Aug 16th, 2025 CMS Annual Picnic at Lake Wilderness

Event, Field trip reports

Our annual picnic was held on Saturday Aug. 16th. It was a great club gathering with lots of good food and rocks/jewelry/items that went into the auction for raising funds toward our shop. We had about 38-40 people there (hard to get a firm count when everyone is moving about). Thanks so much to Angie and Brian for setup (tables, b-b-q for hot dogs, eating utensils, etc.), John and Dave for bringing a lot of cool rocks/slabs/buckets. Charley for getting the venue and golf cart to run stuff & people back and forth. And Rich for running the auction. Sorry if I missed any particular credos. We did have a lot of participation from the group. Very fun and beautiful weather to boot. Thanks Lauri for taking all these pictures and to all who participated with their generous bids.

Submitted by Roger Danneman CMS Field Trip Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: November 8, 2025 — 5:49 pm

Presidents Message

  • From the Top of the Rock Pile Our annual club picnic went off great. The grass and Arboretum area was not wet or muddy, plus it didn’t rain while we were there. We had the usual club members attend, plus a few new faces. I forgot to count how many people attended, but I estimate around 40. Thank you, Angie and Brian, for shopping for the food and setting everything up. Thumbler’s Tumblers donated a tumbler for our picnic auction and another one for our holiday auction in December. The new double-barreled 15# tumbler sold for $120, approximately one-third the …

Meeting Announcements

  • Our wagonmaster, Roger, will go over the field trips he has planned for this year, including samples of what you can find at each location.   Show and Tell: Your Best Rock Find Of Last Year.

  • We’re still developing the 2026 calendar of events, but we know one thing for sure – our March general meeting will happen on the 12th at 7pm. We hope to see you there! Show and Tell: also coming soon!

  • 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. 

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