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

  • Digging It!  May is finally here, and with the snow clearing, the flowers blooming, and the rains letting up a bit (hopefully), that rock fever is hitting us all pretty hard. I hope you all had a great time at the Rock Bingo night last month! The Big Show is Coming! We are now less than two months away from our Cascade Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show, which will be held June 27–28 at Kent Commons. This is our biggest event of the year, and as I mentioned when I started my term, the people are what make this club …

Meeting Announcements

  • 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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