DGD Gazette. Official Publication of Desert Gold Diggers, Inc.

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1 DGD Gazette MARCH/APRIL 2013 Official Publication of Desert Gold Diggers, Inc. OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE NOW BEING HELD AT SACRED HEART CHURCH 601 E FT LOWELL,.TUCSON AZ ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY 7:00PM 1 BLOCK WEST OF 1ST AVE, ONLY 1.4 MILES FROM OUR OLD LOCATION MARCH 2013 Tuesday, March 5th Membership Meeting 7 pm Sunday, March 10th Pilgrims Progress Tuesday, March 19th -Business Meeting-7 pm APRIL 2013 Tuesday, April 2nd Membership Meeting 7 pm ANNUAL ELECTION MEETING Saturday April. 6th Rough as a 7:00am in Kearny at the BLM campground of off HWY 177. Tuesday, April 16th -Business Meeting-7 pm IT S NOT A STRUCTURED OVERNIGHT TRIP CAMPING TRIP, IF YOU WANT TO CAMP ITS UP TO YOU Desert Gold Diggers, Inc., is a Non profit Arizona Corporation, exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue code. Dues are $30.00/year/family when the Gazette is sent via and $35.00/year/family if the Gazette is sent via regular mail. Dues should be paid within 30 days of your anniversary month of joining Desert Gold Diggers. Check your mailing label for the date, or DGDMembership@gmail.com and request your due date. Dues should be mailed to the Membership Director, Maria Hansen S Theodore Roosevelt Way; Sahuarita, AZ Printed by: BUSY BEE PRINTERS, GREEN VALLEY AZ DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

2 The President s & Vice President s Corner Greetings, Mike Boggs surgery went well he s doing great. Please remember to vote at the April General meeting. It s now getting warmer out so please bring plenty of water and food when you go out and don t forget a first aid kit. Snakes are moving around now that the weather is hotter. Please be careful Thanks for a great year Mike Boggs, Bill Ward and all the board and club officers Thanks, Michael Boggs mikeden52@hotmail.com Bill Ward billward523@yahoo.com SNOW AT PLACER POND DGD WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF OUR NEW MEMBERS FEBRUARY CHRISTOPHER CHILD & LETICIA PORTUGAL, JIM CUMBERLAND, SHARLY & ANTIGONE IBRAHIM, WALTER KIRN & BARBARA FITZGERALD, ROGER & DANA PEARCE, ALBERT RAMIREZ, KEITH & SUSAN THOMPSON, ROGER VEREBELY & RACHEL TURNIPSEED, JEDEDIAH & ERIN WILDMAN, STEVEN PEARCE MARCH DREW GAYNOR, BRANDON GILBERT, RICHARD & JUDY SCHNIBBE, JOHN & DEBORAH CLAYTON, J. SEAN BAKER, NANETTE GLOVER, TIMOTHY McMAHON, EDMUND & KRISTI SCHWENN, P. BRUCE & PEGGY PAYNE, MARK & VIVKIE HIXSON, RICHARD COLLINS, RONALD & JEANNE YOUNG Make sure you find these new folks and give them a DGD Welcome!! 2 DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

3 DGD Membership Meeting Minutes FEBRUARY 2013 (Attendance) Members = 123 Guests = 15 The Meeting was brought to order at 7:00pm Pledge of allegiance Guest and new members announced, 8 guest Birthdays and anniversaries President Mike Boggs has a birthday this month, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE. Social director: Annual picnic at Kennedy Park on April 13th at 10 Ramada #33 A-L side dishes, M-Z desserts We are going to need help setting up and tearing down & also cooking the burgers and dogs. Mash report- Jerri Morey has an ulcerated stomach. Mike received a phone call out on Stevens Shadow that Non-members are on the claim, do not be afraid to ask for membership card. Bill and Mike check on the claims often and found a huge hole on Stevens Shadow, please fill in your holes when finished. Appreciation Mike talked about how much he loves the club and wants to get nominations for Offices, President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Social Director and Historian, (5) -1 Year Board members, Outing director, 54 people at Achy Breaky, next outing will be at Snoozer #2 on Sat, at 8 am Feb 9th. Claims director report, Bud and Jerry going out on this week to the Old Red Coyote Mine, doing a test on this claim to see where to find the gold. (Good claim), we know there is gold on it. Also, has been meeting with the forest service on notice of intent, will put article in gazette on how a small miner claim was settled. It was settled in favor of the miner. We are holding off as long as we can on filing NOI, you will have to file your own. We do not own the claims just take care of the paperwork and filings. We will make out the paperwork and you will have to sign it and the claims director will mail them in, they will be good for 1 year. Mark Paris, Speaker for the meeting. Three part class, How to find gold, What gold is and what areas to find gold-gold and associated minerals Nominations were taken for the following offices, President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, Historian and (5) -1year board members. We will continue to take nominations next month. Folks, please stand up and help out with these offices, it s your club. We also need a social director this year. Also I would like to acknowledge that Mark Paris is one of the first speakers to get a standing ovation, Congratulations Mark. Find of the month: Helen Wrubel for detecting, and Bruce dean for digging. Shirt nugget: Mark Paris Hat: Gerald Shoff, Tom Tuttle, and Jim Kadrlik Badge: Ed Schwann, Jerry Ray, and Kurt Kreutz Regular nugget raffle winners: Cal Monroe, Tom Tuttle, Richard hill, Ray Merritt, Wayne Snodderly, Lloyd Gould, Bob Delfs, Shirley Theis, Pam Poynta, Carl Gemberling, and Bob Masog 20-1 winner; Beverly Holmquist, Paul Brown, Garry Smith and Jim Conklin. Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm. 3 DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

