CLUB NEWS
Well, another meeting is in the books. Our September meeting was held at Tony’s Rock Yard. It was well attended, and everyone had a great time. The weather was perfect, and the food and friendships were great. We will be back to Tony’s next year.
There will be no more trips planned for August and September. We are always looking for trip ideas, so if you have any ideas, please let us know.
The rockhounding trip to Texas Springs (actually Opal Springs) is behind us. Members Mike, Brian, Curtis and Pete showed up a 6:30 am to beat the heat. It was a great day but ended up getting quite hot around 10 am when we decided to call it quits.
Rockhounding trip to Challis, ID is now in the past. We had an excellent time. Most of us were up for at least 3 days and some were up for 5 days. We toured much of the area, found lots of rocks, saw lots of wildlife and had great conversations around a campfire. Members that came were Jon, Mike, Brian, Curtis, Liz (with son and daughter), and Pete and Jan. We camped at Deer Gulch CG on the Salmon River. Weather was perfect.
Don’t forget our upcoming field trip to Challis, ID this coming weekend. (June 29). Come up for the day or overnight. Some of us will be up on June 26. Bring tent or camper, your choice! There is also a trip planned on July 13 to Jackpot, Nevada. For more information, see the members only page or post your question on our Facebook page. Link can be found on the home page.
The July and August meetings will be held at the Kimberly Town Park on the regular meeting nights. The September meeting will be held at Tony’s Rock Yard at a date to be determined.
There was a very good turnout for the Boise, Caldwell and Magic Valley clubs get together at Tony’s Rock Yard. It was sunny but very windy. There was lots of food and good company.
We all had a great time on our field trip to the Bruneau Woodpile. There were nine members that showed up. Weather was warm with a slight breeze. The next trip is June 29. We will be going to Challis, Id. This will be an overnight trip for those to wish to camp out. Check out the members only page for more information. Please fill out the form on that page if you intend on going. Hope to see you there. Pics from this trip to Bruneau are on the 2024 photo album.
The first field trip of the year is done and gone! We had a great day with great friends. The next trip is May 11. We will be going to the Bruneau Wood Pile. Check out the members only page for more information. Please fill out the form on that page if you intend on going. Hope to see you there. Pics from this trip to McDermitt are on the 2024 photo album.
Added two new pages to the website. This one and a forum. The forum is completely set up and ready for use. I am looking for a couple of people that would be willing to help as admins or moderators. Admins have full control of the forum and moderators have the power to remove and or ban members as well as posts. All posts must be approved prior to being published. Please let me know if you are interested in helping out with the forum. If anyone is interested in helping out with the website, let me know. I can teach you anything you need to know.
The 74th Rock and Gem show was a great success. Jon, the club treasurer, informed us that our profit this year was over nine thousand dollars. If you have any show related expenses, please get the receipts to Jon immediately. You have 30 days from the date of the receipt to get reimbursed. After the 30 days, all we can say is thank you for the donation. So, get those receipts turned in. Thank you to all that helped out.
Here we are in a new year and Jan, our field marshal, is working hard getting new trips set up. If you have any suggestions, please let her know. Check the calendar for dates and the members only page for more details. Please fill out the form on the members only page so we can get a good head count on who is coming. If you are not a member yet, please consider joining.