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    Death Valley '49er
Board Meeting Locations
and Times 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, STOVEPIPE WELLS-DEATH VALLEY, CA

January 11-12-13, 2008

 Room Reservation Phone Number (760) 786-2387 

Friday, Jan.  11             4:00pm  FINANCE/BUDGET COMMITTEES                          Auditorium

Saturday, Jan. 12          8:00am  ART SHOW COMMITTEE                                          Saloon

                                    8:15am BYLAWS COMMITTEE                                               Auditorium

                                    9:00am  ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY COMMITTEE                                              
                                                 HISTORY COMMITTEE                                              Auditorium

                                    9:30am  NOMINATION COMMITTEE                                     Saloon 

                                    10:00am SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE                                   Saloon

10:00am PRODUCTION COMMITTEE                                    Auditorium

10:30am ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE                                    Saloon

                                    11:00am EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE   (Closed Meeting)           Saloon

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

2:00pm  GENERAL MEETING                                                 Auditorium

                                    5:30pm  SOCIAL HOUR (No Host Bar)                                    In the Saloon

                                    6:30pm  DINNER and PROGRAM TO FOLLOW

                                    PROGRAM:  An Evening of Music by the DV’49ers

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, RIDGECREST, CA

March 14 – 16, 2008

ALL MEETINGS WILL BE AT THE HERITAGE INN, 1050 North Norma, Ridgecrest, Ca..  Mention you are a DV ‘49er to get special room rate, Phone (800) 843-0693 or (760) 446-6543.  Full hook-ups available at Desert Empire Fairgrounds, 520 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555 Phone (760) 375-8000.

Friday, March 14           4:00pm FINANCE COMMITTEE                                             Ready Room

                                     HAPPY HOUR (following Finance Meeting)                               Gering’s Room

Saturday, March 15      8:00am   ART SHOW COMMITTEE                                         Flight Deck

                                    8.30am   NOMINATING COMMITTEE                                   Quarter Deck 

9:00am   MEMBERSHIP SALES                                                Ready Room
                          (All new Advisors & Associates)

9:00am   DEATH VALLEY ‘49er ARCHIVES, LIBRARY         Flight Deck
                          AND HISTORY COMMITTEES                                                           

                                    10:00am PRODUCTION COMMITTEE                                    Flight Deck

                                    10:00am SCHOLARSHIP & ENDOWMENT COMMITTEES  Ready Room

                                    11:00am EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE   (closed meeting)             Flight Deck

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

                                    1:00pm SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (Interview)                   Ready Room

2:00pm GENERAL MEETING                                                   Flight Deck 

                                    5:00pm SOCIAL HOUR (No Host Bar)                                      In the Bar

                                    DINNER immediately following in the Restaurant Banquet Room

                                    PROGRAM TO FOLLOW

                                    PROGRAM:  Ken Lengner Presentation on the history
                                                         of mining in the Tecopa area

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, RIDGECREST, CA

May 16 -18, 2008

ALL MEETINGS WILL BE AT THE HERITAGE INN, 1050 North Norma, Ridgecrest, CA.  Mention you are a DV ‘49er for special room rate, Phone (800) 843-0693 or (760) 446-6543.  Full hook-ups available at Desert Empire Fairgrounds, 520 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555  Phone: (760) 375-0160.

Friday, May 16             5:00pm   HAPPY HOUR (Everyone Welcome)                     Gering’s Room

Saturday, May 17         8:00am    ART SHOW COMMITTEE                                   Flight Deck

 9:00am   DEATH VALLEY ‘49er PARK LIAISON
                           AND HISTORY COMMITTEES                            Flight Deck

                                     9:00am   ADVISOR ORIENTATION AND
                                                   MEMBERSHIP SALES                                           Ready  Room

 9:30am  LIBRARY/ARCHIVES COMMITTEE                    Quarter Deck

10:00am PRODUCTION COMMITTEE                                Flight Deck

                                    10:00am SCHOLARSHIP/ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE    Ready Room

                                    11:00am EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE   (closed meeting)         Flight Deck

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN                                   

2:00pm  GENERAL MEETING                                               Flight Deck

                                    5:30pm  SOCIAL HOUR (No Host Bar)                                  In the Bar 

6:30pm  DINNER

                                    PROGRAM TO FOLLOW

                                    PROGRAM:  Lit Brush and Jim Fairchild will share
                                                          Death Valley history and slides.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, LONE PINE, CA

July 18-20, 2008

ALL MEETINGS WILL BE AT THE BOULDER CREEK RV RESORT CLUBHOUSE, Hwy 395 south of Lone Pine, Ca..  Mention you are a DV ‘49er for special room rates at the Dow (760) 876-5521 or the Best Western Frontier (760) 876-5571 or for RV Sites & Cabins at Boulder Creek (800) 648-8965

Friday, July 18               4:00 pm          BUDGET AND FINANCE      Boulder Creek Clubhouse

5:30 pm          RECEPTION                            Lone Pine Film History Museum

7:00 pm          MOVIE AT THE MUSEUM    (Hwy 395 at South End of Lone Pine)

                       The Three Godfathers with John Wayne (90 minutes)

Saturday, July 19           8:00 am          ART SHOW COMMITTEE                             

 9:00 am          PRODUCTION COMMITTEE                                            

                                    10:00 am         EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE    (closed meeting)                                                        

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN to go in to town or to the Whitney Portal

 2:00 pm          GENERAL MEETING                                    

                                     5:00 pm          SOCIAL HOUR                                           

                       DINNER immediately following                  

                       PROGRAM:  Linda Kathleen Haun, Author of                              Dear Carrie and Passing Storms

Sunday, July 20          8:00 am-Noon  Tour of Newly Re-watered Lower Owens River
                                                          with Mike Prather of OVC & Eastern Sierra Audubon Society
                                                          Meet in the Clubhouse to Car Caravan

Bring sun screen, plenty of water and a snack if you wish

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, RIDGECREST, CA

September 19 -21, 2008

ALL MEETINGS WILL BE AT THE HERITAGE INN, 1050 North Norma, Ridgecrest, CA.  Mention you are a DV ‘49er for special room rate, Phone (800) 843-0693 or (760) 446-6543.  Full hook-ups available at Desert Empire Fairgrounds, 520 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555  Phone: (760) 375-0160.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, FURNACE CREEK, CA

November 9, 2008

Sunday Afternoon at 1:00PM in the Visitor Center Auditorium