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February Meeting

For February 8th in place of our regu-

lar meeting, we will have our Annual

Scholarship Auction.

PLEASE NOTE...The preview is at

5:00 pm with the Auction beginning

at about 5:45. Besides the usual re-

freshments, we will have Pizza for $1 a

slice.

A Word From the President

Hello Members and Friends,

It’s that time of year for our Annual Scholar-

ship Auction where we raise money for two

scholarships in Paleontology- the Bill and

Lelia Brayfield Invertebrate Scholarship and

Mitchell Hope Vertebrate Scholarship named

after founding members- to be awarded to

two undergraduate students at the Florida

Museum of Natural History in Gainesville,

where the fossil record for the State of Florida

is kept. Jim Davis and I have been working

very hard to find some great items for this

year’s Auction. A few of the items that are my

favorites: black Quartz from Arkansas- stun-

ning, Obsidian knife with boar tooth handle,

Crinoid from Morocco is awesome, Libyan Im-

pact Glass, Mount Rushmore Black Hills Gold

jewelry, Pyrite Sun from Illinois, large Quartz

Geode from Morocco, pathological Meg 5‖

This year’s theme is ―The Year of the Collec-

tions‖, the Horse and Deer collections- beau-

tiful with articulated legs, Manatee collection,

Aurora NC fossil collection, many lots of

Shark Teeth, Civil War collection, one of the

more unusual is the Jaws book First Edition

1974 -very hard to find with a Meg, Mako and

Great White tooth, Meteorites from Meteor

Crater, jewelry, Wolf jaw from the Santa Fe

River and many more items. We will also have

our Silent Auction which will end right after

the break and the Kids ONLY Auction too, so

plan on attending as there will be something

you can’t live without. It goes toward a great

cause. My goal for the Society is to give

more; the Board has only been able to

give one extra scholarship since I’ve been

President, as we have encountered obstacles

that prohibited us from doing more (ie, rent

doubling at the College). Since we are now

a Non-Profit Organization this will open new

doors and opportunities and needed dis-

counts for us to do just that as I have re-

ceived phone calls of congrats and asking to

work with the Society to help us achieve those

goals. The future is bright so come start this

new chapter of the Society and attend this

Scholarship Auction our biggest fundraiser of

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the year. You will find something to bid on to add

to your collection. See some of the Auction items

pictured in this newsletter.

Also make sure to go to the Venice Museum and

Archives to see the Fossil display that will be there

for 6 months. This is a well done display with vid-

eos and info boards. We teamed up with the Mana-

sota Club so check it out over the next few months.

They’re open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and

the 1st and 3rd Saturday from 10-2 351 Nassau

St. on the Island in Venice Florida.

Upcoming at the March meeting will be sign up for

a Mosaic Phosphate Mine trip - at the meeting only

due to the limited number of spots we are allowed.

New members and current members who have

never gone will get priority to sign up first.

REMEMBER KEEP YOUR HEAD UP HIGH BUT LOOK DOWN ONCE IN A WHILE; YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT

YOU’RE STEPPIN’ ON

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QUARTZ

AMAZING COLLECTIONS

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The Ledge—90 feet deep

Wilmington, NC

Jaws– 1st Edition + Shark Teeth

Civil War Collection

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The Boneyard in Venice

Cool Pathological Meg

RARE

Parotodus benedeni

GORGEOUS GEODE

Morocco

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It will be a year ago in March that one of

our members, Donna Johnson passed

away. There will be a ceremony for the

Dedication of Donna’s Reflection Garden

where they will place the last stone. It will

be at Rotary Park in Cape Coral at 1 pm on

Sunday, March 9th.

Rotary Park Environmental Center

5505 Rose Garden Road, Cape Coral

A WHOLE WEEKEND OF

FOSSIL DIGGING FUN

March 28th - 30th

Dig till you can't dig no more! Join us for 3

days and 2 nights of primitive camping at

Payne Creek's State Park private camp-

ground. There is no hunting on State prop-

erty, however the rest of the River is avail-

able to hunt. The campground is on Payne

Creek with a small beach. Bring your fish-

ing poles! There is no electric or water; you

must bring what you need but it is FREE.

If interested please contact Pam Plummer

at 239-246-5993 or email her at

[email protected]

Minutes from the January 11th Meeting

The meeting had 89 in attendance.

Chuck opened the meeting with new members and

guests being introduced.

