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 surely 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 they 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

Parting shots as president 2000
By Darrel Bolinder

Club Homepage:
Yeah!!! Netscape finally updated our club address. The new URL is http://sites.netscape.net/tooelegem . Also I would like to report after getting the American Federation, the Rocky Mountain Federation & SCRIBE to list our club homepage on their websites, we are getting an average of 10-20 people checking out our site per month from them & from different search engines (and of course other clubs & word of mouth. Thanks!!!). Hopefully it will turn into new members down the road. I would still like members to send me photos of their favorite work they have done and/or specimens or  even write some articles for the kids corner or for the hints & tips areas, so I can get them up on our site (articles will work for the newsletter too, hint hint).

Letter From The Editor:
I am having a real good time down here in Quartzsite, learning a lot (I’ve been jesting that I’ll have to go back home just to have a vacation). I joined the gem & mineral club here, and have already taught a direct casting class with pinto beans, rock salt & broom straw. I have also seen a few things that may help the our club. One thing I thought was fun is they have a small glass display case that the members can bring in the things they have made to show off (not always rockhound related), then the other members could then talk to that person before the meeting or during the social about the piece. The other thing, which I’ve read other clubs doing too, is they have a club display case in the town library. Now if Tooele will let us do something like that, we might be able to get the word out about our club & maybe get more people interested in the club.