details), we hope to see you there.  The Thermal City Club outing is scheduled for August 19th & 20th, 2006, a signup sheet was passed around please let Mike know if you would like to go to Thermal City.

             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.

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             The Pot Luck Luncheon was served and Raffles were awarded. 

Next meeting June 17, 2006  at Nugget Lake County Park.

 

       The May meeting was held at the Boys and Girls Club in Tomah Wisconsin on May 20th. 

             24 people attended this meeting.  Those that attended enjoyed watched a video on Sluicing by George Massie.  Also, Kurt Bublitz gave a demonstration on using the Sluice Box.  Pat Coates brought in his Wet Suit that he just purchased for a Show and Tell.

       As always Steve Miller displayed the great items he has for sale.

       The Nugget Lake Outing  has been set for our next meeting on June 17, 2006  (See Page 4 for more

             As I write this news letter the club president Mike Flint is at the Thermal City Gold Mine and I hope he is finding lots of Gold.

             Our May meeting was on using a Sluice Box. The Sluice Box is an excellent tool in extracting Gold from material poured into it.                           It can be as much as 200 times faster than using a Gold Pan. The two Items, Gold Pan and Sluice Box go together well and are both very light weight and can be carried into the back Rivers and Creeks with ease.

             There was a lot of interest from club members on building there own Sluice Box. We have some very talented members.

Hope to see you at the Nugget Lake Outing, June 17.

  The Club will be holding an outing to Chicken, Alaska in 2007.  There will be more information later about this trip. 

             We have over 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, Kurt Bublitz

                                      

Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter Minutes for May, 2006

Vice President’s Letter

Volume 2, Issue 5

June, 2006