GOLD RUSH NEWS - Alberta Gold Prospectors Association

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THE ALBERTA
GOLD RUSH NEWS
Alberta Gold Prospectors Association
Spring 2014 Volume 36 issue 2
A.G.P.A. Spring Breakout
Starting Friday June 6 through Sunday June 8
In this Issue
Report on Feb Meeting
Information about work with
Scouts at Fort Edmonton
Site and Date for the Spring
Breakout.
Gold panning competitions
schedule for 2014
A warm welcome to our
new members
Glen Miller
Ron Haynes
Ray Dube
John Wolfe
Buck Creek, Alberta
The Alberta club will once again start this
year’s gold panning season with the annual
Spring Breakout event . We will go back
to the site on the North Saskatchewan
River at Buck Creek. It is quite close to
Drayton Valley (see page 2 for directions)
As in past years, club members will be able
to camp free at the site. Camping will be on
a gravel bar…. no hookups or sewer( hopefully we can get a porta-pottty) just a flat
spot… equip yourself accordingly. Responsible quad use is allowed in this area.
The events start at 10am Saturday with the
AGPA sponsored Gold Panning Competition. There may be categories for children
and adults, novice to pros, depending on
numbers.
Other events to watch for may include pan
toss, dirt toss (you won’t believe this one),
claim staking, a fun metal detecting competition and tall tale telling. The day’s activities will wrap-up with a BBQ dinner. Club
supplies burger/hot dogs and the members
supply potluck salads and or deserts followed by awards and some great prizes.
Remember, you don’t have to know exactly
what you are doing to participate in the
competitions. There is always someone
around that would be more than willing to
pass along some hints and advice to you.
The main thing is to get out there and give it
a try – have fun! and learn along the way!
If you are new to prospecting bring a pair of
rubber boots and a small wide mouthed jar
(for your gold), pretty much everything else
you can borrow.
Weekend Schedule:
Friday: Members start to arrive at the site.
Panning and sluicing on the bar. Informal
panning lessons and sluicing tips.
Saturday: (times may vary some)
10am to 12:30 pm - Panning Competitions
12:30-1:30 lunch
1:30-2:00 claim staking
4 pm-4:30 dirt toss
4:30-5:00 pan toss
5 pm – 6 pm Metal detecting comp.
6pm-7 pm - Barbeque Dinner.
All events are open to members from either 7pm-8pm awards and prizes.
club. If you would like to enter, a membership can be purchased on site. ( only $20.00 Sunday: Most years there is an informal
potluck breakfast followed by more panning
for a single for a year)
and sluicing.
We go rain or shine
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There is good directions on the AGPA web site: on the map click directions, type in your starting point example EDMONTON, AB, then click get directions, this gives you 2 suggested routes ( Well done Fred)
Directions from Drayton Valley :
Go South and East from town to the Bridge
over the Saskatchewan River then continue
East to the junction with Hwy 22 south.
Go South 14.9 km to range road 474, go West
8.1 km.
Follow the map below, to the campsite.
Directions from Edmonton:
Go west on Hwy 16 to Seba Beach exit , Hwy
759, go south about 40 km to jct with Hwy 39,
go west 5km to Hwy 22, follow this map the
rest of the way
Directions from Calgary:
Go North on hwy2 to Blackfalds exit,go West
17 km to hwy 20, go North 55 km to Breton,
turn West 26 km to hwy 22 near Buck Creek
turn South for 3 km to township rd 474, go
West 8 km to range road 74, turn North follow
signs to site.
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There are signs all
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RANGE ROAD 74
Township road 474
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Friesen, Jacob (Jake)
July 6, 1934—Altona, MB
March 17, 2014– Calgary, AB
Jake Friesen, beloved husband of Lois Friesen of
Cochrane, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014
at the age of 79 years .
Jake will be sadly missed by all... our condolences to the
Lois and the Friesen family ,
Jake was a active member for many years .
Jake was born and raised in Alton, MB and started in the oil and gas industry in Virden, MB. He met Lois Paisley in Glen Ewen, SK while he was working on a rig. Jake worked in various provinces and in 1964 he moved
to Calgary to join and marry Lois, retiring in 1966. During his retirement years he enjoyed curling, gold panning and camping. Jake enjoyed the fellowship of OTIS. He and Lois moved from Calgary to Cochrane in 2011
where he had resided until his passing .
Besides his loving wife of fifty years, Jake is survived by a son and daughter in-law Shayne and Lorraine and
their children, Hailee, Kira and Liam; daughter and son-in-law Shelley and Craig and their children Brooke and
Taylor; many relatives, nieces and nephews on the Friesen and Paisley side of the family.
He was predeceased by his parents Bernhard and Anna and his brothers Henry and Peter.
In living memory of Jake Friesen, a tree will be planted at Big Hill Springs Park Cochrane.
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If your membership is due
please renew it . Please
read and fill in the enclosed waiver. Membership dues can be sent to:
Gold nugget Winners from meeting
Dan Hadash
(Secretary/Treasurer)
735A 67 Ave. SW
Calgary, AB
T2V0M4
Single $20
Family $30
Pins as well as Hats/t-shirts
will be available at all outings
You may want to consider
joining for a couple of
years so you don’t have to
keep filling in the waiver
and writing checks.
