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December 2008 - Calendar of Events

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Winnemucca Chapter Monthly Meeting @ the Martin Hotel

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GSN Christmas Party at the Elks Lodge

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Elko Chapter Monthly Meeting @ the Western Folklife Center

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December 2008 Meetings

Dec. 2-5 Northwest Mining Association 114th Annual Meeting, Exposition and Short Courses
Dec. 5
Friday

SOUTHERN NEVADA CHAPTER (Usually the last Thursday of the month)
Will hold a joint holiday meeting will be with the Nevada Friends of Paleontology. The meeting will be held at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, Las Vegas, NV beginning at 6:45 PM. Speaker for the evening will be Frankie Jackson, PhD, Researcher at Montana State University. She will speak about her specialty, which is on dinosaur eggs and babies. For more information contact Josh Bonde at (702) 468-2500.

Dec. 10
Wednesday

WINNEMUCCA CHAPTER (Every 2nd Wednesday of the month)
The monthly meeting will be held at the Martin Hotel, 94 West Railroad Street. Drinks and appetizers at 6:30 PM, speaker at 7:00 PM. Sponsor for the evening is ALS Chemex, represented by Mary Stollenwerk. Speaker for the evening is Jon Price of Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology . His talk will be titled “Gold in Conglomerates – Observations from Society of Economic Geologists Field Trips in South Africa (Witwatersrand) and Ghana (Ashanti Belt)” (see abstract on page 5). Please bring food items for the Northern Nevada Back-Pack Kids Food Drive (see page 11 of the December newsletter for details). For more information contact John Marma at (775) 635-6472.

Dec. 13
Friday

SME Christmas Party, Prospector's Club, Harrah's Casino & Hotel at 6:00 PM social, 7:00 dinner, followed by raffle.  Music & dancing with disc-jockey.  Tickets $55 each.

Dec.16
Tuesday

AIPG Christmas Exploration Roundup, Reno Plaza Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn), 6th Street, Reno.
Speakers: Bob Felder, Fronteer; Mark Abrams, Agnico-Eagle; Don Harris, Midway; Pam Klessigg, Western Uranium; Randy Vance, Newmont;
Ed Cope, Barrick; Tom Kilbey, Romarco; Bill Stanley, Atna.

Cocktails:
Dinner:
Program:
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM

For Reservations, contact: Kel Buchanan: summitcrk@aol.com,
775-786-4515, Fax 786-4324 - Click here for more details

Dec 17
Wednesday

GSN CHRISTMAS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The monthly meeting will be held at the Reno Elks Lodge, 597 Kumle Lane, Reno, NV. Drinks at 6:00 PM, dinner at 7:00 PM, and talk at 8:00 PM. Sponsor for the evening will be Angico-Eagle (USA) Limited. Speaker for the evening will be Jon Price of Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. His talk will be titled “A Glimpse at Africa, its Geology and its Gold”. For reservations contact Kathy Sestanovich at (775) 323-3500 or e-mail gsn@gsnv.org.

Dec. 18
Thursday

ELKO CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY
The monthly meeting will be held at the Western Folk Life Center, 501 Railroad Street. Refreshments at 5:00 PM, Dinner at 6:00 PM, talk at 7:00 PM beginning at 6:00 PM, speaker at 7:00 PM. Free of charge, family welcome. Sponsor for the evening will be Board Longyear, Nevada. The speaker for the evening will be Josh Bonde of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, his talk will be titled “Nevada Dinosaurs!”. Rock and Mineral Auction (bring something to donate if you like!) For more information contact Moira Smith at (775) 934-2987.

 

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