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Rocky Tales Volume 38, Issue 2 February 2012 LAKE HAVASU GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY The Official Publication of The Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society
Editor
AlbertaWiederrick [email protected] or
GENERAL MONTHLY MEETING Friday, February 10, 2012
Mt. Olive Parish Center
2170 Havasupai Blvd.
Lake Havasu City
Meeting begins @ 7:00 p.m.
Visiting @6:30 p.m.
BOARD MEETINGS
5:00 P.M. Prior to
GENERAL MONTHLY
MEETING (Sept.-May)
At Mt. Olive Parish Center
2170 Havasupai Blvd.
Inside This Issue:
Business Meetings
will be 1st Friday of
month beginning in
March
Location yet to be
determined
Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society Information Page 2
President’s Message/Memorial/Photos Page 3
Photos/Rock & Gem Shows Page 4
Tucson Rock & Gem Shows/Birthdays/Anniversaries Page 5
Balloon Fest Cudos/Precious Gems/Photos Page 6
Precsious Gems/Photos Page 7
CLUB SWAP MEET AND PICNIC
Tom Henderson will host a LHGMS Club Swap Meet and Picinc
Sunday, February 26 from 11am to 3pm at the old Armory site
which is next to the dog park in SARA Park. Look for the lone
power pole in the vacant field.
This is a chance for Club members to sell or buy gem &
mineral related stuff to each other. Please bring your own
table and chair(s) and beverage. This is a pot luck lunch and
hot dogs and a barbque will be provided.
February 10 Meeting
we will have a Silent
Auction.
If you have
something to share
please bring it,
otherwise bring full
pocketbook! Proceeds go to club.
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CLUB INFORMATION
The Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society is a member of
The Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies
(RMFMS) and associated with the American Federation of
Mineralogical Societies (AFMS).
The purpose of the Lake Havasu Gem and Mineral Society
is:
1. To increase our appreciation of the beauty and value of
the land in which we live.
2. To foster good fellowship among the members while
pursuing the Club’s activities.
3. To foster knowledge of the earth sciences.
4. To provide educational scholarships
in scientific fields.
5. To procure and improve club equipment.
The Lake Havasu Gem and Mineral Society meets the
second Friday of each month from September through May
at Mt. Olive Parish Center 2170 Havasupai Blvd., Lake
Havasu City, AZ. The membership typically votes to
eliminate the June, July, and August meetings.
Fiscal Year: January 1st– December 31st
Name badges are required for all members.
One time or replacement badge cost - $8.00
Single membership cost - $16.00
Family sponsored Junior membership cost - $8.00
Family membership cost - $16.00 for the first member
and $8.00 for each member thereafter with a maximum
of $25.00.
Annual Membership dues are payable on January 1
and shall be delinquent after the February meeting.
Please remit payment to:
Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society
Attn: Membership Chairperson
P.O. Box 990
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405-0990
The Rocky Tales is published monthly, except for June, July,
and August. The submission deadline is the 3rd Friday of
the month in writing to the above address or by email
to:
Rocky Tales Team: Alberta Wiederrick and Carolyn
& Warren Jones
Group Site Moderator: Bruce Wilhelm
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS
Jay Brown President 408-251-4256
Kathy McCauliff Vice President
Eric Hynes Secretary
Liz Porter Treasurer
Don Wininger Sgt. at Arms
David Frybarger First Year Director
Jack Hodges Second Year Director
Ron Murphy Third Year Director
“C” Russell Past President
COMMITTEES
Assets/Swap Meet Kathy McCauliff 928-680-7698
By-Laws, Standing Rules: David Frybarger 928-855-5767
Charter: Harry Kilb 928-855-1630
Decorations: OPEN
Editor: Alberta Wiederrick 208-756-7787
Field Trips: David Frybarger 928-855-5767
Finance Advisor: Harry Kilb 928-855-1630
Greeter/ Fifty-Fifty Edith Walden, Anne Roberts, Linda
Gromov
Government Compliance: Judy Cano 928- 855-4829
Friendship: Madge Klinger 928-855-3196
Historian: Liz Porter 928-453-8415
Membership: Gayle Gilpin 928-208-8992
Program Director: Rick Gilpin 928-208-8950
Property/Inventory: OPEN
Publicity: Harry Kilb 928- 855-1630
Refreshments: OPEN
Show Chair: OPEN
Scholarship/Education Lou Porte r 928-453-8415
Social Director & Special Events Judy Cano 928-855-4829
Webmaster: Bruce Wilhelm 928-566-4580
Workshop/Education: Don Wininger 928-208-9828
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President’s Message---
President Jay Brown has been ill with pneu-
monia for the past three weeks. He has ask
to convey to the membership that he is
excited about the coming year and looking
forward to the activities and working with
the club. We wish him a speedy recovery
and know he will be up and around soon!
President Jay reports that the Lake Havasu
Convention and Visitors Bureau will be
putting up a Mineral Display at the English
Village. There is a potential for other
displays at the Museum, Aquatic Center,
Library and City Hall. If anyone is
interested in heading up a committee to
work on getting displays put up in these
areas, please contact him.
