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:
Auction: Shelley Curran
Facility Maintenance: Bill Friday
Field Trips: Anthony Zwilling
Membership: Theresa Chivers
Pebble Pups: Suzzane Miller
Programs: Bill Friday
Property: Bill Friday
Show: Shelley Curran
Show Assistant: Jan Edmonds
Show Publicity: Robbin Hicks, Ashlee Pool
Show Treasurer: Theresa Chivers
Show Volunteers: Debbie Epperson
Webpage: Leslie Malakowsky
For general questions about the HGMS, or for information about membership, please send email to hsvgems@gmail.com.
Did You Know?
June: Pearl – Produced in the bodies of marine and freshwater mollusks either naturally or cultured by people with great care. Lustrous, smooth, subtly colored pearls are jewelry staples, especially as strands. Alexandrite – The color-change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Bluish green in daylight, purplish red under incandescent light; hard and durable. Top quality examples are rare and valuable. Source: 
