20 RUSSELL ROAD, SALINAS, 7pm

July 19, 2010

We’ve gotten past the Fourth of July Celebration in Spreckels and I want to thank everyone who helped make it a success. Our booth looked great with lots of nice stuff on display. Kids loved the spinning wheel, plus, there were rock bags and a guess the number of polished stones in a jar for fund raising.

Our annual club BBQ will be August lst out at the Ranch. This year we will try a new live rock auction and also have a rock swap. So, bring out the good stuff and trade it for more good stuff! Meat (chicken and tri-tip) and beverages will be supplied, so bring a side dish or dessert, silverware and plates, chairs and your favorite beverage and have a good time.  (a signup sheet will be at the July 19th meeting or call Karen Jones 678-0337 or Gail Lack 449-0322 with your choices)

After the BBQ is past I would like to see members enter something they have made in the Monterey County Fair and we will have more information at the July Meeting at Cal-Hawaiian Clubhouse.     President Gary Beck

May 17, 2010

Officers: Gary Beck, Bob  Braun, Jeannie Nelson

15 members

M/S/P to approve agenda.  M/ Jeanie, S/ Charles

M/S/P to approve minutes.

TREASURER’S RPT: Bills presented. M/S/P to approve payment. M/George, S/Jennie, passed

FEDERATION RPT : Federation Show is June 17th

FIELD TRIPS: Nothing new

WORKSHOP:  May 23rd Fair Projects Workshop

                       June 27th; 4th of July, Prep, open Shop

                       July ?                                  

OB:  1) Collected some money from members present for their orders (for their club shirts - sic). 2)Went over some improvements for next years Show. Contracts, layout, dealer signs and lack of snack bar. 3) Talked about having both a silent auction and rock swap/sale at the Aug. 1st BBQ. 4) City may not let us use the Sherwood Hall after June. Arrangements were made to move to California Hawaiian Club House for the July 19th meeting. 5) The Club equipment will be kept at the Beck Ranch for now. 6) Donna needs another person to help run the Pebble Pup program she wants to start.

NB:  None

PROGRAM: Ernie gave a brief talk about the new layout for next years Show. Tim gave a report about the Claims seminar he attended. He made DVD’s and handed those out.

Submitted by Gary Beck

June 21, 2010

Officers: Gary, Betty, Karin, Gail, Jeff, Ken, Bob, Ernie

Minutes M/S/P     Agenda M/S/P

TREASURERS REPORT: will have next meeting

FEDERATION: Bob passed copies of AFMS Code of Ethics to members that they

commit to follow when in field. AALA discussion to preserve land rights.  Rock hounds are being showed out of the wilderness and is not an idle threat. Gary reenforced the thought.

FIELD TRIPS: Ken didn’t have any new information. Gary is unable to contact the Mariposa Mine. Vote - more for a weekend trip than weekday. Ernie gave information on the planned Lavic Siding trip set for 10/28 to 11/7.    Show of hands for trip to CA Academy of Sciences - may have 2 trips, one on weekend and another during week.

WORKSHOP: June 27th - pull together Spreckels 4th of July booth and open shop.

July 25th next workshop Cab and Slab

PICNIC: August 1st - signup sheet next meeting for choice of tri-tip or chicken and side dishes. Garlic bread and beans provided. Beck’s Ranch, 12 pm, rock auction, bring plates and silverware, chairs.

CLAIMS and PERMANENT FACILITY: on back burner

NEXT MEETING: CAL-HAWAIIAN MOBILE HOME PARK, 20 RUSSELL ROAD as City of Salinas has not determined the status of Community Center.

PROGRAM: Camp Paradise, Kariin & Gail 

July - Kirk Brock Rock Solid Jade   Submitted by Karin S.

JUNE 7, 2010  open 6:12 pm  Ellis’ Restaurant, Salinas

Officers: Gary, Betty, Gail, Karin, Jeff, Ken, Ernie, Bob

MEETING SPACE: Salinas vague on our future meetings at the community center. July we will meet at the Cal-Hawaiian Mobile Home Park on Russell Road. This could be a permanent spot, if Salinas city wants us to leave.

