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CHIP ‘N’ TUMBLE _______________ _____ ________ PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By: CJ Quitoriano Hello my fellow members! First off I want to thank everyone for helping with the show! I believe we had a very successful show, I know most of our dealers did very well, despite the fact that the show was on Mother's Day. Susan will have the numbers by the next meeting. The winner of that awesome necklace, thank you Ron James, will be a guest at our next meeting and says that she and her husband would like to join the club! A few of the other winners should also be joining us at the next meeting, so make sure you say hi during the break! If you have anything that you would like to have placed on the agenda, please email me before the meeting and I will add it. If its not on the agenda, you can bring it up as "new business" when we get to that part! Once again, thank you to all who helped with the show, but a special thank you to those who took on the committee positions and ran an area for the club, Susan C-W for running the kids booth, Lorelei & Jerry Paland for running the hospitality booth, Steve Wittick for taking on the silent auction, and Danny Watts for helping out with the silent auction and bringing and setting up the display cases, Elaine Cologne for making the kitchen operate smoothly, along with Gordon, Sandy, Carol, Mel and Pam for helping her, Don Reed for filling in where needed, and Ed and Rhonda for their hard work and connections in getting us the venue and school staff or we wouldn't have a show! Thanks to everyone who brought food to sell. I know there are a lot more people to thank, Ruth and Paul helped, Mary was there Friday to help set up, Jules brought some nice specimens for the silent auction, David W. helped with setting up, Ron Lawrence helped with a little bit of everything, and if forgot anyone, then remind me at the meeting and I'll thank you in person! But most of all, my DH Ray, for putting up with my craziness, and crankiness before, during, and after the _____________ June 2014 show, and especially for BBQing the awesome food, and for purchasing all of the food for the club!! I know everyone appreciates your fabulous food!! I hope to see you all at the next meeting! CJ MAY PROGRAM The ELEMENTS Calendar of Events! 5/ 2 7 G e ne r a l Me et i n g 5/ 3 0-6 / 1 CFM S SH O W - P AMO N A 6/ 1 0 B o a r d Me et i n g 6/ 4 Ge n er a l M ee ti n g 8/ 1 5-8 / 24 A. V . F A IR May Rock of the Month! Don't forget to bring something that you found, bought, made, or somehow obtained THIS MONTH to the meeting. Display your item(s) and everyone will vote on their favorite display! At the end of the year the person winning the most times during the year will take the plaque home! WE ARE LOOKING FOR ROCKS TO FILL ROCK BAGS FOR THE 2014 A.V. FAIR Chip ‘N’ Tumble June 2014 May Refreshments Articles Pa g e 1 …… … .P re s i de nt’ s m e s s ag e Provided by: Steve Wittick & Gordon Butler Pa g e 1 … …… .. M ar c h P ro g r am Pa g e 1 … …… .. C a le nd a r o f E ve nt s Pa g e 1 … …… .. Ro ck o f t he Mo nt h Pa g e 2 … …… .. Re f r es h me nt s Pa g e 2 … …… … Fi e l d T r ip s Yummy Yummy!!!! Pa g e 2 … …… … C lu b W eb s it e THANK YOU GUYS! Pa g e 3 … …… .. B i rt h d ay s & A nn i ve r s a r ie s Pa g e 3 … ….. Th e C a l if or n i a Go l de n Be a r ! Pa g e 4 … …. …. Me et i ng m i n ut es Pa g e 5 … …… .. CF MS Ne w s & Sh o w s Pa g e 5 & 6… …. Y ou a re a R oc kh o un d i f! Pa g e 7 … …… . A V G & M B o ar d & D i r ect or s FIELD TRIP May 30, 31 & June 1 CFMS SHOW THE FAIR PLEX IN POMONA 1101 McKinley Avenue CLUB WEBSITE www.avgem.weebly.com Need information from a past newsletter? You can always check the website (http://avgem.weebly.com) to read earlier copies. Just click the side index for Club Bulletins and you can download the month you are looking for. The website has also been updated with the most recent information available for the next meeting, etc. I hope you find it helps! 