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Volume 46, Number 7
May, 2009
EFMLS N e w s
Information for members of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies
Volunteering Again
Last month the EFMLS Newsletter graciously carried my article about
vacation planning using our Federation Directory along with those of
our sister federations.
I’ve been privileged to receive
many exchange bulletins for many
years and I must confess that I read
them all and then often pass them on
to my own club members who don’t
have the opportunity to access them.
Almost all are sent electronically
as attachments via internet e-mail.
Some, however are still being sent
as hard copy because the club editor
doesn’t own a computer or hasn’t
the software or the means to enter
the electronic age. Needless to say
that this doesn’t in the least diminish
the contents or importance that this
avenue of communication has with
its’ members.
Case in point. A recent snail mail
club bulletin from a small New England club noted in its board minutes
the desire to expand its outreach
publicity to attract the public to its
meetings, show and entice membership. It reported that local estimates
for printing a brochure were much
too expensive for the club to afford
and the project was put on a back
burner. I contacted the club president
and offered a solution: develop a trifold, one page back-to-back handout
that would only be as costly as non-
On The Inside
by Reivan Zeleznik, EFMLS Past President
color printing. This would bring the
club project within the range of their
affordability.
From the Top!............................. 2
Directory Updates.................... 3
Safety First - And Last.............. 4
Each One Teach One................ 5
Editors Corner.......................... 5
Club Rockhounds...................... 5
Wait...There’s More.................. 6
Legislative Update..................... 6
Wildacres.................................... 7
AFMS Endowment News........ 8
Maine Field Trips........................ 9
Wildacres Application............10
EFMLS Committees................11
EFMLS Club Shows.................12
I’ve developed two of these trifolds, both of which have met with
success. One has been used by my
club for a few years with distribution
at our government center and area
libraries, schools, museums and area
mineral shows; and the other by our
senior men’s association. Both have
had equal success.
If this is an unmet need for your
club, please contact me at <rzlapidary@yahoo.com> and I will work
with you to produce an inexpensive
avenue of publicity and outreach for
your club. It’s free! No cost to you!
But you need to start the ball rolling! You will need either access to a
computer with the ability to download pdf documents (opened with
Acrobat) or be ready to withstand
the slow pace of getting this done via
snail mail. After you’ve contacted me
I will send you pdf versions of both
tri-folds. If this format can meet your
needs then we can work together
to get your job done. Again, it’s free!
And it’s my pleasure.
I look forward to hearing from
many of you.
Plan Ahead
The 2009 EFMLS Convention will
be hosted by the
Bristol Gem & Mineral Club the weekend of October 1618 in Bristol, CT.
The EFMLS
Annual meeting will be held on Friday
evening and the show, awards banquet
and editors breakfast during the following days. Mark your calendar and plan
to attend! You’re sure to have a wonderful time.
EFMLS Officers
2008-2009
Mary Bateman
PRESIDENT
<mbateman1@verizon.net>
Loren Patterson
1st VICE PRESIDENT
<lorenpatterson@gmss.us>
John Milligan
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
<jmilligan@stny.rr.com>
Cathy Patterson
SECRETARY
From the Top
by Mary Bateman, President
As the old saying goes, “April showers bring
forth May flowers,” and rockhounds are emerging
from their winter hibernating to find the find of the
year. Our clubs, too, are stepping up their activities
with field trips, shows, swaps, auctions and even picnics. Whatever the activity, we hope that you are
participating in it and encouraging those that are not
to do so. With all the action going on, now is a good time to invite others to
participate in your club’s activities-a neighbor, a school group (including those in
earth science classes at the local community or four-year college), and whatever
you do, do not forget to invite a neighboring club to join your activities. Special
speakers at a meeting are another opportunity to invite others to come along.
You do not want to put the hard sell for membership on the person you are
inviting, just let them come and see what your club is all about and what kinds of
activities it has. Most people seem to be from Missouri and will respond better
to “show me.” So, next time you are talking to someone who mentions rocks
or expresses and interest in the earth science hobby, invite them along.
Instead of “April showers bring forth May flowers,” perhaps the old saying
should read “May invitees bring forth June members.”
<cathypatterson@gmss.us>
Lou Budell
TREASURER
<labudell@windstream.net>
LaReene Heath
ASSISTANT TREASURER
908-577-8463
Carolyn Weinberger
As an update on the chairmanships positions that need to be filled, Barbara
Sky is our new Uniform Rules Committee Chair. If you have any questions about
exhibiting, or judging exhibiting, please feel free to contact Barbara. And, remember the October convention is just around the corner and we are all looking
forward to seeing your showcase at the Bristol, CT convention.
