March General Meeting – Thursday, March 10th (Click for More Info)

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Meeting Topic: I have heard from several members they are having a hard time obtaining a good polish when tumbling rocks. This month, several of our members will speak on the various polishing methods. A question and answer session will follow. Hopefully, you will solve your tumbling problems at this meeting.

Do you have some rocks that are not polished to your liking and want to know what to do next? Then, please bring them to the meeting and get your questions answered.

Do you have some soft rocks and want to know how you can polish them?? Then, bring them too and learn how to polish them.

Show ‘n Tell: Bring rocks or minerals you would like identified. Our members that are very knowledgeable on identification will give it a go. Of course, we can’t guarantee to identify everything, but they will give it a good try.

Great Tumbling Resource: The Rock Tumbler’s website. It has a great how-to library. https://rocktumbler.com/

 

 

Updated: April 5, 2022 — 1:19 pm

Presidents Message

  • Digging It!  Thanks to everyone who joined us in March for Maureen Carlisle’s fascinating look at the world of professional paleontology digs. Our next meeting on April 9 is a great club tradition: Rock Bingo! Whether you’ve been a member for decades or you just joined last month, Bingo is the ultimate fun night for everyone kids included. All you have to do is bring three rock-related gifts (rocks themselves are just fine!), wrapped so that they are hidden, and then show up at 7pm on the 9th. Everyone is a winner – win a new treasure for your shelf and …

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  • Come one, come all and play ROCK BINGO! With schools out for many local school districts, we invite members, guests, and especially families and kids to come and enjoy one of our most fun nights of the year. Everyone is guaranteed to win at this FREE event! All you have to do is bring three wrapped presents – presents can be rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, cabochons, slabs, jewelry, tumbled stones – anything you think might be a nice gift for a rock enthusiast. 

  • 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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