BRECCIA Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society All American Club Volume 64 Number 1

Hello Fellow Rockhounds, Let me take this opportunity to thank you for electing me to lead the club for the next year. Please give some thought to who you would like to see lead the club going forward. This will be my third year in a row serving as your president and eighth over the last 10 years. I would also like to thank everyone that helped with the many things we did this past year. We have several exciting things to look forward to such as field trips, the festival, study groups, meeting new friends, and, most importantly, a chance to serve the club in many ways. I have already spoken with several of you and I thank you for stepping up to take charge of some of the committees. Many of the committees will have new leaders. If you have not volunteered for a committee position, please consider helping the club by accepting a position. Co-Chairmen are always welcome. Please reach out to me to let me know how you would like to help. I know

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you don't like receiving calls begging you to hold a committee position almost as much as I dislike making them. If you have any ideas on how to improve the club or activities you are interested in, please write them down and give them to me or send me an Email: [email protected]. My phone number is listed here in the Breccia if you would rather call. The Installation Dinner was well attended and I think everyone enjoyed the evening. There were several bags of toys donated for Toys for Tots. The food was very good as usual. Many thanks to those of you that came early and helped set up the tables and chairs and decorate the room. It was nice to see all of you! I wish all of you a prosperous New Year.

Randy Harris President

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What’s in this issue?

Next Gem and Mineral Festival Planning Meeting Date: January 18, 2017, February 1 & 15 Place: Mt Mike’s Pizza, 301 E. Hamilton Ave., Campbell $5. for dinner Time: 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome!! This is a Planning Meeting. Please bring your ideas and suggestions. Everything will be starting much earlier this year to accommodate the earlier festival date of March 18 and 19. Set up will be March 17 and we will be in the Pavilion building rather than the Expo Hall. Lots of changes, but hopefully we will still be able to include everything within our wish list. Unable to attend the meeting but have concerns or suggestions, contact June Harris at (831) 438-5150.

Rock Hound of the Month of November is Karen Welder

CMFS/AMFS Show Ventura, CA June 9-11, 2017 This show comes to California once every seven years! Mark your calendars. Hosted by Ventura County Gem and Mineral Society at the Ventura County Fairgrounds 10 West Harbor Blvd. Hours: Fri & Sat 10 to 5, Sun 10 to 4. Contact: Diane Cook (805) 312– 8467 Email: [email protected] Website: 2017CFMS-AFMSShow.com

President’s message Page 1 Festival meeting notice Page 2 Rockhound of the Month CMFS/AMFS Show What’s in this Issue? Member Displays Report Page 3 DRC News New Members 2017 SCVMS Calendar Page 4 Sunshine Smithies Field Trip Schedule Cutaways Bragging Rights Festival Report Page 5 Show and Tell Member Display Schedule CFMS Club Show Calendar Page 6 2017 SCVGMS Annual Festival Page 7 Update Craft Person Wanted Page 8 Able Bodied People, Grab Your Wrenches SCVGMS Annual Festival Update Page 9 - Support the Festival, Support the Club SCVGMS Festival Single Item Page 10 Competition Entry Form SCVGMS Festival Display Case Entry Form Single Item Competition at the Page 11 SCVGMS Annual Festival SCVGMS Competition Rules SCVGMS Member and Guest Page 12 Display Case Entry Form Story “Arkansas Diamond Mine” Page 13 SCVGMS General Meeting Page 14 Minutes for November SCVGMS Board Meeting Minutes Page 15 for November and December SCVGMS Board Meeting Page 16 Minutes—December continued Election Results Treasurers Report Page 17 Club informational sheet Page 18

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Member Displays Report

DRC News

By Rick Kennedy

In the one dry hour that we were able to be open for

business during our October 30 rock sale, we made $543. Being an all outdoor sale, we quit, covered everything, and locked the gate when the rain came down too vigorously. The next day (no rain), several items were picked up for a total of an additional $270. Total $813.

Members are invited to bring items that they wish to display. See page 5 “Show and Tell” for more information.