OLD BUSINESS

Chuck talked about our Non-Profit Status, that we

are registered with the State and our 501c3 status

is pending. He reminded us about the Howard Bai-

ley Award that is given to a Member for a Paleon-

tological Contribution. Chuck told us about the An-

nual Auction and he brought 25 items in for dis-

play. Through our partnership with the Punta Gorda

Historical Society, we will be putting up a perma-

nent display at the Youth Museum.

NEW BUSINESS

He talked about the new Grant and Scholarship

bank accounts that have been established and how

a portion of your dues will go to these accounts

equally and will continue to grow. Our Society and

the Manasota Club has a fossil display set up for 6

months at the Venice Museum & Archives. He en-

couraged people to go and see it.

Listen to Chuck on the Radio

Chuck will be on the radio on Thursday,

Feb. 6th 9:00-10:00am WENG Radio

1530 AM Morning Magazine. He will talk

about the Scholarship Auction, Fossils and

Changes.

mailto:[email protected]

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ALUM BLUFF ADVENTURE

By: Chuck Ferrara

Alum Bluff Florida is up in the panhandle right out-

side Bristle Florida on the Apalachicola River. It is

the tallest natural exposure in Florida. Elevations

at the top are 175 ft above MSl. During low stage

125 ft can be observed. Ascending order of forma-

tions which can be observed are the Miocene

Chipola formation, Alum Bluff group Jackson Bluff

formation and Citronelle formation. The lower

three units are fossilferous, both the Chipola and

Jackson Bluff formation are famous for their mol-

luscan faunas. Plant fossils can be found too. The

Chipola formation has at least 1100 mollusk spe-

cies to be one of the most ecologically diverse

and species rich faunas in the western Atlantic.

Turritella were found in abundance. I was in search

of Ecphora quadricostata, gastropods everywhere

along with mollusk. Occasionally mammal fossils

are found. the FPS group met at the boat ramp at

8:30 am. We took two trips by boat to the location

on the River. We looked along the shore line and

had lunch right there. It was a great day - cool and

overcast. At 2:30 the boat took us back and we

returned to our hotel rooms to wash up for din-

ner. We dined at the Apalachee restaurant, south-

ern cooking at its finest. I’ve never been to that

part of Florida but that's one thing, to learn this

hobby will take you places in search of those great

finds. It was a great

day if you are inter-

ested in expanding

your fossil knowledge

and go on other ad-

ventures think about

joining the Florida

Paleontological

Society. I have sign

up sheets if needed -

come see me.

www.SouthwestFloridaFossilSociety.org

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February Feb 8th -SW Florida Fossil Society

Annual Fossil Auction-Preview at 5 pm

Feb 22nd –Annual Bone Valley Gem,

Mineral & Fossil Show

Feb 23rd -Peace River Field Trip

March Mar 8th -SW Florida Fossil Society

Meeting—7 pm

Mar 9th - Dedication Ceremony of

Donna Johnson’s Reflection Garden

Mar 15th & 16th –Tampa FossilFest

Mar 20th - FCOLC Annual Fossil

Auction at Zion Lutheran Church

7401 Winkler Road, Fort Myers

Mar 29th - Fossil Show at Rotary

Park in Cape Coral

Annual Bone Valley

Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show

Saturday – February 22th 9:00am - 4:30pm

First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland 175 Lake

Hollingsworth Dr. Lakeland, Fl.

Admission: Adults $3

Children under 18 & Teachers—FREE

Hourly Door Prizes

Spin & Win Mineral Wheel

Kids Treasure Dig

Demonstrations

Educational Displays

Silent and Chinese Auctions

For more information, go to www.bonevalley.net or

call show Chair Kim Price at (863) 412-9156

Tampa 26th Annual FossilFest

March 15th & 16th

Sat: 9-6 Sun: 10-4

Florida State Fairgrounds

Intersection of I-4 & Hwy. 301 just east of Tampa


Children under 12 —FREE

Fossils & Artifacts

Gems—Minerals—Shells

Fossil Exhibits & Workshops

Kids Games Fossil Mine Raffles

Door Prizes Silent Auction

Fossil Show

Saturday – March 29th 10:00am - 4:00pm

Rotary Park Environmental Center

5505 Rose Garden Road, Cape Coral


Children under 10—FREE

Learn about Florida’s pre-historic past and maybe

take a piece home with you. Come to shop or talk

with experienced fossil hunters to learn all about

the fascinating fauna of Florida’s prehistoric times.

Something for everyone: fossils, gems, Calusa

Indian art, children’s activities and more!

