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DECEMBER, 2014 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PASADENA LAPIDARY SOCIETY - PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

TURQUOISE — a gemstone that has captivated humans throughout history. Turquoise may be the oldest form of jewelry ever used by humans. Turquoise beads dating back to 5000 B.C. have been found in Iraq, and the Egyptians were mining the stones in the Sinai in 3200 B.C. The death mask of Tutankhamun was studded with Turquoise, as were the mosaic masks dedicated to the gods, the fabu-lous inlaid skulls, shields and power statues of Montezuma, the last ruler of the Aztecs. With a little care we can continue to enjoy this beautiful stone today!

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President’s

Message

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Club News, Contact

& Club Information

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Ed’s Corner

Workshop

Current Club News

Current Club Events

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Feature Article Turquoise

Nevada’s Fly Geyser

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Recent Events

2015 Rockhounds Of

The Year

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Field Trip

Editor’s Quiz

Federation Reports

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Tips, Safety

Rock & Gem Shows

Member-to-Member

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Calendar 8

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Program Meetings: 6:45 - 8:45 PM on the third Tuesday of each month at the Pasadena Central Library at 285 E. Walnut Street. Guests are welcome! Field Trips are scheduled each month. Refer to the bulletin and website for date, location and info. Workshop: The use of the club’s equipment is available to members from 9am to 5pm on the 2nd Sun-day of each month in our shop at 123 E. Montecito Ave., Sierra Madre. There are two sessions - from 9am to 1pm and 1pm to 5pm. Equipment proficiency is required and instruction is free. Fees are $3 per session or $5 for a full day. Bring lunch!

Membership per calendar year is $20, $15 for a second adult member in the same house. Junior members and the third or more members at the same house are $10. Initiation fee is $2.00 per person and membership badges are $7.50. Renewals are due by the October General Meeting and delin-quent after December 31st. Mail checks for membership to P.O. Box 5025, Pasadena CA 91117-0025. Website: pasadenalapidarysociety.org Email: pasadenalapidary@aol.com Board Meetings: 7:15 PM on the sec-ond Tuesday of the month at the Ply-mouth Campus of the Monrovia Adult School. Map and directions are on the website. All members are welcome to attend!

Safety: Liability waivers, eye protection, closed-toe-flat-heel shoes and machinery safe-practices are mandatory for all participants. Work-shops and field trips are for adult members and juniors with adult supervision.

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Officers present: Marcia & Joe Goetz, Martha Wilson and Linda Nelson. Chairs & Members present: Caro-lyn Duncan, Chris Kyte, Ed Imlay and Mark Nelson. Officers/Directors Absent: Jennifer Jang and Elizabeth Weston. It was decided to invest the pro-ceeds of the CFMS Show in a CD and to convert the show bank ac-count to one dedicated to the Workshop. Carolyn was authorized to purchase new folding chairs for

This meeting is dedicated to both Society business - and to fun! This is an “off-year” for new officer elec-tions, but Marcia will introduce directors who have been appointed this year. We’ll have a raffle, silent gift ex-change, and a nice potluck dinner! Our 2015 Rockhounds Of The Year will be recognized - please come and share this honor with them!

April Meeting

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Marcia Goetz, President (626) 914-5030

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Carolyn Duncan, Vice President (909) 593-2781

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Linda Nelson, CPA Secretary/Treasurer

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November Board Meeting by Linda Nelson, Secretary

