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Holiday Potluck ................... 1
2020 Board of Directors ..... 2
Club Membership ............... 2
Faceting Workshop ............. 3
Rock Solid Field Trip ........... 3
Geode Workshop................ 4
Children’s Workshops......... 5
Severe Weather .................. 5
Meeting Schedule 2020 ...... 5
Sept. Board Minutes ........... 6
November 2019
The White River Sluice A publication of the
White River Rock, Gem and Mineral Club
The White River Rock,
Gem and Mineral Club is a
non-profit organization
whose members share an
interest in rocks, gems,
minerals and fossils. Our
club is a member of the
Midwest Federation of
Mineralogical & Geological
Societies, as well as, the
American Federation of
Mineralogical Societies.
Meetings are held at 6pm
the first Monday of the
month at White Lake
Community Library,
3900 White Lake Drive,
Whitehall, MI.
www.WhiteRiverRockGemandMineral.org
You’re Invited to the White River Rock Gem and Mineral Club
Holiday Potluck!
Monday, December 2, 2019 White Lake Community Library
5:15pm Social 5:45pm Dinner 6:45pm Meeting
Please bring a dish to share and your own place setting.
Before the presentation, a vote on our revised by-laws will be held as well as the swearing in of the 2020 Board of Directors. Please see page 2 for more details. The presentation will be "Fossil Hunting at Mazon Creek” with Karen Chapel. The Mazon Creek location is world famous for its exquisite preservation of both hard and soft tissue animals and plant materials, as well as many soft-bodied organisms that do not normally fossilize. Our Club is planning on doing a Spring trip to Mazon Creek on our way out to Keokuk, Iowa.
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2020 Board of Directors
There are openings on the Board for 2020. Please consider filling one of them. If you have any questions, contact Mike or Vicki at 231-766 3422; 231-557-5977; or [email protected]. They would be very happy to answer any questions you may have. The 2020 Board will be sworn in at the December meeting.
Presidents Mike Rakovits [email protected] Vicki Hartung [email protected] Treasurers Bert Wilson [email protected] Glenn Gustafson [email protected] Secretary Open
Field Trip Coordinator Pam Havermans [email protected] Social Coordinator Paul and Deb Levengood [email protected] Historian Brauen Gustafson [email protected] Director at Large 1 Bill (William) Burt [email protected] Director at Large 2 Suzanne Ritchie [email protected] Newsletter Editor Open Youth Program Dir. Vicki Hartung [email protected] Liaison Eric Peterson [email protected] Internet Technical Dir. Eric Peterson [email protected] Membership Coordinator Beth Hall [email protected] Event Coordinator Jeffery Johnson [email protected]
Club Membership Club Membership is now due for the year 2020.
$20 for individuals $25 for famillies
One of the benefits of being a member is that you are able to participate in field trips like Keokuk and Mazon Creek.
Adult Gem Workshop: Faceting Saturday, January 18, 2020
This workshop will be held in the afternoon. More details will be released soon. You will be faceting! There will be a small fee to cover the cost of the supplies.
Rock Solid Granite Company Field Trip Submitted by Pam Haversman
On November 8, twenty-three rockers from the combined rock clubs of White River Rock Gem Mineral Club and the Tulip City Rock Gem Club arrived at the Rock Solid Granite Company in West Olive to meet with owner and master craftsman, Rich Henderson and wife Kerri. Rich took the group through the process of layout, cutting and fitting stone counter tops and walls and even sinks. As one would imagine, some stones are easier to work with than others. Soft stone, such as soapstone is rather easy; others, such as quartzite can be problematic for stone artists. Harder stones tend to chip more easily. Rock slabs from all over the world adorned this shop, both inside and out. Stone slabs with beautiful fossils, unique patterns and minerals abound. And, some of them fluoresce! Upon the end of Rich's presentation, he allowed the Club members to take what-ever scrap counter tops home. We had to dig through about four inches of snow to get to the tailings, but it was worth it! As a parting gift, Rich gave everybody stone 'ice cubes', talk about a gracious host! If you are in the neighborhood of this sweet little shop, please stop in and look around. And, if you are looking for an unusual stone counter top, please consider this craftsman.
Children's Workshop Review Submitted by Vicki Hartung
The November Saturday’s children geode workshop was a huge success. We had 58 people attending. The children were able to learn all about geodes from Mike & Vicki’s presentation and then enjoyed cracking open their chosen geode during craft time. It would not have ran so smoothly without the help from our awesome club members: Drover & Beth Hall, Nancy Reschke, Jacalynn Bax, Suzanne Ritchie and Karla Pendleton. The children were great and had a lot of fun. The parents had fun cracking open their geodes too. If parents were able to get pictures of the kids cracking open the geodes, we would love to see them.
