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NFMS RULES & AWARDS COMMITTEE OPERATING MANUAL

If your Club Show Dates need updating email Pat Lambert Club Show Coordinator
at least 4 months before your show.

2012

FEBRUARY TO JUNE

OR

JULY to DECEMBER

Some DATES (2011) have NOT been confirmed, for

(2012)

DATE - TIME CLUB SHOW LOCATION CHAIRMAN

February 2012
11th 9am - 5pm
12th 9am - 4pm

Whidbey Island Gem Club & Pebble Pushers

47th Annual Sweetheart
of Gems Show

Oak Harbor Senior Center
51 SE. Jerome Street
Oak Harbor, WA
Keith Ludemann
360-675-1837
E-mail: rock9@whidbey.net
February 2012
10th 10am - 5pm
11th 10am - 5pm
12th 10am - 5pm
Oregon Agate & Mineral Society


For the Love of Rocks & Minerals
Admission Free

Ore. Museum of Science & Industry Aud.
1945 SE.Water Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
Craig Prier
503-984-7004
4927 SE Haig St.
Portland, OR 97206
oamsrockhound@live.com
February 2012
25th 10am - 6pm
26th 10am - 5pm
Idaho Gem & Mineral Club

ANNUAL
GEM & MINERAL SHOW
Expo Idaho Fairgrounds
5610 Glenwood & Chinden
Boise, Idaho
Charlie Smith
208-628-4002
PO Box 1264
Riggins, ID 83549 tetongems@frontier.com
March 2012
3rd 9am - 6pm
4th 9am - 5pm
Owyhee Gem & Mineral Society

58th Annual
Rock & Gem Show

O'Conner Field House
Canyon Co. Fairgrounds
2200 Blaine Caldwell, Idaho
Carolyn Roberts
208-466-6191
ncrobertsrp@msn.com
Club Website
March 2010
6th 10am - 5pm
7th 10am - 5pm
E. King Co., Rock Club

Annual Rock & Gem Show

Pickering Barn
1730 10th Ave.NW.
Issaquah, WA
EKCRC,
P. O. Box 2203
Redmond, WA 98073
Norma Kikkert
eastkingco@gmail.com
March 2012
10th 9am - 5pm
11th 10am - 4pm

Rock & Arrowhead Club

26th Annual Show "Crystals" $1.00 Donation Children Free

Klamath County Fairgrounds
3531 S. 6th St.
Klamath Fall, OR. 97603
Linda Watson/Robert Gresham
541-281-9295
watsongresham@charter.net
March 2011
11th 10am - 6pm
12th 10am - 6pm
13th 10am - 5pm

Tualatin Valley Gem Club


53rd Annual
Rock & Mineral Show

Washington Co., Fairgrounds
873 NW 34th Ave. Hillsboro, Oregon
Roy Woo
PO Box 641 Forest Grove, OR 97116 rwoo12648@gmail.com
Club Website
March 2012
10th 9am - 6pm
11th 10am - 5pm
Magic Valley Gem
Club


61st Annual
Magic Valley Gem Show

Twin Falls Co., Fairgrounds
215 Fair Ave.
Filer, ID

Shirley Metts
208-423-4827 rmetts@cableone.net
or Jon Cromer 208-293-5846
March 2011
18th 10am - 7pm
19th 10am - 7pm
20th 10am - 5pm
Timpanogos Gem
& Mineral Society


52nd Annual
Spring Parade of Gems

Spanish Fork Fairgrounds
475 South Main St.
Spanish Fork, UT
Keith Fackrell
PO Box 65
Provo, UT 84601
801-489-7425
krfackrell@msn.com Club Website
March 2012
31st 10am - 6pm
April
1st 10am - 5pm
Sweet Home Rock
& Mineral Society

64th Annual Rock & Mineral Show
Adults $.50
Children under 12 free w/adult

Sweet Home High School Activity Gym
handicap parking
1641 Long St.
Sweet Home, OR
Joe Cota
PO Box 2279 Lebanon, OR 97355
541-451-2740
March 2012
31st 10am - 6pm
April
1st 10am - 5pm
Mt. Baker Rock
& Gem Club

51st Rock and Gem Show
Admission Free

Bloedel-Donovan Park
2214 Electric Ave.
Bellingham WA
Daniel Hayes
360-312-8380
hayes0406@gmail.com
www.mtbakerrockclub.org
March 2012
31st 10am - 6pm
April
1st 10am - 5pm

