For questions about the HGMS, or for information about membership, please send email to hsvgems@gmail.com.
October 2025 – October 2026
Officers:
President: Jan Edmonds
Vice President: Doug Blakeslee
Recording Secretary: Debbie Epperson
Treasurer: Theresa Chivers
Newsletter Editor: Bill Friday
Past President: Shelley Curran
Directors at Large: James Mallonee, Ashley Poole, James Yack, Anthony Zwilling
Commitee Chairs:
Auction: Shelley Curran
Facility Maintenance: Bill Friday
Field Trips: Anthony Zwilling
Membership: Theresa Chivers
Mineral ID: Lowell Zoller
Pebble Pups: Suzanne Miller, Mike Harrison
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
Did You Know?
January: Garnet-The garnet group of minerals offers gems of every hue, including deep red almandine, fiery red pyrope, orange-yellow spessartine, and rare intense-green varieties of andradite, grossular, and uvarovite. Source: 