President’s Message

This month we have our annual Holiday Party in the hall behind the dental office of Dr. Joe (at 33 E. Sierra Madre Boulevard in Sierra Madre) on Thursday, De-cember 11. Set up starts at 5 pm and shouldn’t take too

long, eating at 7:00, and we need to be out by 9 pm. Parking, gift exchange and potluck sug-gestions are 14 the attached flyer and on the web site. By the next workshop we should have clean oil in the saws. Some brave folk got together

before then to “muck” the saws. This is a very fun job and if you have never done it before you would love it. Well, okay, I ex-aggerate. But it should be one for your “bucket list”. Be sure to check out the saws and see the clean oil if you have a chance. The next workshop will have craft fun like we have had the last two parties. Since this year we will not have the opportunity to have crafts at the party we will have it at the workshop. Don’t miss this month’s field trip do dig tourmalines! Congratulations to Tony Fender, a long-

time PLS member, who was elected to be Treasurer at the CFMS annual meeting by the society's Federation Directors. As we come to the end of the year I want to thank everyone. We have successfully accom-plished a lot this year - great programs, work-shops, field trips, and…let’s not forget the CFMS Annual Show and Convention! It could not have happened without all the help you all have given. You all are stupendous! THANK YOU! See you at the holiday meeting! …….. Marcia Marcia Goetz, President

December Annual Meeting

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Meeting and General Club Information

The Annual Club Show is held the second weekend of March at the Masonic Center, 3130 Huntington Drive, San Marino.

Advertising - a business card size ad is available for $99 per year or $10 per edition. Submit text, logos, business card or other copy to the editor at the address or email listed on this page.

Elizabeth Weston and her daugh-ter, Connie, presented her long-awaited Hematite talk with photos! Mark Nelson showed a short video of how quickly a flash flood can build in the desert. The program was the second half of Martha Wilson’s video series called Cutting Cabochons. Mem-bers agreed that the series gave them new ideas for making cabo-chons. ∞

November Program Meeting

the Workshop. The ballots for the 2015 ROTY were counted.

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EDUCATIONAL OUTEACH

By Ed Imlay Chair, Education Committee

Jennifer Nishimura will be helping me with presen-tations to youth groups! On November 21 we did a joint presentation to a Cub Scout group in San Marino. To schedule my educational presentation to your group or school contact me by phone at

(626) 286-8215 or by email at edimlay@hotmail.com. Identification: Would you like to know the name of a rock you have acquired? Set it on the table at the rear of the meeting room with a note asking “What is this?” If the interior of the stone is not evident, chip a small piece off or “window” it to reveal the interior (if it will not damage the appearance of the specimen). Display Table: There won’t be a display table at the December Annual Meeting. The birthstones for December are Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise. For fun, wear something to this meeting containing this month’s birthstone!

Ed’s Corner

Ed Imlay at a local school

Sunshine: Ray Ritchie continues to recover from heart surgery. Friends report his progress is good!∞ Sheryl Aitken received word that her leukemia is in remission and she will see her friends at the tourmaline field trip in December.

Do you know anyone who is not feeling up to par, has been sick or lost a loved one? On the silver lining side of things, do y o u k n o w w h o h a s achieved a goal, won a personal victory, or done something that deserves recognition? The Pasadena Lapidary Society has a Sunshine Committee to send cards and words of comfort and support and congratulations to those members who are in need or are deserving of it. Notify Trudy Krose

at 323-664-9598 or by email at mikekrose@roadrunner.com.

Welcome

New Members !!

Welcome to Jared and Alyson Nishimura (two talented Jun-iors), Walter Jaeger, Douglas McCallie and Howard Lu! Howard started his membership by joining the workshop mucking party! Share the lapidary and jewelry hobby! Invite your friends and neighbors to one of our monthly meetings to learn more about the Pasadena Lapidary Society!

WORKSHOP This Month’s Workshop Program:

Martha Wilson will have a project to make wire wrapped Christmas trees. I will have a ring project to be made out of copper wire (bring your own 20ga dead soft silver wire if you prefer silver. Each ring takes about 1 foot of wire). No soldering required. Copper wire materi-

als will be furnished - bring your own pliers and wire cutters if you can. We should have a great time and there will be some beautiful strands of beads for sale. Thanks to all who took time off work and out of their pre-Thanksgiving plans to service the saws! My call for help was answered by Joe and Marcia Goetz, Ed Imlay, Chris and Marlene Kyte, Philip Lahr, Howard Lu and Mona Ross for a “mucking party” to clean the sludge from the saws. Davis Coghill and Mark Nelson worked on repairing the three roof leaks and we hope this will keep the rain (what rain?) out!

