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Volume 60, Number 12 The Bulletin of the Woodland
Hills Rock Chippers, Inc.
Regular club meetings are held at 7:00PM on the 3rd Saturday of each month at: First United Methodist Church, 22700 Sherman Way, West Hills, CA 91303
Visit our website: [email protected] WHRC Editor: P.O. Box 205 Woodland Hills, CA 91365
Membership Information
For any questions regarding membership in the Woodland Hills Rock Chippers please email Virginia Rotramel at
Future Rockhounds of America
For any questions regarding membership in the FRA please email Thalia Goldsworthy atin-
Bulletin Index
Page 1 … President’s Message, Contact info. Page 2… Federation Report, Ways & Means, Refreshments; Birthdays, Anniversaries Page 3 … Business Meeting Minutes, Holiday Party Page 4 … Society Meeting Minutes, Class Page 5 … News- 2020 Election Slate, Library, FRA Page 6 … UCLA Meteorite Collection, Dues Time Page 7 … Let’s Go to a Show! Page 8 … Elected Officers, Directors & Chairpersons Page 9 … Meeting Program Information and Date, Cover
December 2019
Hello Everyone… It is unbelievable to think that it has been one
year since I became the WHRC president. This year has gone
by so fast, and it’s amazing how many things we got done for
the future of our beloved club. I would like to thank everyone for
their support in everyway, I could have not done it without you!
The next business meeting will take place 7pm on December
7th at Thalia’s home. And our amazing annual holiday party will
take place on December 21st. I hope to see everyone of you
there to finish up the year with much fun, laughter, and great
food.
Sagi Salomon
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Lillian
None this month If anyone is missed, please let us know!
Thank you to Debbie for providing the refreshments for our November meeting. Very much appreciated and yummy. We are having our Christmas party on the 21st instead of our regular meeting. For next year's meetings, and the Christmas party, please sign up.
The Refreshment Chairman is Shanna O’Brien.
Gary Levitt [email protected] Column back in January 2020
Thank you everyone for all the donations over the past year that made our monthly raffles, our two club silent auctions, and our Gem Show silent auctions successes. Please keep the donations coming for the next year's activities. See John if you have any questions.
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WHRC Business Meeting Time: 19:04-19:50 Corrections or Approval of Minutes: No corrections. Call to Order: 19:04 Treasurers Report - Ms. Barbara, we are in the black. New Business - Holiday Party, December 21, 2019. Jewel Tunnel Open House December 7, 2019. Please contact Ms. Thalia for reservations. New budget proposal for the upcoming year will be presented at the Soci-ety Meeting. Nominations for President, Secretary, Treasurer and Corporate Administrator will be announced at the Society Meeting for membership approval. Classes and Workshops – Ms. Thalia: No class scheduled for December, open workshop is available. Community Outreach - The Showcase items will be returned at the Holiday Party. Corporate Administrator - We are up to date. Display and Education- Show and Tell: Gene is bringing slabs. Program - Ms. Renee Newman will present a Pearl Lecture. December: No lecture due to Holiday Party. Show Chair – Ms. Virginia: Dues are up for renewal. Please bring your check to the Holiday party. FRA – Ms. Thalia: The Little Chippers and are working on badges. Historian – Nothing to report. Insurance – Up to date. Refreshments - Ms. Debbie will host November’s meeting. December is the Holiday Party. Ms. Shanna has the sign-up sheet. Webmaster Ms. Thalia - minor changes to website. Meeting Adjourned – 19:50
XMAS PARTY - Our party is on December 21, 3 pm, at Valle Verde Mobile Home Park, 20652 Lassen St. Chatsworth in the club house at the entrance. Parking inside the park is limited. There is parking on the street or in parking lot of businesses next door. We will be doing a present ex-change. Label your tags, male, female, or both to indicate who the present would appeal to. We encourage more presents that would appeal to both. It is also time to think about what you would like food wise to bring for the dinner. There will be a sign up sheet available, talk to Shanna. Catagories are: Meat items. Turkey (suggest 16 lb. or larger), ham (sm. to med. sized), club will pay for purchase but you need to cook or heat up the day of party. Or other meat dish. Vegetable dishes. Potatos and gravy, yams, stuffing, etc.. Salads Punch, sodas, water, ice Desserts Other Condiments and bread are being supplied by John and Shanna, but if you have a special item that you would like to bring, please do so.
