NOC NEWS

I hope you willTry to be there

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June/July/August 1992PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Well, time is flying by . Only one more meeting thentwo months dark .

September we select a nominating committee, Octobera slate is presented, November we elect new officers,and December they are installed .

Jerry and I will be in the mountains from July 15 toAugust 15 . Anyone who would like to come up for afew days can call us . Our phone number is 714-867-9120or 867-2929 . We would like to talk to people whohave ideas for programs for us to give to groups . I

would hope for several different programs to put together so anyonecould present them when requests are made . A weekend in themountains would be a good time to plan programs .

Russ Hughes has accepted chairmanship for NOC's 1993 Show . Hewill be getting chairpersons for the different committees ; so ifthere is a job you want, contact him or me .

I apologize to Walt Messemer for forgetting his program report atthe last meeting . He is doing such a good job getting us interest-ing and different programs . Forgive me Walt .

be at the North Orange County Fair July 12 or 13 .for the parade even if you do not have a costume.

Ginny

Date :

June 9Time :

7 :30 p .m .Place :

La Habra Sr . CenterAssembly Room

Speaker : Mr . Frank Perry

Mr . Perry will present a programentitled Romance of Gem Stones .He is a lecturer and writer .This talk will be a humorousone, so come prepared to havea lot of fun -- and bring afriend!

Walt MessemerProgram Chairman

PROGRAMSJUNE MEETING

NOC CLUB ACTIVITIESDATES OF COMING ATTRACTIONS

June -- Regular MeetingWork Meeting at Club WarehouseMeeting for Members Interested in ClassesCabochon ClassSilver Crafting Class

Wednesday Eve ., 7 p .m . to 9 :30 p .m .

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa FairgroundsCulver City R&MC, Veterans Mem'1, Auditorium

Overland & Culver Blvd ., Culver CityAFMS/MWF Show and Convention, Brunswick High

Rte 303, Brunswick, OhioCFMS / Mineral & Gem Soc . of Castro Valley

Show and Convention, Centennial Hall, Hayward

SAFETY HINTABALONE -- The colors occurringon the inside of abalone shellsarise from the interference oflight waves by the laminationsof nacre deposited by theabalone . The unattractiveouter layer of the shell canbe removed with nitric acid .After removal, the inside andoutside of the shell will besimilar in appearance . Nitricacid is very toxic . It shouldnot be used indoors . When usedoutdoors, the work should bedone so that the fumes are

SHOP HINT

via Rocky Review

AMBER is easy to clean . Usealcohol . Immersion, where pos-sible, is the best method forarticles which have gotten verydirty . The alcohol will dry

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blown away from you . Wear rubbergloves . Apply the acid with astick that has been pounded intoa brush . To stop local action ofthe acid, dab the spot with house-hold ammonia . To stop all of theacid's action, wash the entireshell with household ammonia, andthen with clear water .

--from Mineralog via Pegmatite, 4/92

via the CFMS Newsletter May 1992

almost without a trace . If itleaves a thin, white deposit, rubthe amber with a piece of chamois .--from Boulder Buster

via American River Currents 11/90

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July -- NOC Days at the Orange Co . Fair 7/12,13

Aug. -- Potluck Swim Party at the Livezeys 8/1 (Board Meeting 8/25Picnic at Ralph B . Clark Regional Park 8/30 (

SHOWS AND EVENTSSan Diego LS, 5654 Mildred St ., San Diego 6/6,7Rockatomics G&MS, 8500 Fallbrook Ave ., West Hills 6/6,7Faceters' Guild of SC, American Legion Post 3496 6/24

5938 Parkcrest Ave ., Long Beach - "Mini-Show"

NOC NEWS

Jane Hendrixson and FrancesTroemmler will be bringingrefreshments June 9 .

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ROCK LEARNING CONTINUESYour field trip leader, programchairman, education chairmanand a few members have beenspending some late nights put-ting together some plans foryour education, pleasure, andwell-being for the summer of1992 . Please follow thiscalendar, maps, and informationto participate in some greatworkshops, parties, picnics,fairs, etc . (That is if theClub approves our plans .)