Carolyn Duncan

Meeting Refreshments: Meeting Refreshments — Thanks to Elizabeth Weston and Valerie Statha-tos for November’s refreshments!

We need volunteers for January and February 2015. ∞ Contact me at (323) 664-9598 or by email at mikekrose@roadrunner.com. ……. Trudy Krose

ROCK OF THE MONTH PRESENTATION To be scheduled to talk about an interesting rock or mineral please sign up at the monthly meeting or

email Martha Wilson.

The Beading Group will have some great projects for the up-coming year. Kathleen and Lisa Griffy, Jacci Cooper and Corinne Imlay will show us how to integrate beading and lapi-dary. Call Corinne Imlay at (626) 286-8215 for questions or suggestions of what you would like to see highlighted.

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If cold December gave you birth, The month of snow and ice and mirth, Place on your hand a turquoise blue; Success will bless whate'er you do.

Source: Gregorian Calendar

December Food Drive! Buy one extra item when you shop for the Thanksgiving dinner. Clean out your pantry! Bring them to a Society event this month or next. Non-Perishable Foods such as peanut butter, tuna, chicken, chili, beef stew, dry beans, pasta, oats, rice, cereal, milk (shelf

stable or powder), jelly, tomato sauces, soups, cooking oil and other baking Items, travel soaps and shampoo items. Bring Perishable Foods to the December Meeting such as fresh fruits and vegetables from your garden, milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs, cold cuts and frozen chicken.

“There are people in the world so hungry,

that God cannot appear to them

except in the form of bread.”

Mahatma Gandhi

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In our country, Native Americans have mined and fashioned Turquoise for almost 1000 years. I’ve seen their mines at Cerrillos, New Mexico, started in 900 A.D. and mined by the Spanish in the 1500's. Located ten miles south of Santa Fe, it was the site of the largest prehistoric mining activity on the continent because the huge turquoise deposit was partially exposed at the surface. Using only stone axes, mauls, antler picks, and chisels, Pueblo miners removed 100,000 tons of solid rock to create a pit mine 200 feet deep.

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Turquoise — An Ancient Gemstone By Mark Nelson, Pasadena Lapidary Society

Rising from the plains of Nevada like something from another planet, the Fly Geyser, also known as Fly Ranch Geyser is a sight to behold! Located in Washoe County, Nevada approximately 20 miles north of Gerlach. Fly Geyser is located near the edge of Fly Reservoir and, when measured in 2013, is about 12 feet high, counting the mound on which it sits. Fly Geyser is not an entirely natural phenomenon; it was accidentally created in 1964 by a company drilling in search of sources of geo-thermal energy. For unknown reasons, the geothermal activity began carrying dissolved minerals to the surface where they began accumu-lating, creating the travertine mound on which the geyser sits and which continues to grow each year! Water is constantly released, spouting as high as 5 feet in the air. The geyser contains several terraces discharging water into 30 to 40 pools over an area of 74 acres. The geyser is made up of a series of different minerals, but its brilliant colors are due to thermophilic algae.

Source: Wikipedia and atlasobscura.com.

Dobell Ranch Petrified Wood Holbrook, Arizona

Great selection and prices on petrified wood! Open daily! AZ-77 south from the center of Holbrook. At the intersec-tion of US 180, turn left for 12.6 miles. Turn left at a white

sign for the historic visitors museum with a drawing of a female deer and a bell (Doe-Bell). Drive the old paved highway lined with petrified wood until it ends at the Dobell Ranch. Ask for Gordon Dobell or Tonya Black! Fill a 5-gallon bucket with petrified wood or select larger pieces for your own museum! A great weekend trip!

