MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT, GARY BECK
It’s allmost time for our annual show. Sell all those raffle tickets before the show if you can! Come to help set up on Friday the 12th at 8am and enjoy some pizza. Come work at the show and have some fun interacting with the attendees and explain what you like to do in our hobby and what our club does the rest of the year. Karin emailed me some disturbing figures of our operating costs compared to our dues revenue and we are upside down. So, we as a club will need to come up with some solution to this new problem.
MARCH 13 and 14 - our annual show in Spreckels, please attend and give a helping hand man the tables.
Set up Friday Friday the 12th at 8:00 am
NOTICE: MARCH GENERAL MEETING - MARCH 22nd, NOT MARCH 15th
MAY 2ND - Clear Creek Day of Protest -- contact on Facebook - "Phanthom Duck" or leave message 831-444-7134
Reprint from the San Francisco Chronicle February 26, 2010
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) --
Diamond supplier Petra Diamonds Ltd. said Friday it sold a 507-carat
diamond for $35.3 million (euro25.8 million), breaking the record for the
highest price ever paid for a rough diamond.
The stone — as big as a chicken egg and weighing just over 100 grams
(3.53 ounces) — was estimated as among the world's top 20
high-quality rough diamonds. It was discovered in September at South
Africa's Cullinan mine.
London-listed Petra said the gem was purchased by Hong Kong-based private
jewelry retailer Chow Tai Food Jewelry Co. Ltd.
The price reflected "the incredible rarity of the diamond, which combines
its remarkable size with exceptional color and clarity, and at 507.5
carats it is the 19th largest gem diamond ever discovered," Petra CEO
Johan Dippenaar said in a statement.
"It has the potential to produce one of the world's most important
polished gems," he added.
The Cullinan mine, located east of Pretoria, South Africa, was sold by De
Beers SA to a consortium led by Petra in 2007 for 1 billion rand ($148
million).
The mine has turned out some of the world's largest gems, including the
3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond that was cut to form the 530-carat Great Star
of Africa and the 317-carat Lesser Star of Africa set in the Crown Jewels
of Britain.
BOARD MEETING
March 1, 2010
Officers: Gary, Betty , Ken, Ernie, Gail, Jeannie, Karin, Jeff, Bob
Call to order 6:18 at Denny’s, Salinas
Add to agenda: M/S/P Karin and Betty
1) dues 2) increase vendor fee
TREASURER’S RPT: DUES ARE DUE
report given at meeting 2/22/2010
FEDERATION: no new report since 2/22
SALE: Yoko Bassett wants to sell books and rocks
FIELD TRIPS:
1) possible trip to Mariposa after Snyder’s Pow Wow.
2) Clear Creek Management Area Protest May 2, 2010 - peaceful please
3) San Francisco - CA Academy of Sciences - tabled
4) Snyder’s Pow Wow, May 7-9, 2010 - (not same day as protest)
WORKSHOP: March 28th - 1) cut and polish recent field trip material
2) intarsia set for April
3) Monterey County Fair project - (info on line - web site: www.montereycountyfair.com/fair.
Click on: Quick Links - Competitive Exhibits - 2010 Entry book is not up yet)
OB: Monthly raffle - consensus of opinion - have fewer but better prizes. March - Karin will donate a 5 disc CD RCA radio and Club a book - Agates and Jaspers Both prizes combined worth $140.
SHOW: Ernie’s reported all on track. 14 cases are taken. Clipboards at front door to help attend ees fill out raffle prize stubs. Karin will create an advertising checklist form and ask where or how people heard of the show. Show on Craig’s List and Ken listed with the Mining Journal. Pizza - Charles has volunteered to pickup. Signs ready - Ernie requested to have the signs returned clean, please. Jim Martinez told Ernie he will run the silent auction. Fluorescent display a go. Coffee label stickers ready, Jeff will distribute. Vendor question - Rocks & Relics or Sisters - let them sort it out.
