From one of our members yesterday! A Must see!

Best one yet for all the dog lovers. A real Christmas treat. Merry Christmas!

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=AUtPKbMwnRo

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! The January 2009 Blue Agate News is ready for viewing (see sidebar)

Have an awesome day!

Link to Jan 09 CFMS Newsletter

Very interesting and some great information!

http://www.cfmsinc.org/newsletter/news2009/001jan09/newsjan09.htm - Or, go to Newsletters near the top of the screen and choose either format for Jan 2009. Note: Previous newsletters are posted there.

You can also get to CFMS from the side-bar.

Dec 15 Christmas Party - four Posts!

Dec 15 Christmas Party

Dec 15 Christmas Party

Dec 15 Christmas Party

Dec 15 Christmas Party

Field Trips for 2009

Here is the schedule of Field Trips for 2009. If you have questions, please call Bob. Watch the newsletter for details!

Jan 10th Alamo Road – Linda
Jan 24th Oscar Jasper – Allan

Feb 7th Rainbow Jasper/Agate/Chert – Jim
Feb 21st Earp - Jim

Mar 7th Planet Ranch – Linda
Mar 21st Ludlow Weekend – Bob

Apr 11th Squiggly – Linda/Jim
Apr 25th Needles Mine – Bob

May 9th Golden Shores – Linda

Monday Morning

Tonight is the Club's Christmas Pot Luck (Club is furnishing the ham and side dishes are from all the members) and a short (promise to be) business meeting. We will also have our Chinese Auction which is always a great time. See you there at 6 PM (Pacific Time).

Christmas Card link

This is awesome!

http://ecard.ashland.edu/2004admission/index.html

Yet another great report (from Sue) about the Field Trip Sunday

Hi Sally

We had a wonderful trip, thanks to Bob for leading and to Chad and Leonard for the lifts up the rocky tracks. Here are some photos for the blog site:
002 sunrise approaching Needles
012 locality 1 Marble Mountain view of trail head
019 8 legged rock hound
021 Bob and Tony on the dark scree,zoom into middle left,Limestone,mine tailings,galena.
023 outcrop of the green mineral,epidote with limestone to left and right
029 locality 2 bob and tony head up the scree to the brown, trilobite-bearing Latham Shale and the grey banded, fossil algae. Zoom into the middle.
031 fossil algae
035,038,044 bedded layers of fossil algae


Best Wishes and see you on the 15th

Sue Griffiths

Field Trip yesterday Dec 7

Photos from this yesterday! There were 14 people in four vehicles with one dog. (This came from Bob).

NGMC Booth at Needles Merry Olde Christmas Celebration Dec 6

Knox, Sally and Gisela

Gisela

Knox cutting a Geode

Don, Knox, Barb and Jim

Needles Gem & Mineral Club will have a booth at the Needles Christmas Parade between Curves and the Auto Parts Store on Broadway. Come try your luck with Jim's Wheel or the Geodes! Starts at 11 AM (Pacific Time). If I go over, pictures will follow! And a special thanks to Jim Root for hosting this event!!!!! And to Jim for bringing his wheel!!!!!

The 14th annual Olde Fashioned Christmas Celebration will be held this Saturday, Dec. 6. Scheduled to open at 10 a.m. PST, the event is being presented by the Needles Area Chamber of Commerce and the city of Needles.

More info from Bob! (from LA Rocks)

For those interested in viewing the details of the proposed 658 square mile land acquisition by the Marines, go to www.29palms.usmc.mil/las or just go to www.29palms.usmc.mil and click on "land acquisition study."

To comment by mail:

MAGTFTC, MCAGCC
Attn: Land Acquisition Program,
Box 788104, Building 1554, Room 138,
Twentynine Palms, CA 92278-8104

Public meetings are scheduled this week; Wednesday, at 29 Palms; Thursday at Victorville; and Friday at Ontario. Most off-roaders and environmentalists are opposed. Rockhounds should weigh in an opinion as well. I have encouraged our local club to form a public relations committee to provide information to club members and the community about issues affecting our hobby, most importantly, land closures. I am interested in what other clubs are doing.

Thank you, Tim

December Newsletter is on line

Good Morning Everyone!

Our December 2008 Blue Agate Newsletter is posted on line. (Sidebar) Enjoy and be sure to thank Barbara Wiggins for the great job she does!

Don't forget we are selling cutting and selling Geodes this Saturday, Dec 6 in Needles. Jim Root is chairing this adventure so call him if you want to help or just to come be festive!

Our Chamblis Field Trip is scheduled for Sunday Dec 7. See below for the map and if you need further information, call Bob.

Also just another reminder, our Christmas Pot Luck, Business Meeting (short) and Chinese Auction (bring one gift per person to share) is Monday December 15 at 6 PM, PST. If you have not signed the food sheet, please call Sally or Lori.

Map to meeting place for next Field Trip

Below is a map to go with the previous post. You can double click picture to enlarge!

Next Field Trip...Information From Bob

Our December 7th Field Trip will be to the Chambless Area for Garnet in Epodite, Trilobites, and Petrified Algae and Chrysocolla. We will meet at Cadiz Road and Route 66 at 8AM local (California) time. This should take all day as there are several sites to visit. 4WD will be necessary for both sandy conditions and clearance. Everything is within walking distance of where we will park with float in all the areas so just bags to carry it out.

The change was necessary because I did not confirm the leader for the Artillery Mountains could make that day.

We will have a field trip planning meeting on Monday December 8th to lay out the remaining trips. Again in need some input as to where you would like to go.

Bob

Photo from Burro Creek Nov 22

Too bad I didn't remember to take pictures when everyone was there and we were having lunch. Photo from Kathy Sporre! Thanks Kathy