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Editor’s note: The photos used in this article are by permission of John H. Betts. Cover photo clockwise, starting from the top left: Kingman Arizona turquoise; turquoise from the Sleeping Beauty Mine, Miami District, Gila County Arizona; turquoise from the Fox Mine Lander County Nevada; Turquoise from the Apache Canyon Mines, Turquoise Mountains, San Bernardino County California.

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Top Ten Tips for Turquoise Jewelry Care 1. Store turquoise separately from harder gemstones, as they can

scratch turquoise. 2. Wait to put turquoise on after applying cosmetics or perfume as

these chemicals can discolor the stone. 3. Protect jewelry from prolonged sun exposure and extreme tem-

peratures. 4. Remove jewelry before performing gardening or household tasks

or any strenuous activity that may result in damage from chemi-cals or physical stress.

5. Do not use commercial jewelry cleaners or ultrasonic cleaners to clean turquoise jewelry. These can damage and discolor the stone.

6. Use a soft brush and water to clean the stone. Using a soft towel to dry.

7. Contrary to popular opinion, using even mild soap and other cleaning agents can damage the piece.

8. Do not submerge turquoise in water, if this occurs dry using a soft towel.

9. To prevent silver tarnishing, place jewelry in a sealable plastic bag; for added protection, include an anti-tarnish strip.

10. To remove any tarnish that does develop, rub clean with a jewelry polishing cloth.

Source and more tips at: http://www.turquoisejewelry.com/turquoise-jewelry-care.php#sthash.XTcHgzot.dpuf

Nevada’s Fly Geyser Reported by Mark Nelson, Pasadena Lapidary Society

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The club’s meeting raffle has been attracting some great prizes. This deep purple amethyst crystal will be the grand prize at Octo-ber’s meeting raffle.

The Pasadena Lapidary Society is proud to recognize Chris and Marléné Kyte as our 2015 Rockhounds Of The Year! Chris and Marléné have been the backbone of the club - working tirelessly for many years. They have shared their talents, their time and service enhancing the club. Chris runs the kitchen at our annual shows and often leads field trips. He instructs on the use of workshop saws and maintains them. Chris and Marléné have held many different positions and performed them very well. Chris served as Secretary, Vice President, President and Trus-tee. Marléné served as Show Chair & Membership Chair and works with Chris to plan field trips. They promote the Pasadena Lapidary Society with their words and deeds. Wherever you look, Chris and Marléné are there - doing whatever is needed!

Jennifer Nishimura 2015 Junior Rockhound Of The Year

By Linda Nelson, Secretary

The Pasadena Lapidary Society is proud to recognize Jennifer Nishimura as our 2015 Junior Rockhound Of The Year! Jennifer is a very active member of PLS, proving her dedica-tion to the betterment of the PLS by her willing-ness to assist wherever needed. She regularly attends the general meetings and field trips - inviting her friends to join her to learn about our Society. At workshops she teaches the use of the Genie machine to new junior members. She has written articles for the bulletin and pre-sented at the program meeting. She has made gem trees and demonstrated ring making at the

Society’s Annual Show and cabochon making at the CFMS show. She is always available to help out with setting up and taking down the shows. At the 2014 CFMS Show her cabochon case, with crosses and stars, was awarded a first place! She reads the bulletin every month and frequently wins the Junior Quiz Question contest in the bulletin.

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By Linda Nelson, Secretary

DECEMBER, 2014

Tony Fender Elected CFMS Treasurer ! At last month’s annual federation meeting one of our own was elected to the executive board of the California Federation of Min-eralogical Societies! Tony is a pro-fessor at the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech). Tony and his wife, Sandie, have held leadership positions in our club and have helped to make us the success we are today. Thank you, Tony, for representing us at the Federation! We hope that you will continue through the chairs to President!

