Show Committee

CHAIRMEN - Bud & Terry McMillin BRACELETS - Paula Fuhr CAMPING - Bill Butz CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES – Terry McMillin COMPLIMENTARY DINNER - Marion Roberts DECORATIONS - Romy Mueller & Carolyn Trent DEALER CHAIRMAN - Bud McMillin

DEALER & SHOW SIGNS -TBA DEMONSTRATIONS - Jean Hayes DOOR PRIZES - Romy Mueller, Marion Sampson ELECTRICAL -Ted Magee EXHIBITORS - Romy Mueller FLUORESCENTS – Mike & Chris Whittier MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION - Jane Henry MINE DUMP - Betty Van Norman & Rocky Nelson OUTDOOR SIGNS – Dino Saiz P.A. BOOTH - Romy Mueller & Marion Sampson PARKING - Bill Butz PLACEMATS - Anna Christiansen PROGRAMS - Chris Whittier PROJECTOR – Misty & Ty Watson PROPERTY SUPERVISION - Harold Mueller, John

Christiansen PUBLICITY - Terry McMillin RAFFLE – Ginger Erwin SECURITY - Nights, Marion Roberts & Dino Saiz SILENT AUCTION - Al Troglin SLAB PAINTING - Beverly & Bill Forbes SNACK BAR - Tony & Dorene Wilette SODA BOOTH –Misty & Ty Watson TABLE DRAPES - Paula Magee TICKETS, ADMISSION - Minnie Elam, Sharon Troglin TOUCH & SEE EXHIBIT - Daniel Hayes TRANSPORTATION - Al Troglin TREASURE HUNT – Connie Butz WHEEL OF FORTUNE – Anna Christiansen

The Mother Lode Mineral Society

41ST Annual Gem, Jewelry &

Rock Show

Saturday & Sunday March 10th & 11th, 2007

Hours: 10 am to 5 pm daily

At the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds 900 N. Broadway, Turlock, CA

Dinosaurs!! Exhibits, Dealers, Demonstrators, Silent Auction, Fluorescents, Beads, Tools, Fossils, Findings, Snack Bar, and much, much more!

Welcome! Welcome to the Mother Lode Mineral Society 2006 gem and mineral show. This year we are proud to present two building of wonderful displays by members and exhibitors from other clubs all over the state. Also, we are very happy to have private exhibitors with very seldom seen displays that will amaze you. Please check out our children's area with many hands on projects. Our demonstration room is one of the most informative you will ever see. Please enjoy the show and tell you friends about it.

Anna Christiansen President Mother Lode Mineral Society

Club Promotions

Free Classroom Presentations The MLMS provides free classroom presentations on earth science including rock & mineral identification. Programs are designed for several age groups and can be adapted to your specific class needs. At the end of the presentation each child is given a rock to take home. For information see our School Liaison, Terry McMillin at the membership table or contact her at 209-524-3494.

MLMS SNACK BAR Menu

Hamburger………………………. Cheeseburger…………………… Chili Burger……………………… Chili Cheese Burger…………….

$ 4.00 4.25 4.50 5.00

Hot Dog…….……………………. Chili Dog………………………….

$ 2.50 3.50

BBQ Beef Sandwich…………… Salad, Lettuce……………………

$ 4.50 $ 3.00

All of the items above come with chips or macaroni salad

Nacho & Cheese……………….. Nacho & Chili……………………. Bowl of Chile…………………….

$ 3.00 4.00 3.50

Beverages $1.00

Sodas……………………………... Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Coke, Diet Coke, Orange, Sprite, Diet 7-up, Rootbeer, Lemonade, Ice Tea

$ 1.00

Water……………………………… $ 1.00

Coffee, Tea or Hot Chocolate..………………………...

$ 1.00

Desserts

Pie………………………………..... $ 2.50

Cookies…………………………….Cake………………………………..

$ 1.50 $ 2.00

Visit our club promotions table for more information on our group’s activities and goals. You may want to join our club! The Mother Lode Mineral Society meets on the first Sunday of the month (except July & August) at the Empire Community Center at 1st and I Streets in Empire

Guest Speakers !

