NEXT MEETING: Thursday, May 21, 2009

Annual Banquet at Masonic Hall in Okemos

Program: WMU Archaeology Dig at St. Joseph

Location & Time: The CMLMS Annual Banquet will be held on May 21, 2009 at the Masonic Hall, Hamilton Street, Okemos at 5:30 pm (Social Hour), 6:30 pm (Dinner), and 8:00 pm (Program). Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $4.00 for children; contact Ernie Aughenbaugh. Volunteers are needed for the Banquet: Contact Sharon Bacigal [517-694-8547] bacigal@aol.com.

CMLMS Calendar for June 2009

Thursday, June 4, 2009 Board Meeting-7:00 pm at the Okemos Library

Thursday, June 18, 2009 CMLMS meeting at 7:30 pm at the Masonic Hall, Okemos. The program will be a Work Party for the Annual Show. Come and talk with your friends while working!

CMLMS Directory is included as part of the May newsletter and all CMLMS members will receive a mailed copy. Please KEEP the MAY NEWSLETTER!!!

Club News

• Field Trip Chair Dan Sine is planning the first field trips of the year, which probably will be a trip to the quarry in Alpena, MI, in May. The tentative date for the Alpena trip is May 23 with a quarry tour from 10-1. The trip to the quarry in Paulding, OH is tentatively scheduled for June 13, but the date is not confirmed. If you are interested in either trip, please call or email Dan. It is also possible members could go on a local field trip to a gravel pit in Charlotte or visit member Archy Ammerman at his workshop. Again, contact Dan!

• The CMLMS Annual Scholarship was awarded to Ms. Laurissa Gulich, an Earth Science major at MSU.

• If you have fossil or mineral specimens (preferably bagged and tagged) for distribution at school science events or the Annual Show, please being them to Dan Sine at the June CMLMS membership meeting.

• Welcome to new member Carolyn I. Condell.

• Volunteers are needed for various banquet tasks: Lee Laylin is doing the Banquet Program, but we still need help with taking tickets, invitations to other clubs, help with setting up exhibits, and bringing snacks for the hospitality table. Please call Sharon Bacigal [517-694-8547] bacigal@aol.com.

• This is the CMLMS’ 52^nd anniversary!

• Member Jan Sjoquist has a large quantity of rose quartz. Some of it will be donated to the Annual Show, but pieces up to two square feet are available for sale. Contact Jan at 517-543-1464 or sjoquistj@sbcglobal.net.

Places To Go & Things To Do

• May 16-17: Midwest Federation Convention (Holiday Inn, Strongsville, Ohio) and Cleveland Area Gem & Mineral Show Beautiful World of Rocks and Gems. Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds (camping & free parking). Bagley Road, Berea, Ohio (Cleveland area). Sat: 10-7, Sun: 11-5. Adults $6 (good for both days), children 12 and under free with adult. Hosted by the Parma Lapidary Club: John Zaborowski, 440-949-8242 or J751@centurytel.net. Information at: www.parmalapidary.com.

• May 23-24: Chicagoland Gems & Minerals Association Show, Dupage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester Rd., Wheaton, IL. Sat: 10-6, Sun: 10-5. Adults $5, seniors & students $3, children < 13 free. Contact Rich Dillon, PO Box 360 Wasco, IL 60183, 630-377-0197, email cgma@sbcglobal.net.

• May 30-31: 35^th annual Central Ohio Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show, Veterans’ Memorial, 300 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH. Sat: 10-6, Sun: 10-5. Adults $7, seniors $6, children $3 (<6 free). Contact Ken Harsh, 297 E. Selby Blvd., Worthington, OH 43085, 613-433-9778, email karmakenha@aol.com.

• June 13-14: Michigan Geology & Gemcraft 35^th Annual Seminar. Webberville High School, 309 W. Grand River, Webberville, MI. Sat: 9-6, Sun 9-5. Adults $15 in advance, $18 at the door; Juniors $5. Contact Bill Hapiuk 313-937-3228. Website: www.MGAGS.org.

The CMLMS 2009 Directory is on the next 3 pages. Minutes follow the Directory!

The directory is only available to members