Month: April 2016

Bonney Lake Library

Libraries

October Bonney Lake Library Talk (part 1) by Dick Morgan On October 11, 2013, Pat, Keith and I setup two tables of specimens. Keith had to help as my back did not allow me to move my rolling toolbox of specimens, so he did it for me. Spent over two hours answering questions about these […]

Renton Library

Libraries

A few pictures of the case that the Cascade Mineralogical Society set up in the Renton Library. Mike Blanton and Stephanie Jurado-Smith set up the case from material loaned from Jerry’s Rock shop, Rich Russell, Bob Pattie, Mike Blanton, and probably others.  

Bonney Lake Senior Center 2013

Senior Centers

On February 22, 2013, Dick Morgan put a display in the Bonney Lake Senior Center, consisting of finished cabs, polished face items, minerals and fossils.  What was fun about this is seniors that wanted information and to handle some of the items as he was putting them in the case.

Cascade Elementary School

Schools

Bob and Jackie Pattie and Bill Cook visited the Third Grade classes on April 25, 2012 to make a presentation on the Geology of Washington State. This is the fourth year that we have gone to the Cascade Elementary School in Renton and this year we had two sessions for about 130 students. After the […]

Maple Valley Elementary School

Schools

Bob & Jackie Pattie visited two fourth grade classes on May 17, 2012. The focus of this presentation was volcanoes and the Geology of Washington State. This was one day before the anniversary of the St. Helens eruption. With these two sessions we had about 70 students. They also asked many questions about the volcanoes […]

Custer Elementary

Schools

Custer Elementary Presentation by Dick Morgan Thursday May 23, 2013, Pat and I went to Custer Elementary School to give a presentation to the second grade classes on rocks and minerals. To better show the rocks to the class several of the teachers let me use the projector to enlarge the specimens and show them […]

Lake Wilderness Elementary School

Schools

Lake Wilderness Elementary School by Bob Pattie Bill Cook, Bob, and Jackie Pattie visited the Lake Wilderness Elementary School in Maple Valley on June 4, 2013. The presentation was to two classes of second grades on the basis geology of the state of Washington, about 65 students. They asked many question about geology and about […]

Honeydew Elementary School

Schools

Honeydew Elementary School 2014 by Bob Pattie There were about 80 third graders from all 4 classes.  As usual they were very interested with the Materials, the hands on participation and of course the free rocks that they got to take home.  They really liked to learn that rocks could float, and that some rocks […]

Scouts

Scouts

Cub Scout Presentation by Bob Pattie I gave a talk to a cub scout den (Troop 714 Den 6) in Renton on September 18th. There were about 10 scouts and their leaders in attendance. We discussed the rock cycle and mountain building in the state of Washington. Then after a short discussion on the general […]

Presidents Message

  • Digging It!  Thanks to everyone who came out for our February club meeting – it was a fun one, with our own Roger Danneman presenting the highlights of our field trips to come for 2026. Several club members brought their impressive best finds from 2025 for show and tell. Speaking of field trips – our first field trip of the year is in the books, with a mildly snowy day at the Middle Fork of the Nooksack River up by Ol’ One Lane Bridge outside of Acme, Washington. The variety of rocks this year was excellent, thanks in part to …

Meeting Announcements

  • Maureen Carlisle, Former Docent at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, will take us through A Day on a Dig: “Over the years I’ve been asked about what it is like to be on a dino dig, so I’d like to answer some of these questions. I’ll cover some of the practical aspects of both archaeology and paleontology, as I have had the pleasure of being involved in both.” Show and Tell: bring a fossil or artifact that you’ve found or collected.

  • Come one, come all and play ROCK BINGO! With schools out for many local school districts, we invite members, guests, and especially families and kids to come and enjoy one of our most fun nights of the year. Everyone is guaranteed to win at this FREE event! All you have to do is bring three wrapped presents – presents can be rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, cabochons, slabs, jewelry, tumbled stones – anything you think might be a nice gift for a rock enthusiast. 

  • Our own Mike Blanton will bring his expertise to this club meeting program – he will share the tools, tips and tricks he has developed to drill holes in stones and minerals so you can do more with the rocks you find. Show and Tell: bring a rock you’d like to make into something else.

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