Snyder’s Pow Wow
May 7, 8, & 9 2010
This will be the 36th annual Snyder’s Pow Wow. The last Pow Wow that will
be held at the Snyder Ranch and the last one to be held in May. This is THE BEST
rockhound event in our area!!!
Now is the time for North Bay Field Trips members (that includes CCM&GS
members) to start planning for the Snyder’s Pow Wow. NBFT has camped together
and held our annual pot luck at the POW WOW for many years; long before I starte attending in 1991. I hope that we can have a big turn out to celebrate the passing of an era and to thank Betty and the Snyder family and workers for the great times and memories they have given us. Beside the many rock, mineral, gem, jewelry, craft and food dealers, there is a lot to see and do: potlucks, happy hours, music and entertainment, Ye Old Timer’s auction and more.
Unfortunately there won’t be any field trips on the ranch this year. There are Native American dancers, mountain men camp, and the Chugger field (Antique steam and gas engines). All set up on a working cattle ranch. It would be great to have a big turn out for this fun weekend. This is a great opportunity to get together for a fun rockhound weekend. Hopefully many of you can make it, at least for a day trip. In the past there was always a big turnout for the Pow Wow. But we have had fewer and fewer campers the last few years. There is plenty of room so plan now to join us for the weekend. The Snyder's ranch is an easy drive for a one-day outing, but it is a lot more fun to go for the whole weekend.
Betty and I will be up there Wednesday to set up camp. This is a great rockhound weekend. As we did last year we will be camping with the YOTMC. All club members are invited and encouraged to camp with NBFT/YOTMC. This is "dry camping" in the pasture immediately adjacent to the southeast corner of the Dealer area. Camping is $10/night but by camping with NBFT/YOTMC it will only be $8/night. Stop at the registration tent and tell them you are camping with NBFT/YOTMC, and then follow the signs back to our camping area. We will sign you in and collect your money. Reservations aren’t required, but are helpful in planning how much space we will need. If you are planning to camp with us at the Pow Wow please let me know: dickpankey@juno.com or 925-439-7509.
We will have two potluck dinners during the weekend. The Ye Old Timers will hold their annual potluckcdinner at 6:00 and auction at 7:00 on Friday evening. This is our second moneymaker of the year. Donations are not expected, but are appreciated. The NBFT potluck dinner will be on Saturday evening at 6:00 PM. People that come out for the day only are invited to stop by the YOTMC/NBFT encampment to relax, visit and sit a "spell.”
For the past several years NBFT and YOTMC members have helped direct traffic around the Registration Tent. This is a fun and easy way for NBFT and YOTMC to earn $150 with just a little effort. Unfortunately, we have had a hard time getting volunteers and it ends up falling on the shoulders of only a few. One of the
reasons for the discount camping fee is because we help out. We will direct traffic on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 to 3:30 and need at least 2 people per 1-hour shift. Anyone who wants to help should call me or see me at the POW WOW.
Please announce to all of your club members and encourage them to join us at the Snyder’s Pow Wow.
So come on and join in this great Rockhound event. Come to Snyder's Pow Wow.
Dick and Betty Pankey
Wagonmasters
HAPPENINGS AROUND CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA INVOLVING PUBLIC LANDS
John Martin – CFMS PLAC South Committee
For Rockhounds who use our National Forests for their collecting the USDA Forest Service is in the process ofrevising their Resource Management Planning Rule for the 193 million acres of National Forest System land theymanage. This is the chance to have our concerns and issues addressed and included in these plans which could have aneffect on our collecting in the National Forest for many years to come. If you collect in any of our National Forests andwould like to continue you may want to attend one of the national workshops listed below or submit your issues,concerns, desires and any comments to the USFS through the links listed below. The best place to start would be your localUS Forest District Office and ask when and where any local meetings are going to be held and where to send comments
on the management plan for your local forest area.
feedback. Summaries of the presentations and discussions in the science forum and roundtables, along with the
individual comments received during the 60-day formal comment period on the Notice of Intent, will be used to
develop the proposed rule and a draft environmental impact statement.
