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. […]
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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 […]
Shop Work Party – October 23rd (Click Here – More Info)
We need to get our lapidary shop winterized. We are having a volunteer work party on Saturday, October 23rd, at 10:30 am. Contact Diana Horsfall for the address and further details. Her info is in the Tumbler.
Visit the CMS YouTube Channel!
Thanks to Roger Danneman we now have a YouTube Chanel Check out the CMS YouTube Channel link in the top menu or click the link below. Thanks Roger! CMS YouTube Channel
President’s Message – February 2020 (Click Here to see more)
From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . I am busy with planning and writing the website to sell booth space for our 2020 Show. I am also the Bulletin Aids Chair for NFMS this year. It is the busiest time of the year for this position as I am in charge of […]
President’s Message – January 2020
From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . I want to thank everyone that attended our Holiday Dinner. We had the best turnout since the club struck out on it’s own. 40 members, family and friends attended. We had a great selection of food. Best ever. Thank you to each one of you […]