THE PETRIFIED DIGEST GINKGO MEETING PLACE AND TIME FRIDAY August 18 2017 @ 7 pm Douglas County Fire District #2 377 Eastmont, East Wenatchee Www.wenatcheerockclub.org Send your article ideas, trip notes or photos to: igotrox2@gmail.com The Petrified Digest Editor: Christy Price PO Box 303 Wenatchee, WA 98807
Meetings 3rd Friday of the Month @ 7:00PM Douglas County Fire District #2 377 Eastmont Avenue East Wenatchee, WA 98802 OFFICERS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Field Trips Programs and Education Shop and Equipment Social Chelan County Fair Museum Newsletter/Publicity Web Site Carol Smith Kirk Holman Marcia Summers David J. Earhart OPEN Carol Smith Kirk Holman Marge Porterfield Kirk Holman Richard Congdon Christy Price Val Hampton rocksngems@yahoo.com 884-3349 670-0817 886-7295 860-0988 OPEN 884-3349 670-0817 679-2606 670-0817 884-2410 699-1448 884-3578 Lapidary Shop The Lapidary shop is open to all Ginkgo members. Use of the shop facility and tools is $2, exact change is appreciated. Please call Carol Smith if you are planning to visit the shop to make sure someone will be there to open it. It is located at Christy Price s home: 4325 Squilchuck Road and is usually open on Saturday s from 10AM to 4PM. DUES: Individual Senior Family Lifetime (20 + yrs.) $20 $15 $30 Free Directions: from the intersection of Mission & Crawford Streets at Lincoln Park in Wenatchee, it is 4 miles up Squilchuck Road. Turn left on Cranmer Road and take an immediate left onto Christy s long driveway. The shop is the first building on your left, parking is on the creek side of the driveway. TUMBLING GRIT FOR CLUB MEMBERS GRADED 30 GRIT UNGRADED 60/90 GRIT GRADED 220 GRIT GRADED 600 GRIT POLISH $4 LB. $4 LB. $4 LB. $5 LB. $7 LB. Page 2
President s Message August 2017 Hi and Happy Hot Summer weather at last! We had comfortable shade for our July field trip to Red Top. 12 of us left together from the Sunnyslope Park-n-ride & met up with two more on the mountain. We will have an Aug.18 th meeting & we will discuss the upcoming Fair & T-Shirts! Yep, we re going to get club t-shirts and need your input, color, sizes and such. The next day August 19 th will be our annual summer picnic. We decided to have it at Carol & Darrel s back yard, lots of restful shade, birds, squirrels, & a sprinkler! It s at 1104 3 rd NE, between Iowa & James on 3 rd st. We will furnish tableware, pop, water and chicken. Please bring a side dish for a potluck good time. Don t forget the Miner s 3 day Rally at Liberty, Wa. on the 25-26-27 th of August. And I will be handing out schedules for those who volunteered for the Nason Creek coffee rest stop from August 27-Sept. 1. Please consider letting Kirk Holman know if you can volunteer one 6 hour shift to our booth at the Chelan Co. Fair, we need help. All for now, Carol Here is the happy group gathering to head up to Red Top, looks like it was a beautiful day to go rock hunting! August Newsletter Page 3
Secretary s Report - July Ginkgo Meeting Minutes The meeting was called to order by President, Carol Smith, at 7:10pm Visitors were Lyle Litch, Doug Sherwood, and Carla Boatman. David Earhart gave a program on what is found at the Upper Dig on Red Top. He then told of using a cement mixer with coarse sand and in only about 24 hours of tumbling took off the outer, dirty, red dirt from his finds! Carol showed samples from both the lower and upper digs. Of course there is always a chance of finding Ellensburg Blues! ShowNTell: Pam Lander, Red Top finds (also a blue or two!; Steven Douglas, fossils; Ron Payne, Crystal Mountain pieces; Larry & Kim Fulkerson, finds from the Naches area. Kirk and Tabatha Holman brought nice refreshments. Pat Russell won the raffle and Lewis Reynolds won the door prize. Minutes: The June minutes were read and approved. Treasurer s Report: David Earhart says that we have $12,139.37 in the savings account and $323.57 in the checking account. His report was approved. He brought a flier from the Everett Rock Club Sale, mentioned Bobby Allen's sale and another by a past member, Ruth Williams, who is liquidating her collections in Monroe. Committee Reports: Carol S. has all positions filled for Nason Creek (Aug. 28 Sept. 1) except for Thursday afternoon/eve. Members wishing to help out may donate some homemade cookies to put out with the donuts. Some gluten free ones might be nice, too. Kirk Holman is starting to fill the dates and times for helpers at our Chelan Co. Fair booth. The club will purchase entry tickets to those helpers. Old Business: Carol is looking into getting club t-shirts, needs sizes. New Business: None. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50pm. Respectfully submitted by Secretary, Marcia Summers. Treasurers Report. July field trip to Red Top, as I see it! Nine members went to the Upper Dig on the Teanaway side on Saturday, July 22 nd. That involves a half mile walk in and not everyone wanted to do that. So, seven more members went to the lower dig off the Red Top Lookout road. And then David Higley drove around that afternoon and also walked into the upper dig. Oh to be thirty years old again. We all had a great day and the mosquitoes were few but the black flies showed up. Ouch! Club finances are in great shape. I have no bank statement as of this report. Marcia & I are vacationing, so see you in mid August. Won t see you in the digs. David Earhart, Treasurer August Newsletter Page 4
Barrels of Rocks for sale. $50.00 Each Contact: Don Deycous 509-754-2946 Please call ahead 14467 Dodson Rd Ephrata, WA 98823 Ellensburg Blue pendants, traditional cabs and freeform set in 14k gold wirewrap or sterling silver. Also a few select rings and several pieces of the rare lavender blue. Varied prices due to ct. weight and color. Call Carol Smith 509-884-3349 Page 5
MEMBER MARKETPLACE ROCKS & EQUIPMENT FOR SALE! I was contacted by Bob Renberg of Plain, WA that he has about 25 shoe box size of rocks for sale @ $15 each. They contain a variety such as tigers eye, Montana agates, carnelian, Biggs jasper, crystals, turritella fossil, garnets and opals. Two- 3 lb. tumblers @ $10, & one double 3 lb. tumbler @ $20. A faceting machine in excellent condition w/ extras, w/ desk-drawers, will sacrifice for $600!! Also numerous grinding wheels and miscellaneous rock related items. Contact Bob @ 509-670-2128 for an appointment at 19673 Chiwawa Loop Rd. Plain WA. (about 1 mile past the Mt. Springs Lodge, turn Right off Chiwawa Loop Rd. & head straight down the driveway to the green house). They are moving & need to sell now, so give them a call to see all the items. Editors note: these are only examples of what can be done with the types of rocks mentioned, beautiful aren t they? Three Month Calendar of Events August 18, regular meeting August 19, annual picnic August 28-Sept 1, Nason Creek rest stop September 6-10, Chelan Co. Fair booth September 15, regular meeting, field trip to be announced October 20, regular meeting w/ rock auction August Newsletter Page 6