Members Information
MMLS elected club officers for 2017
President: Dan Gumina
Vice President: Diane Kuzara
Treasurer: Doris Snyder
Recording Secretary: Julie Knechtges
Corresponding Secretary: Julie Knechtges
Liaison: Pete Kuzara
Installation will be at the December General Meeting.
Vice President: Diane Kuzara
Treasurer: Doris Snyder
Recording Secretary: Julie Knechtges
Corresponding Secretary: Julie Knechtges
Liaison: Pete Kuzara
Installation will be at the December General Meeting.
Notice to Members:
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Attention Club Members: This information was received by our Rockpile editor and we are passing it on to you...
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Dear Fellow Rock hounds
It has been brought to my attention that our membership is looking for more interaction with other rock hound organizations by organizing such things as field trips, Swapnics, basically getting to know other rock hounds. We wish to extend an invitation to your members to attend our "in house" Rock Extravaganza on April 19, 2016 and to our annual *ROCK-A-RAMA" May 14 and 15, 2016. We would like to coordinate and share these and your events as many Clubs in the Midwest Federation as possible. You can call or text me at 440-213-1153. Our Club's Website is: parmalapidary.com You can email us at Parma lapidary@yahoo.com. Or like and follow us on Facebook. Sincerely, Susan Zaborowski President Parma Lapidary Club 
Hi everyone,
I just received an email from Tom Noe about an article in the ALAA newsletter. It concerns fossil collecting. The downloadable pdf file of the ALAA newsletter is below this notice. You'll find the article on page 5. If collecting fossils is your hobby, you'll want to know about new regulations that are going into effect. 
Hello,
I am a member of the spring River Gem & Mineral Club in Cherokee Village, Ar. We are, so far, the largest contingent of rockers in the State. We are hoping that someone from your club is interested in rock swapping and will do so with us. We swap varying sizes of mineral/fossil specimens (no rocks, no leaverites, collected on club field trips and/or individual member field trips). Each specimen is individually wrapped and identified. Each box should be a minimum of 10#. You can ship 10# in a medium size, flat rate, USPS box for approximately $12.00. We try to have the rocks shipped on the same day so we received them accordingly. We have been doing this for some time and have received unbelievable amounts and kinds of rocks from all over the country. Gemmers have commended us on our selections. I am sure you will like these “ gems”. Should you decided to exchange rocks with us, it will be like Christmas all over and the only time the rocks come to us instead of us going to the rocks. Anxiously awaiting your reply, I remain, Patricia A. Kimball-SRGMC kimballp.lpga@gmail.com |
The Following was Passed Along by the ALAA:
Dear MWI Editors, below is the ALAA excerpt for February, 2016. Will Rock hounds Still Have Access to Graveyard Point, McDermitt, Texas Springs' Davis Creek, etc.? The following sentence comes from the ALAA's board minutes of October 24: "The sage grouse issue is still with us and that alone could shut down the lion's share of the West." The issue is that sage grouse and their nesting areas have to be protected, and federal regulators are now discussing which activities will be allowed on land that is considered sage grouse habitat (10 million acres). Will they allow camping in these public areas? Hiking? Rock hounding? As of now, rock hounding is NOT considered a recreational activity that will be allowed on these lands. Below are two paragraphs from a long letter that past ALAA President Shirley Leeson wrote to BLM (Bureau of Land Management) officials in DC: "Many of the areas that will be impacted are located in SW Idaho, SE Oregon and N Nevada but also SC Idaho and NE Nevada. They include: Gravepoint Point, Texas Springs, McDennitt and Davis Creek, long-time rock hounding locations known throughout the US and internationally. But they are not the only the well-known areas, there are hundreds more. What is the economic impact on those small towns close by, and USFS and BLM camping grounds that won't be used any longer, with these areas closed to casual collecting? "Rockhounding as a recreational activity does not present a negative impact to the management of sage grouse and is allowed under federal law. We request that rock hounding be identified as a recreational activity in the ROD implementation plans, allowing rock hounds and the public to continue collecting rocks and minerals in sage grouse management areas." http://amlands.org/190534.html has lots more information on this. If you want to write Washington about this, do it soon. If any club members want to read Shirley's letter and the letter I wrote, contact me at tomnoe2@gmail,com. 
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