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PAAC TRAINING SCHEDULED

Julie Howard is happy to report that Kevin Black, Assistant Colorado State Archaeologist, has scheduled the first PAAC Training for the SLV Archaeological Network for February 28 through March 2, 1997. The topic for the 20-hour class is "Colorado Archaeology." The class constitutes one-third of the requirements for Provisional Certification. The class will meet 4 hours on Friday evening, 8 hours Saturday, and 8 hours on Sunday, so be sure to save the entire weekend for the class. You will be notified of the exact times of the class.

The meeting place will be in the conference room at the BLM Office (1921 State Avenue) in Alamosa. Individuals aged 15 or over may still sign up by contacting Julie at 589-0161 or 657- 3321. Please send your registration fee of $12 for the weekend to Loretta Mitson, Box 231, Manassa, CO 81 141 no later than February 10, 1997. Better yet do it now before you forget ! Make out your check to SLV Archaeological Network and tell Loretta it is for PAAC.

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A DAY AT THE MOVIES PLANNED

Save Saturday, January 11 , for the Archaeological Network's preview of several videos on archaeology. Some or all of these may be suitable for planned educational efforts such as VCR projection at public exhibits or in classrooms. Activities on will begin at noon at the Movie Manor Restaurant west of Monte Vista on US 160 for those that want to come for lunch.

Following lunch we will move to the Rio Grande National Forest Supervisors Office (2 miles west of Monte Vista on US 160) for our meeting, which will begin at 1:00 PM. Please park on the east side of the building and enter by the east door.

Following a short business meeting, the following videos will be shown and reviewed:
Sherdv: The Story Teller (for children, 7 min., produced by Southern Utah University).
Silent Witness: Protecting American Archaeological Heritage (31 min., produced by the National Park Service).
The Ute Legacy (17 min., produced by the Southern Ute Cultural Center).

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ASC PLANETARIUM PROGRAM PLANNED

Dr. Randy Emmons of the Adams State College Science Department has kindly agreed to give us a special program in February, although the date is not yet set. Watch for further information in the public media. Virginia Simmons will be working with Dr. Emmons on details. To give a hint of what this program will be about, here is a copy of her request to him:
"Because we plan to schedule a guided tour at Chimney Rock in the late spring, some background in archaeoastronomy would be useful to our group. Also, here in the San Luis Valley there is speculation that certain archaeological structures we have visited may have been used for seasonal astronomical observations. In any case, information about regular motions of sun, moon, and stars as viewed in this region would give us a better understanding of how astronomy could have been used by early people to identify changes of seasons. I understand that you provided a program of this sort for a summer course offered by ASC in 1996."
"A program lasting up to about an hour at the planetarium would be of much interest to our membership and would be greatly appreciated. We are unable to offer an honorarium, so we would be very amenable to opening up the program to students or the public if you should desire."

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FINANCIAL REPORT

The following financial report was received from Loretta Mitson:

1996 cash received: $405.01

1996 expenses paid:
Postage $141.76 Checks printing $ 10.00 Copying/labels $ 23.59

Total expenses $175.35

Balance $229.66

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SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPATION

The Steering Committee, which met on November 2, decided to offer support and assistance for the SLV Regional Science Fair, to be held March 13-14, 1997. We hope to sponsor a special award for a project in archaeology, with the minimum amount required by the fair committee being $50 for awards. Because time is short for promoting such a project, we may or may not be able to fulfill this goal. If not, we at least will have a jump-start for the 1998 Science Fair.

Last year 520 students participated in the Science Fair, and 2000 people attended the awards ceremony. This is a great opportunity for reaching youth and the public with education about archaeology. In the past Vince Spero and Ken Frye have had a Rio Grande National Forest and BLM Archaeology exhibit at the fair. The Steering Committee decided that we should assist them with this year's exhibit.

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