He also reports that Ron Murphy is doing
demonstrations on faceting and there will be
flyers promoting lapidary classes. Sign up
early if you would like to take the classes.
Also, there will be a potluck at 6:00 p.m. in
March at the Library in Rooms A & B. You
are asked to bring something you would
enjoy sharing to eat.
Business meeting will move back to the 1st
Friday of the month in March with the loc-
ation to be determined.
General Meeting Minutes January 13, 2012
Mt. Olive Parish Center
2170 Havasupai Blvd.
Lake Havasu City, Az. 86403
Submitted by Eric Hynes
The minutes for the meeting of January13, 2012
are unavailable for this issue of Rocky Tales
and will be published in the March issue along
with the February minutes.
In Memoriam It is with deep regret we report the death of Judy Cano on February 1,
2012 at Lake Havasu Hospital of Complications from a recent illness.
There will be a short memorial service held at the February 10, 2012
Club Meeting.
Past President – C Russell and New President –
“Santa” Jay Brown at Christmas Party.
2012 LHGMS Officers
Stan Sutton swearing in 2012
President Jay Brown
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Rock & Gem Shows February
1-29—QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA: Wholesale and
retail show; Desert Gardens RV Park; 1064 Kuehn St.;
I-10 Exit 17; Wed. 9-6 daily; free admission; crystals,
minerals, rough, polished, jewelry, lapidary
equipment; contact Sharon or Sandy, 1064 Kuehn St.,
Quartzsite, AZ 85346, (928) 927-6361; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site:
www.desertgardensrvpark.net
9-12—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Annual show; Tucson
Gem & Mineral Society; Tucson Convention Center;
260 S. Church Ave.; Thu. 10-6, Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6,
Sun. 10-6; adults $10, seniors and active military $8 on
Fri., children (14 and under) free with adult; 2-day
tickets $17 ; contact Show Chairman, PO Box 42588,
Tucson, AZ 85733, (520) 322-5773; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: www.tgms.org
10-12—SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA:
Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Santa
Monica Civic Auditorium; 1855 Main St.; Fri. 12-6,
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $7, children (11 and under)
free; jewelry, gems, beads, crystals, silver, rocks,
minerals, exhibitors from all over the world; contact
Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: www.gemfaire.com
17-26—INDIO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; San
Gorgonio Mineral & Gem Society; Riverside County
Fair & National Date Festival; Gem & Mineral Bldg,
Bldg. #1, 46-350 Arabia St.; Fri. 10-10, Sat. 10-10,
Sun. 10-10, Mon. 10-10; adults $8, seniors $7, students
$6, children (under 5) free; contact Bert Grisham, 1029
N. 8th St., Banning, CA 92220, (951) 849-1674; e-
mail: [email protected]
24-25—NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA: Annual
show; Del Air Rockhounds Club; United Methodist
Church; 9650 Reseda Blvd.; Fri. 3-9, Sat. 10-5; free
admission; contact Julia Marin, (818) 886-7190; Web
site: www.delairrockhounds.org
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Rock & Gem Shows January/February
Tucson Shows 26-12—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Wholesale and retail
show; Eons Expos RLLLP; 22nd St.; at I-10; Thu. 9-6
daily; free admission; minerals, fossils, dinosaurs,
crystals, gems, jewelry, meteorites; contact Christine
Coyle, 38 Fox Ridge Rd., Sparta, NJ 07871, (516)
818-1228; e-mail: [email protected]; Web
site: www.22ndstreetshow.com
28-11—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Arizona Mineral &
Fossil Show; Martin Zinn Expositions; Ramada Ltd.;
665 N. Freeway; Thu. 10-6 daily; free admission;
more than 400 dealers, free shuttle among locations,
Artists’ Gallery at the Hotel Tucson City Center;
contact Martin Zinn Expositions, PO Box 665,
Bernalillo, NM 87004-0665; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: www.mzexpos.com
28-11—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Arizona Mineral &
Fossil Show; Martin Zinn Expositions; Quality Inn-
Benson Hwy.; 1025 E. Benson Hwy.; Thu. 10-6
daily; free admission; more than 400 dealers, free
shuttle among locations, Artists’ Gallery at the Hotel
Tucson City Center; contact Martin Zinn Expositions,
PO Box 665, Bernalillo, NM 87004-0665; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: www.mzexpos.com
28-11—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Arizona Mineral &
Fossil Show; Martin Zinn Expositions; The Hotel
Tucson City Center; 475 N. Granada; Sat. 10-6 daily;
free admission; more than 400 dealers, free shuttle
among locations, Artists’ Gallery at the Hotel Tucson
City Center; contact Martin Zinn Expositions, PO
Box 665, Bernalillo, NM 87004-0665; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: www.mzexpos.com
28-11—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Arizona Mineral &
Fossil Show; Martin Zinn Expositions; The Mineral
& Fossil Marketplace; 1333 N. Oracle Rd.; Thu. 10-6
daily; free admission; more than 400 dealers, free
shuttle among locations, Artists’ Gallery at the Hotel
Tucson City Center; contact Martin Zinn Expositions,
PO Box 665, Bernalillo, NM 87004-0665; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: www.mzexpos.com
28-12—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Annual show; The
Rock Show; Kino Sports Complex; 2500 E. Ajo Way;
Sat. 9:30-5:30 each day; free admission; rocks,
jewelry, minerals, fossils, gemstones; contact Trym
Gibbons, PO Box 246, Cortaro, AZ 85652, (800) 983-
0133; e-mail: [email protected]
Diana Brown
Sally Beyer
David Christiansen
Paul Fee
Jack Fritchey
Donna Keil
Madge Klinger
Lee Milligan
George Murga
Homer Rhodaback
Carol Rhodaback
Fred Strammer
Walter Adin
Neil raine
Warren Jones
Sheila Bandaruk
Louise Hagan
Chuck Brown
Donna Roginson
Tom & Marlene Henderson
Clark & Donna Keil
Teddy Page
Ken & Mary Roberts
Gene Rohn
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Precious Gems, cont. Lou Porter for donating the many beautifully crafted
refrigerator magnets, purse holders, book markers &
pony tail holders. Your support of all of the club
projects is outstanding.