2 Chip ‘N’ Tumble June 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY The CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEAR Happy Birthday! Pearl Garnet 6/2 6/10 6/11 6/16 The Story This outstanding and unusually formed crystallized gold nugget is the property of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS). The history of the nugget is rather obscure. The story has it that it was picked up ( date about 1857) in a sluice box at the Georgia Hills Mine in Jim, California, by a fourteen year old girl. Upon her death at the age of 75, a son or brother pledged the nugget for a loan from an engineer from the Division of Mines. The nugget was foreclosed by the engineer. He wanted to recover his money and offered it to C. D. Woodhouse, who regularly visited the Division of Mines. Mr. Woodhouse purchased the nugget for $300.00 in 1937. It was shown to the CFMS and a decision was made to purchase it in June of 1938. The CFMS made its final payment in 1940. Mr. Woodhouse's attempt to obtain further information on the nugget was unsuccessful. The purchase price was $300.00, but its value as a unique specimen, like anything that cannot be duplicated or replaced, can be considered in the realm of "priceless." Physically, the Golden Bear is a magnificent specimen and is readily recognized by its characteristic shape. It is on exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, but each year it is put on display at the annual convention show. Weight:.......... 1 oz. 19.2 grains Troy Maximum Height: .. 2 1/4 inches Maximum Width:... 1 5/16 inches Small replicas of the Golden Bear Nugget are used as CFMS pins and lapel buttons. This replica with the silver gavel is used as a pin for the past Presidents of the individual Member Societies and Clubs, and with a gold gavel for past CFMS Presidents. Rose Carnation June Sheila Berger Rhonda Hedgecock Paul Hobbs Carey Beasley Happy Anniversary 6/23 6/26 Betty & Steve Witick Carey & Derek Beasley SLABS The Club needs your help! We need any extra slabs you have laying around. The slabs will be used to make critters for the spinning wheel at the Fair! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! *REMEMBER * ARTICLES FOR YOUR NEWSLETTER ARE DUE TO THE EDITOR BY THE 3rd SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH!!! 3 Chip ‘N’ Tumble June 2014 2014 Local CFMS Show Listings Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral General Meeting Minutes April, 2014 Minutes **2014** **CFMS SHOW** California’s Gem & Mineral Bounty May 30-June 1 POMONA, CA Pasadena Lapidary Society Fairplex Building #5 1101 McKinley Avenue Fri. & Sat. 10-5; Sun. 10-4 Marcia Goetz (626) 260-7239 [email protected] www.cfms2014.com Not available! June 6, 7 & 8: LA HABRA, CA North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society Sonora High School 401 S. Palm Street Fri. 4pm-8pm; Sat. 8am-8pm & Sun. 9am-6pm Nancy Bird (562) 697-0636 [email protected] nocgems.com Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral Club Board Meeting Minutes May, 2014 June 7 & 8: GLENDORA, CA Glendora GEMS Goddard Middle School 859 E. Sierra Madre Hours: Sat. 10-5; Sun. 10-4 Bonnie Bidwell (626) 963-4638 Cell (626) 963-4638 [email protected] Website & facebook GlendoraGems Not available! June 14 & 15: CAYUOUS, CA San Luis Obispo Gem & Mineral Club Veterans Hall AT PIER 10 Cayuous Hours: 10-5 Daily Kim Noyes (805) 610-0603 [email protected] slogems.org June 27, 28 & 29: RIALTO, CA Orange Belt Gem & Mineral Society “Tailgate” across street from Rialto City Hall 105 S. Palm Ave. (corner 1st & Palm Ave.) Hours: Fri. & Sat. 9-6; Sun. 9-3 Ken or Jessica (909) 624-1782 (909) 887-5507 [email protected] Antelope Valley Fair Applications now being taken! Get your entries in for this year’s FAIR!!! 4 Chip ‘N’ Tumble June 2014 -When you lick a dirty rock to show off the wonderful colors, without stopping to realize that you are the only rockhound in the group. -Someone talks about cleavage and you don't think about women. -The USGS calls to tell you they've discovered a gravitational anomaly centered on your house and to ask if you might know the reason why. -Your family puts the birthday candles on a slab of amethyst instead of cake. -A truck throws a rock into your windshield and you examine the rock first. -Considering the purchase of a spectacular specimen at a mineral show, you wonder if all three of your kids really need to attend college. -You can pronounce the word "molybdenite" correctly on the first try. -You think the primary function of road cuts is tourist attractions. -You own more pieces of quartz than underwear. -You associate the word "hard" with a value on the Mhos scale instead of "work". -The rockpile in your garage is taller than you are. -You have a strong opinion as to whether pieces of concrete are properly called "rocks". -The local university's geology department requests permission to hold field trips in your back yard. -You associate the name "Franklin" with New Jersey instead of "Ben". -There's amethyst in your aquarium. -Your wife has ever had to ask you to move flats of rocks out of the tub so she could take a bath. -Your spelling checker has a vocabulary that includes the words "polymorph" and "pseudomorph". -Your children are named Rocky, Jewel, and Beryl. -You were the only member of the group who spent their time looking at cathedral walls through a pocket magnifier during your trip