Jan 2015
07:
Grab Bag Sewing Day: 10:00 am at the Dearborn’s home.
08:
General Meeting: 7:30 pm in our regular meeting room.
15:
Board Meeting: 7:30 pm at the Hellenthal’s home
17:
Field Trip: Del Air Annual Fossil Whale Bone Hunt (see article for
details)
19:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Dream that Dream!
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Jan 2015 Meeting Hosts Feb 2015 Meeting Hosts
Brd Mtg: The Hellenthal’s Home TBD
Welcome to our first month
on the new Meeting Host Program.
This year, all members are required to serve as a general meeting host at least
once. See Richard Haering if you have not yet signed up for your month.
There will be 2 hosts each
month and they are not required to bring any refreshments but can if they so
wish. The hosts will be responsible for setting up the table area, coffee
machine and organizing the food brought in by the membership as well as helping
to serve during the break and cleaning up the area afterward.
All members are encouraged
to bring a refreshment a-la pot-luck style to any and all meetings. The club
will supply coffee, water and paper goods each month. If no one brings anything
then there will be nothing to eat at break time. If everyone brings a little
something then there will be plenty for everyone.
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Del Air General Meeting: Thursday Jan 08, 2015
The meeting begins at 7:30 pm
in our regular meeting room at:
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Jan 2015 Program: The Wonders of the Winter Sky
Presented By:
Jim VanWinkle
Club member
Jim VanWinkle will take us on a tour of the astronomical wonders of the winter
sky, with emphasis on things that can be seen with the naked eye or with
binoculars. The discussion will cover
some of the more interesting constellations, unusual stars, nebulae where star
birth is occurring, and a little of the mythology behind the constellations. Emmy Silverman-Program Chairwoman
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QUARTZSITE,
AZ. 2015 SHOW INFORMATION
Interested Days for Us **
January 02 - January 14 2015 Prospectors Panorama
January 01 - February 28, 2015
Desert Gardens -Gem & Mineral **
January 02 - January 11, 2015 Tyson Wells Rock & Gem Show
January 05 - January 25, 2015 Main Event (to be confirmed) **
January 16 - January 25, 2015 Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama **
January 17 - January 25, 2015 Big Tent Sports, Vacation & RV Show **
January 21 - January 25, 2015
Pow Wow Gem, Mineral & Jewelry **
January 30 - February 8, 2015 Tyson Wells Arts and Crafts
February 06 - February 07, 2015 Quartzsite Quilt Show Quartzsite SR Center
February 13 - February 15, 2015 Quartzsite Gold Show
Side Trips for Rockhounds:
Bradshaw Trail also known as the Gold Road to La Paz, is located in California's
southeastern
Riverside County. The trail was created in 1862 by William
Bradshaw, and was the first trail that
crossed the Riverside County desert all the way to the Colorado
River. In 1863 it became a
well-traveled overland stage route. Originating in
San Bernardino, the trail was used to haul miners
and other passengers to the gold fields at La Paz, Arizona (now
Ehrenberg).
Hauser Geode Beds Take the Wiley's Well Road exit from Interstate 10 and continue
driving
south to the graded dirt road just past the state prison. You will
pass Wiley's Well campground (9
miles south of I-10), and Coon Hollow campground (12 miles south
of I-10). You will see a dirt
road on the right with a marker indicating the route to the Hauser
Geode Beds. This is also the
Imperial and Riverside county border.
Tumco/Hedges Ghost Town Driving Interstate 8 east of El Centro, California, after you pass
through the Imperial Sand Hills, you can see off to the left a
small group of mountains that
appear dark brown. These mountains are known as the Cargo Muchacho
Mountains.
Opal Hill Mine Tucked deep into the Mule Mountains, not far from Palo Verde, lies
Opal Hill
Mine. Opal Hill is well known for its beautiful and rare fire
agate, opal eggs and quartz crystals.
When one thinks of a mine, images of deep shafts or dark tunnels
usually come to mind. The
Opal Hill Mine can be better described as a claim established on a
hillside which overlooks a
valley. The mine consists of rock outcroppings and holes where agate has
been extracted.
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Support our hobby........support a local show
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January 17 - 18: EXETER,
CA
Tule
Gem & Mineral Society, Visalia
Exeter
Veterans Memorial Building
324
N Kaweah Avenue, Hwy 65
Hours:
Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4
Contact:
Bill Bingaman, (559) 741-6381
Email: bandgbing@aol.com
Website:
www.tulegem.com
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February 13 - 22: INDIO,
CA
San
Gorgonio Mineral & Gem Society, Cabazon
Riverside
County Fair & National Date Festival
82-503
Highway 11
Hours:
10 - 10 daily
Contact:
Bert Grisham, (915) 849-1674
Email:
bert67@verizon.net
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February 27 - March 8,
IMPERIAL, CA
Imperial
Valley Gem & Mineral Society
Imperial
Valley Expo
200
East 2nd Street/dd>
Hours:
Weekends noon - 10 pm; Weekdays 4 pm - 10 pm
John
Pyle, Jr. (760) 562-3453
Email:
jcwus@sbcglobal.net
Website:
www.IVGMS.org
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February 28 - March 1:
VALLEJO, CA
Vallejo
Gem & Mineral Society
Solano
County Fairgrounds, Mc Cormack Hall
900
Fairgrounds Drive
Hours:
10:00 - 5:00 daily
Contact:
Dan Wolke, 707 334-2950
Email:
dncwolke@sbcglobal.net
Website:
www.vjgems.org
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March 6 - 8: 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
Website:
www.mgscv.org
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March 7 - 8: ARCADIA, CA
Monrovia
Rockhounds
Los
Angeles Arboretum
301
Baldwin Avenue
Hours:
9:00 - 4:30 daily
Contact:
Jo Anna Ritchey, (626) 359-1624
Email:
joannaritchey@gmail.com
Website:
www.Moroks.com
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March 7 - 8: VENTURA, CA
Ventura
Gem & Mineral Society
Ventura
County Fairgrounds
10
West Harbor Blvd.
Hours:
Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4
Contact:
Krishna Juarez, (805) 323-6725
Email:
info@VGMS.org
Website:
www.vgms.org
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March 13 - 15:
VICTORVILLE, CA
Victorville
Valley Gem & Mineral Society
Stoddard
Wells Road & Hwy 15
Hours:
9 - 5 daily
Tele:
V.V.G.M.C. (760) 243-2330
Website:
www.vvgmc.org/tailgate
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January
2015 Field Trip:
Gaviota
Beach for Whale Bone
Saturday
January 17, 2015 @ 1:00 pm
It’s time
again for the annual Del Air Fossil Whale Bone Hunt. This is always a fun trip.
Low tide is at approximately 3:00 pm so we will meet at Gaviota Beach at around
1:00 pm. Dress in layers as the weather this time of year can vary from cold
and cloudy to sunny and warm. Bring buckets or canvas bags to carry home your
treasures. There’s no open stores nearby for food and water so while you’re at
it, why not pack yourselves a picnic lunch to eat on the beach when you are
done searching. Take US Hwy 101 Ventura Freeway approximately 100 miles to
Gaviota Beach Rd exit.
Jeff Dengrove – Filed
Trip Chairman
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