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Club News, September, 2015 The Lake George Gem and Mineral Club - Club News, September, 2015 Program for the month: Saturday September 12 business meeting followed by a field trip. Our monthly business meeting starts (promptly ) at 9 AM and should finish by 9:30 or so. After the meeting, members will gather outside to drive to Goethite Hill , a nearby collecting site known for Pikes Peak pegmatite minerals. Please Note: As some of you are aware, our club is experiencing slight “growing pains” once again. We now have nearly 400 members! That means that some members have been unable to register for trips. We also have trouble keeping up to date on new members and communicating effectively. The officers recently met to look at what we can do to change things for the better. Some proposed changes will be presented at the October meeting—this is important—please try to attend! In the meantime, if you receive an e-mail from Club, please take the time to read it—we have been swamped with queries about things that were covered in e-mails or in the newsletter. Please Welcome the Following New Members Dan Adam Nathaniel & Jeanette Aleman Stephen Avery Amy & Nick Azarov Filip & Valerie Babitz Dawn Beamer Rich Bolen Steve Cain Chris Cormier David Deard Scott & Dawn Hanson Mike & Jean Rose John J. Shepard Tyler Siskowic Chris Sullivan Angie Tipler Ryan Williams Greg Wyman Lake George Gem and Mineral Club September, 2015 Coming Events Exhibit Opening- Trails and Trials: Stories from the Mining Migration Trails and Ink … Sept. 10 Sketches of Mine Labor Life at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry , free lecture By Lee Whiteley,doors open at 6; talk at 7PM, rsvp to www.wmmi.org or 719-488-0880. Dinosaur Discovery Day; “Geohazards Day” , at Dinosaur Ridge, Morrison, CO, 10AM- … Sept. 12 2PM; go to www.dinoridge.org for info. Denver Coliseum Mineral, Fossil, and Gem Show , see http://www.coliseumshow.com/ … Sept. 12-20 Colorado (Fall) Mineral and Fossil Show , Ramada Plaza Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn - … Sept. 13-20 Central Denver), 4849 Bannock St, Denver, CO; see http://www.mzexpos.com/colorado_fall.html . Canon City Geology Club Auction , First U.M. Church Fellowship Hall, cor. 9th & Main … Sept. 14 6PM. Everyone welcome. "The WHAT of conodont science: Insights into Permian oceans and beyond”, by … Sept. 15 Charles Henderson, 3:00 p.m., DMNS Earth Science Seminar , Univ. of Calgary. Free lecture; museum admission not required. Annual Open House, CSM Geology Museum , 6-9PM, for more info, go to … Sept. 16 https://www.facebook.com/LikeCSMGeoMuseum.. Denver Gem and Mineral show , at The Denver Mart, 58 th Ave. and I-25 (ext 215) … Sept. 18-20 sponsored by the Greater Denver Area Gem and Mineral Council; dealers, exhibits by clubs, individuals, and museums nationwide; lectures, demonstrations, and kids’ activities; theme, “Minerals of the American Southwest”. 9-6 Fri., 10-6 Sat., 10-5 Sun. See http://www.denvermineralshow.com/ (admission charge; free parking and shuttles to other shows). 2015 Lake George Gem & Mineral Show ‘Observations’. By John Rakowski Rebecca Blair arranged a good selection of dealers this year. An individual who himself manages a number of mineral shows throughout the US was quoted as saying that the mineral selection from several of our dealers surpassed the quality and variety available at another entire local show that weekend. The general feedback from dealers at our show is that they were very pleased with the site, the help from Club members and their sales. Most are eagerly looking forward to next year’s show. Char DeVries did a great job in coordination of the club volunteers working at the show. We had many new people who pitched in, learned quickly what needed to be done, and really helped out. This is a great way for new members to learn more about the Club, other members, and the hobby in general. Some of us older members got a chance to spend more time with new members and learning from them as well as providing some insight and mentoring of the hobby to the new folks. On the weekend before the show, we had a good group of volunteers to mark out the spaces and set up the necessary flagging and signs. The work goes quickly when we have eager volunteers. The volunteers got more of an insight into what goes into show preparation. During the show, we had many visitors to the club booth inquiring about the LGGMC. There were a number of delighted faces of the youngsters who received specimens donated for kids, including the Study Bags made by the Leidys and Greenes . It is very important to share our hobby and to let the public know the types of family activity that we enjoy. The thrill of finding minerals formed many millions of years ago is amazing to all of us. We all