President's Message:
Welcome to warm
afternoons and cold mornings, in the mountains anyway.
Some of us went to
check out the claim that we talked about last meeting. The one just
outside Placerville. It was a cold day. My wife brought up chicken
and watermelon to feed us. We found a little gold. Tell you more at
the meeting.
It is
litter pick up time. We can have an outing at my claim after breakfast.
I had about 20 boy
scouts with leaders and some parents come to my claim on the 23rd and 24th of September.
They all went home with gold that they found. I want to thank Al Amos and
Bob Barton for coming up and helping. The boys had a great time.
Thanks once again to
Gary and Quilla Cameron of Gold Bar Mining. They signed up two more
members. They have worked hard for the club and I am thankful for that.
November will be our
annual potluck so think about what
meats you want the club to furnish.
See you at the
meeting,
Chuck Knapp
Hello fellow
prospectors,
We had twenty for litter
pickup in May. After the work we went to breakfast at Calamity
Jayne’s. After breakfast some went with Al Palin to
Baumhouf’s to get material for
rendezvous. They brought back 18 buckets
of material. Others went to my
claim. I took half barrels to pan in.
Everyone found some gold. Three pickers
were found. Man, the water is high but
we had fun.
Thanks to Al Palin for
stepping in and covering for me at rendezvous, and thanks to everyone who
worked. I had to leave early to attend a
wedding out of town and Al finished up.
The kids were really enjoying themselves when I left. They liked the panning and everyone left with
a piece of gold. My niece was
supervising a couple of handicap students and they were so thrilled to get some
gold to take home.
The Meridian School
District has proposed that rendezvous be split to two days, both Thursday and
Friday or two Fridays. We will need to
vote on whether we will be willing to work two days for rendezvous. The school district will have the final say
on what will happen, but we do get to put in our two cents worth.
The B.L.M. is suppose
to speak to us at the June meeting, so prepare questions that you might like to
ask them.
See you at the
meeting.
May the bottom of your
pan turn yellow.
Chuck Knapp, President
Phone 888-3651
E-mail
chuckdelores@yahoo.com
Vice President’
President’s
Message:
Hi everyone!
Don't forget that our fall litter cleanup
will happen on October 14. Hope everyone is enjoying
the wonderful fall weather, and we'll see you at the meeting.
Tami Palin, Vice
President
Secretary’s Report
September 12 2006
Chuck Knapp called the
meeting to order and welcomed visitors.
There were 37 members in attendance.
Chuck Knapp mentioned
that Al Palin called him and asked him to resign. He said he would not unless the club wants
him to.
Jesse Leib gave the Treasurer’s Report.
There were no minutes
for the August meeting printed in the newsletter due to a wet meeting.
Tami Palin explained
the constitution changes and ask for feedback.
Jesse Leib asked why there is a need for changes. He does not want the club to be for charity
cases. We are not here to give money to
people who are down on their luck. Ron
Mackelprang talked about why the changes were being made. Some club members thought that there should
be more money available to the officers to spend without a
club vote. A suggestion was made to have
the expense report made available for the club members to view at the
meetings. Jesse Leib said that will not
be a problem.
Chuck talked about
using lifetime membership as an incentive to get younger people to volunteer
for officer positions. Ron Mackelprang
said that does not need to be put in the constitution, it can be voted on at
the meetings. He suggested buying those
folks dinner out or that kind of thing as incentive instead. This goes for all officer positions not just
president.
A motion passed to
change the constitution as printed in the newsletter and on the website.
Quartzberg claim is
available for $2500.00. It is about 3 ˝
miles west of Placerville. It is a 20
acre, non patented, placer mine with a stream running through it, with fine
gold. It is accessible by car but it is rough going. Ron Mackelprang feels the $2500.00 is a lot
of money and asked if a committee will go up to take a look before hand. Chuck said he will go up on Saturday to check
it out. A suggestion was made to give
the seller a $50.00 deposit to hold the claim until we can take a look at
it. A motion passed to allow Chuck to
use $50.00 as a down payment.
Rob Forbes asked why
the club is looking to spend money on new claims when he feels that the club
does not use the ones we have. He
suggested that the club spend the money on improving the claims we have and
having outings.
A club member asked if
there is GPS coordinates for the China Wine Cup
claim. He was stopped while mining on
what he thought was the correct area.
