January and Feburary 2018 - None
April 2018 Newsletter
Submitted by Ann Wicks, asst. Secretary.
April 14 Meeting Notes:
Minutes - Orlando GPAA Meeting
Meeting was called to order by President: Steve Mattes.
11 Members were in attendance one being a new member: Bob Satchfield who was welcomed by group.
Due to health and technical issues minutes were not read.
Fossil Hunting was attended by 5 people at the Peace River in Wauchula, Florida. For those who attended the Hunt, Please forward you and any guests names to: annof68@excite.com By doing so, Members receive points for each outing and meeting you attend. These points are the tickets you receive to be used for drawings at the holiday party. THE MORE YOU PARTICIPATE THE MORE POINTS YOU RECEIVE.
New Business:
Secretary for the club is Jan Bosscher, and the Secretary Assistant is Ann Wicks. Ann will be compiling information to share amongst the board and the club as needed.
May 4th and 5th – Dig for the Orlando Outing will be at Vein Mountain as agreed at March Meeting. Signup sheet was provided for members attending the dig as well as directions for those driving RV’s. Monies were paid to the Treasurer by 6 members and the balance to be paid upon arrival at Vein ($25.00 per participant). Previous outing was prepaid by member who was not able to attend an adjustment was made for the member.
The Sales of Membership Kits was tabled for next meeting.
Future Outings:
Metal Detecting: Group discussed metal detecting in different areas of coastlines i.e. Tampa, New Smyrna, Sarasota to name a few. Steve will be checking on West Coastline for Low Tide and easy access as well as parking. Time and Place will be finalized at the monthly meeting on May 12th for a June outing. Loud Mine: Potential outing for mid-September.
Oconee: Information will be gathered for a possible outing and presented at May 12th meeting.
Buchanan, GA: Primitive camping: dredging and river/creek sluicing available.
Colorado: The attending members were surveyed as to interest in a June/July 2019 gold prospecting trip. 9 of 11 in attendance were interested. More discussions is to follow at future meetings.
Pot Luck meal will be at next meeting: May 12th.
Raffle Tickets:
Gold Drawing was won by New Member, Bob Satchfield. 50/50 Drawing was won by Dick Wicks
April 14 Meeting Notes:
Minutes - Orlando GPAA Meeting
Meeting was called to order by President: Steve Mattes.
11 Members were in attendance one being a new member: Bob Satchfield who was welcomed by group.
Due to health and technical issues minutes were not read.
Fossil Hunting was attended by 5 people at the Peace River in Wauchula, Florida. For those who attended the Hunt, Please forward you and any guests names to: annof68@excite.com By doing so, Members receive points for each outing and meeting you attend. These points are the tickets you receive to be used for drawings at the holiday party. THE MORE YOU PARTICIPATE THE MORE POINTS YOU RECEIVE.
New Business:
Secretary for the club is Jan Bosscher, and the Secretary Assistant is Ann Wicks. Ann will be compiling information to share amongst the board and the club as needed.
May 4th and 5th – Dig for the Orlando Outing will be at Vein Mountain as agreed at March Meeting. Signup sheet was provided for members attending the dig as well as directions for those driving RV’s. Monies were paid to the Treasurer by 6 members and the balance to be paid upon arrival at Vein ($25.00 per participant). Previous outing was prepaid by member who was not able to attend an adjustment was made for the member.
The Sales of Membership Kits was tabled for next meeting.
Future Outings:
Metal Detecting: Group discussed metal detecting in different areas of coastlines i.e. Tampa, New Smyrna, Sarasota to name a few. Steve will be checking on West Coastline for Low Tide and easy access as well as parking. Time and Place will be finalized at the monthly meeting on May 12th for a June outing. Loud Mine: Potential outing for mid-September.
Oconee: Information will be gathered for a possible outing and presented at May 12th meeting.
Buchanan, GA: Primitive camping: dredging and river/creek sluicing available.
Colorado: The attending members were surveyed as to interest in a June/July 2019 gold prospecting trip. 9 of 11 in attendance were interested. More discussions is to follow at future meetings.
Pot Luck meal will be at next meeting: May 12th.
Raffle Tickets:
Gold Drawing was won by New Member, Bob Satchfield. 50/50 Drawing was won by Dick Wicks
May 2018 Newsletter
Submitted by Ann Wicks, Secretary.
May 12 Meeting Notes:
Minutes - Orlando GPAA Meeting
Meeting was called to order by President: Steve Mattes.
