From the Top of the Rock Pile …. by Kat Koch We have several members who cannot attend our meetings and have asked for them to be live-streamed. Zach Pratt, a new member, has volunteered to get this going for us. Zach plans on doing a test run at the April meeting to work out […]
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President’s Message – March 2022
From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . . For the March meeting, we are back to in-person meetings. No vaccine verification is required, so we are good to go. As of April, there will be no mask requirements either. Hopefully, very near future, everything will be back to normal. I am looking […]
March General Meeting – Thursday, March 10th (Click for More Info)
Meeting Topic: I have heard from several members they are having a hard time obtaining a good polish when tumbling rocks. This month, several of our members will speak on the various polishing methods. A question and answer session will follow. Hopefully, you will solve your tumbling problems at this meeting. Do you have some […]
April General Meeting – Thursday, April 14th (Click for More Info)
Our April meeting is going to be “Rock Bingo.” The Kent school district is out on spring break so all Young Tumblers plan on joining us for a night of Bingo. Rock Bingo Night! Guests are more than welcome to join in on the fun. Bring your Young Tumblers and their friends to play Rock […]
May General Meeting – Thursday, May 12th (Click for More Info)
May General Meeting – Thursday, May 12th Topic: Joan & Glen from Jerry’s Rock Shop will be speaking on the very colorful Salt Domes of Iraq. This is going to be a very interesting evening as the Salt Domes of Iraq are very colorful and unusual. We will learn how they are formed and […]
Follow our new Instagram account!
CMS has a new Instagram account! We are nearing 200 followers, which is very exciting! You can follow us at @cascaderockclub – if you are viewing on a web browser, click here. So far, I have mostly been pulling photos from Roger’s field trip reports. If anyone has any content they would be willing to […]
General Meeting – January 13th (Click Here For More Information)
Our January 13th meeting will be a Zoom meeting at 7 pm. Share your story with us. How did you get into rock hounding or lapidary arts? What do you like to do? Do you collect rocks, minerals, or fossils, like to polish, cut opals, facet stones, another lapidary art, or in the club just […]
President’s Message – December 2021
From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . . The Gem Faire in early November went very well. It was good to see some version of normalcy. I enjoyed all the people, visiting with the vendors, seeing the bright lights and sparkles. Our booth spinning wheel gave out a whole bucket + of […]
General Meeting – Annual Holiday Party – Dec 12th, Sunday (Click Here for A Lot More Info)
The 2021 holidays are coming upon us very fast! I am so happy to say that this year we are having our annual potluck dinner, the election of officers, and club auction. Mark Your Calendars Now! Sunday, December 12th, the setup is at 11 am, and dinner is at noon. Our dinner will be held […]