NB:
1) Teri making membership cards
2) Karin sent her shirt to Bud Worden for the artwork. Will ask how many members need a shirt at meeting. Need 48 minimum order.
3) Claims Seminar April 24th, Gary will attend
4) Everyone keep ears open on any possible claims available
5) And a possible permanent facility site
6) April program: Ed Ferner and McDermett, NV
7) Refreshments for March - Tim and Jeani Kanko
8) Dues increase - we don’t collect enough money to pay for CFMS dues and other expenses, i.e., newsletter, web site, advertising. Agreed to raise to $15/30 in 2011 from $11/22 presently
9) dealer/vendor show fees - agreed to raise $1.00 per foot next year 2011 - 216’ of space this year
Gary suggest we host a CFMS show. Raise from $5 to $6
LAVIC Field Trip: Ernie, wagonmaster - tentative dates May 7-12 or May 14 - 19, 2010
Check Teri sent dues check to NBFT. Gary will email Dick Pankey
Adjourn - 7:30 Jeannie/Ken M/S/P Submitted-Karin S.
GENERAL MEETING
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
Officers: Gary, Jeff, Karin Bob, Jeannie, Gail, Betty
FIELD TRIP: Little Panoche Dan this Saturday rain or shine 2/27. Ernie will be wagon master. Ant Hill also on 2/27 - Karin sent info out on each. Mariposa - later in spring or summer.
Approve Agenda - Jeannie/Betty
Approve Minutes: Donna/Charles
TREASURER’S RPT: Gary read report in Teri’s absence. income - dues, show and expenses - show, rental fees, raffle copies ads. Other expenses: CA Mining and Mineral Museum $46, CFMS $8 + insurance per member $373.50, Attorney General Trust $20 File E-990. Peter filed for Salinas Valley Gem and Rock not Rock and Gem. It would be easier to change on our end than with the state. Secretary of State returned $50 late fee. Ernie/Jeannie moved to pay ads and raffle expenses. Karin/George moved to pay the CAMMM. Need to set date to visit Mariposa.
New equipment is working fine, no problems.
FEDERATION: Bob reminded all of the upcoming AFMS/CFMS upcoming show June 18, 19, 20 in Whittier, CA, sponsored by North Orange County Gem & Mineral. Passed out Camp Paradise applications and upcoming local show dates. Bob can be reached at Bob1@BobBraun.net
BUS TRIP: March 6 - meet at Seaside City Hall at 8 am and KMart parking lot at 8 am. (the actual time in Salinas will be 8:30am. Carmel Valley Club invited us to the annual Castro Valley show in Newark. Contact Karin if you want to go.
Decided to continue the CA Academy of Science trip.
Clear Creek - May 2nd date to remember. Day of orderly protest.
Bassett Sale - no date yet
NBFT - he can’t attend and will have minutes emailed to him
WORKSHOP: Yesterday 2/21, show cases ready, slabbing done, sign labels ready. Discussed where to place them. There are 16 out of 50 left.
MONTEREY COUNTY FAIR: Gary/Karin discussed the upcoming fair in August. Information to enter and categories are on the Monterey County Fair web site.
OLD BUSINESS: SHOW - 448 tumble bags ready, 408 unfilled bags. Will leave at 75 ¢ per, 50¢ for wheel. Jeff ordered 1K coffee sleeves at $93. discussed where to place them. Karin left a 5 gallon bucket of tumbled stones at January workshop.
MEAL: order in pizza. Raffle - Star Market re-donated their tickets for others to enjoy. Updated who will put in a case. Ed and Eileen 2, Susie 2, Karin 1, Club (Monterey County rock theme), Gary, Jeff, Jeannie. No obsidian on wheel. Demonstrators - Tim (faceting), Bill (enamel beads), Karin & Callie (bugs), Donna (beads). Jeff will MC. John & Marsha not able to attend. Bad back acting up.
NEW Vendors: Members can sell. However, Gary did point out that we need people to work day of show and that several present vendors have been grandfathered in. to page 2