18 Members were in attendance. Minutes from last meeting had been emailed to group. These were approved as received. Janice was in attendance and assisted with taking minutes.
Old Business.
Membership Kits: It was suggested for the club to retain 1 kit on hand purchased from GPAA and encourage Members to relate to our club as they renew or join if new members. Once that kit is sold the Treasurer will automatically purchase another kit. Kits are $87.50 plus Ship/handling each. Motion/Voted/Passed.
New Business:
Vein Mountain Orlando GPAA Outing of May 4th and 5th.
11 Orlando GPAA Group Member arrived at Vein Mountain for the Dig. The results are - - “Gold” at Vein Mountain was found! David Kinney and Dick Wicks worked diligently on filling 38 buckets of dirt and mud from a pit on property. A special thank you goes to David Kinney and Dick Wicks for their hard work of digging/loading/moving of dirt. To provide more material to be ran by the group, 3 loads of material was purchased from Thermal City by David Kinney, Dick Wicks and Steve Mattes. Clean up of cons was a team effort by all members attending dig. Members seasoned and new had the opportunity to use a multi sluice, gold wheel and water table to help in the clean-up. This gave everyone participating a chance to learn more of the different equipment with a hands on education. As always (when available) our chef (Steve Mattes) kept the group from starving by providing balanced meals and thank you Debby for the tasty dessert. SPECIAL NOTE: GPAA members that attended the LDMA Vein Mountain Dig can not stay at any other LDMA property for a year. GPAA members have entitlement of 1 visit per year at any LDMA sites for a period of 3 days stay.
Metal Detecting Outing:
Metal Detecting was discussed and information provided by Steve Mattes on low tide in the Clearwater Beach area. Saturday, June 2nd low tide will be at 8:32am and Saturday June 23rd low tide will be at 9:15am.
Colorado Trip June 2019:
Discussion of the proposed Colorado Trip took place. A very rough estimate of 1,850 miles is the distance from Orlando to the Denver Colorado area. Driving 600 miles per day. Camping is basic at GPAA Claims. BLM has camping in area. There is a central camp area to select from. GPAA claims are around the Denver area with elevation being a problem for people not adjusted to it.
Future Outings:
Lucky Strike: The dates of Friday, August 3rd and Saturday, August 4th .
Discussions Tabled for June Meeting:
Additional outing at Lucky Strike was discussed for Friday, October 19th and *Saturday, October 20th.
*Georgia GPAA Gold Show: Saturday, October 20th and Sunday, October 21st is the Georgia Gold Show located outside the Atlanta area (Lawrenceville). Discussion was conducted of the Orlando GPAA Group participating in the Georgia GPAA Gold Show in hopes of gaining more members. Speculation as to cost for a table/booth, what would be exhibited at our booth, what would we raffle off, what type of demonstrations would be done and hands on learning conducted without being in competition with Martin (water table) and Gold Miner (gold wheel) etc…
Metal Detecting in the fall months.
Christmas Party December 8th. Where to hold it?
Raffle Tickets:
Gold Raffle Drawing was won by Bob Gaebler. 50/50 Drawing for $60.00 was won by Dick Wicks.
Next Meeting June 9th. Teaching techniques as well as practicing Panning for Gold. Please plan to attend this meeting as your input is highly desired for:
1. Christmas Party location selection
2. Participation in Gold Show ideas
3. August and Fall Outings.
May 12 Meeting Notes:
Minutes - Orlando GPAA Meeting
Meeting was called to order by President: Steve Mattes.
18 Members were in attendance. Minutes from last meeting had been emailed to group. These were approved as received. Janice was in attendance and assisted with taking minutes.
Old Business.
Membership Kits: It was suggested for the club to retain 1 kit on hand purchased from GPAA and encourage Members to relate to our club as they renew or join if new members. Once that kit is sold the Treasurer will automatically purchase another kit. Kits are $87.50 plus Ship/handling each. Motion/Voted/Passed.
New Business:
Vein Mountain Orlando GPAA Outing of May 4th and 5th.
11 Orlando GPAA Group Member arrived at Vein Mountain for the Dig. The results are - - “Gold” at Vein Mountain was found! David Kinney and Dick Wicks worked diligently on filling 38 buckets of dirt and mud from a pit on property. A special thank you goes to David Kinney and Dick Wicks for their hard work of digging/loading/moving of dirt. To provide more material to be ran by the group, 3 loads of material was purchased from Thermal City by David Kinney, Dick Wicks and Steve Mattes. Clean up of cons was a team effort by all members attending dig. Members seasoned and new had the opportunity to use a multi sluice, gold wheel and water table to help in the clean-up. This gave everyone participating a chance to learn more of the different equipment with a hands on education. As always (when available) our chef (Steve Mattes) kept the group from starving by providing balanced meals and thank you Debby for the tasty dessert. SPECIAL NOTE: GPAA members that attended the LDMA Vein Mountain Dig can not stay at any other LDMA property for a year. GPAA members have entitlement of 1 visit per year at any LDMA sites for a period of 3 days stay.
