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the NUGGETA newsletter of the CULVER CITY ROCK & MINERAL CLUB
The CULVER CITY ROCK & MINERAL
CLUB, located in Culver City,
California, brings together persons interested in the earth sciences to
engage in research and study, to assist
members in the collection and
preservation of rocks and minerals and in the study of lapidary
and related arts.
www.culvercityrocks.org
VOLUME 60ISSUE 5
MAY 2019
Join us, along with fellow Club members and guests, on Monday, May 13 for a fun and lively evening as we prepare the Fiesta of Gems postcards for mailing, and fill grab bags for the Show. A show of this stature requires a lot of preparation and help (from the Show committee and general membership). Following a long tradition, our May 13 Club meeting will be our Fiesta of Gems Show work – and fun – party.Our Club’s annual crown jewel event is our Fiesta of Gems Show. It is con-sidered by many to be the foremost rock and mineral club show in Southern California. Our Show will be held on Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30 and features opals.Our Fiesta of Gems work party is a lot of fun, and gives our members a great opportunity to reconnect with their fel-low Club members, meet new members, and enjoy some tasty snacks. Join us and make this one of the best meetings of the year!
Ken Rogers Program Chair
MAY 13 PROGRAM:FIESTA of GEMS
WORK PARTY
MEMBERS SALE! MAY 25
We have only two tables left for our mineral, slab and jewelry making tools event! Your Club will provide the table and chair, you provide a tablecloth and what ever you want to sell that fits into the above descrip-tion. Only members can be vendors but anyone can come and buy. This event will be at the Scout House, in the back alongside the racquetball court. If you are a member and want a table, please email me ASAP at [email protected]. And remember anyone can buy so bring friends, relatives and strangers if they seem harmless! This will be similar to last year’s tool sale.
Fran Einberg Show Chair
Field Trip!Agoura Hills for Agates and ...
WHEN: Saturday, May 4 at 9 amWHAT: Very manageable hiking terrain No specialized vehicle necessary.WHERE: Lady Face Trail Head, 4163-4599 Kanan Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91303https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lady+-Face+Trail+Head/@34.1329773,-118.7569529,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xb6a1339bb3e8148e!8m2!3d34.1329773!4d-118.7569529
WHO: Any CCRMC member and their friend(s) – sign a waiver (provided on site by Field Trip Leader) and start rockhounding.WHY: To find lots of Agate. Also some calcedony and quartz.HOW: Bring sturdy bags or a bucket w/handles to carry your finds, tools, sunscreen, hat, shovel, hard rock tools, water spray bottle, safety glasses, gloves, dust mask, sturdy shoes, and some water/food. It may be wise to carry a first-aid kit.Restrooms are a couple miles away where you exit Kanan Road. Send an email to: Devon Lloyd (Field Trip Chair/Trip Leader) [email protected] to sign up. If you have questions, please call Devon at 626.447.2919.
MAY BIRTHDAYS
Karyn Smith 5/13Margy Stein 5/16Robert Brownlee 5/18Donald Keep 5/20Kyle Moffett 5/25Margaret Oberg 5/28
The quality and health of any rock club is built on the energy and the contributions of its members. CCRMC is blessed with a great membership with a generous range of knowledge and skills. Our Fiesta of Gems Show is only eight weeks away, so it’s time to give some thought to how you can help or share your knowledge with others.Of course by “helping” I’m talking about helping with set-up, tear-down or a couple hours of work at one of the jobs it takes to run the show on Saturday and Sunday. And by “sharing” I’d like to encourage you to bring out your finest work and put together a display of what you’ve done. Yeah that means finishing up some loose ends, documenting where you found those last few specimens, and putting a final polish on every-thing - but it’s totally worth it. Then get in touch with Steve Dover at [email protected], reserve a display case at the Show, and share your work with folks com-ing to the show. It’s one of the things that makes our Club vibrant and meaningful.For every Show I attend, I make it a point to go in early Sunday morning (the crowd isn’t as heavy then) and spend some time to carefully look through all the wonderful display cases. The many collections and the superb craftsmanship of lapidary and jewelry items made by our members is truly inspiring. Please join us this year.
Brad Smith President
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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Several members participated in the Show & Tell: Robert Brownlee showed specimens of raw and polished labradorite and spectrolite, as well as jewelry he made with them. He dis-cussed techniques to cut labradorite in order to obtain the color flash.Stephanie Dangott showed gem trees she learned how to make over the summer. She explained how she makes the base using var-ious types of material such as petrified wood, shells and food coloring.Devon Lloyd showed a specimen of ball python, which he breeds and sells. He also showed a scorpion. Aprelle Pierce showed her collection of rocks polished by the ocean, mostly agates she collected in Malibu.Steve Dover showed cabochons he crafted out of Wingate Pass agate and landscape jasper, of various sizes. He also showed an example of the lamps he makes out of marble and other stones.Ken Rogers showed a collection of curious objects including Apache tears obsidian, a giant clam that was covered with coral and a trap door spider trap.
