October 20th, 2008

Officers - Ernie, Ed, Karen, Karin and Jeff

Christmas party deposit check at Cal-Hawaiian

Ernie asked for a Nominating Committee - all offices are open. VP Warner buzy with personal affairs, Peter moving to Oregon, Karin would like a new person do the bulletin.

Workshop list - 3 have signed up. Jeff will do wind chimes. Ernie - November enamel beads and March cabbing. February - show. April - Karin. November ‘09 Eileen - wire wrap.

Show - Jeff asked Time and Luke  for a jade display. He will call Gary to update. Karin will ask Nancy and Mike if they’d like to do a case. Can we get a community service student to help serve?

Clear Creek rumor - motorcyclists over 18 allowed to enter.

Ed’s pliers found.

Equipment rental agreement being written.

Adjourned at 6:50 pm

Submitted by Karin

October 20, 2008

Officers - same as above

Jeff won drawing and guest Natalie.

TREASURER’S RPT: September bills - Jargon. Incoming - monthly raffle. October - website fee. Deposit for Christmas party.

SHOW: chairman not present. Dates: March 14 & 15th, 2009. Eileen & Ed will demo chain making. Kami - bead bugs. Need raffle prizes by Christmas party for Teri to photograph.

FEDERATION: Meeting on 11/7 - insurance will be discussed. Camp Paradise dates - May 17- 23, 2009 and Zzyyx November 2009. Explained about the camps and what is taught.

FIELD TRIP: none planned

Need 3 volunteers  for nominating committee. President can appoint a committee.

Christmas Party - December 7th - 5 pm - 9 pm. Potluck signup sheet out.

Gift exchange - bring a nice gift, something you’d like to receive.

Ernie talked about the just past shows, Cayucas, Paso, Jade and Carmel. Vendor Dave has good inexpensive grinding wheels. Website: Jadecarver.com.

LAND GRAB: need to write letters telling your feelings. May lose Lavic.

Adjourned at 8:00 pm Submitted by Karin

View A "Dinosaur Dance Floor" 

From the: Born Animal website

Around 190 million years ago, a wilderness area along the Arizona-Utah border was a sandy desert oasis. At this time, the U.S. Southwest was covered with sand dunes in an area larger than today's Sahara Desert. Wet intervals during the Early Jurassic period brought life into this desert setting and led to happening water hole gathering spots for multiple dinosaurs, suggests new research by University of Utah geologist Winston Seiler and his team.

The scientists call the newly explored southwestern site "a dinosaur dance floor."

Thousands of dinosaur tracks, averaging a dozen per square yard in places, were found at the site, as you'll soon see. The tracks reminded the geologists of a popular arcade game in which participants dance on illuminated, moving footprints.

“Get out there and try stepping in their footsteps, and you feel like you are playing the game ‘Dance Dance Revolution’ that teenagers dance on,” says Marjorie Chan, professor and chair of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah. “This kind of reminded me of that – a dinosaur dance floor – because there are so many tracks and a variety of different tracks.”

One very cool feature of the site is that it includes dinosaur tail marks. The 2.4-inch-wide tail-drag marks – which are up to 24 feet long – represent fewer than a dozen dinosaur tail-drag sites worldwide, according to Seiler.

“Dinosaurs usually weren’t walking around with their tails dragging,” he said.

Here's the full story in pictures:

Geologist Winston Seiler with some of the dinosaur tracks he identified for his thesis as a University of Utah master's degree student. The impressions once were thought to be potholes eroded by water. But Seiler and Marjorie Chan, chair of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah, published a scientific paper in the October 2008 issue of the journal Palaios identifying the abundant impressions as comprising a large dinosaur "trample surface" in northern Arizona. There are so many tracks they wryly refer to the site as "a dinosaur dance floor."

CFMS FIELD TRIPS; November 24-30 - Wiley Wells - contact: the agatehunter@verizon.net

December 13th - Calico Mountains - contact: the agatehunter@verizon.net

MEMBERS NEWS: Rudy is recovering from heart surgery. Shirley and Gene Hagberg are recovering from recent health setbacks. 

