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2009 Officers

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

Meetings

June meeting will be held June 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. Presentation: Bringing you the best of the Internet.

News: DGMS garage sale June 6 in Boonshoft neighbor, 8 - ? Thank you to the Vidonis and to Pat Westby for helping to arrange this fund-raising event.
Spot: 3839 Hillmont. From Pat: Three other houses on that street are participating so we should get good traffic flow. If you go north on Ridge (behind Boonshoft museum), you will want to cross Siebenthaler. Then where Ridge curves off to the right, keep going straight. Hillmont is the last left before the road you are on makes a turn to the right. You are better off to MapQuest or Google map the address.
If you have anything you would like to sell and keep a portion of the proceeds for yourself, you need to have it well marked and preferable be present at the sale to help to help sell. If you have anything you want to outright donate (rocks gems minerals, household items - no clothes please), you can drop them off at Pat Westby's or bring them the morning of the sale. If anyone has a table or two it would be appreciated.

News: with the closing of Riverbend Art Center, the DGMS has had to find a new meeting place. The Dayton Gem & Mineral Society Meeting begins at 7:00 PM (new time!) 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!

Field Trip News

There is a field trip scheduled for Fri., June 12 from 8 am-12 noon. to Hanson Scott Quarry, Lexington, IN. for fossils. Will have sign up/info. at June meeting.

Plans are in the works for a trip to Duff's Quarry in June or July. It would take place on a Saturday and there may be only a short notice before it's a "go". Stay tuned!

Upcoming Program

JUL: Quartz Night--All about Quartz
AUG: Paleontology discussion & DVD
SEP: Fall Picnic
OCT: Thumbnail Collecting and Collection Tips
NOV: Fluorescent Minerals and how to collect/display
DEC: Holiday Dinner

Next meeting: July 14, 2009.

Past Programs

See what you've missed . . .

July: Andrea Koziol, Geology of Mount Evans
June: Marion Musser, Gold Prospecting
May: Timothy O Brien, Discovery of High Pressure and temperature granulites in the Goshen Dome, western Massachusetts.
April: Dr. Patty Rice, author of "Amber: Golden Gem of the Ages"
March: John Allison, "Rocks and Minerals to Gemstones and Jewelry"
February cancelled due to bad weather

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. One member is a recognized specialist in micro-mounting.

Upcoming shows and events

All listing are from Rock and Gem Magazine.

June 5-7--WAUSEON, OH: State Line Gem & Mineral Society; Fulton County Fairgrounds, Junior Fair Bldg., 8514 SR 108; Fri. 12-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 11-4; free admission; contact Doris Brzezicki, 419 N. Broad St., Adrian, MI 49221, (517) 263-1669; e-mail: rychard@tc3net.com; Web site: www.angelfire.com/mac/rock-club/

June 6-7--MARION, KY: Show, Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum, Fohs Hall, N. Walker St.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 11-5; free admission; digs at old mine sites; contact Tina Walker, P.O. Box 391, Marion, KY 42064, (270) 965-4263; e-mail: beclement@kynet.biz; Web site: clementmineralmuseum.org

June 13-14: WEBBERVILLE, MI, Annual Seminar, Michigan Geology & Gemcraft Society, Webberville High School, Sat 9:00-5:00, Sun 9:00-4:00, Contact Donald Brown, 32832 Illinois, Livonia, MI 48150 (734) 421-8159

June 13 & 14: Midwest Faceters' Guild Seminar, Webberville High/Middle School, 309 East Grand River Road Webberville, MI 48892 www.midwestfacetersguild.org

June 26-28--BLOOMINGTON, IN: 44th annual show and swap; Lawrence County Rock Club; Monroe County 4-H Fairgrounds, from the junction with IN 37, go south on IN 45S for 1.2 miles, then right (west) on Airport Road for 0.7 mile; Fri. 10-6:30, Sat. 9-6:30, Sun. 10-4; contact Dave Treffinger, 13101 E 250 N, Loogootee, IN 47553, (812) 295-3463; www.lawrencecountyrockclub.org

July 10-12--SHARONVILLE, OH: Show; GemStreet USA; Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Rd.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; adults $7, seniors (60+) and students (12-17) $5, under 12 free, ticket good all weekend; discount coupon on Web site; contact Jane Strieter Smith, (216) 521-GEMS (4367); e-mail: spi@stratos.net; Web site: www.gemstreetusa.com

July 17-19--INDIANAPOLIS, IN: Show; GemStreet USA; Indiana State Fairgrounds, Pioneer, Our Land Bldg., 1202 E. 38 St.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; adults $7, seniors (60+) and students (12-17) $5, under 12 free, ticket good all weekend; fine gems, jewelry, mineral specimens, fossils, beads, findings, display items, Scout badges, discount coupon on Web site; contact Jane Strieter Smith, (216) 521-GEMS (4367); e-mail: spi@stratos.net; Web site: www.gemstreetusa.com

Join us!

Yearly dues are $10.00 for single, $13.00 for a family membership. Dues are renewable in December for the following year. Or email Andrea Koziol at andrea.koziol(at)notes.udayton.edu.

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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.