President’s Message

Well another month has just about gone by and it looks like we survivedthe Y2K.

We are pretty busy here in Quartzsite a lot of the shows are getting set up. Jay & I havebeen walking through them looking for supplies for our show. Jay has puchased some things we need.

Bob Titus, Byron Scott, Jay Woods & I went out last week with some members of Quartzsite Club looking for Fire Agate, but we didn’t get much of it.

We will keep checking the shows for supplies & ideas on crafts.

Thanks Again,
Darrel Bolinder
President

Subject:Minutes for January 2000
Place: Tooele Senior Citizen Center
Time: Jan. 11th 2000, 7:30 PM

The meeting was called to order by Earl Copfer. Benjamin Shinkle then read the minutes, they were approved as read. Donna Chavez gave the treasurer’s report & it was then approved. Earl welcomed 2 new visitors.

Eldon Shinkle brought up, he was going to try and start a lapidary class at the school. His goal is to try get a Pebbles group going. Earl asked Dennis to send a note to the Minnesota Club to find out how their operation is handled.

First item of business: Earl asked for ideas for fieldtrip this year, he asked for the members to write down some ideas & send them to him.

Second item of business: Donna reported we have the reservations for the steak fry have been made for Aug. 11-12, and 10 spaces reserved for trailers. And the complex for the show has been reserved Sept. 22,23,
24.

Ruth reported that Dixie Salm hurt her back in Quartzsite and is back home. Leona Adams has her second surgery. Dixie Titus had an operation to remove a stone in her liver. Lida might have Valley Fever instead of
cancer.

Donna read two thank you letters, one from Jay, and one from Don. It was asked when we were going to do our community project, Earl said it was tabled till spring when everyone gets back.

We had the drawing. We will have a silent auction at the next meeting, so please bring something in. The meeting was then adjourned.

Submitted By,
Benjamin Shinkle
Secretary

Get Well Soon:
Dixie Salm hurt her back & is back home in Kearns. Leona Adams 2nd surgery didn’t go as well as the first, they had to go clear down to the heart. Mickey Titus had surgery for a stone in the liver. The test for valley fever was negative for Lida Chapman, so it is back to more tests.
Submitted by Ruth Smith.

February Program:
We are going to try and have something new & hopefully interesting for you at the meetings. This month we will be showing, "Cripple Creek, World’s Greatest Gold Camp". I will be bringing a list of programs that are available from the Rocky Mountain Federation, so you may want come and chose what you would like to see in the future. In the summer months we may need to reserve the 2 month in advance.

We will also be having a silent auction, so please bring something in.

New Library Book:
Simon & Schuster’s Guide to "Rocks And Minerals". Looks like a very good field guide to identifying your specimens & some rocks by, appearance, physical properties, environment, occurrence & use, with good color pictures. Donated by Dennis Chapman

Letter From the editor:
Sorry about the little update in the last newsletter. I always get a little nutsy cookoo by the time the newsletter goes out to the copy shop, and with what’s going on with my mom, I guess I panicked. As far as the club buying a notebook computer, a good one is just costs too much & I’m scared of a cheap one might ware out to fast. I was able to get a cheap remanufactured laptop (a little slower & less memory than I’m used too, but will do the job), so for now the newsletter will keep coming. I still think it would be a good idea for someone to be an assistant editor, just in case something happens & I will not be able to continue as editor. Dennis Chapman