DGD Gazette - Desert Gold Diggers

DGD Gazette
APRIL 2012
Official Publication of Desert Gold Diggers,
Volume 39
Issue 4
Attendance
APRIL 2012
MAY 2012
MEMBERS—180
MEMBERS-117
GUESTS—25
GUESTS-6
APRIL
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DGD WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF OUR
NEW MEMBERS FOR THE MONTH OF
MAY
JIM MARKOVICH
The Membership Meeting is the LEE & BRANWYN WALKER
FIRST Tuesday evening of every
RICHARD & NORA RHUDE
month at 7:00 p.m. It is held at
the V.F.W. Post # 10188, which is STEPHEN GRAHAM
located at 345 E. Roger Road,
JOHN & GLORIA CLARK
Tucson, AZ 85705.
DAN RAHME
The Business Meeting is the
THIRD Tuesday of every month at PAUL & SHARON MULLENIX
7:00 p.m.. It is held at the DenJOHN RAMIREZ
ny’s Restaurant, which is located
BRIAN & ANNE KUNARD
at 3655 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ. Any DGD Member is
ARTHUR & MARY RAMIREZ
invited to attend.
MICHAEL & MARY PLISCH
The Outings are on the FIRST
PHIL & ERIKA STUMPF
weekend following the membership meeting. They begin at 7:00 HELEN PLANT
a.m. during the summer months
GERALD & LISA HESTERBERG
(April—October) and 8:00 a.m.
BRIAN JACKSON
during the winter months
(November—March). They also
MICHAEL BERTOLDO
alternate between Saturdays
LARRY & SARAH SMITH
and Sundays—every other
month. For exact dates and
CHARLES MITCHELL
times as well as the location of
MICHAEL MUELLIG
the outing, please see below or
JOHN HEAPHY & ROBIN WESTENHISER
check out the web at
www.desert-gold-diggers.org
BRYAN GARRISON & VALORIE HUDSON
under Club Claims
FRED S & JUANITA RAMIREZ
KEVIN & KELLY KROGH
FRANK & MARSHA CARISTI
JIM MARKOVICH
SCOTT & JAMIE BURGIN
VICKI FUHRMANN
GEORGE LUSINSKI
JOHN P McQUISTON
KEN FRITZ
RICHARD J JUBELL
LARRY A JUBELL
JOHN & JACKIE PLEDL
Make sure you
find these new
folks and give
them a DGD
Welcome!!
Desert Gold Diggers, Inc., is a Non profit Arizona Corporation, exempt from Federal Income Tax
under Section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue code.
www.desert-gold-diggers.org
Dues are $30.00/year/family when the Gazette is sent via e-mail and $35.00/year/family if the Gazette is sent via regular mail. Dues should be paid within 30 days of your anniversary month of joining Desert Gold Diggers. Check your mailing label for the date, or
e-mail [email protected] and request your due date.
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DGD Gazette—MAY 2012
The President’s Corner
I would like to welcome all of our new members to the Desert
Gold Diggers. Watch for those pesky snakes too!!, with this
heat they are starting to come out. Bee’s are also pesky little
critters, watch out for swarms around bushes and trees. Welcome to all the new and old officers and board members.
If anyone has questions or needs help, feel free to e-mail me @
[email protected] Remember it's summer time, take
lots of water, let someone know when you will be back and
where you are going, and always take someone with you.
Michael
Mike Boggs—DGD President
Also a quick note, if you have any questions regarding
membership please contact Maria Hansen @ [email protected]
NOW—at the DGD Club Store….
All the maps on DVD!!! For the small price of $5.00—you can take home a DVD that contains the color topo maps, GPS coordinates, directions to the claims and other useful information. You can print out what you need, when you need it!!
We also have more laminated maps back in stock—$2.50 for each map or the complete set
of 8 for just $16.00. These have the color maps on one side and the GPS, directions, etc. on
the other and are 3 holed punched ready to put into a binder.
