3 MLMS Ghost Sheet The holiday's are here. We have a great program lined up and you know the food is always great. We will again have a spot set up to collect toiletries and clothing for the Gospel Mission. We will also have a basket to collect money for those of you who would like to do that. We had a great field trip to the Raymond granite mine, then on to lunch, saw a copper smelter and hunted and found chiastolites. I hope all of you can make it to the meeting December 3. - Anna Christiansen, President - Gerald Park If you have not received your membership cards, please get in contact with Jane Henry at the next meeting or call 524-3222. Please make the following Changes / Additions to your Roster List ADD: Park, Gerald 9507 Simmons Rd. Turlock, CA 95380 209-632-1862 CHANGE: Aguilar, Marie to Gonzales, Lucas & Marie HAVE YOU SENT IN YOUR DUES YET?? GET THEM IN BY THE END OF DECEMBER SO YOU WILL BE IN THE 2007 ROSTER Send in your form, or contact Jane Henry for more info 209-524-3222 The Roster will be printed for the February Ghost Sheet Sagittarius (Nov 22 December 20) Birthstone Modern: Turquoise Birth Flower: Narcissus Sagittarius (Dec 21 January ) 12-14 MICHAEL BANKSTON 12-23 PAULINE LOPES 12-25 MARY CHRISTENSON Birthstone Modern: Garnet Birth Flower: Carnation
MLMS Ghost Sheet 4 DECEMBER 2006 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Friday Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Meeting & Pot Luck 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Romy Mueller is part of a Bell Ringing Choir that will be performing for us! 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JANUARY 2007 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Friday Sat 7 General Meeting Jr s meet **1pm** Lapidary Classes Jewelry Classes 1 2 Board Meeting 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DECEMBER POTLUCK! Our Annual Turkey Dinner is this month. Contact Dino & Joan Saiz if you would like to bring mashed potatoes. Bring you favorite side dish and / or dessert Bring your donations for the Gospel Mission 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Board Meeting Lapidary Classes Wed 1:30-5:00pm & 6:30-9:30 pm 31 Jewelry & Metalcraft Mon 1:00 4:30 & 6:30 10:00pm Tues 7:00-10:20 pm Thur 6:30 10:00 pm
A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Coming Shows Nov 25-26 Victorville, CA Victor Valley Gem & Min. Club San Bernardino Fairgrnds Hours Sat 9-5, Sun 9-4 Joe Kosik 760-241-0894 www.gbeal5084@aol.com Nov 25-26 Barstow, CA Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral Society Barstow Community Center, Hours 10-5 Gene Haines 760-256-0595 Dec 2-3 Orangevale, CA American River G & M Society; Orangevale Grange Hall Hours: 10-5 both days; Contact; Evelyn Tipton (916-372-3452) Email ektipton@charter.net Dec 9-10-Arcata, CA: 1st annual, "Northwest Crystal Ball"; Portuguese Hall, Sat.11-10 Sun. 11-7; Jeffrey Wigginton, (707) 267-5135; rift1976@yahoo.com Dec 3 Tucson, AZ Tucson Gem & Mineral Society; 2nd Annual Mineral Fossil and Craft Sale; TGMS Clubhouse; 9am-4pm http://www.tgms.org/ Ursula Wilson, 520-733-1654; jbwuew@aol.com Jan 1 -Feb 28 Quartzsite, AZ 6th Annual show "Desert Gardens Gem & Mineral Show" Sandra McAllister 928-927-6361 dggemshow@ureach.com For a full list of shows, please visit our website: www.motherlodemineralsociety.com 5 MLMS Ghost Sheet MODESTO CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Silver Handbell Ensemble (including our own Romy Mueller) The group began about 11 years ago with 3 octaves of Schulmerich Bells, made in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. Practice is held once a week. We ring frequently during worship services with two special Rings during the year The Spring Ring in May and with the Candles and Carols program in December. The 11 ringers range in age from 15 to over 70. The director, Stephen Reddy, is also Minister of Music at the church. Going to Quartzite? Here are some dates and websites on the shows Jan 1- Feb 28 Desert Gardens 928-927-5555 Nov 1 - Feb 15 Gold Show (Prospectors Panorama) 928-927-6467 Jan 