Submitted by Ana Maria Strambi Guimaraes
Recording Secretary
APRIL 8 PROGRAM REPORT
The Nugget, a publication of Culver City Rock & Mineral Club www.culvercityrocks.org
Learn How to Live Stream!
Serve as a Roving Reporter!!Facebook and Instagram Live
during our Fiesta of Gems Show
No experience needed; we’ll train you!You will:
. Live Stream vendors. Live Stream demonstrations and workshops
. Live Stream exhibits. Live Stream geode cutting
. And other stories you think others will findinteresting.
Contact Janice Metz at [email protected] if you are interested.
Fiesta of Gems Show
Fiesta of Gems Show
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The meeting was called to order at 7:37 pm by President Brad Smith.The Pledge of Allegiance was made. A quorum was not established, so the March General Meeting Minutes could not be approved.Guests were introduced.The following reports were provided:- Brad Smith asked members to sign up to help at the Show. He informed eight workshops had been confirmed and indicated the postcards advertising the Show were available for distribution.- Brad Smith announced that a rock and mineral sale for members would take place on May 25 at the Shop from 9 am to 2 pm. Those interested in selling should contact Fran Einberg for space.- Ken Rogers informed that the May program would bepreparation activities for the Show. He asked members to let him know about any topics or speakers of interest. Ken also reminded members about the upcoming BeadBazaar, which offered free admission to members wear-ing our Club badge. In addition, Ken informed members about a rough rock give away taking place on April 13,in Fillmore, as well as about Good Natured, an art exhibittaking place in Venice.- Steve Dover announced display cases were available to members for the Show. He also indicated he was taking donations for the Show hourly prizes.- Brad Smith informed raffle tickets for the Show were available for sale; members would be provided with tentickets to start. Proceeds would go to a special fund the Club uses to donate to local charities.The meeting adjourned at 7:56 pm.
Submitted by Ana Maria Strambi Guimaraes
Recording Secretary
Germaine BroussardAmanda DoyleJoshua GogartyChristine JanickiSharon Kaplan
Linda Jean LairdMichael G Land
Aprelle Marie PierceDiane Watkins
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
APRIL 8 GENERAL MEETING APRIL 8 EXECUTIVE MEETING
Those present: Robert Brownlee, Stephanie Dangott, Steve Dover, Felice Ganz, Alexa Hunter, Sabrina Keep, Janice Metz, Darrell Robb, Ken Rogers, Brad Smith, Jette Sorensen, Ana Strambi GuimaraesThe meeting was called to order by President Brad Smith at 6:50 pm.The following reports were made:- Brad Smith announced that there would be a rock and gem sale at the shop on May 25. Members could request space to sell.-Treasurer Report- Darrell Robb informed the Club was solvent and provided an account of the Club’s invest-ments.- Membership Report- Stephanie Dangott reported she received responses from some members who had notrenewed their membership. Ken Rogers added that the Club would have a booth on stage at the upcoming BeadBazaar, which should help to attract new members.- Education Report- Alexa Hunter informed she wasconsidering doing an event in late May. Darrell Robb
added that FOCCSH and LA Goal had thanked the Club for the donations received. Farragut Elementary had not yet responded.- Show Report- Brad Smith reported on behalf of Fran Einberg that all arrangements for the Show were on track but there was concern about not having suffi-cient volunteers to help out. Janice Metz reported all eight workshops had been secured. She asked for and received suggestions for additional media channels toadvertise the Show.- Program Report- Ken Rogers discussed multiple ideasfor future programs and lectures.- Workshops Report- Brad Smith indicated he was draft-ing a new policy to govern workshops for non members,to be presented for approval at the next meeting.The March Executive Meeting Minutes were approved as read in the April Nugget.The meeting adjourned at 7:22 pm.
Submitted by Ana Maria Strambi Guimaraes
Recording Secretary
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SHOP INFORMATION
The Shop is open to members in good standing over the age of 18 who sign an indemnification form. Junior members (13 - 18) must be accompanied by an adult. Instruction is available at all sessions. Practice slabs are available.Location: 10866 Culver Blvd., Culver City (Behind the Boy Scout Club House, next to the paddle tennis courts.)
Shop Phone: (310) 836-4611Hours:
Tuesday 7 pm – 9:30 pm - Rick ShafferWednesday 10 am – 2 pm - By appointment, email: [email protected] 10 am – 2 pm - Brad SmithSaturday Noon – 4 pm - Lynne Lukert Sunday Noon – 4 pm - Jette SorensenIf no one shows, the Shop may close early. If you plan to arrive more than a half hour after the opening time, phone the instructor at (310) 836-4611.