Remember to check the date on your membership card—or you can e-mail
Maria at [email protected] for your membership expiration
date. Dues can be mailed to
Maria Hansen
14967 S. Theodore Roosevelt Way,
Sahuarita, AZ 85629-8995
IF YOU HAVE A CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR EMAIL PLEASE
CONTACT
MARIA HANSEN MEMBERSHIP/GAZETTE DIRECTOR
You can also pay your dues at any membership meeting. Dues are
$30.00/year/family for the e-Gazette or $35.00/year/family to have the Gazette mailed to your home.
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DGD Business Board Minutes
Due to a change in board policies, the business board meeting minutes will be
published the month following the initial meeting.
March 20, 2012
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Randy Cook, Board Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. He asked for changes to the nights’
agenda and the following were added to New Business: 1)Bill Eisley wanted to address Carter Theones’ recent email; 2)Lonny Ripplinger wanted to take the floor to ask some questions; 3) Wally wanted to review the
previous results of discussions regarding sanctions on those who quit positions mid-term-no action to be taken
on this item. Bill Eisley made a motion to accept the changes to the nights’ agenda. The motion was seconded
by Howard Cooper and the motion was passed as proposed.
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Linda Reuter, Interim Club Secretary, read the February 21, 2012 Business Meeting minutes. Two items were
amended to reflect that Randy Cook was not present and Mark Hinkle was the acting Chairman of the Board
for the night. Bill Eisley made a motion that the Desert Gold Diggers Business Meeting Minutes for February
21, 2012 be amended to reflect the changes discussed then be accepted as amended. The motion was seconded by Maria Hansen and the motion was passed as proposed.
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Gazette Report: Laurie Cook, Gazette Editor, having previously handed out preview copies of the March
2012 Gazette (copy attached), opened the discussion. It was decided to change the Ballot Names, on page
19, to a List of Candidate Names. It was at this time that Maria Hansen handed out samples of what the Election Ballot would look like (copy attached), and Mark Hinkle informed everyone that he would not be present at the next meeting for the Elections. It was noted there would be only one vote per membership number. Laurie also noted that there were still a number of people who still had not submitted their articles to
her for inclusion. James Smith made a motion that the March 2012 copy of the DGD Gazette be accepted,
pending noted change and remaining incoming articles. The motion was seconded by Bob Melzer and the
motion was passed as proposed
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Webmaster’s Report: Mark Hinkle, Webmaster, indicated there was nothing new to report with regard to the
website.
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Membership Report: Maria Hansen read the names of the 21 new membership applications. There were 12
from Tucson, 2 from Sahuarita, AZ and 1 each from Arivaca, Chandler, Green Valley, Phoenix, San Manuel and
Vail, AZ, and Saskatchewan, Canada. Bob Melzer made a motion that all 21 new applications be accepted.
The motion was seconded by James Smith and the motion was passed as proposed. (The list of names of new
applicants is attached.)
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Expenses: Randy Cook requested that everybody please turn in all their club-related expenses and mileage to Bill Eisley for reimbursement.
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Treasurer’s Report: Bill Eisley, Club Treasurer, reported there was $15,161.70 currently in the Club’s bank
account, with more to deposit. The Club was $967.05 in the black for the month.
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Gold Master’s Report: Lou Bolino, Club Gold Master, reported that the Club had a total of $14,309 as a
dollar-amount in gold, or 267.67 grams. Lou also gave a per-gram breakdown for each of the different nugget-size categories, plus what was added, by weight per category, from recent purchases. For general reference, he gave a size breakdown for these categories as the following:
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Small Nugget (Hat, Shirt, Badge size)
0.03gm
Regular Nugget (Normal Raffle size)
0.05-0.07 gm
Large Nugget (Special Raffle size)
0.08 and larger
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He indicated the Club gave out 28 nuggets of varying sizes during the month, either at outings or for the
Club raffles and prizes. Lou also said the Club is still, for the time being, buying back nuggets that members
have won in the past at the current Spot Price. However, he did say that the Club would only buy back in
quantities of 0.3 grams and over.