5 Feb 11 Jan 5 - Jan 31 Jan 6 Jan 12-21 Jan 24 - Jan 28 Jan 31- Feb 4 Feb 4- Feb 11 Tyson Wells (3 shows) http://www.tysonwells.com/ Main Event Hi Jolly Daze Parade / Events Clouds Jamboree in Laughlin www.cloudsjamboree.com QIA - 41th Anniversary Show http://www.quartzsiteimprovementassoc.com/ Hobby Craft & Gem Show (Big Tent) Peddler's Faire (Prospectors Panorama) The Carmichael Gem & Mineral Society Semi-Annual Auction on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 7:30 pm, Veterans Hall Carmichael Park, Grant Ave west of Fair Oaks Blvd. Bring your cash, checkbooks, friends and neighbors to the Auction and have a great time.. We will and have auctioned anything except live animals. So come and see what s interesting in rocks, minerals, fossils, petrified wood, jewelry, lapidary stuff, fruits, vegetables, crafts, and whatever else our creative members donate. You might even complete your Christmas shopping!!! December 15-22
MLMS Ghost Sheet 6 CO-OP MEMBER & OTHER FIELD TRIPS FOR 2006 / 2007 Information correct as of 11-16-06 All non-cfms members must have proof of personal liability insurance (homeowners or renters) This trip is open to all rockhounds who agree to abide by the AFMS Code of Ethics, the directions of the field trip leader and practice safe rockhounding. Call the field trip leader beforehand to sign up and for further information. Remember to wear your name badge and sign in with the field trip leader. A Consent and Assumption of Risk Waiver of Liability form must be signed upon arrival at meeting site. CO-OP website has information: www.coop.5u.com Nov. 22-26 Thanksgiving Trip Afton Canyon, Easy of Barstow, CA area. Mother Lode Gem and Mineral Club Nov. 22-26 Thanksgiving Trip Blythe, CA For agate, jasper, geodes, psilomelane..etc. CFMS Field Trip Chair South Jan 11-15, 2007 Burro Creek Area For Purple Agate Contra Costs Mineral & Gem Society A CO-OP MEMBER FIELD TRIP TO AFTON CANYON AREA -Sponsored by Mother Lode Mineral Society DATE & TIME : Thanksgiving Day Trip November 22-26th WHAT CAN YOU FIND? Agate, jasper, fluorescents, seginite, aragonite and more. FOR INFORMATION: AL TROGLIN 209-838-7725 The Thanksgiving Day trip will be to Basin Rd near Afton Canyon. This year I promise to make sure the Turkeys arrive. We will have live turkeys in the event I have a mechanical breakdown The turkeys will fly in to camp. If that comes to pass we will have a turkey plucking contest Thursday am, the more feathers you pluck the more you get to eat...haha. DIRECTIONS TO CAMP; From Barstow Ca. Take I-15 towards Las Vegas 43 mi. to Basin Rd. Overcrossing, turn right on dirt rd., follow coop/mlms signs 5.2 mi to camp. Camp will be across RR tracks. Road is sand and gravel passable by all vehicles and RVs. There are no facilities so plan accordingly, bring everything you will need to keep you happy while there. Weather can be warm, cold,windy, calm or dusty,be prepared. 4x4 vehicles advisable for collecting trips, we can car pool for those with 2 wheel. Tools bring hammers, picks, shovels, gads, etc. We will need firewood for camp fire. Sharon and I plan drive down Monday Nov 20. We will do some scouting Tue. Nov 21. Wed Nov 22 will be official arrival day. Thu. Nov 23 will be turkey plucking day. Rock collecting maybe? Friday Nov 24 collecting 8am to 2:30 return to camp for leftovers pot luck,the more you bring the better your luck. Sat. Nov 25 collecting 8 am to 2:30 more pot luck. Sunday Nov 26 Pancake breakfast weather permitting, then departure for home. Some will stay over and depart Monday in less traffic. Materials to collect: agate, jasper, fluorescents, seginite, aragonite and more. ALL PETS MUST BE ON SHORT LEASH WHILE IN CAMP RSVP! RSVP! AL TROGLIN 209-838-7725
