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Regular club meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Meetings are held at the

Meadowthorpe Community Center, 333 Larch Lane, Lexington
 

click here for MAP to club meeting place

 

Directions to the monthly club meetings at the Meadowthorpe Community Center

  • from New Cricle Road, Rt 4
  • Exit 7 Leestown Road towards Lexington
  • turn left onto Boiling Springs Drive
  • turn right onto Meadowthorpe Ave
  • turn left onto Larch Lane

Meadowthorpe Community Center is at the end of Larch Lane

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ROCK HOUNDS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY

Be sure to bring any rocks, crystals, minerals, or gemstones you want to show the club. Those wearing name badges will be eligible to enter a free drawing for a free specimen from among the above group. Name badges can be of any type, so long as your name is clearly visible!

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May Rock News

Our May program will be on wood carving by Larry Smith. Let's make this a really fun wood related sharing meeting. Bring your favorite petrified wood, in every form, even made into jewelry. Also any wooden jewelry or wooden enhanced beading or other gemstone jewelry, let's all share and learn.

Time remains to sign up for the August, September, and October lapidary workshops. Check your calendar, and see if you can manage to treat yourself a week of learning, fellowship and relaxation at either William Holland or Wildacres. Many ROCK members are attending the August session of Wildacres. Why not join them?

Our Club Show is the end of September. Anyone wanting to have assistance in planning and pulling together a professional static display, or needing use of a showcase should call Alice Bradshaw
at 859 299 5671. Information on showmanship and competitive exhibiting will be shared gladly!

Many interesting rock shows are being held in surrounding areas this year. Check the show news portion of this newsletter, and plan to attend all those that interest you. And to make the gas prices
less, invite friends to ride along and share the day and gas expenses with you!

If you don't have a name badge that you like to wear at club meetings, go ahead and make yourself one now, and put it into your vehicle so you will have it to wear at meetings, and so you will be able to have a chance at winning stone prizes during the name badge drawing at our May meeting.

Bring a friend whom you believe will enjoy our May program. It promises to be most interesting!

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Editor's Note

Please consider writing an article or submitting photos of your rock related hobby to be included in the newsletter and website for other club members to enjoy. Share your wealth of experience with the club.

Newsletter deadline is the last day of each month for the next issue.

Material in this newsletter may be duplicated for non-commercial purposes provided credit is given to this publication and the author.

If you have a question or suggestion about writing or submitting to this newsletter send it the editor :-)

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Future Rockhounds of America Merit Badge Program


This is the perfect time of year to save those stamps. Bring good used stamps to the next meeting by the bucket load! These stamps are sent in to the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, of which your ROCK club is a member. The SFMS sells used stamps to stamp collectors. Most used postage stamps have some resale value to collectors. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the stamps go toward scholarships to attend Federation Workshops at William Holland or Wildacres. A drawing is held at the annual meeting of the SFMS to award the scholarships. The number of scholarships awarded each year depends on the amount of money earned from the sale of the stamps.

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ROCKHOUNDS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON KENTUCKY
ROCK MINERAL & GEM CLUB