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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming Co-op Field Trips March 8, 2008 - Stoneyford for Jasper April 12 & 13, 2008 - PGMC Rock Show April 26, 2008 - Pulga for Idocrase May 2 - 4, 2008 - Synders Pow Wow - Valley Springs, CA Co OP Field Trips: See your field trip chairman or visit the Co Op website at www.coop.5u.com
Contact your club’s field trip leader for further information and revisions. Call Mike Eggleston for more info: 343-0894 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Field Trip to Pulga for Idocrase on April 26
 A “CO-OP MEMBER” FIELD TRIP TO PULGA, CA
See 'Articles' for more information on Idocrase.
* All non-CFMS members must have proof of personal liability insurance (homeowners or renters)
*
This trip is open to all rockhounds who agree to abide by the AFMS Code
of Ethics, the directions of the field trip leader and practice safe
rockhounding.
* Call the field trip leader beforehand to sign up and for further information.
* Remember to wear your name badge and sign in with the field trip leader.
* A Consent and Assumption of Risk Waiver of Liability form must be signed upon arrival at meeting site.
* CO-OP website has information: www.ourfieldtrips.org (Password is needed).
TRIP LOCATION – Pulga, CA
WHEN – April 26, 2008
SPONSOR CLUB – Paradise Gem & Mineral Club
MEMBER'S GUESTS - Allowed
COLLECTION MATERIAL - Idocrase
LEADER & CONTACT INFO – Mike Eggleston 530-343-0894 email: mikeeggy@chico.com
PROPOSED SCHEDULE - Meet in the parking area and walk to site.
MEET – At 9:00 am at the Cal Trans maintenance yard on Hwy 70.
DIRECTIONS TO SITE
- Take Hwy. 70 from Oroville East 28 miles into the Feather River
Canyon. There is a parking area across the road from the Cal
Trans station. It is just beyond the Four Trees Road intersection.
VEHICLE REQ'S – No requirements. We will walk to the site from the highway.
CAMP/FACILITIES – None. Nearest town is Oroville.
TOOLS - Heavy hammers, bars, hard rock equipment
SAFETY CONCERNS – Safety glasses, gloves
CLIMATE/WEATHER – Spring - it can be anything. Rain may be inconvenient but shouldn’t stop us.
CLOTHING – Good shoes. Poison oak, ticks, mosquitoes and sunburn are all concerns
FEES - none ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Activity
Night
The
second Thursday of each month is Activity
Night where members and visitors can get hands-on
experience in lapidary, beading, wire wrapping,
and much more. Put those buckets of collected rocks to
use! Bring your slabs and beads or just your questions
and imagination and learn to make something wonderful.
Visitors Welcome!
The
Paradise Gem & Mineral Club has a growing dynamic library
of videotapes, and books and periodicals devoted to geology,
mineralogy and lapidary. The traveling library is
set up at most meetings for members to look at and check
out library materials to read. The actual collection is
larger and requests for a book not brought to a meeting
should be directed to Vernita Wright 534-8364 or use our
online Library
list and order form.
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Sale
 Club
Members are invited to advertise items for sale related
to the Lapidary & Metal smithing arts or field trip related
stuff such as camping or mining equipment. Now if that isn't
broad enough, just let me know and we can probably make
the item fit
Wanted
Lapidary equipment, mineral collections and slabs of
most any material.
I will trade or ?
Kevin
Wright, 530.534.8364, leave message.
Contact
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