Minutes of the meeting for January 7, 2010 

Meeting was called to order by 
President :    Eldon Mecham
Vice President: E. Clifford Fausett
Secretary:    Peggy A. Miller
Treasurer:  Cal Stroud
Trustee:  Terry Paulsen
Trustee:  Wayne Glover
Trustee;  Larry Clark 

Roll Call of officers present: 

Moment of silence for the troops and the pledge of allegiance

New members welcomed

Secretary’s report was read, approved and filed.

Treasurers report:  No report

Instructors Reports:

Lapidary:  Bill McAfee
 Good turn-out

Orientation:  Terry McClure 
 Need one instrtuctor

Faceting:  Bob Dodson 
  Classes full

 Saturday Matinee, Opie Van Auken
  Beginners every Tuesday afternoon and Saturday at 1:00. 
 Free intro to faceting on Saturday at 1:00
 January 30 will be demo of speed faceting

Wire Wrapping:  Ted Klass
 Beginning and intermediate classes
 Limit to 10 students
 Sign up sheets are out

Casting and Chain Making:  Terry Paulson
 Phil will be foreman
 Casting: Class is full 
 Marj Sunderlan will teach wire chain making

   Need instructor for straw casting

Silversmith:  Bob Ethridge
 Good turnout
 Tools and equipment missing every week 

Opal:  Paul Sandoval
 Class is doing well

Carving:  Linda
 Three in class

Florescent:  Larry 
 Monday, January 11th will be 4 wheel drive trip to Red Cloud Mine

Knapping:  Virgil
 Class at 1:00 pm on Tuesday

Bead Making:  Joanne McClure
 Four students

Beading Around Cabochons:  Bonnie Wright    No report

Total members to use the club shops and equipment was 272 this week

Committee Report’s

Sunshine:    Betty Williams    No Report 

Wagon Master:  Tom White 
 Burrel Creek Campout February 20, 21, 22, 2010. 
 Bring firewood, and something to cook on 
 Few amenities
 Limited to 15 or twenty participants
 Will look for Agate and Bagdad Agate
 Tuesday will be Hobo Stew 

4 Wheel Drive:  Harry Cleveland
 January 13th to Southern Cross
 Bring lunch, water and chairs

Cookouts:  John Larson
 January 12th Bouse area
 Pot luck, bring service, water and chairs

Pancake Breakfast:  Lynda and Brian
 January 16th at club house

Highway Cleanup:  Gene Lee    No report

Music Night:  Cliff Fausett
 Need volunteers to help with music night 

Newsletter:  Shirley Williams
 Needs info in by January 14th
 

Parade Floats: 
 Hi Jolly Parade at Noon on Saturday, January 9th
 Joanne Andrews volunteered to be in charge of the float

Pow Wow:  Cliff Fausett  (Dawn Aubrey in for Cliff)
 Need:   Seven people to supervise
  Three hours, 9 – 12 and 12:30 to 4:00
  Five people for the country store
  Volunteer to watch show cases 
  Two for shuttle, one to drive and one to honk horn
 Need drivers for the field trips at pow wow
 Need more raffle tickets to be sold
 $25.00 gifts to give for drawings every 15 minutes

Old Business:

 Motions made and carried:
  Purchases for annex,  $255.00
  Cabinets in Opal room, $3500.00
  Silver $2000.00
 

New Business:
 Need Wagon master and cookie lady
 Elections: First Thursday in February
  Open positions:  President, vice president, secretary and one board member
  Suspend rules for February election
  Need constitution change and a committee to do so
 

Announcements:
 Joe: City informed of need for signage position change – it’s been done
  Equipment disappearing – will use padlock and change each year

Roadrunner Store: 
 Will bring to Pow Wow
 Will need volunteers

Membership:
 81 new members, 85 renewals, 41 lifetime members and 625 members total

Attendance:

E. Clifford Fausset awarded __8____ Door Prizes

Meeting was adjourned at ___3:15_______PM Coffee and Cookies available in the Dinning Room.

Respectfully submitted by:
 

Peggy A. Miller 
 Secretary
Approved_________ Approved as Corrected_________ 
 

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