DR. ALAN SCHAFFERT Sunday, March 11 Time: ABOUT ALAN SCHAFFERT Alan Schaffert is a local physician and an amateur paleontologist with a passion for marine fossils. He found his first fossil by accident at age thirteen when he and his brothers were throwing rocks on a stone beach in Northern Michigan. One rock shattered as it landed and out popped a perfect brachiopod. It was awesome and he was hooked. Many more rocks were enthusiastically cracked that afternoon, alas, they were all duds. Far from being disappointed, this object lesson only served to whet his appetite for collecting more fossils.

Over the next 40 years, Alan and his wife Cris have personally collected specimens from Michigan, Colorado, Utah, and California. He has also purchased numerous marine fossils from around the world. A major focus of the collection is Cretaceous ammonites. They were a group of ancient shellfish related to the modern octopus and squid. The shells of the ammonites were often simple. Sometimes the shells were elaborate or rarely quite bizarre.

Alan and Cris are very pleased to share specimens from the collection. They hope that the public will enjoy learning about them as much as they do.

Our Club History The Mother Lode Mineral Society is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of promoting an appreciation of the Earth Sciences. MLMS was founded in 1936 by a group of Modesto Junior College Geology students headed by Instructor Dr. Will Brown. They began with field trips into the Mother Lode Country, hence the name of our organization. The club eventually expanded to include lapidary, faceting and jewelry classes at MJC and Stanislaus State campuses. MLMS is affiliated with the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies, having received our charter in 1936. We still go on rock hunting field trips, sometimes with our Co-Op clubs or on California Federation sponsored trips. Our Annual Gem Show, Showtime, is the principal source of support and requires the time and talents of all our members. We feature a demonstration room where you might find an interest in an exciting new hobby. You too, might be creating lovely things from some of Mother Nature's treasures!

CLUB OFFICERS President Anna Christiansen Vice President

Mike Whittier Secretary

Romy Mueller Treasurer

Bud McMillin Membership Sec. Jane Henry Scholarship Sec. Minnie Elam Field Trip Chairman Al Troglin Property Manager

John Christiansen Harold Mueller

Editor Chris Whittier

Federation Director Marion Roberts Historian

Candy Wiegand Sunshine Sec. Connie Butz House Director Jim & Sue Waterman Show Directors Bud McMillin & Terry McMillin Webmaster

Chris Whittier

Fluorescent Display Come See Our New Fluorescent Display!

We are in the building #2 this year in a large Black tent. See the fabulous fluorescent colors that ultraviolet lamps bring out of plain old drab looking rocks, WILD!!!

Treasure Hunt This is a fun activity for children of all ages to find several items located through out the display cases. It is designed to educate and expose children to the wonders of rocks, minerals and fossils. Take time to search with your children for each item and talk with them about what they see. If you have any questions, please ask one of our members. We love to share our knowledge and hope that you enjoy what you see!

Touch & See A favorite display for all ages! Here is an area where you may touch the items on the table to examine and ask questions. We have mineral specimens, fossils, artifacts and field collected rocks which can be shaped and polished. The displays are labeled. The items on display are provide by loan and gifts from club members.

Silent Auction A great selection of rocks and minerals are offered for your bidding. These are field trip specials chosen with care to share with our visitors. We also feature a Junior section where bidding is reserved for those 12 years or younger.

Questions? Many wonders of earth science abound throughout our show. Take time as you walk through the exhibit cases and demonstrations and experience the beauty of nature found all around us. If you have questions, please ask any of our many MLMS members at the

show, we love to share our knowledge.

