Wyoming Prospector’s Association
Regular Meeting Minutes
June 22, 2024
The meeting was called to order at 6:06 p.m. at Bixler’s property near Atlantic City.
Officers present: Jim Brines (President), Shawn Raymond (Vice President), Jacque Stoldt (Treasurer), Esther Jarvis (Secretary), and Deb Palmer (Board Member).
There were 32 members, 2 guests, and 11 kids at the meeting.
Esther Jarvis read the meeting minutes from the June 8, 2024 meeting.  Shawn Raymond motioned to accept the minutes as read.  Chip Lansbury seconded the motion.  All ayes; motion passed.
Jacque Stoldt read the treasurer’s report.  Shawn Raymond motioned to accept the treasurer's report. Kim Raymond seconded the motion. All ayes; motion passed.
Correspondence: No correspondence at this time
Officer/Committee Reports:  Nothing at this time.
Old Business:
Coin Raffle: Jacque was able to get the raffle tickets for the 1/10th ounce gold coin that was purchased. We will sell 1000 tickets for $10 each, and Randy is donating 2 Morgan silver dollars for 2nd and 3rd place. The drawing will be held at the September 14th meeting.  Anyone interested in selling tickets needs to email wyoprospectors@gmail.com or call 307-333-3061. The tickets will be sold in books of 10 and each member can obtain 2 books at a time. More can be given, but the money for the books given out will need to be collected first. We will mail tickets to anyone who can’t be delivered to in person.
Day In The Park: There was discussion about having a booth at the day in the park in Riverton. This is on the same day as the memorial for Eugene Raymond. There will be a cost for the table. It is July 13th, from 8-3.
New Business:
Emailing out meeting minutes: There was a discussion about those wanting a hard copy mailed versus emailing the minutes out. Stamps are going up to $0.73 per stamp in July, there have also been issues with the Wyoming.com email system (being able to attach the minutes, etc.).  Discussed setting up a Gmail account and utilizing a Google Drive to share files, keep an updated roster, etc. A live updated rooster can be shared there with a column that denotes who would like to have a hard copy mailed and who prefers an email sent. The biggest benefit of utilizing email to get minutes out is the cost-savings. Jacque Stoldt motioned to create a Gmail email account.  Shawn Raymond seconded the motion.  All ayes; motion passed. Please let us know if you want to get the paper copies of the meeting minutes. This will be the last minutes that will be mailed to everyone. If you want to continue receiving paper copies, you must call Jacque at 307-333-3061 or Esther at 307-855-9327. Moving forward, they will all be emailed.
Grubstake: There was a discussion about ways to track who gets a breakfast at the meetings there. At the last meeting there may have been 4 breakfasts that were charged for, but did not actually eat. It was decided to have a sign up sheet on the officer’s table for who eats breakfast to ensure that everyone who eats pays and to avoid being charged for breakfasts that are not eaten.
Elections:
President: Bob Platzer was nominated by Esther Jarvis, Shawn Raymond seconded the motion. All ayes; motion passed. Vice President: Shawn Raymond volunteered. All ayes; motion passed. Treasurer: Jacque Stoldt was nominated by Shawn Raymond, Larry Carter seconded the motion. All ayes; motion passed. Secretary: Esther Jarvis was nominated by Shawn Raymond, Bob Platzer seconded the motion. All ayes; motion passed. Shawn Raymond moved to cease nominations, Terry Anderson seconded the motion. All ayes; motion passed.
Since Bob Platzer is the claims agent and president. The vice president will need to verify claims are done correctly.
The next meeting will be at the Miner’s Grubstake in Atlantic City on August 10, 2024. Breakfast will be available for $14.00 per person if you would like to eat. We will meet at 9:00 am for breakfast, and begin the meeting when we finish eating, around 10:00.
Ty Jarvis won the 50/50 raffle.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:56 p.m.

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