The Valley Glasshoppers Inc. Established on March 8, 1988 by a group of dedicated glass collectors that gathered in the home of Bob and Jeanne Spaid for the first meeting of what would become The Valley Glasshoppers, Inc. Eric Kirk moderated at these meetings until a set of by-laws and a election of officers could be made. On June 5, 1988 the first official "Valley Glasshoppers" meeting commenced. After the voting of a club name and election of officers, the results were as follows:
Club Name: Valley Glasshoppers
Officers:
President- Joyce Coverston
Vice President- Eric Kirk
Secretary- Nancy Malloy (1 month)
Pat Conner (remainder of term)
Treasurer- Candi Bowers
Editor- Fred Abernathy
Charter Members
Abernathy, Frederick
Bailey, Rick
Barbe, Barbara
Bettendorf, Joan
Bowers, Candice & John
Bowers, Gene & Patti
Cain, Stuart & Barbara
Chapman, Bill & Jane
Conner, Pat & Raymond
Coverston, Jim & Joyce
Cunningham, Coy & Jeannette
Dick, Melvin
Einstein, Jack & Helena
Glover, Duell & Marjorie
Gregory, Mildred
Hardesty, Lucy
Jackson, Charlie & Bay
Jackson, Vivienne
Kerns, William & Madalene
Kirk, Eric
Kowalski, Frank & Helen
Molloy, Nancy
Myers, Betty
Rutherford, Bobby
Schamel, George & Eileen
Sharp, Peggy
Smith, Charles
Spaid, Bob & Jeanne
Thompson, James D.
Thompson, Shirley
Webster, Jeff
Wingfield, Betty & Dennis