DATES TO REMEMBER: CHRISTMAS PARTY December 7th 5 - 9, Cal-Hawaiian Mobile Home Park, 20 Russell Road, Salinas.

January  19th, 2009 - General/Board Meeting - Salinas Community Center

CFMS ANNUAL SHOW, SAN JOSE - April 17-19, 2009

Ed has suggested a Salinas Club Case (maybe the Native Competition items)

WALT WRIGHT - MASTER OF PETRIFIED WOOD IDENTIFICATION

by Karin Salomon

Have you ever met anyone with a photographic memory? Well, I did the lst weekend in October. Walt is an accomplished paleontologist/geologist/botanist/ecologist AND paleobotanist. Wow. He conducted a 3 day seminar/2 day field trip on petrified wood identification at the Northland Pioneer Community College in Holbrook, AZ. He is so willing to share what he knows and that knowledge is truly mindblogging!

His collection of woods is probably the largest in the world; at the June CFMS show in Ventura his display covered 2 dozen tables!

He will be conducting a seminar for the Fossils for Fun group on March 20-22, 2009 at Sierra College, Rocklin, CA. For further information: fossilsforfun@hotmail.com.

Earth Science Studies – Camp Paradise 12725 Laporte, Clipper Mill, CA 95930

Emergency Phone Number for Camp Paradise: (530) 675-2689

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE REGISTERING.

1. Any cancellation prior to April 26 will incur a $25.00 Administration fee.

2. No refunds or cancellations after this date unless a substitute is provided.

Make Checks Payable to: CFMS Earth Sciences

Send to: John and Anna Christiansen

245 N. 6th Ave FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:

Oakdale, CA 95361 209-847-1173 Marion Roberts or Anna Christiansen

1505 Plumas

Modesto, CA 209-538-0197

Camp Paradise is approximately 45 miles east of Marysville, CA on Hi-way E-21 (Clipper Mills)

Elevation is approx. 3500 ft. The facilities are at a rustic church camp, rooms with double beds and/or bunk beds.

Bathrooms and showers are communal and located in each building. Housekeeping is the responsibility of each

guest. Also available, on a limited basis, are cabins for 4 persons (bathrooms and showers are located nearby. RV

space with electricity and water for most spaces is available. Since it is a church camp, no alcoholic beverages are

permitted. Room assignments will be made by staff.

Classes -B Faceting, , Ming Trees, Lapidary, Soft Stone Carving, Silversmithing, Lost Wax & Silver

Casting, Beginning thru Advanced Wire Art, Copper Enameling, Lampwork Bead Making and Beading,

PMC3 Clay & Glass Fusion (Dichroic)

Please note - There will be some classes with limited space, preference will be given to first time students.

*****CHANGES MAY BE MADE AS NECESSARY*****

A list of items that you might want to bring with you will be sent and a list of supplies the instructors would

like you to bring.

Please cut along line- Send in lower section- Keep the upper portion so you can refer to it.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++REGISTRATION FORM

May 17 –23, 2009 $350 PER PERSON PER WEEK

PRINT CLEARLY

NAME 1_________________________________________ NAME2____________________________________________

ADDRESS____________________________________CITY______________________ STATE________ZIP____________

Phone (___________) ________________________ E-MAIL__________________________________________________

CLUB (CFMS) ______________________________________________

Accommodations(Circle one) Couples Dorm Dorm Cabin RV Area

Would like to room with __________________________________________________________ (if possible)

Special needs: (Explain Briefly) (Food) ____Diabetic ____ Vegetarian ____Other______________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Due to the lack of dietary knowledge and the various interpretations of different needs, we ask that you

bring your special food items and we will do our best to prepare them for you.

Animals will be allowed in the R. V. area only and must be on a leash and picked up after. Any violation

could result in adherence to their no pets rule.