tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59341739964694777162024-03-21T05:15:35.444-04:00Oxford County Mineral & Gem Association Oxford County, MaineOxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-91878487788344349592023-07-23T15:56:00.000-04:002023-07-23T15:56:14.335-04:00<p> <strong style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; outline: none !important; text-align: center;">MAINE PEGMATITE WORKSHOP September 6-10, 2023</strong></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Sponsored by and held</strong><em style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"> at </strong></em><strong style="outline: none !important;">the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, Bethel, Main</strong>e</p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;">Hands-on and collegial five day intensive workshop about granitic pegmatites, the rock where tourmalines (and more) are born. During the workshop, you’ll also take field trips to mines in the area to see the day’s subject matter in situ, and learn how to better discern what you’re seeing. Lead by a team of pegmatology experts, several of whom are professors, you can gain a new and deeper appreciation for the ground we walk on in New England, and beyond. </p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"> (All NEMA Board Members have attended the Workshop, and two have led portions of it over the years.) You are guaranteed to get your money’s worth at this incredible workshop! Workshop fee includes the new Second Edition Workshop Course Book, notepad and pens, coffee breaks, ice breaker, farewell dinner, mine fees, insurance coverage, and all sales taxes. Make your plans now to attend. (To help defray expenses, there are two scholarships that have been established specifically for the ME Pegmatite Workshop. Additionally, some local clubs have scholarships for workshops and learning experiences for their members. Check with your local club to see what might be offered/available.)</p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;">Register as follows:</span></strong></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;">1.Contact Alexander Falster to reserve your spot.</span></strong></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;">2. After reserving your spot, fill out </span></strong><a href="https://nemineralconference.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925&id=f926b2c619&e=b3181a25f0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black; direction: ltr; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;">registration form</span></strong></a></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;">3. Mail form and check to Falster. Make Checks Payable to Alexander Falster- $480.00</span></strong></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;">4. ---To pay with PayPal-- contact Alexander Falster for account details.</span></strong></p><p style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;"> Alexander Falster, 99 Main Street, Bethel, ME 04217 <br style="outline: none !important;" /> Email: </span></strong><a href="mailto:Alexander.falster@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black; direction: ltr; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:Alexander.falster@gmail.com"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;">Alexander.falster@gmail.com</span></strong></a><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;"> - Phone 504-220-526</span></strong><span style="font-size: 15px; outline: none !important;">0</span></p><p class="yiv3813801463last-child" style="direction: ltr; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: #fcdef0; outline: none !important; white-space-collapse: preserve;" /></p>Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-65698202591029086732023-06-27T20:25:00.000-04:002023-06-27T20:25:31.750-04:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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word-break: break-word;"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We are very disappointed & heartbroken to report that last night the shop was broken into and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry was stolen. As a small business, this is absolutely devastating to us. While hopefully insurance will be able to replace the stolen items, it will never be able to replace our sense of security. These people clearly knew the store and were familiar with its layout. </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">At the end of the day, nobody was hurt and the thief/thieves must have needed that money more than us-- we just wish they had chosen another method. </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">If you noticed any activity after-hours at our store last night (Thursday, February 2), please reach out to the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/oxfordcountymaine?__cft__[0]=AZU-SJchopt46NwrLEgU3352ojQ2IfM9quLcLLgzlDAHrvSjneBKGH29wwjgnTncHWsCbTRBzEjTREqOqghagrhmExzIMPyLXpDCoNRnGbYlnQYtQJyZ5Qy2w6HJgSv09CStlZtLfHVTrdJpPNdGx0Jt&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Oxford County Sheriff's Office</span></a></span>. Also, if you notice an abundance of Maine tourmaline & amethyst jewelry entering the local pawn shops/marketplaces, please let us know. </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We will be closed until further notice. 