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Tony Fender

“In The Midst Of Muck” or “Fun With Oil And Sludge”

December Workshop work party — Mona Ross, Marcia Goetz, Chris Kyte, Howard Lu and Ed Imlay. Not shown are Philip Lahr, Carolyn Duncan,

Marlene Kyte, Valerie Stathatos, Davis Coghill and Mark Nelson.

Left: Trilobite fossil found near Lavic last month by Jennifer Nishimura. Above: Fish fossil found at Jalama Beach by Paolo Sanchez.

FIELD TRIPS By Joe Goetz

It’s Tourmaline Time ! December 13, 2014 — 10am to 3pm

Field Trip to the Himalaya Tourmaline Mine

Dig Your Own Stones!

Where: The Himalaya Mine near Lake Henshaw in San Diego County, 20 miles east of Pala. Minerals: Pink, green and watermelon tourmalines, quartz crystals, apatite, morganite, clevelandite, calcite, lepidolite, feldspar, stibiotantalite, topaz, and spessartine garnet. Details: Easy access with light digging and sifting at a standing table. Cost: $50 for adults, $25 for children ages 13-17 and children 12 years old and younger are free. Reserve A Space: Space on this field trip is limited to the first 30 people who confirm. A list of names will be on the list provided to the mine opera-tors. Contact Mark Nelson to reserve your place. (909) 996-1784 or at

mnelsonair@aol.com. More details are on the calendar page of

the web site!

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FEDERATION NEWS By Joe Goetz

New Leaders Take the Oath of Office!

L-R are Tom Burchard, President (Peninsula Gem & Geology Society); John Martin, 1st Vice President (Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club); Margaret Kolaczyk, 2nd Vice President (Amador Gem & Mineral Society); Kim Campbell Erb, Secretary (Searchers Gem and Mineral Society); Tony Fender, Treasurer (Pasadena Lapidary Society). Colleen McGann of the Membership Committee (Peninsula Gem & Geology Society) administers the oath. When you see Tony, let him know how proud we are of his activity with the Federation!

Editor’s Quiz

Adults: What can you tell me about the object shown at the top of the Pasadena Lapidary Society’s Facebook page? How does it fit into the club’s History?

CFMS - California Federation of Mineralogical Societies

The answers to this month’s quiz can be found on our web site or on the Internet. The first Adult and Junior Members to correctly answer these questions will win a special prize at this month’s Program Meeting. See Editor’s email on page 2.

Juniors: Where did the Pasadena Lapidary Society go for a field trip in February, 2014?

AFMS - American Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Congratulations to Lisa Griffy for knowing that the Rosetta Project was due to land on a comet last month! Congratulations, also, to Jared Nishimura for knowing

that Sarah Josepha Hale, the person behind the Thanksgiving Holiday also wrote the children's rhyme “Mary Had A Little Lamb” !

Joe Goetz Field Trip Chairman

..Somewhere in California.. ……… Joe Goetz

2015 AFMS Officers

From Left:

President - Marion Roberts (Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society, CA) President-elect - Matt Charsky (Gem, Lapidary & Mineral Soc. of Wash. DC)

Treasurer - Pat LaRue (Valley Prospectors, CA) Secretary - Anne Cook (Micromounters Cleveland Heights, OH) 2nd VP - J.C, Moore (West Central Illinois Rock & Mineral Club)

4th VP - Ann Monroe (Alabama Mineral & Lapidary Society) 3rd VP- Jon Spunaugle (West Seattle Petroglyphs, WA)

5th VP - Judy Beck (Wichita Gem and Mineral Society, KS)

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December 6 - 7: BARSTOW, CA - Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral Society, Cora Harper Community Center - 841 Barstow Road (North of I-15). Hours: 10 - 5 daily. www.mdgms.net 12 - 14: RIALTO, CA - Orange Belt Mineralogical Society, Across the street from Rialto City Hall - 105 South Palm Avenue. Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 3. Website: www.OBMSrocks.yolasite.com 12 - 14 - COSTA MESA - Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; OC Fair & Event Center; 88 Fair Dr.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults and students (12 and up) $7, children (11 and under) free; fine jewelry, gems, beads, crystals, silver, rocks, minerals, exhibitors, on-site jewelry repair and hourly door prizes. www.gemfaire.com

January 5th to February 28th: QUARTZSITE, AZ It’s not too soon to plan to visit Quartzsite! It is a short 3 hour drive and well worth it. Our Society will hold its January field trip there on January 24th and 25th during the Pow Wow Show (January 21st to 25th). Level primitive camping or RV sites and motels in Blythe, CA.

