President’s Message – June 2018

Presidents Message

Mike and I attended the April Northwest Regional Show in Yakima. I was so proud of our club when they handed out the NFMS and AFMS awards. If you attended our May general meeting you are already aware of these awards.

So just in case you have not heard, our club won the following:

AFMS Rockhound of the Year – Bob Pattie

AFMS 4th Place Website Award – Mark Hohn

NFMS 1st Place Website Award – Mark Hohn (2nd year in a row)

AFMS 7th Place Small Bulletin – Keith Morgan

plus received the AFMS Top 10 Pen

NFMS 2nd Place Small Bulletin – Keith Morgan

AFMS 1st Place Drawn Feature – Keith Morgan

plus received the AFMS Top 10 Pen

NFMS 1st Place Drawn Feature – Keith Morgan

AFMS Honorable Mention Adult Article – Kat Koch

NFMS 1st Place Adult Article – Kat Koch

Congratulations to everyone that won plus an additional thank you to all our members that volunteer their time to make our Club a success.

Remember to volunteer for our show!!!!! Contact Mark or Kat.

Kat Koch

CMS President

Updated: August 26, 2018 — 5:59 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

  • We are going to show a video of the most unusual and amazing things found in Amber. It isn’t just insects. We are also going to have a recap of how our Gem Show did last month. Show ‘n Tell: An item that has something trapped inside or a picture rock, thunder egg, or geode that looks like it has an insect, animal, or face inside.

  • Maureen will speak on the geology and the movement of the Washington coastline over millions of years. Show ‘n Tell: Favorite rock or mineral from Washington

  • Glen Ripper is a leading authority on Obsidian. He is a walking encyclopedia which should make this an interesting and educational meeting. Show ‘n Tell: Obsidian – let’s see your colors.

  •   We start the day off with a potluck holiday meal. The club provides roasted turkey and ham. Members fill in with their favorite holiday potluck dish. We follow our meal with the election of officers for the coming year. Our final activity is our club auction. It is a great time to pick up great bargains on rough rocks, polished rocks, slabs, fossils, opal, etc. Our Young Tumblers can use their Rock Bucks to purchase auction items. This meeting is also our semi-annual food drive for the Kent Food Bank. Please remember to bring something. The Food Bank has informed us that they need feminine hygiene products and grape or strawberry jelly. People donate loads of peanut butter but never jelly. They also receive very few donations of feminine hygiene products.

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