Rock-A-Teer Newsletter of the Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club P.O. Box 134 Puyallup, WA 98371 info@puyallupgemclub.org http://puyallupgemclub.org http://puyallupgemclub.ning.com (new)
President’s Report Hello All! A Big Thank You goes out to all who participated in building the new show cases. Thank You also goes to Allen & Kandy Henneberry for the use of their garage and home for the build. All that is left now on the cases to be done are the fronts. The schedule for that build will be determined. I’m so sorry that I missed the club pot-luck & auction. I’m sure it was a lot of fun and a success. Unfortunately, I had just arrived home from New Mexico and I was running a fever and the best place for me was at home in bed away from everyone. The show and tell for May 14th meeting is “Rocks Mom would Love.” The second meeting is “Painted Rocks.”
May 2010 Volume 50, Issue 5 Editor: Dana James djames50@nventure.com
What’s inside: 2010 Officers
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Committees
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Club Show Info
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Editor’s Report
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Upcoming Events
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Public Lands Update
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How to Corner
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NW & AFMS News
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Upcoming Shows
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Apr Meeting Minutes
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Word Search Puzzle
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Happy Rock Hounding! Deborrah Pursifull, President
Postage Stamps Hermina Kolski Remember to collect those stamps for Cancer research. Ask your friends and neighbors. Leave at least ½ inch all the way around up to 2 inches. The company that buys them pays by the pound. Please do not allow someone else to go through them and remove the commemorative stamps – they are the ones the collectors really want most of all. Save even the Forever stamps. Bring to the next club meeting as we have a box that we collect them in. Prior to the Federation show, those stamps get bundled up and bagged and taken for donation.
Club Show is June 4th4th-6th have you signed up to volunteer yet?
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Elected Officers for 2010 Title
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Phone
President:
Deborrah Pursifull
Vice President:
Nancy LeMay
253-952-6216
bees2knees@att.net
Secretary:
Brett Lawrence
253-584-1319
bandslawrence@comcast.net
Treasurer:
Sandy Chilson
360-825-3138
chilson54@msn.com
Federation Director: 1 year Director: 2 year Director: 3 year Director:
Mike Siperek Mike Wunsche LaVon Siperek Joanne Bock
253-531-7294 253-531-5886 253-531-7294 253-770-2229
yankees_diesel@comcast.net
1 year Trustee:
Jerry Chilson
360-825-3138
chilson54@msn.com
2 year Trustee:
Tony Johnson
253-863-9238
ynotbandit@earthlink.net
3 year Trustee:
Allen Henneberry
253-922-5089
kallan567@msn.com
kep_52@hotmail.com
yankees_diesel@comcast.net
The Rock-A-Teer, our club bulletin along with our club activities are dedicated to the encouragement of friendliness, good fellowship and to inform the members of earth sciences. Please visit our web sites for more information about our club. www.puyallupgemclub.org (static for visitors) or www.puyallupgemclub.ning.com (new interactive site) PUYALLUP VALLEY GEM & MINERAL CLUB Meetings are held on the second (2nd) and Fourth (4th) Friday of each month except for: August (Potluck Picnic 2nd Meeting) December (Holiday Dinner 1st Meeting, 2nd Meeting cancelled.) Time: 7:30 PM, except for Potluck nights and those start at 7:00 PM Where: Fruitland Grange (112th & 86th, Puyallup, WA) Board Meetings are held on the Tuesday prior to the 1st meeting of the month. Dues are $20.00 for a single membership and $25.00 for a family membership.
The Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club is a member of the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the Washington State Mineral Council and affiliated with the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. http://www.amfed.org/nfms
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Committee Chairs Committees indicated below without a contact are accepting volunteers and will be filled by the President. Position
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Phone
Club Show:
Mark Baumann
253-756-8636
djbmeb@earthlink.net
Editor:
Dana James
253-475-8060
djames50@gmail.com
Field Trip:
Tony Johnson or Mark Baumann
Hands On:
Trustees
Juniors:
Seani Fitzpatrick
Hospitality:
Kandy Henneberry & Nancy LeMay
Library:
Brett Lawrence
253-584-1319
bandslawrence@comcast.net
Newsletter:
Brett & Sherry Lawrence
253-584-1319
bandslawrence@comcast.net
Paul James
253-475-8060
pjames50@nventure.com
Brett Lawrence
253-584-1319
bandslawrence@comcast.net
253-476-0321
Sunshine: Puyallup Fair: Web Master: Audit: Historian: Holiday Party: PLAC (Public Lands Access Chairman): Summer Picnic: WA State Mineral Council:
Advertising If you are a small business owner and would like to advertise in our newsletter and on our web page, please contact Paul James for web layout information. Members receive a link to their web site or a page created for them on the club web site and advertising space in each newsletter for one year. Location in newsletter is determine by the Editor. Proceeds help offset the cost of maintaining our web page. Pricing is as follows: Members:
$25.00 link to your web page $50.00 web page
Non Members: $50.00 link to your web page $75.00 web page
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Give a Little and Get a Lot - New Club Show Info This year’s Club Show committee has been looking at ways to “give back” to our Volunteers and set a standard for future years as well. You have probably heard we are providing a meal ticket each day for the Volunteer that fills a spot at the show for 4 or more hours. With careful consideration we have decided to give out $1 meal tickets for every hour you volunteer. So if you are working 4 hours one day you will get 4 tickets. You can then use those tickets ($4.00) to offset the cost of any food or drink item in the kitchen. You will need to pay the difference in what you order and what was received. (hopefully that makes sense) Tickets can not be cashed in for money. Remember this is a volunteer organization and we do not get paid. We are also providing a free filtered water station (not bottled water) that will be located in the kitchen and of course the Volunteer Dinner that takes place Thursday, June 3rd at the grange. We have also decided to have a raffle that is just for our Volunteers. We will be giving out raffle tickets at the ratio of 1 per each 6 hours worked through the weekend starting on Thursday. Anyone that is a Chairperson for any of the activities will receive an additional raffle ticket. I have acquired a few raffle items so far: Cedar lawn chairs (2), a hand tied fleece blanket, a citronella candle and a pair of sterling silver earrings. I will be making a gem tree for the raffle as well. At this time I am requesting donations of items to the “Volunteer” raffle. Please consider making something special, re-gifting or giving up that special something you bought and never took out of the box. I don’t want to interfere with the Show Raffle and if you normally give something for that then please continue with your plans. The Volunteer raffle items will not be on display until the following week at the regular club meeting where the drawing will take place. If this is something you can do please contact me at 253-952-6216 or just bring the items to the next few meetings before the show takes place. Sincerely, Nancy LeMay, Vice President
Don’t forget to sign up to volunteer with one of the chair people or with Nancy and also remember to sign up for a display case if you need one.
Show and Tell Programs May 14th - Rocks Mom would love May 28th - Painted Rocks
Editor’s Report
by Dana James
I’ve had a request to start a new poem contest. So here is your chance to shine. You will have 2 months to get me your poem of choice and I’ll publish them in the newsletter for all to enjoy. The deadline will be May 31st. If you would like to submit a letter to the Editor, an article, pictures from a recent field trip, poem, recipe or anything at all that club members might fine interesting, please send to E-mail address: djames50@nventure.com, or mail to 5044 S. Park Ave., Tacoma, WA 98408.