Metal Detecting Outing:
Metal Detecting was discussed and information provided by Steve Mattes on low tide in the Clearwater Beach area. Saturday, June 2nd low tide will be at 8:32am and Saturday June 23rd low tide will be at 9:15am.
Colorado Trip June 2019:
Discussion of the proposed Colorado Trip took place. A very rough estimate of 1,850 miles is the distance from Orlando to the Denver Colorado area. Driving 600 miles per day. Camping is basic at GPAA Claims. BLM has camping in area. There is a central camp area to select from. GPAA claims are around the Denver area with elevation being a problem for people not adjusted to it.
Future Outings:
Lucky Strike: The dates of Friday, August 3rd and Saturday, August 4th .
Discussions Tabled for June Meeting:
Additional outing at Lucky Strike was discussed for Friday, October 19th and *Saturday, October 20th.
*Georgia GPAA Gold Show: Saturday, October 20th and Sunday, October 21st is the Georgia Gold Show located outside the Atlanta area (Lawrenceville). Discussion was conducted of the Orlando GPAA Group participating in the Georgia GPAA Gold Show in hopes of gaining more members. Speculation as to cost for a table/booth, what would be exhibited at our booth, what would we raffle off, what type of demonstrations would be done and hands on learning conducted without being in competition with Martin (water table) and Gold Miner (gold wheel) etc…
Metal Detecting in the fall months.
Christmas Party December 8th. Where to hold it?
Raffle Tickets:
Gold Raffle Drawing was won by Bob Gaebler. 50/50 Drawing for $60.00 was won by Dick Wicks.
Next Meeting June 9th. Teaching techniques as well as practicing Panning for Gold. Please plan to attend this meeting as your input is highly desired for:
1. Christmas Party location selection
2. Participation in Gold Show ideas
3. August and Fall Outings.
June 2018 Newsletter
Due to technical issues, June meeting minutes cannot be produced at this time. Here is a summary of items covered at the meeting.
- Because of health and personal reasons, Janice has resigned as Secretary and Ann Wicks was voted into that position. I, as well as all members, thank Janice for her years of service as Secretary and we look forward to continuing to see her at the meetings. Thanks to Ann for agreeing to take over these duties.
- The next outing is scheduled for August 3rd and 4th at Lucky Strike. Folks who have been to Vein Mountain have indicated that Lucky Strike is really on the gold. Lets have a great turnout and really bring home the gold.
- It was voted to have the Christmas party on December 8th at The Villages. Chris Maggio is making arrangements to rent one of their club rooms for $35.00 per hour (estimate of use is for 3-4 hours). Thanks Chris for coordinating this.
- At the June meeting, we voted not to purchase a table at the October Gold Show in Georgia. Since then, I have been contacted by GPAA with other options than having to purchase a table. This will be discussed at the July meeting.
SATURDAY, JULY 15TH IS OUR JULY MEETING. HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE!
Steve Mattes
President
Due to technical issues, June meeting minutes cannot be produced at this time. Here is a summary of items covered at the meeting.
- Because of health and personal reasons, Janice has resigned as Secretary and Ann Wicks was voted into that position. I, as well as all members, thank Janice for her years of service as Secretary and we look forward to continuing to see her at the meetings. Thanks to Ann for agreeing to take over these duties.
- The next outing is scheduled for August 3rd and 4th at Lucky Strike. Folks who have been to Vein Mountain have indicated that Lucky Strike is really on the gold. Lets have a great turnout and really bring home the gold.
- It was voted to have the Christmas party on December 8th at The Villages. Chris Maggio is making arrangements to rent one of their club rooms for $35.00 per hour (estimate of use is for 3-4 hours). Thanks Chris for coordinating this.
- At the June meeting, we voted not to purchase a table at the October Gold Show in Georgia. Since then, I have been contacted by GPAA with other options than having to purchase a table. This will be discussed at the July meeting.
SATURDAY, JULY 15TH IS OUR JULY MEETING. HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE!
Steve Mattes
President