SE. Idaho Gem & Mineral Society

55th Annual Show

Bannock Co., Fairgrounds
10588 Ifft Road
Pocatello, Idaho
Kevin B. Taylor
208-232-4269
PO Box 3089 W Neeley LP
American Fall, ID
March 2012
30th 8:30 - 6 pm
31st 9am - 5 pm

Panorama Gem & Mineral Club

12TH ANNUAL SHOW
Admission Free

Fort Colville Grange Hall
1 mile east junction
(US 395 & Hwy 20)
Colville, WA. 99114
Bill Allen
(509)935-8779
sago
@theofficenet.com
April 2011
8th 10am - 6pm
9th 10am - 6pm
10th 10am - 4pm

Golden Spike Gem & Mineral Society

60th Annual Gemstone Junction

New Location
Golden Spike Event
Center Weber Co. Fairgrounds
1000 N. 1200 West
Ogden, Utah
(1181 North Fairgrounds Road for GPS)
Cindy
Aeschlimann
PO Box 12835 Ogden, UT 84412
club@goldenspikegem.org
APRIL 2011
2nd 10am - 6pm
3rd 10am - 5pm

Mt. Hood Rock Club

Rock, Gem & Craft Show

Mt. Hood Community College Gymnasium 2600 SE Stark St.
Gresham, OR
(on 17th on the south end of the campus)
Mary Jean Dowell
360-721-9095
mjdowell@fs.fed.us
CANCELED APRIL 2010
10th 9am - 5pm
11th 10am - 4pm
The Petrified Watermelon Pickers

Annual Rock & Gem Show

Gooding, Idaho Recreation Gymnasium
1450 Main St. Gooding, Idaho
Dixie Reale
dixiereale@mac.com

APRIL 2011
9th 10am - 6pm
10th 10am - 5pm

Mt. Baker Rock and Gem Club

"GOLDEN" Family Affair
50th Anniversary
Mt. Baker Rock and Gem Show

Bloedel-Donovan Park Community Center
2214 Electric Ave. Bellingham, WA
Wes Gannaway
(360) 384-4209
debnwes@comcast.net
APRIL 2012
14th. 10am - 6pm
15th. 10am - 5pm
Idaho Falls Gem & Mineral Society

47th ANNUAL
Gem & Mineral SHOW
Adults - $2.00
Children under 12 - free

Idaho Falls Recreation Center
Memorial & B Street
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Jim Bosley
208-520-1819
jbosley@cableone.net
APRIL 2012
21st 10am - 6pm
22nd 10am - 4pm
Yakima Rock & Mineral Club

51th Annual Parade of Gems Adults $3.50, Students $2.00
Under12 free w/adult

NEW LOCATION
Yakima National Guard Armory
2501 Airport Lane
Yakima, WA
Marti Sondgeroth
2013 S. 41st Ave. Yakima
509-248-6401 evenings
or 509-910-3484 cell
marthms@q.com
April 2012
20th 9am - 6pm
21th 10am - 6pm
22nd 10am - 4:30pm
Willamette Agate and Mineral Society

57th Annual show
admission $2.00, under 12 free w/adult

Polk County Fairgrounds
520 S Hwy 99 (Pacific Hy) - 10 miles west of Salem
Rickreall, Oregon
Etheleen Flippo
503-623-4247
Club Website
reflippoo@hotmail.com
April 2012
28th 10am - 6pm
29th 10am - 4pm

Hatrockhounds Gem & Mineral Society

2011 Annual Gem & Mineral Show, Natures Treasures Under Foot

Hermiston Conference Center
415 S Hwy 395
Hermiston, OR. 97838
Mike Filarski
541-922-5091
stonemorlin1
@netscape.net
APRIL 2012
28th 10am - 5pm
29th 10am - 5pm
Grays Harbor Gem & Geology Society

44th Annual Earth's Treasures
Admission Free

Grays Harbor County fairgrounds
43 Elma/McCleary Rd.
Elma, WA
Gary Emberly
624 Fairmont Place
Aberdeen, WA 98520
(360)533-6196 melissa624@hotmail.com

