The solstice season causes the expected lull in school star party requests. Something  about  holiday pageants being more important this time of year…

   Phil Waide, our school star party coordinator, and Jim Brown, his dedicated assistant, are arranging astronomical events for this academic year. They and club president Dave Anderson have received some very touching personal thank you notes from the young students who met them at star parties.  As space allows, we will run excerpts from these thank you notes in future
Prime Focus editions.

   Interested members should contact Phil at 925/455-6039.   

Time shift

    As you  begin to outline your 1999 calendar, remember the change in our general meeting schedule. Beginning in January the general meeting date will return to the third Friday of each month.
   The 1999 schedule will be :

Changing the guard

   Nominations and elections at the November general meeting produced few surprises, and only a few new names. The current board serves through the end of this month. Beginning in January, your new club officers will be as follows.

   Monthly planning meetings are slated for the Monday night following the general meeting. Planning sessions begin at 7:00 p.m., and convene at the downtown Livermore Round Table Pizza.

   Your 1999 Directors, listed alphabetically are Dennis Beckley, Jim Brown, Chris Cody, Rich Combs, Chuck Grant, Rich Green, Kathleen Kelley, Russ Kirk, Signe McIntire, Dave Rodrigues, Debbie Scherrer, Jess Squires, Norm Thomas, Phil Waide, and Jim Zumstein.

   *Our long-serving treasurer, Gene Nassar, has purchased a home with an observing site in the backyard. He will be moving to Southern California, at an elevation of about 2,800 feet. So, we need a 1999 treasurer!
(Continued on Page 6)

Minding the money

   The checkbook changes daily this time of year, as renewals begin to arrive. On November 16, our status was as shown below.
Checking $1,931.22
CD #1 $3,387.11
CD #2 $2,091.78
CD #3 $2,614.64

President
Dave Anderson
510/661-4249
Vice President
Chuck Grant
925/ 449-1500
Secretary
Marilyn
   Halberg
Treasurer *
Gene Nassar

Board
Members
Alane Alchorn
Dennis Beckley
Rich Combs
Rich Green
Marilyn Halberg
Kathleen Kelley
Russ Kirk
Dave Rodrigues
Debbie Scherrer
Jim Zumstein

Observatory
Director

Chuck Grant
grant@
hooked.net

Editor
Alane Alchorn
925/455-9464
Fax: 925/
455-9466
circlewing@
aol.com

Librarian
Chris Cody
707/747-6550
Eyes on the
Skies

Mike Rushford
http://www.
hooked.net/
~tvs/eyes/
Website
http://www.
hooked.
net/~tvs/

Meeting
Location

Unitarian
Universalist
Church in
Livermore
1893 N. Vasco Rd.
3/4 mile north
of I-580
E-mail
tvs@hooked.net

Tri-Valley
Stargazers

P.O. Box 2476
Livermore, CA 94551
Membership:
215

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