March 2007

SURREY ROCKHOUNDER(The Original Rockiiouiider Newsletter)

Suite 614,736 137th StreetSurrey, B.LV3W1A3

Newsletter of the Surrey Rockhound Qub.Members of the BC Lapidary Society

Gem and Mineral Federation of CanadaArts Council of Surrey

EXECUTIVE

President

1st Vice President

2nd Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Simon Cantin

Adam Villalbazo

Jennifer Moore

Erin Robertson

Adam Villalbazo

COMMITTEES

Arts Council

Education Coordinator

Hospitality

Library

Membership

Newsletter / Web Page

Program

Public Relations

Show Committee

Sound

Sunshine

Sullivan Hall

Wagonmaster

Ways and Means

Workshop Foreman

Theresa Keet

Bill Wardle

Karin and Elmer Beck

Franz Derungs

Karin Beck

Fred Stratton

De Singleton

Julius Cotter

Alice Clarke

Don Wolfe

Nora Cantin

Ron Wade

De Singleton

Kamlesh Puri

Elmer ClarkeThe Surrey Rockhounder is the official newsletter of theSurrey Rockhound Club, and is included in the member-ship fee. It is published monthly, except July and De-cember. If you wish to submit articles, please send themto: Surrey Rockhounder, Suite 614, 7360 137th Street,Surrey, BC V3W 1A3 or

email: fredstr@ginail.com

Meetings

General Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday ofeach month at 7:30 P.M. at:

St. Luke Parish Hall, 10177 148th Street, Surrey, B.C.(at the back of the church)

The Next General Meeting is Scheduled for

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007.

The March Program will be a video on Opals. Membersare invited to wear or bring opals of different varieties to

show others at the meeting.

The Next Executive Meeting is Scheduled for

Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Members that are interested inour fall show are invited to attend.

In the workshop

***** 'MEMBERSHIP*******Membership becomes due in September of each year.Prices are $17.50 single or $25.00 per family (includes

children 18 years and under)

WORKSHOPThe workshop is located in the basement of Sullivan

Hall, 6302 152nd Street, Surrey, B.C.

CONTENTSWorkshops

New Members

Minutes of January Meeting

President's Message

Submitted Article: About Tiffany & Co

Submitted Article: Rock Word Puzzle

Upcoming events

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Surrey Rockhounder—March 2007

Workshops:

The workshop is located in the basement of Sullivan Hall, 6302 152ndStreet, Surrey. Please Note that for insurance and safety reasons, you must bea club member in order to use the workshop machinery.

The workshop is just a small part of the Club's activities. If you wish to usethe workshop facilities, please plan on attending some of the regular monthlymeetings. It is also recommended that if you wish to join wirewrapping orsilversmith classes that you should first complete the 10 week beginner Lapi-

Workshop fees; $2.00 per session plus cost of any supplies

Beginners

Faceting

General

Wirewrapping

School Sessions (for schoolchildren to learn about us)

Sculpture / Carving

Monday 7 to 9 PM: foreman Elmer Clarke

Tuesday Evening: Alice and Elmer Clarke

Wednesday 12:00 to 3:00 pm (Call Rudy first)

There is no evening session on Wednesday

Thursday 6:30 to 9 PM : De Singleton

Friday 7 to 9 PM: Kavinder Puri

Thursday afternoon when arranged. CallNorma Wolfe. A minimum of 3 people per ses-sion

Wednesday Mornings by appointment from in-terested school groups. Contact Bill Wardle

Thursday evenings 7 to 9 PM: Simon Cantinand/or other guest carvers by appointment, butyou may come and carve if you wish.

A Reminder: Children must be accompanied by a Parent or

Guardian or a Responsible Adult.

NEW MEMBERS

Surrey Rockhounders, welcome and look forward to meeting newmembers:

A Poem For Those Over 30

A computer was something on TVFrom a science fiction show of noteA window was something you hated todeanAnd ram was the cousin of a goat.