to Europe. -They won't give you time off from work to attend the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show and you go anyway. -You begin fussing because the light strips you installed on your bookshelves aren't full spectrum. -You've ever purchased an individual, unfaceted rock, regardless of the price. -You've ever spent more than ten dollars for a book about rocks. -You shouted "Obsidian!" to a theater full of moviegoers while watching "The Shawshank Redemption". You're probably a practicing rockhound if three or more of these signs apply to you... If ten or more apply you are advised to seek professional help immediately! Submitted by: Sandy Shingleton -The sign on the side of the road says "Falling Rock" and you pull over to wait. -The severe sunburn acquired on your last vacation was a one inch wide strip of skin at the gap between the tail of your shirt and the top of your pants. -When you lick a dirty rock to show off the wonderful colors, without stopping to realize that you are the only rockhound in the group. -Watching the movie Armageddon while New York is being destroyed, all you can think about is all the great specimens there would be if that really happened. -Your kids bring you a "pretty stone" they've found, and you contrive to steal it. And you know you've done it. Don't lie. -You are convinced that buried deep in some secret government archive is a document that will conclusively prove that the entire US Apollo space program was conceived and developed for the sole purpose of getting a moon rock for a certain Presidential rock collection... The truth is out there! -You care more about what happened to the diamond in the move "Titanic" than the people. -You sob uncontrollably watching "How the West was Won" at the part where the farmers are clearing rocks and casting them off. -You bring a catchers mitt and a hand lens to a rock fight. -Your son hits his hand with your rock hammer, your wife screams it broken, and you reply it's a fracture, it has good cleavage, and has produced some unusual streaks in your son's underwear. -You've been found guilty of trespassing on BLM land. The judge sentences you to 10 years' hard labor breaking rocks. You fall to your knees and beg him, "Please, your honor, let it be in Franklin, New Jersey!" -Your spouse asks how the soup tastes and you reply, "variable color, greasy surface, low specific gravity, texture smooth with bits of ductile material." 5 Chip ‘N’ Tumble June 2014 -The polished slab on your bola tie is six inches in diameter. -You find yourself compelled to examine individual rocks in driveway gravel. -The USGS identifies your collection as a major contributing factor to isostasy in your state. -You know the location of every rock shop within a 100 mile radius of your home. -When they haven't seen you for a week, the shop owners send you get well cards. -You're retired and still thinking of adding another room to your house. -Your idea of a "quiet, romantic evening at home" involves blue mineral tack and thumbnail boxes. -You're planning on using a pick and shovel while you're on vacation. -You can point out where Tsumeb is on a world globe. -You think Franklin, New Jersey might be a cool place to go on a vacation. -You associate the word "saw" with diamonds instead of "wood". -You begin wondering what a complete set of the Mineralogical Record is worth. -When you find out, you actually consider paying it. -You've fabricated a backpack for your dog. -You've installed more than one mineralogical database program on your computer. -The baggage handlers at the airport know you by name and refuse to help with your luggage. -You receive a letter from the county informing you a landfill permit is required to put anymore rocks on your property. -Your Internet home page has pictures of your rocks. -There's a copy of Dana's Manual next to your toilet. -You still think pet rocks are a pretty neat idea. -You get excited when you discover a hardware store that stocks 16 pound sledge hammers and 5 foot long pry bars. -You debate for months on the Internet concerning the relative advantages and drawbacks of vibratory verses drum tumblers. -Your employer has asked you not to bring any more rocks to the office until they have time to reinforce the floor. -You decide not to get married because you'd rather keep the rock. CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES Annual Show & Convention PRESENTED BY THE PASADENA LAPIDARY SOCIETY AND THE California's Gem & Mineral Bounty This is THE Gem and Mineral show of the year! HOURS: Friday, May 30th: 10:00 AM -5:00 PM Saturday, May 31st: 10:00 AM -5:00PM Sunday, June 1st: 10:00 AM -4:00 PM SEE YOU AT THE SHOW!! http://dirtyrockhounds.proboards.com 6