MEMBER EXHIBITORS Apodoca, Art & Lucy………….. Bracelets/mixed jewelry Armstrong, Dorothy…………… "Flower Pictures" Beattie, Yvonne & Pat Binon… Jewelry Bradley, Fridene………………. Soapstone carvings Buus, Doris……………………. Pagoda, Pearls, Posies & Stone Christiansen, Anna & John….. Gold Wire Wrap & Faceted Stones DeJoode, Shirley..................... Bolos & Pendants Eggar, Betty............................. Silver/Jewelry England, Mildred ..................... "Pretty Rocks" Fike, Carol............................... Silver/Jewelry Fuhr, Paula……………………. Mixed jewelry Grace, Lucille .......................... Educational Hayes, Jean ............................ Jewelry Hite, Michelle .......................... Silver/Jewelry Jacobson, Neil ........................ Natural Minerals Kinispel, Don………………….. Lapidary Kuglin, Carlington & Margaret. Lapidary Lee, Cathy .............................. Jewelry/Lapidary Leirness, Leslie……………….. Jewelry Libby, Dorothy………………… "Butterflies" McMillin, Terry ........................ Jewelry Meyer, Bill……………………… Stone " Mushrooms" Morris, Marcie & Doyle, Marie. Jewelry Meissner, Nettie & Wayne…… Indian Paint Pots Nelson, Rocky ......................... Petrified Wood Phillips, Loyd ........................... Jewelry/Lapidary Rasmussen, Carol & George .. Petrified Wood/Limb Casts Roberts, Marion ...................... Spheres Roberts, Vivien ....................... Carvings Robinson, Helen ..................... Spring Robinson, Jim ......................... Carved Rock/"Fun Stuff" Runner, Bruce………………… Raw Crystals & Benitoite Saez, Dino & Joan................... Pink Limb Casts Sampson, Marion…………….. "Silver and Black" Smink, Joe…………………….. General Lapidary & Carving Trent, Carolyn ......................... Picture Rock/Imperial Jasper White, Megan .......................... Jewelry Whittier, Chris ………..………..Whittier, Mike…………………..

Saber Tooth State Fossil Deinonychus Dino skull replica

Young, Rosemarie……………. "Butterflies"

Demonstrators

Have you ever wondered how these lovely things came into being? You will be amazed at how easy it is. Come and see how it is done!

Apodaca, Lucy………. Crystal Bracelets Yvonne Beattie………. Crystal Bracelets Buus, Doris…………... Casting & Wax Working Christiansen, Anna….. Wire Artist Christiansen, John…... Faceting Clinton, Larry………… Carving DeJong, Bob…………. Cabbing Doyle, Marie…………. Pearl Stringing/Soldering Egger, Betty………….. Wire Wrapping Espinoza, Deborah….. Egyptian Coil Fitzpatrick, Hopkins…. Enameling Friesen, Dick…………. Gem stone carving Gardner, Diane..…….. Faceting Grace, Lucille………… Cabbing Gray, Warren………… Knit Crochet Hayes, Angela……….. Beaded Ornament / necklace Henry, Jane………….. Glass Grinder Hite, Michelle………… Weaving Wire Iascone, Carol……….. Pearl Stringing Ingram, Christal……… Pearl Stringing Jamieson, Gail………. Soldering Johnson, Todd………. Soldering Kolaczyk, Margaret….. Faceting Lee, Cathy……………. Soldering Leirness, Leslie……… Chasing & Repousse Magee, Ted………….. Soldering Meissner, Wayne……. Faceting Morris, Marcie……….. Soldering Rau, Kathy…………… Pearl & Semi-precious stones Sala, Lori……………... Crystal Bracelets Smith, Ruth…………... Beading Spencer, Debbie…….. Egyptian Coil Swetman, Sid………... Faceting Thiele, Lawrence……. Flint Knapping Trent, Carolyn……….. Cabbing White, Erma………….. Cabbing Wiegand, Candy…….. Faceting

SPECIAL EXHIBITS

12 Foot Cases McMillin, Terry……………….. Dinosaur Bones MJC Lapidary Class ………... Items made by MJC Jewelry

Class Students Troglin, Al…………………….. Painted Rocks

6 Foot Cases Magee, Ted………………….. Handcrafted Jewelry McMIllin, Terry……………….. Dinosaur Bones Wade, Jim……………………. “Buckboard”

