Flash in the Pan Blog

Due to snow levels and severe weather, we are revising the member outing schedule. We are postponing upcoming outings for April. Please come to the monthly hootennany, Wednesday, May 4th at Sahara Pizza in Sultan, at 7pm to give your feedback, suggestions and requests for this years' events. Also, get new info, meet your fellow club members and share in the awesome monthly raffle. Great prizes to give away!

Chris and I had the pleasure to attend the GPAA Puyallup & Salem, OR. Gold & Treasure shows just recently. We all had been working very hard to get things ready, products, membership books – the works. Puyallup treated us well, selling lots of equipment, making very big connections and signing up lots of new members to the store. In addition, our Prospectors Plus product line, now has gone nationwide, to dealers all over the US.

It’s staggering to see the amazing growth of the Prospectors Plus club over the last year. In my mind, the clubs growing success is rooted firmly in two distinct advantages. First, Prospectors Plus affords its members direct access to some very productive private gold-bearing claims. This fact is something that cannot be overstressed. While it can be fun to prospect open public areas, having known, safe land to prospect is a real benefit while you are learning the ropes. Second and as important as the first, is the open, sharing and family-oriented nature of the members who choose to come prospect with us. With monthly member field outings, free member classes and a range of experienced senior members willing to give advice and point you in the right direction – well, you can see why people are joining as fast as they are.

With Chris and Michele out for the last couple of weekends attending both the GPAA Puyallup Gold & Treasure Show and the GPAA show in Salem Oregan, news of little Cody's rise to fame and fortune reached us here back home from all places, the GPAA website.

As we rolled into the Puyallup fairgrounds around 8am Saturday morning, it was exciting to see all the people already lined up for the show. The people of the GPAA, the crew and Tom Massey himself, were very pleasant and welcomed us with open arms. They are a great bunch of people.