Liz Porter for many days of hard work. For all you
do behind the scenes that is unnoticed but makes a
project come together and makes it a success!
Marla Lindley Diehl for 3 days of long hours, keeping
our cash boxes in order, teaching us how to market
our product and setting up our Spin to Win wheels to
draw people in which worked!
Karen Lohr for your laughter and energy and
engaging the public, your eye for minerals with
“bling” and knowing what people want to buy, and for
working a shift and being a forever friend to us all!
Ed McCauliff for helping set up and tear down, for
putting up with a house and garage full of balloon
festival stuff, skipped meals, a constant dirty car full
of rock stuff and taking care of the pets!
Pat Wheeler, we can always count on you to work a
shift, for bringing your Gem and Mineral book to look
up information for the public and writing it down so
people can remember their purchases.
Eric Hynes for your help with the show and balloon
festival. Taking on Club Secretary, for engaging the
public, for your great energy and for bringing Ayla
with you!
Ayla Hynes, you are great with adults and young
people alike. Thank you for keeping the wheel
games spinning. Someday you will be Club
President!
Balloon Festival Cudos!
Precious Gems to all who worked and donated
to the LHGMS Balloon Festival Booth. It was a
great success. We had fun and our booth was
only a few feet from the balloon launching field.
The public was very happy with our demon-
strations, displays, the rocks and minerals we
had for them and the Spin the Wheel games.
(Every spin is a win!) One of the Show organ-
izers mentioned they were impressed by the way
our members engaged the public with their
friendliness and knowledge.
Precious Gems and great appreciation from Kathy McCauliff go to:
2011 & 2012 Presidents: C Russell and Jay
Brown for trusting us to put this booth together
on a whim.
2011 & 2012 Board of Directors for their support
Carol & Homer Rhodaback for donating the new
game wheel, four days of work and many hours
of planning, for your big van, and rescuing us in
the wind storm!
C & Nan Russell for always being on board
when club work is to be done, for set up and an
all day shift, and for driving 90 miles to bring an
8’ table in a 4’ Jeep!
Karen and Lee Olsavsky for the many necklaces
you created, for 3 days of long hours during the
festival and for Lee’s 80 + years of energy. You
out worked most of us!
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Precious Gems, cont. Sharlene Helberg for driving from Yucca and bringing your own equipment to demonstrate stone carving. Ron Murphy for demonstrating faceting with your own equipment. Everyone enjoyed your sample of faceted and carved stones. You were a crowd pleaser and we were very honored you were there. Ken and Barb Carpenter for driving from Parker to help us. Everyone loves your field trip stories and great humor! Kit Salway, a new member, for donating necklaces and rings, for working all day shift and helping us clean up after the wind storm. You jumped right in and helped with anything that was needed. We are lucky you joined us. John and Julie Carter, new members, for having the courage to dive in and help, for staying through a long shift and being so friendly. We enjoyed you both! Bob and Lois Ediger for donating a bag full of pendants with beautiful cabochons and silver work. Many people sought them. You have always given when asked. You both are true Club Friends! Harvey Lynch, new member, for donating bracelets, blue beads, polished stone cabochons and more. Many people had a good time trying to win each item. Gwen W. for lending us your pop-up tent. It saved us from the sun and held up great during our big Saturday wind storm! Mystery Lady, for donating necklaces with pretty stones. We put them on the game wheel and the kids loved trying to win them! Please come forward, you gave them to me at the Christmas Party. A leaverite to me for not knowing and writing your name down!
Bernie Spore for donations to the swap meet booth, for slabs, agate and polished stone and to the Balloon Festival for petrified palm wood, and petrified dinosaur poop! Along with amethyst and agate and many other stones. They were used for the wheel and people loved them! You have been a true friend and contributor to this Club!
BALLOON FEST 2012
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Please send exchange bulletins to
The address below
Rocky Tales Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral
Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 990
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405