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Updated: April 22, 2016 — 11:12 pm

Presidents Message

  • President’s Message – June 2025

    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

  • June 12th – Rock Identification Exercise

    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.

  • July 10th – Amber – The Most Amazing Discoveries Found in Amber

    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.

  • August TBD – Lake Wilderness Arboretum Picnic (Maple Valley) and Club Auction

    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.  

  • September 11th – Stay tuned. Info to come soon.

Current News

  • February 13th – Jim Cerenzie – Finding Rockhounding Sites
  • March 13th – Field Trip Preview by Roger Danneman
  • Apri 10th – Rock BINGO
  • May 8th – Glaciers by Paul Ahnberg
  • June 12th – Coming soon!
  • September 12th – Agates (Last Minute Change)
  • October 10th – Opals by Pete Williams
  • November 14th – CMS Food Drive & Glaciers by Paul Arhberg
  • President’s Message – September 2024
  • December 1st – Holiday Potluck Dinner, Election of Officers, and Club Auction

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