has for over 20 years. She said her time on the board was rewarding.

After Hess left the meeting, the FVA Board approved her “retirement from the board” by unanimous vote with all eight other members present, including FVA President Charley Tanata, Nellie Degen, vice president, Tina Busche, secretary-treasurer, and members’ Jim Cofield, Jay Diemert, JoAnn Herrick, Brittany Reed and Gary Sahr.

In other business, Frontier Village, Manager, Nichole Mosolf said in her report that she is confirming activities for White Cloud Days to include a blacksmith demonstration, half-price stagecoach and pony rides, burgers and ice cream, a pie eating contest, Wild West Shootout, color time for kids and buffalo cakes.