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Lou indicated that the Club had enough inventory at the moment to last approximately six months. He said
that since there would be no more Road Cleanups, that would save about 40 nuggets a year.
(Continued on page 4)
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Continued from page 3)Feb Business Meeting Minutes
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It was at this point that Lou addressed what he felt was his justification for the Gold Master being a paid po-
sition, such as is shown somewhat in the detailed report above.
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Social Director’s Report: Carla Eisley, Social Director, reported there were 154 members at the March
General Membership meeting with 24 additional Guests. Providing the refreshments has become much
more than just serving up a little cake. Carla suggested that the position of providing the refreshments for
the General Membership Meetings be incorporated under the Social Director’s umbrella. Wally Sobel proposed that the Social Director be in charge of making the coffee and providing the snacks and refreshments
at the Monthly General Membership Meetings, in addition to the other regular duties. The motion was seconded by Bill Eisley and the motion was passed as proposed.
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Regarding a budget for the upcoming Spring Picnic, Carla asked if there even was a budget for things like
burgers, hot dogs, condiments, napkins, utensils, and such. It was noted that there had never been a specific
dollar-amount budgeted, and that perhaps one should be discussed at a future date. She also noted that she
was gathering items for raffle prizes such as nuggets, Store items, items from Wes Morey, possible ASARCO
mine tours, kids things. She requested 15 nuggets to raffle. She said there would be games for adults and
kids.
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Outings Report: Dean Queen, Outings Director, reported that about 60 people showed up at the last outing
to the Empire Ranch. He said it was a good outing, with a lot of food and everyone seemed to have a good
time. He did note that one nugget (actually, a 50-cent piece) was not found. However, several coins from previous outings were found, but he had to tell the finders that those coins needed to be combined with TWO
MORE to make three-previous-outing-finds to qualify for a nugget. Dean noted that the leftover supplies
from the picnic were back in the shed.
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Claim Director’s Report: Fred Schuster said he has the Claims files and has been going over them. He
noted that the BLM State Office handles the paperwork, not geologists. He then read a notice regarding
Small Mine Exemptions.
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Fred indicated he will be updating the names on the claims for accuracy, as some of the names are members that are no longer active. He asked Maria Hansen for a list of current members and their contact information, which she will provide him.
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Fred discussed with Mark Hinkle, Webmaster, the possibility of making a link on the Club Website to another site that could host a Bulletin Board for members to discuss whatever issues they choose. Fred has
checked into this host site and these Bulletin Boards are available at no charge to the users. This Bulletin
Board site would be completely separate from the Club site, thereby posing no security hazards and avoiding problems with spammers to the DGD site. Mark said he would check into it more and would get with
Fred for more information.
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One guest in attendance (a newly signed up Club member) asked Fred if any members have had any issues
with personnel on Forest Service Land. Fred and several others answered with their personal experiences
and provided the guest with suggestions as to how to proceed should such an occasion arise.
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Claim Steward Report: No Claim Steward Report.
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Historian’s Report: Ernie Beason, Club Historian, stated there was nothing new to report.
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Old Business:
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Unacceptable Behavior:
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Mark Hinkle, as Club President, addressed the issue of Lou Bolino’s behavior at the Club Christmas
Party in December 2011 and subsequent outburst at the Business Meeting on January 17, 2012. Mark
indicated he has talked with Lou and others regarding the incidents and had come to his conclusions. He stated that threatening others was unacceptable behavior. He proceeded to read from
Chapter 15 of Roberts Rules, regarding Censure. Mark’s recommended action for these circumstances was CENSURE and REMOVAL from office. After some discussion, Linda Reuter proposed Lou Bolino
be CENSURED, but REMAIN in office. The Censure to include no repeat of the unacceptable behavior.
