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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

November 10, 2009: at 7:00 PM at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. Presentation: Fluorescent Minerals and how to collect/display

This monthÕs presentation is on Fluorescent Minerals. Do you think some of your calcites may fluoresce? Jeff Fisher will bring his blacklight and you can test them yourself.
Jeff also requests suggestions for topics for next yearÕs meetings. Elections: All current officers have agreed to run again. (See above for list of officers). However, if anyone would like to volunteer for a position, please contact Pat Westby (lapidary13@aol.com). Elections will also be discussed at the November meeting.
December party: Jeff Fisher will update us about the planned celebration at the Brixx Ice Co. Restaurant, 500 E 1st St in Dayton. All information, including maps and parking info, will be included in the December Rock Chatter. I f anyone has suggestions for activities at the party, such as gift exchanges, door prizes, etc., please contact Pat Westby (lapidary13 at aol.com ) or Jeff Fisher (jeff-fisher at sbcglobal.net).

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

We have no field trips scheduled at this time.
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.
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.

Upcoming Program

DEC: Holiday Dinner

Past Programs

See what you've missed . . .

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

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.

November 6-7--MIDLAND, MI: Annual show; Mid-Michigan Rock & Gemcraft Society; Midland Resort Convention Center, 1500 W. Wackerly St.; Sat. 9-7; free admission; contact Deb Acord, (989) 430-4471; e-mail: jackdanred1@aol.com

November 6-8 -- Cleveland, OH. Micromineral Society of the Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryÕs Annual Micromount Symposium; Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval; Fri. 8-10 p.m., Sat. 9:30-5, Sun. 9:30-3:30; CONTACT: Dick Green, 1745 13th St, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223, (330) 929-2395, jgreen2@neo.rr.com.

November 7-8--EXTON, PA: "Gemarama 2009"; Tuscarora Lapidary Society; School at Church Farm, PA Business Rte. 30 & 202; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $6, children under 12 $1; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; discount tickets on Web site; contact Nancy Marks, 231 Wheeler Ave., Scranton, PA 18510; e-mail: nmarks401@comcast.net; Web site: www.lapidary.org.

November13-- Highland, IN. Calumet Gem & Mineral SocietyÕs Silent Auction; First Presbyterian Church, 8727 Delaware St.; CONTACT: Rev. Anthony Spanley, P.O. Box 230, Hamlet, IN 46532, (574) 867-2461.

November 13-15--LOUISVILLE, KY: KYANA Geological Society; Resurrection Lutheran Church Gym, 4205 Gardiner View Ave.; Fri. 10-7, Sat. 8-7, Sun. 12-6; free admission; contact Mike Whitehouse, 4304 Winter Park Dr., Louisville, KY 40218, (502) 905-4988; e-mail: rockhoundmike @insightbb.com; Web site: www.kyanageo.org

November 21-22--LEBANON, PA: 2nd annual show and sale, "Gem Miner's Holiday Festival"; Mid-Atlantic Gem & Mineral Association; Lebanon Expo Center, Rte. 72 and Rocherty Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4; adults $5, children under 12 free; contact MAGMA, (301) 565-0487; Web site: www.gem-show.com

December 4-6--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.