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  • Founded October 3, 1952
  • The name "Tule" was chosen at the second meeting, October 17,1952
  • Constitution adopted November 3, 1952
  • Admitted into California Federation of Mineralogical Societies, November 15, 1952
  • Incorporated September 30, 1953
  • Club Insignia designed by Linda Coffey in 1957.
  • Original yearbook and bulletin cover designed by Don Lieb
  • Designated All American Federation Club -1976-78,1982-83,1986-87,1989-91,&1995
  • Received AFMS Trophy for Smoke Signals, 1981 - Cathy Maskal, Editor
  • Tule Smoke Signals places in top 10 for CFMS in 1983
  • Tule Smoke Signals places in top 5 for CFMS in 1985, 1986, 1987, & 1988
  • Tule Smoke Signals places in top 10 for AFMS in 1986, 1987, & 1988


Schyphy Dias                                      M.D. "Mitch" Denham
Faber George                                      E.R. Grey
Rodney Gulliver                                    Carl Hampson
Esther Hampson                                   Arline Hargis
Lois Harris                                           W.C. Hill
Jack Markley                                       Helen Moore
George Ray                                         Margie Ray
Harry Thomsen                                    David VanDeventer
Edna VanDeventer                               Helen Vehrs Pifer
Leonard Vehrs