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Woodland Hills Rock Chippers - General Meeting Minutes, November 16, 2019
Call to order: 19:01 Corrections or approval of minutes: No corrections. Report of Treasurer: We are up to date. Old Business: Jewel Tunnel trip and Budget. Motion made to accept budget by Ms. Thalia. Ms. Virginia se-conded the motion. All are in favor to accept budget for me year. New Business: Nominations made for President, Secretary, Treasurer and Corporate Administrator. Accepted all slate as published for the 2020 officers. All officers were accepted. Auditor: Per Ms. Virginia we are in good shape. Guest: Seven guests joined for the Pearl lecture. Classes/Workshops: Ms.Thalia is holding 2nd Saturday of the Month Open Workshop Labs. Please email or call Ms. Thalia for availability. Courtesy/Hospitality: Mr. John Noster Memorial, he was a past President of the WHRC. We send our deepest condolences to his love ones. Community/Outreach: Ms. Thalia confirmed the showcase is traveling to the Oxnard Show. Corporate Administration: Ms. Debbie, all is up to date, including necessary tax forms. Display/Education: Mr. Gene brought slabs and gave them away. Thank you! Federation Director: Mr. Gary presented several awards. Among the recipients, John and Shanna O'Bri-en, Melanie Demont, and Little Chipper, Demelza. Field trips: please confirm with Ms. Thalia if you are able to carpool or will be attending the December 7th open house at Jewel Tunnel. FRA: The FRA will have a new schedule. Program: Ms. Renee Newman on Pearls Librarian: Ms. Shanna is ready to check out any books members are interested in checking out. Membership: Per Ms. Virginia, dues are up for renewal. Refreshments: November was provided by Ms. Debbie. December is the WHRC Annual Holiday Party, please check the sign up sheet. Web Master: Ms. Thalia will be training Mr. John. Meeting adjourned: 19:08
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Our December class day is the second Saturday, December 14th. This will be a open topic class
where each participant can choose their project. I have materials for cost for the beginner
projects. Wire wrapping, wire weaving, bead stringing are all possible activities.
We start at 10 am, finish no later than 3 pm. Bring your tools and a lunch or snack.
Hope to see you then.
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Election of the 2020 Officers was held at the November 16TH Meeting. There were no further nominations offered from the floor and the following officers were unanimously elected by the membership for 2020. Here is the election results for 2020 officers of the Woodland Hills Rock Chippers: Sagi Salomon-President Deborah Hirlinger –Corporate Administrator /VP Barbara Bradbury-Treasurer Paty Mejorado-Secretary Directors: Lillian Berwager Gene Berwager Larry Bradbury John and Shanna O’Brien co-directors Nominating Committee
We have changed our meeting date to the fourth Saturday of the month. Time is
still 9:30 am. Next meeting will be our Holiday Rocky Bingo Party. Dec.
28th. Guests welcome to attend. We will resume regular
meetings starting in January on the 25th.
We will continue working on the Rocks and Mineral Badge.
Bring your notebooks so we can use them in our work.
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Library The library is always open for members to check out our books during every monthly meeting. New donations are always welcome
Shanna
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One of the largest collections of its kind in the United States. The fifth largest meteorite collection in the United States and the largest on the West Coast. The UCLA Meteorite Gallery is located in Room 3697 of the Geology Building. It is open every weekday (excluding holidays) from 9 am to 4 pm. It is also open on Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm with a docent (a meteorite researcher) present. Here we offer links to descrip-tions of high points of the Gallery. In addition, a teacher's guide to the gallery is available
CASES Case 1: Kinds of Meteorites Case 2: Carbonaceous and Ordinary Chondrites Case 3: Schlazer Collection Case 4: Impact E ffe cts Case 5: Tektites Case 6: Iron Meteorites and Mesosiderites Case 7: California Meteorites and Meteorwrongs Case 8: Basalts
EXHIBITS Exhibit 1: Clark Iron Exhibit 2: Camp Wood and Gibeon Iron Exhibit 3: Old Woman Exhibit 4: Doheny and Ovshinsky Iron
POSTERSTERS North Wall Posters West Wall Posters Southeast Wall Posters East Island Posters West Island Posters
IT'S DUES TIME! A reminder that we need to pay CFMS/AFMS by February 1, 2020. NO changes were made at the last month CFMS meeting, so our dues do NOT change either. DUES ARE: Individual = $27.50 Two Adults/same address = $45.00 Each Junior/FRA =. $5.00 Paying by check? Please make it out to Woodland Hills Rock Chippers. I will accept check or cash at the Holiday Party, and the receipt will be your 2020 Membership Card.
