The topic for January's meeting (the 9th) is:
will again be our speakers for AUSTRALIAN OPALS - THE SEQUEL
In August '11, Leslie and Larry treated us to a look at the Cooper Pedy Opal operations. This month, we will continute the Australian tour through the Outback to the Yowah Opal fields and Boulder Opals.
Leslie and Larry has spent over three years in Australia, and we are delighted they will share their knowledge with us.
There will be samples of rough and finished opal - and there will also be some practice rough for sale.
General Membership Meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of each month (except July) and guests are always welcome. The meeting are at the Multi-Purpose Room in the back of the Veterans Building at 4117 Overland Avenue on the corner of Culver Boulevard and Overland Avenue. (except in December where the Christmas Party is held at the Rotary Plaza - see above)
Parking: Enter the parking area from Culver Boulevard between Coombs Avenue and Overland if you are going east. If you are going west on Culver Blvd, turn left on Coombs Ave, crossing the eastbound Culver Blvd, then turn left into the parking area. If there is no parking available, try going through the alley, right off Overland going south. (by the swimming pool)
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Multi Purpose Room: The meeting room is the one with all the glass - to your left as you come up the small ramp |
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A typical meeting start with business reports from board members and/or committees. When that's over, there is a break with coffee, tea, snacks and birthday cake as well as a trading post raffle. After the break, the evening's program is presented. We aim to have the program topics both interesting and varied.
Recent months topics includes:
March 2011 Diamond Occurances in North America, presented by Walt Lombardo February 2011 On the Hunt for Meteorites or Meteowrongs, presented by Brett Johnson Design in Silver and Stone, presented by Janet Fletcher
From Mines to Masterpiece: The Minerals used in the Making of Glass, presented by Walt Lombardo
August 2010
Micro photography of rocks and minerals, presented by Bruce Mensinger
May 2010
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, presented by Sandie and Tony Fender
April 2010
Baja California: Minerals, Geology, Fossils, presented by Professor Joe Holliday (El Camino College
March 2010
Virgin Valley Opals" by Jim Pisano of the American Opal Society
February 2010
Pseudomorphs and Epimorphs of the Cady Mountains, presented by Adam and Teresa Dean, Adam is know as the "Agate Hunter"
January 2010
50 Unusual Things in the Mojave Desert, presented by Sandie and Tony Fender