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BOULDER BUSTER Volume #51 Issue #6, 2016
HELL’S CANYON GEM CLUB Serving the Valley forP.O. BOX 365 64 YEARSLEWISTON, IDAHO 83501
PURPOSE OF HELLS CANYON GEM CLUB, INC.The purpose of this nonprofit, social club is to promote the rock hound hobby by providing opportunities for the collection, working and displaying
of gems and minerals, as well as educational programs in the field of geology.
MEETINGS: 2nd Friday of each month Business Meeting: 6:45 pmVISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
Dues: Adult [per person] $15.00; Junior [under 18] Free with a responsible adult membership.
2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident Bruce Borgelt 208-935-0806 1st Year Trustee Richard Pederson 208-276-7077Vice President Randy Squires 208-743-8812 2nd Year Trustee Kyle PrettymanSecretary Lola Collinsworth 509-254-7482 2nd Year Trustee Mel Wilks 208-301-3939Treasurer MaryLou Northrup 208-743-6944 Federation Director Jerry Northrup 208-743-6944Past President Linn Enger 208-746-4957 Federation Delegate MaryLou Northrup 208-743-6944 1st Year Trustee Teresa Stephenson 509-758-3880 WSMC Representative Dan Cease 509-254-1720
HELLS CANYON WEBSITE: http://www.hellscanyongemclub .comWEBMASTER: Rick Westerholm: [email protected]
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HOW TO FIND OUR MEETING PLACE
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Meeting minutes May 13th , 2016At a show meeting held at 6:30pm on May 13, 2016 we discussed ribbons to be used at our show in October. Joe Schacher said he had a lot of leftover ribbons that may be used in some way. Otherwise shorter ribbons much like badges were discussed. No decision was made.Travis Heath reported on demonstrators. He has some lined up and was wondering how many were needed. He was advised to meet with Rick Westerholm to learn about space in the fair building for demonstrators. Gold panners want to return this year. They want 3 tables.Bruce Borgelt opened the main meeting at 7:00pm. Minutes of April meeting were approved as written in the Boulder Buster.Mary Lou Northrup gave the treasurer's report. No new bills were presented. Last purchase was a canopy bought for club use.Guests at meeting were Angie Barnett, Henry Hanks, Tom Luther and Brent Stewart.Randy Squires reported on double wide trailer for a club house. He has contacted the owners on one double wide but continues to get no response back from them.Jerry Northrup gave a report on the midyear NFMS meeting held in the Tri Cities in April. Most of the meeting centered towards the Federation show to be held in Albany, Oregon in July. After the show there will be a federation field trip centered out of Prineville, Oregon. Should be fun. Mark your calendars. TheNorthwest Retreat held each year is nearly full. Ben Odom gave a report on public lands and rock hounding. He asked any of us to keep in touch with him on Land closures to rock hounding. The 2017 Northwest Federation will be in Hamilton, Montana.Mary Lou Northrup had tickets to sell for the AFMS endowment raffle held in Albany, Oregon. Tickets were $5.00 for 1 or $20.00 for 5 tickets. All tickets she had on hand were sold, but more can be obtained from Judi Allison of the Hatrock Club. There are some neat prizes to be won including a necklace and a star garnet donated by Hells Canyon Gem Club members.Jerry Northrup said he would lead a field trip to our crystal claim in May. A sign up sheet was sent aroundand the trip was planned for May 21. At the time this was written the main road has slid out and repairs are being made. There is no access to the claim until the road is repaired.Randy Squires reported on the fire opal field trip to McCann's. Everyone enjoyed their trip and found a little fire opal.Our June meeting will be the club picnic held at Beachview Park in Clarkston on June 10 at 6:00pm. Instead of hamburgers we will purchase chicken for this year. The rest of the meal is potluck. Drinks and table service will be provided by the club.Longtime members Mel Wilks and Glenna Brusven are getting married at Lapwai Assemble of God Church on May 15, 2016 at 11:00am. All rock club members re invited to attend. Jerry Northrup moved the club present Mel & Glenna with $100 wedding gift to thank him for all his work in the club. Joe Schacher seconded. Motion passed.Randy Squires talked about Life Flight. He wondered if club would like to have a representative come and talk to the club about Life Flight. General group was in agreement. Randy also thanked Brent Stewart from Boise for helping with the 4th grade rendezvous at the fair building this week. Brent owns a rock shop in Boise and is a dealer at our show. He brought two pieces of Bruno jasper that he sold to Barry McMinn at the meeting.Everyone was asked to enjoy a cookie!!Show & Tell: Fire Agate was shown by Ryan Galantuomini. Paul Copeland showed fire opal he found at McCann's. Rob Cloquet showed a bowl he had made. Professor Grebe showed some Saddle Mountain wood.Door prizes were drawn. Meeting adjourned
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OUR NEWEST NEWLYWEDSMEL & GLENNA WILKS
MAY 15, 2016
2016 GEM SHOWS(Partial list, see http://www.amfed.org/nfms/newsletters.asp)July 29 – 31Fri – 10 -6
Sat – 10 – 6Sun – 10 - 4
Willamette Agateand Mineral SocietyAFMS and NFMS
MEETINGS
Linn County Expo Center,Albany, Oregon
Janice Van Cura [email protected]
www.wamsi.org
September 10 & 11Sat – 10 – 5Sun – 10 - 5
Marcus WhitmanGem and Mineral
Society
Walla Walla County Frgnds.Community Cntr. Bldg.
