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Member of the California & American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7618, Van Nuys, CA 91409
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
The Del Air Rockhounds Club Welcomes You!!
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Member of the California & American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7618, Van Nuys, CA 91409
February 2025 Del-Air Rockhounds Club Calendar of Events
Thursday February 6: General Meeting-7:30 pm in our regular meeting room
Friday February 14: Valentine's Day
Monday February 17: President's Day
Thursday February 20: Board Meeting
Sunday February 23: UCLA Meteorite Museum Field Trip
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January 2025 Program: Presented by Kai Kalma
Marine Monsters in the Mesozoic
Come join us in February and learn about the different marine species that evolved during the Mesozoic period such as the pakicetus, mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs, early whales and other coastal environments during that time.
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February's Rock of the Month is Agate
Beginning in February and continuing throughout 2025, we will be showcasing a 'Rock of the Month'. We ask members and guests to bring in your specimens of the rock of the month to share with the group. Look to this page each month to learn what the featured rock will be. An enlightened club member will provide a brief, informative talk on the selected rock each month.
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February Field Trip - Paid Members Only
Sunday February 23, 2025 - Meet-up time 10:30 am in Parking Structure 2
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March 2023 Field Trip Teaser- Paid Members Only
VICTOR VALLEY GEM AND MINERAL CLUB invites you to their 49th Annual Stoddard Wells Rockhound Tailgate Victorville, California Friday through Sunday, March 7, 8, and 9th 2025 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. Come visit us for Handcrafted and Faceted Jewelry, Slabs and Cabs; Findings and Equipment; Minerals and Fossils; TONS of Rough Material and lots of surprises.
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Upcoming Gem Shows
Come support our sister clubs, the Ventura Gem & Mineral Society and the Conejo Gem & Mineral Club, by attending their annual shows on March 1 & 2, and April 12 & 13 2025 respectively. Always a fun time!
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Saturday, January 11, 2025
January 2025 Del Air Rockhounds Calendar of Events
Thursday January 9: General Meeting - 1 Week Later Than Usual
Monday January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Thursday January 23: Board Meeting - 1 Week Later Than Usual
Saturday January 25: Annual Del-Air Whale Bone Trip - For Paid Members Only!
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January 2025 Program:
Presented by Maxine Dearborn & Bob Knox
Come join Maxine Dearborn and Bob Knox as they explore the wonderful world of poop! Fossilized poop, that is! Or, more accurately, Coprolite. See the many different specimens they have collected and learn about their origins, sizes, shapes and more. Also on display will be a very large specimen owned by club member Kai Kalma that he found in Green River, Utah which contains fossilized dinosaur bones that tells us this coprolite came from a meat eating predator. A fun presentation not to be missed.
*************************************************************************** January's Rock of the Month is Agate
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Congratulations to our 2025 Board of Directors President: Jeff Dengrove
Vice President: Aileen Beckers
2nd Vice President: Dan Farber
Secretary: Bob Dearborn
Treasurer: Shellie Van Winkle
Federation Director: Bob Knox
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Upcoming Club Events:
March 27, 2025 - Apperson Street Elementary School - 10233 Woodward Ave., Sunland, CA 91040 Classroom Talk - 3rd Grade 8:30 - 9:25 & 9:30 - 10:25
April 4, 2025 - Vintage Magnet School - NASA Steam Night 15848 Stare St, North Hills, CA 91343 setup 4:30 pm - runs 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm - Spin a Wheel, pre Dino Animals, sellable stuff, touch & feel, edu. game and more.
April 10, 2025 - Apperson Street Elementary School - 10233 Woodward Ave., Sunland, CA 91040 Classroom Talk - 5th Grade. 9:30 - 10:30 & 10:55 - 12:00
May 9, 10, 11, 2025 - CFMS Show - Antelope Valley Fairgrounds - set up May 8; Runs May 9-11 Volcano & Sedimentary Displays, touch and feel rocks and edu. game.