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May 28th, 7:30 pm Program Night
Public Lands Update via the NW Federation Newsletter May-June 2010 A Message From Larry K. Raedel, DNR Chief of Law Enforcement Services & Education Washingtonians love being outdoors. It is part of the delight of living in the Evergreen State. Unlike so many other states, we are still blessed with most of the three million acres of trust lands granted by the federal government at statehood. Revenue from these working landscapes provides financial support for such public institutions and services as schools and universities, fire districts and other county services. By culture and tradition, the trust lands are also available for many forms of recreation. The laws of Washington provide this opportunity to Washington citizens, so long as the lands can still be managed to benefit the institutions and services they support, and appropriate stewardship of the environment is assured. Recreation Opportunities: The department’s primary recreation focus is to provide public access opportunities on 2.1 million acres of forested state trust lands, with trails and trailhead facilities, offering a primitive experience in a natural setting. Across Washington, the 1,100 miles of trails and thousands of miles of roads provide considerable access for dispersed recreation activities, such as camping, hunting, fishing, horse-back riding, bird watching, and sightseeing. Each year, an estimated 11 million visitors come to enjoy these lands. In addition, we encourage public access to the 2.4 million acres of aquatic lands that we manage as a public trust. The Department of Natural Resources is committed to offering the public an opportunity to come and enjoy outdoor activities on agency managed lands. One of our primary objectives is keeping the lands safe for the public and DNR staff, while meeting the agency’s business needs. We are also heavily committed to resource protection, whether it’s preventing meth labs, marijuana grows, or battling wildfires that could spread to private or other public lands. DNR’s Law Enforcement Officers are commissioned police officers. Our purpose is to ensure your safety and to protect state assets and the environment. We are authorized to cite violators and, if necessary, to arrest them. Law Enforcement Services has officers in DNR’s six regions. Enforcement involves four main areas: collision investigations, theft, vandalism, and public use. The Law Enforcement Program relies heavily on feedback from the public. If you have questions or comments, please use the below info. DNR Law Enforcement Regions Northeast Region (Colville) 509-684-7474 Pacific Cascades Region (Castle Rock) 360-577-2025 Northwest Region (Sedro Woolley) 360-856-3500 Southeast Region (Ellensburg) 509-925-8510 Olympic Region (Forks) 360-374-2800 South Puget Sound (Enumclaw) 360-825-1631
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How To Corner by Dana James
Leather Necklaces - set of 2 Supplies you need for both necklaces: Leather 1mm (necklace #1 = 38" and #2 = 54") Beads with a hole large enough for the leather Other beads to dangle (necklace #2) Head pins (necklace #2) Spring ring or Lobster claw clasp 4 - 4" strips of 22 gauge silver wire for both necklaces (I used sterling, but you could use whatever you have on hand) Instructions for Necklace #1: 1. Gather your supplies (leather, clasp, wire and beads) 2. String your beads on the leather 3. Loop leather, add your clasp and wrap with the wire on one end 4. Finished clasp end 5. Loop leather and wrap with the wire the other end 6. Finished clasp
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Instructions for Necklace #2: 1. Knot the center of your longest piece of leather (54") and add one bead on each side 2. Made a wrapped loop crystal 3. Add crystal to necklace and knot the leather (Continue adding large hole beads or beads that dangle and knotting the leather between each) 4. When you have the length you desire (mine was 36") finish one side with the clasp as we did in Necklace #1 5. Finish the other side with just a loop 6. Finished necklace with dangles and beads
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Northwest Federation News Tri-Federation Field Trip, Memorial Day Weekend, May 29-31, 2010, Blue Forest, Wyoming Northwest Rockhound Retreat, September 6-12, 2010, Hancock Field Station, Fossil, Oregon NFMS Convention and Annual Meeting, September 17-19, 2010, Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro, Oregon The Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. is a member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. It was founded in 1938, and one of the original four founders of the AFMS in 1947. It encompasses the Northwest region of the United States, including Alaska and consists of about 70 member clubs with over 4400 total members.
American Federation of Mineralogical Societies If you haven’t checked out the AFMS web site there is a lot of good information on our hobby. If you like to travel to other areas of the country then there are plenty of shows from other regions to take in. http://www.amfed.org/ newsletter: http://www.amfed.org/news/n2010_05.pdf Coming up in June is the CFMS/AFMS show. The NW Newsletter has all the information regarding this show that will be held at the So. CA University of Health Sciences Campus in Whittier California. Be sure to read all about it if you are planning on attending. The May newsletter has a lot of good articles and information on getting more kids involved in the hobby. Especially interesting is the write up by Jim Brace-Thompson the Jr. Activities Chair. Start locally. If you have a single child, you have a start! Encourage that child’s parents to network with friends who have kids and bring their friends along to the next meeting.
