What s Inside. Our Purpose. Club Officers for Lapidary Workshop Hours. Monthly Meetings

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1 What s Inside Our Purpose Club Officers for 2018 Monthly Meetings Lapidary Workshop Hours

2 Membership Drive Over! Shop Rules Share with DGMS

3 Around the Shop If you have information that would be of interest to the Club or you wish to volunteer to teach a class or present at the Monthly Meeting, please the DGMS Secretary at dgms.sec@gmail.com

4 Dallas Gem and Mineral Society General Meeting Plano Rd, Suite 104 March 20, 2018 Call to Order: 7:07 p.m. Announcements President, Jay Taylor Jay called the meeting to order at 7:07. President asked members to check the roster to make sure their information is correct. Program No program. Some members who went on the recent field trip to Las Cruces talked about the great rocks they found. Rocks were available for show and tell. Officer Reports 1st VP (Programs), Jordan Fayo Nothing to report. 2 nd VP (Lapidary Shop), John Taylor / Don McCauley Don talked about the shop. Members are not using equipment properly. He discussed the proper way to use the equipment. Many are in need of repair. This is very costly for the club. It is best to check with shop supervisor to make sure the rock is placed properly and secure before turning on saw. Only qualified persons may work on equipment. Clean equipment after use. If you think oil is low, have the shop supervisor check it. John talked about the shop cleanup on April 28 th at 1:00. There is a signup sheet to volunteer. If anyone is storing personal rocks at the shop, they need to take them home. Lydia reported that the shop is out of paper towels Treasurer, Diana Case Treasurer was not present. President went over report for March. Income $510 and expenses $ Rent has not been deducted yet. Secretary, Debi Lindsey / Joan Sheppard Debi talked about membership and updates. If members ordered a badge, please pick up. Voted in 12 new members. Mike R motioned and Bart Pickard 2 nd. Approved. 6 th Board Member, Mike Russell No information at this time Show Chair, Diana Case Show cards are ready have been ordered. Contracts have been sent out to vendors. Editor, Joan Sheppard Vote on minutes that were in RokTok. Singh motioned and Mike Andrews 2 nd.minutes approved. Webmaster, Mike Andrews No information at this time. Break for dinner at 7:30. Resumed meeting at 8:10 Door Prize Winner Chris King won an Agate Calendar and Tiger Eye Cabochon InterGem Al Brewton talked about the April show. will be sent out to those that worked the last show to help setup. Setup starts on Wednesday around noon. Show opens on FridaySaturday 10:006:00 and Sunday 11:005:00. David Dudich is the lead person for this show. Requirements for having show space: you must help with setup and you must have made items yourself. Objective is to promote the club and demonstrate our skills.we have cards to hand out with free admittance for 2. There is a signup sheet in shop on the bulletin board for those that would like to help setup. Field trips Jana Houston talked about the upcoming Midlothian trip on March 31 st. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. RokTok April

5 Raffle Proceeds: $36 Attendance Members: Guests: 34 1 Debi Lindsey DGMS CoSecretary Attachments: Signin Sheets for Members and Guests March Club Meeting President Jay Taylor opens the meeting Co2nd VP, Don McCauley, speaks about the proper use of shop equipment Raffle Items! Time to Eat! Dinner & Dessert Mollie Cutting wins a raffle prize 1/1

6 Las Cruces Field Trip

7 April 2018 Sun Mon 1 2 Tue 3 Wed Thu 4 Fri 5 Sat Board Meeting 6pm

8 DIAMOND

9 2018 SCFMS ANNUAL CONVENTION MAY 56, 2018 LUBBOCK, TX LUBBOCK G&MS 60TH ANNUAL SHOW! Lubbock Memorial Civic Center 1501 Mac Davis Lane Dallas Market Hall April 2022 Hours Friday 12pm6pm Saturday 10am6pm Sunday 11am5pm Denton Community Market RokTok April

10 April 1415 ABILENE Annual Show, Central Texas Gem & Mineral Society, Abilene Convention Center, N 6th & Pine, Sat 106, Sun 104, Admission $3, Children 612, $1.50, under 6, Scouts, Military in uniform free, Exhibits, Wheel of Fortune, dealers, fossils, rare minerals, cut and uncut gems, fluorescent display, lapidary supplies, rough, jewelry making equipment, beads, crack your own geode, Silent Auction, door prizes, grand prize drawing, proceeds benefit scholarship program Contact Kay McDaniel, 3118 Woodglenn Cove, Abilene, TX 79606, (325) , kmcdaniel23@suddenlink.net 2728 ADA, OK Annual show, Ada Gem, Mineral and Fossil Club, Ada, OK, 1710 N Broadway, Fri 86, Sat 95, Free Admission, Special kids events: fossil dig, spinning wheel, and grab bags. Silent Auction. Contact Bobby Freeman, 1111 East Central Blvd, Ada, OK 74820, (580) , bfreeman.1966@yahoo.com May 56 LUBBOCK Show and sale; Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center; 1501 Mac Davis Lane; Sat. 106, Sun. 105; Adults $4, Seniors $3, Students $2, Children Free; 60th Anniversary show; This year the Lubbock Gem & Mineral Society is Hosting the South Central Federation Convention (SCFMS). Vendors with Jewelry, Loose Stones, Rough, Cabs, Slabs, Geodes, Beads, Gemstones, Mineral Specimens, Crystals, Fossils, Spheres, and Lapidary Tools. Hourly door prizes. Drawings for two grand prizes, one for Kids and one for Adults. Numerous display cases and large rocks in our rocks you can touch area! Our kid s area will have games and grab bags, and we will feature our new fluorescent tent with rocks that glow in the dark. Proceeds support the LGMS (501(c)(3) organization), and scholarships in the Earth Sciences at Texas Tech.; contact Walt Beneze, PO Box 6371, Lubbock, TX 79493; walt@lubbockgemandmineral.org; Web site: FORT WORTH Annual show; Fort Worth Gem and Mineral Club, Will Rogers Memorial Center; 3401 West Lancaster; Sat. 106, Sun. 105; Adults $5, Seniors/Students $4, Children 16 and under free; Gem, mineral, fossil, bead & jewelry shop; contact Janice Craddock, PO Box , Fort Worth, TX 76116; fwgmc.info@gmail.com; Web site: JuneJuly 301 GRAPEVINE Annual show; Arlington Gem & Mineral Club, Grapevine Convention Center; 1209 S. Main Street; Sat. 96, Sun. 105; Adults $6, Seniors/ Students/Children $5; 61st Annual Show will feature Vendors selling artisan and fine jewelry, gemstones, geodes, fossils, minerals, rough cut polished rocks, paleontological books, crystals, petrified wood, tools, glass creations, beads and much more. Members will be demonstrating jewelry designs, teaching 9 onsite jewelry classes, Identifying Gemstones, hosting a Silent Auction every hour, door prizes, raffle prizes, and offering activities to Juniors. Check us out on Facebook or our website for more details.; contact Nadira Charaniya, 1408 Gibbins Rd., Arlington, TX 76011, (469) ; show@agemclub.org; Web site: RokTok April

11 Dallas Gem and Mineral Society PO Box Dallas, TX Shop Phone (214) (answered only during shop hours) Dallas Gem and Mineral Society Meeting Date and Location Third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm American Legion Hall next to the shop off Plano Rd Plano Rd