May 2019 Calendar
02:
General Meeting: 7:30 pm in our regular meeting room
05: Cinco de Mayo: Mexica’s armys 1862
victory at the Battle of Puebla.
12: Mother’s Day: Don’t forget to tell
your mom you love her.
16: Board Meeting: 7:30 pm at the Dearborn’s
Home
27: Memorial Day: Remember
and honor our fallen soldiers.
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General
Meeting: Thursday May 02, 2019
The meeting begins at 7:30 pm, sharp, in our regular
meeting room at: Northridge United Methodist Church - 9650 Reseda Blvd,
Northridge, CA
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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May 2019 Program The Many Different
Types of Cultured Pearls
Presented
by: Renee Newman
Thanks to new and better methods of cultivating freshwater pearls,
their size has been increasing, their quality has improved and their shapes
have become more varied. They now compete with Tahitian and Australian cultured
South Sea pearls in terms of beauty and size. Renée will explain why there are
so many different types of cultured freshwater pearls now compared to twenty
years ago and she will show examples of how designers are using cultured
freshwater, Akoya, South Sea and Tahitian pearls to create unique pearl
jewelry. Also, in her PowerPoint presentation are photos and information about:
* unbleached natural-color cultured Akoya pearls that are now
being sold
* pearl imitations and how to detect them
* pearl treatments and how to detect some of them
* natural-color cultured “black pearls” from Tahiti and the Sea of
Cortez
* natural pearls from oysters, mussels, abalone, clams, scallops
and conch snails
Renée Newman became interested in pearls in the early 1980's while
conducting tours to Tahiti, Australia, China, Hong Kong and Japan. Her
passengers wanted to know how to judge the quality of the pearls and other gems
they saw. In order to answer their questions, she enrolled in the GIA gemology
program. After receiving a GIA graduate gemologist diploma, she was hired as a
gemologist at a wholesale firm in downtown Los Angeles where she got hands-on
experience with diamonds, pearls and colored gems. Realizing there was a need
for books on how to judge gem quality, she decided to write a series of books
to help people identify and evaluate gems. The first edition of her Pearl
Buying Guide was published in 1992. A new Sixth edition was released in
2017.
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Support Out Hobby...Attent a Local Show....
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May 3, 4, 5 & 6: YUCAIPA, CA
Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society Yucaipa Music & Arts Festival Yucaipa Blvd and Adams Street Hours: Fri 6 pm-10 pm; Sat 12 noon-10 pm: Sun 12 noon-6 pm Contact: Chuck Barlick, (813) 767-6718 Email: res09ayd@verizon.net Website: yvgms.org |
May 4 - 5: JACKSON, CA
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society Kennedy Mine 12594 Kennedy Mine Rd (off Hwys 49/88) Hours: 10 - 4 daily Contact: Gaylene Lichty, (916) 698-9853 Email: mountaingirl@volcano.net Website: amadorgemandmineral.org |
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May 4 - 5: ANAHEIM, CA
Searchers Gem & Mineral Society Brookhurst Community Center 2271 W. Crescent Avenue Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4:30 Contact: Margaret Hogarth, (909) 815-3045 Email: hogarth.m@gmail.com Website: searchersrocks.org |
June 7, 8 & 9: LA HABRA, CA
North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society La Habra Community Center 101 W. La Habra Blvd. Hours: Fri 5 - 8; Sat 10 - 8 & Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Armando Perdoza, (909) 598-2456 Email: forestandsun@yahoo.com Website: www.nocgms.com |
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June 8 - 9: GLENDORA, CA
Glendora Gems Goddard Middle School 859 E. Sierra Madre Avenue Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Bonnie Bidwell, (626) 963-4638 Email: ybidwell2@aol.com |
June 29 - 30: CULVER CITY, CA
Culver City Rock & Mineral Club Veterans Memorial Auditorium 4117 Overland Blvd Hours: Sat 10 - 6; Sun 10 - 5 Contact: Janice Metz, (310) 850-4398 Email: culvercityrocks35@gmail.com Website: culvercityrocks.org |
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June 29 - 30: ESCONDIDO, CA
Palomar Gem & Mineral Club California Center for the Arts 340 N. Escondido Blvd. Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: Michele Shephard Email: pgmcshow@palomargem.org Website: palomargem.org |
August 2, 3 & 4: NIPOMO, CA
Orcutt Mineral Society Nipomo High School 525 Thompson Avenue Hours: Fri-Sat 10 - 5, Sun 10 -4 Contact: Wayne Mills, (805) 481-3495 Email: wwmills50@hotmail.com Website: omsinc.org |
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Pebble Pups Program for
May 2019
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April 11, 12, 13 & 14 - Busy,
Busy, Busy Times for the Del Air Rockhounds Club!
April
11th and 12th saw our Youth Outreach Education Team comprised of members
Shellie VanWinkle, LaVere Schmidt, Dan Knox, Bernadette Friedman and Bob &
Maxine Dearborn - talking to over 100 students both mornings. Well over 200 for
both days. Then April 11th evening
we had a
booth at a local school which was run by Ann Richardson, Shellie VanWinkle, Michael
Tschacher, Bob & Maxine Dearborn and guest Debbie Branham. Here we saw 100’s of
people and it ran until 8:00pm. Friday the 12th saw members Chris Ward and Bob Knox
setting up our club display at the Conejo Show while other members, Dan Knox,
LaVere Schmidt, Shellie VanWinkle, Bernadette Friedman, Bob & Maxine Dearborn
ran another evening booth at another school festival until 8:30pm. Again talking
to many, many people.April
13th and 14th Bob Knox and Chris Ward ran our volcano display and educational
game at the Conejo Show. You can see we had many members really busy these four
days at many locations. Yes, most were the same members, but the club really,
really appreciates the help from all to make our events a real success.
As
you all know these events help to support our Youth Outreach
Education
Program and also support our club’s non-profit status. WE ALWAYS
NEED
OUR MEMBERSHIP’S HELP ON THESE ACTIVITIES
Maxine Dearborn, chairperson, Education Outreach
Team
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