Meg was the name of my girlfriendAnd gig was a job for the nightsNow they all mean different thingsAnd that really mega bites.

An application was for employmentA program was a TV showA curser used profanityA keyboard was a piano.

Memory was something that you lostwith ageA CD was a bank accountAnd if you had a 3 inch floppyYou hoped nobody found out.

Compress was something you did tothe garbageNot something you did to a file.And if you unzipped anything in publicYou'd be in jail for awhile.

Log on was adding wood to the fireHard drive was a long trip on the roadA mouse pad was where a mouselivedAnd a back up happened to your com-mode.

Cut you did with a pocket knife.Paste you did with glueA web was a spider's homeAnd a virus was the flu.

I guess I'll stick to my pad and paperAnd the memory in my headI hear nobody's been killed in a com-puter crashBut when it happens, they'll wish theywere dead.

Copyright; Author Unknown

Surrey Rockhounder—March 2007

SURREY ROCK HOUND CLUB

Minutes of the General Meeting February 28, 2007 - 7:30p.

1. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING:

Minutes from the January 24, 2007, meeting adopted as read.

2. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES:

None.

3. CORRESPONDENCE:

Newsletters: Pebble Press, Thunder Bay Lapidary Society, Ripple Rock Gem and Mineral Club, On TheRocks Bumaby Laphounds, The Rock Vein, Skagit Gems, GMFC, Rockabout Gems.

Numer of e-mails were answered in regards to membership fees and kind of workshop for the club.

There are also flyers available for the BC Gem Show.

4. TREASURER REPORT:

t Balance/Prof it/Loss report - adopted as read.

5. COMMITTEE REPORTS:

1. Arts Council (T. Keet): Spotlight is available for the month of February; Surrey Arts Council is lookingfor new board members; Aunt Martha's Funeral is playing again on March the 3rd; There is an AntiqueRoad Show coming up.

2. Education Coordinator (B. Wardle): There is a home taught class of 35 Grade 1-7 to come in soon.

3. Hospitality (K. & E. Beck): We have cake for the Clubs' 42nd Birthday.

4. Library (F. Derungs): We have lots of new, good reading material available.

5. Membership (K. Beck): 46 members present, 1 new member (Andrew Kingsley), 1 guest (Lexi Mog).

6. Newsletter (F. Stratton) Would like some articles and pictures of Rockhounding; would like to knowhow many members would like to have the newsletter e-mailed to them rather then mailed, because itwould cut down the rising cost of mailing them out. Contact Fred aat fredstr@gmail.com if you wouldlike to have it e-mailed to you.

7. Programs: (D. Singleton): Nothing has been planned as of yet for March meeting, but have cake andauction for the clubs' 42nd Birthday.

8. Public Relations (J. Cotter): No Report.

9. Show Committee (A. Clarke): Show is 6 weeks away (April 13-15), and we need help to setup on theTuesday (tables), Wednesday (skirting and cases) and Thursday (members set up cases), and takedown (Sunday). Lots of school children coming on the Friday; GMFC show is in Winfield from August18-19, more to come; Jennifer needs help in the kitchen for the show, please contact Jennifer to vol-unteer.

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10. Sound (D. Wolfe): Needs help for a few meetings to set up mics, etc. when he is not able to come tothe meetings.

11. Sunshine (S. Cook): Cards were sent to Peter Boon, Ralph Rowe and Gladys Zimmerman.

12. Sullivan Hall (R. Wade): No Report.

13. Wagon Master (D. Singleton): There is a field trip planned on March 4th at Peg Leg Bar, April 22nd atwest side of Harrison Lake for fossils; Rendevous is coming up in May - go to BCLS and SurreyRockhound website for more details; More field trips to come.

14. Ways/Means (K. Puri): No Report.

15. Work Shop Foreman (E. Clarke): Running almost at full tilt; Put a few people through the course andR. Boon is becoming and instructor; One saw is acting up; Taking subscriptions to the BC Rock-hounder.

6. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Membership Dues - a reminder to all that dues are now due.

