Pearce, Arizona 85625
Attendees: Larry and Ilse Edgett, Paul and Beth
McKnight, Patsy Wagstaff, Liz Hagewood, Susan and Curt Kelly, Don and Joan
Hammer, Retha Brouhard and Marie Sherman.
Lacking officers, Paul McKnight called the special continuation ‘committee of the whole” to order at 7:04 pm and explained that some members had attempted to dissolve the club during the November general meeting and had not elected officers during that meeting. Our first task was to elect a slate of officers and he called upon Retha Brouhard, as the sole remaining member of the nominating committee, for a slate of candidates. Retha nominated Paul McKnight as President, Curt Kelly as Vice President, Don Hammer as Secretary, Larry Edgett as Treasurer and Marie Sherman as Member-at-Large. Retha explained that the various committee chairs and memberships were appointed positions. Paul called for nominations from the floor; there being none Beth McKnight moved that nominations be accepted, Joan Hammer seconded and the vote was unanimous.
Paul
thanked the nominating committee and outlined some of the activities he had in
mind for the upcoming year including reviving lapidary classes, rock wrapping,
creating a Web site and digitizing the old minutes of the club to preserve them
for posterity.
Marie
Sherman moved that Don Hammer be designated Parlimentarian, Curt Kelly seconded
and the vote was unanimous. Don Hammer
moved that Paul Mcknight head the Speakers Committee, Marie Sherman seconded
and the vote was unanimous. Beth
McKnight moved that Don Hammer lead the organization of the lapidary classes,
Marie Sherman seconded and the vote was unanimous.
Paul
discussed the field trip on Sunday January 23 to be led by Ed Fenn to the old
American Mine (copper) along Three Links Road northwest of Willcox. The group will then visit some Indian ruins
or a rock shop along the San Pedro.
Meet at 10 am at the Benson Feed and Supply Store – directions: take the Pomerene exit at the river, go
South ¼ mile, turn right and go almost to the underpass. The Feed Store is on the right. Bring sun protection, rock hammer and eye
protection, bucket, lunch, water and perhaps a portable chair. You must have signed the Field Trip Release
form to go on Club field trips.
Paul
presented a proposed budget for 2005 (attached) that included an honorarium for
Amerind, a geology grant to the Bookmobile and a scholarship explaining those
items were part of the agreement with the previous officers for the
continuation of the Club. The amounts
listed for various items are the maxima and we expect to come in below budget
for each. Discussion ensued on the
amounts for various items, possible additional expenditures, lapidary class
fees, participation of non-members, insurance concerns and liability issues for
lapidary classes and field trips. The
Board will explore the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce’s offer to provide an
umbrella insurance for all the clubs in Sunsites as well as the insurance
situation with the Rocky Mountain Federation.
Liz Hagewood moved to accept the budget as proposed with the condition
that dollar amounts could be shifted between categories during the year, Marie
Sherman seconded and the vote was unanimous.
Don
Hammer moved for adjournment, Beth McKnight seconded and the vote was unanimous
at 7:41 pm.
Paul
McKnight introduced our speaker, Mr. Robert Mortimer, who gave a very
informative and stimulating discussion of Pacific Plate tectonics and its
relationship to the geology of the Sulphur Springs Valley region illustrated
with excellent slides. The program was
attended by 52 persons and 27 applied for membership in the Sunsites Gem &
Mineral Club for 2005.
Respectfully submitted,
Donald A. Hammer, Secretary
Sunsites
Gem & Mineral Club Budget for 2005
PO
Box Rental $
36
Lock
changes $100
Stamps,
postcards $ 80
Copying,
general supplies $ 75
State
Corporation Com. Fee $ 30
Refreshments
& supplies $ 50
Picnic $ 50
Christmas
Party $ 400
Reg.
Affli. & insurance $ 150
Speaker
honoria $ 300
Web
site $
300
Lapidary
supplies $ 700
Misc $ 100
Amerind
honorarium $ 250
Bookmobile
grant $ 250
Scholarship $1000
Total $3871