Strata Gem

September 2003

 

President’s Message

 

We sure a good turn out at our Steak Fry Saturday August 16. There were about 59 people up there.

 

I would like to thank my husband Don Smith and Henry Chavez for getting all the equipment hauled up there and back again, Don for getting the ice and steaks up there. Many trips had to be made. Thanks to Jay Woods for getting the drink carried up there. Thanks to Phil & Dixie Salm and Larry & Ardith Higley for getting the corn & shucking it.

 

Our show chairman says everything is ready to go. Thanks to Janet Nix who is doing great.

 

We need lots of help setting up our show on Thursday morning September 25^th at 9:00 o’clock. Please come out and help us, we really need lots of help.

 

I also found a pair of glasses up the canyon, and a plastic spoon and Spaghetti lifter, I will take them to the meeting next month.

 

I would like to thank our paper editor. He does such a great job for all of us. A big thanks Dennis Chapman.

 

Good Luck Always

 

Ruth S. Smith

President

 

Charter Member Dies

In Sympathy

 

Our thoughts and prayers go to the family of Jean May, one of our charter members who died around July 13, 2003.

The club sent flowers and had a ribbon put on the front reading “Charter Member”.

 

Wilma Jean Dodson May died July 13, 2003. She was born July 24, 1926, in Bartsville, Okla., the daughter of James Verno Dodson and Ruth Ola Hayes, and she was raised in Gainesville, Texas.

 

Wilma was married to James L. May, Sr. on Dec. 1, 1945. She and her husband moved to Benicia, Calif., in 1945, and then moved to Tooele, Utah, in 1962. They were charter members of the Gem & Mineral Society. They attended the Tooele United Methodist Church.

 

She was preceded in death by her husband, brother, parents and one great-grandchild. She is survived by James L. May, Jr. and his wife Kathie Swenson May from Roy, Utah; Oler Gene May of Tooele, and Dolores V. Pullen and Larry R. Pullen of Sunset, Utah.

 

She is also survived by her three sisters, June, Ruth and Maredice, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held on Friday, July 18, 2003, at 11 a.m. at Tate Mortuary. Interment in the Tooele City Cemetery.

 

Letter From The Editor

 

I forgot to mention at the Steak Fry that the club newsletter got honorable mention in the American Federation newsletter competition. That means the newsletter was in the top 3 in the Rocky Mountain Federation competition. I haven’t received anything yet from them so I don’t know how the articles & newsletter did.

 

It is getting harder & harder for me to get the newsletter out. If no on wants the job I could use some help. If someone in Tooele that has email, I could use them to type up the president’s message, minutes and other club articles, and email them to me. I could use someone to handle the folding & mailing of the newsletter. My copy person picks up & delivers the newsletter, if you live in the west side of the Salt Lake Valley I might be able to have her drop them off to you. The club will reimburse you for the coping supplies & stamps. Hopefully things will get better, if not, I will do the best I can but I don’t know if I can the job I have done in the past.

 

Dennis Chapman

 

Tooele Gem And Mineral

August 16, 2003

Pavilion In Settlement Canyon

 

The meeting was called to order by president Ruth Smith, everyone was welcomed. The treasurers report was read and approved.

 

Our show preparations are about completed, we were reminded that we need wheel prizes, we also need door prizes, the door prizes should have a minimum of TEN DOLLARS VALUE..

 

Jay Woods was in the hospital he is feeling better and is here today. Lida Chapman has been in the hospital , she is back with us today. Ruth Shinkle has been ill. Wilma Jean May has recently passed away she and her husband were part of the original founding members of this club she will be missed, Joyce Richardson has passed away. The show posters are available please take some and post them where people will see them.

 

We will need help in setting up the show you should be there on Thursday 25th of September at 9:00 This is our combination stake fry and meeting, the steaks were excellent as was the dishes that were brought, a good time was had by all who attended.

 

The work schedule for the show was passed around everyone was asked to sign up for the jobs and the hours they could work, if you don’t sign up you will be assigned jobs and hours.

Minutes submitted

by Larry Wilson Secretary