For more information, go to:

[email protected]

Or

Call (239) 549-4606

Vendor spaces available. Call the phone number

listed above for details.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Shell Factory is putting together a small Fossil

and Mineral museum and is requesting donations.

All donations will be credited to the donor. Contact

Pam Plummer for more information. 239-246-5993

or [email protected]

National Fossil Day will be the South Florida Museum

Oct 4th http://www.southfloridamuseum.com/ More

details to follow. I will need donations for the kids

dig. Anyone that wants to be a vendor or display

their collection please contact Pam Plummer

239-246-5993 or [email protected]

I would like to thank Teri Laird for stepping

up and volunteering to be our Refreshment

Chairperson. Let’s show our support by

volunteering when she asks. If several peo-

ple help out no one should have to do re-

freshments more than once a year, if that

often and you get reimbursed.

George & Glenda Beegle

Clay Bulan

Robert Bushee Sr.

Delphine Denmark

Dedeth Ford

Chris Goodman & Family

John Hacht Sr.

Steve & Sheila Keegan

Wayne Naumburg

Shirley Ness

Paleo Enterprises

Randal & Susan Sassi

I need someone to take the minutes at our

monthly meeting & either hand to me at the

end of the night or email to me. You can use

the format we have had previous -

Old Business - New Business

Field Trips - Announcements

Guest Speaker

If you have questions or would like to volunteer,

call or email me. Roxane

PEACE RIVER—BEGINNER'S TRIP

Sunday, Feb. 23—8:30am Arcadia Boat Ramp

This is a Walk In trip especially for New Members

(though everyone is invited to join in the fun)

You will learn the do’s and don’ts, ethics, techniques

on how to work a hole, Fossil Permit rules. All

members are invited. Come be a part of welcoming

and teaching new members of this great hobby.

Call Chuck Ferrara to sign up 941-769-2725

DUES ARE DUE Jan. 1st

If you just joined in October or

later, you are paid through

the next year.

Pay Scott Tucker at the meeting or

see page 7 for where to mail your

check to.


http://www.southfloridamuseum.com/


JANUARY MEETING PICTURES

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SWFFS

Executive Board & Committee

Phone Roster

President: Chuck Ferrara

(941) 769-2725

Vice President: Jim Davis

(941) 379-3286

Treasurer & Roxane Wilson

Editor: (863) 993-1649

e-mail: [email protected]

OR

[email protected]

Secretary: Kathy Caldwell

(941) 629-5952

Directors

Cay Small Mike Kozlowski

Steven Strick Jay Lev

Field Trips

Trip Director

Chuck Ferrara (941) 769-2725

email: [email protected]

Trip Guide

Cay Small (941) 623-3009

Raffle: Jim Davis

Club Website: Tiffany Reichard

Club Photographers: Steven Strick, Donn

Smart, Jay Lev &

Anyone else who wants to help!!!

Refreshments: Teri Laird

Membership: Scott Tucker

(239) 994-1091

e-mail: [email protected]

Dues:

$15.00 Individual

$20.00 Family

$ 4.00 Child joining indepent.

Make check payable to:

Southwest Florida Fossil Society (SWFFS)

Send to: Scott Tucker

24263 San Ciprian

Punta Gorda, FL 33955

Web Sites

The SWFFS Web site can be found at:

http://

www.southwestfloridafossilsociety.org

Gainesville Museum Web Site is at:

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/

Smithsonian (Natural History Museum)

www.mnh.si.edu

Canoe Outpost in Arcadia

(gives info on Canoe rentals and peace river

water levels)

http://www.canoeoutpost.com/Peace/

prwaterlevel.htm

Florida Vertebrate Fossil Permit

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/vertpaleo/

vppermit.htm

Aurora Fossil Museum:

www.aurorafossilmuseum.com/

Roxane Wilson

P.O. Box 1308

Arcadia, Florida 34265

DIRECTIONS TO MEETING IN DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA

118 Sullivan St. Punta Gorda FL

From U.S.41 Southbound: Turn left on E.Retta Esplanade. Go a short distance and turn

right on Sullivan St.

From U.S.41 Northbound: Turn left on Hwy. 17 (W. Marion Ave.) Go a short distance and

turn right on Sullivan St.

From I-75 exit at Exit 164: Turn left onto US-17 S/Duncan Rd. Go approximately 2.4

miles. Turn Right on Sullivan St.

From Kings Highway: Take Kings Hwy. to the end and turn left on Highway 41 South. Just

after you cross the Peace River bridge, take the first left (Retta Esplanade) and then your

first right.

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