Falling. stumbling , going down………
Going down HARD! I hope not!
I've mentioned this before:
Be SAFE! Don't fall down.
That is easy to say, but hard to do. But, dear friends, Romans and country gentlemen, I say again: don't fall down! It seems to me that I hear nearly every day that one of my friends has fallen down. That breaks bones, or at least, causes aches and pains!
Sunday, Dot was getting together a dinner for 12 of our relatives. She was very tired, having just celebrated the night before with me our 50th wedding anniversary. Yes, she was tired and rushing and started to go past a stool in the kitchen. The stool should not have been there; unfortunately, it was! She caught her toe on the leg of it and down she went…..HARD….on both knees, arm and head. Luckily, it only gave her a small bruise on her arm and a couple of sore knees which were already sore.
Today, as Dot was leaving to go get her hair done, I was standing watching her back out of our garage and getting ready to go shave. Since no one could see me, I was undressing. With my back pain (another very long story), I cannot bend over, so I dropped my pants and stepped on one of the pants legs as I tried to pull my pants off the other leg. STUPID! I lost my balance because the leg I tried to move was still in my pants! So I fell, hitting the coffee table (which broke my fall, but then I hit my arm on it). No aches no pains, except my back hurts maybe a little bit more.
And as I said I hear all the time some one has fallen. Many times I believe it is because of hurrying, carelessness or just plain stupidity - like me.
Please, dear friends, move those stools, boxes or whatever out of the way. Slow down! Think about where you are stepping. Be careful. Be VERY careful. Please! I don’t want to hear of anyone else having fallen down. PLEASE!
Hopefully my back will be better soon; my oncologist is hopeful!
Via nobody but me this time!
By Dick and Betty Pankey
We are not down to the wire, but we can see it from here! The due date for non-competitive case and club case entries is June 13th. Deadline for Competitive cases is June 5th. I know it can be hard to plan and commit, but now is the time to say “I’m going to display in Ventura so I better get my entry sent today!”
For those of you who are borrowing/renting cases for the show, the Mother Lode Mineral Society is loaning us their cases. The Federation is paying the transportation cost; that is why we need to charge for the use of the cases. These are excellent new cases with wood-panelled inside walls. So you can plan for your risers/liners, the inside dimensions are 45½” wide X 22” deep X 23½” high.
We have room for everyone and every club that would like to display. Exhibiting at the CFMS Show is open to all members of Federation clubs. Betty and I have set what we think is a very achievable goal of at least 100 non-competitive cases, at least 40 competitive cases and at least 40 club cases. We would just love to exceed these goals and we have the room to accommodate all who would like to participate. But to meet/exceed our goals, we need your case!
This is the Federation Show, hosted and put on by the Federation, and your club and your members are the Federation. This is your show and every club should want to participate and be represented in the show.
If you need forms for non-competitive case and club case entries, they are available on the CFMS web site, WWW.CFMSINC.ORG, or from your Federation Director.
This is your show; be part of this great event! Enter your non-competitive case and have your club enter a club case, TODAY!
By Lynn Varon
Today, I received a show date submission on a pre-printed form bearing the CFMS logo. The form has obviously been handed down through generations of show publicity chairmen and bears an out-of-date mailing address for Rock & Gem. Could you possibly announce in your federation newsletter that Rock & Gem moved from 4880 Market Street in 2004 and ask club publicity folks to update their records? Our address for the past four years has been 290 Maple Ct., Ste. 232, Ventura, CA 93003. People who continue to mail their show dates to the Market Street address will be very disappointed if their letters are not delivered and their show dates are not included.
If you're able to publish this notice, it will save me the trouble of contacting every California Federation club individually.
Thank you for any help you can give.
Lynn Varon
Managing Editor, Rock and Gem Magazine
(805) 644-3824 ext. 29
By Frank Mullaney
The Nomination Committee is looking for nominations for 2009 officers. We can accept nominations for 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents and for Secretary and Treasurer.
