WELCOME TO:
CEDAR VALLEY ROCKS & MINERALS SOCIETY
Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals Society, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was organized for the purpose of studying the sciences of mineralogy,
geology, and paleontology and the arts of lapidary and gemology. The club draws members from the greater Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area as well as
from across Iowa, surrounding states, and a few distant states.
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Regular Meetings:
3rd Tuesday, 7:15
(Sept. through May)
Venue Hiawatha Community Center
Visitors Welcome
See Monthly Newsletters for Program and Meeting Details.
- September 17, 2024
- October 15, 2024
- November 19, 2024 - Annual Meeting
- December 10, 2024 - (2nd Tuesday)
- January 21, 2025
- February 18, 2025
- March 18, 2025
- April 15, 2025
- May 20, 2025
Summer Picnics
3rd Tuesday, Eat at 6:30
(Jun. through Sept.)
See Below for Picnic Site Details:
- June 17, 2025 Thomas Park, Marion
- July 15, 2025 Wanatee Park, Marion
- August 19, 2025 Morgan Creek (on E Ave)
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Our 60th Show
- Hawkeye Downs
- Sat. from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sun. from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Annual 2-Day Auction
Sep. 20-21, 2025
Amana RV Park, 39 38th Ave., Amana, IA
Sat. from 9 a.m. to about 8 p.m.
Sun. from 9 a.m. to about 3:00 p.m.
Viewing Fri. from 5:00-7:30 p.m.; Sat. starting at 7:30 a.m.; Sun. starting at 8:00 a.m.
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Auction Helpers - Members
September 21-22, 2024
- Fri. Setup starts at 8:30 a.m.
- Wear your "Staff" t-shirt during the auction
- Set up tables, unpack boxes, help arrange material into lots, put numbers on lots, help during viewing from 5:00-7:30
- Lunch & pizza dinner provided to helpers
- Sat. & Sun.: run auction sheets, spot for auctioneers, move lots to the front of the hall, tear down & clean up
- Please help if you can
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- Leave Cedar Rapids from Cedar Valley World Travel at 6:30am.
- Arrive Calkins Nature Area ~9:00am
- Guided Tour/Program and Self-Guided Viewing
- Continue to Grotto of the Redemption ~11am
- Bring your own lunch to eat on the bus.
- Leave Grotto ~3:00pm
- Arrive Cedar Rapids ~6:00pm
- Bus free for members. After Sept 1, nonmembers may join the trip for $25/person.
- Zoo admission payable by participants: Adults $18.95; 65+ & Military $17.95; Kids 3-11 $12.95, Military Kids $11.95.
- Contact Bill Desmarais (Desmarais_3@msn.com) to sign up.
- Click for a map to the Bus Pickup in Cedar Rapids
to see events scheduled
by clubs in the Midwest area.