The motion was seconded by Bob Melzer and the motion was passed as proposed. (See amendment
(Continued on page 5)
Check out the web site at www.desert-gold-diggers.org and find out what you
need to do to keep our prospecting opportunities from being taken away!
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to motion below)
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Mark Hinkle then addressed the issue of Laurie and Randy Cook’s threatening response to Lou
Bolino’s initial threatening behavior. Mark’s recommended action for these circumstances was
CENSURE but to REMAIN in office. Again, after some discussion, Linda Reuter proposed Laurie and
Randy Cook be CENSURED, but REMAIN office. The Censure would be for a time limit of 12 months.
This motion also included an amendment to apply the same time limit to Lou Bolino’s Censure. The
motion was seconded by Dean Queen and the motion was passed as proposed.
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By-law Amendment:
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Wally Sobel took the floor to talk about the discussion of Politics and Religion at Club functions. It has
been generally understood that these topics are not discussed, nor tolerated by the Club’s guest speakers, at Club functions. Wally proposed that an amendment be placed in the DGD By-laws stating that the
topics of Politics and Religion are NOT to be discussed at any DGD Club functions. The motion was seconded by Lou Bolino. The motion was not passed as proposed.
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New Business:
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Guest Question
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Lonny Ripplinger asked why the Gazette was not getting emailed out every month. He suggested that if
it was because it was getting too big, that maybe it should be cut down in size. Laurie Cook apologized
for all the recent delays, and explained that parental visits, health problems and other such issues have
prevented her from devoting the necessary time and concentration she once did to the Gazette. Randy
Cook indicated that, even though he helps her, it is still time consuming to prepare all the envelopes
with the address and other mailing labels to mail them (over 200 Gazettes are mailed via the USPS each
month). Maria Hansen pointed out that currently there are 625 active, paid-up members. Maria indicated
she could handle the mailing out part if someone else would prepare the Gazette. After a bit more discussion, Laurie will remain for now.
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Carter Theones Email
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Randy Cook read the email Carter Theones sent out to Officers, Board Members and unknown other recipients' (copy attached). Mark Hinkle read his response as Club President to this email (copy attached).
Wally Sobel felt this was a direct assault on the Board Members and that it was slanderous. He thought
that perhaps Carter maybe could be called out in the General Meeting. Other Board Members also indicated they, too, felt insulted by Carter’s insinuations. They indicated that if Carter were that unhappy
with the way things were being run, he should come to the Board Meetings and discuss them.
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Dean Queen made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was seconded by Bob Melzer and
the motion was passed as proposed.
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The Desert Gold Diggers March 20, 2012 Business Meeting was adjourned at 9:09 pm.
Wear your badge, a DGD hat AND a DGD Shirt and you will get THREE (3) FREE chances to win!!!!!! Pick up your
tickets at the raffle ticket table!!!! Remember—we respectfully ask that you purchase the hat and shirt from the
DGD club store, not just the patches and sew them on your own hats and shirts.!
Reporting Your Finds
Everybody is excited when they find something!! We want you to tell us your success story so that we
can share in your excitement. Here’s how you do it:
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Find the Weigh Master—Allan Fertig who is located at a table to left of the
room.
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Present him with a DRY find (gold) that was found in ARIZONA during the past
30 days
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Tell him if your find was done with a metal detector or by panning, dry washing or sluicing.
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Allen will weigh the finds and report them—with the one who finds the most
getting the gold nugget that month.
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DGD “MASH” REPORT
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Sam & Debbie AngellDebbie has MS and is now in
hospice.
Our prayers are with each &
every person & their families.
May you find comfort in His
grace & strength in His Word.
