I spoke with Wayne today to ask him about his
observations.
Wayne Urion, who lives nearby the mill, gave us this
assessment:
The parking lot is plowed though slightly snow
covered (not ice).
The main road (Rt41) and
Greenbank Rd from 41 is clear and dry.
Breenbank Rd from the bridge up the hill toward
Prices Corner is poor.
Deep ruts as if it had not been plowed. My
suggestion is don't use.
The parking lot across the foot bridge is
untouched....Unusable!
--Wayne
Carpooling, if you can, is a good idea, as parking
is very limited. The mill usually plows and shovels
at a basic to good level right away, especially for
the mill's residents. Though I would err on
the side of caution for safety's sake, I do believe
the walk and parking are passable. Please do
be careful, should you decide to attend.
--Ken Casey, President
Program: "Collecting
at Red Hill, Clinton County, Pennsylvania"
Red Hill is a
Late Devonian collecting site, about 361 million years old. At
that time there was little life on land
other that plants. The fossils from this site include creatures that
were evolving onto the land. After the
Devonian there was an explosion of terrestrial life. There will
be a video introduction regarding this time frame of earth's history
followed by DMS club members Gene Hartstein, Bob Asreen, Karissa Hendershot, and
Alex Kane who will be showing examples of the incredible things that can
be found at this wonderful site. Hopefully there will be a club field
trip this spring to this location.
Times: 7:00PM - 8:45PM
7:00PM - 7:15PM Junior
Members Meeting
7:15PM - 7:45PM Business Meeting
7:45PM - 8:30PM Program
Refreshments:
See Beth Simpkins to sign-up for our January 11, 2010 meeting snacks.
Cell: (302) 561-0255 and
E-mail:
dmshospitality@verizon.net
[Alex Kane]
At Our Last Meeting:
Monday, January 11, 2010
Location: Greenbank Mill
Program:
"The
Chestnut Hill Iron Mines of Lancaster County"
DMS member Jim Stauffer spoke on "The Chestnut
Hill Iron Mines of Lancaster County". For many years Pennsylvania was
referred to as "The Iron State' because of its substantial iron deposits
and refining. Only after Hurricane Agnes precipitated the flooding of
the famous Cornwall deposit in 1972 did Pennsylvania step down from
prominence in the mining of iron ore. However, Iron ore was mined and
smelted at many locations in Pennsylvania. Jim's presentation focused on the Chestnut Hill
localities.
