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Shasta Miners & Prospectors Association NEWSLETTER

Miner of the Month for June 2016

Mike Russell

Founded in 1959, Shasta Miners & Prospectors Association is a non-profit organization that helps small-scale miners and pro-spectors while educating the public about mining. The Association offers gold-bearing claims that the members can enjoy using with full access and we hold monthly meetings that are open to the public.

Miner of the Month

June 2016

Mike Russell

Thank you

Thank you for going above and beyond for

the betterment of our members.

December 2015 Miner of the Month

Susan Doyle

Source http://www.monex.com/liveprices/ as of June 9 2016

Jan. 2016 Miner of the Month

Dan Logan

Feb. 2016 Miner of the Month

Dick Kingsmore

Mar. 2016 Miner of the Month

Barbara Wilson

The June 16 2016 Meeting is cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting is July 21, 2016.

Unusual circumstances for June occurred: All officers and Committee Chairs are

unable to attend the June meeting due to various reasons such as school gradua-

tions, family matters and vacations and work commitments. This leaves no one

able attend to the details of the administrative functions to conduct the meeting.

The Board of Directors came to the decision that it would best to cancel this

meeting. The regularly scheduled guided outings at our claims and metal detect-

ing will resume in July.

Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing everyone at

the July 21 meeting.

Sincerely

SMPA Board of Directors

April 2016 Miner of the Month

Bill Fisher

May 2016 Miner of the Month

Bob Carpenter

Change Open High Low

Gold 1271.00 3.00 1271.00 1279.00 1269.00

Silver 17.28 -0.04 17.32 17.38 17.22

a Name of

Campground Fee Amenities Location Open Dates

Trinity Riv-

er

Douglas City

Campground

$10 (per vehi-cle/night) $5 for extra vehicle

20 tent/trailer campsites, group picnic area, picnic tables, tele-phone, beach, paved loop road, flush and vault toilets, potable water, and fire rings. MAX trailer length is 28 feet.

Along the Trinity Riv-er. Follow State Highway 299 to Douglas City, turn onto Steiner Flat Road and go about one-half mile west of Douglas City to the campground turnoff.

Mid May - Oct. 30,

weather depended www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/redding/recreationmain/reddingrecreation-camping.html

SMPA Annual Outing Information for Douglas City Campground.

The Dates for the annual outing is July 29 and 30

Games, Hunts, and Potluck.

Potluck is 4 pm on Sat. July 30

More about this in July’s newsletter

See below for more details about Douglas City Campground.

You can also view www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/redding/recreationmain/

reddingrecreationcamping.html

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2016 Officers and Directors and Chairs

O ffi c e r s

P r e s i d e n t D ia n a C la yt o n ( 5 3 0 ) 5 2 4 - 1 2 2 6 d ia n a e c la y t o n @ a o l . co m

V i c e P r e s i d e n t D o n n a D a v i s ( 5 3 0 ) 6 2 3 - 0 7 4 4 d j d _1 9 6 3 _2 0 0 6 @ ya h o o . co m

Secr eta ry S u s a n D o y le ( 5 3 0 ) - 5 4 9 - 3 0 3 9 d o y l es j @ a o l . c o m

Treasu re r

W a yn e K i n g ( 5 3 0 ) - 396-2207 kingwg@yahoo.com

D i r e c t o r s Dick Kingsmore (530) 549 -3197 dk1043@frontiernet.net

Mike Russell - (530) 347-7436 mncrussell@global.net

Dan Collier (530) 356-4530 theorginaldan34@gmail.com

Leg is lation C h ip H es s ( 5 3 0 ) 4 1 0 - 3 1 2 2 C h ip @ m i n e rs ca ch e . c o m

Metal De tecting Outings Bi l l D o y le ( 5 3 0 ) - 5 4 9 - 3 0 3 9 d o y l ew t@ a o l . c o m

Cla ims / Outings

M ik e A b e r n a t h y ( 5 3 0 ) 6 3 8 - 6 7 1 7 u cn o k is s @ y a h o o . co m Bo b B u r d ett ( 5 3 0 ) 4 7 4 - 4 4 8 8 Bo b C a rp e n t e r ( 5 3 0 ) 3 5 7 - 5 3 3 1 K en n y C h in n ( 5 3 0 ) 5 1 0 - 0 1 7 8 b u c tg r d @ ya h o o . c o m G en e C la y t o n ( 5 3 0 ) 2 2 2 - 6 0 7 0 g en e. c l a y to n 3 3 @ g m a i l . c o m

SMPA Logo C lo th ing

Mary Ann Stevens (5 3 0 ) 3 4 7 - 1 6 7 9 stvnsjms@sbcglobal.net

Membe rsh ip Donna Davis ( 5 3 0 ) 6 2 3 - 0 7 4 4 d j d _1 9 6 3 _2 0 0 6 @ ya h o o . co m

Web S ite Adm inistra tor D a v id D o b b er ( 5 3 0 ) 3 4 7 - 6 7 0 5 d . d o b b er@ s b cg lo b a l . n et Web: www.shastaminersandprospectors.org To access: find out what your user name and password is. The newsletter is posted to mem-ber site for current month and moved to the public access the following month. Newsletter is sent via email unless otherwise indicated. IF you have an email address and not getting your newsletter, be sure to check spam or junk mail.

