May 17th 2025 Field Trip To Biggs/Rufus, Oregon (Jasper, Agate)

Past Field Trips

On May 17th, 2025, we have scheduled a trip on private property near Rufus, Oregon for Biggs Jasper/Agate.  This trip will be led by the owner of Sherman County Rocks rock shop and we need to pay by the pound for what we collect/keep.  $5/pound for Beers Mtn jasper.  $2/pound for China Hollow jasper/agate piled at his shop and $5/pound for Grainite jasper.  There are 7 different kinds of jasper/agate on his property.  We leave at 9:30 AM from his rock shop, so you’ll either need to be on the road very early that morning, or drive down on Friday and get a hotel room or camp site.  More details will be sent out to my Field Trips distribution list as we get closer, but if you’re interested, let me know, and make your own arrangements.  Last year some of us went to Polka-Dot mine and Richardson’s Rock Ranch, both of which are an hour+ drive further south.

Roger Danneman CMS (roger.danneman@gmail.com  425-228-8781 or cell 425-757-3506 

 

Updated: May 20, 2025 — 9:43 pm

Presidents Message

  • From the Top of the Rock Pile From the Top of the Rock Pile Our Gem Show is sold out. Everything is moving along with the show. We will be asking for volunteers at the June meeting plus via email. Please plan on helping out at our show. It takes around 50 people to cover all 3 days. I have not been out to see how the building of our indoor shop is coming along at Roger’s home, but I hear from members that it is really coming along. With some good weather, progress should really move along fast. If …

Meeting Announcements

  • We will form teams to identify a tray of 8 rocks. Bring your hardness kit, rock ID books, cell phones, or anything else to help your team identify the stones. Last call for volunteers to help with our Gem Show. Show ‘n Tell: Bring an item from the collection you want to be identified.   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.

  • 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.

  • Potluck on the Park. Bring your favorite potluck dish, rolls, drinks, dessert, etc. Enjoy a peaceful day in the park, visiting with friends and getting in some “rock talk.”     Following our lunch, we will hold a club auction. It’s a great time to pick up some great bargains. Our Young Tumblers can also spend their “rock bucks” on something they want.  

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