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PRESIDENTS CORNER
June 2014
Hello Goldhounds,
Thank you for all your hard work over the weekend at Bear River.....quietly you went about
making sure everyone had a great weekend. While everyone was looking for gold, you went
about camp preparing for their return...I can't be everywhere to thank everyone but let it be known
you are appreciated, and be confident that you will be rewarded someday. Not everything is measured
in penny weight or grams, there is not a better group of people to be found anywhere, in any club.
Bear River has given up some more gold to the Goldhounds, the ones who worked the hardest
found the most gold as usually is the case. We are all hoping for a wet winter, so next year will be even
better. Just when you think you've figured it out, Mother Nature changes everything, and moves the gold
around, making it easier to be found, hopefully.
Movie night in the woods worked out great. Frozen, the animated movie, was shown on Friday night for
the kids, I think the mosquitos scared them off. Saturday we showed Paint Your Wagon which was a great
choice. Thanks Greg, everyone appeared to have a good time. The movie included great songs about gold mining and just being outdoors. We have a projector now for club meetings and presentations that will allow
us to show some gold mining video's. I received a GoPro camera for Christmas so I will be making video's on
gold mining and showing them at the meetings.
I'm hoping to have a speaker at the next meeting who will help us dream about lots of gold while we sleep.
She is a professional speaker for Sutter Health on meditation and sleep therapy. I've heard her and you don't
want to miss it.
See you at the next meeting.
Going for the gold,
Mike
Hello Goldhounds, So, there is another totally awesome Goldhound Annual Bear River Outing under our belts. I know my family had a lot of fun! I hope you all did too. Our dedicated members started showing up early Thursday morning to get a good place in line for the best campsite, sorry Ed. So everyone in line got moved in and some even started mining that afternoon. Others filtered in all afternoon Thursday through Saturday. My wife Anne, our grandson Owen and I started panning Friday morning on the lower end of the campground where the creek comes into the river with no luck so by the afternoon we had been invited by Dave and Sharon DiMuzio to join their little gaggle of gold miners about 100 yards upstream. So we trekked off with mining gear, Owen and my faithful dredging partner ‘Jesse the dog’ all loaded in the paddle boat for the big trip upstream. They got to ride, I got to pull, it was great. Anne walked along the river taking pictures of the goofy sight. Other miners were spread out much farther up the river and all were having fun. Saturday night was our big potluck dinner, which was delicious! Thanks to all who brought dishes. I tried as many as I could but started with a dose of Don Coppin’s famous Tri-tip. Thanks to Wendy Sorensen for heading up the cleanup effort. And for an after dinner movie, we watched Clint Eastwood sing about talking to the tree’s in ‘Paint your Wagon’. It was pretty special, Thanks Mr. President. Sunday morning was a potluck breakfast, I made ‘pigs-n-blankets’ w/cheese, yummy. Then we all went mining again, yea! Most folks had to leave Sunday afternoon so they were filling in holes by mid Sunday morning. The final cleanup effort Monday morning was participated in by Art Speegle, Ed and Cyndy Burchard, John and Joyce Petri, Jim and Jos Baggott, Paul and Cindy Pecarek, and Chris Miller even drove back over bright and early from his cozy bed at home to help me with a final sweep and
fill in some of the worst holes that had been left by previous miners which we might have been blamed for. I am so proud of all the Goldhounds who demonstrated what it means to be a Mother Lode Goldhound. A Sincere Thank you, Robert Jordan Outings Director
Art Speegle
Carol Bowman
Jim and Jocelyn Mike and Maureen
Mike Price Tom Skinner
Two Daves Gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Photos by Jon Petri
Cruzer More Gold
More Pickers!
Dutch Oven Cooking Don Coppin and Art Speegle
Robert and Anne Jordan, Owen and Jesse Down The Lazy River
Photos by Scott Carrington
Superman directing everyone to line up for
dinner, behind him
Waiting for the cook’s bell
Goldhound Home Away from Home
Dessert First! Dutch Oven Camp Cooking
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!!
The gold is right over there!
Cyndy Making Trouble?? Ya think!
Looks like story telling time to me… Even Kucoo is interested…
Thank you to all who helped make this year’s
Annual Bear River Outing a great success.
See you all next year!!
May Goldhound Meeting Update: The May meeting included speakers from Seniors First of Auburn. She offered a lot of great information on
things that many often don't think about to help with the a seniors' health care and other services that are in the our area. Our own Susan Korn was also one of our speakers for the evening talking about how women were thought of, lived, helped, and raising children in the "old days". Thank You, Susan! Thank You Mike, for bringing Roses for all the women in celebration of Mother's Day! Cyndy
Beautiful Lady Susan Korn
President Mike Bowers
Happy Raffle Winners
Alice Johnson says, “Hey, I won the Pendant
made by Cyndy Burchard!”