By the time May 1st comes around, we will also have a new Vice President
to serve on the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Executive Board
when Joy Bourne’s term as president is over at the end of October. The announcement will be made in the June newsletter.
I wish everyone a very happy May Day.
Mary
EDITOR
PO Box 302
Glyndon, MD 21071-0302
410-833-7926
<cscrystals2@verizon.net>
Sign of the Times
Deadline is the first of each month
prior to publication date (i.e. Feb. 1
for March issue). No issue is normally
published during July or August.
Non-commercial reprint permission
granted unless otherwise reserved.
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EFMLS News -- May, 2009
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!
2009 Directory Updates/Corrections
Corrrections:
Page 1:
LaReene Heath address/phone
PO Box 9671
Hamilton, NJ 08650-1671
908-577-8463
from Ye Olde Ed
Ellery Borow e-mail:
<bcke9669keta@gwi.net>
Page 10:
Jane Kuehn (spelling correction)
Page 63: Capital District Mineral Club
Curtis Brewer e-mail:
<cfbrewer@yahoo.com>
George Gearhardt e-mail:
<ggearhardt@nycap.rr.com>
Page 74: Moraine Rockbusters
Sandra Chmelovsky
Meeting Place - Garfield Ave.
Updates:
Bridgeport Mineralogical Society
Club Address: PO Box 2147; Huntington, CT 06484.
20 Adults
0 Juniors
Organized:
Joined EFMLS:
Officers Elected: November
Take Office: January
PRESIDENT: Jay Dimand, 25 Casmir Dr; Fairfield, CT 06825. 203-374-3630. <jkdimand@worldnet.att.net>
VICE PRES:
Jay Dimand
SECRETARY: Helen Shupik, 355 Frenchtown Rd; Bridgeport, CT 06606. 203-372-0682.
TREASURER: Mary-Elizabeth Molon, PO Box 2147; Huntington, CT 06484-2147.
LIAISON:
Jay Dimand
EDITOR:
Mary-Elizabeth Molon
BULLETIN:
The Garnet
MEETINGS: Mondays or Wednesdays (depending on availability of meeting place) at 7:00 P.M.
North Branch Library, 3455 Madison Ave;, Bridgeport, CT
Thames Valley Rockhounds, Inc.
Club Address: PO Box 2121, Salem, CT 06420
Club Website: <www.thamesvalleyrockhounds.org>
21 Adults
0 Juniots
Organized: 1966
Joined EFMLS: 1966
Officers Elected: December
PRESIDENT: Richard Schakelton, PO Box 312; Eastford, CT 06242. 860-974-2143
VICE PRES:
Michele Fitzpatrick, 88 Three Acre Rd; Groton, CT 06340. 860-884-1520
SECRETARY: Lorna Sullivan, 39 Laurel Dr; Oakdale, CT 06370. 860-848-8597
TREASURER: Lori Barbaresi, 112 Witter Rd; Salem, CT 06420. 860-889-3977
EDITOR:
Al Peret, 19 Bozrah Dr; Norwich, CT 06360. <amperet@comcast.net>
BULLETIN:
Geode
WEBMASTER: Michael DeNinno, 9 Hermitage Dr; Gales Ferry, CT 06335. 860-464-6576. <der4321@comcast.net>
MEETINGS: 1st Monday of month at 7:00 P.M. Bill Library, Ledyard, CT
Playground Gem And Mineral Society Club Address: 17-B First Street SE ; Ft.Walton Beach, FL 32548-5868
Club Website: <www.playgroundgem.com>
43 Adults
0 Juniors
Organized: 1971 Joined EFMLS: 1971
Officers Elected: November Take Office: January
PRESIDENT: Mary Kelley, 19 Elm Ave SE; Ft.Walton Beach, FL 32548. 850-243-0370. <parsons19@cox.net>
VICE PRES:
Dale Engler, 24 Pryor Rd SE; Ft.Walton Beach, FL 32548. 850-244-5063. <kdengem@cox.net>
SECRETARY: Sharon Phillips, 9 Bayview Dr; Shalimar, FL 32579. 850-651-0508. <shariel@aol.com>
TREASURER: Reiko Chafin, 1004 Beachview Dr; Ft.Walton Beach, FL 32547. 850-862-4803.
