Thanks to everyone who helped make this year's show a big success.
Ethylene Flippo - Show Chair
[email]
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Click here to download Show Flyer
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Rocks and Gems (Rough & Polished Specimens), Jewelry,
Fossils, Beads, and Minerals From Around the World
Polk County Fairgrounds Rickreall, Oregon
Treasure Hunt
Saturday - 1:00 pm (Kids Under 12)
Join in the Fun for Thundereggs, Agates, Petrified Wood and
Plastic Eggs Full of Surprises!
KID’s CORNER
Games • Educational • Fun
Dealers Specializing in
Jewelry • Crystals • Minerals Lapidary and Faceting Materials Silver • Precious Gems • Fossils • Beads Lapidary Tools and much more!
Educational Opportunities
Friday - Dedicated to School Children
Display Cases with rocks, gems collections from across the globe and inspiring lapidary and jewelry projects.
Creative Craft Demonstrations
including Gold Panning, Wirewrapping, Bead Making, Faceting, Cabochons, Soapstone Carving, Fossil Preparation, Sphere Making, and learning opportunities.
Plus Free Door Prizes • Fluorescent Show Raffle Drawing
Silent Auction Wheel of Fortune • Grab Bags Popcorn • Snack Bar
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Photos from previous River of Gems
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River of Gem 2011
Thanks to all the club members, dealers and demonstrators
that made this year's River of Gems a huge success.
Dealers
B & P Lapidary Salem, OR
Blue Willow Jewelry Springfield, OR
Cota’s Lapidary | Rock Castle Lebanon, OR
Crystal Power and Light Co. Salem, OR
D&G Creations Salem, OR
Earth’s Treasure Veneta, OR
Exquisite Gems & Jewelry Rathdrum, ID
David Giessinger - Beadmaker Monmouth, OR
Groah’s Gems Silverton, OR
K & K Creations Winchester Bay, OR
Lebanon Lapidary Lebanon, OR
Ramrock Supplies Lebanon, OR
Rick’s Coffee Place Monmouth, OR
Saginite Man Culver, OR
The 3rd Rock Gaston, OR
The Rockhounding Fool Salem, OR
West Coast Mining Battleground, WA
River of Gem 2011 Demonstrators
Africa John - Beads
Rudy Appleby - Cabochons
Susan Appleby - Soapstone Carving
Herb Bastuscheck - Sand Painting | Bonseki
Aaron Currier & Bob Manley - Fossil Preservation
Vicki Johnson - Wirewrapping
Chuck Newham - Spheres
Ed Pyritz - Opal Cutting & Chains
Dave & Lorraine Sellers & Caitlin Shaw - Faceting
Willamette Valley Miners - Gold Panning
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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
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2008 RIVER OF GEMS
WAMS - 53rd Annual River of Gems
Treasure Hunt and Winning Display Case by Junior Members
Photos by Susan Appleby
Click here for 2008 ROG Photo Gallery
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.
