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Catie Needs to be Adopted

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Delta News Web

Catie is a Heart Fur Animals dog who needs a home. She is young, about 10 months old, black lab mix, spayed and vaccinated. She has a very friendly personality and responds well to training. She is housebroken and does well in the house. There is an adoption fee for Catie. Please call 895-5112 and leave a message or email if you are interested in adopting Catie.

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Free Basic Prospecting Workshop May 7th

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Delta News Web

Aspiring miners may pick up a mother lode of information during a free introduction to basic prospecting skills workshop May 7 in  Delta Junction.
 
Longtime Interior gold prospector Dave Wright will share his expertise during the eight-hour workshop offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks  Cooperative Extension Service and the Delta Mine Training Center. The  workshop will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Delta Junction Community Center.

Wright has prospected in the Interior since the 1970s and has negotiated several mining exploration contracts. Workshop topics will include mineral tests, identifying common ore materials and rock types, panning for gold and staking a claim. Other topics are mining methods, sampling, prospecting and using geological maps.
 
The workshop is limited to 15 participants who are junior-high-school age or older. Preregistration is requested by May 5. For more information or to register, contact Jeralee Moschell at 907-894-2051 or   e-mail jmoschell@dmtcalaska.org.

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