LIAISON:
Barbara Sterling, 1001 Mar Walt Dr #3; Ft.Walton Beach, FL 32547. 850-862-5683. <sterlingtj@cox.net>
EDITOR:
Dale Engler
BULLETIN:
The Little Gem
WEBMASTER: Mary Kelley
MEETINGS: 2nd Monday of month at 7:30 P.M. 17-B First St; Ft.Walton Beach, FL
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Directory Updates
continued from page 9
Penobscot Mineral and Lapidary Club
Club Address   PO Box 8484, Bangor, ME 04402-8484
96 Adults
30 Juniors
Organized: 2005
Joned EFMLS: 2005
Officers Elected: April
Take Office: April
PRESIDENT: Bob Kreitzer, 1672 Ohio St; Bangor, ME 04401. 207-942-3719
SECRETARY: Ruth Siebert, 35 Western Av; Dixmont, ME 04932. 207-234-2253. <rcbert@aol.com>
TREASURER: Linda Dauphinee, 17 Beach Grove Rd; Corinth, ME 04427. 207-285-7145.
LIAISON:
Bob Kreitzer
MEETINGS: 2nd Saturday of month. Winter at 2:00 p.m.; Summer at 7:00 p.m.
Bangor Public Library, Bangor, ME
SHOW:
1st weekend in November, 2009. Brewer Auditorium, Bangor, ME
Beaver County Rock And Mineral Society
Club Address: 806 4th St.; Patterson Heights, Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
17 Audlts
1 Junior
Organized: 1970
Joined EFMLS: 1974
Officers Elected: December
PRESIDENT: Andrew Speck, 806 Fourth St; Patterson Heights, Beaver Falls, PA 15010. 724-843-5306
VICE PRES:
Alex Ader, 801 5th St,Apt E36; Baden, PA 15005. 724-869-2790.
SECRETARY: Ann Freeman, 205 Woodbine Dr; Beaver, PA 15009. 724-622-0904.
TREASURER: Gretta Ballas, 659 Meadow Ln; Rochester, PA 15074. 724-728-3319.
LIAISON:
Andy Speck
EDITOR:
Andy Speck
BULLETIN:
The Needle
MEETINGS: 3rd Thursday of month at 6:00 P.M. Beaver Area Memorial Library, 100 College Av; Beaver, PA.
Safety First...and Last – “Be Prepared”
by Jim Doran, Safety Chair
How many of us remember the
Boy Scout Motto, “Be Prepared?”
There
are
many situations
in our rockhounding hobby where this
slogan is very
relevant, but,
I wanted to
focus on one
particular area,
where, I can guarantee, a lot of clubs
may not have considered.
Does your club have a First Aid
kit? Do you bring it on all your official
club field trips?
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Now, the big question: Does your
club have any members who know
basic first aid?
the local Red Cross chapter, or first
aid squad about first aid classes.
The costs are more than worth
it if the time arises when this knowledge comes in handy. You’ll be glad
you took the classes.
You never know when this first aid
training will come in handy. It came in
handy for me about 31 years ago. Next
time you see me ask me about it.
‘Be Prepared.”
(Please contact me about suggestions,
criticisms, topics, etc. at: <jpdoran1@
verizon.net>.)
Communication and Involvement
Are the Keys to Our Success!
Ah, I gotcha! Having a first aid kit
is fine, but, useless, if no one knows
how to use it!
My club is fortunate to have a certified EMT trainer as a member, who
also attends many of our club trips.
Most clubs are probably not as
lucky.
I strongly suggest that if your club
has no members with even a basic
knowledge of first aid, that your president or field trip director contact
Each One - Teach One
Editor’s Corner
Tips and Vital Information, Part II
by Hazel Remaley, EOTO Chair
I’m writing this note to you on
the very last day
of March. Several of our federation clubs have
had shows already this year
with many more
to come. What
has your club done to promote your
show ? Who has done the publicity ? Has your club presented demonstrations of lapidary, mineral identification, or kid’s activities at the show ? I certainly hope so. The visitors to your show are
potential new members. But, who
is doing these activities? Have they
done it for many years? As my broken record keeps telling you --look
around you to see who your club
could nominate for the EACH ONE
TEACH ONE Award. It really is a simple procedure. The form was printed in the November 2008 issue, or it can be down
loaded from that issue at the federation website. If you have problems
with that, please do not hesitate to
contact me. I would be happy to send
you a form. Happy May Flowers !!
Hazel Remaley
570-888-7544
<northridge5@verizon.net>
by Natalie Darling, Bulletin Editors’ Advisory Chair
Recently, in speaking with the
EFMLS judges in
efforts to wrap
up the judging
for this years
Eastern
Federation Bulletin
competition, I
was offered a
few suggestions
on common errors for which points were regularly
deducted. I will share a few of those
with you in this month’s column, and
again encourage you to let me hear
from you if you have anything to add.
On the subject of quotations, periods and other punctuation the rules
may not be totally understood. There
are some books available and even
easier are some websites to access.