Make your show fun for kids—and follow up! If your club has committed to a kids program, demonstrate that commitment at your very next show by making kids the show theme and centerpiece.
Maintain a focus on kids. Most newspapers publish (either in print or on their web site) a listing of club news and forthcoming events, and many clubs will put in an announcement listing when and where the next meeting is and the guest speaker for the night. Take this a step further by including a line on a highlighted kids’ activity for the night.
Create and circulate a Kids Club flyer. The “Coquina Kids” of the Tomoka Gem & Mineral Society in Florida have created a wonderfully colorful, picture- and photo-filled three-fold flyer highlighting their kids activities, with a membership application form on the back fold.
Go to where the kids are. With your Kids Club flyer in hand, take a supply and reach out to Boy and Girl Scout troops, Big Brother/Big Sister programs, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA facilities, etc. Key to attracting kids to your club or society? Make it fun!
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Upcoming Shows in the Northwest Date
Club/Show Name
Show Location
Contact Person
May 1-2 Sat 10-5, Sun 10-5
West Seattle Rock Club 44th Annual Gem & Mineral Show
Alki Masonic Temple, 4736 40th Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Rachel Miller westseattlerockshow@hotmail.com
May 8 – 9 Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4:30
Bozeman Gem & Mineral Club “Montana's Treasures”
Gallatin County Fair Grounds Black & Tamarack (Exit I-90 @ N. 7th Street), Bozeman, MT
Dan Carter 406 586 4552 Sally Griffin 406 451 4248 griffin830@yahoo.net
May 15 – 16 Sat 10–6, Sun 10-5
Hatrockhounds Gem & Mineral Society
Hermiston Conference Center 4155 Highway 395, Hermiston, OR 97838
May 15 - 16 Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5
Bitterroot Gem and Mineral Annual Show
Ravalli County Fairgrounds, First Interstate Ctr, 100 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton, MT
Mike Filarski, (541) 922 5091 stonemorlin1@netscape.net Steve Vieth, (406) 369-5489 viethsteve88@gmail.com
June 4 - 6 Fri 12-6, Sat 10-6, Sun 11-4
Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club
Fruitland Grange 112th Street & 86th Avenue East, Puyallup, WA
Mark Baumann, (253) 7568636 djbmeb@earthlink.net
June 5 – 6 Sat 9–5, Sun 10-4
North Idaho Mineral Club Show
Kootenai Co. Fairgrounds and Event Center Kathleen and Gov't Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Warren Price, PO Box 1643 Hayden ID 83835 genuniegems@gmail.com
June 18 - 20 Fri 10–6, Sat 10–6, Sun 10-4:30
Oregon Coast Agate Club Rock'n the Coast 47th Annual Gem and Mineral Show Butte Mineral & Gem Club Annual Show
Yaquina View Elementary School Multipurpose Room, 351 SE Harney Street Newport, OR 97365
K. Myers 541 265 2514 PO Box 293 Newport OR 97365
Civic Center Annex 1340 Harrison Avenue (exit 127 North) Butte, Montana
Pete Knudsen 406 496 4395, PO Box 4492 Butte, MT 59702
Lower Umpqua Gem & Lapidary "Treasures Of The Earth" Washington Agate and Mineral Society (WAMS) and the Tenino Rock Cruisers Rock & Gem RendezVous
Reedsport community building 415 Winchester Ave, Reedsport, OR
Bill Hendrickson 541-2716816 or bamoonman7@msn.com
Parkside Elementary School, Stage Street South Tenino WA Exit 88 from I-5, go east approx 8 miles. Turn right on Stage Street South. Go one block. The school is on the left.