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Our deepest condolences to the Thomas fami
Jerry Ray’s sister—who has
pancreatic cancer.
ly, A long time member Don Thomas passed
away on April 22nd. Services will be May 10th
If you know of other club members that should be on the MASH report or if you know of
anyone that has passed away—please call our Co-Public Relations Directors, Karen
King Smith 520-790-5785 or Judy Paris 520-744-1036
Please note—If you have any questions regarding membership/Gazette, please contact Maria Hansen
@ [email protected]. If you receive your gazette via USPS and do not have a email on file,
please see Maria at the meeting or contact her via email. We would like to have an email address if
possible for all members. (YES some people do not have email, that is OK) The reason for requesting
an email address is to send out important information via email regarding claims, membership dues
etc. If you do not have email we will still contact you via USPS.
DGD Membership Meeting Minutes
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Standing in for President, Mark Hinkle was Bill Eisley. Bill started the meeting with
the pledge of allegiance at 7:05 pm.
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He then asked for birthdays and anniversaries for the month. There were several
birthdays ranging from 53-71 years of age, we had one anniversary of 35 years.
Congratulations to all.
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Bill then asked for the mash report, we have 2 people on the report, Marilyn
Muraco, and Gloria Chelsey, our prayers go out to both ladies for a speedy recovery.
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Dean Queen introduced the new outings directors and they let everyone know that
the outing would be Saturday at Placer Pond at 7 am.
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Bill then said we would take a break while the ballots for the election were counted. Carla Eisley had brought refreshments and everyone enjoyed the fresh fruits
and other treats.
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With the results in, Bill announced the new officers:
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Mike Boggs then took over the meeting and called for a special board meeting, it
was brought before the board to banned Wally Sobel from the board, vote was taken and approved. Lou Bolino was also banned from the board due to abusive language and asked to leave the meeting. This was while he was on suspension for
abusive language and outburst which had been discussed at the previous board
meeting.
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The meeting ended at 8:45 pm with Mike thanking everyone for attending.
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SOCIAL DIRECTORS REPORT
by KATHEY MURPHY
DESERT GOLD DIGGERS
UP COMING CALENDER OF
EVENTS
A cold, wet windy start to the picnic with a turnout
of approx. 50-60 people. Good times were had by
all that attended.
I would like to thank everyone who came, and special thanks to those who helped set up and tear
down; Mike Boggs, Bill Ward, Bryon Hackett, Donna Hackett, David Salars and Alvin Mathis.
A huge thanks to our cooks, Robert Snow, Donna
Hackett and David Salars without you we would
have had a hungry bunch.
We were able to raffle off quite a few goodies,
thanks to all the donations from John Snow, Robert
Snow, Helen Wrubel, Fry’s, Peter Pipers, Bedroxx,
American Antique Mall, Maria Hansen (Asarco)
Howard Cooper, Mike Boggs, Bill Ward and Donna
Hackett.
Sun
Mo
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
Tu
1
8
15
22
29
1st place Men’s panning:
Bryon Hackett
16.19 seconds
1st place Women’s panning:
Kathey Murphy 27.84 seconds
Children’s Panning: Donovan
1 min 21 sec
Jaden
1 min 23 sec
Alyssa
1 min 28 sec
Fri
4
11
18
25
Sat
5
12
19
26
May 2012
Tuesday, 1st —Membership Meeting—7 pm
Sunday—6th—Steven Shadow Outing—7 AM
meeting time
Tuesday, 15th -Business Meeting-7 pm
If I have left anyone out please inform me.
