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 […]
Category: Past Meeting Announcement
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 – September 13th
General Meeting – September 13th Meeting Topic: Our upcoming Gem Show by Mark Hohn, Show Chairman Our meeting will mark 7 days until we need to be ready for show setup. We are getting down to showtime! We will also be handing out AMFS’ Future Rockhounds of America badges to all of our Young Tumblers […]
General Meeting – August 9th
NO MEETING TONIGHT!! Our meeting this month is our annual picnic at Lake Wilderness Arboretum. See meeting info on below post.
Annual Potluck Picnic and Auction – Sunday, August 5th
Our picnic will be Sunday, August 5th at our regular location, Lake Wilderness Arboretum. Bob Wahlberg has reserved this space for us for several years. He has also moved the tables in and out for our use. We owe him a huge thanks for all the years he has done this for our Club!! Thank […]
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, […]
June 11th – Board Meeting
Board meeting on June 11th, 2018, at Wendy’s at 505 E Smith, Kent, WA 7:00 PM. The Board meeting follows the Show Committee meeting. Please plan on attending if you are curious as to what goes on behind the scene with our Club. Everyone is welcome to attend one or both meetings.
July 9th – Show Committee Meeting
Our next show committee meeting will be before the board meeting on June 11th, 2018, at Wendy’s at 505 E Smith, Kent, WA 6:30 PM. We will meet prior to the monthly board meeting. If you are interested in helping organize and plan the show please attend. Show committee meeting starts at 6:30 with a short board […]
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 […]