Certain punctuation rules apply
to quote material, and that is why
points are deducted when they are
used incorrectly. Here are just a few
of the rules, as taken from the website <http://plato.acadiau.ca/dagora/
tutorial/qpunct.html>.
Periods and commas are always positioned inside quotation marks.
Question marks and exclamation points come inside or outside
quotation marks depending upon whether the question mark or the exclamation
point applies to the quoted material only
or to the entire sentence. If the question
mark or the exclamation point applies
only to the quoted material, these marks
of punctuation come inside the quotation
mark. If the question mark or exclamation point applies to the entire sentence,
not just the quoted material, these marks
of punctuation come outside the quotation mark.
Semi-colons and colons always
come outside quotation marks.
Another source of confusion is
copyright violations. While we encourage a variety of information, and
often use different sources, it is imperative that your sources receive
credit. You should recognize not only
the author, but also the publication
title, date, issue, and volume if the information is available. If you are using all or part of an article from the
Internet, you should list not only the
website address, but also the same information as you would if borrowing
printed material. The author, publication, etc. should be cited.
Now that all of this years judged
articles have been returned to me, I
will have the pleasure of reading them
in preparation for the convention and
awards breakfast to be held in Connecticut this October. I hope these
tips will help get the Eastern Federation Newsletters in tiptop shape for
next year’s competition.
AFMS Club Rockhound of the Year
by Sir Barkley Bigfoot, Ye Assistant Editor
I know that there has to be at least one member of every EFMLS club who
deserves recognition on these pages! So why aren’t you bragging about your
club VIP? Doing so is easy. Just write a brief paragraph (75 words or less) telling
why your VIP is important to the club and e-mail is to Loretta Ogden, the AFMS
chair at <DONOGDEN@aol.com> and then watch these pages!
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But Wait...There’s More!
by Ellery Borow, EFMLS Ways & Means Chair
We have added yet another prize
to the Ways and Means drawing. The
latest prize a very creatively designed
double cabochon pendant. An opportunity to enter the drawing should
soon be found in your club president’s
mail box, please be on the watch for
it. The added prize is as follows:
Prize #9 - Most likely everyone
who has ever visited a show has seen
a double-sided cabochon. This prize
pendant is not just
a double cabochon,
but a double cabochon made of two
different materials!
One side is a
snow white base
with a deep green
moss pattern. The
other side is a Vaquilla Moss agate.
For those not familiar with Vaquilla Moss, it is an agate of deep
red moss pattern with
small patches of a rich
gold color. The design of
this pendant is not just
two 24 x 14 mm cabochons epoxied back to
back... no indeed. A 12kt
gold wire frame is sandwiched between the two
stones. If one looks at
the side of the pendant,
one will see the simple
gold band of the frame
separating the two stones. An integral
bail sits on top of the frame. One set
of the frame’s prongs face right while
the other set of prongs face left. This
double set of prongs hold the two
stones in place - a very clever design.
Estimated value $95.00
Please remember that there will
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also be the one special mystery prize.
All in all there will be 10 prizes offered. The special mystery prize will
not be described other than to say, if
you are the lucky winner, you will be
in for a wonderful surprise.
You do not have to be present
at the EFMLS convention in Bristol,
Connecticut in order to win; however, at the convention one will be
able to see all the prizes... including
the special mystery prize all live and
in living color! In addition, you’ll be in
for a wonderful convention with numerous great activities planned.
Tickets will soon be mailed. If you
are interested in tickets for the drawing, please contact your club president
or an EFMLS representative.
Once again we have great prizes
this year. But remember, while the
prizes are the thing, every dollar
raised by ticket sales will go to support the Eastern Foundation Fund.
The interest from this fund is available to support special projects and
programs benefiting all EFMLS affiliated clubs. Your dollars do not just
earn a chance to win great prizes,
they also help support the EFMLS!
If you need another reason to enter
the drawing, just look at the chances of
winning.This is not like a state lottery
or some such game where millions of
tickets are sold. Just think about those
great prizes! Remember, you can’t win
unless you enter... and those who enter
have a great chance to win some fabulous prizes!
If you have any questions about
the upcoming drawing, please contact
me. My information is on page 11 of
this issue of EFMLS News.
Legislation Update
from S. Weinberger
Many of our members took the
time to write, e-mail
or fax their legislators expressing their
concern about S-22,
the Omnibus Public
Lands Management
Act which contained the “Paleontological Resources Preservation Act”.
Initially, through the efforts of
one or two pro-rockhounding representatives in the House, plus all of our
input to individual legislators, the bill
was defeated in the House. Efforts to
“suspend the rules” and allow reintroduction of the bill, also failed.