Our next sale will be sometime this year (2017) We do not have enough material for a sale now, so we need more donations and no heavy rain. Typically, our sales are the Saturday or Sunday after the general meeting from 9am until noon. Sales are announced via email, in the Breccia, and at most recent general club meetings. If you are sorting through your own collection and wish to donate, let me know. We can provide official letters for your tax purposes since we are a non-profit organization. The sales are a lot of fun, you meet friendly Rockhounds, learn, and get good buys. All of the money goes to the club. Pat Speece Donation Receiving Committee (DRC) Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society

New Members We welcome Jim Sorram and Jake Pearlstein

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Check Out What Our Study Groups Are Doing

2017 SCVGMS Calendar

Smithies January 13 Smithies workshop from 4 PM - 7 PM at Pat Speece’s home. January 18 – Festival planning meeting at Mt. Mike’s Pizza at 7 PM. See note page 2 January 24th General meeting at 7:45 PM. January 26 Board meeting immediately following the general meeting February 1– Festival planning meeting at Mt. Mike’s Pizza at 7 PM. See note page 2 February 3rd Smithies workshop from 4 to 7 PM at Pat Speece’s home. February 10th Smithies workshop from 4 to 7 PM at Pat Speece’s home. February 15 - Festival planning meeting at Mt. Mike’s Pizza at 7 PM. See note page 2 February 21st General meeting at 7:45 PM. February 23rd Board meeting at 7:30 PM at the home of Frank Mullaney March 3rd Smithies workshop from 4 to 7 PM at Pat Speece’s home. March 10th Smithies workshop from 4 to 7 PM at Pat Speece’s home. March 17—19 Festival! March 21st General meeting at 7:45 PM. March 22rd Board meeting at 7:30 PM at the home of Dean and Karen Welder

What’s a Smithie? A person who uses metal to create jewelry; a metalsmith. Smithies make jewelry using a variety of metals and many tools and techniques. We work with copper, red brass (looks a lot like gold), and sterling. These are guided workshops, a perfect place for beginners to become comfortable with tools and techniques in a small, friendly atmosphere. Hard soldiering (using a mini-butane torch), jeweler’s saw, drill press, disc maker, dapping block, texture pliers and hammers, files, stakes, polishers.... all to the aim of a finished piece of jewelry. This year we are focusing on soldering, fold forming, creating bails and textures, and using the flex shaft,. Tools are supplied, but you are welcome to bring your own. If you would like to be on the Smithie email list, let me know via email. There is a small lab fee.

Thanks, Pat Speece

Field Trip Schedule There is an upcoming Field Trip to Black Butte Lake Stoney Creek. For more information about field trips, please contact Dean Welder at [email protected]

Cutaways Needs a new location as of March 1. January is cancelled and February will be announced later.

Sunshine Winnie Moore had a successful hip replacement. If you know of a society member who has been or is ill, had a death in the family, or has had a great event in their life, contact Margo Mosher with the news. Margo’s phone number is (408) 578-2841, or email her at [email protected].

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Bragging Rights Alan Achor - Chairman The theme for the January Meeting is the color “Pink”.

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Festival Report PUT THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL ON YOUR CALENDARS The club’s annual gem and mineral festival is coming up fast. It’s on the weekend of March 18 and 19 at the Santa Clara County Fairground on Tully Rd in San Jose. Set up is on Friday, March 17. Put these dates on your calendar now! We need club members to start signing up now for Display Cases (see Stephen May), and for Competition (see Chuck Boblenz). Competition entries can be for either a single item or a case. The forms are in this month's Breccia. Please send them in as soon as possible. Let's show off what you create or collect. We need a club member to help make microphone announcements from the Hospitality Booth. A script and time table will be provided. Also, we need someone to work as dealer lunch courier. This job simply involves taking lunch orders from vendors using the menu of the building’s food service provider, and taking the food back to them. If you’d like to volunteer for either of these positions, contact Sonia Dyer at [email protected].

There will be job signup sheets available at the January and February club meetings. Please do your part to help with the club festival – it’s our major money-maker for the year. If there is a particular type of job you’d prefer to have, go ahead and sign up with Sonia now, to get first choice. This is your society. Your help is needed to keep it running smoothly. Please be generous with your time and efforts.

Show and Tell Members’ Display Schedule for Meetings this Year All members are asked to display at least one time per year., you can display as many times as you like. There are no displays in May and November because of the Silent Auctions. There are no displays in December because there is the installation dinner in lieu of our regular meeting. The display feature of our monthly meetings are enjoyed very much. . Don’t know what to display? Any type of rock, mineral, or fossil (identified or not), your latest project, information on a field trip to take, ideas for a display case, anything to do with rocks!!!