We had a wonderful turn out for the games. Our
winners included
May 2012
Wed Thur
2
3
9
10
16
17
23
24
30
31
Sun
Mo
Tu
3
10
17
24
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
June 2012
Wed Thur
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
Fri
1
8
15
22
29
Sat
2
9
16
23
30
June 2012
Tuesday, 5th—Membership Meeting-7 pm
Saturday—9th—Outing—Can U Dig It—7AM
meeting time
Tuesday, 19th –Business Meeting @7 pm
Frisbee Toss: Howard Cooper & Bill Ward
Sun
1
8
15
22
29
Mo
2
9
16
23
30
Tu
3
10
17
24
31
July 2012
Wed Thur
4
5
11
12
18
19
25
26
Fri
6
13
20
27
Sat
7
14
21
28
July 2012
Tuesday, 3rd—Membership Meeting-7 pm
Sunday—8th—TBA -7 AM meeting time
Tuesday, 17th -Business Meeting-7 pm
** Reminder ** Steak Fry October 13,
2012
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DGD Membership Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2012
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Meeting was brought to order by Pres. Mike Boggs, with the pledge of allegiance.
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Mike then spoke about the death of long time member ,Don Thomas.
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Mike stated that the services for Don would be May 10 th at San Xavier church at
10 am. He then asked for new members and guest, several from Wisconsin, Florida, Alaska and the Tucson area.
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Birthdays for the month of May, we had several people ranging in age from 6- 82
years old. Happy Birthday to all. Anniversaries from 41- 46 years. Congratulations.
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Mash report was to include : Paul Johnson, whom is having back surgery.
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Bill Ward gave the outings director report and stated that approximately 35 people attended Coin shoot was a success and a good time had by all. Next outing
will be at
Steven's Shadow at 7 am.
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We ended up having Mike Conway and some of his staff at the meeting to do
some video taping and talk to some of the members about prospecting in Arizona. Mike is from the Arizona Geological Survey, they are doing articles about Arizona and next month articles are on Sports and Recreation in Arizona. Hopefully
this will be on their website.
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Our speaker for the month was Dwight and Christy Schannep from the American
Antique Mall. Christy told a great story about her and her father and prospecting
in Alaska. Rather than try and repeat everything she said ,I have the story and
any one wanting a copy, will be able to get it at the next meeting. I will bring copies of the article to hand out. Thank you so much Christy for such an interesting
talk on prospecting in Alaska.
Ticket sales
George Boback
Kathey Murphy
Social Director
Our Guest Speakers
Dwight & Christy
Judy Paris
Schannep
Co-Public Relations
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DGD CLUB OFFICERS 2012-2013
Office
Name
Phone
Mike Boggs
520-444-1081
[email protected]
Bill Ward
520-624-7725
[email protected]
Club Secretary
Donna Hackett
520-889-0065
[email protected]
Club Treasurer
Bud Little
520-399-1050
[email protected]
Co-Outings Director
Jason Lewis
520-820-5406
[email protected]
Co-Outings Director
Mark Sullivan
520-272-1973
[email protected]
Social Director
Kathy Murphy
541-325-9720
[email protected]
Claims Director
Fred Schuster
520-204-6818
[email protected]
Karen King-Smith
520-790-5785
[email protected]
Judy Paris
520-744-1036
[email protected]
Weigh Master
Allan Fertig
520-297-5671
[email protected]
Web Master
Mark Hinkle
520-546-7053
[email protected]
Gold Master
Mark Paris
520-744-1036
[email protected]
Club President
Club Vice President
E-Mail
Chief Claims Steward
Co-Public Relation
Directors
Gazette Editor
Maria Hansen
[email protected]
Membership Director
Maria Hansen
[email protected]
Helen Wruble or John Snow
DGD Club Store
Club Historian
Bryon Hackett
520-889-0065
[email protected]
Fred Schuster
520-850-4284
[email protected]
DGD Board Members
Board Chairman—Dean Queen
Richard Busser—1yr
520-293-7269
Bill Ward-2yr
520-624-7725
Beverly Holmquist—
1yr
863-701-6025
Alan Fertig-2yr
520-297-5671
James(Smitty) Smith –
1yr
520-790-5785
John Snow-2yr
520-888-7354
Karen King-Smith-1yr 520-790-5785
Dean Queen-3yr
520-745-1866
Bob Golder-1yr
520-861-3735
John Christensen-3yr 520-498-2178
George Bobak-2yr
9Bob Melzer-2yr
520-891-4600
Howard Cooper-3yr
520-887-5788
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520-327-0997
APRIL’S OUTING DIRECTORS
REPORT
The Outing was held at Placer pond on Saturday April 7th @ 7am. Bill Ward Vice President did a wonderful job coving for the
new outing directors. We had a total of 35
people including our Secretary Donna and
Bryon Hackett, Social director Kathy Murphy and Board Members Richard Busser
and Alan Fertig. We had a nice group right
before the Easter Holiday. We did a 20 coin
metal detector hunt, everyone had a great
time. Good news placer pond has been
drained and the fence taken down now we
have easy access to the entire claim.