Unfortunately, the leadership in
Congress did not give up and added the
Omnibus Bill to another piece of legislation, “The Revolutionary War and War
of 1812 Battlefield Acquisition Grant
Program”. This bill was passed by both
the Senate and House and subsequently
signed by the President.
Bottom line - the Paleo Bill is
now law. You will still be allowed to
do some collecting of fossils on public
lands, but you must apply for a permit
before doing so....and anything you
find must be turned over to a college
or museum. You can read the text
of the new law by visiting <thomas.
loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c111:2:./
temp/~c111Hbblm0:e573476:>.
Some further information about
the new law, and how it effects our ability to collect on
public lands can
be found in the
May 2009 AFMS
Newsletter. Currently at the publisher, the issue
should reach you
by May 1.
Picture This!
by Steve Weinberger and Fran Sick, Wildacres Workshop
Picture in your mind a hot September morning. Temperatures are in
the upper 90’s (again) and the humidity makes you feel lethargic, and very
uncomfortable. The air around you is
thick with pollution that can’t escape
because of the heat and humidity
around you. The honking of horns,
whizzing of cars and gear shifts of
trucks disturbs your peace and quiet.
Now picture another scenario.
You wake up on top of a lovely mountain in North Carolina. It’s warm, but
not overly so and the humidity is
considerably lower. The air is fresh
and clean and it’s quiet except for the
twittering of birds.
Which scenario seems best for
you – hot and uncomfortable or
pleasant and quiet?
If you long for the second scenario, we have the perfect solution for
you – come to Wildacres! We know
you’ll have a wonderful week up there
on the mountaintop. You’ll have a
chance to learn a new skill or two (or
perhaps reinforce an old one), meet
lots of new people all of whom share
the common interests of our hobby,
and be able to spend a week relaxing
in the clean mountain air.
Wildacres is fabulous! Just ask
any of the hundreds of people who
have attended EFMLS workshops
there for the past 36 years. We have
fun, we laugh a lot, we eat a lot of
good food (which we do not have to
cook!), and we share various learning
experiences.
As you read this, the April session
is over., but there’s still time to register for the September 7 - 13 session.
Classes being offered are listed below
and you can find a registration form
on page___ of this issue.
Want to find out more? Visit the
EFMLS website <www.amfed.org/efmls> and click on the Wildacres tab.
For $345 (plus a small fee for materials depending on your class) you’ll
have a great week of fun, learning,
sharing, and friendship. Accommodations are modern and comfortable
and the food is good and plentiful.
Our instructors, all volunteers, have
been carefully selected to give you
the best learning experiences. And,
on top of all of that, our guest speak-
er, Brenda Foreman, will share with
us talks about the history of jewelry. She’s an engaging and charming
speaker!
Come and find out for yourself
why Wildacres workshops have been
so successful for 36 years! We’re
looking forward to seeing you there.
Class
Instructor
Duration
Cabochons - Basic
Al DeMilo
2-days, 1st semester
Cabochons Intermediate
Al DeMilo
2-days, 2nd semester
(must have basic lap. skills)
Exhibiting & Judging
B. Jay Bowman
4 days
Faceting
Reivan Zeleznik
4 days
Fused Glass - Basic
Becky Edmundson
Fusted Glass Advanced
Becky Edmundson
(no prior experience needed)
Lampwork Beads
Pat Baker
2-days given twice
Pewter Fabrication
Bruce Gaber
4-days
Silversmithing - Basic
Ruthie Cohen
Silversmithing Intermediate
Ruthie Cohen
(must have basic silverwork
experience)
Wirewrapped Jewelry
Ginger Posthumus
-days given twice
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AFMS Endowment Drawing
from Dee Holland, AFMS Endowment Fund Chair
Current AFMS President Joy Bourne headed the AFMS
Endowment Fund for several years and conducted very
successful drawings in an effort to raise funds for the fund.
Joys idea was to get prizes as donations, then hold a drawing for them
As the 2009 chair, I’ve decided to continue Joy’s efforts
and have already garnered a number of super items for the
drawing. Tickets remain at $5 each or 5 for $25 and can
be purchased from Carolyn Weinberger, your EFMLS Editor.
The drawing will be held during the 2009 AFMS Convention
in Billings, MT at the end of July and you need not be present
to win.
New this year is a guarantee that each federation will
have at least one winner! All the tickets sold by Eastern will
be dumped into a separate hopper, and one ticket selected
at random before the remaining tickets are merged with
those from all the other regional federation sales. Once
all the tickets have been pulled, we’ll put them all together
and draw again to determine who gets which of the stellar
prizes.
Here are photos and descriptions of the first prizes.
More are on the way. You can see color images of all of
them by visiting the AFMS website <www.amfed.org> and
scrolling down to the endowment link.