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Let’s visit a show CFMS Club Show Calendar

Website: www.vgms.org

March 11 - 12: SAN MARINO, CA Pasadena Lapidary Society, San Marino Masonic Center, 3130 Huntington Drive Hours: Sat 10 - 6, Sun 10 5 Contact: Marcia Goetz, (626) 260-7239 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pasadenalapidarysociety.org

January 21 - 22: EXETER, CA Tule Gem & Mineral Society, Visalia Exeter Veterans' Memorial Building, 324 N. Kaweah Ave. Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Laura Manser (559) 303-0632 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tulegem.com

March 11 - 12: SPRECKELS, CA

February 17 - 26: INDIO, CA

Salinas Valley Rock & Gem Club Spreckel's Veteran's Hall, 5th & Llano Streets Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: Gary Beck, (831) 679-2896 Email: [email protected] Website: http:// salinasrockandgem.pagecloud.com

San Gorgonio Mineral & Gem Society Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival 82-503 Highway 111 Hours: 10 - 10 daily Contact: Bert Grisham, (915) 849-1674 Email: [email protected]

March 11 - 12: TURLOCK, CA

February 18 - 19: ANTIOCH, CA

Mother Lode Mineral Society, Modesto, Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, 900 North Broadway Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contacts: Bud & Terry McMillin, (209) 484-4416 Email: [email protected] Website: www.motherlodemineralsociety.com

Antioch Gem Club Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, 1201 West 10th Street Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: Brenda Miguel, (925) 301-6957 Email: [email protected] Website: www.antiochlapidaryclub.com

February 25 - 26: VALLEJO, CA

March 18 & 19:San Jose, CA

Vallejo Gem & Mineral Society Solano County Fairgrounds, McCormack Hall 900 Fairgrounds Drive Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: Dan Wolke, 707 334-2950 Email: [email protected] Website: www.vjgems.org

Santa Clara Valley G & M Society, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 334 Tully Road, Hours: 10 - 5 daily, Contact: June Harris, (408) 265-1422, Email: [email protected], Website: www.scvgms.org

March 3 - 5: NEWARK, CA Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley Newark Pavilion 6430 Thornton Avenue Hours: Fri & Sat 10 - 6; Sun 10 - 5 Contact: Cathy Miller, (510) 305-4196 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mgscv.org

March 25 - 26: ANGELS CAMP, CA Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society Calaveras County Fairgrounds 101 Frogtown Road Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Dave Muster (209-518-8795) or Anna Christiansen (209-847-1173) Email: [email protected] Website: www.calaverasgemandmineral.org March 25- 26: ROSEVILLE, CA Roseville Rock Rollers Gem & Mineral Society Placer County Fairgrounds 800 All American City Blvd (off Washington) Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Gloria Marie, (916) 216-1114 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rockrollers.com

March 4 - 5: ARCADIA, CA Monrovia Rockhound L. A. County Arboretum & Botanical Garden, 301 North Baldwin Avenue Hours: 9:00 - 4:30 daily Contact: Jo Anna Ritchey, (626) 359-1624 Email: [email protected] Website: www.Moroks.com

March 4 - 5: LEMOORE, CA Lemoore Gem & Mineral Society Lemoore Trinity Hall 470 Champion Street Hours: Sat 10 - 6; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Christopher Wertinberger, (559) 309-3433 Email: [email protected]

March 4 - 5: VENTURA, CA Ventura Gem & Mineral Society Ventura County Fairgrounds 10 W. Harbor Boulevard, Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Terry Wilson, (805) 312-8467 Email: [email protected]

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2017 SCVGMS Annual Festival Update Next Festival Meetings Date: January 18, February 1 and 15 Place: Mt Mike’s Pizza, 301 E. Hamilton Ave., Campbell $5. for dinner Time: 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome!! Display case entry form for noncompetitive cases is available on page10 of this newsletter. Competitive entry form for single item and display case is available on page 12 of this newsletter. Rules for Single item competition is on page11 of this newsletter. All Hands on Deck!! Workers needed for the following dates: March 17 Festival Set-up

March 18 & 19 Annual Festival Mark your 2017 calendars to plan to help a minimum of 8 hours.

2017 Festival Chairpersons needed:

Festival Microphone Announcements, Dealer Lunch Courier, Trailer Loading Coordinator All of these jobs could be shared by two people or couples. They are easy to do. Trailer loading requires no time besides the time actually at the festival for the festival. Poster and business card distribution. Contact Bob Phelps, 408-926-2091, if you can help.

Car Signs Get them placed on your car. Call Frank Mullaney, 408-691-2656 to make an appointment.

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CRAFTS PERSON WANTED Are you an aspiring crafts person? Are you one that has that knack and can make things ? Now the main question: How about entering one of your specialties into competition. Individual items will be placed into a case and evaluated to American Federation rules. Thus, your entry starts with the highest number of points (100) and has points deducted for rule violations. When the judging is completed you have the best number available and will have recommendations to improve on the areas that were not up to standards. You can speak with the judge and obtain first hand assistance in preparation for your next time to compete.