365 Orchard St.Walla Walla, WA
Keith Bacus 509-529-12481829 Howard St.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
October 15 & 16Sat – 10 – 6Sun – 10 - 5
Hells Canyon GemClub
Nez Perce County Fair Building1229 Burrell AvenueLewiston, ID 83501
Linn Enger [email protected]
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Standing Committees Gemshow Committees1. Membership Chairman --- Linn Enger 1. Show Chairman --- Rock Club Officers
2. Juniors Chairman -- David Dabritz 2. Show Treasurer -- Marylou Northrup
3. Fieldtrip Chairman -- 3. Dealer Chairman -- Tiffany Kite
4. Program Chairman -- 4. Advertising Chairman -- Randy Squires
5. Show & Tell Chairman -- 5. Displays Chairman -- Joe Schacher
6. Claims Chairmen -- Rick Westerholm 6. Demonstrations Chairman -- Travis Heath Linn Enger
7. Historian Chairman -- 7. Floorplan Chairman -- Rick Westerholm
8. Library Chairman -- 8. Silent Auction Chairman -- Jerry Northrup
9. Hostess Chairman.--. 9. Kids Corner Chairman --
10. Bulletin Editor --- Ed Shoemaker 10. Admissions Chairman --
11. Security Chairman --
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A.F.M.S. ENDOWMENT RAFFLEThe 2016 AMFS Convention is being held in late July of 2016. Why the raffle? The money collected is for the AFMS Endowment Fund. The interest from the monies generated is used for AFMS special projects, such as, junior badges, judges training, digitizing of slide programs, to name a few. Before the clock runs out – why not purchase tickets? You can also donate an item or two! Why not both options! Donations for the raffle will come from all over the United States.
Follow this link if you would like to see a sample of the items to be raffled off:
http://www.amfed.org/2016_AFMS_Endowment_Fund_Drawing.pdf
For those of you traveling to the Albany show--- check out this link.Historic Columbia River Highway and State Trail
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/HCRH/Pages/maps.aspx
Amazing 1960s Predictions About Satellites, Email, and the Internet
http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/amazing-1960s-predictions-about-satellites-email-and-1626476845
Remember, the title "Rockhound" has different meanings to different people. For instance:http://rockhound.com/rockhoundlandscaperake
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Oregon Senate Republicans Oppose 2.5 Million Acre Owyhee Canyonlands Monument Declaration
Salem, Ore. - Oregon lawmakers met with multiple stakeholders to discuss the Owyhee Canyonlands Monument Proposal. Special interest groups are pressuring President Barack Obama, Governor Kate Brown, and Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to declare 2.5 million acres of land in Eastern Oregon a federal monument. The designation would create excessive regulations that will close roads, reducing access to the public for hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, and rafting, prevent farmers and ranchers from sustainably managing the land in their own backyard, and threaten the rural economy of Southeastern Oregon.
"The Owyhee Canyonlands are home to Oregonians who live and farm the land, caring for it responsibly for generations," said Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day). "Declaring this land a monument is unnecessary and goes too far. The Canyonlands already enjoy multiple layers of protection that preserve the water quality, environment, recreation, wildlife, and sustainable multiple use of the publiclands. The Oregon Senate Republicans stand with the people of the Owyhee Canyonlands in united opposition to a monument declaration that will inhibit public access and harm families in this unique rural community. This divisive, progressive assault on rural Oregon needs to stop."
Those opposing the Owyhee Canyonlands monument declaration are encouraged to join the Oregon
Senate Republicans by signing a petition telling Governor Brown and Oregon's Congressional leaders to
oppose the declaration without a vote of Congress. The petition and more information about the history of
the Owyhee Canyonlands can be found at ourlandourvoice.com.
