Cascade Mineralogical Society

Welcome

Cascade Mineralogical Society is a non-profit educational organization. Our club is a proud member of the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies, American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the Washington State Mineral Council.

We welcome individuals interested in geology, mineralogy, paleontology, gems and related lapidary arts to join us. The objective of the club is to stimulate interest in the study of the earth sciences, lapidary arts and related subjects. These goals will be accomplished through educational presentations, personal experience and demonstrations at club meetings and other public presentations. The club also provides opportunities for field trips, rock collecting, and social gatherings. We are located in Kent, WA.

You are welcome to join us as a guest – so check us out!

All are welcome and membership is open to everyone.

Thunderegg, Turkey

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New for Members Only – New Texting Service


You can now sign up for club text reminders for our upcoming meetings and events.

We are all busy and often times forget CMS has an upcoming meeting or event.

Go to our website and in the lower right corner and you can register for this service. If you are unable to go to our website you can send a text to the number (888) 731-1000 and in the body put the word rocks. Or scan the QR code with your smart phone, select “Send SMS,” it will auto insert the word rocks. Now hit send.

No matter how you register you should receive a confirmation back that you are registered. If you do not receive a confirmation then try registering again.

NOTE: If you have already registered you do not need to do anything further. The telephone number and QR code are just new added features.

So be sure to take advantage of this service. The only stipulation is that you must be a club member. There will be a random drawing for a nice prize after 30 members have registered for the text messaging reminders. We have only 13 members registered so far, so hop to it and enroll in this reminder service.
So register now and get in the drawing! __________________________________________________________________________

We have good news!

Dues for 2021 is only $15 for you or your entire family!

Keep your dues up to date. We now can accept debit or credit cards online and at our meetings. New member signup and renewals under the Membership menu above or click below. Click on the above membership tab!

Renewals

New Membership

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September 18-19, 2021

SHOW CANCELED FOR 2021

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR NEXT YEAR

September 16 -18, 2022

Saturday 10 – 6 PM and Sunday 10 – 4 PM

Green River College, Phys. Ed. Facility

12401 SE 320^th St., Auburn, WA 98092

Free Admission

Great Family Event

Mark your calendar now and plan on attending!

Presidents Message

President’s Message – June 2021 (Click Here for More Info)

From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . . We will be resuming in-person club meetings on June 10th, Thursday at 7 pm. We will have our regular meeting at the American Legion Hall, Kent. Mike and I took a 3 week vacation/road trip via the giant redwoods on our way to Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains behind San Bernardino, CA. We had 2 weeks hanging around this beautiful lake. We went on a couple of leisurely drives looking for rocks but all we found were several types of granite. We then headed to Las Vegas …

Meeting Announcements

General Meeting – June 10th – IN PERSON!!! (Click Here for More Info)

Finally and at last we are resuming in-person meetings on June 10th at 7 pm at the American Legion Hall, Kent. Our topic for the evening will be a power point presentation on picture stones. Shown ‘n Tell will be something rock, mineral or fossil item you have done or acquired in the last 15 months. Google GPS lists the address as American Legion Hall, S 252nd St Kent, WA 98030 (No building address number.) Bing GPS doesn’t list it correctly no matter how you enter the address. When we resume our in-person meetings the club has obtained sanitizers to sanitize the tables, chairs and hands. Everyone will be required to wear a mask.

Membership Dues – Please Renew Your Membership for 2021

Time is Running Out – Lower Dues for 2021 2021 club membership dues is $15 for a family or individual! The Board has approved a temporary reduction in our dues for 2021 only to $15 per family or individual. As of October our dues will go back up to $25 per family or individual. Our club is resuming in person general meetings on June 10th. Our general meetings are held on the 2nd Thursdays of each month at 7 pm. From our website you can use a credit card to renew your membership. You can also mail a check to CMS, c/o Charles Benedict, 25838 W. Lake Wilderness Dr. SE, Maple Valley WA 98038.