Club President Year 2000

Parting shots as president 2000

By Darrel Bolinder

A year as Club President

During a very busy time

It was real hard to communicate

From my long telephone line

It started out in Quartzsite

With part of the crew

I was told of so many responsibilities

I just didn’t know what to do

Looking for just the right rock

To take back for grab bag fills

Walking around the Gem Shows

To find what’s needed without breaking the till

Writing the presidents message

To tell others what to do

Seeking advice around the fire

They all said it’s up to you

Making of the crafts

To make the show go

Where they get the ideas

I surely do not know

Erla’s Little rocks

Were surly hard to find

The kids who couldn’t find any

Were told they must be blind

Then to the kitchen

That’s really where it’s at

But if you ate too much pie

It just might make you fat

Finding room for everything

That people want to show

We needed it in display

The people need to know

We had a good variety of things to sell & show

Lolly’s painted rocks are great

But the are not real

I want everyone to know

Tearing down & boxing up

Was really quite a sight

But if we didn’t hurry

We would be late into the night

We tried to get things put away

And really had good luck

But if you drove a motor home

You had to be careful to not get stuck

I hate to be a quitter

Some may say I lack guts

But if I was president for another year

It just might dive me nuts