President’s Message – February 2020 (Click Here to see more)

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From the Top of the Rock Pile . . .

I am busy with planning and writing the website to sell booth space for our 2020 Show. I am also the Bulletin Aids Chair for NFMS this year. It is the busiest time of the year for this position as I am in charge of all the NFMS contest submissions except websites. Thank goodness, this closes our shortly. FYI: There isno conflict of interest as I do not judge any of the entries from our club.

Mike has threatened to tie my hands down in order for me not to volunteer for anything else anywhere. I agree so he doesn’t have to worry.

I want to thank everyone in the club for stepping up to fill all the chair positions. Now I need to fill the various volunteer time slots at the show. So please consider to signing up now so you can then mark your calendar and won’t have any conflicting commitments.

Mike and I will be going to the Tucson Gem Show this year and then on to San Antonio, Texas to visit Mike’s daughter. I will be missing the February Board and Club meeting. VP Merriann Fu will be handling everything while I am gone. I am always in contact via email and my cell number.

See all of you in March –

Kat Koch, President 

Updated: November 1, 2022 — 12:47 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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