There are no coordinates. The
club member also said that the person who stopped him is concerned about a big
hole that needs to be filled for safety reasons.
The drawing was
held. The following people donated
items:
Aaron Dunn-strap
wrenches
Chuck Knapp-sucker
bottle
The meeting was
adjourned.
Submitted
by Tiffany Leib Secretary
Hi
everyone.
Looking forward to seeing you at the June meeting.
Thanks to everyone who helped at the Rendezvous
Day at Lake Hazel Middle School.
Having the students there also was a GREAT help.
Thanks to Chuck Knapp for donating the gold that was given away to the
students, and thanks also to Dee Barton and Donna Amos for their time spent
taping each little speck of gold onto construction paper -- a very, very boring
and repetitive job. Also, Al and I spent lots
of time doing the same thing. The 2900 kids were very
appreciative, and we heard numerous comments from teachers and chaperones that
the gold panning station was the one most looked forward to and the most
enjoyed. Thanks, also, to all
those who helped with the litter pickup -- with everyone helping, it took less
than an hour. The breakfast at Calamity
Jayne's was great fun!
Tami
Palin, Vice President
IGPA MINUTES MAY 2006
Secretary’s Report:
Secretary’s report May 9th
2006
Chuck called the meeting
to order and welcomed new members and visitors.
We had 49 members at the meeting.
Chuck asked if
everyone received their news letters and a motion was passed to approve the
minutes from last months meeting.
Remember if you have not paid your dues you will not receive the
newsletter, so please see Jesse!
Ron Mackelprang said
he has the 2006 claims guides finished.
A motion was passed to make 200 copies.
You will receive a guide if you have paid your 2006 dues.
Stanley Skarzynsky
voiced his opinion about the $5.00 fee the club is charged with U.S. Bank. He suggested the club switch banks and put some of the
money into a CD.
Ron Mackelprang
reported on the ad we ran about anyone interested in leasing us their
claim. He talked about 2 promising
ones. The club passed a motion to lease
one on the middle fork of the Boise River near Atlanta for $125.00. A motion was also passed to get more
information about a claim near Miss Lucy.
A motion passed to
have Rob Forbes head up a committee to get an estimate and a plan of operation
to see what it will take to make some improvements to the Miss Lucy claim. Some suggestions were to improve the road and
clear a camping spot.
The litter pick up is Saturday
the 13th. Breakfast will be afterward (provided by the club) at
Calamity Jayne’s
in Idaho City. Everyone is welcome to go
to Chuck’s claim after for an
outing.
Rendezvous days are
Friday May 19th in Meridian at the
junior high school. Breakfast and lunch
will be provided. Volunteers are needed,
please contact Chuck. Volunteers will be
demonstrating panning techniques to 4th graders. We will fill out a survey afterward to see if
this event needs to be split into 2 days, because of the amount of students
that attend. BIG Thank You to Donna Amos
and Dee Barton for putting the gold flakes on black paper for the kids all meeting
long!!
Al Malmstrom reported
that the forum that was held about the new mine in Atlanta was mostly
environmentalists against the mine.
The constitution
changes that the committee came up with will be printed in the May, June, and
July newsletters and the club will vote on the changes in August.
The raffle was held and the following people
donated items:
Pocket knife- Loren
Grey
Pocket hatchet- Dee
Barton
Car Wash- Warren
Jindrich
Surge Protector-
Warren Jindrich
2 5 gallon buckets-
Buck Moore
Sucker bottle- Chuck
Knapp
The
meeting was adjourned and the auction was held.
This year the auction brought in $139.00.
Respectfully submitted
Tiffany
Leib, Secretary
Treasurer’s Report:
The bank account has
$5,597.21 so we need to plan some outings. I put together a budget a few months
ago, but we have not had time to approve it. If you have a desire to sit on a
budget committee and help set this let me know.
I for one would like
to see us use some of this money for outings. If you want to have outings
please offer to join/create a committee to help schedule and coordinate them.
As a member of the board I will be the first to say, we cannot do it all. My
understanding is we have people looking into moving some dirt at Miss Lucy. We
need to get another group looking into where else we should go and when. When I
joined this club it was common knowledge that the Saturday after our meeting
there was always an outing, if you want to see this happen again please help.
If you don’t want to see another
season come and go without an outing, please help out.