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Del-Air Field Trip Information and Rules
The field trip leader is in charge of your safety. Please follow directions! To be safe, stay in view of the vehicles when possible. Do not wander off from the group without the leader knowing. Do not depart from the field trip without informing the leader. Be sure your gas tank is full prior to arriving at the meet-up location. Gas is not available in the desert. Sign liability release upon arrival at the meet-up location. Please include emergency contact info, name and phone number. Arrive on time, no one wants to wait for late arrivals. Call the leader if you are running late. What to bring: Water Food, if you want to eat, Collecting bag or bucket Gloves Rock hammer or similar tool Sunscreen. Dress in layers. Be aware, many collecting locations have NO cell service. Stay in caravan order while proceeding as a group to collecting sites. Generally, a time period for each location is decided by the leader. Listen for a car horn to know it is time to get back to your car. If you are not sure, ASK!
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2025 Quartzsite Info:
Desert Gardens - Jan 1 to Feb 28 Tyson Wells Rock & Gem Show - Jan 3 to 12
Pow Wow Show - Jan 15 to 19
Tyson Wells Sell-A Rama - Jan 17 to 26
RV Show - Jan 18 to 26
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Come support our sister club, the Ventura Gem & Mineral Society, by attending their annual show on March 1 & 2, 2025 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
December 2024 Del Air Rockhounds Calendar of Events
Thursday December 5: 2024 Holiday Party - Paid Members Only
Saturday December 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Thursday December 12: Crystal Tabby Day - Paid Members Only
Saturday December 14: *Flash Shop Day* - Paid Members Only
Sunday December 15: Chatsworth Holiday Parade & Festival
Thursday December 19: Board Meeting
Saturday December 21: First Day of Winter
Wednesday December 25: Christmas & Hanukkah
Thursday December 26: Kwanzaa
Tuesday December 31: New Years Day
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December 2024 Program - This Event is for Paid Members Only
2024 Del-Air Holiday Party & Election of Our 2025 Board of Directors
Happy Holidays Del-Air members. It's time once again for our annual holiday party. This year we will be enjoying a member provided, international themed, potluck dinner and a special presentation revolving around slabs and cabochons. There will be some games and the annual election of our Board of Directors for 2025. Remember to prepare enough of your dish to feed approximately 6-8 people. Our holiday party committee has put together a fun evening you all are sure to enjoy. The party will be held on our regular December meeting date of Thursday December 5th in the Fellowship Hall building of the Northridge United Methodist Church beginning at 6:30 pm, one (1) hour earlier than our usual meeting time. Please remember to wear your name badges to the party.
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January 2025 Club Meetings
Due to the proximity of our January 2025 general meeting to the New Years Holiday, please be advised the January meeting has been moved to Thursday, January 9th at 7:30 pm in our regular meeting room at Northridge United Methodist Church and our January board meeting has been moved to Thursday, January 23, 7:30 pm at Shellie Van Winkle's home.
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*****Flash Shop Day***** This Event is for Paid Members Only
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday December 14 @ Jeff Dengrove's Home 'Slabs to Cabs' Come join us at Jeff Dengrove's house and learn how to transform those slabs you'll be receiving at the Holiday Party into beautiful cabochons. Just in time to make those last minute Christmas gifts for that special someone or maybe for yourself as well. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn a new lapidary skill. There will be instructors on hand to show you how it's done. It's really easy.
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2024 Chatsworth Holiday Parade & Festival
Sunday December 15, 2024 - Set-up begins 10:00 am
Event runs 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
The Del-Air Rockhounds will be hosting a booth at this event. Members will be needed to help run this double-wide booth. Please see any board member to let them know you'd like to help out. We participate in this event every year and it's always a lot of fun for everyone. Come see what you're missing!
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November Field Trip Report & January Field Trip Teaser
November 9th saw the Del Air’s meeting in Mojave, CA at 9:30 am for a Field Trip. Chairman, Jeff Dengrove, led 6 cars of people out to the North Edwards collecting areas to pick up rocks. And boy, did we pick up rocks! No digging, just bend over and take the agate that looked pretty. We stopped at 4 different areas and enjoyed a perfect day for rockhounding. There was just a little breeze with temps in the low 70’s. Perfect! After picking up all this nice rock we decided to go to Boron, CA and visit the Rio Tinto Boron Mine Visitor's Center. They say this is the largest open-pit mine in California, operated by the U.S. Borax division of Rio Tinto. A very good visitor center with a lot of information on this mining operation. They also have a couple of dump sites here where you can collect different minerals from their operation. We all did this too! Members on this trip were: Jeff Dengrove, Bob & Maxine Dearborn, Dan Farber, Pam Abbott, Ann Richardson, Vincent Santoro, Trevor Feemster, Dr Oh and his 2 guests. We hope to see even more members join us for our annual whale bone trip to Refugio Beach on Jan 29, 2025. More details to follow in our January Bulletin. Stay Tuned and save the date.
