Text Box: uled for August 19th & 20th, 2006, a signup sheet was passed around.               The Gold show in Oct. at the Omni Center, Onalaska  was discussed. We would like to see as many of our chapter members attend as possible.              This Newsletter can now be found on-line - check it out @ huntforgems.com/gpaatomahwi/              The Pot Luck Luncheon was served and Raffles were awarded.  Next meeting April 15, 2006   Basic 101 will be the topic of discussion.     You need to be ready to learn, Basic 101 will be about everything you should know, but do not....   Text Box:        The March meeting was held at the Boys and Girls Club in Tomah Wisconsin on March 18th.         52 people attended this meeting.    Those that attended enjoyed the guest speaker Dean Race as he spoke about his commercial Gold Claim in Alaska.              Steve Miller and Perry Brown displayed the items they had for sale. Steve Miller is selling tickets for the Wayne A. Otto Memorial Raffle. That Raffle will happen on April 22, 2006, so if you want tickets please call him.        The Nugget Lake Outing  has been set for June 17, 2006 and the Thermal City Club outing is sched Text Box:              I was very happy to see 52 members show up for this meeting, plus the great weather for traveling.               I would like to thank our guest speaker Dean Race and his son for doing a great program on Prospecting gold in Alaska and for showing your gold that you have found....              The Club will be holding an outing to Chicken, Alaska in 2007.  There will be more information later about this trip.               Don’t forget to mark on your calendars for June 17th for the Nugget Lake Outing.  You never know what you can find in your pan.              So far we have 14 people going to Thermal City Gold Mine in August and I would like to see 20 members at that dig.  So let me know if you would like to join in the prospecting fun.  I will have a few dredges down there and will teach members how to dredge. Text Box:              We have 280 members and would like to get most of the members to come to the outings/meetings/gold shows. The more the participation the better it helps the club in the future for prospecting.              Each month now is Pot Luck, so please plan on bringing a dish to pass.               “Thank You” to everyone for joining the chapter and for your support to make this club a success!!.                I can’t wait to go prospecting.   Thank you, Mike Flint.                                        Text Box: Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter Minutes for March, 2006 Text Box: President’s Letter Text Box: Volume 2, Issue 3 Text Box: April, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Events

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White Metal Detector Raffle

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 Prospecting in Alaska

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Items for Sale

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2004/2005 Officers

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 Upcoming Events

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  People Who Prospect

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Approved Dealers

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