Prize #1 is a beautiful square crystal vase etched with
a Celtic Princess and
Dragon on one side and
the Celtic Knot on the
other. Engraved and donated by Jay Bowman it
has an estimated value
of $235.
#2 is an opal pendant featuring 7 Mexican opals and 6 diamonds set in 14K gold on a 20
inch gold chain. Donated by
Joyce & Delbert Speed, it has an
estimated value of $150.
Prize #3 is a battery operated clock set into a lovely piece
of amethyst from the side of a
geode and mounted on a wood
base. Donated by the Gulf
Coast Gem & Mineral Society,
the clock has an estimated value
of $120.
#4 is a 64.7 gram piece of Sikhote-Alin meteorite
which fell in the Maritime Terr. of
Eastern Siberia on February 12,
1947. It’s classified as IIIB (coarsest octahedrite iron meteorite).
It was donated by David Gheesling and has an estimated value of
$125.
Prize #5 is a lovely Brazilian agate slab set in a custom
crafted wood stand. Designed and made by 2008
EFMLS President, Ellery
Borow, it has an estimated
value of $150.
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AFMS Endowment
continued from page 8
#6 is a beautiful intarsia bolo
handcrafted by Jerry Blinka of
the Hells Canyon Gem Club.
Set in sterling silver, the piece is
valued at $850.
#9, a faceted 10mm lemon citrine set in a 14k gold
pendant. Faceted by EFMLS and AFMS past president Steve
Weinberger, the pendant has an estimated value of $125.
More prizes are on the way!
YOU could be the owner of one
of these lovely prizes, but only if you
hold a winning ticket. Send a SASE
envelope along with your check, payable to “AFMS Endowment” to Carolyn
Weinberger
PO Box 302
Glyndon, MD 21071-0302.
Prize #7, an oval carving of
calcite with quartz and magnetite
dendrites was donated by James
Gaddey of Joplin, MO and is valued at $115.
Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Deadline for ordering is July 20, 2009.
#8 is a carving of a dogwood flower in rhodonite
with leaves of chrysoprase and a stem of petrified wood.
The flower, donated by Kenneth Neaves of Lansing, NC is
mounted on petrified wood and has an estimated value of
$450. No photo is yet available.
Remember that all monies raised are invested in the
AFMS Endowment Fund, the interest of which is used to
fund various projects that can benefit YOUR club (i.e. badges for the Junior Rockhound Program, Programs for the
Regional Federation libraries that clubs may borrow etc.).
I’m eager to send you your tickets! Let me hear from
you soon.
Maine Mineral Field Trips
from Woody Thompson, Maine Geological Survey
Last month we told you about
some fabulous field trip opportunities
in Maine. This month, we’re pleased to
announce the three trips that will be
held during 2009.
Trip #1, Saturday, June 20: Songo
Pond. The Songo Pond Quarry is
an active quarry in granite pegmatite, known for its attractive blue
beryl crystals. A variety of other
minerals have also been found
here. The quarry dumps will be
bulldozed especially for this trip.
Trip #2 - Newry Mines, Newry,
Maine -- Saturday, September 12, 2009.
This is the first of TWO Newry Mines
trips on consecutive weekends in September (Trips # 2 and #3). The Newry
Mines are a cluster of granite pegmatite
quarries including the Dunton Quarry,
where famous gem tourmaline
pockets were found in the 1970’s.
Other quarries on this property
include the Nevel Quarry, Bell
Pit, Martin Quarry, and Crooker
Quarry. Besides tourmaline, many
interesting and rare minerals have
been found here, including beryl,
columbite, cassiterite, eosphorite, lepidolite, spodumene, triphylite, and many,
many others. The dumps at the Bell Pit
will be bulldozed especially for this trip.
Trip #3 - Newry Mines, Newry, Maine
-- Saturday, September 19, 2009.This trip
will visit the same quarries as Trip #2, see
description above.
You can get further details and register by visiting <www.maine.gov/doc/
nrimc/mgs/explore/minerals/fieldtrips/
fieldtrips.htm>.
9
2009 EFMLS Wildacres Reg is tration
PLEASE, ONLY one person per form per session
CHECK ONE:
April 17 – 23:__________
September 7 - 13:__________
Please fill out a separate registration form for each person attending and return to BARBARA EDGE, Registrar
at 1639 Fowler Rd; Woodruff, SC 29388. No registration will be accepted prior to January 1, 2008. (To make it
easier for the registrar and others, please do not change or revise this form. You may photocopy it as needed.)
