MARCH 10, 2007

PRESIDENT, LES ARMSTRONG CALLED THE MARCH MEETING OF THE WYOMING PROSPECTORS TO ORDER AT 1:45 P.M. AT THE HOME OF RANDY & MARY HUTCHISON.

THERE WERE 3 BOARD MEMBERS AND NO ALTERNATE PRESENT.

INTRODUCTIONS WERE MADE AS THERE WERE SEVERAL NEW FACES PRESENT.

SECRETARY, KIMBERLEE RAYMOND READ THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY MEETING.  CORRECTIONS WERE MADE FOR ERRORS IN THE MINUTES.  MOTIONS WERE MADE AND CARRIED TO APPROVE MINUTES AS READ.

VICE PRESIDENT, RANDY HUTCHISON READ THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS DEB PALMER WAS OUT.  HE REPORTED OF BILLS PAID AND DEPOSITS MADE.  MOTIONS WERE MADE AND CARRIED TO APPROVE REPORT AS READ. 

CLAIMS REPORT:  NONE

NATIONAL NEWS UPDATE: NONE

RAFFLE COMMITTEE:  TICKETS FOR RAFFLE ARE AVAILABLE.  CLUB IS OFFERING AN OLIVE JADE BOLO TIE DONATED BY HOWARD MIESSLER TO THE MEMBER WHO SELLS THE MOST RAFFLE TICKETS. BEAUTIFUL PRIZE, SELL! SELL! SELL!

OLD BUSINESS: 

HAT AND SHIRT PRICES ARE STILL BEING DISCUSSED AS WE HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.  WILL UPDATE HOPEFULLY AT NEXT MEETING.

ROCK HOUND SHOW IN JUNE:  DISCUSSED MAKING UP BAGS OF DIRT WITH GOLD IN THEM TO SELL AT THE SHOW FOR $15.00.  MOTIONS WERE MADE AND CARRIED FOR CLUB TO PURSUE THIS MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY.  BOARD MEMBERS WILL STILL SET UP, BUT ALL VOLUNTEERS FOR HELP WILL BE WELCOME.

THE DREDGE HAS BEEN SOLD, AND IS NOW THE MINER'S GRUBSTAKE OWNED BY ROD & JOANNE TRUMBLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE ARE WELCOME TO HOLD OUR MEETINGS THERE. THE MENU IS GOOD AND THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE A SPECIAL MENU FOR THE CLUB ON MEETING DAY IF WE ASK AND GIVE THEM NOTICE IN ADVANCE. AS ALWAYS, BE RESPECTFUL OF THEIR ESTABLISHMENT AS WE APPRECIATE THEIR HOSPITALITY.

SOUTH DAKOTA CLAIM:  OWNER HAS TOLD US THE MORE THE MERRIER.  RANDY IS CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PROSPECTING IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WE WILL ADVISE OF SITUATION BEFORE THE OUTING IS COMPLETELY DECIDED.

JUNE OUTING:  ONCE AGAIN KEEP THIS IN MIND AS WE WILL NEED VOLUNTEERS AGAIN THIS YEAR.  THE FOLLOWING ARE THE COMMITTEES THAT HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERED FOR:

ICE:  JOYCE & EUGENE, AARON & KIMBERLEE RAYMOND

TOILETS:  BILL & EVELYN WILLENBRECHT AND DAVE & JUNE LOCKER

SIGNS:  KEITH & ROSEMARY BLAIR

COOKER:  LES ARMSTRONG

DRINKS:  BRUCE & PEGGY GRESS

WE WILL NEED SOMEONE TO GET THE CLUB TRAILER TO THE OUTING, HELP WITH THE FOOD, SOMEONE TO DO THE TREASURE HUNT AS LES WISHES TO LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE A TURN.  PLEASE VOLUNTEER AS WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET TO MAKE THIS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND.  IT IS FUN FOR EVERYONE BUT FUN ALSO REQUIRES SOME WORK. 

FUTURE CLUB RAFFLE: "OVER!"  WITH NOBODY WISHING TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH ANOTHER RAFFLE, WE HAVE DROPPED THE ISSUE.

NEW BUSINESS: 

IT WAS DISCUSSED TO GIVE JIM HINESLEY 50 CLUB POINTS EACH YEAR FOR ALL THE EXTENSIVE WORK HE DOES FOR THE CLUB WEB SITE.  MOTIONS WERE MADE AND CARRIED TO ACCEPT THIS PROPOSAL.  THE CLUB WISHES TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO IN KEEPING THE WEB SITE GOING.

WE HAVE HAD A FEW MEMBERS WISHING FOR BETTER MAPS TO CLUB CLAIMS AS THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TOPO MAPS.  KEITH BLAIR WILL UPDATE SOME OF THE MAPS USING A DIFFERENT PROGRAM AND POST THEM TO THE WEB SITE.  LOOK FOR THESE IN THE FUTURE.

IN THE FUTURE, WHEN YOU RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP, YOU WILL BE ISSUED A DATED CARD WITH YOUR ID CARDS THAT WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP WITH YOU WHEN PROSPECTING ON CLUB CLAIMS.  THE PURPOSE FOR THIS IS TO IDENTIFY THAT YOU ARE A MEMBER TO OTHERS IN CASE YOU DON'T LOOK FAMILIAR TO A MEMBER AND TO KEEP NON-MEMBERS FROM USING OUR CLAIMS.  IF YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A MEMBER, KINDLY ASK THEM TO LEAVE THE AREA.  IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LEAVING, SIMPLY WALK AWAY.  TRY TO GET THEIR LICENSE PLATE NUMBER, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE (TAKE A PICTURE IF POSSIBLE) AND CALL THE SHERIFF.  PLEASE DON'T TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS SO WE KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.  MOTIONS WERE MADE AND CARRIED TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF ID CARDS.

JOE STEWART FROM POWELL ASKED ABOUT HIS BIG HORN BASIN GPAA CHAPTER ATTENDING ONE OF OUR OUTINGS IN THE FUTURE TO EXPLORE WHAT IS ON THIS SIDE OF THE BIG HORNS. HE WILL DISCUSS SOME IDEAS WITH HIS CLUB AND WE WILL DISCUSS FURTHER AT THE NEXT MEETING. 

NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 3:00 P.M. AT THE MINER'S GRUBSTAKE (OLD DREDGE) IN ATLANTIC CITY.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:10 P.M.

50/50 RAFFLE WINNER WAS KEITH BLAIR - CONGRATULATIONS

CLUB RAFFLE HELD, CONGRATS TO ALL WHO WON.