METEOR OF THE MONTH(used by permission, Meteorite picture of the day, http://tinyurl.com/MetPicDay)
1979 grams. About 10 x 14 cm. Iron, IAB-MG
TKW 30 metric tons. Observed fall: no.Impacted about 50,000 years ago. Found 1891 inCoconino County, Arizona, USA, betweenFlagstaff and Winslow.
Read more in the "Handbook of Iron Meteorites"by Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975), volume 2, page 381
Owner writes:
This is a gorgeous example of a classic, door stop Canyon Diablo iron. It was purchased from The American Meteorite Laboratory, Denver, Co., on June 14th, 1966. With just a few hundred years less rusting it would have still had one of the classic wormholes that many of the largest masses display. The purchase price for this specimen #34.6046 in 1966 was $58.45. In 1966 I made $3.00 a day for 18 holes of golf as a caddy.
--------FATHERS DAY JUNE 19TH !!!---------5
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OPALThere are many kinds of opal, in addition to precious opal like Black Opal, Fire Opal and White Opal (plus many named after their locality) there are many other types of opals.
Common opal can be white, yellow, red, brown, grey or multicolored. Unlike precious opals these are notvery prone to crazing or change over time.Hyalite is often formed within cracks in rock. Usually colorless and translucent, could be pale yellow or pale blue.Milk opal is not to be confused with white opal. Harder than precious and may contain “moss”.Prase opal contains some nickle or chromium which can color them light green.Moss Opal contains black dendrites in a semi translucent opal.Cachalong opal is a soft low quality opaque form of chalky white opal.Wood Opal is similar to petrified wood.Shell Opal can also replace fossils such as dinosaur bones or teeth.Diatomite Opal is found in thick layers of silica rocks formed by microscopic diatomeae who create silica shells, mostly composed of opal.Menilite is a gray sedimentary form of opal formed from Diatomite subjected to heat and pressure.
More detailed information and photo's on opals can be found at this link:http://www.mineralexpert.org/opal-mineral-overview.php
➢ Somebody stole my mood ring and I’m not quite sure how I feel about that.
➢ I just read a book about Stockholm Syndrome. It was pretty bad at first, but by the end I kind of liked it.
➢ A blind man walks into a bar. And a table. And a chair.
➢ How do you kill a circus? Go for the juggler…
➢ Nurse: “Doctor, there’s an invisible man in the waiting room.” Doctor: “Tell him I can’t see him.”
➢ The stationary store moved.
➢ Have you heard about the corduroy pillow? I hear it’s making headlines.
➢ Comic Sans walks into a bar. Bartender says, “We don’t serve your type here.”
➢ Did you hear about the psychic midget that robbed a bank? Now there’s a small medium at large.
➢ Why are New Yorkers so depressed? Because the light at the end of the tunnel is just New Jersey.
➢ It’s always hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they’re always taking things literally.
➢ There are two fish in a tank. One turns to the other and says “do you know how to drive this thing?”
1. What did the ocean say to the beach?
2. the more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
3. what is made of wood but can't be sawed?
4. what is deaf, dumb and blind, but always tells the truth?
5. what kind of room has no doors or windows? (answers on last page)
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9 Healthy & Delicious Ice Cream RecipesIf you like ice cream but have only bought it from your local supermarket, you’ve been eating a sugar-and-chemicals-laden product. But it's not ice cream itself that's the problem, as these 9 recipes prove. Home-made ice cream is delicious and healthy, but more importantly, it's easy to make, requiring only a food processor for preparation. After looking through this post, you'll never want to buy ice cream again.
This chocolaty treat uses freshbananas, not the chemical substitutefound in industrial ice cream. Oncedone, sprinkle a few dark chocolatechips or fresh-cut fruit to add an extradimension of flavor to this tastytreat (Serves 3-4).
Ingredients:• ½ cup Greek yogurt
• 4 bananas (frozen)
• ¼ cup Canadian maple syrup
• ⅓ cup cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
Preparation:
1.In a food processor, mix the yogurt,bananas, maple, and cocoa until themixture is unified.
2.Add the peanut butter and blend again.
3.Serve immediately.
For the remaining 8 recipes, go to this link: http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=21081
answers to riddles:
1. What did the ocean say to the beach? nothing, it just waved.
2. the more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they, footsteps
3. what is made of wood but can't be sawed? Sawdust
4. what is deaf, dumb and blind, but always tells the truth? A mirror
5. what kind of room has no doors or windows? A mushroom
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1. Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ice Cream