Watch out, Liz Lintner won a new rock pick!
Don Jong can learn
how to find Gold!
Then go crevassing while wearing his
Goldhounds t-shirt!
Keith is ready to find that shiny yellow smile in the
bottom of his new pan!
Ed Ebbit is sporting his Santa look early this year,
he even has the map!
Lynn Winget now has the secret to finding the gold! Now Lynn doesn’t have to shop
for a Mother’s Day gift!
Now Jim can catch more gold! A lovely smile
A gold winner! Now Manny can buy lots of Raffle tickets at
the next meeting!
All Paul Radcliffe needs is a bucket and wearing his Goldhound t-shirt to find gold!
2014 Mother Lode Goldhounds Meetings
We meet the second Friday of every month from 7-9pm at the Veterans Hall, 100 East Street, Auburn, CA.
Take Hwy. 80 toward Auburn, get off at Hwy 49 and turn right. At the first stop light turn right, go one block,
turn right again. The Veterans Hall sits on the left, parking is in the back. Bring your friends! The Public is invited!
Upcoming meeting dates:
June 13 July 11 August 8
September 12 October 10 November 14
MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS SPECIAL EVENTS
We will be adding club events and sending email to members so Please be sure your email address is up to
date. Send an email to Cyndy Burchard at [email protected] to update your email address.
June 14 & 15:
Underground Gold Miners Museum Annual Gold Show at The 16 to 1 Mine in Alleghany, CA. the 16 to 1 will
raffle off a gold/quartz specimen. Drawing is Sunday at 5 PM.
June 22
Mother Lode Goldhounds Members Only Outing on June 22 will be at Yankee Jims at the bridge. Watch your
email for more info to follow or contact Robert Jordan at [email protected].
July 31 – Aug 3
Mother Lode Goldhounds Members Only Outing –
More info to follow or contact Robert Jordan at [email protected]
Sept 13 & 14:
The California State Gold Panning Championships have been moved to this date. NOT Labor Day Weekend. Be
sure to update your calendar! More info to follow.
OTHER CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA)
River City Prospectors Chapter meets quarterly in Rio Linda, CA. GPAA has member only claims and outings.
Their “Pick & Shovel Gazette” has good information for everyone who supports mining. Contact Jim Hutchings
at (530) 367-5108 or contact the GPAA at 800-551-9797. Visit www.goldprospectors.com
Roseville Rock Roller Gem & Mineral Society
Meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at the Placerville Fairgrounds in Roseville, CA. 800 All
American City Blvd. www.rockrollers.com or email [email protected]
Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs
Meetings on the first Thursday of every month at the Sacramento County Old SMUD Building, corner of
Elkhorn & Don Julio in North Highlands, CA. www.sacramentovalleydetectingbuffs.com
El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society
Call (530) 676-2472 or visit www.eldoradomineralandgem.org
Placerville Gold Country Treasure Seekers
A metal detecting club. Email Ken Wright at [email protected]
Gold Pan California, Gold Adventures
1021 Detroit Ave., Concord, CA - call (925) 825-Gold
Golden Caribou Mining
A small-scale mining gold club in Belden, CA. Call (530) 283-5141 or visit www.goldencaribour.com
United Prospectors
UPI have claims open to members. Outings/meetings every other month.
2401 E. Orangebury Ave., Modesto 95355
Shasta Miners
Club has claims for members use. Meetings at 7 PM on the third Wednesday of every month at the Moose
Lodge on Lake Blvd. in Shasta, CA., just up from Shopko on the left. Call (530) 623-0744
Sierra Nevada Mining Council
Carol Marshall (530) 272-5915, Visit www.MiningCouncil.org or write Box 1567, Grass Valley, CA 95949
The 16 to 1 Underground Gold Miners Museum
Contact them for tours of a working underground mine and special events. Write Box 907, Alleghany, CA
95910. www.undergroundgold.com Email: [email protected] (530) 287-3330
Comstock Gold Prospectors
Meetings on the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Masonic Lodge, 2425 Pyramid Way, Sparks, NV. Write
P.O. Box 20781, Reno, NV 89515 or visit www.cgpgold.org
Western Mining Alliance – Miners who fight for our rights to dredge and mine in California. WMA has a great
online newsletter and a great people to work with. Visit www.westernminingalliance.com Email
Public Lands for the People
The PLP continues to work on your behalf to keep public lands and mining open to all. www.PLP2.org
(909) 889-3039 7194 Conejo Dr., San Bernardino, CA 92404
GOLDHOUND MEETING AND MEMBER INFORMATION
NAME BADGES: Club name badges can be ordered at any club meeting. See Member Jim Kury.