SAVE the DATECCRMC Members’
AnnualSUMMER PICNIC
August 17
The West Mojave Route Network Project Final California Desert Conservation Plan Amendment and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the California Des-ert District, was released today. This is the final ruling on the roads in all of WEMO (9.4 million acres) that we will have to live with for the next 25 years. This is the last chance to make any difference in Recre-ational Rockhounding. This is not a “Comment” period to add or remove anything, that was last time. This is just a comment period to protest a legal issue or a non-com-pliance with some regulation. I really doubt if we Rockhounds, can have any effect on any more changes. This is it”... We win or lose on what was previously submitted......Attached are links1. Final versions of the SEIS and the Plan Amend-ment (23 pdf files) posted at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/docset_view.do?pro-jectId=93521¤tPageId=139661&documen-tId=171245.2. Processes for filing a “Protest” are at https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=renderDefaultPlanOrProjectSite&pro-jectId=93521 and the click-open site there called “Crit-ical Item Checklist for Filing a Protest;” Or see: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/Programs_Plannin-gandNEPA_checklistforfilingprotest.pdf.Good luck to us all, and thank you to the societies and individuals who participated over these last several years to protect our collecting site areas on this BLM Planning project.
John Rockhound Martin CA Federation of Mineralogical Societies
FEDERATION NEWS
Fiesta of Gems Show
Fiesta of Gems Show
Elected Officers for 2019President - Brad Smith
Vice President - Steve DoverTreasurer - Darrell Robb
Recording Secretary - Ana Maria Strambi GuimaraesCorresponding Secretary - Sabrina Keep
Historian - VacantParliamentarian - Vacant
Committee ChairsEducation - Alexa Hunter
Federation Director - Rick ShafferField Trips Chair - Devon Lloyd
Librarian - Andrea FabianMembership - Stephanie Dangott
Membership Co-Chair - Jan FergusonMinerals Co-Chairs:
Eyra Allen-Lucas and Devon LloydPhotography - Pam Leitner
Programs - Ken RogersPublications Co-Chairs:
Barbara Fier / Jan Ferguson / Andrea FabianPublicity - Janice MetzShow - Franne Einberg
Shop Committee - President, Vice President, Shop Instructors
Social Co-Chairs: Joyce Watanabe and Laura Seffer
Sunshine - Felice GanzTrading Post - Gary Mitchell
Web Master - Jette SorensenWorkshops - Brad SmithBoard of Directors:
2019Brad Smith - Grace Sato
2020Ana M. Strambi Guimaraes
Bruce Mensinger
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THE NUGGETDeadline for submissions is the 15th of every month. Articles or notes without a byline are written by the Editor. Permission to copy is freely given as long as proper credit is noted. The Nugget accepts paid advertisements. The cost for an eighth of a page (approx. 2” high x 3.5” wide) is $7 per insertion, payable in advance. Ad location is at the discre-tion of the Editor. Ads, copy, or business cards must be received by the 10th of the month.Send materials to:
Culver City Rock and Mineral Club Attention: Editor P.O. Box 3324 Culver City, CA 90231
Contact Us:Culver City Rock & Mineral Club (310) 836-4611P.O. Box 3324, Culver City, CA 90231
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UPCOMING SHOWS for more Shows go to: http://www.cfmsinc.org/
The Nugget, a publication of Culver City Rock & Mineral Club
May 3 – 6: YUCAIPA, CAYucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyYucaipa Music & Arts FestivalYucaipa Blvd and Adams StreetFri 6 -10 pm; Sat Noon - 10 pm; Sun Noon-6 pmContact: Chuck Barlick, (813) 767-6718Email: [email protected]: yvgms.org
May 4 - 5: JACKSON, CAAmador County Gem & Mineral SocietyKennedy Mine12594 Kennedy Mine Rd (off Hwys 49/88)10 - 4 dailyContact: Gaylene Lichty, (916) 698-9853Email: [email protected]: amadorgemandmineral.org
May 4 - 5: ANAHEIM, CASearchers Gem & Mineral SocietyBrookhurst Community Center2271 W. Crescent AvenueSat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4:30Contact: Margaret Hogarth, (909) 815-3045Email: [email protected]: searchersrocks.org
June 7 – 9: LA HABRA, CANorth Orange County Gem & Mineral SocietyLa Habra Community Center101 W. La Habra Blvd.Fri 5 - 8; Sat 10 - 8 & Sun 10 - 4Contact: Armando Perdoza, (909) 598-2456Email: [email protected]: www.nocgms.com