Special Exhibits Biewer, Barb and Matt……… “One Thousand Cabs” from

around the world Schaffert, Dr. Alan…………... Plesiosaur Full Skeleton replica,

Large Opalized Ammonite and many more fossils

GUEST EXHIBITORS Bailey, Ruth –Santa Clara..................... Cabachons Biewer, Barb & Matt –Carmel Valley…… Stone Canyon Jasper Biewer & Jay House – Carmel Valley….. Ocean Jasper CA Mining & Min. Museum –Mariposa.. "Jade...Not Jade" Cooper, Carl - Stockton………………... Dino footprint/Petr. Watermelon Eastman, Chuck - Visalia..................... Petrified Wood Facetors Guild –Stockton…….............. Faceted Gem Stones Friesen, Dick – Livermore..…………….. Lost Wax Cast Jewelry House, Jay - Monterey……………….... Carved Hummingbirds Kokinos, Mike & Theresa – Shingle Spr Minerals Marshall, Bryon – Stockton……………….. Silversmith Merced Adult Lapidary Class………... Lapidary/Jewelry McGann, Colleen – Santa Clara ……… "Cinnabar Around the World" Ott, Fred – Shingle Springs……………... "Comedy Case" Pankey, Betty - Pittsburg…………….... Petrified Wood Pankey, Richard - Pittsburg…………… Dinosaur Bones Reeves, Tom & Sue – San Andreas….. Faceted Gems Roessler, Lyle S – Pleasant Hill……….. Black Rock Desert Agate Snyder, Betty & John – Valley Springs... Valley Springs Moss Agate Sterling, Frank - Bakersfield.................. "Lighted Spheres" Sterling, Lavonia - Bakersfield............... Wire Wrap Jewelry Taormina, Talma – Pacific Grove……… Ammonites & Stone Frogs Turner, Clarence & Maria - Lodi…….. "Jade Chess Set" Vieira, Don - Visalia…………………... Rose Quartz

Entrance A Plesiosaur – Ammonite &

Fossil Exhibit B Beverage Booth C Membership Table D Treasure Hunt E Painting Rock Slabs F Bracelet Making Area G Wheel of Fortune H Mine Dump I Touch & See Table J Restrooms 1. Barranca Diamond

Diamond Equipment & Supply 2. Big Bonanza Minerals

Fossils, Meteorites and Minerals 3. CJ Quitoriano –DEMO

Lampwork Bead Supplies 4. Claude Huber Minerals

Mineral & fluorescent specimens 5. David Walblom

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1. Art of Jewelry Jewelry

2. Forever Amber Amber

3. High Desert Gems Gems & Minerals

4. J&J Gemstones Slabs & Cabochons

5. J.R. Moore, Silversmith Silver

6. Jeweltrain Crystals, jewelry, spheres, slabs

7. The Klein’s Books, tools & Supplies

8. Lee Chavez, Southwestern Silversmiths

9. Making Jewelry Silver findings & supplies

10. Mendocino Reflections Crystals, Fossils, Beads & Jewelry

11. Phelps’e & Me Jewelry, Gemstones & Beads

12. The Rigors Custom Jewelry, Stones and Findings

13. Rock Around Beads Beads

14. Rocky Five Labels & Badges

15. Russ Gems Stone setting /supply / gold / gemstones

16. Shades of Rock 17. Stoneground Studios

Stone Intarsia Jewelry 18. Steve Perry Minerals

Mineral Specimens & Gemstones 19. Stewart’s Gem Shop

Gemstones – specializing in Star Garnet 20. T & G Enterprises

Semi precious beads & stones /jewelry 21. William S. Head

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6. Diamond Pacific Big Foot” cabbing machine

7. G & B Gemstones Gemstones & gold jewelry

8. Great Valley Museum DEMO Information Table

9. Jamie Cloud Eakin - DEMO Bead Design Book

10. Pearsons US Lapidary/Jewelry Making Equip-Supplies

11. Rainbow Designs -DEMO Dichroic Glass Supplies

12. Revelations in Stone Jade Dealer

13. Roaring Camp Mining – DEMO Gold Pans

14. Rocks In A Hardplace Educational / Mineral / Fluorescents

15. Erik Schaffert Custom Glass Etching

16. Showcase Displays Forms for displaying jewelry

17. Jewelry by Yvonne Hand crafted jewelry / wire wrapping

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