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valign="top"><img alt="Logo" class="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925/images/6b5c7861-9112-4df3-a2c8-6374fa523da6.png?w=280&dpr=2" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 279.75px;" width="279.75" /></td></tr><tr><td class="mceSpacing-24" style="padding: 12px 24px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div class="mceText" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; width: 612px;"><h1 class="last-child" style="font-size: 31px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">HELLO!!<br />IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE??</h1></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="mceSpacing-24" style="padding: 12px 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="imageDropZone" role="presentation" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925/images/ee47d34b-d722-8230-e16b-802297a5ccb3.jpg?w=564&dpr=2" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 564px;" width="564" /></td></tr><tr><td class="mceSpacing-24" style="padding: 12px 24px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div class="mceText" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; width: 612px;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><strong>We have some good news that we’re excited to share!</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;">YES,<em> there will be a NEMA Conference this year</em>! Save the dates now for <strong>Friday & Saturday, May 19 and 20, 2023, and for field trips on Sunday the 21st. The Conference will again be held at Sunday River Grand Summit Hotel & Conference Center in Newry, Maine.</strong> We’ll have the traditional conference activities with talks, silent and live auctions, exhibits, dealer’s wing, and a hospitality suite. We’ll have the reservation code for Sunday River on the website within a few weeks, and more information as our planning firms up.</p><p class="last-child" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="mceSpacing-24" style="background-color: #de265b; padding: 12px 24px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div class="mceText" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; width: 612px;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><strong><span style="color: white;">A SPECIAL REQUEST TO TEACHERS AND HOME SCHOOLERS:</span></strong></p><p class="last-child" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: white;">We are trying to determine if we would have ample participation to produce Education Day for students in Grades 3-12, and we need your input. Would you please send an e-mail to Jan at</span><a href="mailto:nemineralinfo@gmail.com?subject=I%27m%20bringing%20students%20to%20NEMC2023%20on%20May%2019th%20at%20Sunday%20River&body=null" style="color: black; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: white;"> this link </span></a><span style="color: white;">and let me know if you can commit to attending Education Day on Friday, May 19 (in the 9am -2pm timeframe), and if so, how many students you’d be bringing? Since the pandemic shutdowns, we are uncertain what schools and groups are able/willing to do regarding field trips, and we want to make sure we have enough attendance to summon our 100+ volunteers to action for the day. Please let us know by February 15th so we can make a timely decision.</span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="mceSpacing-24" style="padding: 12px 24px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div class="mceText" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; width: 612px;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;">We’ll be increasing communications with our followers as we get closer to Conference time, but for now, please save the dates! After the Tucson show has concluded (mid to late February), we’ll provide contact information for dealer and participant registrations; registrations sent to us prior to that time will be refused and a new registration will be required.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;">Jeff, the NEMA Board members and I are very much looking forward to seeing all of you again in person, at the 3rd and final attempt at the 8th Annual New England Mineral Conference.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p class="last-child" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;">Jan Morrison, Executive Director</p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="mceSpacing-24" style="padding: 20px 24px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-89989103136704524212023-01-03T19:10:00.001-05:002023-01-03T19:10:28.535-05:00Dennis Brown<p> It is with a heavy heart I must inform every one of the passing of Dennis Brown. For those that didn't know him, he was the President of the Oxford club for many years. He kept the club together when it was on its way to extinction and not only that but got it to thrive.</p><p>Dennis was President when Veronica and I first joined the club. I have so many memories of all the meetings and fieldtrips.