Many people enjoy seeing what’s the highest score they can achieve in their specialty. Why not fill out an application today and come out and join us in the fun? See you there. Complete your entry form and get it to Chuck Boblenz as early as possible as we need to make arrangements for obtaining judges for the occasion.

ABLE BODIED PEOPLE, GRAB YOUR WRENCHES! Yes, that means you! Seven AM in the morning of March 17th your expertise is needed to help assemble and distribute show cases in to their places ready for use by our exhibitors. Last year our Festival had both men and women eagerly doing this task and had the cases assembled and in place before the building was available for the exhibitors. If you can join us for this effort it will be much appreciated and is one of the many things that make our Festival a noted one in Northern California. Take a look at what time you have available now and get ready to join us for this event.

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2017 SCVGMS Annual Festival Update

Car Signs Get them placed on your car. Call Frank Mullaney, 408-691-2656 to make an appointment.

All Hands on Deck!! Workers needed for the following dates: March 17 Festival Set-up

March 18 & 19 Annual Festival Mark your 2017 calendars to plan to help a minimum of 8 hours.

Poster and business card distribution. Contact Bob Phelps, 408-9262091, if you can help.

Next Festival meetings Date: January 18 and February 1 and 15 Place: Mt Mike’s Pizza, 301 E. Hamilton Ave., Campbell $5. for dinner Time: 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome!!

2017 Festival Chairpersons needed: Volunteer Coordinator, Trailer Loading coordinator All of these jobs could be shared by two people or couples. They are easy to do. Trailer loading requires no time besides the time actually at the festival. Volunteer coordinator place volunteers in open positions on the work schedule for the festival .

Display case entry form for noncompetitive cases is available on page 12 of this newsletter. Competitive entry form for single item and display case is available on page 10 of this newsletter. Rules for Single item competition is on page 11of this newsletter.

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SCVGMS Festival Single Item Competition Entry Form Annual Festival Date: March 18 & 19, 2017 Entry drop off on March 17th, noon-7PM, and entry pick up on March 19th at 5PM Please get your application in to the Chairman, Chuck Boblenz, as soon as possible, and you will need to have an application for each piece you are displaying. If you have question, give Chuck a call at (408) 734-2473 and he will be glad to help. Items to be judged must be given to the Chairman on setup day. No items will be accepted for competition on setup day without a completed application that was turned in by the deadline below. Application for Single Item Entry in SCVGMS Festival, March18 & 19, 2017. One entry per form,

please. Name of competitor: _________________________________________________ Phone Number: ______________________ Email: ________________________________________ Category you wish to enter:

_____Mineraleers

______Cutaways

______Silversmiths

_____Fossileers

______Facet Cutting

______Carvers

_____Stringers

Type of item:_____________________________________________________________ Please return application by January 24, 2017 to Chuck Boblenz, 655 Santa Coleta Court, Sunnyvale, 94085

SCVGMS Festival Display Case Competition Entry Form Annual Festival Date: March 18 & 19, 2017 Case setup on March 17th noon—7 PM, and case tear-down on March 19th at 5PM Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: _________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________ I will furnish my own display case ___Yes, ___ No Case Depth___________ Case Width____________ I will need to borrow a display case ____Yes, ___No Exhibit description: _____________________________________________________________________________ Competitive Case information (cases to be judged by AFMS Uniform Rules)

Subdivision:____________________ Class: ________________________________ Entry Level: ___ Master,

____Advanced,

____Novice,

_____Junior,

____Society

Please return the completed form to: Competition chairman, to Chuck Boblenz, 655 Santa Coleta Court, Sunnyvale, 94085 by January 24, 2017 10 Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society San Jose, CA