The meeting that includes the CFMS is scheduled below:
* Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5),Sacramento, CA onApril 6, 2010;
To encourage widespread participation the Forest Service is using new media tools in conjunction with the public meetings. Please visit
It’s your Forest, use it the way you want, so get your comments in as soon as you can.
Now on to the BLM report.
The Bureau of Land Management has the responsibility to manage the public federal lands through out this country.Most of the land under their management control lies in the 13 western states. At the top of the list right now is proposed legislation to turn 13 million acres of this public land into some form of wilderness area or new national monuments. Both of these designations will put a real damper on our ability to have access to collecting areas within these closed areas. Some examples of these proposals are in California and is titled California Desert Protection Act of 2010, S-2921 and if enacted will create nearly 1.6 million acres of new wilderness and National Monuments
in the southern California desert area. These new designations will have a large impact on Rockhounding in Southern California because many of the prime collecting sites lie within the boundaries of this proposed legislation.
Central California is having its own problems also. The area known as Clear Creek has been a favorite collecting area for more than a hundred years, where you can collect Serpentine, the California State Rock, Actinolite, Jade and other related rocks and minerals. It is also the only area in
the world where Benitoite, the California State Gem Stone, has been found. The Clear Creek Management Area is about 40 miles wide and 75 miles long and has been closed to all human contact for the last several years do to a questionable EPA report of Asbestos contamination. There are now hearings being conducted on the future of this area and several California Gem and Mineral Society members have been involved in these discussions and meetings and have been able to provide useful input in trying to get this area open once again for recreational uses including Rockhound Collecting
AFMS/CFMS Annual Show & Convention
June18 - 20, 2010
La Habra/Whittier, CA
Hosted by the North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society
more information: www.cfmsinc.org
SENIOR COMPUTER TRAINING FOR EMAIL AND INTERNET
Seniors 55 and older can receive information for free computer training for email and internet by calling Rose Riso at 236-6222 at Generations Online or Alliance on Aging at 646-1458 or www.allianceonaging.org.
Please pass this information on to family and friends. Printing and sending the Club newsletter is expensive and can save $$ if more members read the updates about field trips and meetings either on the website or via emails.
PLEASE SAVE YOUR CANCELLED POSTAGE STAMPS - THEY CAN BE COLLECTED BY KARIN AND TURNED IN TO THE CFMS TO BE GIVEN TO THE EASTER SEALS FUND. EASTER SEALS THEN SELL THEM TO STAMP DEALSERS. AN EASY WAY TO DONATE TO A WORTHY CAUSE.
MONTHLY MEETING DRAWING - In an attempt to bring more exciting and interesting items to our monthly drawings, please donate rock related or unrelated items. It is for the good of the club!
ANNUAL ROCK AND GEM SHOW MARCH 13 AND 14
The show was a success!! Many people came to view the member’s display cases and watch demos of lampwork beads by Donna, cabbing by Bob and Gary, and rock painting and bug making by Karen and her grandaughter Kami.
The raffle items were won by: 1) Amythest catherdral - Kari Woods 2) knife - Mike Cleary 3) Larimar pendant - Maria Rivas 4) Brazilian agate clock - Genaro Martinez 5) Bird’s eye Jasper sphere - Sharon Brady 6) Turquoise pendant necklace - Daniel Marynak 7) Agate chime - Betty Alexander 8) Rhodochrosite Pendant - Dave Askew 9) Polka Dot Jasper pendant - Michelle Singletary 10) knife - Philip McCoun 11) Ray Tech Tumbler - Pat Rosburg Congratulations to all winners. The Club appreciates all who purchased tickets; the raffle is our annual fundraiser.
Dealers had a wide variety of items to sell and many treasures were bought by attendees. Finished exquisite jewelry by Karen Carson down to rough slabs were available.The returning vendors reported good sales and were happy although many felt this is a down economy! Thanks to all who helped make the show a success.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 19 - General Meeting, 7 pm
April 24 - Claim’s Seminar
April 25 - Sale of Jim Bassett rocks, 1 pm
1233 Via Pariaso, Salinas
May 1 - Intarsia workshop
May 3 - Board Meeting
May 7-9 - Snyder’s Pow Wow
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