WPA MINUTES FOR JULY HELD  JUNE 25, 2005 

THE JULY MEETING OF THE WYOMING PROSPECTORS WAS CALLED TO ORDER @ 5:10 P.M. JUNE 25, 2005 AT THE OUTING ON BIG ATLANTIC GULCH. 

PRESIDENT KEITH BLAIR SENT OUT A LARGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS WHO HELPED ON THE OUTING COMMITTEES FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND PUTTING TOGETHER ANOTHER GREAT OUTING.  BIG THANK YOU TO LES FOR HIS CONNECTIONS AND GETTING US THE COOKER FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,  SURE MADE COOKING A LOT FASTER.  KEITH THEN TURNED HIS POSITION AS PRESIDENT OVER TO RANDY HUTCHISON.  CLUB OFFICERS NOW STANDS AS:  RANDY HUTCHISON - PRESIDENT; SCOTT LUERS - VICE PRESIDENT; DEB PALMER - TREASURER, AND KIMBERLEE RAYMOND AS SECRETARY. 

INTRODUCTIONS WERE MADE AS THERE WERE MANY NEW FACES PRESENT. 

DEB PALMER READ THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING WITH CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE CONCERNING THE DEQ EXPLORATION PERMIT THAT HAD NOT BEEN OBTAINED YET.  BUT WAS WORKING ON IT.  THE MINUTES WERE THEN APPROVED. 

TREASURER'S REPORT WAS READ.  BILLS WERE PAID AND DEPOSITS MADE.  THE REPORT WAS APPROVED AS READ, MOTIONS MADE AND CARRIED. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS 

DAY IN THE PARK:  JULY 9TH, 2005    LES STILL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THE BOOTH AT DAY IN THE PARK.  SO FAR THERE ARE ONLY A FEW VOLUNTEERS.  PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. 

RAFFLE COMMITTEE:  BRUCE AND PEGGY GRESS ARE TAKING CARE OF THE RAFFLE.  ITEMS FOR RAFFLE WERE SHOWED TO MEMBERS PRESENT.  PLEASE SELL ALL YOU CAN.  WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL SOLD AND UNSOLD TICKETS INTO THE CLUB BY THE AUGUST MEETING SO WE HAVE AN IDEA WHERE WE ARE WITH TICKETS SOLD.   IF YOU ARE STILL SELLING, ALL TICKETS NO MATTER WHAT MUST BE IN BY SEPTEMBER MEETING AS THIS IS WHEN THE RAFFLE IS TO BE HELD. 

COOKER COMMITTEE:  AFTER A DISCUSSION, A COMMITTEE WAS MADE TO CONSTRUCT AN OUTDOOR COOKER FOR THE CLUB SIMILAR TO THE ONE BORROWED FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.  LES ARMSTRONG, AARON RAYMOND AND SEVERAL OTHERS WILL MAKE THIS A FALL/WINTER PROJECT TO BE DONE BY THE JUNE 2006 OUTING.  GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN GUYS!  ANYONE WISHING TO HELP PLEASE CONTACT THE CLUB. 

NEW BUSINESS: A DISCUSSION WAS HELD AND MOTIONS MADE TO DONATE A JACKET, HAT AND YEARS MEMBERSHIP TO RON ARLAND FOR HIS DONATING THE GREAT DIRT TO THE CLUB FOR THE OUTING.   IF YOU COULDN'T BE THERE FOR THE OUTING, IT WAS A GREAT TURN OUT AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND FOUND A DECENT AMOUNT OF GOLD.  ALSO, A THANK YOU CARD FROM THE CLUB IS TO BE SENT TO ZANE PAZMA FOR AGAIN ALLOWING US TO USE THE PROPERTY ON BIG ATLANTIC GULCH FOR THE OUTING. 

CORRESPONDENCE: LETTER FROM THE PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE PEOPLE WAS RECEIVED.  SEE DEB PALMER IF WISHING TO READ THIS INFORMATION. 

FOR SALE:  DEB PALMER ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAVE A BIG KEEN DRY WASHER (ONLY USED ONCE) FOR SALE. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, PLEASE CALL THE PALMERS AT (307) 857-6179. 

MOTION WAS THEN MADE TO ADJOURN MEETING FOR MORE FUN AND GAMES.  

LES HELD A METAL DETECTOR CONTEST FOR THE KIDS AND THE ADULTS.  FOLLOWING ARE THE WINNERS WITH COINS, RELICS AND MEDALLIONS FOUND. CONGRATS TO ALL. 

KIDS:  1ST- ROBERT LINDGREN 
            2ND- CODY JONES 
            NO 3RD PLACE AS THE MEDALLION WAS NEVER FOUND. 

ADULTS:   JERRY D'ADAMO - SACAJAWEA DOLLAR 
                   PEGGY GRESS - SILVER DOLLAR 
                   BRUCE GRESS - GOLD NUGGET 
                  JOYCE RAYMOND - SMALL VIAL OF GOLD FLAKES. 

RAFFLE DRAWING HELD SUNDAY AFTER LUNCH. CONGRATS TO ALL WHO WON. 

NEXT MEETING IS TO BE HELD AUGUST 13, 2005 AT THE DREDGE.  WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS TO THE  EATING  SITUATION AS THE TIME GETS CLOSER.  MINI OUTING PLANNED FOR MARY D5.  WE WILL MEET AT THE SWEETWATER REST AREA ON THE WAY TO FARSON AT 9:00.  HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!