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Single item Competition at the SCVGMS Annual Festival We will be sponsoring single item competition again at our festival in March. We hope that more of our members will be able to participate this year. This gives us all a way to show our work and learn how our items compare to others. The following are general rules for each category: All competitors shall be SCVGMS members. Each competitor shall be limited to one entry for each award offered. Each entry shall have been made within the last two (2) years. All workmanship must be done by the competitor. Each entry must be labeled with the name of the material and, where applicable, the technique(s) used. All items submitted need to have two labels, one with the competitor’s name and one without the competitor’s name, both with the material information. All items will be judged by the Uniform Rules of the American Federation and each item will start with 100 points. We are listing below the points which will apply to each group’s entries. The points which are listed are the amount which the judges may deduct for problems with a particular part of your display. Categories Mineraleers: These are the points for Thumbnail Minerals as listed in the Rules: Labeling, 15; Showmanship, 15; Quality, 70. Cutaways: These points are the most used in the Lapidary section: Labeling, 5; Showmanship, 15; Quality, 25; Variety, 10; Workmanship, 45. Silversmiths: The points apply to the majority of the Jewelry category: Labeling, 15; Showmanship, 15; Quality, 10; Variety, 15; Workmanship, 35; Design, 10. Fossileers: The points are the most commonly used in the Fossil section: Labeling, 30; Showmanship, 10; Quality, 30; Rarity, 5; Variety, 20; Reference list, 5. Facet Cutting: These points apply to Faceted Stones: Labeling, 5; Showmanship, 10; Quality, 10; Workmanship, 65; Variety, 10. Carvers: Labeling, 5; Showmanship, 10; Quality, 10; Workmanship, 65; Design, 10. Stringers: Labeling, 10; Showmanship, 10; Quality, 10; Workmanship, 55; Design, 15. The Showmanship category covers the way your piece is set up for display. All of the items will be placed in a case with similar items and you may bring a stand or similar display piece in order to show your piece to its best advantage.

SCVGMS Competition Display Case Rules Display cases will be judged using the latest AFMS Uniform Rules. You can review the categories and division in addition to the rules by visit the below website. http://www.amfed.org/rules/rules.htm Any further questions should be posed to Chuck Boblenz, (408) 734-2473. 11 Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society San Jose, CA

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SCVGMS Member and Guest Display Case Entry Form Annual Festival Date: March 18 &19, 2017 Case setup on March 17th after noon, and case tear-down on March 19th at 5PM Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: _________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________

I will furnish my own display case ___Yes, ___ No Case Depth___________ Case Width_____________ I will need to borrow a display case ____Yes, ___No Exhibit description: ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please return the completed form to: Show Chairman: Stephen May 1092 Candlewood Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089 by January 24, 2017

SCVGMS Display Case Dimensions All dimensions are inside dimensions

End of Case

21 7/8 inches

22 1/2 inches

46 5/8 inches

20 1/2 inches

20 1/2 inches Please note—these are inside dimensions of our club display cases. You must cut your liner material (whether it be plywood, cardboard, hardboard, or whatever) a little smaller to allow for the liner cloth which folds over the edges. The front of the case slopes inward at the bottom.

Back of Case

Bottom of case

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The Arkansas Diamond Mine Jo Borucki In 1926, ten year old Alice Taylor was helping her father hoe cotton on a farm near Searcy, Arkansas. Alice found a beautiful pebble, picked it up, and kept it. She treasured her pebble, keeping it in a small leather pouch and still had it when she was a grown, married woman. She and her husband Pellie Howell had five children, and at one point one of the children took the pebble out onto the porch and lost it through a crack in the floor boards. Alice found it about a year later, in 1950 when she was gathering eggs, looking under the porch to see if a hen had been hiding a nest. She took it in to the house and accidently scratched the stove with her pebble. This made her curious. She asked Pellie to take it to town to the jewelry shop for identification. The jeweler said it was nothing but a stone. Alice was not satisfied so she wrote to the “Kansas City Star” asking their advice, and the paper staff replied saying that she should send it to the geology department at the University of Arkansas. The university staff told her it was a diamond and that she should send it to Tiffany’s for further evaluation. Tiffany offered her $8,500 for the 27.21 carat stone, and she accepted, using the money to pay off the mortgage on her parents’ farm and buying a home for herself. I love the story about Alice and her diamond because her diamond provided her parents and her family with more secure futures. While Alice’s diamond was not found at this site, but at Searcy 167 miles away, in analyzing the diamond, it proves to have come from this site, and it is thought that Indians living near the mine site had found it and used it for trading with other Indians. Later Howard Millar owned part of the land where Alice’s diamond originated and many other diamonds were found, and he had an idea. Instead of mining the land, he opened up the land to the public, charging them a fee for the privilege of looking for diamonds. He probably earned more money this way than he would have by mining for diamonds. His idea was adopted by the state of Arkansas, and the state bought the entire 887 acres for $750,000 opening it as a state park where for a nominal fee, people can search for diamonds and keep whatever they find. The diamond field attracts many visitors each year. Bill, our friend Gene, and I were among those hunting for diamonds in April, 2012. It had just rained and we were full of hope. Theoretically, the rain would wash the surface and make any diamonds more visible. We bought some Wellington type boots at Walmart and sloshed into the muck along with several hundred other people. Four people found diamonds on Monday. We were not among those lucky people. The next day, the muck had turned to a hard dry surface so we abandoned our boots and searched some more. Two people found diamonds but for us, no luck. On day three, we rented screens and dug a 4 foot deep hole and washed the dirt that we dug up in the washing tough called the Pigpen, aptly named with its slippery, gooey mud. We got lots of good exercise and had great fun talking to the loquacious Dan from Illinois who talked much more enthusiastically than he dug, but at the end of the day, Dan had no diamonds and neither did we, though three people found diamonds. After three days of sloshing, crawling, and digging, we had enough. We donated our boots to the local Goodwill and called it quits, but maybe we will have to try again someday. Who knows? We might be among the lucky ones next time.

