December 2017 Calendar
07: General Meeting: Our Annual Holiday
Party!
10: Chatsworth Holiday Parade & Festival:
See article & volunteer, volunteer.,
12: Hanukkah Begins: 8 wonderful nights
for all our Jewish friends!
21:
Board Meeting: At Dearborn's Home. Wassel will be
served…nuff said!
25:
Christmas Day: Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice?
31: New Year’s Eve:
2018 is gonna be the year, y’all.
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Holiday Party: Thursday Dec 07, 2017
The party begins with appetizers & holiday punch at
6:45 pm in our regular meeting room at: Northridge United Methodist Church - 9650
Reseda Blvd, Northridge
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Guests are always welcome at our meetings and
events however our annual Holiday Party in December requires a prepaid
reservation in advance.
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December 2017 Holiday Program:
“Cabochons –
The Domed Gemstone”
Presented
by: Bob Knox & Chris Ward
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Learn a little bit about the
history of this ancient form of gemstone cutting. Then join in on a hands-on
project where you will be able to create a lighted holiday ornament utilizing actual
cabochons hand made by member Dick Flaharty over the past 5 decades. Dick passed
away a few months ago and these cabochons were donated to our club by his
family.
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Support Our Hobby...Attend a Local Show...
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December
9 - 10: RIALTO, CA
Orange Belt Mineralogical Society Near Rialto City Hall Lot 105 South Palm Avenue Hours: 9 - Dusk daily Contact: Jessica Pierson, (909) 381-0089 Email: OBMSTailgateInfo@gmail.com Website: http://OBMSrocks.yolasite.com |
January
20 - 21: EXETER, CA
Tule Gem & Mineral Society, Visalia Exeter Veterans' Memorial Building 324 N. Kaweah Avenue Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Margaret Buchmann, (559) 799-6034 Email: margaretbu03@gmail.com Website: www.tulegem.com |
February
16 - 25: INDIO, CA
San Gorgonio Mineral & Gem Society Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival 82-503 Highway 111 Hours: 10 - 10 daily Contact: Bert Grisham, (915) 849-1674 Email: bert67@verizon.net |
February
17 - 18: ANTIOCH, CA
Antioch Lapidary Club Contra Costa County Fairgrounds 1201 West 10th Street Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: Brenda Miguel, (925) 301-6957 Email: brenda.miguel@yahoo.com Website: www.antiochlapidaryclub.com |
February
24 - 25: VALLEJO, CA
Vallejo Gem & Mineral Society Solano County Fairgrounds, McCormack Hall 900 Fairgrounds Drive Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: Dan Wolke, 707 334-2950 Email: dncwolke@sbcglobal.net Website: www.vjgems.org |
March
2 - 4: NEWARK, CA
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley Newark Pavilion 6430 Thornton Avenue Hours: Fri & Sat 10 - 6; Sun 10 - 5 Contact: Cathy Miller, 510-887-9007 Email: showchair@mgscv.org Website: www.mgscv.org |
March
2 - 11, IMPERIAL, CA
Imperial Valley Gem & Mineral Society California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta 200 East Second Street Hours: Weekends noon - 10 pm; Weekdays 4 pm - 10 pm Contact: John Pyle, Jr. (760) 562-3453 Website: www.ivgms.org |
March
3 - 4: ARCADIA, CA
Monrovia Rockhounds L. A. County Arboretum & Botanical Garden 301 North Baldwin Avenue Hours: 9:00 - 4:30 daily Contact: Jo Anna Ritchey, (626) 359-1624, Email: joannaritchey@gmail.com Website: www.moroks.com |
2017-2018
Quartzsite Shows and Events
Quartzsite
Market Place Street Fair
Oct.
31, 2017 - March 1, 2018
Tyson
Wells Market Center Swap Meet
Oct
01, 2017 -April 1, 2018
Rice
Ranch “Yawl Come” Show
November
1, 2017 - April 1, 2018
Grease
Wood Swap Meet
November
2017 - April, 2018
Desert
Gardens - Gem & Mineral
January
01 - February 28, 2018
Prospectors
Panorama
January
01 - January 14, 2017 tbc
Annual
Hi Jolly Daze Parade - Town Park
QIA
Pow Wow - Gems, minerals & jewelry
January
17 - January 21, 2018
Tyson
Wells Rock & Gem Show
January
05 - January 14, 2018
Tyson
Wells Sell-A-Rama
January
19 - January 28, 2018
Sports,
Vacation & RV Show (The Big Tent)
January
20 - January 28, 2018
Tyson
Wells Arts and Crafts
February
02 - February 11, 2018
Gold,
Treasure & Craft Show - QIA 9 am - 5 pm
February
9 - 11, 2018 tbc
Quartzsite
Quilt Show - Quartzsite SR Center
February
2 - 3, 2018 tbc
Quartzsite Gold Show
February 9-11, 2018 tbc
QIA building. Friday - Saturday 9-4 Sunday
During
the business portion of our Holiday Party, the membership will be asked to vote
in our 2018 Board of Directors. We will ask for nominations from the floor
before the vote and any nominations received will be added to the roster before
the final vote. Any member can be nominated for any position. We encourage new
voices with new ideas to join the board to help propel our club to the next
level.
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Proposed 2018 Slate
of Club Officers
President: Chris Ward
Vice President: Jeff Dengrove
Treasurer: Shellie Van Winkle
Secretary: Bob Dearborn
Federation Director:
Bob Knox
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Happy Holidays
To All