Executive:
President
Jim Holzer
Vice-President
Ken Donaghy
Secretary/Treasurer
Dan Hadash
Directors
Lloyd Barberree - director
Tom Christianson—director
Larry Larson – director
Fred Walker - director
Joe Sparrow- director
Ken Donaghy - webmaster
Newsletter Editor
Joan Blize
[email protected]
Reno Zucchelli won the large
Gold Nugget.
Fred Walker won the small Gold
Nugget
Please check your membership renewal date With
Dan as we have many
members who are over a
year past renewal date.
Send a check and waiver
form to sec/treas. or bring
$ to the spring breakout
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Highlights from the meeting ..for full minutes go on line to our web page
The first part of the meeting was spent on reports from
various executives. Each of our major outings and activities were discussed with an eye towards congratulating the organizers and any ways to improve on them this
year.
New business
A. Dates and locations for the 2014 events were set:
1.
The spring break-out is at TBD from June6-June
8, with the AGPA panning competition on Saturday June 7th.
2.
The Corn roast will be Prospectors Point, September 13-15th , Devon.
3.
The Gold Dust Dinner will be at the Ramada Inn
in Red Deer November , 2014
4.
The 2015 AGM will be held Feb 15th 2014 at
Ramada Inn, Red Deer AB.
B. Gold panning instructional events will be supported
and funded by the club. The following are ones we have
so far.
1.
May 3, Scouts Canada Jamboree at Fort
Edmonton park .
Panning lessons on an
informal basis at all of our outings.
2.
Edmonton Gold show May 9 to May 11/14
3.
2014 River Day at Prospectors Point Saturday
June 14 from 10:30 to 2:30 pm.
Volunteers will be needed, please consider helping out
call Jim .
C. RV parking at the spring beak-out will be more
organized this year, to maximize the space. We need to
fit in as many units as the space will allow.
Election of Officers
The results of the elections are seen on the left side of
this page. Welcome to our Secretary Treasurer Dan
Hadash, and vice president and web-master Ken Donaghy. An of course Jim Holzer our President.
Communications director Lorelei Gettle and Competitions director Barry Perepelecta.
Promotion Director still Available .
Newsletter Editor Joan Blize.
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Competitions Calendar
The Vernon Placer Miners' Club
Sponsors 23nd Annual
B.C. Open Gold Panning Championships
and Family Fun Days
May 16, 17, & 18, 2014
RIVERSIDE R.V. PARK, ENDERBY B.C
July 1st , 2014Waterfront Park (Along Front St.),
Front St., Dawson , Canada Day Celebrations
Yukon Gold Panning Championships
This annual competition celebrates our Yukon heritage as well as the industry that is still alive and well
out on the historical creeks of the Klondike. Who knew that you could pan gold fast! Competitors from
the Yukon and around the world compete in a number of events to see who can extract a predetermined
amount of gold flake from a bucket of dirt. The final event crowns the fastest Yukoner and sends the
winner to the World Goldpanning Championships, . Dawson City hosted the 2007 Worlds and you can
see some of the final championship competition by clicking here. For more info on this event, contact
[email protected]..
World's Invitational Gold Panning Championships
& Taylor Gold Panning Weekend - August 1-3,
2014
Looking for an event the whole family can enjoy?
The World's Invitational Gold Panning Championships & Taylor Gold Panning Weekend is the event for you! This unique event draws
the serious and the curious every year. Whether you just want to be marvelled by the speed and skill of the world class competitors, or
try your hand at the beginner level, Taylor's even is the perfect place for both. In addition to the crowd favourite gold panning, visitors
can watch and/or participate in metal detecting, claimstaking or bannock baking. There are categories for adults and juveniles alike, as
well as a host of other fun-family oriented events throughout the weekend. Don't forget to buy your tickets for the famous steak BBQ
on Saturday night and the Pancake breakfast on Sunday morning
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Welcome All Gold Panners Worldwide...
The 2014 Fraser River Gold panning Championships
will be held at Anderson Creek Campground
(Boston Bar) August 22th- 24th 2014.
Hosted by "Yukon Dan"!
Mini miner
One of Canada’s best
Annual general meeting Re-
Canadian National Gold panning
Championships
No Venue at Barkerville 2014
Check out this new $100 gold coin from the Canadian mint for
this historic milestone. (note the camel)
WGA World Championships
(This is the world-wide Olympics of gold panning)
2014 World Championships
Biella Italy August 2014
2015 world championships
Kopparberg, Sweden
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Cub Scouts jamboree panning lessons… Did happen again! May 3 2014
As usual this is one of the most popular activities for the scouts for the weekend. As these pictures show we are
teaching panning technique, black sand separation, river valley geology, and if the conditions are right panning
gold from the River.
Pictures from May 3, 2014
Thanks to the volunteers who came out and helped . Big Thanks to Rod Walker for all the tubs and pans and a big
Thanks to Jim for bringing the tents and heater to keep us warm.. : )
2014 River Days
Once again the AGPA will be down at Prospectors’
Point with pans and pamphlets at River Days .
Saturday June 14th from 10:30 am to 2:30pm
Free Food
Fun teaching and promoting our Club
Weather permitting

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