2. Trailer Renovations - still in planning stage and will proceed when the renovations soon. The meas-urements and the drawings are done.

7. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Hall Clean-up - We need to clean up the hall a bit better, there has been some complaints aboutwhat the hall looks like after we have used it for out meetings.

2. Calendars - E. Beck went to the Society Meeting, and they said the calendars were a good thing andwill make a few minor changes for next year; Tailgate Sale in Barrier - May 5th; Possible Tailgate Saleby the PNE.

3. Fundraiser - There is a fundraiser for the #767 Cadet Squad, for more information talk to Eileen.

4. Tong Louie Family YMCA - Has invited us to host a Summer Day Camp that would run 5 days long.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15p.m.

Next General Meeting on March 28th at 7:30p.m.

Did anyone check out our website: www.surreyrockhound.ca

Surrey Rockhounder—March 2007

President's Message:

Hi Everyone. Welcome to the Surrey Rockhound club.

It was a great club anniversary. Thank to Karin and Elmer for bringing the fabulous cake.

Also a big thank you to everyone that did bring some items for the auction. Wasn't that a great auction.

A big thank you to everyone that help and to Bill for calling the auction.

Not all of the rock items that were brought for the auction were sold. Some of the items were kept for our Sur-rey Rock and Gem show that will happen in the fall. We kept some of these items for the door prizes and/or thesilent auction. These donations will help the club one way or the other. Again a big thank you to everyone thatdonated some items. It is really appreciated by everyone.

Please let us know of any rock hounding related activities that you would like the club to undertake or any speak-ers that you would like us to hear at future meetings. If you have any suggestions for program activities pleaselet De know.

The Program for this month's meeting will be a video.

Have you signed up to volunteer at the Abbottsford show? We have the kitchen again and need all the help wecan get. Contact Jennifer Moore to sign up to help out. There will be a sign up sheet at the meeting.

We welcome members to attend workshop sessions but remind people that members should also attend some ofthe general meetings. Any junior members must have an adult member accompany them while they are working inthe shop.

I look forward to seeing you at the meetings and at the various club related activities.

Simon

Surrey Rockhounder—March 2007

NEW YORK, NY (February 23, 2006) - Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIP) today announced plans to open a storein Vancouver, British Columbia, in November 2006. The approximately 4,700 grogs-square-foot store willbe prominently located at the comer of Burrard and Alberni streets in the heart of the city's business and re-tail district.

The jeweler will offer an array of renowned TIFFANY & CO. collections, including engagement diamondsand jewels of ultimate glamour in platinum and eighteen-karat gold settings; rare and lustrous pearls;fashion jewelry and watches; The Gehry™ Collection created by Tiffany's newest designer, celebrated ar-chitect Frank Gehry; the signature designs of Elsa Peretti, Paloma Picasso and Jean Schlumberger; as wellas accessories, china and crystal gifts.

"The qualities that make Vancouver one of the world's best cities to live in as well as to visit, also make itthe ideal location for a TIFFANY & CO. store," said Beth O. Canavan, executive vice president of Tiffany &Co. "The city's growth as a center for international business and its setting of great natural beauty create theperfect environment in which to introduce the beauty of Tiffany design, along with our heritage of utmostquality and superior service. We will be well positioned in a prune street-front location in the city's premierluxury shopping area and we look forward to establishing a lasting presence in this vibrant and excitingcity."

Tiffany & Co. operates jewelry and specialty retail stores and manufactures products through its subsidiarycorporations. Its principal subsidiary is Tiffany and Company. The Company operates TIFFANY & CO. retailstores and boutiques in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and engages in direct selling through Inter-net, catalog and business gift operations. Other operations include consolidated results from ventures op-erated under trademarks or trade names other than TIFFANY & CO. For additional information, please visitwww.tiffany.com or call our shareholder information line at 800-TIF-0110.

