Star Parties

Club News and Notes

Hidden Hill open house schedule
June 9 and August 11, 2001
Caravans will depart from  the corner of Tesla and Mines at times to be announced.

Sycamore Grove public star parties
Currently being negotiated with LARPD.

Tentative Las Vegas Astronomical Society joint adventure
June 18, 19, 20, 2001
All details pending club discussions.

White Mountains, Barcroft Laboratory
August date cancelled, new dates have been requested.

Yosemite, Glacier Point
July 19, 20, 21, 2001

Camp Shelley TVS star party
TBD, depending upon the Yosemite and White Mountains dates.

February's financials

   At the February 12 planning meeting, treasurer Mike Anderson reported our financial standing as follows.

   Checking    $1,795.12
   CD #1         $3,695.07 matures 2/17/01
   CD #2         $2,883.56 matures 4/6/01
   CD #3  $2,282.03 matures 2/27/01

We have paid annual rents to the church (for meeting space and for our storage room), and to the land owners of our dark sky site. Magazine subscriptions received through the end of January have been renewed. Our AANC dues were also paid on January 31. CD #2 holds the club's dark sky site key deposits against claim by members who surrender keys.

Meet the new members       
   The first part of the year has been very busy with the renewals of ongoing members. Thank you for your continuing support of TVS and astronomy in the public interest. Additionally, TVS recently added two individual members, Chris Cook and John Brenneman. Please introduce yourself to these fine folks at the March 9 general meeting.

   If you are reading this newsletter on the web because your
Prime Focus did not arrive in the mail, perhaps it is because we do not have your membership renewal. (Continued on page 5)

President
Chuck Grant
charleswgrant home.net
Vice-President
Gary Steinhour
garyjane jps.net
Secretary
Marilyn
   Halberg
Treasurer
Mike Anderson
andersonm prodigy.net

Directors
Alane Alchorn
Jim Alves
Dave Anderson
Dennis Beckley
Paul Caswell
Rich Combs
Debbie Dyke
Gert Gottschalk
Kathleen Kelley
Signe McIntire
Dave Rodrigues
Frank Rogue
Mike Rushford
Debbie Scherrer
Al Stern
John Swenson
Norm Thomas
Phil Waide

Observatory
Director
Chuck Grant
charleswgrant
home.net
Eyes on the
Skies

Mike Rushford
www.eyes-on-
the-skies.org
Website
www.trivalley
stargazers.org

Librarian
Jim Alves
925/634-0220
jim_alves_engr yahoo.com


Editor

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

Meeting
Location

Unitarian
Universalist
Church in
Livermore
1893 N. Vasco Rd.
3/4 mile north
of I-580


E-mail
tvs trivalley
stargazers.org

Tri-Valley
Stargazers

P.O. Box 2476
Livermore,
CA 94551


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