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Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society General meeting minutes November 22nd, 2016

Sunshine: Winnie Moor e’s hip r eplacement surgery was successful and she is recovering. M/S/P (S. May, M. Mosher) to have a card sent signed by the club as a whole. Hospitality: 32 member s and 2 guests wer e in attendance. Federation Report: Stephen May r epor ted on the CFMS meeting in Visalia where much of the discussion was about the new National Monument in the Mohave Desert. ALAA: Frank Mullaney reported no new news. Silent Auction: 10 minutes of bidding, then the second group of tables will close.

The November meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society was called to order at 7:50 pm at the Cabana Club. The minutes from the October meeting were approved as printed in the Breccia. Announcements: The November boar d meeting will be held immediately following the General Meeting at the Cabana Club. The Installation Dinner is December 6th at the Cabana Club at 7:00. Please bring an unwrapped gift for the “Toys for Tots” program. Three volunteers are needed for the Auditing Committee. The December board meeting will be at Randy and June Harris’ home on December 10th at 7:30 PM. Outgoing and incoming board to attend. New Members: J im Sor r amn picked up his membership packet and was welcomed into the club. Bragging Rights: Last month’s winner was Pat Schuesler. The theme for the January Bragging rights will be “Pink” Rockhound of the Month: Was awar ded to Karen Welder Field Trips: Ther e is a new tr ip to Black Butte Lake/Stony Creek, for details on this and all trips, please check the Breccia. Correspondence: Rick Kennedy r epor ted that the club received discount admissions for the upcoming Gem Faire Show, Roseville Show, Ventura Show, and the CFMS Show. We received the newsletter for the Underground Gold Miners and Randy Harris received a thank you note. Study Groups: Cutaways: December 10th at Randy and June Harris’ house from 9:00 – 12.00. Check the Breccia for the confirmed date and time. Call before attending to confirm. There is a shop fee of $10.00 Smithies: Dates of meetings are in the Breccia. Email to confirm with Pat, or to be added to her email list. The Smithies will be on vacation until January.

2017 Festival: December 21st at 7:00 at Mountain Mike’s Pizza in Campbell. Business cards, posters and car signs are available. Sign up for Festival Committees. Elections: The following r epr esents the elected members of the 2017 Board: President – Randy Harris Vice President – Karen Welder Secretary – Rick Kennedy Treasurer – Chuck Boblenz Editor – Jo Borucki Federation Director – Stephen May Silent Auction: 10 minutes of bidding, then the final group of tables will close. Alternate Federation Director Frank Mullaney Board Members: Jim Fox Sonia Dyer Louis Schuesler Pat Schuesler Cal Hansen Parliamentarian: Dean Welder Historian – Michael Paone Member Displays: None this month due to the silent auction. Program: Silent Auction. Thanks to all who donated and all who bid!! January program: Donna Kelly - Flintknapping. Meeting was adjourned at 8:50PM Respectfully submitted, Rick Kennedy SCVGMS Secretary

Silent Auction: 10 minutes of bidding, then one group of tables will close.

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SCVGMS Board Meeting November 22nd, 2016

