President’s Message – April 2021 (Click Here for More Info)

From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . .
March’s Zoom General Meeting went well. We saw some of Terri Gerard’s sphere collection, Bob gave a lands’ access report plus a brief report from Roger, our Field Trip Guide. You can always check our website for the next planned field trip plus the details on where to meetup.
We also saw some new faces at the March meeting. Hopefully more of you will decide to attend our April Zoom meeting. You can join via your smart phone, laptop, tablet or desk top computer. If you don’t have a smart phone you can dial in and attend via voice only.
Now let’s all jump in with both feet and attend our Zoom April general meeting!
We will be resuming in-person general meetings in May or June. So stayed tuned for more information.
I would like to remind everyone that the AFMS is holding their annual meeting fairly close to us this year.

Sublette County Rock Hounds’ Annual Gem & Mineral Show
Rock & Roll with Wyoming Rocks
AFMS and RMFMS Annual Conventions

June 18-20, 2021
Sublette County Fairgrounds’ Event Center
10937 Hwy 189, Big Piney, Wyoming

Going to shows out of our area is always interesting (and hard on the pocketbook) because you see a lot of material we don’t see at our local shows. It should be an exceptionally good show since it’s both a national and local federation show. These regional and national shows always have great free lecture series plus field trips to the local collecting areas.
We continue to get new members every month via our website. I want to welcome each of you to our great rock club. I hope we get to meet each other in a Zoom meetings.
Anyone that joined our club from September 11, 2020 thru December 31, 2020 (last year) your membership is good for all of 2021.
Stay home, always wear a mask if you have to go out, and be sure to sanitize your hands constantly. I hope everyone stays safe and healthy as we all want to see each other this year.
Kat Koch, President
Updated: January 9, 2022 — 3:37 pm

Presidents Message

  • From the Top of the Rock Pile Our annual club picnic went off great. The grass and Arboretum area was not wet or muddy, plus it didn’t rain while we were there. We had the usual club members attend, plus a few new faces. I forgot to count how many people attended, but I estimate around 40. Thank you, Angie and Brian, for shopping for the food and setting everything up. Thumbler’s Tumblers donated a tumbler for our picnic auction and another one for our holiday auction in December. The new double-barreled 15# tumbler sold for $120, approximately one-third the

Meeting Announcements

  • Our wagonmaster, Roger, will go over the field trips he has planned for this year, including samples of what you can find at each location.   Show and Tell: Your Best Rock Find Of Last Year.

  • We’re still developing the 2026 calendar of events, but we know one thing for sure – our March general meeting will happen on the 12th at 7pm. We hope to see you there! Show and Tell: also coming soon!

  • 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. 

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