Diggins planning Meeting

We will be focusing on Diggins for the entire docent meeting on March 14th. There has been some concern about the upcoming Diggins and we wanted to let all of you voice your thoughts and concerns. We will begin the meeting at 9:30 AM, this way we have plenty of time to discuss Diggins.

DIGGINS WORK CREW

The Diggins construction work crew are gearing up for Diggins and have a lot of scheduled work days. If you know how to swing a hammer, can use a skill saw, or just want to come out and help in some way, then put on your work pants and join in the fun! All work days will begin at 9 AM. They are as follows for March: 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 28, 29, and 30. If those dates don't work for you, there will be more to come in April and May!

Minute notes from January 10th

If you are a venue head, please start thinking about different items that you could sell in your venue and what you need for your venue this year. Park staff will be contacting all venue heads in February to go over these ideas. No new ideas will be accpeted after April 1 (this allows for two months for purchasing materials, checking suppliers, etc).

The next Diggins Construction meeting will be on February 14th at 9 AM (before the docent meeting).

The next Diggins Planning meeting will be on March 14th at 9 AM (before the docent meeting). Please come with new ideas or any suggestions to make this year's Diggins even better!

Diggins Work Crew

The next construction days will be held Friday, November 7th at 9 AM and Sunday, November 9th at 10 AM. All are welcome to help out. Please bring a hammer, square, pencil, and skill saw if you have any.
Also, does anyone have a air compressor or a gas powered generator that the construction crew can borrow? If you do, let Larry know.

Green Room Survey

Everyone seemed to like the food this year provided by our wonderful Green Room Staff headed by Jerry Tannhauser. But they are always looking to improve just as we are at Diggins.
Please think back to Diggins and all the things you ate.

Were you pleased with the assortment of foods?
Was there anything that you disliked about the food?
Are there things you would like to see next year at the Green Room? (besides chocolate)

Did you receive a sack lunch? Was it enough food? Would you like to see anything else in your sack lunch?

Any other suggestions or comments?

Last meetings notes...

--Thanks for making this year REALLY look like a real town. Also thanks for the staff being so visible and easy to find.
--Clean up the bushes to do trail tours and see other mining areas.
--Need to rethink PORTALS: traffic control, school group entry, new location for eagle exchange
--BEER: can it be done? where? perhaps only in Star Spangled Saloon. Can we brew beer during Diggins? What permits are needed?
--Have more town tours of Diggins maybe increase pay by $1
--March deadline for new venue ideas: give detailed map of what will go into your venue, what you need, and provide own tent
--Puppet show-- perhaps Jewish culture
--Mail delivery was a plus: smaller stage coach? horseback? trained pigeons?
--Need to have more for sale, especially "real" food besides cookies; perhaps stamped tin cups with year on it as a collectors item
--Roll call at flagpole, those not registered will not hear their name and must check in with designated volunteer (Ruth F.?) to fill out paperwork, then receive ribbons
--Gator Senior and Gator Junior guys to help load and unload materials
--perhaps increase the entrance fee $2; have a Tuolumne County discount day

Diggins Re-Cap meeting

Now that it has been a couple of months since Diggins and hopefully everyone has had time ot relax and get back into the "normal" swing of things... we will be having a Diggins meeting on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 9 AM at the Eagle Cotage. This will be a time to voice your opinions and thoughts of how Diggins went this year and maybe some new ideas for next year. We only have an hour for this meeting so please keep it brief. Also, please return your Diggins Surverys.
There will be an October pre-planning meeting also to talk more logisitics and to give new ideas.