Committee Reports: Festival 2016: Festival Meeting: December 21st at Mountain Mike’s Pizza in Campbell. The meeting starts at 7:30. Constant Contact: M/S/P to hire Constant Contact to do Festival related emails that will reach 2500 – 5000 people at a cost not to exceed $600 for one year (C. Boblenz, D Marshall). Debit Card: M/S/P to get a debit card to be used to make club purchases (F. Mullaney, R. Kennedy). Volunteer: A volunteer is needed for dealer lunches. Field Trips: No new news. Details about upcoming trips can be found in the Breccia. Old Business: Installation Dinner: Rick Kennedy r epor ted that though 29 people signed up, only 24 attended. Dinner was enjoyed by all who attended. Special thanks to Cal for finding a suitable place to donate the extra food. Many gifts were donated to “Toys for Tots”. Scholarships: Rick Kennedy r epor ted that the scholarship letters (email) had gone out and that he had received no response from SJS, and that UCSC was unable to accept as finals are the week after the Festival. June Harris volunteered to contact SJSU. Meeting Adjourned at 8:13 PM Meeting reconvened with the new Board at 8:18 PM Roll Call: All Boar d member s pr esent except Steven May, Sonia Dyer, and Michael Paone. June Harris was present as a guest. New Business: Website Updates: Need to send cor r ections to RK Owen. Approval of meeting dates and reservations for the Cabana Club: M/S/P to r eser ve the Cabana club for the fourth Tuesday of every month except December for general meetings and December 5th for the Installation Dinner (R. Kennedy, C. Boblenz). Setting the Calendar for Social Events: M/S/P to have socials at the February, April, July, August and October meetings. (F. Mullaney, K. Welder). Board Meetings: Boar d member s have signed up to host Board Meetings through the year.

The meeting was called to order at 8:56 PM at the Cabana Club. Roll Call: All boar d member s wer e pr esent except Phillip Tomak and Karen Welder. Alan May, June Harris and Louis Schuesler were guests. Reading of the minutes from the October Board Meeting: M/S/P to postpone the r eading of the October minutes (F. Mullaney, S. May) New Members: M/S/P (F. Mullaney, C. Boblenz) to accept the application of Jake Pearlstein. Treasurer’s Report: Pr esented by Fr ank Mullaney. M/S/P (R. Kennedy, C. Boblenz) to pay the bills. Committee Reports: 2017 Festival: J une Har r is r epor ted that she will be meeting with fairgrounds security on the 6th and reiterated about the Festival meeting on the 21st. Old Business 1. Installation Dinner – Rick Kennedy 26 people have signed up by the end of the general meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:02 PM Respectfully submitted Rick Kennedy, SCVGMS Secretary

SCVGMS Board Meeting December 8th, 2016 The meeting was called to order at 7:33 PM at the home of Randy and June Harris. Roll Call: All boar d member s wer e pr esent except Steven May, Phillip Tomak and Michael Paone. Louis Schuesler and June Harris were present as guests. Reading of the minutes from the October 27th Board Meeting: M/S/P to appr ove the minutes as read (F. Mullaney, C. Boblenz). Reading of the minutes from the November 22nd Board Meeting: M/S/P to appr ove the minutes as read (F. Mullaney, D. Marshall). New Members: No new member s. Correspondence: No new cor r espondence. Treasurer’s Report: Pr esented by Fr ank Mullaney. Frank reported a discrepancy in the most recent bank statement that showed the club has been a victim of identity theft. He has contacted the proper authorities. M/S/P to change our bank account number at Chase bank (F. Mullaney, D. Welder). 15 Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society San Jose, CA

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Swingers for Board, Committees, Rockhound of the Month, etc.: M/S/P to or der swinger s as needed. (R. Kennedy, C. Boblenz). Directory Printing: In pr ocess, will be done by the January General Meeting. Program Schedule: January – Donna Kelly – Flint knapping. February – Festival. March – Cherie Elliot – Stained Glass with rocks. April – Rick Kennedy: Mineral Specimen mining in 2016. May – Chuck Boblenz – Dendritic and Plume Agate. Bars and Pins for the 2015 Officers and Board: M/S/P to order bars and pins for the entire 2015 Board. (C. Boblenz, R. Kennedy). CFMS and AFMS Newsletter Recipients, Information Changes: Stephen May, J o Bor ucki and Sonia Dyer will be receiving the CFMS and AFMS newsletters. CFMS Scholarship Honoree & Rockhound of the Year: Ther e was discussion about who to nominate for the next year’s awards. Changes to Bank Signatures, Insurance Contact: Rick will check with the bank to schedule the changes. Committee Chairs: Randy Har r is will be filling open positions. January Board Meeting: M/S/P to have the J anuary Board Meeting immediately following the General Meeting. (R. Kennedy, C. Boblenz) Cutaways: Will need a new location as of February. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM Respectfully submitted Rick Kennedy, SCVGMS Secretary

Election results from the November meeting 2016 Officers & Board of Directors

President Randy Harris Vice President Karen Welder Secretary Rick Kennedy Treasurer Chuck Boblenz Editor Jo Borucki Federation Director Stephen May Alternate Federation Director Frank Mullaney Directors Jim Fox Sonia Dyer Louis Schuesler Pat Schuesler Cal Hansen Parliamentarian Dean Welder Historian Michael Paone Parliamentarian Dean Welder