</p><p>Rest In Peace Dennis</p>Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-8921926949925475542022-07-31T16:05:00.002-04:002022-07-31T16:05:38.143-04:00Mineral Tailgate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU4gNO70K599BcGPxefewjgtHVS-pmTmZP56RiPtIJzRCQS8dycEZY5LFgQdk9Eyl_mv3b2InUoGBIRW_7jeSStOOJYeGA4MmR7PcdCPFeaHFZfKqhik2lp7NexkIlhc5lS3ELXCxSDCLfBzCdbV4iR-ch-vmUUJeejXBD1ci1_2fZrGsgF8cBpwb_yw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1128" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU4gNO70K599BcGPxefewjgtHVS-pmTmZP56RiPtIJzRCQS8dycEZY5LFgQdk9Eyl_mv3b2InUoGBIRW_7jeSStOOJYeGA4MmR7PcdCPFeaHFZfKqhik2lp7NexkIlhc5lS3ELXCxSDCLfBzCdbV4iR-ch-vmUUJeejXBD1ci1_2fZrGsgF8cBpwb_yw=w496-h356" width="496" /></a></div><br />Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-77031774031391041492022-05-20T16:13:00.007-04:002022-05-20T16:13:53.701-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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min-width: 100%; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="yiv0814262170mceSpacing-24" id="yiv0814262170mceColumnContainer" style="padding: 12px 48px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdim.mcusercontent.com%2Fcs%2F4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925%2Fimages%2F0ae66d10-06a2-a943-0916-23c843a9fd03.jpg%3Fw%3D564%26dpr%3D2&t=1646264480&ymreqid=d80adc3a-5386-f6d2-1cdc-bf0001018e00&sig=0K1fhD64HaV9L03gn0WD.g--~D" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 564px;" width="564" /></td></tr><tr><td class="yiv0814262170mceSpacing-24" id="yiv0814262170mceColumnContainer" style="padding: 12px 48px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv0814262170mceText" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; width: 564px;"><h1 style="font-size: 31.248px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #037e45;">Don’t It Make Our Brown Eyes Blue…</span></h1><p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Unfortunately, we chose to </span><em><strong><span style="font-size: 17px;">NOT</span></strong></em><span style="font-size: 17px;"> hold the NEMA Conference again this year due to COVID/Omicron concerns and the total inability of students to attend Education Day.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Unless there is some new catastrophe in 2023, we will hold the 4th attempt at the 8th Annual New England Mineral Conference on May 19-21, 2023 at Sunday River. We are anxious to all be able to gather again, both indoors and out, and to have some version of Education Day be our Friday focus.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Please note these dates in your calendars. We plan to have online registration available in late fall of 2022. Watch our Facebook page, and e-mails from us for more information.</span></p><p class="yiv0814262170last-child" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">If you know that you want to be a vendor at the 2023 Conference, please let us know by contacting Jeff Morrison at </span><a href="mailto:jmorris7@maine.rr.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:jmorris7@maine.rr.com"><span style="font-size: 17px;">jmorris7@maine.rr.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 17px;"> . If you can volunteer at the 2023 Conference, please send an email to Jan at</span><a href="mailto:nemineralinfo@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:nemineralinfo@gmail.com"><span style="color: #241c15;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> nemineralinfo@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="color: #241c15;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">and she will connect with you this spring.</span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td class="yiv0814262170mceSpacing-24" id="yiv0814262170mceColumnContainer" style="padding: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top: 20px solid transparent; min-width: 100%; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="yiv0814262170mceSpacing-24" id="yiv0814262170mceColumnContainer" style="padding: 12px 48px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); min-width: 100%; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="yiv0814262170mceSpacing-24" id="yiv0814262170mceColumnContainer" style="padding: 12px 48px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv0814262170mceText" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; width: 564px;"><h1 class="yiv0814262170mceText--normal yiv0814262170last-child" style="font-size: 31.248px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #b4048e;">NEMA’s 2022 Spring<br />Mineral Tailgate Sale<br /><br />May 28, 2022 </span>·<span style="color: #b4048e;"> 9am - 4pm<br /><br />Havey Tourmaline Quarry<br />34 Levine Road, Poland, Maine</span></h1></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="yiv0814262170mceSpacing-24" id="yiv0814262170mceColumnContainer" style="padding: 12px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdim.mcusercontent.com%2Fcs%2F4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925%2Fimages%2F5c65ed9e-6e5b-40d4-c505-6bbe27777a64.jpg%3Fw%3D262%26dpr%3D2&t=1646264480&ymreqid=d80adc3a-5386-f6d2-1cdc-bf0001018e00&sig=02CySGRtQbCPpSemhgdKfA--~D" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 262px;" width="262" /></td></tr><tr><td class="yiv0814262170mceSpacing-24" id="yiv0814262170mceColumnContainer" style="padding: 12px 48px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv0814262170mceText" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; width: 564px;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">We do have a bit of an alternative event. We will again be sponsoring a Spring Mineral Tailgate Sale at the Havey Quarry, 34 Levine Road, Poland, Maine on May 28th from 9am to 4pm. (rain date of May 29th). There will be minerals/mineral related items for sale by vendors, a kid’s education area, and some food for purchase. (Vendors </span><strong><span style="font-size: 17px;">*must*</span></strong><span style="font-size: 17px;"> sign up in advance with Jeff a</span><a href="mailto:jmorris7@maine.rr.