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2010 Officers

President: Pat Westby
Vice-President: Jeff Fisher
Secretary: Randi Simon-Serey
Treasurer: Joe Brafford
Newsletter editor: Andrea M. Koziol

Meetings

The Dayton Gem & Mineral Society meeting will be August 10 2010 at 7:00 PM at the BOONSHOFT MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY. Presentation: Agates (DVD/Show and Tell)

The Dayton Gem & Mineral Society Meeting begins at 7:00 PM at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. Address: 2600 Deweese Parkway, Dayton Ohio. phone 937-275-7431. Someone will be at the main door to direct you the meeting room.

Visitors and new members welcome!

George Darner passed away July 5, 2010

DARNER, George R. Jr. age 95 of Washington Twp. passed away Monday, July 5, 2010 at Sycamore Glenn Health Care facility. George retired from Standard Register Co. A life long member of the Centerville Lions Club, Dayton Gem & Mineral Society, Board member of the Lions Eye Bank, member of Stivers Alumni Association & trustee of Dayton Area Heart & Cancer Association. Preceded in death by his wife Luzie. He is survived by a daughter Evelyn (Philip) Petry, sons Ronald (Mary Anne) Darner & Larry (Sue) Darner & numerous grandchildren & great grandchildren. Family will receive friends Thursday, July 8, 2010 from 6 to 8 PM with funeral services Friday at 1 PM at the Schlientz & Moore Funeral Home, 820 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd. ( St Rt # 725). Joyce Petry officiating. Burial to follow at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery.

Field Trip News

Date: Saturday August 28,2010: Sellersburg Stone and Corydon Stone. This is a joint Field trip with the Columbus group. Please RSVP by phone or e-mail to Doug or Alex at below info.
DOUG E-Mail jdbhawken@aol.com
Alex E-Mail poolfish1@aol.com

Unless otherwise posted, field trips are open to paid Dayton Gem and Mineral Society members with MSHA certification. We will be collecting the DGMS $5.00 field trip fee, per member, at the quarry.
MSHA CERTS REQUIRED! SAFETY GEAR: SAFETY GLASSES, HARD HATS, STEEL TOED SHOES ARE MANDATORY!
Please have the MSHA Certs with you and all Safety Gear: glasses, hard hats, steel toed shoes. Bring any other items that you need such as other tools, drinks, snacks, etc.

Preliminary list of Upcoming Programs

August 10: Agates (DVD/Show and Tell)
Sept: End of Summer Picnic
Oct: Micromounting (tentative)
Nov: Cleaning and Preparing specimens for display (Jeff)
Dec: Holiday Christmas Party

Past Programs

See what you've missed . . .

2010:
July: Maps/GPS/GIS (tentative)
June: Morocco Trip Report (Jeff and Barb)
May: Introduction to Optical Mineralogy by Clyde Spencer
April: Basics of Lapidary by Pat Westby
2009 DGMS Presentation Schedule

JAN: Volcanoes-DVD and discussion
FEB: Mineral Photography--tips and techniques MAR: How to create and maintain a collection (moderator and panel discussion)
APR: Flint Knapping--Doug Baird
MAY: Highlights of a Namibian Mineral (and animal) Safari
JUN: Bringing you the Best of the Internet
JUL: Quartz Night--All about Quartz
AUG: Paleontology discussion & DVD
SEP: Fall Picnic
OCT: Thumbnail collecting and collecting tips
NOV: Fluorescent Minerals and how to collect/display
DEC: Holiday Dinner

Our Interests

All of our members are enthusiasts of the natural world. Some collect minerals or fossils, or both. Some polish, facet, and mount their own gems. One teaches this skill. One member is associated with a local university.

Upcoming shows and events

All listing are from Rock and Gem Magazine.

August 7--ISHPEMING, MI: 35th annual show; Ishpeming Elks Club; 597 Lake Shore Dr.; Sat. 9:30-4:30; free admission; mineral displays, dealers, kids' area, silent auction, hourly prizes, raffle, mineral demonstrations, field trips Fri. and Sun.; contact Ernest Johnson, 1962 W. Fair, Marquette, MI 49855, (906) 228-9422; e-mail: ejohnson@nmu.edu

Join us!

Yearly dues for 2010 are $15.00 for single, $20.00 for a family membership. Family is defined as persons living at the same address. Dues are renewable in December for the following year. Dues also accepted through March 1. Or email Andrea Koziol at andrea.koziol(at)notes.udayton.edu.

Are you not receiving your newsletter? We don't mean to overlook you. Please email Andrea Koziol at the address above and send your correct mailing address.

Links

Bob's Rock Shop
American Federation of Mineral Societies
Midwest Federation of Mineral Societies
The Mineral Gallery: A service of Amethyst Galleries, Inc. This is an on-line guide to minerals (complete with descriptions, images, and physical characteristics).

Maintained by Andrea Koziol.
The address of this web page is: http://homepages.udayton.edu/~koziolam/dgms/dgmsmain.html.