Theme: Rocks of Oregon
Kristi Edwards - Show Chair
[email]
Next River of Gems Committee Meeting
Monday, March 8th - 6:30 pm
Salem 50+ Center
Work Party for River of Gem
Saturday, March 6 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
This will be at Tom and Susan Robertson’s house, 1785 Tumalo (East of Cordon Rd, off of Macleay Rd).Pizza and drinks provided for lunch. All club members are invited (please call Tom at 503-363-9678 to confirm) to come and fill eggs for the treasure hunt, fill grab bags (bring small scales if you can), and fill classroom bags. We will also put together necklaces. These are all inside jobs, so rainy weather doesn’t matter! This is a great way for members to get to know each other better, and it’s easy work.
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WAMS ROG Show Flyer
[click here to download]
WAMS ROG Display Case Application
[click here to download]
River of Gems Commitee Chairs
Kids Space - Eric Becklund
School Notification - Ann Gasser
Greet School Kids - Joe Van Cura
Dealers - Kathy Bennett
Demonstrators - Susan Appleby
Display Cases - Reyne Knutson
Needed for Show
Tumbled Rock for Grab Bags and Silent Auction
Volunteers
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ROG Show Information
Admission
$2.00
(Kids Under 12 - Free)
Friday - Dedicated to School Children
Dealers specializing in Jewelry • Crystals • Minerals
Lapidary and Faceting Materials • Precious Gems
Fossils • Beads • Lapidary Tools & Supplies and much more!
Creative Craft Demonstrations
including Gold Panning, Wirewrapping, Jewelry Making, Faceting, Cabochon Making,
Gem Carving, Fossil Preparation, Sphere Making, and learning opportunities.
Kid's Corner
Games • Educational • Fun
Treasure Hunt
Saturday - 1:00 pm
(Kids under 12)
Oral Auction
Sunday - 2:00 pm
All proceeds to benefit the WAMS Scholorship Fund
Free Door Prizes • Raffle Drawing • Silent Auction • Wheel of Fortune
Grab Bags • Popcorn • Snack Bar • Expresso
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Last Year's
2009 River of Gems
Thanks to all our Club Members, Dealers and
Demonstrators for another Fine Show!
Janice Van Cura & Linda Groah
2009 Show Chairs
The 2009 River of Gems held at the Polk County Fairgrounds proved again to be a great success. Thanks to our dealers, demonstrators, folks who put in the wonderful display cases, and last but not least our members who volunteered much time and effort to get ready for this show and make it all possible.
[Click here for 2009 Photo Gallery]
Rocks, Gems and Minerals
from around the World
Friday, April 17
9 am to 6 pm
Saturday April 18
10 am to 6 pm
Sunday April 19
10 am – 4:30 pm
[click here] for River of Gems Flyer
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[Click here] for photo gallery.
If you have photos you would like to have included email to info@wamsi.org.
Thanks to all the club members, dealers and demonstrators that made this year's River of Gems a huge success.
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River of Gems
Member Updates
Committee Meeting Minutes
January 09 [download PDF]
March 09 [download PDF]
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River of Gem 2009 Dealers
Gary & Beckie Buss - The Sagenite Man
Connie & Buzz Williams - Exquisite Gems and Jewelry
AND Mike Meyer - Northern Opal
Dan & Linda Groah - Groah's Gems
Rob & Cara Leedy - The Rockhounding Fool
Joe and Lucy Cota - Cota Lapidary
Ken Dull - West Coast Mining
DeWayne & Alise Lundmark - The 3rd Rock
Bob & Priscilla Strayer - B & P Lapidary
Wes Kester & Gretchen Kirk - KK Creations
Lyle Banks - Lebanon Lapidary
Dave and Rosemarie Giessinger, Beadmaker
Don & Geri Esch - Sagebrush Prospectors
Jean Marshall - Ramrock Supplies
Milt & Maxine Moen - M & M Rocks
Rob Riel - Blue Willow Jewelry
River of Gem 2009 Demonstrators
Willamette Valley Miners
A Point In Time - Tom Prang & Julia Pinnix
Cabochons & Stone Carving - Rudy & Susan Appleby
Sand Painting • Bonseki - Herb Bastuscheck
Facility & Lapidary - Clyde Wilson
Lampwork Glass Beads - Eileen Paul
Forging & Wirewrapping Stones - Emily Start
Flintknapping - Terry Kramer
Stone Beads - Africa John Paulas
Opal Cutting & Chains - Ed Pyritz
Fossil Preservation - Aaron Currier
Faceting • Power Washing Stone - Jerry Hughe
2008 DEALERS
B & P Crafts & Lapidary - Salem, OR
Blue Willow Jewelry - Springfield, OR
Cota Lapidary/Rock Castle - Lebanon, OR
David Giessinger Beadmaker - Monmouth, OR
Don Esch & Associates - Salem, OR
Earth’s Treasures - Veneta, OR
Exquisite Gems & Jewelry/Northern Opal - Rathdrum, ID
Groah’s Gems - Silverton, OR
K & K Creations - Crescent, OR
Lebanon Lapidary - Lebanon, OR
Ramrock Supplies - Lebanon, OR
Rick’s Place - Monmouth, OR
Sagenite Man - Culver, OR
Scott’s Rocks & Gems - Talent, OR
The Rockhounding Fool - Salem, OR
The Third Rock - Gaston, OR
West Coast Mining - Battleground, WA
2008 DEMONSTRATORS
Africa John - Beads
Rudy Appleby - Cabochons
Susan Appleby - Soapstone Carving
Herb Bastuscheck - Sand Painting
Walter Friday - Sphere Making
Terry Kramer - Flintknapping and Carving
Alise Lundmark - Lapidary
Virginal Myers - Wirewrapping
Tom Prang & Julia Pinnex - A Point in Time
Ed Pyritz - Opal Cutting & Chains
Emily Start - Wirewrapping
Willamette Valley Miners - Gold Panning
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Click here for 2006 Photo Gallery
Or there's more in the 2005 Photo Gallery.
And the Photo Gallery from the 2004 show.
For more information email info@wamsi.org.