Contributed By: Wade Ohrlein

Sources: http://www.answers.com/topic/tiffany-company.

http://www.Drincetonrevlew.com/colleqe/researeh/maiors/funfacts.asp7maiorlDM55

Welcome to Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany's QUICK FACTS:

The robin's egg blue of Tiffany & Co. boxes have been the stuff many dreams were made of. Here are a fewfacts on that famous store:

Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young established Tiffany & Young at 259Broadway in September 1837. The total sales for the day: $4.98.

That famous blue was chosen to represent "quality and craftsmanship."

The first Tiffany catalog, known as the "Blue Book", was first published in 1845and is still being published.

Added the manufacture of silver, 1850s

Charles Tiffany renamed the store "Tiffany & Co." in 1853.

Purchased the Tiffany Diamond, one of the world's largest yellow diamonds, 1878

The company revised the Great Seal of the United States in 1885.

Introduced a six-prong diamond engagement ring, exhibiting what became knownas the "Tiffany" setting, 1886

A Tiffany's gemologist was instrumental in the international adoption of the metriccarat as a weight standard for gems, and the Tiffany standard for sterling andplatinum have been adopted as United States Standards. Tiffany & Co. moved totheir current location on Fifth Avenue in 1940.

In 1950, Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote, was published.

Tiffany boxes, bags and other items sport the Tiffany Blue color, which is aregistered trademark.

Tiffany family sells to the Moving Corporation, 1955

In 1968, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson commissioned Tiffany to design a WhiteHouse china service, which featured 90 American flowers.

Company sold to cosmetics giant Avon Products, 1979

Management repurchased the company in a leveraged buyout, 1984

Tiffany & Company becomes a publicly traded company, 1987

Wholesale distribution of products to independent retailers discontinued, 1999

Purchased stake in Canadian diamond miner Aber Resources, 1999

Tiffany & Co.'s business division also produces trophies. In addition to a number ofstandard designs, they have also produced custom trophies including:

The World Series Trophy (Major League Baseball)

The Nextel Cup Trophy (NASCAR)

The Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy (National Basketball Association)

The Vince Lombardi Trophy (National Football League)

The Central League Trophy (Japanese Baseball)

Surrey Rockhounder—March 2007

LET'S ROCK!

1. AGATE

2. BERYL

3. BORNITE

4. DIAMOND

5. EMERALD

6. FELDSPAR

7. GRANITE

8. GRAVEL

9. HALITE

10. HEMATITE

11. JASPER

12. KAOLIN

13. LABRADOR-

ITE

14. LIMESTONE

15. MALA-

CHITE

16. MARBLE

17. MICA

18. MINERAL

19. OBSIDIAN

20. PUMICE

21. PYRITE

22. QUARTZ

Q R O Y U E M E R A L D P O K

U R B S C H I S T A I U H G O

A U A A L Y R E B L M I R E S

R R E P S A J R E I E O N J S

T N Q P S N A V C E S O D Z H

Z O X H W D A E T I T A M E H

E H U I O R L I V S O I B L N

L T A R G T N E D G N U R I N

A E I E M A V N F I E J L Y S

R T R N R A A E E H S O W J P

E A O G R S L L I S A B P X S

N G C R N O B I D K L . L O M H

I A S K B R B D N O M A I DA

M M A L A C H I T E X C T T L

O Q C M N O C R I Z A W P E E

23. RUBY

24. SAND-

STONE

25. SAPPHIRE

26. SCHIST

27. SCORIA

28. SHALE

29. SLATE

30. TOURMA-

LINE

31. ZIRCON

Upcoming Events:BC GEM SHOW will be featuring Minerals of the Pacific RimApril 13,14 & 15

Friday: 10:00am - 8:00pm - Saturday: 10:00am-6:00pm - Sunday: 10:00am -6'OOpmAg-Rec Building, Central Fraser Valley Fairgrounds, 32470 - Haida Drive, Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Sunday April 22: West side of Harrison Lake for fossil 9:OOAM the Sasquatch Inn parking lot

More info at http://www.lapidary.bc.ca/trips.html