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West Seattle Rock Club Events: 2008

WSRC Board Meetings: 2 weeks before Regular Meeting
Contact Audrey for more information on time and place
of meeting if you wish to attend.

WSRC Regular Meeting 7:00pm
Adams Hall of Tibbetts United Methodist Church,
3940 41st St. Ave. SW, West Seattle, WA

Regular Meetings: 2008
6:30PM - Junior Meeting, 7:00PM - General Meeting

January 23, 2008
February 27, 2008
March 26, 2008
April 23, 2008
May 28, 2008
June 25, 2008
July 27, 2008 - Picnic - Ron Nims & Mary's
August 27, 2008
September 24, 2008
October 29, 2008
November 19, 2008
December 2008 - Christmas Party TBA

2 0 0 8 G E M S H O W S

F E B R U A R Y

Feb 09 10am - 5pm Whidbey Is. Gem Club - 38th Ann. Sweetheart of Gems Show
Feb 10 10am - 5pm Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St. Oak Harbor, WA

Feb 16 10am - 5pm WSRC 42nd Ann. Show - President's Gemboree
Feb 17 10am - 5pm Alki Masonic Temple, 4736 40th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA

Feb 23 10am-6pm Everett Rock & Gem Club – Ann. Gem, Jewelry & Mineral Show
Feb 24 10am-5pm WA National Guard Armory, 2730 Oakes Ave., Everett, WA

Feb 23 9am-4pm WA Prospectors Mining Association – Gold, Gem & Mineral Show
Feb 24 9am-4pm Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, WA

Feb 23 10am-7pm Idaho Gem Club Annual Show
Feb 24 10am-5pm Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood, Boise, ID

Mar 1 10am-6pm East Kingco Annual Rock & Gem Show
Mar 2 10am-5pm Pickering Barn 1730 10th Ave. NW (across/Costco), Issaquah, WA

Mar 28 10am-6pm Sweet Home Rock & Min. Society - 60th Ann. Show.
Mar 29 10am-4pm 1641 Long Street, Sweet Home, OR

Apr 5 10am-6pm Mount Hood Rock Club – Ann. Rock, Gem & Craft Show
Apr 6 10am-5pm Mt. Hood Comm. College Gym, 26000 SE Stark, Gresham, OR

Apr 12 10am-6pm Mt Baker Rock & Gem - 47th Annual Show
Apr 13 10am-5pm Bloedel-Donovan Pk. Multi-purpose Bldg. 2214 Electric Ave.
Bellingham, WA

Apr 19 10am-6pm Yakima Rock & Mineral Club - Parade of Gems (70 yrs)
Apr 20 10am-4pm Central WA State Fairgrds, Fair Ave. & E. Nob Hill, Blvd, Yakima, WA

Apr 19 10am-5pm Lakeside Gem & Min. Society Ann. Show
Apr 20 10am-4pm Benton Franklin County Fairgrds, Bldg #1, Kennewick, WA

May 17 10am-6pm Hatrockhounds Annual Gem & Mineral Show
May 18 10am-4pm Hermiston Convention Center, 4155 Hwy 395, Hermiston, OR

May 24 9am-6pm Bitterroot Gem & Mineral Society, Mineral & Fossil Show
May 25 9am-5pm Hamilton Senior Center, 820 N. Fourth & Adirondac, Hamilton, MT

Jun 6 Noon-5pm Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club Annual Show
Jun 7 10am-6pm Fruitland Grange Hall, 112th and 86th Avenue East, Puyallup, WA
Jun 8 11am-4pm

Jun 13 10am-6pm Oregon Coast Agate Club Gen & Mine 46th Annual Show
Jun 14 10am-6pm Lincoln Co. Fairgrounds, 633 NE 3rd St., Newport, OR
Jun 15 10am-4:30pm

Jun 20 10am-6pm 68th Annual NFMS Show & Convention
Jun 21 10am-6pm Ontario Fairgrounds, Convention Center, Ontario, OR
Jun 22 10am-5pm

Jul 26 9am-6pm 68th Annual NFMS Show & Convention
Jul 27 9am-5pm Ontario Fairgrounds, Convention Center, Ontario, OR

Aug 16 10am-6pm Nisqually Valley Rockhound Society’s Annual Show
Aug 17 10am-5pm Yelm Middle School, Hwy 510, Yelm, WA

For more Gem Show Resources:
NFMS WSMC Bellevue Club

• See WSMC web site for more details: WA State Mineral Council

2008 FIELD TRIPS:
The following is the list of trips proposed for 2008:

Jan. 19 - Msvl - Cedar Ponds - 9am @ Monroe Jack in the Box - Jasper
Dig & light hard rock tools

Jan. 26 - PVGM & Msvl - Walker Valley - 9am @ Big Lake store or 9:30am @ Gate
Crystals & geodes - Hard rock tools

Feb. 16 - Evt - Cedar Ponds - 9am @ Monroe Jack in the Box - Jasper
Dig & light hard rock tools

