The Foundation has over 100 paid members again this year. Since most of these are family memberships, we have a potential of over 200 people involved with the Foundation. We also have 24 volunteer members (people with over 100 volunteer hours in a year at the Museum), and 4 life members.
      The Thirteenth Annual Minerals of Arizona Symposium was a great success. We were pleased that Dick Bideaux's sister Janet was able to attend and receive the Governor Napolitano's proclamation honoring Dick. Again, many thanks to the speakers who put so much effort into making their presentations. We are very fortunate that people are willing to come and make presentations at the symposium. Also thanks to Harvey Jong, Lavone Archer, and Cynthia Grant for putting together the
proceedings and the packets for the attendees. Darrel Dodd and Lavone Archer ran the silent auction. Sue Celestian and Shirley Cote made sure that there was plenty to eat and drink.
      All of the A.L. Flagg Distinguished Service Award recipients were at the symposium - Marc Watson, Ben Benham, Ray Grant, Les Presmyk, Anna Domitrovic, Steve Decker and this year's Harvey Jong.
      Bill Yedowitz and others on the collection committee have done a great job at redoing the exhibits in the gallery. The labels are not complete, but things are looking good.  Come to the Museum on the fourth Tuesday and help.
      Coming this fall, Family Day is on October 15.  We will have a workday at  the trailer before the sale to sort and price the material that we have
acquired in the past few months. We will try to have a special time for a members sale, possibly on Saturday morning before Family Day starts,
so the few of you who have not paid please send in your dues. We are trying to organize a field trip to the Red Cloud mine in October and some other trips. Be sure to check the September newsletter.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
Ray Grant

Ray Grant greets Symposium attendees and gives them their name badges and program book.

Conservation of Fossil, Mineral and Rock Collections Workshop.

      The Mesa Southwest Museum is sponsoring a two-day workshop on the conservation of fossil, mineral, and rock collections on October 17 and
18, 2005. It will feature Dr. Robert Waller, Chief, Conservation, Canadian Museum of Nature, Gerald Fitzgerald, Collection Associate, Canadian Museum of Nature, and Chris Collins, Head, Paleontology Conservation Unit, The Natural History Museum of London.
      For more information contact Paula Liken at (480)644-3422 or e-mail
paulaliken@cityofmesa.org.

Paula Liken of The Mesa Southwest Museum informs Symposium Attendees of the upcoming workshop.

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