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:jmorris7@maine.rr.com"><span style="font-size: 17px;">t jmorris7@maine.rr.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 17px;"> or by calling him at 207.232.4973.) We will have six non-collecting tours of the mine beginning on the hour from 10am to 3pm. Meeting spot for tours is at the head of trail at the left of the cul-de-sac (look for signs/markers). There is no entry fee to attend the Tailgate, and there will be on-site parking.</span></p><p class="yiv0814262170last-child" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">If you would like to serve as a volunteer at the Tailgate, please contact Jan by </span><a href="mailto:nemineralinfo@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:nemineralinfo@gmail.com"><span style="font-size: 17px;">email</span></a><span style="color: #241c15;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">.</span></span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> If you would like to have a spot as a vendor please contact Jeff at 207.232.4973 or by </span><a href="mailto:jmorris7@maine.rr.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:jmorris7@maine.rr.com"><span style="font-size: 17px;">email</span></a><span style="font-size: 17px;">. Special instructions will be sent to vendors via e-mail after they have secured a spot with Jeff.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-64491424861111174482021-07-18T13:05:00.000-04:002021-07-18T13:05:41.252-04:00<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0838872315mceSpacing-24" style="padding-left: 48px; padding-right: 48px; padding-top: 24px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv0838872315mceText" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; width: 564px;"><h1 style="font-size: 39.06px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">NEMA Annual<br />Mineral Tailgate Sale</h1><p class="yiv0838872315last-child" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021<br />9AM - 4PM<br />Havey Quarry·34 Levine Road, Poland, ME</strong><br /></p></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="yiv0838872315mceSpacing-24" style="padding-left: 48px; padding-right: 48px; padding-top: 24px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdim.mcusercontent.com%2Fcs%2F4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925%2Fimages%2F7e33246c-1b56-3293-71ba-7df77a260b5c.jpg%3Fw%3D564%26dpr%3D2&t=1626627815&ymreqid=d80adc3a-5386-f6d2-1c08-ad0001011c00&sig=HhStwGX_hpCbCzLhmokWAA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 564px;" width="564" /></td></tr><tr><td class="yiv0838872315mceSpacing-24" style="padding-left: 48px; padding-right: 48px; padding-top: 24px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="yiv0838872315mceSpacing-24" style="padding-left: 48px; padding-right: 48px; padding-top: 24px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv0838872315mceText" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; width: 564px;"><p class="yiv0838872315last-child" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Another opportunity to purchase great minerals & gems, talk rocks, and see your mineral friends is fast approaching in a short 2 ½ months!<br />Plan your trip now to spend <strong>Saturday, September 18, 2021 with</strong> NEMA at the Havey Quarry (34 Levine Road, Poland, Maine) for our regular Annual Mineral Tailgate Sale.<br />The sale will begin at<strong> 9am and shut down by 4pm.</strong><br />Non-collecting tours of the Havey will be held at the top of the hour from 10am through 3pm. (Meet to the left of the cul-de-sac for the tours.)<br />We’ll again have a variety of foods (sure to be hot dogs) for purchase.<br />We will also have an area for kids to sluice and further explore minerals. (Details on that are still being worked out.)<br /><br />There will be parking ON SITE (Please don’t park on Hardscrabble Road. Please <em>do</em> park where you are asked to park by the attendants. Much of Levine Road fronts on our personal lawns; we don’t want to ruin land/hardscaping.)<br /><br />And note again, there is <em>no collecting</em> on the roads or side trails, at the house lots or during the tour at the Havey properties.<br />We have very tolerant neighbors and ask that you be mindful and respectful of them, as well.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-15678111778704948902021-03-29T18:33:00.001-04:002021-03-29T18:34:01.615-04:00Good news for this spring!!!!