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Gold Prospectors Association of America
  Western Washington Chapter of  GPAA 
No Minutes for June , July or Sept.  or Nov. meetings
GPAA Minutes October 11, 2008
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 P.M. by President Rob Matthews
Pledge of Allegiance was recited
There were 4  visitors and guest Dennis Shepard, Chuck Story, Daughter,  Diane Story and son
The minutes from the last meeting were not read and approved because no minutes were taken...

Committee Reports:

President: Rob Matthews - Nothing to report
Vice president: Lonnie Meadows- Nothing to report
Claims Committee: Jon Demars - Nothing to report
Claim Inspector: Don Kirst – Nothing to report
Equipment Manager: Bela Kovacs-. Bela reports that there is equipment to use and that one or more pieces are being concidered.
Raffle Coordinator:  Rob reminded everyone that when renewing memberships with the National GPAA to mention the club so that we may get cash credit to purchase raffle items

Legislative Updates: Wayne Plemmons-  New Gold and Fish book committee will meet again November 7th to review the rules and comments presented at the October 3rd meeting.  As before, the main problem was the work windows, much of the testimony was directed at the work windows and the problems the prospectors have with the later opening dates for dredging.  The public comment period is over, and if a decision cannot be made, or if it is unreasonable and unworkable, another 180 day period will be used to come up with an acceptable book of rules & windows to work from.  If that doesn’t happen we start over, and go back to the 1999 Gold and Fish Book for next year.

Old Business:
Ocean Shores Outing.  Several members who attended noted that they had been contacted by the DFW and DNR to get their comments about the Ocean Shores Outing.  Members said that gold was very limited and that a stream feeding into the ocean from the mountains would be alot better.  Members also heard comments from the state that they (DNR & FWC) could not see any evidence of the 38 small gold prospectors even being on the beach.

New business:
Election of new officers:
President;  Robert S Matthews Jr
Vice-President:  Pending Lonnie's acceptance
Secretary:    Dianne Story
Treasurer:    John S Dykstra   
Authorized Club Purchasing Agent:    John S. Dykstra
Contact Person for Club Information:    Bela Kovacs
Equipment Manager       Bela Kovacs                                

Speaker for next month’s meeting is Jim Miller of GeoEngineers

Floyd Vaughn  member and owner of  Vaughn Prospecting Supplies  showed us his new vacuum cleaner pack and craves dry washer. 2 hours on charge, $259.00                             

Identification and purchase of claims for use in 2009.  Two areas were mentioned as possible site for the WWGPAA to look at and claim:     Granite Falls Area,  Index,  National GPAA for info/possible locations/interest. Rob and 2 other volunteers will do the research and visit sites on Saturday, October 25th

2009 Outings..4 outings were planned for 2009 with Outing Captains appointed to spearhead each individual effort.
Easy Money   Jim Curtis
Mother's Nightmare-Rob Matthews
Cache La Poundre-Bill Ellis
Waddel Creek-Grant Reed

2009 GPAA Outings..1 planned and one needing an outing captain
Scott Bar, CA  LDMA September 12-14, 2009    Rob Matthews(Captain)
Duisenburg, CA LDMA  November 14-16, 2009   Outings Captain Needed

National Gpaa Gold Show--Puyallup March 20, 21 & 22.  Special Committee to be established and chairperson needed.
Volunteers : Bela and Barbara Kovacs,  Dennis Shepard. Need people to set up, take down, recruit new people, raffle, etc

Rob discussed having a week or week-end out next year, possibly Blue Bucket, Scotts Barr or Duisenburg.  No Comment from group.
Class “O” panning was discussed
Question: Do we have to put the claims that we purchase as a club in the GPAA guide book??  Rob said he would check.

Discussion on purchasing claim: It was decided to look for available open claims east of Seattle and to search out legal descriptions. Jim Curtis has offered to help to do some of the foot work in locating them.

Christmas Party December 13, 2008    Chairman:  Barbara Kovacs    I would like some of the gals to volunteer to make a center piece for a table, we can raffle them off after the dinner, we will probably be using 8 to 10 tables.

Meeting was adjourned and a raffle held as a fundraiser.
Next meeting:  November 8, 2008