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2025 Quartzsite Info:
Desert Gardens - Jan 1 to Feb. 28
Tyson Wells Rock & Gem Show - Jan 3 to 12
Pow Wow Show - Jan 15 to 19
Tyson Wells Sell A Rama - Jan 17 to 26
RV Show - Jan 18 to 26.
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The Gold Coast Gem & Mineral Show
Has been rescheduled to December 7 & 8 due to the Ventura County Fairgrounds needing to house 3000 firefighters over the original dates.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
November 2024 Del Air Calendar of Events
Sunday November 3: Daylight Savings Ends
Thursday November 7: General Meeting
Monday November 11: Veterans Day
Thursday November 21: Board Meeting
Thursday November 28: Thanksgiving Day
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November 2024 Program:
The Diversity of American Gems: The Western States
Presented by Renee Newman
Renee’s PowerPoint will include gems from sources in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and parts of California. However, it will focus on the most notable ones such as jade, benitoite, sunstone, opal, turquoise, chrysocolla, Four Peaks amethyst and fire agate. Renée Newman developed her interest in gems in the early 1980's while conducting tours to Asia, South America and the South Pacific. Her passengers wanted to know how to judge the quality of the gems they saw. After searching in bookstores and libraries for this information, Renée discovered that little had been written on the subject of gem quality evaluation, so she decided it would be worth creating books with photos that showed how to judge gem quality. After receiving a graduate gemologist diploma from the GIA, she was hired as a gemologist at a wholesale firm in downtown Los Angeles. It provided hands-on experience grading diamonds and selecting colored gems and pearls for their jewelry. Armed with trade experience and gemological credentials, Renée decided to create books that showed readers how to visually evaluate the quality of gems. Her first book, the Diamond Ring Buying Guide, was published in 1989. Since that time, she has written thirteen more books on gems and jewelry. They are used as gemology course textbooks, sales training tools, appraisal references and consumer guides. The books will be available for sale at the meeting for a discounted price. Bring cash or check.
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Report on Beading Class with Martina Rodriguez 10-26-2024
Martina Rodriguez instructed us all on how to make A BEAD BRACELET. She had many different beads to choose from and spacer items to make the bracelet even prettier. After stringing the beads and in some cases dropping the string and losing the beads, which means starting over again, we had to tie the knot to hold it all together. This knot was not easy and Martina helped most of us. Most made 2 bracelets and a pair of earrings. With a light lunch, it was a good day. Members attending the class were: Pam Abbott, Dean Tran, Olga Wolf, Alexander Tran, Dr. Jeong Guk Oh, Louise Ratliff, Marilyn Murata and Bob Dearborn. A fun day for all and we did learn something new. These special yearly quarter workshop classes are for members only and if you miss them, you are missing out on learning something new and interesting.
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Proposed 2025 Slate of Officers
President: Jeff Dengrove
Vice President: Aileen Beckers
2nd Vice President: Dan Farber
Secretary: Bob Dearborn
Treasurer: Shellie Van Winkle
Federation Director: Bob Knox
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December Holiday Party Teaser
Happy Holidays Del-Airs. Next month is our annual holiday party. This year we will be enjoying a member provided international themed potluck dinner, a special presentation revolving around slabs and cabochons, some games, and our annual election of officers for 2025. Holiday party chair, Bernadette Friedman will have a sign-up sheet for you to advise on what dish you will be bringing to the party. Remember to prepare enough to feed approximately 6-8 people. Our holiday party committee is currently hard at work planning out all the fine details. The party will be held on our regular December meeting date of Thursday December 5th in the Fellowship Hall building of the Northridge United Methodist Church. So, save the date as you will not want to miss this fun annual event.
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