Blue Agate Newsletter Online

First Rockhouding trip...

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:46:00 +0000

Hi fellow rock hounds,

Today was my first rock hounding trip with my Mamo, Dado and Auntie Pam. We had a wonderful time and found some pretty rocks. I put them in my pink kitty bag and when it would get full my Dado would dump them into my bucket.

I really like the blue ones. I had a great time, especially not having my brother there. I am already looking forward to my next trip. I hope Mamo and Dado will take me with them in January.

Ashlynne

Christmas Pot Luck December 21, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:46:00 +0000

Last night the NGMC had the annual Christmas Pot luck...contrary to most photos, the mood was very festive! Awesome food and fantastic company! Check your emails frequently for updates on Field Trips and other information you should know!!!

Monday Morning December 14, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:15:00 +0000

Good Morning!

I have talked to a few people who went on the field trip Saturday. From all reports it was great. I don't have any pictures or a 'report' to share.

Next Monday is the club's Christmas pot luck and short business meeting. The time to be there is 5 PM PACIFIC/CALIFORNIA time. I think Ann said she wanted to have a board meeting half an hour earlier, so that means board members be there at 4:30 PST.

The main dish is ham, which the club is furnishing, kindness of Ramona. Please bring a side dish to go with ham. If you have any questions about the meal, call Faith 763-3511.

Also...there will be a Chinese Auction, so bring one small gift per person to share at the Auction.

Looking forward to seeing all you Rockhounds there!!!!

Christmas Parade Dec 4...chilly!

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:50:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:29:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:47:00 +0000

Update! Olde Time Christmas Parage booth!

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Don't forget the Olde Time Christmas parade and venders. Needle Gem and Mineral Club will have a booth set up and we'll be cutting geodes. Date for this is Saturday December 5, 2009. Booths open about 10 (Pacific Time).

Some updates here! Jim is sick so the club as a whole will be doing this event! I contacted the Chamber in Needles and they do not have booth assignments now, but plan to tell us Saturday morning our exact location. We are meeting at or near the Curves Parking Lot about 8 AM Pacific Time to get our location and set up. If you can help, or have rocks to donate, please call Sally 928-768-7437 or Bob 928-575-6844!

Update on our Christmas Party and other items

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:10:00 +0000

Just some reminders and an update about our Monday December 21 Business meeting and pot luck, at 5 PM Pacific Time. As most of you know, Myrna has had surgery and is very ill. We sold some of her rock collection, which helped a great deal. At the Christmas party pot luck, bring some non-perishable items you can donate to help her! (I'm going to clean out my pantry and laundry room)!

Also, ham will be the main dish, so keep that in mind with your sides.

Don't forget the Olde Time Christmas parade and venders. Needle Gem and Mineral Club will have a booth set up and we'll be cutting geodes. Date for this is Saturday December 5, 2009. Booths open about 10 (Pacific Time) so call Jim R to see when he wants you there to help.

Saturday December 12 will be Mike S's field trip. Meet at the Arco station, corner of Courtright and Hwy 95 at 9 AM Arizona Time.

What you missed at the business meeting last night!

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:00 +0000

I am going to start with last part of the meeting and work forward! Hope that is okay with all you rock hounds!

Our program was seeing what all our very talented members brought for "show and tell". It was phenomenal! Please excuse me if I missed anyone here, but Mike S, Bernie S, Jim P, Linda C, Kathy S brought in incredible items they have made with rocks! Thanks guys and girls!

The slate of officers and committees for year 2010 was presented! What a year we are going to have!

Barb and Gisela brought fantastic refreshments!

Our next event is the Needles Christmas event on Saturday December 5. Please keep checking the Blog for updates on when, where and what to bring. We will be doing exactly the same as Peddler's Fair. Jim R will be in charge, so let him know what you can do. Update from Needles Desert Star: " Plans are being made for the 15th annual Olde Fashioned Christmas Party and Lighted Parade to be held on Saturday, Dec. 5. Co-sponsored by the Needles Chamber of Commerce and the city of Needles, the event is to begin at 10 a.m. PST along Broadway in historic downtown Needles".

Next is our December Field Trip, December 12. Mike is leading this trip...meet at 9 AM (MST) LOCAL time at the ARCO station, corner of Courtright and Hwy 95 in Arizona. Our collecting spot is about fifteen minutes from there.

Our Christmas Pot Luck will be combined with our very short business meeting on December 21. We are starting an hour early so we have time to do a very short meeting, eat and do the Chinese Auction. Bring a gift to share in the auction...rock related or purchased for under $5.00. We plan to start at 5 PM PST (CA) or 6 PM MST (AZ). Ann asked that the board meet 30 minutes before so that would be 4:30/5:30 for board members.

Keep watching this blog for updates!!!!!

Monday November 16

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:40:00 +0000

Tonight is the regular business meeting at the usual place at 6 PM Pacific time, The Board will meet 30 minutes earlier. Hope to see all of you there!

Couple of notes, 2010 membership dues ($15 per person) are due at this meeting, and the Nominating Committee will announce the slate of officers to be voted upon at the December 2009 meeting and Christmas Pot Luck.

