Category: Show

2023 VENDOR AGREEMENT

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By purchasing booth space (from now on known as “Vendor”), you enter into an agreement with Cascade Mineralogical Society (from now on known as “CMS”) for the Cascade Gem & Mineral Show taking place at Green River College, Auburn on September 16 and 17 (from now on known as “Event”). In addition, CMS offers a […]

Cascade Gem & Mineral Show 2024

    Here is a little preview from some of the vendors that will be a part of the show on June 29 – 30. 2024! Mark your calendars and plan to attend. OlyArtesania: “I’m Gretchen Newman, and OlyArtesania is my local handmade jewelry and lapidary arts.  I do an artistic mix of the Pacific […]

2023 Vendor Agreement

Show

2023 Vendor Agreement By purchasing booth space, (from now on known as “Vendor”), you enter into an agreement with Cascade Mineralogical Society (from now on known as “CMS”) for the Cascade Gem & Mineral Show taking place at Green River College, Auburn on September 16 and 17 (from now on known as “Event”). In addition, […]

Cascade Gem & Mineral show sneak peek!

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Here is a little preview from some of the vendors that will be a part of the show in September 16-18, 2023! Mark your calendars and RSVP to attend today! Click here.  Peace of the Earth Jewelry. Her booth will be offering hundreds of pendants, wrapped with sterling silver or 14k gold-filled wire!   Find […]

2022 CASCADE GEM & MINERAL SHOW VENDOR AGREEMENT

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2022 CASCADE GEM & MINERAL SHOW VENDOR AGREEMENT By purchasing booth space, (hereinafter known as “Vendor”) enters into an agreement with Cascade Mineralogical Society (hereinafter known as “CMS”) for the Cascade Gem & Mineral Show taking place at Green River College on August 20 and 21 (hereinafter known as “Event”): 1. Term of the Agreement. […]

Cascade Mineralogical Society Scholarships

A portion of our proceeds from the show are donated back to the Green River College Foundation scholarship fund.  The scholarship is available to any student at Green River College studying the the Earth Sciences, Natural Resources Program,  Geology or Paleontology field.  Scholarship award from our 2018 Show was awarded to: $500 Cascade Mineralogical Society […]

2023 Vendor Agreement

By purchasing booth space, (from now on known as “Vendor”), you enter into an agreement with Cascade Mineralogical Society (from now on known as “CMS”) for the Cascade Gem & Mineral Show taking place at Green River College, Auburn on September 16 and 17 (from now on known as “Event”). In addition, CMS offers a […]

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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