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Cascade Gem & Mineral Show

Save the Date! “Anyone who picks up a  rock or fossil and takes it home is a rockhound.” Here is a list some of our past Vendors. We try to have a wide selection of minerals, rocks, crystals, jewelry, fossils, lapidary arts, chakras, metaphysical and collectors’ specimens available. A Point in Time Organic Earth Minerals […]

Rock Bingo – April 12, 2018

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Rock Bingo – April 12, 2018 This is a fun evening! Bring the kids and guests for a “rocking” good time We play Bingo for rock, slabs, crystals and fossils. $1 per person fee (for the entire evening) and you can play up to 6 games at a time. Also bring at least 3 wrapped […]

Sunday August 5, 2018 – It’s Picnic Time!!

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Our Annual Club Picnic is Sunday, August 5, 2018 Our August meeting is our annual Club picnic and auction. It is on Sunday, August 6th at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum the driveway to the left of the park/lake/lodge. http://dev.lakewildernessarboretum.org/visit/directions/ It is a beautiful spot to enjoy the sunny afternoon, potluck, rock auction, socializing and the gardens. […]

Upcoming Shows and Events

March 14th – General Meeting, American Legion Hall, Kent – Planning a summer road trip, Out-of-state rockhounding sites April 11th – General Meeting, American Legion Hall, Kent – Rock Bingo Night June 29 & 30th –Cascade Gem and Mineral Show, Kent Commons   Click here to view event info on Facebook and RSVP!

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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