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Page 31. Duty Roster – May/June 2011June 4 11 18 25Open – 11:00 am Dieter Nick Bernard PhilipDuty TeamDieter HeinichenKarin MayerlNick PettitTish PettitStella-Marie LaredoJean SchutzAndre RossouwGloria SchulenburgClose – 15:00 pm Dieter Committee Bernard PhilipJuly 2 9 16 23 30Open – 11:00 am Fay Heidi Linda Will DieterDuty TeamNico RouxFay PieridesFelix WulffHeidi NaudéWolf WindischLinda StoneWill v/d BergJean SnymanDieter HeinichenLinda StoneClose – 15:00 pm Fay Committee Linda Will DieterTea/Coffee will be served once; this is also applicable on course days. Fridge sales <strong>and</strong> workshopmaterial sales will stop at 14:30 pm to allow for sufficient time to reconcile/close the cash box.2. Membership Fees 2011R 350R 320R 50R 30Principal MemberPensioners (over 60’s)per additional Family MemberJoining Fee (new members only)Payment can be made at the clubhouse on Saturdays or via bank transfer into the club’s bankaccount at ABSA Bank, branch code 335 345, account no. 405 584 9839. Please put your name ormembership number as reference to ensure the correct allocation of your payment.3. PersonalsGet Well Wishes go to Horst Windisch who had to endure another hip replacement <strong>and</strong> will beabsent from the various mineral activities for a few weeks. We wish you a speedy recovery Horst, <strong>and</strong>hope to see you soon again at the clubhouse.Get Well Wishes are also extended to Hettie Grové, who is also recovering well from her recentsickness.4. Reminder: “Out of the Box” Exhibits at the Museum of the Council for GeoscienceMay 2011June 2011Piet Reitz – ……..Dieter Br<strong>and</strong>t - ……Members are invited to book their exhibits for the remaining months (July – November) <strong>and</strong> sharesome of their “hidden” specimens with fellow collectors <strong>and</strong> the public. If you wish to view thesetemporary “OUT OF THE BOX” exhibits, the four show cases are situated in the South-Westerncorner of the main exhibition hall of the Museum of Geoscience. For more queries or to book yourown exhibit please contact Anke Raath (Tel. 012 – 322 7122).
Page 41. Monthly <strong>Mineral</strong> Meeting, 04.06.2011The next <strong>Mineral</strong> Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, 04.06.2011 at 12.00 at the clubhouse. We willdiscuss the mineral Calcite. This is a fairly common mineral, but has over 3 000 shapes <strong>and</strong> lots ofcoulour variety. Please show us your unusual <strong>and</strong> priced specimens at this meeting. 2. The Fourways Mall – <strong>Gem</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mineral</strong> Show, still ongoing until 05.06.2011This <strong>Gem</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mineral</strong> Show has been relocated from previously the Cresta Shopping Centre inR<strong>and</strong>burg to the new venue of the Fourways Mall in Fourways, Midr<strong>and</strong>. African <strong>Gem</strong>s <strong>and</strong><strong>Mineral</strong>s (Rob Smith) <strong>and</strong> various other dealers offer their goods (minerals, gemstones, jewellery,arte facts etc., etc. for sale <strong>and</strong> it promised to be bigger <strong>and</strong> better than ever. 3. Lapidary, Silversmithing, Facetting Courses – June 2011Please remember to pre-book your places for the above courses as dem<strong>and</strong> is quite high <strong>and</strong> only acertain amount of people can be accommodated at a time. For dates <strong>and</strong> contact details of thevarious events <strong>and</strong> their organizers/instructors please refer to page 2 of this newsletter.
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