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Strata Gem June 2002
President’s Message We had a big
turn out at our meeting this month. We discussed
our show in September. All our dealers contract are back. The show is
going to be here before we know it. Our field trip
to Ophir was a great success. I would like to say GOOD JOB to all the
members that came out, we had a good time and collected a lot of rocks.
That is what this club is all about, the gathering of friends and rocks. I would like to
thank Myron, Janet and Henry for their work in getting together and
getting the new tables. And for Matt for getting the patches done for our
vest. We all need to work together to get these things done for the club.
I really appreciate everyone and all their hard work. Always follow a
path of love and friendship. Donna M. Chavez President Tooele Gem And
Mineral Tooele Senior
Citizens Center May 14th 2002 The meeting was
called to order by president Donna Chavez every one was welcomed.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Jay reported that
he will be picking up some rock mostly wood, it has already been broken up
into grab bag size, we will be using it at our grab bag fill. Dennis
talked about the silver casting class, Henry Chavez said we could hold the
class at his home, it will be on the 25th of May at 10:00 AM. Dennis
showed the club the awards, which he won 1st for the articles
that he wrote, and 2nd for Darrell’s poem and 3rd for the
Strata Gem. Our next
meeting will be the rock bag fill to be held at Jay Woods place. There
will be a potluck dinner so bring your favorite food dish. Dennis Chapman
won the door prize. The meeting was adjourned. Minutes Submitted
by, Larry Wilson Secretary Members News Grab Bag Fill: June 8th,
9:00 AM at Jay & Erla Woods. Strange Relic Retraction: This was one of
the funnest retraction I’ve had to write. The editor I got "Strange
Relics from the Depths of the Earth" emailed me saying it might have
been an April fools joke, but I remember seeing it on TV 15-20 years ago.
I found this article that has a reasonable explanation
http://www.eskimo.com/~pierres/coso/coso.html. It seems to be a 1920’s
champion spark plug. I still wonder how it got into the middle of a nodule
(hardness of 3), but I’m no geologist
Going Out Of Town: I will be out of town the month of July, so I have to do 2 newsletters before the end of the month. Please, if you have anything for July or August, get it to me ASAP!!!
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