Newsletter
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
President's Message:
October 2025
The Sun is out adventure awaits !
1. The season is upon us. Grab your pans and let’s go because gold is $4003/oz a New All Time High !!!
2. Septemper elections were completed with all Officers retaining their positions. Thank you to all of those that came for an official voting. September’s outing was at Direct 1. I hope you enjoyed the weather and the water as it was perfect for the opportunity to pan for gold.
3. Our October meeting includes a board meeting starting at 0900 and the General Chapter meeting at 1000. This meeting includes our semi-annual bake auction. Come bring your favorite treat to share and be part of the bidding war. It’s always fun to be part of including bidding against me and snatching the treats from me. 🧁
4. We are beginning to look at outings for 2026. Please provide your inputs for what you would like to do and go. New places are out there for us.
5. Our new schedule of 2025 events is out. Posted on our FB page as well as here.
6. Please see our Membership Coordinator to update your 2025 waiver and receive your 2025 dashboard pass.
7. The newest version of the Gold and Fish book is on WDFW’s web site for download here: https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/02150
8. Reminder to all the claims are still open and turn your claims work forms into our claims manager Paul Onstott. Happy diggings.
As always we are small scale miners.
Stay healthy
Eric
WE ARE SMALL SCALE MINERS
Membership
You don’t have to be a member of GPAA to be a member of our chapter. You are welcome to mine on the claims that the chapter owns, provided you adhere to mining policies, rules and procedures. No dues are collected. Chapter funds are raised through bake sales, raffles and various other activities. Meeting minutes and By-Laws available for review at chapter meetings.
Please note: Only GPAA members can become chapter officers. Also, non-GPAA members must be with a GPAA member to use GPAA claims.
Claim Passes & Chapter Emergency Contact Info
Miguel and Rebecca have the 2024 year claims passes available and will have them at meeting upon review of your emergency contact information.
If you no longer want to receive email notifications or to be a member of WWGPAA please notify Miguel and Rebecca at the meeting. Thanks.
The new version of the Gold and Fish book is on WDFW’s web site for download here: https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/02150 . All the claims are still open and turn your claims work forms into our claims manager Paul Onstott. Happy diggings.