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GULF COAST MINERAL, FOSSIL & GEM CLUB

P.O. Box 1404      Venice, FL 34284

 

NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 5 NUMBER 1: October 2005

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PURPOSE

     The purpose of our club, organized in 1967, is to foster an interest in minerals, gems, fossils and lapidary arts, to give people with these interests the fellowship with each other and a chance to interact with informative meetings, programs and activities and to present our hobby to the community at our annual show.  We also try to foster an interest with the children of our community and to share our knowledge through programs and displays in the local schools and libraries.

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MEETINGS

     Meetings are held the first Monday of the month, October through May in the Meeting Room at the Venice Public Library, 300 S. Nokomis Avenue, Venice, FL.

ANNUAL DUES ARE $10 FOR SINGLES OR $15 FOR FAMILIES

 

REGULAR MEETING DATES: 2005-2006 CLUB SEASON

Monday            7:00pm            Oct 3, 2005            Show & Tell                        

Monday            7:00pm            Nov 7, 2005            Speaker

Monday            5:30pm            Dec 5, 2005            Dinner Meeting                               

Wednesday            7:00pm            Jan 4, 2006            Discuss Show; Demonstrations

Monday            7:00pm            Feb 6, 2006            Silent Auction—Club Members

Monday            6:30pm            Mar 6, 2006            Speaker

Monday            7:00pm            Apr 3, 2006            Speaker

Monday            5:30pm            May 1, 2006            Dinner Meeting

       

SHOW 2006

Saturday January 28: 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday January 29: 10 am to 4 pm

 

 CLUB OFFICERS

President: & Newsletter Editor: Geraldine Vest (941) 408-1711 Gvest201@yahoo.com

Past President and Liaison with AFMS: Allen Brown (941) 926-4171 allen_brown19467@msn.com

Vice President: Ursula Jablonski, (941) 484-9956 ujjablonski@comcast.net

Secretary: Barbara Walker (941) 488-1302                    

Treasurer: Darlene Turzanski (941) 697-7809 tarzan4892@hotmail.com

Assistant Treasurer: Gloria Lenardson (941) 480-1710 glenardson@comcast.net

Webmaster: Duane Daniell (941) 485-8714 duanedaniell@yahoo.com

Senior Trustee: Tom Ladd (941) 755-6428

Trustee: Jack Appleby (941) 497-6638 maidmarion856@aol.com

Trustee and Show Chairman: Ralph Marble, (941) 922-2135

Trustee: Gifford Smith (941) 698-0183 gif@gls3c.com

 

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FIRST MEETING—MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2005 AT 7:00PM—The Meeting Room at the Venice Public Library, 300 S. Nokomis Avenue, Venice FL.  This is our annual WELCOME BACK and “SHOW & TELL” meeting.  If you were fortunate enough to find an interesting new rock, mineral or fossil—share your joy with other club members.  If you purchased any faceted gemstones, new cabs, or made finished jewelry, show them to us.  If you visited any interesting places (or your kids and grandkids) and took pictures—bring them.  To the dealers in our club—if any new materials are on the market bring some if you have any or tell us about them. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED—Cold drinks and “home made” goodies will be supplied by the club officers for the October meeting.      If anyone has gems, mineral, fossils or jewelry for sale, please bring it—we can set up a table.

 

PLEASE BRING ITEMS FOR THE RAFFLE

 

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MESSAGE FROM YOUR TREASURER

Club patches are available at the club meetings for $4.00 each.

 

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FROM THE PRESIDENT: GERALDINE M. VEST

 

     It was a very busy summer for me—I spent much of my time with my friend, Rob Campbell, in Plant City working on our book Gemstones and Their Minerals—A Collector’s Edition.  We finally obtained a digital camera that attaches to the microscope and interfaces with the computer.  We are in the process of learning how to use it.  Because of the hurricane situation in Florida, I had the clear plastic, GE LEXAN, hurricane shutters installed on my house and plan to leave them up all the time.  At least I will not get any more golf balls through the windows.

     On a sad note, Gloria Lenardson’s mother Nellie (Betty) Schuyler, age 87, died Monday July 25, 2005 in Venice, Florida and Ralph Marble’s mother Geraldine Marble, age 86, died August 31, 2005 in LaGrange Kentucky.

We almost have our web page up and working—for now—go to www.daniellcraftsandgems.com, on the left side click links, scroll down to GCMF&GC of Venice, FL—I will soon be able to put the newsletter on line.

     The plans for the annual show are on schedule.     The show dates are Saturday January 28: 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday January 29: 10 am to 4 pm.  We will discuss details at the October meeting.

     The library will be closed on Monday Jan 2—the meeting will be Wednesday Jan 4, 2006.  Note the information on the Fort Drum trip on page 3 and the info about the Southeastern Federation annual meeting, hosted by the Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society of Melbourne, Florida on November 11 to 13, 2005 on page 5.

 

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Locked your keys in your car????

From Ursula Jablonski

     If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone on your cell phone.  Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button of your key fob (clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car doors will unlock.  Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you.  Distance is no object you could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk!).

 

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     Videos will be available to check out at the October meeting.  A list of the newest ones follows.  These are all original new copies.  To check them out will require that you write out a check to the club for 1/2 the value of the tape and postdate it for the following meeting’s date or give the treasurer cash in an appropriately marked envelope.  We will not cash your check or spend your money—it will be returned to you at the next meeting when you return the tape.  It is difficult for the Turzanskis to bring all of the tapes, so only the new ones will be available in October. 

ONLY MEMBERS CAN CHECK OUT TAPES.

 

GULF COAST MINERAL, FOSSIL & GEM CLUB 20 VIDEOS

 

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