4 DGD Membership Meeting Minutes MARCH 2013 (Attendance) Members = 139 Guests = 12 The meeting was brought to order by president Michael Boggs at 7 pm Pledge of allegiance was recited Mike, then acknowledged the guest, which were from as far away as Syria, the Netherlands,Canada, Colorado, Utah, Florida, and closer to home Tucson. Welcome to all our guest and new members. Mash report was given and it seems our president Mike Boggs is the only one. Mike is having surgery on Friday April 8th, Our prayers are with you. Claims director gave there report, paper work is being processed for the claims. Bud and Jerry also stated that claims need to be checked at least twice a year for cleanliness, signs to be repaired etc. We have 2 claims that still need stewards, so if you would like to step up and be a claims steward, please let Jerry Ray or Bud Little know. Mike also recognized several people for all the work they do for the club, Robert snow, John Snow, and Helen Wrubel for the great job they did with the store, and for all the donations they have made over the years He also recognized Maria Hansen, Dean Queen, Bud Little, Mark Paris, Donna Hackett, Jerry Ray and Bill Ward. Winners for the nugget raffle are as follows: Hangover drawing: Walt Skura, E. Houston, and Jerry Holle Shirt Winner: Sam Giordano Hat Winners: Ken Summers, Cal Monroe, and Walt Skura Badge Winners: Beverly Holmquist, Pat McNalley and Bob Melzer. Regular Nugget Winners: Gary Brossard, John Snow, Tom Monroe, Russ Howell, Scott Posvictal-(2), Mary Riley, Bud Little, Walt Zagorskey, Doug Poyn, Bruce Dean, Jim Bradley and Harold don Our 1/4 ounce winner was Howard Cooper. congratulations to all! Nominations: President: Donna Hackett Vice president: Bill Ward, Secretary, Dave Salars Treasurer: Bud Little, Historian: Debbie and Earl Schuman Outings director: Bryon Hackett, Social Director: Beverly Holmquist (1) year board members: Bryon Hackett, Dave Salars, Jim Kadrlik, Judy Paris, Beverly Holmquist, Mark Sullivan, Jason Lewis and Cal Monroe, Maria Hansen, Eric Colbeck. Meeting Adjourned. 4 DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

5 DGD MASH REPORT Our prayers are with each & every person & their families. May you find comfort in His grace & strength in His Word. Jerri Morey and Mike Boggs If you know of other club members that should be on the MASH report or if you know of anyone that has passed away please call our Public Relations Directors, Judy Paris The Membership Meeting is the FIRST Tuesday evening of every month at 7:00 p.m. It is held at the Sacred Heart Church, which is located at 601 E Ft. Lowell, Tucson, AZ The Business Meeting is the THIRD Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m.. It is held at the Denny s Restaurant, which is located at 3655 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ. (Speedway and Dodge) Any DGD Member is invited to attend. The Outings are on the FIRST weekend following the membership meeting. They begin at 7:00 a.m. during the summer months (April October) and 8:00 a.m. during the winter months (November March). They also alternate between Saturdays and Sundays every other month. For exact dates and times as well as the location of the outing, please see below or check out the web at under Club Claims Reporting Your Finds Everybody is excited when they find something!! We want you to tell us your success story so that we can share in your excitement. Here s how you do it: Find the Weigh Master Allan Fertig who is located at a table to left of the room. Present him with a DRY find (gold) that was found in ARIZONA during the past 30 days Tell him if your find was done with a metal detector or by panning, dry washing or sluicing. Allen will weigh the finds and report them with the one who finds the most getting the gold nugget that month. Good Luck may there be LOTS of yellow in your future!! Check out the web site at and find out what you need to do to keep our prospecting opportunities from being taken away! 5 DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

