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 great. We need your energy and your hands to make this a success! If you haven’t joined a committee yet, please consider:
- Show Board Meetings: Our next meeting is online, May 11 (the second Monday of the month) at 6:30 PM.
- Volunteering: We need help with everything from show preparation to execution.
- Ideas: I am still looking for your feedback and ideas for what you’d like to see from the club this year.
At this month’s club meeting, our own Mike Blanton will bring his expertise to the program, sharing the tools, tips The Tumbler Page 7 May 2026 and tricks he has developed to drill holes in stones and minerals so you can do more with the rocks you find. And we have three (!) field trips scheduled for May and June – I hope you’ll be able to make it to one if not all of them. Thank you for being a member (and for reading the newsletter).
Happy hunting!
Noelle Barnes, President