Attendees: Candi, Ralph, Deb, Wes, Gordy, Dick, Sharon, Michael, Todd
Treasury Report:
** City of Ferndale returned damage deposit (from show)
** Received last 2 weeks receipts from club store
** Received one vendor deposit for next year’s show
Membership:
** Five (5) additional members were added at the store the 2nd half of April.
Annual Show:
** Outstanding show
** All finances cleared
** One auction item & one raffle prize remain at the store.
** Thirty (30) tables will be ordered for future shows.
Federation:
** No new news
** NW Federation show scheduled August 3-6 in Billings, MT.
Lapidary
Activity is still good on Thursday evenings.
Mall Report
** Business somewhat slow since show.
** Mall management has sent communication to stores with guidelines for longer hours (including Monday). We will need to determine how this impacts our store,
** We will be soliciting possible new vendors (club members in good standing for at least one year membership).
Next Club Meeting
Next meeting will be May 15th, Wes will do a presentation regarding his visit to the Tucson Mineral Show.
Club Picnic
Discussion whether we should have a picnic this year.
It was agreed that we would have a pot luck picnic on July 30th (Sunday) at 1:00 at Candi & Gordy’s.
Rock Rendezvous
** Show scheduled October 21st (Saturday only) at Ferndale Community Center
** Tables will be only $10 table
** Members should bring their own tables
** Sharon Geleynse is the coordinator for the show.
Lap Intro Class
** Class is required for lap room usage
** Must be member ($20) and pay $30 for class
** Candi will be trying to schedule sessions each month
Marysville Rock & Gem Club Rocktoberfest
** Scheduled October 7 & 8 at Evergreen State Fairgrounds
** Flyers in store and at club meetings
Rock Sale (private sale)
** June 2 – 11 in Sherwood, OR
** There will be buckets and 2,000+ cabs
** Flyer will be at club meeting