Mar. 8 - MtBk - Broklyn Fossils - Postponed
Dig tools

Apr. 12 - NwR - Racehorse Creek - 9am @ Nugents Corner IGA - Fossils, mushrooms
Dig & light hard rock tools

Apr. 19,20 - Pow - Saddle Mt & Diatom pits - Boat access south of Matawa
Petrified wood & opal - dig tools

May 17,18 - NID - Saddle Mt & Diatom pits - 9am @ Lepricon Mkt.
Petrified wood & opal - Dig tools - Contact Info: Diane Rose - 208-667-8591 or rockinroses2@msn.com

Jun. 7,8 - Elb - First Creek - 9 am@ 29 Pines Campground - Geodes & thundereggs - dig & light hard rock tools - Contact Info: Erik Chilson - 360-825-3138 or infernalspawnofevil@hotmail.com

Jul. 2-6 - Pow - Madras, OR - 8am @ Jefferson Fair grounds in Madras -
Thundereggs, jasper, petrified wood - All Tools - Contact Info: Rocky McCall 360-629-2515 or rm711@tgi.net, Pauline Miller 360-658-8091

Jul 13 - WSRC – Hansen Creek – 9 am @ Starbucks at 35th & Fauntleroy/Avalon – Quartz Crystals – dig tools, screens, and water to clean crystals – Contact Info: Brian Waters (206) 774-8565 or bwaterss2000@yahoo.com

Jul. 20 - Wams - Mt Higgins - 9am @ Oso closed gas station - Rhodonite
Hard rock tools & tough tires - Contact Info: Mike Messenger 360-456-6930 or wams1939@comcast.net

Jul 26 East Kingco Rock Club – Lake Wenatchee – 9 am @ ranger station – Garnet, talc & actinolite – Dig and screen tools – Contact Info: Norma Kikkert kev1123@hotmail.com

Aug. 16 - Boe & PVGM - Little Naches - 9am @ Kaner Flats campground - Thundereggs Dig & light hard rock tools

Aug 18 - Boeing & Puyallup Rock Clubs – Little Naches – 9 am @ Kaner Flats campground – Thundereggs – dig and light hard rock tools
Contact Info: Erik Chilson 360-825-3138 or infernalspawnofevil@hotmail.com

Aug. 23 - Eking - Lake Wenatchee - 9am @ Ranger station - Garnet, talc, actinolite
Dig & screen

Sep. 6,7 - Pow - Red Top Mtn - Teanaway West Fork campground
Agate, jasper, crystals - Dig & light hard rock tools

Sep. 13,14 - Boe & PVGM - Greenwater - 9am @ Camp 7222? - Agate, jasper
Dig & light hard rock tools

Sep. 20,21 - Msvl - Gothic Peak - Strenuous 5 mile hike - Quartz crystals
Dig & light hard rock tools

Oct. 4 -NwR - Money Creek - 9am @ Money Creek Camp Ore, - picture jasper
Dig & light hard rock tools

Oct. 18,19 -Wams - Salmon Creek - 9am @ I5 exit 63 Park & Ride
Agate, jasper, coprolite- Dig tools

Nov. 8 - MtBk - Blanchard Hill - 9am @ I5 exit Gas Mart - Stilpnomelane in quartz
Hard rock tools

ALWAYS CALL CONTACT GROUP TO CONFIRM INFORMATION:
Most trips will have 8.5"x11" WSMC direction signs.
Most week-end trips will have a Saturday evening pot-luck, and a Sunday morning free pancake breakfast.
Material swapping, and tail-gating encouraged.
Many trips there is a $.50 registration fee per person per day.

CONTACTS
Msvl = Marysville Rock Club
Ed Lehman (425) 334-6282 or wsmced@hotmail.com
Ken Metz (425) 422-8575 or ken_metz@hotmail.com

Kit = Kitsap Rock Club
Tony Schackman (360) 372-2777 or werockn205@donobi.net

Belv = Bellevue Rock Club
Bruce Himko (425) 957-1284 or bellevuerockclub@comcast.net

WSMC = WA State Mineral Council
Ed Lehman (425) 334-6282 or wsmced@hotmail.com

Bob, Ed, NWR - Summer Camp
Bob O'Brien (360) 770-3016 or bobrock10@juno.com
Ed Lehman (425) 334-6282 or wsmced@hotmail.com

NWR = Northwest Rockies
Kathy & Stu Earnst (360) 856-0588 or ernstkk@cnw.com
Ed Lehman (425) 334-6282 or wsmced@hotmail.com

WAC = Washington Agate Club
Mike Messenger (360) 456-6930 or wams1939@comcast.net

Eking = East Kingco Rock Club
Norma & Kevin (206) 612-3113 or coyotekevin@hotmail.com

Pow = Pow Wow Club
Rocky McCall (360) 629-2515 or rm711@tgi.net