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Cedar Valley Rocks & Minerals Society -- -- -- -- Home Contact Show Auction Newsletters Board Meetings Membership Fieldtrips Local Geol Info For Sale About -- Home About Contact Meetings Membership Info Application Show Show Info Flyer Programs Press Release Show Dealers Show Testimonials 2013 Show Pictures 2012 Show Pictures 2011 Show Pictures 2010 Show Pictures -- Auction Auction Info & Pics Flyer Venue Previous Auction Pics -- Field Trips Info Waiver Newsletters Photo Archives -- Local Geology Info For Sale Board Only WELCOME TO: CEDAR VALLEY ROCKS & MINERALS SOCIETY Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals Society, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was organized for the purpose of studying the sciences of mineralogy, geology, and paleontology and the arts of lapidary and gemology. The club draws members from the greater Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area as well as from across Iowa, surrounding states, and a few distant states. SHOW CANCELLED The March 28-29 Rock & Mineral Show has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns and will not be rescheduled. Join us March 27-28, 2021. -- Regular Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:15 (Sept. through May) -- Venue Hiawatha Community Center Visitors Welcome See Monthly Newsletters for Program and Meeting Details. September 15, 2020 Virtual - Program by Ray Anderson "Iowa's Coldwater Caves" October 20, 2020 Virtual NOTE: 2nd Tues. -- November 17, 2020 - Annual Meeting Virtual NOTE: 3rd Mon. -- December 15, 2020 Virtual NOTE: Changed Date; Eat 6:30 -- January 19, 2021 Virtual February 16, 2021 Virtual March 16, 2021 Virtual April 20, 2021 Virtual May 18, 2021 Virtual June 16, 2021 Virtual July 21, 2021 Virtual August 18, 2021 Virtual -- Tuesday, Dec. 3, Holiday Potluck Regular Meeting Place Hiawatha Community Center Eat at 6:30 Join us for a potluck & fun to celebrate the holidays. Bring a dish to pass and your own table service. Gather starting at 6:00. Eat at 6:30 Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, dressing and gravy will be provided by the club and cooked by Dell, Jeff and Sharon. The club will also provide drinks. Bring a side dish, dessert or appetizer to share and your own table service. We will take up a collection to donate to HACAP & Linn Community Food Pantries Bring a couple of your favorites from your collection for a special & Tell table Ray has prepared a slide show of the Henry Doorly Zoo bus trip Come and enjoy an evening of good conversation, good food and door prizes. Door prize donations are also welcome. Guests are welcome -- ( nominations will also be accepted from the floor at the meeting). President: Marv Houg or Tom Whitlatch Vice-President: Bill Desmarais Secretary: Dell James Treasurer: Dale Stout Editor: Webmaster: Sharon Sonnleitner Liaison: Joy Cummings Board member through 2015: Dave Roush -- Rock, Mineral and Fossil Show Nov. 6-7, 2021 Our 56th Show - Meteorites: Earth's Oldest Rocks Featuring exhibits of Iowa's Meteorites Also Featuring 6' Eurypterid Model of Specimen Found in Decorah Impact Structure -- (Courtesy of Don Johnson) Hawkeye Downs Sat. from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun. from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click for All Show Info Click for Flyer Click for Programs Click for Dealers -- Click for Gazette Article Buy a raffle ticket for a chance at some great prizes. Drawing Sun., March 29, at 3:00. Need not be present to win. -- Info for Members & Dealers: Setup starts at 8:30 a.m. Friday Lunch is provided for workers Potluck at 6:30 Friday night, followed by a program by Ray Anderson - Bring a dish or 2 and your own table service. The dealers, MWF and AFMS members are our guests. Catered Dinner at 6:15, right after the Show closes, on Saturday on “25 Years of Devonian Fossil Gorge” -- -- -- March 22 - Show Setup for Members Starts at 8:30 at Hawkeye Downs Set up Tables, Chairs, Cover Tables, etc. Bring scissors, wear gloves for table setup Lunch supplied by the club for the workers and dealers present Potluck at 6:30 - Remember dealers, and this year, MWF & AFMS members are our guests Program on Iowa's Meteorites by Ray Anderson following potluck Lots of workers are needed for setup, at the Show, and for cleanup. Material is needed for the Pebble Pit, door prizes and the silent auction.-- Display your favorite specimens, and consider displaying some related to our theme. (Let us know in advance)-- -- March 22 - Program for Club, AFMS & MWF Members/Dealers/ Following 6:30 Potluck at Hawkeye Downs The Mysterious Geode: Iowa's State Rock by Dr. Ray Anderson -- -- Members, Sign up for Show Committees and Displays A lot of help is needed to put on our show, and displays make it special Click for Form to tell us where you can help and what displays you will bring Do you have your own Case; do you need a Club Case; or will you Contribute to a Community Case? What will you display? Send an email with the above information to Marv Houg & Sharon Sonnleitner Sign-up Sheets will also be available at the February Meeting -- -- Klein Quarry Field Trip Sun, May 5 Reservations Required: Contact Marv Houg . Meet at the main entrance to Klein at 8:45 to sign in and get safety instructions. Map to Klein Enter the quarry at 9:00. This is a lock-in quarry ; that is, the gate is locked behind us and no one can enter or leave (except in an emergency) until noon, when a group will be let out. Others can come in at that time if they are waiting at the gate. The rest of the group will leave at about 4:00. This is a “hard-rock” working quarry. All field trippers are required to have the appropriate safety equipment stated below. No children under 12 are allowed. All children should be closely supervised. Possible finds include: millerite, coral heads, horn corals, brachiopods, bryozoans, trilobites, crinoids and maybe cephalopods, fish parts, and blastoids. Click for Booklet about Klein and its specimens. Useful tools include: rock hammers, cold chisels, sledges and pry bars. Bring your own water and lunch. The following safety requirements will be enforced: You must wear a Hard Hat. You must wear a Green or Orange Safety Vest - available from places like Menards You must wear Hard Shoes, preferably steel-toed. No open-toed sandals or tennis shoes will be allowed. You must wear Long Pants - no shorts will be allowed. Some type of safety glasses and gloves are encouraged. NOTE: If you do not have the safety equipment - you DO NOT go in. All safety equipment to be worn at all times while in the quarry! You MUST be a club member to attend this field trip: Fill out and bring the Membership Application and pay the $15 membership fee at the gate. To save time, download and fill out the club liability Waiver Travel to I-80 in Iowa City/Coralville. Take Exit #240 (Coral Ridge Exit), turn south and go to a stoplight where it tees with 2nd St. Turn Right (West). Go to 340th St SE (past Lowes) and turn left. Stay straight on Deer Creek Rd SE where 340th veers off to the right. The entrance to the quarry is at the top of the hill on the right. Safety first! Please stay at least as far away from highwalls/ledges by as many feet as the wall or dropoff is high - that is, 25 feet away (minimum) from a 25 foot highwall or 25 foot drop-off. -- -- Field Trip Sun, Oct. 13 Meet at the main entrance to Conklin at 8:45 to sign in and get safety instructions. Enter the quarry at 9:00. This is a lock-in quarry; that is, the gate is locked behind us and no one can enter or leave (except in an emergency) until noon, when a group will be let out. Others can come in at that time if they are waiting at the gate. The rest of the group will leave at about 4:00. This is a “hard-rock” working quarry. All field trippers are required to have the appropriate safety equipment stated below. All children should be closely supervised. Possible finds include: millerite, coral heads, horn corals, brachiopods, bryozoans, trilobites, crinoids and maybe cephalopods, fish parts, and blastoids. Useful tools include: rock hammers, cold chisels, sledges and pry bars. 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