Pearce, Arizona 85625
The meeting was brought to
order by President Paul McKnight at 7:05 p.m.
In the absence of a volunteer to take minutes, the President took
notes. Unfortunately these notes did not
include a list of attendees.
Two visitors, Ken and
Debbie, were introduced by Irma Andrews.
Two new members introduced themselves.
There were no additions or
corrections to the minutes of the September meeting so they stand approved as
published.
The Treasurer’s report was
given by Larry E.
The balance at the
September meeting was $4926.16
Newsletter expenditures: $50.34
Current balance: $4875.82
The Treasurer’s report was
approved.
Larry S. reported on the
lapidary class and preparation for the Silver class. The Board has given the go-ahead to use approximately $180 from
the lapidary budget to purchase supplies for the silver class. It is expected that income from class fees
will replenish that money. There are
about 8 individuals who have signed up for the class.
The report of the
nominating committee was given by Retha.
She has chosen Irma and Jeannine as her committee members. She reported that their preliminary work has
resulted in 3 selections: Don Hammer
for President, Paul McKnight for Vice-President, and Larry Edgett for
Treasurer. They are still working on
the Secretary and the at-large Board member.
Their work is not finalized and input from the members is welcome.
Paul McKnight reported for
the Board of Directors:
There was a motion from
the Board to add $10 to the Budget for a building use contribution for October,
$10 for November, and $40 for December. The motion passed. A jar or hat will be set out at each meeting
to offset this expense.
There was a motion from
the Board to appoint Don Hammer as acting President for the months of November
and December as the President will be out of the country. The motion passed.
The December dinner/party
will be Monday, December 5 due to the schedule of the Senior Center. The major
organizing for the dinner will take place at the November meeting, but so far
Barbara Fenner and Carol Pontious have volunteered to cook Turkeys and Retha
will cook a turkey breast. Jeannine Paterson
has volunteered to help.
Per the Constitution, the
Board has approved all applications for membership received by October 9.
Connie will be contacting
the Rocky Mountain Federation of Gem and Mineral Societies for some concrete
information about what our insurance covers.
The October field trip
will be to the Marble Quarry led by Bob and Barbara Fenner. Meet at the foot of Lizard Lane Sunday,
October 23 at 10 a.m.
The November field trip
was organized spontaneously during the Board Report. It will be lead by Susan and Richard Bishop. The target area is a Chalcedony and Fire
Agate site at Joy Valley near Bowie.
Meet at the Willcox Safeway Parking lot Saturday, November 19th
at 8 a.m. We will leave by 8:15.
We whizzed through old
business, new business and announcements, adjourning at 7:35
The program consisted of 2
movies on the California 49ers and the Gold Rush, shown by Richard Bishop, who
also presented a rock and Arizona-oriented movie trivia quiz.