Upcoming 2019/2020 Children’s Workshops January 18: Discovering Gems with Eric Peterson February 22: Shark Teeth Fossils with Glenn Gustafson March 21: Fluorescent Minerals with Mike and Vicki May 9: Michigan Beach Rocks All workshops are open to the public and will be held at the White Lake Community Library from 10:00AM to 12:00 Noon. Workshops are free but please register on our website at WhiteRiverRockGemandMineral.org or email us at [email protected].
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Severe Weather and Cancellations In case of severe weather that closes the library, the club’s activities and meetings will also be cancelled. The library will post their closing on their webpage, https://www.whitelakelibrary.michlibrary.org/ and their Facebook page at White Lake Community Library. The library phone is 231-894-9531. We will also post it to our club’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/228461367888883/. If you are unable to use the Internet, you can call Mike at 231-557-5977; or Vicki at 231-766-1677 to find out if there will be a meeting.
General Meetings 2020
All meetings will take place on the first Monday of each month at the White Lake Community Library unless otherwise noted. A social time starts at 5:30pm and the meeting is held from 6:00 to 7:30pm. January 6 July 6 February 3 August 3 March 2 September 7 April 6 October 5 May 4 November 2 June 1 December 7
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September Board Meeting Minutes Respectfully submitted by Brauen Gustafson
White River Rock, Gem, and Mineral Club
September 9, 2019 White Lake Community Library
Monthly Board Meeting The meeting was called to order at 4:35pm. Members present: Bill Burt, Brauen Gustafson, Glenn Gustafson, Vicki Hartung, Pam Havermans, Kay LeMieux, Deb Levengood, Paul Levengood, Eric Peterson, Mike Rakovitz, Suzanne Ritchie, and Monica Stevens Secretary’s Report - Brauen Gustafson Eric Peterson moved to accept the secretary’s report as printed in the newsletter. Glenn Gustafson 2nd the motion. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report – Glenn Gustafson/ Bert Wilson Beginning balance 7/1/19: $ 435.25 Expenses: -$103.68 (Hospitality: $84.60; UPS Store: $19.08) Deposits 7/7/19: +$121.00 Balance 8/23/19: $453.00 Plus beginning balance of $870.00 from 2018 year end. The budget committee will need to determine costs for next year. Each director should turn in projected amounts needed. President’s Report - Mike Rakovits/ Vicki Hartung Mike moved to appoint Deb and Paul Levengood as social coordinators. Glenn 2nd the motion. Motion approved. The club picnic was rescheduled for Sunday, September 22 at the Whitehall Park at the marina. Activities will include metal detecting, panning for gold, and working the sluice. A $20.00 bag will guarantee some gold! Kids will get a ticket for a free bag to sluice and $5 bags will be available. Hot dogs and some drinks will be provided. Bring a dish to pass, your own table service, and a camp chair. Set up will be at 12pm. Paleo Joe: October 7th- Set up chairs and tables for him to display and sell specimens at 5:00. Please bring a bag chair, just in case we need extras. ( Leave in your car.) There will be a raffle at the break. We could use more volunteers for refreshments as we expect a large crowd. Sue Ritchie will donate some fossils. Vicki and Pam will serve on the nominating committee for next year’s elections. We will also include a club member.
Continued on next page.
Reports from Standing Directors Vice President – Kay LeMieux The programs are set for the rest of this year. Kay will ask members if anyone is willing to do a program for next year. Membership – Kay LeMieux - None Field Trips – Pam Havermans/ Bambi Wilson Pam is working on ideas for Fall. Some ideas are Keokuk,Iowa (end of Oct.) LaFarge Quarry and Rockport Quarry at Alpena, Rock Solid (Nov.), and possibly Burkholder. She also has a contact in Georgia now. Flint Ridge is tabled until next year. Newsletter Editor - Monica Stevens - None Children’s Workshops - Vicki Hartung Agate workshop is set for September 21. Geodes will be in November. We will also participate in the Montague Pumpkinfest on October 12th. Social Coordinator – Deb and Paul Levengood Deb discussed ideas for a Holiday potluck in December. Internet Technical Coordinator – Eric Peterson Discussion on payment for the website and domain name($49.95 and $29.00). We will pay annually using a credit card (to be reimbursed). Historian – Brauen Gustafson Photos of field trips have been donated by Vicki. Director at Large – Bill Burt - None Director at Large 2 – Suzanne Ritchie - None Liaison – Mike Rakovits - None Old Business By-Laws Revision Committee Report- Some changes have been made. We need one more meeting. Bill would like to set up an ok for electronic vote. They will set up by email. Round Table Brauen made a “Michigan Rocks” display for club use. Any one with rocks not on the chart may add to it. Also some help identifying some rocks would be appreciated. Next board meeting Wed. Oct. 2@ Library from 6pm to 8pm. Meeting was adjourned at 5:30pm. Motion by Kay LeMieux. 2nd by Bill Burt.
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