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tVw1JTWRHFw/YGJVk4ZYRLI/AAAAAAAAAnw/OYROY6QDvwQtHvhNs3uFZqr-C0SP20XvQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1128" height="331" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tVw1JTWRHFw/YGJVk4ZYRLI/AAAAAAAAAnw/OYROY6QDvwQtHvhNs3uFZqr-C0SP20XvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w490-h331/image.png" width="490" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-18031633842122494532021-01-14T16:58:00.003-05:002021-01-14T16:58:58.341-05:00An update for this years New England Mineral Conference.<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #fafafa; 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min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sad News, Good News, Better News...</h1><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Updates on NEMC2021, the 2021 Mineral Tailgate Sale, and NEMC2022</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageGroupBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><strong>Sad news: </strong>We have been holding off making this decision but feel now is the time to inform all of you that we will<strong><em> not</em></strong> be holding the New England Mineral Conference in 2021. We so very much want to see all of you, and it saddens us to have to cancel this year.<br />Several things, all COVID-related, have caused this decision. We are unable to hold Education Day on Friday as schools are having a great deal of difficulty in meeting in person and keeping viral outbreaks at bay, so we would have little chance of having a successful number of students sign up to attend.<br />Also, we don’t anticipate our state Government allowing large indoor gatherings by May. Currently, the maximum allowed at indoor gatherings is 50 individuals, and even if it is raised to 100, that would allow only our volunteers to attend: no students, no conference attendees. So, that doesn’t make any sense for us fiscally, as we would suffer an enormous financial loss in producing the Conference we want (and you expect) and not be able to meet our basic fixed costs.<br />Many of our volunteers are in age or medical risk categories for being more adversely affected by COVID, should they catch it. From what we can see, the vaccines won’t be widely available in the state of Maine (and through New England) until very late spring and into summer; our window of time for the Conference is well before those times. In addition, travel restrictions are making it difficult or even impossible for speakers, dealers, and some attendees from being able to join us.<br />Our timing is such that we are unable to “just delay” the Conference into later in the year. A plus and minus to Conference attendees is that Jeff and I own and mine the Havey. The plus is that it’s almost guaranteed that a field trip bought at the Conference will get you a spot collecting at the Havey, if you’d like. The minus is that we must hold the Conference outside of our regular mining season (also the case for many mines where we are offered field trips for the Conference). Plus, to keep Conference expenses down for attendees, we negotiated a long-term contract with Sunday River and have specific dates set aside as part of that negotiation. Simply “shifting to a different weekend” is more problematic that you can imagine.<br />Therefore, we made the decision to suspend it indefinitely for 2021.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925/images/e54b4520-826f-485b-aed8-c6855b9f20cc.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 575px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #636262; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Good News:</strong> We *do* plan to hold the Conference in 2022 on Friday through Sunday, May 13 (yes, Friday the 13<sup>th</sup>!) through May 15, 2022 at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel & Conference Center at Sunday River, Newry, Maine. NO hockey masks will be allowed. Make a new plan to join us in a year. Our 3<sup>rd</sup> version of the 8<sup>th</sup> Annual New England Mineral Conference will be held May 13-15, 2022. We are hopeful the heightened concerns of COVID will be behind us, and that we’ll have volunteers and attendees enough to fill the Conference Center to overflowing. I know *we* will more than ready to see all of you! If you want to be part of the 2022 Conference as a volunteer, dealer, or exhibitor, please contact me at <a href="mailto:nemineralinfo@gmail.com" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: red;">nemineralinfo@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color: red;"> </span>and I’ll put you on an appropriate communication list.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925/images/5e640927-7995-40a5-b251-4a3ecb88abe2.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 708px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" id="templateFooter" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="footerContainer" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Better News:</strong> You can see us *before* May of 2022! NEMA will again host the Annual Mineral Tailgate Sale at the Havey Quarry and our new home (hopefully we’ll be in there by then) on September 18, 2021 (rain date of September 19, 2021). We had a great event this past year and were easily and safely able to “socially distance” effectively, with room for more vendors if anyone wants to join us. So, this event is definite. If you want to come to the 2021 Tailgate as a vendor, please contact Jeff directly at <a href="mailto:haveyquarry@gmail.com" style="color: #656565; text-size-adjust: 100%;">haveyquarry@gmail.com</a> and he will be happy to respond to you.