April 2016 Meeting Announcement

CMS Meeting April 14th 
Program Presentation:
We will have a speaker this month. Jim Cerenzie, fellow CMS Member, is going to give us a talk on what tools you need for rockhounding.
We will also be showing off our new website and Facebook page. Our own Club Member, Mark Hohn, is right now hard-at-work building us a new website and revamping the Facebook page.
Show ‘n Tell:
In honor of April Fool’s Day bring a rock or mineral that is often sold as something else.
For an example: Pyrite (Fool’s Gold), Amazonite (often sold as New Jade), Magnasite (often sold as Turquoise), Dragon Vein (Chinese composite), Sea Sediment (Chinese composite), Howlite (often dyed and sold as Turquoise), etc.

The next Board Meeting will be 7:00 pm, Monday, April 11 at

Panera Bread

521 2nd Pl N

(between Crow St & Willis St)

Kent, Washington

Updated: May 2, 2016 — 9:21 pm

Presidents Message

  • From the Top of the Rock Pile Our Gem Show is on June 29th and 30th, with set-up on June 28th. Roger is looking for volunteers, so be prepared to help when he calls or emails you. We need a volunteer to ensure all the signs we need inside the venue are made and printed. We also need a volunteer to order street signs for our new location, place them before the show, and take them down. Then I am looking for a volunteer to take charge of the club sales table and set up the sales table. We need

Meeting Announcements

  • Topic: Out-of-state rockhounding sites by Roger Danneman Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Montana, etc. – So many rockhounding places! We have a few members who have combined a road trip vacation and rockhounding that will collaborate on this. It’s interesting to see the variety of material from these areas. After this meeting, you may want to plan a road trip too! Show ‘n Tell: Show us something you have found or bought on a road trip.

  • April 11th – Rock Bingo (Spring Break) and Food Drive This meeting is our annual “Rock Bingo” night. It is held during spring break so our Young Tumblers and their friends can attend without worrying about school the next day. Each member is asked to bring 3 wrapped items for each person who intends to play Bingo. You can play up to 3 games in person, and every person goes home a winner. Please try to donate an item you would like to receive, not junk slabs and rocks. Let’s all plan to have a fun evening together. Guests are welcome, and we encourage our Young Tumblers to bring their friends. Food Drive – We are collecting food for the Kent Food again. Try to donate 1 item or more for every person playing Bingo.

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