Name (as you wish it to appear on your name badge):_______________________________________________
Street:____________________________City:_____________________State:_________Zip:___________
Telephone number with area code: _________________________ e-mail:_____________________________
Club/Society Affiliation:__________________________________________________________________
Fee for each session is $345.00 per person. Deposit is $175 per person, payable with registration.
Make checks payable to “EFMLS”. Balance of $170 is due 30 days prior to start of session.
Cancellation policy: If unable to attend, fees paid will be refunded if notification is given prior to one month
before the session begins. No refund will be made after that date.
Circle appropriate responses:
Have you been to Wildacres before? Yes
No
Is your Club sponsoring you?
Yes
No
Name of roommate:___________________________ (If none, one will be assigned).
Are you: Male
Female
(No single rooms are available). Are you a smoker? Yes
Do you have any physical handicaps and / or special dietary needs?
If YES, please explain on reverse side.
Yes
No
Do you have material for exhibiting that you would be willing to display at Wildacres?
Do you have a skill to demonstrate or a program to share (up to 40 minutes)?
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Class Pre-registration.
See EFMLS Newsletter or Website for class offerings. <www.amfed.org/efmls/wildacres.htm>
All participants must take classes.
Which of the classes being offered would you like to take? We will be preregistering you for classes you
indicate. When a class is full NO others will be assigned to that class, and you will be assigned your next class
choice(s). No class placement is guaranteed.
1st____________________________________
3rd____________________________________
2nd___________________________________
4th_____________________________________
(No registrations accepted prior to January 1, 2009)
Mail to:
Barbara Edge, Wildacres Registrar
1639 Fowler Rd
Woodruff, SC 29388
If you have any questions, please contact either
Barbara Edge, Registrar at <barbara.edge@gmail.com> or 864-433-1692 or
Fran Sick, Director at <ednfran@epix.net> or 570-928-8313.
10
Regional Vice Presidents
Region I
Kathleen Collins
<kathleenc55@cox.net>
Region III
Hazel Remaley
Region V
Judy Budnik
<wisoh@msn.com>
Region VII
Janie Hand
<mgmseditor@aol.com>
Region II
Michael Kessler
<quartz7228@aol.com>
Region IV
Dee Tinsley
<flydeetin@gmail.com>
Region VI
Doug Dover
<ddover@carolina.rr.com>
Region VIII
Barbara Ringhiser
<bar5678@aol.com>
Show Coordinator
Matt Charsky
(See Convention Advisory)
Wildacres - Continued
Director
Wayne Sukow
<d8olite@fastmail.fm>
Slide & Video Librarian *
Ken Tudor
<kentudor@yahoo.com>
Directory
Carolyn Weinberger (see Editor)
Supplies
Merrill Dickinson
<medsearchnorth@comcast.net>
Nominating (Elected committee)
Each One Teach One
Hazel Remaley
Uniform Rules
Barbara Sky
<bskysky@aol.com>
EFMLS Committee Chairpersons
AFMS Endowment Fund *
Joy Bourne
<csprings@epix.net>
AFMS Scholarship Foundation *
Bob Livingston
<gemguy@verizon.net>
AFMS Ways & Means *
To be appointed
All American Award *
Pat Pitkin
<pitkind@earthlink.net>
Auction
Bruce Gaber
<bg@his.com>
Audit
Donald Pitkin
<pitkind@earthlink.net>
Boundaries *
Carl Miller
<kobold1@erols.com>
Budget & Finance
Mary Bateman
<see page 2)
Bulletin Editors Advisory *
Natalie Darling
<gmsleditor@adelphia.net>
Bylaws / Parliamentarian
Steve Weinberger
Club Rockhound of the Year *
Mary Fraser
rfraser@maine.rr.com>
Conservation & Legislation *
To be appointed
Convention Advisory
Matt Charsky
<Charsky.Matthew@epamail.epa.gov>
Eastern Foundation Fund
Fran Sick
<ednfran@epix.net>
Education – All American *
Pat Pitkin
<thornyoldrose@gmail.com>
Historian
Susanna MacInnis
<sumacndeb@aol.com>
Insurance Coordinator
Carl Miller
<kobold1@erols.com>
Junior Activities *
Betsy Oberheim
<aoberheim3@comcast.net>
Operating Procedures
Steve Weinberger
Ellery Borow, Chair
(see AFMS Ways & Means)
Ways & Means
To be appointed
Webmaster
Dan Imel
<lapidry@aol.com>
Wildacres Workshop Functioning Committee
Steve Weinberger, Chair
B. J. Bowman
<bjb@wildblue.net>
Jim Doram
<jpdoran@comcast.net>
Bill Klose
<seagoatc@epix.net>
Karen Lewis
703-243-5823
Carl Miller
<kobold1@erols.com>
Fran Sick
<ednfran@epix.net>
Registrar
Barbara Edge
<barbara.edge@gmail.com>
Esther Dunn
334-774-2172
Barbara Fenstermacher
<bfenster2@bellsouth.net>
K. C. Foster
<katrinkaper@yahoo.com
Bill Klose
(see Wildacres Functioning)
Sue MacInnis - See Historian
Maxine Nicholas
<mmnicholas1@msn.com>
Safety *
Jim Doran
<jpdoran1@verizon.net>
EFMLS News -- May, 2009 11
EFMLS News
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit #17
Glyndon, MD 21071
Carolyn Weinberger, Editor
PO Box 302
Glyndon, MD 21071-0302
Visit the EFMLS Website
<www.amfed.org/efmls>
Visit A Show
from Matt Charsky
April:
18-19: Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
sponsored by the Monongahela Rockhounds.
