Calendar Of Events

Jan 9th, 2025 – General Meeting

Feb 13th, 2025 – General Meeting

Feb 22nd, 2025 – Field Trip to Ole One Lane Bridge (Dunite, Quartz, Gneiss)

Mar 13th, 2025 – General Meeting

Mar 29th, 2025 – Field Trip to Swift Creek / Baker Lake (Agate, Jasper, Gneiss)

April 10th, 2025 – General Meeting (Bingo night)

April 19th, 2025 – Field Trip to Saddle Mountain (Petrified Wood, Opalized Wood)

May 3rd, 2025 – Field Trip to First Creek (Agate, Jasper, Geodes, Crystal)

May 8th, 2025 – General Meeting

May 17th, 2025 – Field Trip to Biggs / Rufus, Oregon (Agate, Jasper)

June 7th, 2025 – Field Trip to Little Naches (Thundereggs, Jasper, Agate, Leaf Fossils)

June 12th, 2025 – General Meeting

June 15th, 2025 – Field Trip to Red Top (Agate, Jasper, Geodes, Crystal)

June 28th-29th (Setup on 27th), 2025 – CMS Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show (Kent Commons)

July 10th, 2025 – General Meeting

July 12th, 2025 – Field Trip to Greenwater (Agate, Jasper, Common Opal)

July 19th, 2025 – Field Trip to Crystal Mtn (north of Ellensburg) (Agate, Jasper, Crystal, Geodes)

Aug TBD, 2025 – Summer Picnic (takes the place of General Meeting)

Sept 6th, 2025 – Field Trip to Frost Mountain (Agate, Jasper, Geodes, Crystal)

Sept 11th, 2025 – General Meeting

Sept 26-28th, 2025 – Camp out and Field Trip to Teanaway / Red Top (Agate, Jasper, Geodes, Crystal)

Oct 9th, 2025 – General Meeting

Oct 18th, 2025 – Field Trip to Crystal Mtn (north of Ellensburg) (Agate, Jasper, Geodes, Crystal)

Oct 25th, 2025 – Field Trip to Swift Creek / Baker Lake (Agate, Jasper, Gneiss)

Nov 8th, 2025 – Field Trip to First Creek (Agate, Jasper, Geodes, Crystal)

Nov 13th, 2025 – General Meeting

Dec TBD, 2025 – Holiday Party (Takes the place of General Meeting)

Updated: January 27, 2025 — 10:35 am

Presidents Message

  • From the Top of the Rock Pile 2024 is in our rearview mirror. It was a very successful year for our club. We moved our Cascade Gem Show to June at Kent Commons. It has been an excellent decision for our club. We had the largest attendance since resuming our shows in 2018, with approximately 3,200 visitors! The proceeds from our two club auctions in 2024 brought in around $1,800. These funds help to cover our club’s largest expense, the liability insurance policy. I expect the premium for 2025 will be near $3,000. Our booth at the Puyallup Gem Faire …

Meeting Announcements

  • February 13th – Jim Cerenzie – Finding New (Old) Rockhounding Sites Our club member, Jim Cerenzie, is going to speak on how he finds long forgotten sites to hunt for rocks and crystals. He has a YouTube channel called the “Vug Meister” where he and his son go rockhounding to these places. If you watch YouTube please support him by subscribing to his channel. Show ‘n Tell: Your favorite rockhounding find. It can be a find from a field trip, your yard, the beach, or a riverbed.

  • March 13th – Field Trip Preview by Roger Danneman Where will we go this year? Join our wagonmaster Roger Danneman as he gives us a preview of all of the places the Club will explore this year on field trips – and what kinds of materials you might find there. Show ‘n Tell: Something you’ve found on a prior field trip (with a club or on your own!).

  • April 10th – Rock BINGO Kent schools on spring break. So all you members, junior members and their friends, your grandkids, guests it is time for our Rock Bingo night.  Everyone is guaranteed to be a winner. Rock Bingo is free tonight – bring 3 wrapped presents (see below). Maximum 3 game cards per player. Each player is to bring 3 wrapped presents. Rocks, minerals, fossils, cabachons, slabs, jewelry, or anything that you think would be a nice gift.  Guests do not need to bring any wrapped items.

  • May 8th – Glaciers by Paul Ahnberg What are the benefits of glaciers? Glaciers, slow-moving rivers of ice, have sculpted mountains and carved valleys throughout Earth’s history. They continue to flow and shape the landscape in many places today. But glaciers affect much more than the landscape. Show ‘n Tell: A white or clear mineral or crystal.

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