THANK YOU BILL WARD FOR A GREAT JOB
Remember to have your badge—your Plan of Operations—and your membership card
with you when you are on the claims. Take plenty of water—and drink at least 8 oz every
hour—if you wait until you feel thirsty, then you are already dehydrated!
Thanks for helping keep the claims clean and filling in the holes that you see.
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MAY’S OUTING DIRECTORS REPORT
May's outing was great. Steven's Shadow #1
Mike Boggs and Bill Ward were a great help.
Mark and I would like to tell you all who came,
thank you for making our first outing go
smoothly. We had 28 people show up with 4
guests.
All the coins were found with the coins going to
the following:
Gail Thompson, Mark Colbeck, Eric Colbeck,
Scott Posvistak
Mike Palmer, (2) Dean Queen. Congratulations!
After the nugget shoot, we had members setting
up dry washers. From what I heard, gold was
found. Look forward to seeing you all out next
month on Can You Dig It in Arivaca
JUNE OUTING
Can u dig it claim is located in Arivaca AZ, You can take I-19 south
to Arivaca road, Take exit 48 for Arivaca Rd, Turn right onto W Arivaca Rd 0.1 mi, Take the 1st right onto W Arivaca Rd/I-19 Frontage Rd 0.1 mi, Take the 1st left onto W Arivaca Rd to mile post 5.5
(look for the sign)
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DGD Winners April —Congrats to all!
The following folks won nuggets at the MAY meeting. Come and join us at the next
meeting and you, too, could be a winner!! Come early and get your tickets—
Special Raffle ($2.00) - Nuggets ($1.00/buy 20 and you get an extra ticket for the
20:1 Nugget drawing for ‘free’) and just wear your hat, shirt and badge and get
3 FREE chances!!!!
When the raffle is over—DON’T throw out those tickets! Sign the back of the tickets
and put them in the HANG OVER Nugget Jar! (located at the front of the room)
Once a quarter we award 3 more nuggets drawn just from that Jar. So—you get anLucky Badge
John Inman
Steve Rice
Sly (Sylvia
Gould)
Luck
y Hat
Lucky Shirt
John Foster
Marion Vittevoe
Bob Delfs
CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL!!!
NUGGETS
20:1 Nugget
Howard Cooper (2)
Cal Monroe
Nash Lopez
Fred Schuster
Eric Colbeck
JR Smith
Elizabeth Adkins(2)
Jim Winter
Frank Mastrilli
Bill Eisley
Jim gould
Jerry Guillin
Gwen Bean
Phil Erika
Harold Don (3)
Fred Schuster
Finds—Digging—Dry/Wet
Washing
Gwen Bean14.4
gm
Don’t forget to report all your
finds and turn in any coins that
you found at the Outing . See Allen Fertig at the Weigh Master
Table to the left of the room. Remember that your “Finds” MUST
be from Arizona - DRY — and
See the Club Store to get COLOR, laminated, full
size maps, with driving directions and GPS coordinates for all the claims!!! $2.50 each or $16.00 for
the set of 8. If you prefer, grab the DVD and print
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DGD Winners May—Congrats to all!