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Member - To - Member WANTED: The loan of Society bulletins, minutes, correspondence, awards, photos, officer and member lists from before October 2009. Any condition. If you have any, bring them to a club function or email the club to arrange a pick up. We are building our Yearbook and need to know more of our history! We’ll copy and return them to you. Thanks to Joe and Marcia Goetz for the loan of a 1992 and a 2000 bulletin! Read them on the Newsletter page of the web site. Wanted: Small apartment or casita to rent. Dr. Davis Coghill - (626) 394-9706. Wanted: Used mining ore cart with wheels. Linda Nelson - (909) 851-4407.

Members are welcome to place a FREE message here for items or services wanted, for sale or for trade.

Email submissions to: pasadenalapidary@aol.com.

Articles and photographs printed in this bulletin are as credited to their author. Items not so credited are written by the Editor. Photographs not credited are from the public domain or from the Editor and are used for educational purposes. Articles and photographs submitted for publication are welcome and must be received by the 15th of the prior month. The Editor reserves the right to edit any article submitted for publishing.

Look for the gem s h o w s symbol in the calendar on page 8.

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HOLIDAY SAFETY 2014

From selected tips by Owen Martin, SCFMS Safety Chair

Here are a few things to help keep you and your family safe around the Holidays this year.

Decorations. It can be hazardous to do things like crawling in and out of the attic getting decorations or putting up Christmas lights. Using smaller boxes to store decorations can be very helpful as we maneuver through our attics and garages. Hernias and slipped disks are NOT the kind of present you want to give yourself this year.

Stepladders are MUCH safer than chairs when putting up decora-tions inside your home. Considering that you can buy one for $25 or less at most big box stores, they are a great value for safety.

Hanging decorations outside can pose serious risks. Make sure you have a spotter whenever you are on a ladder. Over the years, I’ve had several friends who have lost older family members from ladder falls this time of year.

And then there are the electrical issues! How many of us are still using those Christmas lights from 1979 ??? Frayed wires, lack of fuses, overloaded plugs, all have the potential to cause fires or elec-trocutions. Consider upgrading your lights or going with a more modest presentation. There are also 3rd party services that will put lights up for you if you’re willing to pay a little more.

Kitchen safety - Make extra time to prepare what you will serve. Things will be much less chaotic, and this lessens the chance of things like cuts, burns, and scalds.

Lots of people on the roads. The most dangerous part of the Holidays typically revolves around travel. During the Holidays, there are A LOT of people on the roads who are not used to the vagaries of heavy traffic. Planning your trips and giving yourself extra time to get where you are going will help you minimize your risks.

Drunk driving: Finally, although we are all aware of it, there will be a lot of folks on the roads who have been drinking alcoholic bever-ages. The concentration of drunk drivers on our roads peaks after midnight and goes until 4:00 a.m. Avoid driving at these hours.

Be safe out there. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From the South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies Newsletter 11–12/2014

via the Backbenders Gazette, Houston Texas

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TIPS, HINTS AND SAFETY

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Board Meeting

Workshop

Tourmaline Mine Field Trip

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) - Buddhist

Our Lady of Guadalupe

1531

Hanukkah 164 b.c.

Bill of Rights 1791

New Year’s Eve 31

Movement 1955 - Rosa Parks

Civil Rights

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Full Moon

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Wright Bros. - 1st Airplane Flight 1903

Wounded Knee Massacre 1873