Cuyuna Rock, Gem and Mineral Society The Agate Explorer March 2019 Summer Field Trip Plans are being made for a long weekend trip to Thunder Bay to collect amethyst. The tentative dates are Friday -Sunday, July 5 -7. A sign -up sheet will be available at upcoming meeting in order to plan this trip. It is necessary to have a passport to travel to Canada. You may also check to see if an enhanced driver’s license is acceptable. March meeting Open Shop from 9 a.m. —noon Franklin Art Center Club member, Ray Strassberg, will be available for members to learn how Club Information to cut rocks using the 10” or 16” inch saws. Website -www.cuyunarockclub.org - Email [email protected] Bring rocks of your own or purchase something in the Rock Room. Meeting Place Lower level Franklin Arts Center Kids’ Program 1001 Kingwood St, Brainerd, MN 56401 Did you know that there are many Directions .4 mile east of Business Hwy. 371 different kinds of Lake Superior & Hwy. 210 intersection. agates? Lisa will tell you all about it (Castle turret water tower.) at the March meeting! Date/Time the 2nd Saturday of each month Rock Wrappers at 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Meets starting at 10 a.m. on meeting Saturdays. Club Dues $20/ family ,An open gathering for wire wrappers. Hang out with other wrappers, Free /unaccompanied juniors and work on your projects. (Bring all supplies needed.) Membership runs Learn tricks to make wrapping easier, a new design, from Jan. 1-Dec. 31st. or perhaps a new place to find supplies. All skill levels welcome! Club Purpose: To foster an interest (& encourage young & old) to study earth Club Calendar science, enjoy the art of lapidary, March 9 —Meeting: Board Mtg. at 12:30; General Mtg. at - 2:00; Mike Braun will demonstrate how to get a great hunting for rocks, and semi polish using the Cab King safely. precious stones. We also strive to April 13 —Meeting use what we know and acquire to May 4 —(note change of date) - Meeting further educate everyone who has May 11 & 12 —Show an interest in our hobby. July 5-7 (tentative) - field trip to Thunder Bay for amethyst - - Information subject to change. We are a not for profit organization. Because these Jewelry Making Tip machines are only a Rock Room By Brad Smith www.BradSmithJewelry.com foot high, they're lim- ited as to the size of This Club is unique because it has its own workpieces that can fit rock store. Here is an inventory of what is Mini Drill Press into the machine and available for Club members to purchase. If you find yourself drilling a number of the size of the drill Stop in when you come to the Clubhouse. small holes for your work, you might want bits you can use. But Grit and Polish to look at the small, inexpensive drill I've had no problems Montana Moss & Blue Agate presses now available. They take up just with drill bits up to Montana Petrified Wood minimal space on your bench and are about 3/16" (4.5mm), even drilling steel. Oregon Geodes always ready to give you nice straight Chalcedony holes. Some models even have a variable The machines are sold by a number of Desert Rose speed control. I've been very pleased with a companies. If you do get one, be sure to Plume Agate - - low priced one that's been well used in my buy a spare belt because they are generally Yellow Jasper classes for over a year. not available at local hardware stores. Bruno Jasper Owyhee Picture Jasper Joanie showed the membership her idea for Brazilian Agates Cuyuna Rock, Gem & Mineral Society a Mother’s Day project at the show that Amethyst General Meeting Minutes Saturday kids can make for their moms. She will be Tee Pee Canyon Agate February 9, 2019 asking for help to get these ready from any- Hauser Bed Agate Thundereggs The meeting was called to order at 2:00 pm body in the club that knows how to wire - Slabs of all sizes and types by Vice -President Sharon Smith. bend. Prep will start on the next meeting Condor Agate — day at 10 am. Septarian Nodules Utah — 28 members and 2 guests were present. 79 Bed Geodes Oregon Programs: Ed Walton and Ray Strassburg Moroccan White Agate We will be updating all member infor- on Saws - How to use them, upkeep and Obsidian mation as well as require all members to cost. Mineral specimens sign a release form for shop equipment use Dinosaur bone and field trips. Marcia will be sending out a Kid’s program: Rock art - Lori DuBois Mexican Luna Lace Agate general email with this information on it Starolites once it is ready. Door Prize winners: Mason Williams, Mark Sharon reviewed shop safety rules. Jeppesen, Bryce Eggert, Kathee Stanwood. Coming Soon! Small Botswana Agate We remind all members that if you use a Respectfully submitted, machine in the shop you must also