June 9 - Come to our nextmeeting and ---

a) Check out a book from ourlibrary to peruse duringthe hot summer days or tolay on your coffee tableto impress your visitors .

b) Check out a video tape tolearn a new lapidary tech-nique .

c) Sign up for one of oursummer courses . (If theyare approved .)

d) Learn of any changes inthese plans .

June 13 - 9 :00 a .m . work meet-ing at the warehouse, 901 S .Beach Blvd ., La Habra . We needto move the equipment for ourclasses, and finalize equipmentneeds .

June 23 - 7 :30 p .m . - All mem-bers interested in classes,please meet at La Questa,Leffingwell Rd . ; park in theback and take the outsidestairs . Healthy, able-bodiedmembers should bring their ownchairs . Exact location will begiven at our next meeting .

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REFRESHMENTS

NOC CLUB SUMMER ACTIVITIES

June/July/August 1992

Thanks Linda and Telmo for bringingdelicious goodies to our May meeting .

Adele Huber, Refreshments* * * * * '3E * * K * * * * *

June 24 - Faceters' Guild invitesus to a "Mini Show ." Let's go foran introduction to faceting .

June 24 - Wednesday Class - Cabochonclasses will be on Monday and Wed-nesday nights at 15529 E . WoodcrestDrive . Walt Messemer will be ourinstructor . Sign up at the June 23meeting .

June 25 - Thursday - Silver craftingclasses will begin each Thursday atLa Questa. Al Hermosillo will beour instructor . Sign up at theJune 23 meeting .

July 12 & 13 - NOC Days at theOrange County Fair . Host, Hostessand Demonstrators are needed . TheFair opens July 10 and runs throughthe 26th .

July 23-26 - AFMS Show and Conventon,New Brunswick, Ohio . See IzzieBurns for details .

August 1 - Annual Potluck Social andPool Party, 1722 Virginia Place,Placentia, at 4 :00 p .m . Don andJane Livezey will be our host andhostess . Bring your favorite dishand your own service . We furnishdrinks and desert . The pool isgreat so bring your bathing suit .

August 21-23 - CFMS Show and Con-vention at Hayward . There is camp-ing, a convention meeting, severalworkshops, banquet, and Editors'Breakfast at the Cal State Univers-ity near by .

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NOC NEWS

August 30 - Picnic at Ralph B .Clark Regional Park, 8800Rosecrans, Buena Park .

Potluck barbecue at 1 :30 .your own meat - hamburgers,dogs, steak, etc . ; and onedish - salad, hot dish, ordessert . We will have a plannedtour of the museum and a rangerto explain the geology of thearea . There is a $2 .00 fee toenter the park .first come firstthe Burnses will7 :00 a .m . to reserve acome join us at any time .

September 8 - Regular Meeting -Toy Sato, former CFMS President,will be the guest lecturer .

Those celebrating their BIRTHDAYSJune

July

August-

As this is aserved park,arrive at

spot ;

Jerry Conley, 6/7Roger Loest, 6/11Harry Howe, 6/12Russ Hughes, 6/13Ellen Peterson, 6/27

Virginia Page, 7/4Adele Huber, 7/8Chuck Lortz, 7/18Walt Messemer, 7/19Rose Loest, 7/27Norberto Elicker, 7/29Walt Abramson, 7/31

Eileen Weins, 8/1Hazel Loest, 8/3Walton Wright, 8/7Telmo Baida, 8/8Bob Berg, 8/12

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NOC CLUB SUMMER ACTIVITIES (Continued)

June/July/August 1992

September 25-27 - Field trip toCastle Butte and Boron Dry LakeRoy Foerster will be our guestleader . More information inSeptember .

October 9-11 - Lake Havasu Clubhas invited us for another inter-esting collecting trip .

If Walt and Betsy Messemer, Donand Ofelia Warthen, and Bill andmy dreams come true, we will seeour classes grow to 20 to 30members attending regularly .We will be able to lease a build-ing with an option to buy wherewe could hold our classes andmeetings .

