Category: Past Meeting Announcement

General Meeting – November 8th

General Meeting – November 8th Meeting Topic: Professor Katy Shaw, Geology Dept., Green River College She will about collecting samples and identifying mineral formations at hydrothermal (smokers) vents in the Endeavor Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. I would like to show our support for Prof. Shaw and her taking the time out of […]

General Meeting – Oct 11th

General Meeting – October 11th Meeting Topic: A short video update on the eruption at the Hawaiian Volcano Kilauea. A recap of our show. Mark took a great time lapse of the show which we will see. Acknowledgment of our youth ribbon awards for their display cases. Handout badges the kids earned from AFMS Youth Program. Show […]

General Meeting – July 12th

Topic: Gemstones of Washington Bob Pattie gave a talk on the “Gemstones of Washington” at the NFMS Rock & Gem Show in Yakima earlier this year. His presentation was very well received. I thought we would all enjoy hearing his talk and Bob has agreed to repeat his presentation for us.   Show ‘n Tell: […]

General Meeting – June 14th

General Meeting – June 14th Topic: The current Hawaiian volcanic eruption. The USGS and HVO have put out a video on the current eruption of Halema’uma’u and the eruption history of Kilauea. Show ‘n Tell: Show off the volcanic (igneous) rocks in your collection. Magma erupts from volcanoes, the lava cools and forms rocks. Obsidian, […]

May 10th – General Meeting

General Meeting – May 7th Kat will be presenting the awards our club won at NFMS regional meeting at the Yakima Rock and Gem Show. She will also be presenting the awards our club won at the past AFMS national meeting held April 4-8, 2018 in Raleigh, NC.   Speaker: Roger Danneman, Field Trip Guide Roger will be […]

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

  • We are going to show a video of the most unusual and amazing things found in Amber. It isn’t just insects. We are also going to have a recap of how our Gem Show did last month. Show ‘n Tell: An item that has something trapped inside or a picture rock, thunder egg, or geode that looks like it has an insect, animal, or face inside.

  • Maureen will speak on the geology and the movement of the Washington coastline over millions of years. Show ‘n Tell: Favorite rock or mineral from Washington

  • Glen Ripper is a leading authority on Obsidian. He is a walking encyclopedia which should make this an interesting and educational meeting. Show ‘n Tell: Obsidian – let’s see your colors.

  •   We start the day off with a potluck holiday meal. The club provides roasted turkey and ham. Members fill in with their favorite holiday potluck dish. We follow our meal with the election of officers for the coming year. Our final activity is our club auction. It is a great time to pick up great bargains on rough rocks, polished rocks, slabs, fossils, opal, etc. Our Young Tumblers can use their Rock Bucks to purchase auction items. This meeting is also our semi-annual food drive for the Kent Food Bank. Please remember to bring something. The Food Bank has informed us that they need feminine hygiene products and grape or strawberry jelly. People donate loads of peanut butter but never jelly. They also receive very few donations of feminine hygiene products.

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