cleanup Joanie Hanson, Secretary after your self and know how to properly care for the equipment. Cuyuna Rock, Gem & Mineral Society them ready and have them at the club for We will be asking all members to update Board Meeting Minutes Saturday distribution. Bev will distribute in the their addresses, phone numbers and email February 9, 2019 Aitkin areas but we will need help with addresses. other areas. The meeting was called to order at 12:00 Our current club brochures have the wrong pm by Vice -President Sharon Smith. The rock show volunteer list is ready to go date for the show but we have decided to and is available at meetings. Ed and Joanie use them anyway due to cost of changing Present at the meeting were Secretary have copies. All members are hopefully them. If you hand one out be sure to change Joanie Hanson and Board Members -at - going to help in some way at the show. The the date on it. Large Lilly Peterson, Vern Iverson, and club email address is: cuyunarockgem- Lori DuBois. President Ed Opatz was [email protected] if you want to email when A Motion was introduced to update and present via phone. you want to work. If you call Joanie please replace any worn out equipment parts for leave a message (218 -831 -2665). the shop saws and grinders. The Motion A Motion was introduced to set the 2019 was voted on and passed. rock show budget at $1500.00. The Motion Franklin Art Center was notified by the post was voted on and passed. office that they have to update mailboxes - The Board set the date for 2019 Kid’s Camp this does not affect our address. on Friday & Saturday June 7 & 8. Marcia We will be talking to the owners of any will add this to the school pack flyers for marquee signs in the Brainerd Lakes area The Board is working on Hold -Harmless the show. for advertising for the show. forms for members to sign that allows them to work on the equipment in the shop. Respectfully Submitted, Marcia is getting all the preliminary work There will also be sign up forms for field Joanie Hanson, Secretary done with the school packs. Joanie will get trips. Show Volunteer List Rock Saws/Geode Cracker: Security —back gate: Sat. ____________________ Sat. 6 -9 ______________________ Sign up sheets are now available for the ____________________ Sat. 9 -noon ______________________ show on May 11 & 12. ____________________ Sat. noon -3 ______________________ Please consider helping at our biggest Sun. Ray Strassberg Sat. 3 -6 ______________________ fundraiser of the year. Marge Strassberg Sun. 9 -12 -:30 ____________________ ____________________ Sun. 12:30 -4 ____________________ Show /Silent Auction Set up (Friday): Wizard of Rocks: Kids’ Corner/Sluice Box: Gerry & Linda Shuety, Vern Iverson, Joanie - - Hanson, Mike Stanwood, Lilly Peterson Sat. 9 noon ____________________ Sat. 9 1 Judy Frampton Sat. noon -3 ____________________ ______________________ Sat. 3 -5 ____________________ ______________________ Set up Display Cases (Friday): Sun. 10 -1 ____________________ ______________________ _______________________________________________________ - - Sun. 1 4 ____________________ Sat. 1 5 Sandi Hilsgen ______________________ ______________________ Door Admission: Silent Auction: - ______________________ Sat. 9 -noon Vern Iverson Sat. 9 noon Don Trieglaff Sun. 10 -1 ______________________ ____________________ Diane Trieglaff - ______________________ ____________________ Sat. noon 3 ____________________ ______________________ Sat. noon -3 ____________________ ____________________ - ______________________ ____________________ Sat. 3 5 ____________________ Sun. 1 -4 Judy Frampton ____________________ ____________________ - ______________________ Sat. 1 -5 Judy Frampton Sun. 10 1 ____________________ ______________________ ____________________ ____________________ - ______________________ ____________________ Sun. 1 4 ____________________ Sun. 10 -1 Judy Frampton ____________________ Spinning Wheel: ____________________ Sat. 9 -noon ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ - Security: Sun. 1 4 ____________________ Sat. 9 -noon Mike Stanwood (all day) Sat. noon 3 ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Sat. 3 -5 ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Club Table: - Sat. 9 -1 Joanie Hanson Sat. noon -3 ____________________ Sun. 10 1 ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ - ____________________ ____________________ Sun. 1 4 ____________________ - Sat. 1 -3 Gerry Schuety ____________________ Sat. 1 5 Sherry Busse ____________________ Sat. 2 -5 Linda Schuety - ____________________ Sat. 3 5 ____________________ Show Tear Down: Sun. 10 -1 Joanie Hanson ____________________ Bev Williams, Erich Ess, Lilly Peterson, ____________________