FEDERATION: Bob can’t attend the Directors meeting at the annual show in June FIELD TRIP: Ken didn’t have any new ideas

WORKSHOP: June 27th, prep for the 4th and slab and cab. No July WS date set yet.

4TH OF JULY: Betty has a jar that we can use for the rock guess. $1 a chance, winner splits money with the club and they get rocks. Will use a clipboard to record peoples guess. Gary will check post office box for contract’s arrival.

CLUB SHIRTS: they arrived but were returned as the back didn’t have club name. Bud will see they are corrected. Money for shirts collected at May meeting.

CLAIM SEMINAR;  Tim went.

NEW BUSINESS:

SHOW - discussion of vendors signs. Hall doesn’t want anything on walls. Ernie has call in to Deb whether they will do snack bar.

PICNIC: Ernie suggested a live auction instead of silent. Karin will keep records.

PROGRAM: June - show and tell from Camp Paradise

Bob suggested we have a Sergeant of Arms position. A motion will be made at general meeting as it would have to be an amendment to the constitution.

Shirley Hagberg would like to donate Gene’s display case to the club. Karin will pick up on June 26th. Submitted by Karin S.

April 19, 2010

Officers: Gary, Karin, Jeff, Bob, Jeannie, Gail, Ken

M/S/P to approve agenda. M/S/P to approve minutes.

TREASURER’S RPT: In Teri’s absence Gary gave report of deposits from club drawing, dues badges. Bills presented. M/S/P to approve payment.

FEDERATION RPT:  Bob reminded all of the 2010 CFMS/AFMS  show in LaHabra on June 18-20. There are several field trips scheduled to tourmaline mines, Lavic Siding, Ant Hill and LA City History Museum. Camp Paradise covers 2 weeks this year 5/16-22 and 23-29. Members can nominate their favorite rock hounds. AFMS doesn’t have our club registered. Teri & Bob will check. We paid our dues and insurance payment for the year.  Bob also talked about grit standards.

FIELD TRIPS: 1) Yoko Bassett rock sale 4/25. 1 pm $1 rough and slabs individually priced. 2) Clear Creek Rally - meet at 8 am at McDonald’s, Gonzales to caravan down together. BTW, the county road passing thru CCMA is open. 3) Snyder’s Pow Wow May 7-9. 4) Camp Paradise 5) Lavic Siding trip - Ernie not present to give information. 6) Gary  passed out the free admission cards to CA State Mining Museum. He will check on visiting the quarry. 7) CA Academy of Science will be set for September.   8) Benitoite screening open every weekend in Coalinga.

WORKSHOP:  1) Beginning intarsia May 1st, 1 pm, Karin and Gary will lead. Show of 10 hands.  2) Fair project - we will work on handmade items, June 27th workshop.

OB:  1) Club Shirts: signup sheet passed around.   2) Claims Seminar 4/24 Gary unable to attend. Tim may go. 3) 4th of July - resale permit not issued yet, Karin will followup. Jeff suggested a guess how many rock in jar for $1 and winner and club splits pot. Need wheel, display cases. Jimmy will bring tables and pop-up. 4) YMCA may be possible site for meeting facility. Santa Cruz show this coming weekend.

NB:  Meeting drawing - Gary requested members bring donations to help beef up the dollars amount. 2) need show chairperson - Charles has volunteered.   3) Show improvements: Need more volunteers, a site map. Bring your ideas to the board to help improve the show. survey of advertising - Signs and newspapers ads mentioned most.  4) need to update dealer contract and get out sooner.  5) May meeting program - Claims seminar 6) Pebble Pup - Donna not present. 7) Club Picnic August 1st, Beck’s Ranch, Chualar.

PROGRAM: Ed Ferner talked about a very interesting trip to McDermott, NV.  and Show & Tell

Submitted by Karin S.

Donna Mueller from the Carmel Valley Club, Ha, Jim and Marilyn, Pat Bartel, Karen and Kami, Karin, Teri and Gary had a fun day fabricating intarsia into attractive cabs. Gary had sliced up Big Sur Rhodonite and Jade into matchsticks which we super glued onto thin slices of backing. While waiting for the glue to set up we visited the Beck’s new, large garden site. A major undertaking!

The workshop was a good exercise in something we haven’t tried before. Let’s do it again and made more pretty cabs.