The following folks won nuggets at the MAY meeting. Come and join us at the next
meeting and you, too, could be a winner!! Come early and get your tickets—
Special Raffle ($2.00) - Nuggets ($1.00/buy 20 and you get an extra ticket for the
20:1 Nugget drawing for ‘free’) and just wear your hat, shirt and badge and get
3 FREE chances!!!!
When the raffle is over—DON’T throw out those tickets! Sign the back of the tickets
and put them in the HANG OVER Nugget Jar! (located at the front of the room)
Once a quarter we award 3 more nuggets drawn just from that Jar. So—you get anLucky Badge
Scott Posvistak
Sly Gould
Ken Arnold
Luck
y Hat
John Snow
Don Haney
Ron imes
NUGGETS
20:1 Nugget
Bob Golder
Louis Gasca
Leo Gutierrez
Russ Howell
Mark Sullivan
Lucky Shirt
Ken Arnold
Russ Howell (2)
Frank Caristi (2)
Harold Don
Eric Colbeck
Kurt Kreutz
Bob Delfs
Jim Gould
Scott Posvistak
Mickey Cooper
Mark Sullivan
CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL!!!
Finds—Digging—Dry/Wet
Washing
Gwen Bean14.4
gm
Don’t forget to report all your
finds and turn in any coins that
you found at the Outing . See Allen Fertig at the Weigh Master
Table to the left of the room. Remember that your “Finds” MUST
be from Arizona - DRY — and
See the Club Store to get COLOR, laminated, full
size maps, with driving directions and GPS coordinates for all the claims!!! $2.50 each or $16.00 for
the set of 8. If you prefer, grab the DVD and print
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Free ‘FOR SALE OR WANTED’ ads are on a one month basis and are for DGD
members only.
Deadline for the ads is the 15th of the month. If the space is limited, we must limit
each ad to 1/8th of a page (business card size). Please send your carefully
Looking for just the right gift for the gold digger in your
life?? Not sure what to get them??
The DGD Club Store has gift certificates for purchase at
our club store. Give the gift of a DGD Certificate and let
your loved ones pick out just exactly what they are
looking for.
See Helen Wruble at the DGD Club Store to buy your cer-
WANTED:
Lightly used and fair priced:

Used Gold Bug II
Metal Detector,

Dry washer "blower
or puffer type"

Pin-pointer detector
type tool
I am also interested in;
For Sale
Golf Cart
Like-New 2006 Club
Car
All Extras, New Batteries, 30 MPH
Clear Title, Street Legal
Was $10,000,.Asking $2,900
Roger Timm 326-8801
METAL DETECTOR FOR SALE
MINE LAB
X-TERRA 305
USED TWICE
RETAILS $495.00
ASKING $275.00
MARIA HANSEN—520-955-2643
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
Other Used prospecting equipment,

Maps and Books on
Placer mining and
treasure hunting in
the Southwest.
Please contact Kurt at
(520) 405-2332
There is always a place
to help out at the club!
We need folks to show
up early to help set up
and make coffee—as
well as stay after the
meeting and make sure
all is put away.
This is YOUR club—step
up and help out!!
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To advertise your business here, simply go to the website and download the application for advertisers. Mail it to the address listed on the application and enclose your
business card.
Present your membership card and receive an
additional discount on all rentals, purchases and
service. Two locations to serve you, E 22nd and
WE NOW HAVE WINDOW/BUMPER STICKERS
NEW!!! - Garrett Gold Pan Kit
*14” Prospector Pan *10” Backpacker Pan * Classifier *
Gold Guzzler Bottle * 2 Gold Vials * Tweezers *How to Find
Gold field guide by Charles Garrett and Roy Lagal. Pick
yours up here at the DGD Club Store, or visit Morey Detector Sales.
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SEND ME SOME PICTURES FROM OUR OUTINGS OR WHEN YOUR
OUT AT SOME OF OUR CLAIMS PROSPECTING
PLEASE EMAIL TO- [email protected]
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