West Mifflin Volunteer Fire Co #4, Skyview
Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
25-26: Franklin (NJ) Gem & Mineral
Show sponsored by the Franklin-Ogdensburg
Mineralogical Society and others. Franklin
School, Washington Av; Franklin, NJ
25-26: 46th Annual Blue Grass Gem &
Mineral Show sponsored by the Blue Grass
Gem & Mineral Club. Estill Co. School’s Central Office, Irvine, KY.
May:
2 – 3: 6th Annual Treasures of the Earth
Show & Sale sponsored by the Mineralogical
Society of NE Pennsylvania. Oblates of St Joseph, Pittston, PA
2-3: 46th Annual Mineral Show sponsored
by the North Shore Rock & Mineral Club.
Topsfield Fair Grounds, Rt 1; Topsfield, MA.
2 –3: 26th Annual Maine Mineralogical &
Geological Society Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the Maine Mineralogical & Geological
Society. Sullivan Gym, University of Southern
Maine, Portland, ME.
16-17: 36th Annual Minerals, Gems, Jewelry & Fossils Show sponsored by the New
Haven Mineral Club. Amity Regional Jr. High
School, Orange, CT.
16: Annual Micromounters of New
England Conference: Rare Earth Minerals of
Mont St-Hilaire. American Legion Post #279;
Auburn, MA
23: Chesapeake Gem & Mineral Show
hosted by the Chesapeake Gem & Mineral Society. Ruhl Armory, 1035 York Rd (MD 45 just
off I-695), Towson, MD.
30-31: Annual Mineral, Gem, Jewelry &
Fossil Show sponsored by the Orange County Mineral Society. Museum Village, Rt. 17M;
Monroe, NY.
June:
6: Spring Mineralfest sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Earth Science Association. Macungie Memorial Park, Macungie, PA.
607: 36th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry
Show sponsored by the Alabama Mineral &
Lapidary Society. Tannehill Iron Works Historical Park, Birmingham, AL
16-17: Spring Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show
sponsored by the Cape Atlantic Rockhounds.
The Clubhouse, Cologne, NJ
July:
11 – 12: 48th Annual Western Maine
Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show sponsored by
the Oxford Co. Mineral & Gem Association.
Telstar Regional High School, Bethel, ME
16-17: 41st Annual World of Gems &
Minerals sponsored by the Berks Mineralogical Society. Leesport Farmers Market Banquet Hall, Rt 61, Leesport, PA.
25-26: 30th Annual Champlain Valley
Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show sponsored by the
Burlington Gem & Mineral Club. Tuttle Middle
School, So. Burlington,VT.
12
August:
22 – 23: 43rd Annual St. Lawrence Co.
Rock & Mineral Show sponsored by the St.
Lawrence Co. Rock & Mineral Club. Canton
Sportsmans Hall, Nickerson Rd; Canton, NY
September:
12-13: Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show
sponsored by the Northern Berkshire Mineral Club. American Legion Post #90, Rt 7,
Pownal,VT
19-20: 40th Annual Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Show & Sale sponsored by
the Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Society.
Dutchess Co. Fairgrounds, Rt 9, Rhinebeck, NY
26-27: 45th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show hosted by the Gem Cutters Guild
of Baltimore. Howard Co. Fairgrounds, MD
144 nr. MD 32 & I-70; West Friendship, MD
October:
17:18: 37th Annual Gem & Mineral Show
and 59th Annual EFMLS Convention sponsored
by the Bristol Gem & Mineral Club. Beals
Community Center, Bristol, CT.
If you are an EFMLS member club and
would like to have your show or swap listed
here, send information to Matt Charsky,
EFMLS Show Coordinator at 2430 N
Glebe Rd; Arlington, VA 22207 or e-mail
at <Charsky.Matthew@epa.gov>.

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