Welcome to April Everyone,
The first and most important item is our upcoming election at the meeting; this year it is for the offices of President and Treasurer. Nominations remain open and if you are interested in throwing your hat into the ring, please let one of our nominating committee members know. They are Sue Connor, Mary Troseth, and Leslie Laveroni. To date nobody has entered and JerryG has indicated he is willing to continue at the Treasurer’s position.
Next item, April’s outing, we are scheduled for Hall of Fame, but there are several problems I am trying to work through. 1). the heat, but it supposed to moderate over the first 2 weeks of the month. If, however, it jumps back up to the mid 90’s and over I plan on cancelling the trip as it becomes dangerously hot, combined with the distance offroad to the claims and no water refills close by. 2). the Federal Judge’s ruling concerning the road closures. From the north boundary of Joshua Tree to Route 62 is technically within the “Critical Habitat Area” and is possibly closed. Reports from the field within the past 2 weeks are that there are no signs or red blades in the Dale districts. I need to again check the various websites to see if there is any additional information available. As a Plan B we will switch to our Freedom claims as they are outside of the affected area. 3). hopefully, we are close to the end of the rainy season, but a small storm is due during the first week of April with significant cooling and they are predicting only spotty showers if any at all. I will make a final decision leading into the meeting on Wednesday and then send out an email to everyone.
Lastly;
The prices of Gold and Silver have faded a bit since the start of the Iran War with the big investment houses still calling for mid $6,000 by the end of the year, but who knows. It is already affecting the price of gas, groceries, and the inflation rate.
Also, a reminder, the scammers are hard at work and for the sixth month in a row WE DO NOT REQUEST ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE MEMBERS IN PAYING ANY OF THE ASSOCIATION BILLS OR VENDORS.
That’s about it for now.
See you at the meeting or outings.
Jerryk