6 DGD Business Board Minutes Due to a change in board policies, the business board meeting minutes will be published the month following the initial meeting. FEBRUARY 2013 Approval of Agenda: = The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm. Dean asked if anything should be added to the agenda. Mark Paris wanted to add; election committee; table layout for meetings; honorary membership for Mike Boggs. Motion was made to approve by Howard Cooper and seconded by John Christensen. Read/Approve minutes from previous meeting: = Donna Hackett, secretary, was unable to attend tonight s meeting. We did not have a copy of last months meeting minutes so they were not read. Donna asked Judy Paris to take minutes in her absence. Proof Read Gazette: = Maria stated that there was no gazette to proof read as only the post card will be going out. She will include the next meeting information and outing information on the post card. She will also remind the members that we need more people to run for office and fill other vacant positions. Web Masters Report: = Mike Boggs reported that he spoke with Mark Hinkle over the phone and Mark reported that everything was up to date on the web site. Membership Report: = Maria said we had 33 new members this month. The names were read and a motion to approve was made by John Christensen and seconded by Howard Cooper. All new members were approved. Refer to new members roster for 2/2013 for names. Maria then passed out the new members numbers to various officers so they can contact the new members. Travel Vouchers/expenses: = Expense sheets were turned into Bud. Treasure Report: = Bud Little gave the treasure report. The club was in the black for the previous month by $ Total club assets are $46, Bud also reported that we will be printing and laminating our own claim maps along with making our own map cd s. We will also be lowering the prices on the shirts that we are selling in the gift shop. Gold Master Report = Mark Paris reported the number of nuggets used for the last meetings raffles and give-aways. We are right in line with the previous two months. We gave away 13 size one nuggets; 11 size two nuggets; 4 size three nuggets We only sold 124 tickets for the quarter ounce drawing. Total remaining balance for the collection is $17, There was a question asked as to why we use the dollar figure amount and not weight. The reason being is that every nugget would have to be weighed every month and our computer program averages out both weight and dollar value for the collection. Social Directors Report: =Our social director was absent. The next social is the picnic in April at Kennedy Park. There were a few members that were upset that we were not alternating the socials from Saturday to Sundays. This will be addressed with the new Social Director after elections. Outing Directors Report: = February s outing was held at Snoozer 2 near Arivaca. 35 people showed up and 17 of the regular coins were found along with all three nuggets. The next outing will be at the Pilgrims Progress claims on Sunday, March 10, It was unknown at the time if roads are passable. The meeting time is 8:00am at milepost 7 of Arivaca Road. Claims Director Report: = Bud Little reported that all paperwork has been signed and claims are up to date. Chief Claims Steward Report: = Jerry Ray was absent and no report given. Public Relations Report: = Judy reported that she sent two cards out. One to Alan Fertig and Mark Hinkle for upcoming surgeries. Historian s Report: = Bryon Hackett was absent due to illness. There was a question as to the location of the VCR tapes and no answer was given. Old Business: = No old business was discussed. New Business: = Dean Queen brought up the possibility of changing our board meeting location due to excessive noise at the current location. Other locations were discussed but it was decided that we will stay where we are until the elections. Mark Paris asked if there was an election committee established for the April elections. Maria volunteered to make the ballots and ask for assistance from other members not nominated or running for office. Mark Paris voiced his concern about the layout of all the club function tables and that there was a long standing line of people outside before the last meeting. A new layout will be decided upon at the next general meeting. Mark Paris also asked that we approve a one year honorary membership for Mike Boggs so that he doesn t have to go through the process of becoming a member upon his return from medical leave. A motion was made and seconded by Bob Melzer and approved. Dean Queen read the resignation letter from Alan Fertig. Alan is resigning from his board member position as well as weigh master due to health problems. He will remain a member of the club. Mike Boggs once again thanked the officers and board for their services and assistance with the club this year. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:39pm. 6 DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