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Treasurer’s Report for November December 2016 Starting Balance

$43,108.46

Income Initiation Fee Dues 2017 Festival Setup Meeting DRC Installation Dinner Silent Auction Dealer Fees Check Book Correction Total

$

5.00 10.00 40.00 813.50 270.00 393.00 10,305.00 .99 92.05 ________ $11,929.54

Expenses Check 2281 2282 2283 2284 2285 2286 2287 2288 2289 2290 2291 2291

Overdrawn on check #2279 92.05 Breccia Printing 46.33 Breccia Postage 107.14 2017 Festival Set Up Meeting 91.00 Continuing Education 800.00 Mileage to CFMS Fall Business Meeting 50.40 Phone 43.11 Cabana Rental 200.00 Check Replacement for Check #2264 10.00 Officers Bars and Triangles 88.00 ALAA Dues 50.00 Installation Dinner 22.80 Installation Dinner 969.07 _________ $ 2,569.90

Total Ending Balance

Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society San Jose, CA

$ 52,468.10

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SCVGMS ELECTED OFFICERS President: Randy Harris (831) 438-5150 Vice President: Karen Welder (408) 353-2675 Secretary: Rick Kennedy (408) 529-9690 Treasurer: Chuck Boblenz (408) 734-2473 Editor: Jo Borucki (408) 245-2881 Federation Director: Stephen May (669) 248-3993 Alternate Fed. Director: Frank Mullaney (408) 691-2656 Board Members Jim Fox (408) 356-7711 Sonia Dyer (408) 629-5735 Louis Schuesler (408) 353-2329 Pat Schuesler (408) 353-2329 Cal Hansen (408) 394-4642 Historian:Michael Paone (408) 340-3258 Parliamentarian: Dean Welder (408) 353-2675 SCVGMS COMMITTEE HEADS Bragging Rights Chair: Alan Achor Donation Receiving Committee Chair: Pat Speece, Missy and Jim Fox Festival Chairman 2017: June Harris Field Trip Committee Coordinator: Dean Welder Founder’s Day Picnic Food: Michael Paone and David Marshall Founder’s Day Raffle: Sonia Dyer Founder’s Day Bingo: Stephen and Alan May Hospitality: Pat and Louis Schuesler Installation Dinner: Rick Kennedy Junior Chairman: OPEN Librarian: OPEN Member Displays: Rick Kennedy PLAC (Public Lands Advisory Committee): OPEN Program: OPEN Refreshments: Michele Smith Silent Auction: Michele Smith Social: OPEN Sunshine: Margo Mosher Trailer Custodian: OPEN Trophies: Frank Mullaney Webmaster: RK Owen

Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society P.O. Box 54, San Jose, CA 95103-0054 Website: www.scvgms.org Email: [email protected] Phone Number (408) 265-1422 Like US on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ santaclaravalleygemandmineralsociety An Invitation This society is pleased to invite guests to attend general meetings, study groups, and field trips. General meetings are normally held the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:45 PM at 100 Belwood Gateway (the Cabana Club), Los Gatos, CA 95032. Belwood Gateway is just south of Blossom Hill Road between Leigh Avenue and Harwood Road.

Our next general meetings will be on January 24th at the Belwood Cabana Clubhouse in Los Gatos @ 7:45 PM. Our January Board meeting will immediately follow the general meeting. Our Society’s Purpose: The inculcation of a love of rocks and minerals by the furtherance of members' interests in the earth sciences and by education in all facets of related educational activities with the promotion of good fellowship, proper ethics, and conduct. Our Membership Requirements: Attendance at two general meetings within twelve months. This society is a member of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS) and is affiliated with the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS). Dues are $20.00 per year. Our Newsletter, the Breccia, is published ten times annually. The deadline for most articles is the Sunday after the regular meeting. The Breccia Editor is Jo Borucki who may be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at (408)245-2881, and leave a message if no one picks up the phone. The Breccia is proofread by Randy Harris. And Pat Speece. Exchange bulletins may be sent to June Harris at the following address: 107 Dell Way, Scotts Valley, CA 95066. Permission to copy is freely granted to American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS) affiliated clubs when proper credit is given.

Study Group Leaders For information on a study group, please call the leader(s) listed below Cutaways

Needs a new location as of March.

Juniors

Needs a new leader. Check the mirror, is it you?

Smithies

Pat Speece

(408) 266-4327

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