Contact: Daniel De Boer keylock1@live.com 5107 Brenner Dr. NW Olympia WA 98502
June 19 - 20 Sat 10 - 5 Sun 10 - 5 July 16- -18 Fri 10-6, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4 July 24 – 25 Sat 9 - 6 Sun 9 - 5
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PVGMC Business Meeting for April 2010 PVGMC Business Meeting for April 2010 Meeting called to order at 7:34 pm, 4/9/10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Secretary’s report. Read. Treasurer’s report. Read. Education. No report. Hands On. The next one will be April 17th and will feature opal cutting and wire wrap. Sunshine. Nancy reported her husband had had chest pains. Library. No report. Field Trip. The Saddle Mountain expedition was mentioned. A possible trip on the 24th was mentioned as the previous field trip day had many things going on at that time. 8. Show and Tell. Next one will be “Rocks Mom would love”. 9. Club Show. Mark updated on preparations, especially the need for volunteers. Brett stated the need for raffle items. Letters for media advertising were noted. 10. Rocketeer. Brett gave an update on putting out the newsletter. 11. Old Business. 1) The bank signature card was discussed as it is needed for board members to be approved for signing club checks. This has been a small problem attempting to get this remedied as the usual person handling this is hard to get in contact with. 2) The club saw needs to be cleaned. 3) The club is running low on cutting oil and will need to looking into a supplier and cost. 4) The club spinning wheel has been located and will be returned (Sandy). 5) There was discussion about lifetime members receiving the newsletter. The club desires contact be made with them to see if they still want to receive it or are able. 6) New cases…some were done on April 3rd. The next work group will be at Allan and Kandy’s house tomorrow at 9:00 am. Further dates will be announced. 12. New Business. 1) Allan stated there have been requests for hats with the clubs logo on it. He will look into pricing. 2) Kandy and daughter will be looking for donations for their Relay for Life participation. 3) Deborrah mentioned her surgery date. 4) There was a suggestion for having a fund raiser for helping with the cost of the cases.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm. Respectfully submitted, Brett Lawrence, Secretary, PVGMC
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A PASSION FOR RED M A N G A N O T A N T A L I T E R O Z A P O T E T I N I D A N A V H P M K A E M M E R E R I T E U F O A C A G A T E T I Z I O L C S E D L S T E H P L F I R E A G A T E O E S P E P O G R H O D O N I T E C T Z E H C P A R I S I T E I A F H I W T U A C R A P T Y N L E N E R M X I M R L N S O B I E L T T T O U L P B N Z E F U S D E E I A I S H E U A E D T R E E T L L C L O I O N T L L U L D I I I L H N I C T N I G I I X N R B T E O M I T O E I P U T A A F X U B E W I Z E R K L S T E N W I R U E T I R P U C R C I N N A B A R H O D O L I T E O P Y R O X M A N G I T E P O R Y P
1. ANDESINE 12. GARNET 2. AGATE 13. KAEMMERERITE 3. BIXBITE 14. MANGANOTANTALITE 4. CARNELIAN 15. OPAL 5. CINNABAR 16. PARISITE 6. CLINOHUMITE 17. PYROPE 7. CROCOITE 18. PYROXMANGITE 8. CUPRITE 19. RHODOCHROSITE 9. DESCLOIZITE 20. RHODOLITE 10. FIRE AGATE 21. RHODONITE 11. FRIEDELITE 22. RUBELLITE
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May 2010
H & I Lapidary Amber, Jewelry, Beads, Findings, Gemstones, Slabs, Rough Material, Fossils and Aussie Items. Mike & LaVon Siperek 4203 East 99th St., Tacoma, WA 98446 253-531-7294 Yankees_diesel@comcast.net
Agate Beach Agate-Beach.com Mike Wendt 6423 S. Island Dr. Bonney Lake, WA 98391 mwendt7777@comcast.net
Clip and Donate Stamp to the Club for Cancer Research – please leave about 2” of paper around the stamp if possible.
Dana & Paul James djames50@gmail.com 253-475-8060 www.danasjewelrydesign.1000markets.com www.danasjewelrydesign.etsy.com www.danasjewelrydesign.artfire.com