7 SOCIAL DIRECTORS REPORT by KATHEY MURPHY April 13,2013 at Kennedy Park Ramada #33. CLUB WILL PROVIDE HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS W/CONDIMENTS MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING A-L = SIDE DISH M-Z = DESERT Please bring a dish that can feed at least 8 people. PANNING CONTESTS GAMES RAFFLES Directions to the pictures from Outings, Meetings, Picnics Go to my site, blindfaithnothere.com (BlindFaithNotHere.Com) Click on the "Images To Remember" button. Next page, scroll down and click on the "DGD" button. For Members Only: Username: Digger Password: AU23hUnt)# Case sensitive, please type in exactly as shown above. Would like to thank Stephen Van Buren for all the pictures from our Picnic s to Christmas dinner. 7 DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

8 DGD CLUB OFFICERS Office Name Phone Club President Mike Boggs Club Vice President Bill Ward Club Secretary Donna Hackett Club Treasurer Bud Little Co-Outings Director Jason Lewis Co-Outings Director Mark Sullivan Social Director Kathey Murphy Claims Director Bud Little Chief Claims Steward Jerry Ray PR Directors Judy Paris Weigh Master Web Master Mark Hinkle Gold Master Mark Paris Gazette Editor Maria Hansen Membership Director Maria Hansen DGD Club Store Helen Wruble or John Snow Club Historian Bryon Hackett DGD Board Members Board Chairman Dean Queen Richard Busser 1yr Bill Ward-2yr Beverly Holmquist 1yr Bob Golder-1yr Mark Paris-3yr Fred Schuster-1yr Dean Queen-3yr Bryon Hackett-1yr John Christensen-3yr Bob Melzer-2yr Howard Cooper-3yr George Bobak-2yr Jerry Ray-3yr John Snow-2yr DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

9 Hello Folks, OUTING DIRECTORS REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 February's outing on the on 9th was a bizarre one. We had snow! Mark and I were driving out to Snoozer #2 on the Arivaca road when we noticed the rain turned to a slush then do a full blown snow. It wasn't until we got off at mile marker 7 when we noticed that the snow was sticking. We started to worry about the attendance for this outing. After placing the coins and going back to mile marker seven we saw about a dozen cars with more still coming in. In all, we had 35 people show up to with 3 guests. 17 of the $1 coins were found along with all three nugget tokens being found. Congrats to James Rem, JJB, and Bob Masog for finding those nuggets. Because of the snow/rain, drywashers would not operate properly, so many showed up for the nugget shoot and hung out to enjoy the rest of the morning. However, Mark and I found some gold. March's outing on the 10th, will be held at Pilgrim's Progress. We will meet at mile marker 7. We will head to the claim at 8 AM sharp. Hope to see you there. The weather forecasts shows rain over the weekend, so be prepared for wet dirt roads and a wet outing. Thanks, Mark and Jason MARCH 2013 We went to Pilgrim's Progress on the Sunday March 10. It was a beautiful morning to be out digging for gold. In all, we had 38 people come out. During the nugget shoot, 18 coins were found and all three washers for nuggets were found. Congratulations to Erica Colbeck, Jerry Holle, and Tom Monroe for finding those washers. Next outing in April be held on Saturday, April 6th at Rough as Cob. We will meet at 7 AM, in Kearny at the BLM campground of off HWY 177. See you all there, Jason and Mark From the President of Detectors Unlimited: My name is Steve Rice, am the president of Detectors Unlimited. The club is having a coin shoot,we will drop 120 or more coins. Our club has cross over members of your club and I would like to invite others who are not members. Saturday March 7:00 am. at Northwest parking lot of Reid Park. If you have any questions please call cell # DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

