Pesident’s Message – July 2021 (Click Here For More Information)

Past Presidents Message
From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . .
Boy was it good to see everyone after 16 months of no in-person meetings! We had a good turnout. I estimate we had 30 people. 27 members signed in but I think there were about 3 additional people who didn’t make it to the sign-in table. I would like to remind everyone to sign in at the front door. You get a door prize ticket for the drawing later in the meeting plus for insurance purposes, we need a headcount and the names of those who attended our meeting.
Our club hands out “Rock Bucks” to our young tumblers at every meeting. If they attend they get $2 in Rock Bucks. If you also bring something and tell us about your item during Show ‘n Tell you receive a total of $5 in Rock Bucks for being at the meeting. Our young tumblers can use these Rock Bucks at all our club auctions. They can take part in the bidding process and if they win they can purchase the item(s) using these Rock Bucks.
We continue to have about 5 new members every month. I want to welcome each of you to our great rock club. I tried to get around and meet our new members at the last meeting. I apologize if I missed introducing myself to you. I will try to do so at our July meeting.
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for our next meeting on Thursday, July 8th at 7 pm. We will be playing “Rock Bingo.” We always have fun playing bingo and everyone goes home a winner. Bingo details are in this Tumbler and on the website.
I would also like to point out our annual club picnic is being held on Sunday, August 8th at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum. Setup is at 11 am and lunch is at noon. We will have an auction following lunch. Check August’s Tumbler or the website for more information on this event.
Kat Koch, President
Updated: January 9, 2022 — 3:38 pm

Presidents Message

  • Digging It!  I hope you’ve all had a chance to get out and look for rocks during the lovely weather we enjoyed in July – it’s been mostly perfect rockhounding weather. And for those of you who were able to come on the field trips led by our fearless wagon master Roger Danneman, I hope you found some good material. Big thanks to Roger for getting us all out there and helping us find beautiful rocks! August is a bit of a break from the usual club meeting cadence – instead of having our club meeting on the second Thursday …

Meeting Announcements

  • Our August meeting will not be happening at the American Legion – instead, this month’s meeting is our annual club potluck and picnic on Saturday, August 15. Join us from 12-4 at Gene Coulon Park, South Shelter 2 – setup begins at 10:30am. Bring something you want to share and/or donate to the club auction, also happening during the picnic. 

  • September’s program is coming soon. We will update this page as soon as we know more.

  • Noelle Barnes will present Using Gaia for Rockhounding, an overview of the features and tricks associated with the app Gaia and how you can use it for GPS, saving waypoints, navigation, photo tagging, trail recording and more. Show and Tell: Bring the rock(s) that have the best “story” – and tell everyone how you found them and where!

  • Club board member Paul Ahnberg will talk to us about the impact of wildfires on our lives – from protecting your home to staying safe while out rockhounding – and what we can do today to help mitigate our risk. Paul will combine his knowledge gained from learning at both the WSU Green School (Master Gardener) and WSU Climate Steward programs. Show and Tell: Bring something you found, from a place that you know has since been impacted by floods or wildfires – or was impacted shortly before you arrived. Tell your story!

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