MEMBERS IN THE NEWSin June, July and August are :Your gemstone is pearl, moonstonealexanderite or agate .

Your gemstone is ruby .

Your flower is larkspur orwater lily .

Your gemstone is peridot orsardonyx .

Your flower is poppy or gladiolus .

Your flower is rose or honeysuckle .

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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS (Continued)

Thank You

MEMBERS

Dear Nockers,The spray was beautiful and so unexpectedvarious shades of pink with white daisies

Thank you again and again for thinking of me .

I do miss you all and want you to know that I amdetermined to get back to the meetings - real soon .Until then, I am affectionately yours .

CLUB NEWS AND MEETING HIGHLIGHTSPlease add the following new members to yourRoster . We welcome you all to our happy group

Peter, Kay & Marty Young1415 Hacienda Blvd .La Habra Heights, CA 90631Phone : (310) 691-7707

Kenneth Barrett & Robbi7741 Comstock Ave .Whittier, CA . 90602Phone : (310) 696-8903

Norberto Elicker12512 Hayford St .Norwalk, CA 90650Phone : (310) 921-1298

Bonnie Renner

REGULAR MEETING , May 12 - Winners for the drawing were Jerry Conley,Telmo Baida, Esther Reyes (our guest speaker), Loretta Inforzato,Linda Driscoll ; and Russ Hughes won the grand prize - a handyscout knife .

We were happy to welcome the following guests to our meeting :Bruce Bains, Chuck Pierce, Ray Rees and Cheryl Stevens . We enjoyedhaving them and hope they join our club .

Adele thanked Linda and Telmo for the refreshments they brought .

Izzie gave her Education report . She talked about the interestingdisplays members brought . Next month the subject mineral will beApatite . Ophelia and Don will do the write-up .

Izzie announced plans for having our own workshop . She will goahead with arrangements, and is asking for lots of help andparticipation from NOC club members .

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CLUB NEWS AND MEETING HI GHLIGHTS (Continued)

Bill Burns gave his field trip report--a review of the greatto Owl Hole, and where we can expect to go during the comingmonths .

Jane Livezey gave us CFMS information concerning the August showin Hayward . She has all the forms . Please see her at our Junemeeting or call her for information .

Todd Schowalter talked about the Orangeexhibit . We need to sign up to help asto get free parking and admission passes .

Ginny was happy to announceShow Chairman . Let's show himand helping all we can .

MAY PROGRAM

Esther Reyes and Carl Ortegagave us an interesting programMay 12 on fluorescent minerals .Their set-up showed mineralsin gorgeous colors of greens,reds, etc . They told us what

MAY FIELD TRIP

NOC members who joined CFMS ontheir trip to Wiley Wells,

The field trip leaders, DonPomerenke and Doc Holiday,kept things lively and produc-tive, and even providedpleasant temperatures with afew showers .

We took two trips to theHauser Beds and did a littlescouting on our own . As wedesired to see my daughter,Pat, receive her mastersdegree, we returned on Sunday .The group was going to digfire agate that day .

You know Isabella has been aloyal CFMS leader this year .Our anniversary was during the

that Russ Hughes will be our 1993 NOCour appreciation by pitching in

RECAP TIME

1992

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County Fair gem and mineralsoon as possible in order

caused the beautiful colors to berevealed by the ultra violet light .As each mineral was displayed,Esther explained about it andwhere it came from . The speakersare iri from the Ultra

CViolet Ca .

Petrified Wood Seminar in Bakersfieldlast February, and her birthday wasSaturday, May 23 . She thought thateveryone had forgotten . She wasreally surprised after the programSaturday night when Don W . stepped upto the mike and said, "At the NOCtrips we have sing-a-longs and Iwould like for you to join me inHappy Birthday to Izzie ." As theysang, Don P . brought out a birthdaycake .

For once I did not dig the biggestgeode . The prize went to a San Diegomember who dug a geode that was atleast 2-1/2 feet across and weighedover 300 pounds . My hat goes off tohim!