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><u><em><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">More News:</span></strong></em></u></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925/images/33ed4006-3862-4efb-8b68-4c5b6e5373a1.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 1423px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><ul><li style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">We are looking into more ways we can connect in person through this year and if a possible event that we can host comes up, we will be sure to inform all of you. If your only way to connect with us is by Facebook, please consider becoming part of our e-mail list. We send out very few e-mails through the year (they increase as Conference time or events approach), so you’ll not be inundated by e-mails from us. You can write me at <a href="mailto:nemineralinfo@gmail.com" style="color: #656565; text-size-adjust: 100%;">nemineralinfo@gmail.com</a>, and I can add you to the list.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925/images/7789e2c9-9c68-4a3a-bad3-44e3dcb9c017.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 588px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><ul><li style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">We are still in the midst of producing our Rock Boxes for students in schools in Maine. Currently, I am looking for a graphic artist to help with this project. If you are a graphic artist, or know one who might be interested, please let Jeff or I know; we would appreciate it. If you have specimens you want to donate to this project, please contact Jeff for the specifics…we need a lot of specimens from the same localities and that are roughly the same size and consistency. You can reach Jeff at <a href="mailto:Haveyquarry@gmail.com" style="color: #656565; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Haveyquarry@gmail.com</a></span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-18412111577384199232020-08-07T20:03:00.002-04:002020-08-07T20:06:30.433-04:00New England Mineral Association Tailgate Sale<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" id="yiv2930234261templateHeader" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2930234261templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2930234261headerContainer" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2930234261mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2930234261mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv2930234261mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2930234261mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2930234261mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="yiv2930234261mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925%2Fimages%2F1e5e07e1-e875-4798-86c2-d15885d4fb97.png&t=1596844810&ymreqid=d80adc3a-5386-f6d2-1c17-cd000101ea00&sig=ztmUUePQxDhyDAyGa_XKiA--~D" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 500px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="500" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2930234261mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2930234261mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv2930234261mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2930234261mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2930234261mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="yiv2930234261mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F4806541a3ffb65525a29dc925%2Fimages%2F540ac1f7-da4c-437c-974f-179d00463d8a.jpg&t=1596844810&ymreqid=d80adc3a-5386-f6d2-1c17-cd000101ea00&sig=6aNxeswAsa9_NpL__MwCsQ--~D" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1200px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></h1></td></tr><tr><td align="center" id="yiv2930234261templateBody" style="background: none 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2930234261templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2930234261bodyContainer" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2930234261mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2930234261mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv2930234261mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-60111299048739234492020-04-30T18:14:00.000-04:002020-04-30T18:14:35.235-04:00May's Meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The meeting for May has been cancelled. Also, our annual gem show in July has been cancelled as well.<br />
Stay safe everyone.</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-45863832660726775132020-04-08T20:49:00.002-04:002020-04-08T20:49:36.598-04:00Aprils Meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The meeting for April has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus. Field trips have also been postponed for the time being. Please stay safe everybody.</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-11336502276787859142020-03-22T18:06:00.001-04:002020-04-10T14:08:20.917-04:00Fieldtrips<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After discussing things with the chairmen, we've decided to put fieldtrips on hold for the time being. Once things start settling down I'll see about getting a few trips lined up.<br />
