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Succor Creek - September 08
Photos by Rudy Appleby
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Link to photos of WAMS November 08 General Meeting
Photos by George Goetzelman
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WAMS 2008 River of Gems Photo Gallery
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Link to photos of WAMS January 08 General Meeting
Photos by George Goetzelman
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Link to photos of WAMS November 07 General Meeting
Photos by George Goetzelman
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McDermitt Field Trip - September 2007
Photos by Theresa Byrne
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Owyhee (Succor Creek) Field Trip - June 2007
Photos by Rudy Appleby
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Link to photos of WAMS October 06 General Meeting
Photos by George Goetzelman
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Link to photos of WAMS June 06 General Meeting
Photos by George Goetzelman
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WAMS 51st Annual River of Gems - April 14-16, 2006
Photos by Susan Appleby
ROG Photo Gallery 1 [ click here for pix ]
ROG Photo Gallery 2 [ click here for pix ]
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Link to photos of WAMS April 06 General Meeting
Photos by George Goetzelman
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River of Gems Work Party - March 4th
Photos by Theresa Byrne
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February 06 Coast Trip
Photos by Theresa Byrne
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Link to photos of WAMS February 06 General Meeting
Photos by George Goetzelman
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Link to photos of WAMS January 06 General Meeting
Photos by George Goetzelman
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WAMS 2005 Holiday Dinner (December 11, 2005)
WAMS Holiday Dinner at the Salem Senior Center was enjoyed by almost 80 members. 2006 Officers were initiated and Member Awards were presented [click here for details]. Photos by S. Appleby and J. Owens.
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WAMS 2005 Picnic
Our yearly picnic was well attended. Thanks to Theresa Byrne for the photos
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WAMS - NW Federation Show - Oregon Treasure Trails
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Oregon Treasure Trail Photo Gallery One
OTT Display Cases and Special Exhibits - Photos by Jack Cole
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Oregon Treasure Trail Photo Gallery Two
Demonstrators, Display Cases and More - Photos by Susan Appleby
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50th Annual River of Gems - April 15 - 17, 2005 - Rickreall Fairgrounds
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Lost Creek - March, 2005
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Thanks to Sandy Wissinger for all the great Lost Creek shots. Will have our typical photo gallery soon, but wanted to get these photos up for everyone to see (it's an animated gif).
Another Successful Beach Trip - submitted by Chuck Hunt
Well we did it again. The weather was just great the first day with very little wind, lots of sun and a great time for collecting. There were thirty-plus members and guests on the trip. There were not many gravel beds opened, but the members did get some Newport Blue agates, fossils and a couple of more unusual or elusive things on this trip! Joe Start got three whale vertebrae in situ! It was a great find. Our own Zach Abbas found an agate arrowhead and Sandy Wissinger found a shark’s tooth. There were a lot of unusual, but neat finds.
Saturday evening found thirty-plus members at the Sizzler for some “show and tell” and the replenishing of some calories. Sunday dawned and it was pouring down rain, wind and very cool as a cold front moved into the coast. A couple of us spent some time on the beach Sunday digging at the fossil skeleton site again and then it was back home in the rain. Also, I did dig up a fossil crab, so it was a pretty good weekend. I hope everyone else had as much fun as I did.
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WAMS Holiday Dinner - December, 2004
WAMS Holiday Dinner was held in December with over 80 members in attendance. George G. installed the officers for 2005.
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Field Trip to McDermitt - September, 2004
Nine members went on the McDermitt trip: Theresa Byrne, Art and Joyce Winters, Joe and Janice VanCura, Don Esch, Mick Edwards, Tom Robertson, and Kit Leshk. Field trip article in published in the Sept/Oct 2004 Newsletter.
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WAMS at the Oregon State Fair - September 04
Submitted by George Goetzelman
Again this year the Oregon State Fair has reserved a booth for Willamette Agate at no cost to us.
For several years we have had member volunteers man this space for one day of the fair. Divided into
three shifts, our member answered questions that the inquiring visitors to our booth put to us. They kept us busy throughout the day and into the evening. Ted & Gerry Silver and Kit Leshk came in early to help with the set-up. Kit has done his share of tumbling rock and is very knowledgable on same. Ted Silver brought in his Diamond Genie and demonstrated the art of cutting cabochons. Ted has the know how and has earned him the position of master teacher of lapidary. The next shift brought in Lucille Sams and
Chuck & Barb Hunt. Chuck took over where Ted left off and Barb answered tumbling questions that the visitors put to her. Lucille who is knowledgable on all phases of lapidary worked along side with Aaron Currier who brought in his fossils and answered all about fossils from the coast. Mick Edwards also was there relating some of his stories to the enjoyment of the visitors.
All of the volunteers did a magnificent job and I do believe they enjoyed themselves in the process. All volunteers worked over on their assigned shifts. As coordinator of this project, I want to thank all who participated in this venture. Lets do it again next year.
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WAMS 2004 Picnic - August 8
Thanks to Tom and Susan Robertson for hosting the Annual WAMS Picnic held on Sunday, August 8th. The picnic was well attended - though nobody got an exact count. It was a hot, sunny day, but the trees and canopies provided plenty of shade. The club provided fried chicken and sodas and everyone brought along a side dish or dessert - lots of good food. It was a great time to socialize and catch up with other members on summer field trips and life in general.
A few games of Rocky Bingo was played with most everyone participating for the rock prizes (thanks Rudy for retuning the Rocky Bingo program and printing more out). Several members also brought rocks along for trade/sale. I decided this would be a good opportunity to try to get rid of some of our rocks that are collecting in buckets and shelves in our garage. Although I brought all but a couple back home again, it was fun going through the rocks we had collected over the past eight years.
When you start collecting (and even now for me) you tend to pick up rocks that you maybe should have left behind - new rocks become your favorites and the older material is moved to the side. plus those rocks and fossils at the silent auctions you wouldn’t give up on, the slabs for 25¢ that you know would make wonderful cabs and of course all those gems you see at rock shows that have to come home with you. Another fun thing about going through the rocks is finding those nice ones that you had forgotten all about - like a handful of Holly Blue Agate or the pieces of the soccer-sized geode I found at Thistle Creek on one of my first field trips.
Thanks to Sandy Wissinger for organizing the picnic. She did a great job! You too Chris.
Submitted by Susan Appleby
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Misc Field Trips - Summer 04
Be sure to send photos of your field trips so they can be posted for everyone to enjoy.
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Dust Devil Mine Dig-In - July 04
5th Annual Artists Dig-In at Dust Devil Mines was held from July 9 - 17. About 75 people showed up to dig sunstones and share good times, good food (provided by Dust Devil) and lots of sunstones.
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On the Road to . . . Prineville - by Ray Plummer
Lots of photos and narrative of Ray and Don's rockhounding trips while over in Prineville for the Rock Pow Wow. Includes the Ochoco Mountains, Alex MacDonald's Ranch in Ashwood, Maury Mountain, and Richardson's Rock Ranch.
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Paulina Field Trip - 5/04
Held the weekend of May 15-16, around 20 WAMS members showed up at Paulina
for a weekend of diggiing and collecting pink and green limb casts. The weather held
out enough rain on Saturday to clear the rocks off some.
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WAMS 49th Annual River of Gems - 4/04
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River of Gems Work Party - 2/04
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Lost Creek - 2/04
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WAMS Holiday Dinner - 12/03
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WAMS Picnic - 8/03
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WAMS 48th Annual River of Gems - 4/03
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2003 Field Trips
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