Desert Gold Diggers

Regularly Scheduled Meetings

The Membership Meeting is the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #10188, 345 E. Roger Road, Tucson, Arizona. To learn more about our monthly membership meetings visit the meetings page.

The Business Meeting is the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the Denny's Restaurant, 3655 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ. Many matters pertinent to the running of the club are discussed and decided at these meetings. These items consist of such things as the Treasurers report, committee reports, outing schedule, future speakers, public relations and other matters. Any and all members are invited to attend.

The Claims Committee Meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of every second month at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Inn Restaurant, 4245 E. Speedway, Tucson, AZ. Anyone can participate by attending the meetings. Members of the committee act as claim stewards to take care of and report on conditions of the claims as well as access roads. They also schedule outings for road repair and to improve the parking on the claims. When the work is done, members usually do some prospecting as well. Outings are also held to check out new areas for possible addition to the club claims. This is a great way to see new places and possibly find more gold. Here is a look at one of the claims committee outings to check out a new area.

The meeting time for regular Outings is 7:00 am in the summer months (April-September) and 8:00 am during the winter months (October-March). For further information, see Calendar of Upcoming Events


2010-2011 Club Officers and Board Members

Club Officers 2011-2012
Office Name
President Michael Boggs
Vice-President Mark Hinkle
Secretary David Salars
Treasurer Bill Eisley
Outing Director Dean Queen
Public Relations Judy Paris
Social Director Jim & Barb Kadrlik
Claims Director Bud Little
Co-Claims Director Bill Eisley
Club Historian Ernie Beason
Gazette Editor Laurie Cook
Website Master Mark Hinkle
Membership Director Maria Hansen
Gold Master Mark Paris
Board Members
Board Chairman - 2011
Randy Cook
One Year Board Members - 2011
Linda Reuter
Ken Arnold
Bill Eisley
James Smith
Bill Ward
Two Year Board Members - 2012
Laurie Cook
Wally Sobel
Mark Hinkle
Lou Bolino
Howard Cooper
Bob Melzer
Three Year Board Members - 2013
John Christensen
Randy Cook


Pictures and captions from the September DGD Gazette.

2009-2010 Club Officers

Club Officers
(Left to right): Bill Eisley - Treasurer, Co-Claims Director and Co-Outing Director; Carl Wruck - Secretary; Bud Little - President and Co-Claims Director; Laurie Cook - Gazette Editor and Membership Director; Wally Sobel - Chairman of the Board; Lou Bolino - Co-Outings Director. NOT PICTURED: Mike Boggs - VP; Judy Paris - Public Relations; John Longhofer - Club Historian; Ray Knights - Web Master; and Mark Paris - Gold Master.


Webmaster Mark Hinkle
Webmaster Mark Hinkle.


2009-2010 Club Board Members

Club Board Members
Standing from the left: John Christensen (3 yr); Virgil Dinius (2 yr); Wally Sobel (Chairman / 2 yr); Lou Bolino (1 yr); Howard Cooper (1 yr). Sitting from the left: Randy Cook (3 yr); Bob Melzer (1 yr); Ernie Beason (1 yr); John Inman (2 yr). NOT PICTURED: Mike Boggs (3 yr); Mark Hinkle (1 yr) and Fred Murphy (1 yr).

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This page was last updated on 4 August 2011.