General Meeting -Thursday – April 13th (Click Here For More Info)

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General Meeting – Thursday, April 13th

This meeting has been planned for April because the Kent, Renton, and Covington School Districts are on spring break, so all our Young Tumblers plan on attending this fun meeting as there is no school the next day. Bring your friends too.

Topic: Fluorescent Rocks!!

Not all rocks are what they seem. We have all heard about shapeshifters in sci-fi movies. How about very real color shifters?

The club will have a collection of fluorescent rocks for everyone to see. It is interesting to see the different colors rocks become under short or long-wave UV lights.

We will then examine members’ rocks and see what happens under UV light.

Show ‘n Tell: Bring your rocks, and we will see if they change colors too.

This is a fun meeting, so gather up your rocks that you suspect might be fluorescent and bring them to the meeting!!

Updated: April 25, 2023 — 4:35 pm

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  • Digging It!  Our big rock, gem and jewelry show is at the end of this month. We have so many opportunities for you to come and be a part of it – from helping our wonderful vendors load in their gear, to setting up tables, greeting guests, helping with kid’s activities, and so much more. All of our volunteers always go home with free rocks – and free shop hours! I’ll be spending those three days (Friday, June 26 – our set up day – through Sunday, June 28) at the Silent Auction table, working on raising money for our …

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  • Our own Mike Blanton will bring his expertise to this club meeting program – he will share the tools, tips and tricks he has developed to drill holes in stones and minerals so you can do more with the rocks you find. Show and Tell: bring a rock you’d like to make into something else.

  • Club Wagonmaster and rock shop creator Roger Danneman will present an overview of the new club shop – including equipment, scheduling, stewards, and what you can expect from this exciting new resource.  Show and Tell: bring a rock you want to polish or make into a cabochon (or something you’ve already polished or made)

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