Bill Burns,Field Trips

May 22-25,Warthen, Bob

were Don and Ofeliaand Joan Henry,

and Isabella and I . It wasgreat to see Joan and Bob .

NOC NEWS

NOC member, Frances Troemmler,has a number of items forsale . Among them are aGem-Tec Diamond Polisher,a 6" Trim Saw, a 6"Horizontal Gem Maker andlapidary supplies .Please call her if youare interested in buyingequipment and/or supplies .Her number is (714) 993-0818 .

CFMS NEWSJoe Hafeli, Chairman, CFMSField Trip (North), hasrequested anyone familiarwith collecting sites tolet him know the currentstatus . If there arerecent closures or anarea that has reopened,he would like to know sohe can pass the informa-tion on via the CFMSNewsletter . His addressis : 457 Seymour Street,Napa, CA 94559 .

It would be a good idea tolet Don Pomerenke, FieldTrip South Chairman, knowthis information too . Hisaddress is :2344 Calle Alucena,Thousand oaks, CA 91360 .

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New Senate BillS-2393 Introduced by SenatorMalcolm Wallop (R-WY) March 24,1992 . Proposed by the adminis-tration and represents theculmination of a 15-year BLMstudy on the wilderness suit-ability of ALL Public Landsin California .

The U .S . Senate now has thechoice . . . S-21 or S-2393 .

-- from CFMS Newsletter 5/92

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FOR SALEJune/July/August 1992

A member of the Searchers club,Doug Johnson, has rough materialthundereggs, nodules, slabs,petrified wood, magazines, etc .for sale on Saturday, June 20,from 8 a .m . to 3 p .m . at :

1841 S .E . Rainbow DriveTustin

There will be a map and flyerat our June meeting for anyoneinterested in going .

AFMS NEWSAn article appeared in the Mayissue of the AFMS Newsletterentitled BLM Proposes No Collect-ing In Wilderness Areas .

Keith Corrigall, BLM Chief,Branch of Wilderness Resources,said his agency will proposenew regulations which will ENTIRELYprohibit hobby collecting of anytype in "wilderness" areas . Thiswill probably be proposed withinthe next 6 months . Cranston'sS-21 would add 8 .4 million acresof our California desert to BLMwilderness .

Mr . Corrigall said his departmentwould be happy to modify or dropsuch a proposed regulation ifthere was significant negativeresponse . Anyone wishing torespond to this proposal canwrite to :

Keith H . CorrigallChief, Branch of WildernessResources

Bureau of Land ManagementRoom 3360 Main Interior Building1849 C Street N .W .Washington, DC 20240

CFMS Earth Science Studies

A CFMS Earth Science Seminar will be held at Camp Minaluta in the Mother Lode Countrylocated four miles north of Nevada City . There will be lectures on gold, fossils, min-erals, flora and fauna of the area ; field trips to old mining areas and instructionsin our hobby crafts . Our main goal is to provide a place to learn and have fellowshipwith other rockhounds .

The rustic facilities are at a Campfire Girls Camp . The cabins are small with cots andmattresses provided . Each camper is responsible for cleaning his/her cabin. Showersand flush toilets are provided in a separate building nearby.

To register for these fun-filled, interesting seven days, complete this form and mailit with payment in full of $200 .00 per person b August 1 1992 . A small fee will becharged for materials used in classrooms .

Reservations will be taken until August 1, 1992 . No cancellations after that dayless there is a replacement .

Send this form and payment to :

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO CFMS

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Address

Florence Meisenheimer101 N . Wake Forest AvenueVentura, CA 93003

phone : (805) 642-3155

FEE :

Cabin lodging, or

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LAUGHINGWATER

Number at $200.00 per person

CAMP MINALUTASEPT 6 -19, 1992

Ray Meisenheimer, Chairman

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I belong to Society, a CFMS Club .

Please check the activities that interest you :

Field trips : Lectures : Workshops :Old mines and boomtowns History of area Faceting

Rock collecting -'Minerals Gold panning_-Mineral collecting -Fossils Cabbing

Fossil collecting Flora and fauna Carving-Gold panning Geology ___Wire trees

Rock pictures