Calendar

The British Columbia Lapidary Society publishes a calendar each year containing photographs of rocks and minerals from across British Columbia. The photos included in the calendar are selected by way of contest.

2023 Calendar Contest

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2023 contest below. View the 2023 order form to see a preview of the 2023 calendar. Clubs can complete and submit the order form to the Executive Secretary on behalf of their club to obtain calendars for distribution to their membership.

Contest Winners

Month	Winner	Club
2023
Cover	Don Eaton	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
January	Nick Tsougrianis	Hastings Centre Rockhounds
February	Stuart Watts	Surrey Rockhound Club
March	Hilmar Krocke	Port Moody Rock & Gem Club
April	Wally Arnold	Abbotsford Rock & Gem Club
May	Gail Hall	Surrey Rockhound Club
June	Trevor Christie	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
July	Jesse Derksen	Abbotsford Rock & Gem Club
August	Stuart Watts	Surrey Rockhound Club
September	Shelley Eijbersen	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
October	David van Dieran	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
November	Trevor Christie	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
December	Ken Dewerson	1120 Rock Club
2022
Cover	Rick Payne
January	Trevor Christie	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
February	Stuart Watts	Surrey Rockhound Club
March	Hilmar Krocke	Port Moody Rock & Gem Club
April	Adam Kelliher	Richmond Gem & Mineral Society
May	David van Dieran	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
June	Lois Schafer	Lakes District Rock & Gem Club
July	Larynda Brown	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
August	Tony Heisterkamp	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
September	Russell Ball	Courtenay Gem & Mineral Club
October	Kalli Johnstone	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
November	Ken Dewerson	1120 Rock Club
December	Bill Needoba	Victoria Lapidary & Mineral Society
2021
Cover	Lynn Stoughton
January	Hilmar Krocke	Port Moody Rock and Gem Club
February	Russell Ball	Courtenay Gem & Mineral Club
March	Wally Arnold	Abbotsford Rock & Gem Club
April	Warren Bobyk
May	Danny Salcedo	Shuswap Rock Club
June	Russ Beuker	Raft River Rockhounds
July	Ken Dewerson	1120 Rock Club
August	Trevor Christie	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
September	De Morgan	Surrey Rockhound Club
October	Dan Mclafferty	Abbotsford Rock & Gem Club
November	Adam Kelliher	Richmond Gem & Mineral Society
December	Bev Henry	Spruce City Rock & Gem Club
2020
Cover	Mistie Saunders	Quesnel Tumbling Rivers Rock Club
January	Larynda Brown	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
February	David van Dieran	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
March	Andrew Danneffel	Port Moody Rock and Gem Club
April	Stuart Watts	Surrey Rockhound Club
May	Kalli Johnstone	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
June	Wally Arnold	Abbotsford Rock & Gem Club
July	Tony Heisterkamp	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
August	Trevor Christie	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
September	Francois Guernon	Port Moody Rock and Gem Club
October	Ken Dewerson	1120 Rock Club
November	Adam Kelliher	Surrey Rockhound Club
December	Gail Hall	Surrey Rockhound Club
2019
Cover	Larynda Brown	Abbotsford Rock & Gem Club
January	Trevor Christie	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
February	Rose Kapp	Port Moody Rock and Gem Club
March	David van Dieren	Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club
April	Ken Dewerson	1120 Rock Club
May	Francois Gueron	Port Moody Rock and Gem Club
June	Ken Rimmer	Maple Ridge Lapidary Club
July	Adam Kelliher	Richmond Gem & Mineral Society
August	Bill Needoba	Victoria Lapidary & Mineral Society
September	Greg Carson	Parksville & District Rock & Gem Club
October	Ruby Jaggernath	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
November	Linda Marcelet	Kokanee Rock Club / Selkirk Rock & Mineral Club
December	Angie Cesa	Kokanee Rock Club / Selkirk Rock & Mineral Club
2018
Cover	Jean Dyck	Creston Valley Prospectors & Lapidary Club
January	Greg Carson	Parksville & District Rock & Gem Club
February	Trevor Christie	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
March	De Morgan	Surrey Rockhound Club
April	Jean Dyck	Creston Valley Prospectors & Lapidary Club
May	Adam Kelliher	Richmond Gem & Mineral Society
June	Lyn Fuessel	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
July	Stacey Green	Port Moody Rock & Gem Club
August	Lyn Fuessel	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
September	Trevor Christie	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
October	Bill Needoba	Victoria Lapidary & Mineral Society
November	Ruby Jaggernath	Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club
December	Jean Dyck	Creston Valley Prospectors & Lapidary Club

Purchasing a Calendar

Calendars can be purchased for $10.00 (includes shipping) by completing the order form and emailing or mailing it to:

Georgina Selinger
executive.secretary@bclapidary.com

The BC Lapidary Society
P.O. Box 254, Station A
Abbotsford, BC V2T 6Z6

Enjoy 13 colourful photos of British Columbia rocks and minerals. The calendar also contains the show dates of all member clubs ensuring you never miss one.