For general questions about the HGMS, please send email to hsvgems@gmail.com. For specific questions, please send email to one of our officers or chairs.
Officers:
President: Mike Harrison, 256-797-2435, campcraft.mike@gmail.com
Vice President: Isabel Leon y Leon, 256-289-0847, isabel.leonyleon@gmail.com
Recording Secretary: Ruth Kemper, 256-489-3684, bob_kemper@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Clara Goode, 256-883-9194, clarag1964@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Directors at Large:
- Gene Powers, 256-751-3067, genepowersgddm@gmail.com
- Michael Soroczak, 256-446-9938, soroczak@yahoo.com
- Les Bartel, 256-722-4944, lester.bartel@gmail.com
- Shelley Curran, curranshelley1@gmail.com
Ex Officio: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Federation Liaison: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Committee Chairs:
Membership: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Publicity: Bob Kemper, 256-489-3684, bob_kemper@yahoo.com
Webpage: Leslie Malakowsky, 256-970-8286, lmalakowsky@gmail.com
Auction: Shelley Curran, curranshelley1@gmail.com
Field Trips: Open
Rocket City Jewelers: Leslie Malakowsky, 256-970-8286, lmalakowsky@gmail.com
Metalsmithing: Kathy Bowman, HGMS@wildivystudio.com and Shelley Curran, curranshelley1@gmail.com
Mineral ID: Michael Soroczak, soroczak@yahoo.com
Property: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Program Chair: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Scrapbook: Dianna O’Dell, 256-828-1813
Librarian: Leslie Malakowsky, 256-970-8286, lmalakowsky@gmail.com
Pebble Pups: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Pebble Pups Website: https://pebblepups.shutterfly.com/
Show Chairs:
Show Chair: Tony Smith, 256-603-3095, tsmith@erc-incorporated.com
Show Vendor Chair: Lowell Zoller, 256-534-8803, lzol@comcast.net
Show Volunteer Chair: Theresa Chivers, 256-509-0406, wolfsong929@gmail.com
Show Publicity Chair: Tony Smith, 256-603-3095, tsmith@erc-incorporated.com
Show Treasurer: Clara Goode, 256-883-9194, clarag1964@gmail.
Did You Know? In January, a staff member at Gosman’s Fish Market in Montauk, Long Island, was shucking clams when he discovered a rare pearl. Finding an intact pearl in food preparation is uncommon because most clams are shucked mechanically and any pearls are lost or destroyed. This pearl weighed 27.78 carats and measured a whopping 18.9 x 11.32mm – that’s slightly larger than a dime! GIA confirmed that the extraordinarily large pearl formed naturally. Source: 
May: Emerald - The most valued variety of beryl, emerald was once cherished by Spanish conquistadors, Inca kings, Moguls, and pharaohs. Today, fine emeralds come from Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
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