FIELD TRIP TO BLYTHE, CA AREA Sponsored by: CFMS Field Trip Chair -South 7 MLMS Ghost Sheet DATE: WHERE: WHAT CAN YOU FIND? FOR INFORMATION: November 22-26 (Thanksgiving week) Wiley Well area, 10 miles west of Blythe, CA Agate, jasper, geodes, botryoidal psilomelane, fire agate, chalcedony roses, amygdules, calcite rhombs, petrified wood and much more! CFMS Field Trip Chair South. Contact: Bob Fitzpatrick phone (951) 845-3051 e-mail: RURocky2@aol.com FIELD TRIP TO BURRO CREEK Sponsored by: Contra Costa M&G Soc. DATE: January 11-15, 2007 WHERE: The Burro Creek area south of Wickieup, AZ WHAT CAN YOU FIND? Beautiful and unique purple agate FOR INFORMATION: Please notify me by 1/5/07 if you plan to attend. Dick Pankey, Ph. 925-439-7509 Email: dickpankey@juno.com Cold Spring Granite Quarry Trip The trip to Cold Spring Granite Quarry was a success, 24 members attended. The tour began with a short video explaining about the company and their products. We were able to see some equipment working on various granite products. The company processes granite from all parts of the world, mostly Brazil and the US. The most colorful Granite comes from Brazil. We were allowed to go into the quarry to see how the Granite is quarried and slabbed using wire rope and Carborundum to cut the stone. Some of the wire ropes are several miles long to allow for faster cutting. They were cutting a single slab for NASA that was 13 feet wide by 40 feet long, weight 146,000 pounds. After the tour we dined in Raymond at the deli and then took the back road to Merced, collecting chastolite crystals and looking at the old copper smelter on the way. The trip was very successful. -Al Troglin Photos by: Al Troglin & Bud McMillin
MLMS Ghost Sheet 8 MARCH 10 & 11, 2007 Be sure to mark your calendars! With less than four months until Show Time 07 there are still many things remaining to be done. Four months sounds like a long time until you think of all that happens between now and March 10 th like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Quartzsite and Tucson. You may have heard the rumor that we were going to have a Triceratops and T-Rex head at the show. Unfortunately they will not be available, but we are working on something even bigger and better and will let you know more when all details have been completed. Several people have already stepped forward and volunteered to be booth and project chairmen and others have taken projects home to complete. To them we say thank you! There is still quite a bit that can be done well in advance of the show, so if you see something on the list that you can help with, please be sure to contact one of us. Please be thinking about finishing up the items you are making for the Raffle as well as contacting local merchants for donations. The last Raffle was VERY successful and with all the MLMS talent out there we are sure that the next one will be even bigger. Security is needed on Friday night. This will require sleeping in the building. (Couples need not apply) Several people have inquired about purchasing club vests and we would like to make them available to the Junior Rockhounders also. We have the patterns, and fabric, but need someone to sew them. Bud and I recently attended the CFMS meeting and want to tell you that your show has made a name for itself. We were approached by many people from all over California, Nevada and Arizona who said they were going to be sure to attend the MLMS show because they wanted to see what MLMS had done. We told them what made the show so special was our members because they put so much of themselves into the show. Way to go MLMS! Your efforts have put the Turlock show on the map! If there is something that you can help with or if you have questions or suggestions, please give us a call. Thank you for supporting your show! Bud and Terry McMillin, Show Chairmen 524-3494 or terry.mcmillin@yahoo.com --WANTED-- Raffle items Wheel of Fortune Chairman a great place for your children or grand children to help. Projector chairman to run videos in the lecture hall between speakers and to make sure that all is working for the lecture. Tumbled stones- lots of them Geodes, uncut for the new geode cutting booth. Fabric Bags for the Treasure Hunt and Mine Dump Milk Crates and buckets are needed to transport rocks Posters to be placed on the end of the exhibit cases. Cutting, filling bags and many other projects can be taken home to finish.