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Well we did! As you all of you must know by now, that our 2018 Cascade Gem & Mineral Show went smoothly and was a huge success. We had a great venue and many vendors and visitors expressed this to us. I would like to acknowledge that the College Conference Center was also great to work with. I want to thank everyone that took on the Chairmanship of very specific areas of the show. They worked extremely hard to make sure their area of responsibility went smoothly. They succeeded! I also want to thank everyone that turned out to help. […]

General Meeting – October 11th Meeting Topic: A short video update on the eruption at the Hawaiian Volcano Kilauea. A recap of our show. Mark took a great time lapse of the show which we will see. Acknowledgment of our youth ribbon awards for their display cases. Handout badges the kids earned from AFMS Youth Program. Show ‘n Tell: Something you purchased or received at our show.    

Case Display Winners Congratulations to all our Young Tumblers that entered a case display at our show. This was their first attempt at a display case and they were all very creative in showing off their self collected rocks and minerals. The following Young Tumblers won 1st Place Ribbons in each of their age and display group: Aiden Cerenzie Alex Danneman Isaiah Fu Cora Unger We will be handing our their AFMS Showman Badge at the Oct 11th meeting.

General Meeting – November 8th Meeting Topic: Green River College Professor Katie Shaw will speak to us about thermal vents, also called smokers, and the minerals found around them. Her presentation includes pictures of these minerals. She says she will also throw in a little biology too. Your friends and relatives are welcome to join us. Mark your calendars now to attend this meeting. Let’s show Prof.Shaw our appreciation by having a good turnout for this meeting. Show ‘n Tell: A rock, mineral, geode, thunder egg or fossil from your collection with and unusual color, shape or pattern.

Another great field trip to Red Top on Oct. 6th. We had 5 vehicles and 9 members. It snowed up there the day/night before, but […]

Case Display Winners Congratulations to all our Young Tumblers that entered a case display at our show. This was their first attempt at a display […]

On Oct. 20th we will be exploring the tailings pile of the abandoned Clipper Mine out past Carbonado in Pierce County. We will be looking […]

On Nov. 17th I’m planning to join the WA State Mineral Council trip to Blanchard Hill for Dalmatian Stone and Chert.  This locale is about […]