Oct-Dec 2009

Oct. we will meet at REI, 7 PM for a Business meeting, including election of officers, and a speaker.

Nov. we will meet at the Museum of Natural History.  At 7 PM

Dec. will be our Holiday party. 

Camp Floyd Project:  We still have a substantial amount of lab work to do for the project - processing artifacts.  We will be scheduling lab times at Fort Douglas Museum in the near future.  Is there interest in doing a USAS evening or Sat. in the lab for this project?  I will let you know what is scheduled.  Meanwhile, please contact Jane Stone new_horizons_js@hotmail.com if interested in participating in lab work, as we have the potential to customize the schedule to members' availability.

Nine Mile Canyon Coalition Annual meeting, Sept. 11-12, 2009, in Nine-Mile Canyon.  For information on the canyon and the organization, as well as past newsletters, see:  http://ninemilecanyoncoalition.org.  For information on the Sept. gathering, please contact Pam Miller 9milepam@gmail.com or Deanne Matheny yache@aol.com.

For those who have not attended before, the organizers arrange access to impressive rock art/sites on private land that are usually not open to the public.  They usually have several levels of difficulty in access, so there is something for everyone.  There is a very nice campground at the meeting site and some rooms too.

URARA (Utah Rock Art Association) Annual meeting:

The URARA 2009 Symposium will be held on October 9-12 in Cedar City, Utah. Presentations will be given October 10 and 11. Tours of archaeological sites are planned for the other days.  See http://www.utahrockart.org/ for details.

See recent issues of Vestiges for details as they become available.  The link to the August 2009 issue of Vestiges with details of the Symposium is:  http://www.utahrockart.org/vestiges/archives/2009-08.pdf. 
The same web link lists several other URARA activities this fall that may be of interest (near the end).

Range Creek:  We recently had an e-mail indicating that there may be some opportunities in the canyon this fall.  I suggest contacting Renee Barlow for information:  Office: 801 957-3303 Email: renee.barlow@slcc.edu    If others have better contact information, please send it to Jill.


Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at U of U:  Osher is a learning and social community within the University for the "mature" (over 50) crowd.  This fall 6-week classes begin Sept. 14, and there are a few courses (no tests, no grades, no required homework) of possible interest to our members:

Link: http://continue.utah.edu/osher/results.php?subject=osher  Osher offers many other benefits, including the ability to get a student ID, student discounts, use of campus facilities, including the library and gym, free transit pass, .....

Also, Osher needs instructors in just about any field, if you have ideas for courses to offer!

Navajo Traditional elders/weavers will be demonstrating their craft Sept 4-7, 2009 during the annual Sheep Dog Trials near Midway and the 20th ANNUAL RUG SHOW, NOVEMBER 6TH - 8TH 2009 Deer Valley Lodge, Deer Valley.  Link:  www.anelder.org

Cheers, Jane

Meeting held:
The 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., REI, 3285 E 3300 S, SLC

President: Jennifer Elsken
1425 East 5850 South #2C
South Ogden, Utah 84405
jelsken@yahoo.com