Badge with Pin Clasp: $4.50 Magnetic Badge: $5.00. EMAIL: [email protected]
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FORREST GRIBBLE is in charge of our Monthly Raffles. Thank You Forrest for all you do to help the club out.
You and your Dad (Ron) are a real blessing to our Nuggets & Goldhounds.
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GOLDHOUND T-SHIRTS Will Be Ready Soon!
Contact Cyndy Burchard [email protected] for info or to place an order.
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GOLDHOUND PATCHES for sale at each meeting. See Cyndy Burchard $6.00 each
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CYNDY BURCHARD is in charge of our membership and is the club Secretary, as well as our Sunshine Lady.
Cyndy also sends emails out for the Goldhounds and Nuggets.
A BIG THANK YOU to Cyndy for all her hard work.
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GOLDHOUND MEETINGS are held the 2nd Friday of each month at the Auburn Veterans Hall, 7:00PM-9:00PM,
100 EAST ST., AUBURN, CA. Take Hwy. 80 toward Auburn, get off at Hwy 49 and turn right. At the first stop
light turn right, go one block, turn right again. The Veterans Hall sits on the left, parking is in the back. The
public is welcome to attend.
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GOLDHOUND CLASSIFIEDS
Do you have something for sale? Barter? Or just want to get rid of? Looking for a mining buddy? Or…..
Goldhound Classifieds listed here free for all Goldhounds. Send your ad and information to Sherry Andersen
at [email protected] Your ad will be in the next newsletter and can go on the Goldhounds web site if
requested.
Ron Earl
GOLDHOUND MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
For questions regarding your membership status please contact
Cyndy Burchard at [email protected] or call (530) 346-9481
If you would like to join/renew your membership, please print out this form
and send the completed form with a check/money order payable to:
Mother Lode Goldhounds, P.O. Box 1371, Colfax, CA 95713
( ) $40.00 Individual ( ) $45.00 Family ( ) Senior & Spouse (age 70+) $30
( ) New membership or ( ) Renewal (one year applies to all)
NAME_________________________________________EMAIL____________________________
ADDRESS_______________________________________PHONE__________________________
CITY________________________________ STATE__________ZIP CODE__________________
I hereby apply for membership/renewal with the Mother Lode Goldhounds. I fully understand
Mother Lode Goldhounds and its agents do not provide goods or services for any of my activities
including, for example, mining equipment or supplies, lodging, transportation, food, etc. Mother Lode
Goldhounds is not liable for any negligent or unwillful act or failure to act by providers of such goods
or services during my activities. I acknowledge that there may be certain risks involved with activities
as a member including, but not limited to, rugged or uneven terrain, uncertain or unpredictable river
currents, physical exertion for which I am not prepared, or other unknown forces of nature, high
altitude, accident or illness without access to means or rapid evacuation or availability of medical
supplies, the adequacy of medical attention once provided, or negligence on part of Mother Lode
Goldhounds.
I hereby agree to be responsible for my own welfare and accept any and all risks of
unanticipated events, illness, injury, emotional, trauma or death. I acknowledge that the cost of
Mother Lode Goldhounds membership is based upon participants executing this release of liability.
That whatever recreational event I, or my family attend, I am responsible and at no time will have
legal or financial claim against, nor will hold responsible, any member or club official of the Mother
Lode Goldhounds for any damages or injuries. I agree that this release shall be legally binding upon
me personally, all members of my family and all minors travelling with me, my heirs, successors,
assigns and legal representatives, it being my intention to fully assume all risk associated with my
activities as a member of the Mother Lode Goldhounds.
I have read and fully understand this release and membership application.
SIGNATURE________________________________________ DATE______________________
F r a n k , f i n d i n g n u g g e t s o n t h e
N o r t h F o r k .
MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUND NEWSLETTER November 2013
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P.O. BOX 149
FORESTHILL, CA 95631
(530) 367-2891
www.goldhounds.com
NEWSLETTER ISSUED MONTHLY - Issue #315 June 2014 Mailing address: MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS
P.O. Box 149, Foresthill, Ca. 95631 A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT MINERALS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
PUBLIC WELCOME!
One Year Membership: $45.00 Family $40.00 Individual
Editor: Sherry Andersen (916) 812-7813 [email protected]
Goldhounds (530) 367-2891 email: [email protected]
