October 2024 – October 2025
Officers:
President: Shelley Curran
Vice President: Anthony Zwilling
Recording Secretary: Debbie Epperson
Treasurer: Theresa Chivers
Newsletter Editor: Bill Friday
Past President: Mike Harrison
Directors at Large: Doug Blakeslee, James Mallonee, Ashley Poole, James Yack
Commitee Chairs:
Programs: Bill Friday
Membership: Theresa Chivers
Publicity: Open
Webpage: Leslie Malakowsky
Hospitality: Mike Harrison
Property: Michael Cape
Mineral Identification: Lowell Zoller
Facility Administrator: Bill Friday
Activity Chairs:
Auction: Shelley Curran
Show: Tony Smith
Show Vendors: Lowell Zoller
Assistant Show Vendor Chair: Jan Edmunds
Show Publicity: Tony Smith
Show Volunteers: Debbie Epperson
Show Treasurer: Theresa Chivers
Rocket City Jewelers: Judy Osmundson, Theresa Chivers, Leslie Malakowsky
Metalsmithing: Shelley Curran, Kathy Bowman, Jan Edmunds
Pebble Pups: Dee Morton
Field Trips: Bill Friday
For general questions about the HGMS, or for information about membership, please send email to [email protected].
Did You Know?
December: Tanzanite – Named for Tanzania, the country where it was discovered in 1967, this popular gemstone is the blue-to-violet or purple variety of the mineral zoisite. Zircon – Best known for its brilliant blue hues, zircon’s optical properties make it bright and lustrous. It also occurs in warm autumnal yellows, reds, and reddish browns, and in green hues. Turquoise – This vivid blue gemstone is a rare phosphate of copper that forms only in the Earth’s most dry and barren regions. Ancient peoples from Egypt to Mesoamerica and China treasured it. Source: 