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DECEMBER 2019
December 7 – 8: BARSTOW, CA Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral Society Cora Harper Community Center 841 S. Barstow Road Hours: 10 – 5 daily Contact: Danny Watts, (760) 373-1309 Email: vivlea22@ yahoo.com Website: www.mdgms.net
JANUARY 2020 January 18 - 19: EXETER, CA Tule Gem & Mineral Society, Visalia Exeter Veterans' Memorial Building 324 N. Kaweah Avenue Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Gayle Bingaman (559) 802-6029 Email: [email protected] Website: tulegem.com
FEBRUARY 2020
February 15 - 17: ANTIOCH, CA Antioch Lapidary Club Contra Costa County Fairgrounds 1201 West 10th Street Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: Brenda Miguel Email: [email protected] Website: antiochlapidaryclub.com February 22 - 23: VALLEJO, CA Vallejo Gem & Mineral Society McCormack Hall, Solano County Fair-grounds 900 Fairgrounds Drive Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: Debra Duhon , (415) 254-1506 Email: [email protected] Website: vjgems.org
MARCH 2020 March 6, 7 & 8: NEWARK, CA Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley Newark Pavilion 6430 Thornton Avenue Hours: Fri & Sat 10 - 6; Sun 10 - 5 Contact: Cathy, (510) 305-4196 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mgscv.org
March 7 - 8: VENTURA, CA Ventura Gem & Mineral Society Ventura County Fairgrounds 10 West Harbor Blvd. Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Richard Slyker, (805) 312-8467 Email: [email protected] Website: vgms.org March 21 - 22: SAN JOSE, CA Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Soci-ety Santa Clara County Fairgrounds 344 Tully Road Hours: 10 - 5 daily Contact: (408) 265-1422 Email: [email protected] Website: www.scvgms.org APRIL 2020 April 4 - 5: CHICO, CA Paradise Gem & Min. Society Silver Dollar Fairgrounds 2357 Fair Street Hours: Saarot 9 - 5; Sun 9 - 4 Contact: Trish Haggerty, (530) 966-5112 Email: [email protected] www.paradisegem.org April 4 - 5: RENO, NV Reno Gem & Mineral Society Reno Convention Center 4390 S. Virginia Street Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Daniel Ellis, (775) 229-2442 [email protected] www.renorockhounds.com April 11 - 12: MARIPOSA Mariposa Gem & Min. Club Mariposa County Fairgrounds 5007 Fairgrounds Road Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Meredith Meehan, (559) 868-3535 Email: [email protected] http://mariposagemclub.org
April 25 - 26: LANCASTER Antelope Valley Gem & Min. Club Antelope Valley Fairgrounds 2551 West Avenue H Hours: Sat 9 - 5; Sun 9 - 4 Contact: Susan Chaisson-Walblom, (661) 406-0143 [email protected] www.avgem.weebly.com MAY 2020 JUNE 2020 June 1-2: CAMBRIA, CA San Luis Obispo Gem & Mineral Club Cambria Veterans Hall 1000 Main Street Hours: 10 – 5 daily Contact: Kim Noyes, (805) 610-0603 Email: [email protected] Mark Your Calendars Now! June 25 - 28, 2020 81st CFMS SHOW & CONVENTION Grape Festival Fairgrounds 413 E Lockeford Street Lodi, California Hosted by the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies More details to come September 26-27; Lancaster, CA Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club Antelope Valley Fairgrounds 2551 West Ave H Hours: 10-5 Daily Contact: Allison McClung; 661-839-7403 Email: [email protected] Website: palmdalegemandmineral.org
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Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Incorporated
Our organization, a non-profit corporation, was formed for educational and instructive purposes: to foster collection and study of minerals, to disseminate knowledge about them, to sponsor field trips to find them, to encourage the use of them in lapidary and faceting studies, etc. And to have one whale of a good time doing those things with all of our friends. Regular meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Re-freshments are at 6:30 p.m. Field trips are at various times throughout the month. Guests are always welcome to attend. Membership is open to interested applicants after they have attended at least two meetings. Annual dues are due in November for the following year.
Elected Officers/Directors
President Sagi Salomon Director At Large Gene Berwager
Treasurer Barbara Bradbury Director At Large Lillian Berwager
Secretary Paty Mejorado. Director At Large Larry Bradbury
Corp. Adm. Deborah Hirlinger Director At Large John & Shanna O’Brien
Chairpersons and Appointed Positions
Auditor…………………....Virginia Rotramel
Bulletin Editor ……….……Melanie Demont
Classes/Workshop……......................Open
Courtesy/Hospitality…..…. Lillian Berwager
Custodian ……………………Sagi Salomon
Display/Education.……......................Open
Federation Director…………......Gary Levitt
Alternate Fed Director……..Maureen Levitt
Field Trips……………………………...Open
FRA…………………......Thalia Goldsworthy
Historian………….…….......Gene Berwager
Librarian…………………………...Shanna O’Brien
Library Displays…………….................Committee
Membership ………………. .…..Virginia Rotramel
Parliamentarian………...………...……….….Open
Programs …………………...………………...Open
Publicity………………………........................Open
Refreshments…….……...............Shanna O’Brien
Shop …………………………….….….. Committee
Show Chair………….……....…..Virginia Rotramel
Ways and Means…………….……...John O’Brien
Webmaster…………...............Thalia Goldsworthy
Material from Rock Chippings may be duplicated for non-commercial purposes with appropriate credits. For commercial use, individual authors must be contacted for approval. Articles lacking bylines have been gener-ated by the bulletin staff. Direct other questions to the Editor online to:
www.rockchippers.org - or by mail to:
WHRC Chippings Editor P. O. Box 205 Woodland Hills, CA 91365
Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Inc. MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES
P.O. BOX 205, Woodland Hills, CA 91365
Address exchange Bulletins to: Editor at above address
Saturday, December 21st, 2019; 3:00pm to 7:00pm
20652 Lassen St. Chatsworth