Want to help out in a venue but don't know where...

American Hotel: Prep work, dishwashers, and servers are still needed (especially Thursday and Friday)
Theatre: A fee collector for performances
Browns: Looking for an easy job selling goods, this is the place
Portals: Help with exchanging modern money to Eagles
Star Spangled Saloon: Need someone to help set up on Wednesday and also need help on Thursday and Friday especially for gambling and selling sarsaspirilla
Coffee Saloon and Reading Room: Still in need for one person to help out selling coffee
Bakery: Still in need of a couple of people to do shifts on Thursday and Friday to help sell baked goods and lemonade
Gator Crew: Anyone with a good back and legs, we need help lifting items to bring to each venue
Green Room: If you don't do well in the heat or you don't have a costume yet, please help out in the green room doing food prep.
Laundry: Still in need of laundresses on Thursday and Friday afternoons

April Construction Days

If swinging a hammer is your sort of thing or you don't mind a little dirt on your hands and pants, then come join Larry and his construction crew down at the Diggins site. The dates for April are 4th, 5th, 10th, 24th, 25th, and 26th.

Housing Update

Park staff have spoken with the owner of the Marble Quarry Campground. The owner has agreed to give a 20% discount to those Diggins volunteers who decide to camp there over Diggins week. Just let the owner know when you are making your reservation that you are a Columbia Diggins volunteer.

Need housing?

If you are traveling from afar to volunteer at Columbia and you do not have a period correct tent, there are a few options for you. We do have some limited space here at the park that will be available by lottery. Please let Mac (jmacnaughton@parks.ca.gov) know if you are interested in a spot. Your name will be put on a list and drawn by lottery. There are also two rv parks within one mile of Columbia. The 49er RV Ranch, located on Italian Bar Road, may be contacted at 209-532-4978. The Marble Quarry RV Restort, which has rv hookups, tent camping, and cabins, is located on Jackson Street and can be contacted at 209-532-9539. If you need other ideas of places to stay, please contact the park staff at 209-588-9128.

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!