10 DGD Winners FEBRUARY & MARCH Congrats to all! The following folks won nuggets at the June & July meeting. Come and join us at the next meeting and you, too, could be a winner!! Come early and get your tickets Special Raffle ($2.00) - Nuggets ($1.00/buy 20 and you get an extra ticket for the 20:1 Nugget drawing for free ) and just wear your hat, shirt and badge and get 3 FREE chances!!!! When the raffle is over DON T throw out those tickets! Sign the back of the tickets and put them in the HANG OVER Nugget Jar! (located at the front of the room) Once a quarter we award 3 more nuggets drawn just from that Jar. So you get another chance to win!! Lucky Badge ED SCHWANN, JERRY RAY, KURT KREUTZ, BEVERLY HOLMQUIST, PAT McNALLEY, BOB MELZER Lucky Hat GERALD SHOFF, TOM TUTTLE, JIM KADRLIK, KEN SUMMERS, CAL MONROE, WALT SKURA Lucky Shirt MARK PARIS, SAM GIORDANO NUGGETS CAL MONROE, TOM TUTTLE, RICHARD HILL, RAY MERRITT, WAYNE SNODDERLY, LLOYD GOULD, BOB DELFS, SHIRLEY THEIS, PAM POYNTA, CARL GEMBERLING, BOB MASOG GARY BRESSARD, JOHN SNOW, TOM MONROE, RUSS HOWELL, SCOTT POSVICTAL (2), MARY RILEY, BUD LITTLE, WALT ZAGORSKEY, DOUG POYN, BRUCE DEAN, JIM BRADLEY, HAROLD DON 20:1 Nugget BEVERLY HOLMQUIST, PAUL BROWN, GARRY SMITH, JIM CONKLIN, Hang Over Drawing WALT SKURA, E. HOUSTON, JERRY HOLLE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!! Finds Digging Dry/Wet Washing Finds Metal Detecting HOWARD COOPER HELEN WRUBEL FOR DETECTING BRUCE DEAN FOR DIGGING There is always a place to help out at the club! We need folks to show up early to help set up and make coffee as well as stay after the meeting and make sure all is put away. This is YOUR club step up and help out!! Don t forget to report all your finds and turn in any coins that you found at the Outing. See Allen Fertig at the Weigh Master Table to the left of the room. Remember that your Finds MUST be from Arizona - DRY and found in the last 30 days to count! New Bragging Box to show off finds of previous month that are not gold. See the Club Store to get COLOR, laminated, full size maps, with driving directions and GPS coordinates for all the claims!!! $2.50 each or $16.00 for the set of 8. If you prefer, grab the DVD and print out your own maps and directions. These are just $ DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

11 Free FOR SALE OR WANTED ads are on a one month basis and are for DGD members only. Deadline for the ads is the 15th of the month. If the space is limited, we must limit each ad to 1/8th of a page (business card size). Please send your carefully worded ad to the Gazette editor at DGDmembership@gmail.com Looking for just the right gift for the gold digger in your life?? Not sure what to get them?? The DGD Club Store has gift certificates for purchase at our club store. Give the gift of a DGD Certificate and let your loved ones pick out just exactly what they are looking for. See Helen Wruble at the DGD Club Store to buy your certificates at the next club meeting. WANTED: Lightly used and fair priced: Used Gold Bug II Metal Detector, Dry washer "blower or puffer type" Pin-pointer detector type tool I am also interested in; Other Used prospecting equipment, Maps and Books on Placer mining and treasure hunting in the Southwest. Please contact Kurt at (520) Remember to check the date on your membership card or you can Maria at DGDMembership@gmail.com for your membership expiration date. Dues can be mailed to Maria Hansen S. Theodore Roosevelt Way, Sahuarita, AZ IF YOU HAVE A CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR PLEASE CONTACT MARIA HANSEN MEMBERSHIP/GAZETTE DIRECTOR You can also pay your dues at any membership meeting. Dues are $30.00/year/family for the e-gazette or $35.00/year/family to have the Gazette mailed to your home. Prices are higher for those folks outside the USA. Contact Maria for those prices. Please make your check out to 11 DGD Gazette MARCH 2013

12 To advertise your business here, simply go to the website and download the application for advertisers. Mail it to the address listed on the application and enclose your business card. Advertising reaches 500+ families and is only $40.00 for the year (12 issues). Present your membership card and receive an additional discount on all rentals, purchases and service. Two locations to serve you, E 22nd and Ina Rd. Visit their website at Wear your badge, a DGD hat AND a DGD Shirt and you will get THREE (3) FREE chances to win!!!!!! Pick up your tickets at the raffle ticket table!!!! Remember we respectfully ask that you purchase the hat and shirt from the DGD club store, not just the patches and sew them on your own hats and shirts.! NOW at the DGD Club Store. All the maps on DVD!!! For the small price of $5.00 you can take home a DVD that contains the color topo maps, GPS coordinates, directions to the claims and other useful information. You can print out what you need, when you need it!! We also have more laminated maps back in stock $2.50 for each map or the complete set of 8 for just $ These have the color maps on one side and the GPS, directions, etc. on the other and are 3 holed punched ready to put into a binder. We also have shirts Polo s, T-Shirts, long sleeve and short sleeves. Hats and visors, patches, license plates and maps of all claims and also CD of all maps. Remember to have your badge your Plan of Operations and your membership card with you when you are on the claims. Take plenty of water and drink at least 8 oz. every hour if you wait until you feel thirsty, then you are already dehydrated! Thanks for helping keep the claims clean and filling in the holes that you see. 12 DGD Gazette MARCH 2013