The Deadline for submissions of Names will be 1 September.
If you wish to nominate someone, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee and provide information about the person. Include their name, home address, phone number and email address. Nominations should be submitted by the Club President or Federation Director.
Send your Nominations to me or to another member of the Nominating Committee.
Frank Mullaney
5705 Begonia Dr
San Jose, CA 95124
Phone: 408-266-1791
Cell: 408-691-2656
Email: rockyfiv@aol.com
By Pat LaRue
What are we going to eat?
We were finally able to finalize the Banquet menu as well as the menu for the Editors Breakfast with the fairgrounds caterer. We must thank Nancy Brace-Thompson for finalizing this project. After interviewing several outside caterers the decision was made to stay with the in-house person. Both events will be held on the fairgrounds in the Island View Room at the Derby Club. A no-host bar will be available beginning at 6:30 pm prior to the 7 pm banquet. The dinner will be served buffet style and will feature your choice of entree. Featured entrees are Chicken Florentine and roast Baron of Beef. Both will be served with a steamed medley of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots, roasted rosemary and garlic whole red potatoes. Spring salad mix with balsamic vinaigrette or ranch dressing is the featured dinner salad. The meal will be topped off with dessert of cheesecake or chocolate decadence cake. Coffee is included. Iced tea and soda will be available at the bar.
The Editors Breakfast will be breakfast burritos with sour cream and salsa on the side. Orange juice and coffee will be available. The burritos will feature eggs, cheese, potatoes and sausage. A limited number of burritos without sausage will be available.
Please indicate on the registration form what entrée is preferred so the correct meal count can be given to the caterer.
What about the camping?
As previously advertised, there is plenty of camping available on the blacktop parking area next to the exhibit buildings. Placement is first come, first served. The fairgrounds will collect the parking fee. No reservation is required. Cost is $25 per night with no hookups.
What about motels in the area?
A page listing some of the hotels/motels in the area was included in the information packet distributed to Directors last November at Visalia. It is also listed on the website under forms. A paragraph at the bottom of the same page mentioned the camping. There is no formal “host hotel”.
By Fred Ott, 2nd V.P.
Each year, the California Federation selects one individual to be honored by placing with that individual the privilege of selecting the university of his or her choice for the selection of two students to receive the A.F.M.S. Scholarship for that year.
Details and instructions for submitting nominations can be found by going to the CFMS website, cfmcinc.org, clicking the tab marked “Manuals” and selecting #5 Society Aids Manual. Then click on Part I - CFMS/AFMS Information and choose the “bullet” entitled: The California Federation AFMS Scholarship Honoree. Nomination should be mailed to me at: PO Box 992, Shingle Springs, CA 95682.
By C.J. Quitoriano
Hey Everybody! Long time, no write, eh?
As you all know, the big show is coming up very fast, and I am still looking for more talented people to demonstrate and to demo-deal during the show!
I have sent out applications, and there is one on the website, and I am sending Fred the demonstrator and the demo dealer applications to include in the newsletter. So, if you want to demonstrate, you don’t have to go all three days; a few hours here and there will do! I just want to show the public what great talent is out there, and encourage them to join the local clubs!
If you have a talented friend, please encourage them to demonstrate, and if you have something to sell and demonstrate, that’s even better!
So please, spread the word so we can have all of our clubs represented by someone demonstrating or demo-dealing, and show the people of Ventura and the surrounding areas what we do!
If you are a show chairman of your club, please feel free to email me a list of people who you have had demonstrate at your club events, so I can put the screws to them too!
So, please help me make your CFMS show a great success and fill up all the table space we have with the best talent in the state!
Just fill out the attached application that applies to you, and if you are a demo-dealer, send me a check for the amount of space you need, and whether you need more tables or not. Mail the application to me at the address on the application. If you only want to demonstrate a certain number of hours or for one day, let me know that too. Or, you can email me the information at cjq_62@yahoo.com
Thank you all in advance!