owe a profound g{tÇ~ lÉâ to The Lake George Company for allowing the use of the field for the Show. Lyle Johnson , who started the company and purchased the land, was an avid mineral collector and club member before his death several years ago. He felt that a show is important for a club, and he graciously made a part of his land available. Many Thanks! Lake George Gem and Mineral Club September, 2015 We’ll be looking for volunteers to help with next year’s show. There is a detailed “how to” list to follow and experienced Club members to help you with the duties. Please consider being available to help out – Your show doesn’t just happen “out of the blue” without guidance or contribution. The Annual Show was a big success! By Bob Carnien There were 26 dealers selling all kinds of interesting Earth-science-related specimens, jewelry, and collectibles (see photos below). We kept count, and there were over 1300 visitors for the 3-day event !. Jean Cowman & Rich Fretterd; goodies galore for the kids. (Ingrid Hamilton photos) Kendra Wilson’s busy booth; Let’s See?? (too many choices!) (Ingrid Hamilton photos) Lake George Gem and Mineral Club September, 2015 Pebble Pups and tiger eyes welcome! (Carnein photos) Cool fossils from Porter’s Rocks and Fossils and Pangaea Rocks (Carnein photos) Lake George Gem and Mineral Club September, 2015 Jewelry from Raindance Traders, beads from Maxx Roxx, and a fantastic tourmaline specimen from Ray Pohlhotte (Carnein photos) Everybody appeared to have a good time! (Carnein photos) Kendra Wilson and the Leidys had some great local material (Carnein photos) Lake George Gem and Mineral Club September, 2015 Norma, Jo, and Char appreciating a specimen. A spectacular columbite crystal found by a local collector. (Carnein photos) We greatly appreciate participation by the following Show Dealers : Amazing Rocks & Minerals Stephen Avery Gary Darpel Ike Frank Rich Fretterd & Jean Cowman Kent Greenes Mary Beth Griffin Dave & Lark Harvey Dave & Linda Leidy Maxx Roxx Veronica Michels Ken Newman Pangaea Rocks Jay Penn Ray Pohlotte Randy Porter Raindance Traders Julieta Ruiz Santa Fe Silver & Stone Doug St. Pierre Claudia Umpleby Dennis Whitney Gary Williams Kendra Wilson Some of these may be duplicates, and I may have missed one or two; please let me know and I”ll include them in the October newsletter. Lake George Gem and Mineral Club September, 2015 Here’s a photo from Glen & Rita Stubert of the August 15 dig at the Topaz Mountain Gem Mine. Remember the following Pikes Peak Pebble Pups talks at the Denver Gem & Mineral Show, Sept. 18: Saturday – Noon – Pikes Peak Pebble Pups Casey Martin – “Radioactivity in Colorado Dinosaur Fossils”. Jack Shimon – “Radio-Wave Powered Crystal Radio”. Blake Reher – “Advances in Pikes Peak Regional Paleontology”. Jerrod and Nathan Gallup —“After the Eruptions: Mt. St Helens and Crater Lake (Mt. Mazama)”. Here’s a list of planned Field Trips , as of September 1: • Sept. 12: Goethite Hill (tentative) Trip Leaders: Kent Greenes; Dave Leidy • Sept. 26: Holcim Quarry (tentative) A slate of nominees for next year’s officers will be presented at the October meeting. We have volunteers for some positions, but nominations (or self-nominations) are always welcome. Besides the “regular” officers (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Newsletter Editor), we are looking for volunteers for the following positions relating to the annual show: (1) Pre-planning (arranging porta-potties, field mowing, liability insurance, etc.); (2) management of physical assets (signs, spray paint, flagging, stakes, etc.); (3) volunteer coordinator; (4) marketing/publicity; (5) overall show coordinator (overseeing all of the above). Rebecca Blair did a great job keeping the show organized this year, and will be on the Show Committee in charge of dealers/vendors in 2016. It has been reported that some LGGMClub members are digging pretty aggressively at the Wigwam Creek claims. This is a reminder that the Club claim is ONLY FOR ‘SMALL-SCALE’ DIGGING BY CLUB MEMBERS. No one should remove more than a bucket of material, and overly abundant visits are discouraged. Remember that we have nearly 400 members. If you want to collect quantities of samples, it is your responsibility to find and stake your own claim. Also, remember that you MUST REPORT to Dan Alfrey ( [email protected] ) before and AFTER you visit the claim. Some new members may not realize that we have had (major) issues with the Forest Service —we do Not want that to happen again. And here is the latest installment of “Bench Tips” by Brad Smith ( www.BradSmithJewelry.com ): SMOOTHING EARWIRES Any time I make my own earwires, the hardest part for me is to sand and polish the end that's inserted into the ear. Any sharp edge there is no fun.
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