The August 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, August 14th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

If you’ve been out digging or detecting this month, don’t forget to bring your finds to share with the group. Who knows… you might just win some gold!

All are welcome, so we hope to see you there.

The July 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, July 10th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

We have a new Grand Prize that you really need to come and see. It is the Keene DW2 Mini Dry Washer w/12V Power and is one of the most portable Dry Washers available.

We also have some really cool things that will be on the main raffle table too. From talking with Jim, there will be a Keene A51A Mini Sluice, a 28″ Beach Scoop, and more.

If you’ve been out digging or detecting this month, don’t forget to bring your finds to share with the group. Who knows… you might just win some gold!

All are welcome, so we hope to see you there.

** UPDATE **

We will discussing a possible event at the Stagecoach Days in Banning on September 9th to 12th.

Jim Jeffery will be discussing a new technique of Sluicing Without Classifying which should be very informative.

The June 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, June 12th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

Our Metal Detector & Roy’s Rocker Grand Prize was given away last month and Ken has acquired a new grand prize that is going to knock your socks off… are you sitting down? Well here it is…

Simply the lightest, most compact, portable and efficient Dry Washer on the market. The easy turning hand crank controls the vibration on our DW2, enabling heavier materials to settle faster. The over-sized Marlex hopper has an adjustable flow control to provide an even flow of material with increased capacity. The dual riffle design greatly improves fine gold recovery and has a snap latching system which makes removal of the riffle tray a snap for clean up. Ir includes the optional 12 Volt electric motor that operates the vibrating crank shaft for faster settling of heavier material. Efficient, light, portable and a breeze to operate, this Dry Washer is an absolute value.

The retail value of this Dry Washer is $775, so you need to make sure you get your share of the tickets, because this one is going to be HOT!!

We are still waiting on confirmation of our speaker this month, but we’ve had a lot going on this month, so you’ll want to come and catch up on what everyone’s been doing and share your adventures too.

All are welcome, so we hope to see you there.

The May 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, May 8th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

The Grand Prize Raffle (Roy’s Rocker Picture & Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger Metal Detector) will be drawn this month, so be sure to come and get some additional tickets. You don’t have to be present to win the Grand Prize, but the more tickets you have in the bucket, the better your chance to win!

Our speaker this month will be Cory Rudolph who has been prospecting for more than 40 years. Cory will be touching on some real interesting topics, so plan on being there. You definitely don’t want to miss this one!

All are welcome, so we hope to see you there.

The April 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, April10th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

This month, we are privileged to have Jerry Hobbs, president of Public Lands for the People, as our guest speaker. The PLP is a great advocate and support to the prospecting community and it will be interesting to hear what is going on and learn how we can get involved to help.

Last month we introduced the new Grand Prize Raffle. A beautiful picture called “Roy’s Rocker” by John Agrella. This month, we have sweetened the pot! Thanks to a generous donation by Vice President Mark Weaver, we have added a Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger Metal Detector to the package. That’s right… the winner walks away with both!

Hope to see you all there!

** Important Update **

We just found out that the Temecula Rod Run is happening this weekend. This event completely shuts down Old Town Front Street from First to Moreno, so you will need to come in off of Highway 79 rather than Rancho California Road. Here is a map showing you the best way to come.

This route worked last year, but please be sure to give your self some extra time in case you hit a detour. I know Ken has a lot in store for us this month and we want to try to start on time

---

The March 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, March 13th, at 9:00 am. We are currently meeting at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

This month we are introducing a new item for the Grand Prize Raffle. It is a beautiful prospecting picture called “Roy’s Rocker” by John Agrella and would look great hanging on your wall at home. This picture has been beautifully framed and signed by the artist. Click here to see a bigger image of the picture.

Be sure to come to the meeting so you can see this work of art in person.

Don’t forget to bring your finds of the month, so we can see what everyone has been doing.

The February 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, February 13th, at 9:00 am. We are currently meeting at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

This month, the Grand Prize Raffle will be drawn and someone is going home with a Variable Speed Desert Fox Automatic Gold Panning Machine valued at $339. Have you purchased your tickets yet? If not, you need to make sure you get there on the 13th and load up on the tickets because it could be going home with you!

Don’t forget to bring your finds of the month, so we can see what everyone has been doing.

The January 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held this coming Saturday, January 9th, at 9:00 am. We are currently meeting at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

Be sure to bring your finds of the month, so we can see what everyone has been doing.

Hope to see you there and Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the great response to our activation emails! We discussed this at the meeting last month and I just got things rolling last Friday, but the response has been terrific. We’ve had 34 new email subscriptions and 28 forum activations since I sent out the emails.  This will definitely help keep everyone up to date with what is going on with the group.

Just a quick reminder… Our December Club Meeting & Christmas Party is this Saturday, December 12th at 9:00 am. Hope to see you there!

Ho Ho Ho and a Merry Christmas to all!

Next Saturday, December 12th, is our monthly club meeting and the annual Temecula Valley Prospectors Christmas Party.

The meeting will go from 9:00 am to 10:00 am and the pot luck and raffle will go from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

This is always a fun event, so I hope you can make it. If you are planning on attending, please bring wrapped, non-gender, gifts/donations for the table with a suggested value between $10 & $20. We are also having a Pot Luck, so be sure to contact Sue or Diane to see what you can bring. They can be reached at refreshments@gpaatvp.com.

Did you see the new item we have for the Grand Prize Raffle? It is a Desert Fox Automatic Gold Panning Machine and we introduced it at last month’s meeting (November).

If you’ve ever panned large amounts of concentrates, you know how long it takes and how much you ache, especially the lower back, when you’re finally done. With an automatic panning machine, it is as simple as adding the concentrates to the machine and watching the gold slide up the spirals and into your collection cup.

If you’ve never seen one of these in action, be sure to be at the meeting this month (12/12/2009) as I will be bringing my own Desert Fox to show you how it works. I will talk about the machine, give you some tips on how to get the most out of it, and will actually run some concentrates through so you can see how well it really works.

Whether you are a seasoned, competition winning, gold panner, or a beginner just starting out, I think you will be impressed with what the Desert Fox can do and how much time it can save you.

Remember that everyone is welcome at our club meetings, so bring your friends and family next Saturday, December 12th, for some good ol’ prospecting fun. We meet at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA and we hope to see you there.