Submitted: Jesse Leib, Treasurer
Please
support a business that provides the club a lot of support, the Gold Bar
Mining Company in Idaho City. They have minerals, gold jewelry, fossils, gold
nuggets, custom faceting, and are an authorized Minelab dealer. Their address is 101
Montgomery Street in Idaho City, and their phone is 392-4597. Be sure and stop by
and say "hi" next time you're in Idaho City.
Fuel Freedom International
Would
you like to save on gas and give your vehicle more power? Check out my web site: x
then
see me or give me a call 888-3651.
Chuck
Knapp
IDAHO
GOLD PROSPECTORS ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTION,
BYLAWS AND STANDING RULES AS
AMENDED APRIL 1992,
AND OCTOBER 1994APRIL, 2006 CONSTITUTION,
BYLAWS AND STANDING RULESCONSTITUTION
Article I.
Name and Purpose
Section
1. This organization shall be know
known as the Idaho Gold Prospector’s Association (IGPA).
Section
2. This Association has been established
and exists as a non-profit entity registered in the State of Idaho.
Section
3. The purpose of this Association shall
be:
a.
To provide recreation and fellowship among members.
b.
To enhance and promote recreational mining activities.
c.
To preserve, protect and enhance the environment.
d.
To protect mining rights and limit unnecessary regulation.
Article II.
Meetings
Section
1. Regular meetings will be held as
specified by the Executive Board of Officers.
Section 2. A quorum of seven twelve members shall
be required to hold a meeting for transaction of legal business.Article
III. Establishment, Amendments and
Dissolution
Section
1. The Association Constitution and
Bylaws shall be effective upon acceptance by the membership.
Section
2. Changes to the constitution and bylaws
must be read or published in two consecutive meetings or newsletters
and voted upon in the third meeting.
Section
3. The Constitution shall be amendable
by a two-thirds hand or written vote of the members present at the third
meeting provided a Quorum is
present.
members, by voice vote rather than written ballot.
Section
4. The Bylaws shall be amendable by 51%
simple majority hand or written
vote
of the membership present at the third meeting provided a Quorum is present.
Section
5. This Association shall not have the
power to dissolve itself if there are seven twelve
dissenting members with
three willing to serve as officers.
Section
6. The Association may establish
separate chapters in other cities or areas which have seven twelve or more active members. Chapters may choose to elect their own
officers to direct their activities.
Article IV.
Officers and their Selection
Section 1. The Executive Board of Officers will consist
of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Section
2. Election of officers shall be held
biannually at the regular meeting in April in odd years with two year terms for
officers.
Section
3. Vacancies occurring prior to the
annual election shall be filled by Presidential appointment for the balance
of the term.
Section 4. Elected officers will take over their duties
at the end of the April meeting.
Section
5. Officers shall not serve more than
two consecutive terms in the same office, unless no one else will serve in
that office.
Section
6. In order to have a valid Association
or chapter at least three officers must be functioning in the Executive Board
of Officers.
Article V.
Qualification of Members and Officers
Section 1. Everyone qualifies to be a member of this
Association but only members in good standing and with no
conflicts of interest may serve
as Association officers.
BYLAWS
Article I.
Rules of Order
Section
1. Roberts Rules of Order will be used
as a procedural guideline for the Association.
Article II.
Nominations for Office
Section
1. At least two members will be
appointed to the nominating committee in January of odd years.
Section
2. The nominating committee shall submit
the name of at least one (1) candidate for each of the following
offices:
a. President
b. Vice President
c. Secretary
d. Treasurer
Section
3. The nominating committee will present
candidates to the President not later than the March general
meeting.
Article III.
Election Procedures
Section
1. The President will present the
nomination committees candidates for the office and call for nominations from
the floor for each office at the March general meeting.
Section
2. The voting will be done by secret
written ballot.
Section
3. A ballot will be sent to each member
with the April newsletter. Ballots will be brought to the April meeting in
person or mailed to the nominating committee to arrive prior to
the April meeting.
Section
4. The President will select two members
to count the ballots and tabulate the results.
Section
5. The results of the election will be
given to the President who will announce the newly elected officers.
Section
6. The new officers will assume their
duties at the end of the April meeting.
Article IV.
Duties of Elected Officers
Section
1. President
a.
Is the Association’s chief executive and shall preside over all