April 2012
21st 10am - 5pm
22nd 10am - 5pm

West Seattle Rock Club

45nd Annual
2011 Rock Show

Alki Masonic Temple
4736 40th Ave. SW.
(W Seattle), WA

Audrey Vogelpohl
206-932-3292 avogelpohl@comcast.net
Club Website

May 2012
4th 10am - 6pm
5th 10am - 6pm
6th 10am - 4pm
Rock Rollers of Spokane

53nd Annual
Rock, Gem, Jewelry & Mineral Show
Adults $6, Seniors $5, Under 12 Free

Spokane Fair &
Expo Center
N. 604 Havana @ Broadway
Spokane, WA
Mike Shaw
509 244 8542
www.rockrollers.org
mailto:mikeshawmoose@yahoo.com
MAY 2011
7th 10am - 6pm
8th 10am - 4pm

Bozeman Gem & Mineral Club

52nd Annual Gem & Mineral Show

Gallatin Co., Fairgrounds
Black & Tamarack St.
Bozeman, MT.
Ext I-90 at 7th St.
Dan Carter
406-586-4552
or Sally Griffin
406-451-4362
griffin830@yahoo.net
MAY 2011
14th 9am - 5pm
15th 9am - 4pm
Bitterroot Gem & Mineral Society

Annual Show

Ravalli County Fairgrounds at the First Interstate Center 100 Old Corvallis Road
Hamilton, MT 59840
Steve Vieth
(406)369-5489
viethsteve88@gmail.com or Mike McConnell 406-360-4944 micker1949@yahoo.com
MAY 2012
18th 10am - 5pm
19th 10am - 5pm
20th 10am - 4pm
Lakeside Gem & Mineral Club

2012 NFMS Annual Gem Show
Rock'N the Country
No Leaverites Here!

Benton Fairgrounds
1500 South Oak St.
Kennewick, WA
Dom Cataldo
PO Box 6652
Kennewick, WA 99336
dac@bioguardtech.com Club Website
June 2012
2nd 10am - 6pm
3rd 10am - 5pm
Everett Rock & Gem Club

59th Annual Gem
and Jewelry Show
Admission Free
NEW LOCATION
Everett Soccer Arena
2201 California St.
Everett, WA 98201
Fritz Mack
P. O. Box 1615
Everett, WA 98206
(425) 232-0809
June 2011
3th 12pm - 5pm
4th 10am - 5pm
5th 11am - 4pm
Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club

Puyallup Valley Annual Show

Fruitland Grange
11102 86th Ave. East
Puyallup, WA 98373
Contacts:Nancy LeMay
253-952-6216
bees2knees@att.net Club Website
JUNE 2010
5th 9am - 5pm
6th 10am - 4pm

North Idaho Mineral Club

Annual Gem, Jewelry and Mineral Show

Kootenai Co., Fairgrounds
Kathleen & Government Way
2-blocks E. of HWY 95
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Warren Price
PO Box 1643 Hayden ID 83835
genuniegems2@gmail.com
JUNE 2011
11th 10am - 6pm
12th 10am - 6pm

Butte Mineral and Gem Club

Mineral & Gem Show

Civic Center Annex
1340 Harrison Ave. (exit 127 North)
Butte, Montana
Peter Knudsen
PO. Box 4492
Butte, MT
406-496-4395
JUNE 2011
18th 10am - 6pm
19th 10am - 4:30pm

Oregon Coast Agate Club

48th ANNUAL
GEM & MINERAL SHOW
Rock'n The Coast

Yaquina View Elem. School
Multipurpose Room
351 SE. Harney St.
(just off Hwy 20, turn south at the light) Newport, OR
K. Myers
PO Box 293
Newport, OR 97365
541-265-2514
Mon-Sat 10-5
June 2010
24th 9am - 5pm
25th 9am - 5pm
26th 9am - 4pm
Prineville Rockhound Pow Wow Assoc.

SHOW AND POW WOW

Crook Co. Fair Grounds
1280 S. Main
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Rich Knight
1709 SW Hunter Rd.
Prineville, OR 97754
541-447-5298
richknightr@yahoo.com
June 2010
30th 9am 5pm
to
July 4th 9am 4pm
All Rockhound Pow Wow Club of America

SHOW AND POW WOW

Jefferson Co. Fair Grounds
Madras, Oregon
Pauline Miller
360-658-8091
Paulinem280@aol.com

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at least 4 months before your show.

Shows July thru December

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