Please note we have changed the month and day of our annual picnic. We had to change the month because our show is in August this year. We changed the weekday in order to accommodate our members that attend religious services. Our potluck picnic and club auction are being held on Saturday, July 16th at […]
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General Meeting – August 11, 2022 (Click Here For More Information)
Topic: This is our last meeting before our Cascade Gem and Mineral Show. There will be a rundown of our show and what you can expect to happen. It will also be our last call for volunteers. It is imperative that we get more volunteers. As Roger, our Field Trip Guides, says “Many hands make […]
General Meeting – Thursday, September 8, 2022 (Click Here For More Information)
Topic: A recap on how our Cascade Gem and Mineral Show went. Financial analysis and a critique of the show. What went great, and where do we need to improve next year. Then we are going to try something new. A sticky note timeline chart. We are going to have a yearly timeline chart […]
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 […]
President’s Message – January 2022 (Click Here to Read More)
From the Top of the Rock Pile Our holiday party was a huge success. We had 43 members and guests attending to celebrate the holidays together. It was so good to see everyone! Our auction proceeds were the largest we have ever had. $1,077 less $33 Rock Bucks = cash to the treasury of $1,047. […]
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 […]
General Meeting – February 10th (Click Here For More Information)
At the time of this posting, we don’t know if this meeting is going to be online or in-person. So check back at the beginning of February to see where this meeting is being held. Either way, the topic will be the same. Meeting Topic: We are going to have a speaker talk on how to […]
President’s Message – November 2021 (Click For More Information)
From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . . Everything is going well with our club. I am looking forward to putting the year 2021 in the rearview mirror. It feels good to be taking baby steps towards some sense of normalcy. I am also looking forward to the upcoming club elections and […]