At the last meeting the Vice President Allan asked that everyone bring something to share with the group that has been accomplished with rocks we've found. We ARE talented...let's share, let's show what can be done.

Burro Creek Pictures 7

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:23:00 +0000

Over the weekend 12 members and one guest traveled to explore Burro Creek Area! We were joined the second day by two Pinedale - ites who found us!!! Great time and great material. And a special thanks to Bob, Allan and Linda!!!! You guys ROCK!

Burro Creek Pictures 6

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:00 +0000

Burro Creek Pictures 5

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Burro Creek Pictures 4

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:19:00 +0000

Burro Creek Pictures 3

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:18:00 +0000

Burro Creek Pictures 2

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +0000

Burro Creek Field Trip Pictures Group 1

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Havasu Show

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:56:00 +0000

November 14-15th, 2009. Lake Havasu, Arizona
The Lake Havasu Gem and Mineral Society’s 40th
annual Gem Show at the Lake Havasu City
Community Center. Featuring mineral displays,
jewelry and art objects by the members, plus booths
selling holiday gift items, and collectibles, jewelry
findings, tools and semiprecious gemstones, as well
as refreshments. Our Education Center, where
youngsters of all ages can learn about geology and
rocks, minerals and fossils, in a hands-on setting.
There will be hourly door prizes and a big prize raffle
of $200.00 cash. Admission & parking is free. Lake
Havasu City is renowned as the new American Home
of the Old London Bridge, and is on AZ 95, just 25
miles south of where historic old Route 66 crosses
the Colorado River. For more info, call C. Russell,
Show Chairman, at 928-846-0927.

Burro Creek Field Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:19:00 +0000

11/13-15/2009 - Burro Creek – Meet Saturday 9 AM Burro Creek Crossing Road and Hwy 93. Camping at BLM Camp Ground. Call Bob for details.

I think most of the members who are going to camp are traveling to the Burro Creek area on Friday November 13. Leisurely trip to get there and set up camp at the BLM Camp Ground. Saturday Morning the entire group will meet at Hwy 93 and Burro Creek Crossing Road. I will find the mile markers and post them later.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Arizona&sll=42.860757,-109.851404&sspn=0.007046,0.015857&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Arizona&ll=34.611948,-113.515034&spn=0.031647,0.063429&t=p&z=14

Peddler's Fair today...Great fun!

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:28:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:27:00 +0000

Newsletter went out today. All of you with Internet Access should have it! Also I am experimenting with a new online server...click on the newsletter you want to read (2009 only), when it loads, click "full screen". Not perfect yet, but I'm working on it.

Hope everyone has an awesome week!

Sally

Can't view newsletters from Blog.

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:20:00 +0000

We will be unable to access the newsletters online until after Christmas...the host has apologized for this inconvenience and I'm trying to find another host for our club's newsletters from the Blog. It will then take some time to find and upload all the past newsletters. No one is sorrier about this than I am!

Sally

BTW (by the way), the Blog is up and running and fine!

Updates!

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:40:00 +0000

Here is the latest, greatest information on Field Trips and other things you need to know:

October 24, Blue Agate Mine for required maintenance work and collecting - meet at 8 AM at the mine turn off, off of Havasu Landing Road.

November 7 - Peddlers Fair at the Episcopal church 2020 J Street in Needle. We need to be set up to sell at 8 AM. That means we need to be there about 7 AM. Please bring any material and/or call Jim Root if you can/will help.

November 13-15 Burro Creek. The group will be leaving Highway 93 and Burro Creek Crossing Road at 9 AM (Local Time). If you are spending the night, the group will be camping at the BLM camp ground. If you have further questions, call Bob or Allan.

The December field trip will be led by Mike S and he will have the details at the next Business Meeting on November 16, 2009.

The Pot Luck signup list is being circulated by Ann for the December meeting Pot Luck and Chinese Auction. If you haven't already signed up, please call her and let her know what you can bring.

Newsletters will no long be mailed. You can receive them by email, either your own or a friends or get a copy at the business meeting. Please keep Sally updated with current email addresses.

The nominating committee is looking for new members to volunteer. Be thinking about what talent you can share with our rock club.

When I think of more...I will post!

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Good Morning all you Rock Hounds!

Hope to see all of you tonight at 6 PM for our first business meeting of the season. (Board meets at 4:45 PM).

BTW, I am aware Fileden is doing work on their site and we are unable to access our newsletters. This should be corrected soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.

NGMC Secretary

noreply@blogger.com (Sally) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:44:00 +0000

Monday night is our first NGMC Club meeting for the season. 6 PM at the First Baptist church in Mohave Valley. The Board of Directors is meeting 45 minutes earlier. I'm so looking forward to seeing everyone and hearing about their summer adventures!

I just received the following in an email and thought it had wonderful common sense information: H1N1 Prevention by Dr. Vinay Goyal is a MBBS, DRM, DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc.. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W). The following message given by him, I feel makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know.

The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is. While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).

3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.*

5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.