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I hope everyone stays safe and I'll see everyone in a couple months.<br />
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Toby</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-5719416717354990832019-11-01T16:39:00.001-04:002019-11-01T16:39:13.289-04:00Novembers meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This months meeting is our annual Charity Auction. Proceeds will go to Christmas for Kids and Christmas for Families. The best part is auction items don't need to be rock related, bring in whatever you want. Well, except for last years fruit cake. But whatever you bring, bring plenty of money also. Lets help as many kids as we can.</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-57745383149697568552019-09-09T08:03:00.001-04:002019-09-09T08:03:09.767-04:00Things happening in September<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First off, we're having a Potluck and rock swap instead of our traditional cookout. It'll take place at Bethel Outdoor Adventures on Saturday September 14th at 5 pm. If interested please bring a dish for everyone to enjoy and some rocks to swap or sell.<br />
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Secondly, the Tailgate Sale at the Havey will be held on September 21st from 9am to 4pm. Miners from all across Maine and beyond will be there showing and selling gems, minerals, jewelry and there will be food to keep you going. There will be door prizes and Jeff will be giving tours of the Havey. (sorry no collecting just looking)<br />
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Lastly, we still have some open spots for the Emmons on the 22nd and the night dig at the Bennett on October 12th. If interested in either trip contact me so I can sign you up.</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-74250526777231028752019-05-27T08:08:00.001-04:002019-05-27T08:08:10.738-04:00June's meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This months meeting will be at 7pm on Friday June 7th at the Oxford Hills Middle School located at 100 Pine St. in S. Paris. The mineral of the month is anything collected in the month of May. The speaker will be Scott Higgins. Scott will be talking about basic safety and equipment for mineral collecting. As always the meetings are open to the public.</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-68421832008795807132019-05-05T18:19:00.001-04:002019-05-05T18:19:41.980-04:00Click the link below for more info.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-896381824149497992019-02-24T15:28:00.000-05:002019-02-24T15:28:05.177-05:00March meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This month's meeting will be Friday March 1st at 7pm. The mineral of the month will be the rarest specimen you have, but anything pretty to look at will do. The speaker will be Gary Freeman. I hope he brings in some Mt. Mica specimens. I don't know about anyone else but I could spend all day looking at gem quality tourmalines.<br />
Hope to see everyone at the meeting and as always the meetings are open to the public.</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-70353390064136042562019-01-28T07:43:00.000-05:002019-01-28T07:43:40.860-05:00Febuarys meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First off, I want to thank the members of the Locke Mills Church for a wonderful meal. A good time was had by all.<br />
Secondly, if you haven't heard... the 7th annual New England Mineral Conference in Newry is coming up fast. Check out the link to stay updated on the days and list of events. <a href="http://www.nemineral.org/">New England Mineral Conference</a><br />
Finally, the February's meeting will be held Friday Feb 1st at 7pm. We will be having Duane Leavitt as the speaker thanks to our new Program Chairman Clay Carkin. Thank you Clay for volunteering. The mineral of the month is anything you like. One thing we want to try this year is giving people a chance to tell the story behind how you found certain stones. Its not mandatory. But if you want to share a funny or interesting story on how you found it, we would love to hear it.</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-15752200432765873772018-12-31T14:50:00.001-05:002018-12-31T14:53:44.197-05:00January's Meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This months meeting will be our annual Christmas dinner and election of officers at the Locke Mills church on Rt 26 in Greenwood. Dinner will be at 12 noon on Jan 12th. If you haven't signed up yet give Dennis Gross a call. 207-665-2759. The dinner is free.</div>
Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173930957751504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934173996469477716.post-13704673746973114262018-12-05T17:43:00.002-05:002018-12-05T17:43:45.823-05:00Decembers Meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This month's meeting will be at 7pm Friday Dec. 7th at the Oxford Hills Middle School, 100 Pine St. in S. Paris. We will be having a Yankee gift swap so if you plan on attending please bring a gift (under $10 and mineral related) and possibly a food item to share with everyone. Its always a lot of fun and the more the merrier.</div>
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