A letter from our President, Diana Clayton

Dear Shasta Miners and Prospectors: I have been President since 2010. June has al-

ways been a hard month because of all the activi-

ties. This June, coincidently, all of our directors,

officers and chairs have commitments to family,

vacations, work and health which fall on the meet-

ing date. I hope everyone understands the reasons

for cancelling the June meeting. July 21, 2016

we meet as usual. I hope everyone is enjoying

their summer and are able to get out and search

for treasures. . Be sure to check our display at the Shasta County Fair.

SMPA Officers and Board Members

If you need information about the club

activities please contact us.

Diana Clayton

SMPA Annual Events

Shasta County Fair: June...15 to June

18

Annual Outing July 29-30-31

Location Douglas City Camp ground

Annual Picnic August 20 KC

Grove

Annual Christmas Party Dec 15, 2017

CAROL BECK

RAY /KATHY ROGERS

JOHN/DEBRA HALL

FRED/SANDI FURRY

DONALD/CONNIE HEEMEYER

ANDREW/SHEREE JOHNSTON CANTRELL

ERIK/CANDICE SEALS

RON/JANEY BEVERLY

ALAN /BETTY CONKLING

DENNIS/JACQUELYN ELLINGSON

MARK PALMER

RAY/KATHY ROGERS

KENNY CHESTER

JONATHON (JON)/KATHY BURKE

KENNETH SMITH

PAUL MARINOS

LEN/WANDA KNEALE

JAMES HOPE

DEANNA BEERY-HOWARD RYAN BERRY JOSHUA BLANCHARD DOUGLAS COX WILLIAM DOYLE TOM EDWARDS

TONY ESQUIVEL

CHRIS FOSHEE

KEVIN HARPER WAYNE KING JOHN KUHNKE JOHN MATTERA BARRY MULLIN BLAIR NOEL MICHAEL NORGARD LARRY PARKER TRENT PIERCE KEN PLOWMAN CHRIS RUSHING ROGER SHERWOOD MARK PALMER

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HELLO FELLOW MINERS,

I hope everyone is successful at staying cool in this

hot weather. The Shasta district fair is HERE – so if

you have time and are willing to volunteer –please

get ahold of James Stevens as he is now our chairperson. His

numbers are home -530-347-1679 or cell 530-945-3401. The fair

is being held June 15th thru June 18th. He will be needing a lot of

help as most of the officers will be out of town during that time.

Hoping that all our dad’s in the club have a great dad’s day. Re-

minder that the last weekend in July is our annual outing – loca-

tion will be Douglas city campground – there will probably be a

nightly space charge. I am looking to this event as we always have lots of fun, fun, fun!!! Our annual picnic is to be held on August

20th. It is always lots of fun and games for the whole family. Due to circumstances beyond our control – THERE WILL NOT BE A

JUNE MEETING!!! So I hope to see everyone at the July 21st meeting.

Guided Metal Detector Outings: Guided metal detecting outing usually occur on the Second Sat. morning after our

regular scheduled meeting. The location of the hunt is announced at the general meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting please contact Bill Doyle, Metal Detecting Chair. Email: doylewt@aol.com or call (530) -549 -3039

Guided Claims Outings: Guided Claims outings are scheduled the first Sat. following the general meeting. For more information contact Michael Abernathy, Claims Chair. Email: Ucnokiss@yahoo.com or call 530) 638-6717

Shasta Miners and Prospectors

Meeting Minutes Submitted by Susan Doyle

May 2016 Minutes to be reported at meeting

Anderson Grange Hall 8085 Airport Way, Redding, CA

96002

SMPA Logo Clothing Chairperson, Mary Ann Stevens

stvnsjms@sbcglobal.net Ph.: (530)-347-1679

We have nice hoodies, t-Shirts, tank tops, hats, and iron-on emblems. These items are on display and are for purchase at each general meeting.

May Metal Detecting Outings

The May Outing was held at West Cottonwood School. Those in attendance were Val

Smalley, Don Hecmeyer, Robert Graff and Me. We all got coinage; however the hits were

sparse.

Later in the day Val Smalley, Robert Graff, Susan Doyle and I went to West Valley High

School where the annual Strawberry Festival was ending. We all got a few coins and Robert

Graff recovered a beautiful silver neckless.

The June Outing will be held at North Cottonwood School, located at 19920 Gas Point Road.

We will meet in the parking lot at 9:00 am on Saturday, June 25th.

Make sure to mark you calendars for the July Outing at the Redding Convention Center fol-

lowing the fireworks display on the Fourth of July. For those of you that have not experienced

a night hunt, come join in the fun.

The Hidden Coin is Still Out There

LOOK IN ANDERSON CITY PARK AT

THE COTTONWOOD GROVE

LOOK FOR COVERED TABLES AND

IS A SMALL AREA TO SEARCH.

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Stamp

Here

Shasta Miners & Prospectors Association

P.O. Box 10929

Anderson CA 96007

Your Membership Expiration Date is on your mailing label

SMPA Board of Directors

Meeting First Wed of Month

at 6 PM VITTLES Restaurant

2385 North St. Anderson Members are always welcome to

attend. 6 PM dinner; at 7 PM meeting.

JUNE 16, 2016 Meeting CANCELLED Monthly General Meeting

Third Thursday of Month at 7 PM Anderson Grange Hall 8085 Airport Rd, Redding Across from Kent’s Groceries

JUNE 16, 2016 Meeting CANCELLED