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Bird Tailings BIRD TAILINGS Volume 34-6 A Monthly Newsletter Published by the RoadRunner Prospectors’ Club June 2020 President’s Corner Hello everyone. I hope everyone is well and staying safe. It seems like a lifetime since we have gathered as a group, whether at an outing or monthly meeting. I, for one, miss both events. It looks like we are in for more changes in our way of life. I hope it is temporary, but we will have to endure this situation a little longer. The Board of Directors is still hesitant to have a general meeting of the members. We have discussed how to have the June night dig and have it safe. At this time, the Board does not feel it would be a good idea to have the dig. It would be hard to control the dig site and keep the distancing that is needed. Also, we feel we would be putting the organizers of the event in jeopardy. I know that a lot of new members have joined the club so they can participate in club activities. The Board is deeply sorry to cancel all these events, but we hope you under- stand. The Board members are also members and like to participate in these events as much as the rest of you. We miss them as much as you! We will send out mass emails, announce on our Facebook page, and our web site, www.roadrunnergold.com, of any changes, so stay tuned. I would like to give you some statistics about the club. Did you know? As of today, we have 1264 active members. 777 of these are lifetime members. Of the 50 original charter members, 13 of them are still active. The club was incorporated on September 29th,1982. The club is older than some of our members. The club cur- rently has 275 claims. 193 of these claims has seasonal water on them, so they are listed as dredging claims. The club has members with the addresses from thirty-seven different states from sea to shining sea: Alaska 4 Kentucky 1 New York 6 Arkansas 1 Maine 1 Ohio 5 California 14 Massachusetts 1 Oklahoma 6 Colorado 19 Michigan 9 Oregon 11 Connecticut 1 Minnesota 10 Pennsylvania 5 Florida 11 Missouri 10 Rhode Island 1 Georgia 2 Mississippi 2 South Dakota 6 Idaho 6 Montana 6 Texas 21 Illinois 6 Nebraska 5 Utah 4 Indiana 2 New Hampshire 4 Washington 15 Iowa 2 New Mexico 15 Wisconsin 5 Kansas 2 Nevada 11 Wyoming 4 And of course, Arizona with 1027. I realize some of our members with Arizona addresses are from Canada and other parts of the world and use an Arizona address. I apologize but I do not have those stats. Send me an email if you are from another country. I would like to update our data. Now for some business. We are still having problems with members and nonmembers not reclaiming the areas they have prospected in. There are more and more holes not being filled in and trash left on the claims. But reclamation means more than just filling in holes. It also encompasses hauling out your trash and disman- tling your fire pits after camping. Remember it is every member’s responsibility to make sure our claims are taken care of. Remember also you have a right as a member to ask to see anyone’s badge if they are on a Road- runner claim. You and they need to be wearing a badge. This problem is getting so bad the Board of Directors is considering closing claims until they are reclaimed. So, if you see a sign stating this claim is closed for reclamation you will not be allowed to prospect on it. Please abide by the rules and regulations so we can keep our club active and have access to all our claims. Les Glover RRPC President MONTHLY MEETINGS BOARD & OFFICE DIRECTORY General Meetings: 3rd Thursday of the month - 7:00 p.m. @ Arizona American Italian PRESIDENT Club, 7509 N. 12th St., Phoenix, AZ (No meeting in December) Les Glover Monthly Outings: Four organized digs, Coin Hunt, Spring Picnic and Christmas VICE PRESIDENT Party. Please refer to the Event Calendar on the last page. George Knecht Guests are welcome to attend regular meetings and outings. Board Meeting: SECRETARY Tuesday of the week preceding the monthly meeting - 7:00 p.m. Julie Frink Club Office New Member Orientation: TREASURER Club Office at 9:00 a.m. See calendar for dates. Pam Hasey The Bird Tailings is published as a service to Roadrunner Prospectors’ 2 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Club, Inc. members. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of Terry Blood Ray Bostwick the management or of its members. Publication of information in this Les Love Dusty Ramsey newsletter constitutes no guarantee of accuracy. Use of any information found in this newsletter is at the sole risk of the user. 1 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Neither the RRPC, its Board, nor the editor of this publication assume Mike Combs Tom Frink any liability for damages resulting from the use of information found Lonny Wickersheim within the newsletter content. ————————————————————— The contents of this publication may not be reproduced, either in part or Office Manager Membership Manager in whole, without written consent of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club. Pete Baker Pete Baker The newsletter encourages submissions of any article mining related, Office Assistant Newsletter Laurel Wickersheim Julie Frink opinion pieces, cartoons, want-ads, sales of items, etc. Website Facebook Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club’s phone numbers: Tom Frink Tom Frink Voice message 602-274-2521 (The club phone is answered weekly, so for a quicker response, please Club Photographers email....see below.) Mike Slater Kevin Hasey Al Riefler Office Fax: 602-274-4335 Dues/Fees: Mailing address: • Annual dues are due by September 1st RRPC P.O. Box 56804 of each year. Phoenix, AZ 85079 • Federal Mining Charge (FMC) = Email: [email protected] ($47.00) due by September 1st of each year. Website: https://roadrunnergold.com/ • Operations Support Fee (OPS) = Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/487177372070802/ ($50.00) due by September 1st of each Year. (09/01/17 memberships) Club Office is located at: 2744 W. Osborn Rd. • $20.00 Map Packet Replacement Fee Phoenix, AZ 85017-5023 (Between Thomas Rd. and Indian School Rd, west of 27th Ave.) • $10.00 badge Replacement Fee Open 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Mission Statement: Member Address Change Form: The goal of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club is Send to: RRPC, P.O. Box 56804, Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804 to educate members and the public in regard to or email: [email protected] recreational prospecting, including governmen- Member Number: ________ tal jurisdictions, environmental issues, and laws Name: ________________________________________ that we are mandated to follow. New Address: __________________________________ Vision Statement: The vision of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club __________________________________ is to educate the members and to bestow on fu- Phone Number: _________________________________ ture generations the needed knowledge to con- tinue recreational prospecting in an environmen- Email Address: __________________________________ tally friendly way. June 2020 page 2 US Forest Service…….. Restrictions I received a press release email from Prescott National Forest announced a Stage 2 fire restriction will be in effect on Wednesday. Please observe all the regulations about the restriction. Also, be aware that parking in dry grass can cause a brush fire, so stay on designated roads and parking. The Roadrunner Board of Directors discourages members from prospecting activities in the national forests during stage 2 restrictions. We will try to keep members informed, but it is up to each member to be aware of all the fire stage restrictions. Also, be aware that Tonto National Forest is also in Stage 2. We have one claim in Tonto National For- est, The Golden Nickel. Les Glover / RRPC President Prescott National Forest Enters Stage II Fire Restrictions on Wednesday, June 3rd PRESCOTT, AZ, May 29, 2020 - Due to increasing fire danger the Prescott National Forest will implement Stage II fire restrictions effective Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at 8 a.m. These additional fire restrictions will remain in effect until forest officials determine that conditions have changed sufficiently to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire. Stage II fire restrictions prohibit the following: 1. Igniting, building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. 2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of any flammable material. 3. Welding or operating an acetylene or other torch with an open flame. 4. Operating a chainsaw or other equipment operated by an internal combustion engine between the hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 5. Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun, except while engaged in a lawful hunt. Exemptions to the restrictions include the following: 1. Persons with a written Forest Service authorization specifically exempting them from the effect of this or- der. 2. Persons using a stove or grill that is solely fueled by liquid petroleum or liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fuels. 3. Persons operating generators with an approved spark arresting device in an area that is barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within 3 feet of the generator 4. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the perfor- mance of an official duty. The public can obtain fire information via the following: Prescott National Forest Web Site: www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott.
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