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NFMS RULES & AWARDS COMMITTEE OPERATING MANUAL

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

2008

FEBRUARY TO JUNE

OR

JULY to DECEMBER

Some DATES (2007) have NOT been confirmed, for "2008"

DATE - TIME CLUB SHOW LOCATION CHAIRMAN

February 2007
10th 8am - 5pm
6th 9am - 4pm

Whidbey Island Gem Club & Pebble Pushers

Annual Sweetheart
of Gems Show

Oak Harbor Senior Center
51 SE. Jerome Street
Oak Harbor, WA
Keith Ludemann
360-675-1837
E-mail: slabs@whidbey.net

February 2008

16th 10am - 5pm
17th 10am - 5pm
West Seattle Rock Club

42nd Annual Show
President's Gemboree

(W Seattle)
Alki Masonic Temple
4736 40th Ave. SW.
Seattle, WA
Audrey Vogelpohl
206-932-3292
E-mail: avogelpohl@comcast.net
www.westseattlerockclub.org
February 2008
23rd 10am - 6pm
24th 10am - 5pm
Everett Rock & Gem Club

55th Annual Gem
Mineral and JEWELRY Show
Washington National Guard Armory
2730 Oakes Ave.
Everett, WA 98201
Fritz Mack
P. O. Box 1615
Everett, WA 98206
(425) 232-0809
February 2008
23rd 10am - 7pm
24th 10am - 5pm
Idaho Gem Club

ANNUAL GEM, MINERAL,
JEWELRY & FOSSIL SHOW
Western Idaho Fairgrounds
Glenwood & Chinden
Boise, Idaho
Charlie Smith
P. O. Box 1264
Riggins, ID 83711
208-628-4002
March 2008
1st 10am - 6pm
2nd 10am - 5pm
Owyhee Gem & Mineral Society

54th Annual Show, Rockhounding is Great in 2008

O'Conner Field House
Canyon Co. Fairgrounds
2200 Blaine Caldwell, Idaho
Tom Roger
6508 E. Lewis Lane Nampa, ID 83686
208-465-5529
lmr_tmr@safelink.net
March 2008
1st 10am - 6pm
2nd 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
kev1123@hotmail.com
www.geocities.com/eastkingco
March 2008
7th 9am - 5pm
8th 10am - 5pm
9th 10am - 5pm

Tualatin Valley Gem Club


Golden Anniversary
Rock & Gem Show

Washington Co., Fairplex
873NW 34th Ave. Hillsboro, Oregon
Beth Heesacker
503-357-8804

heesacker@coho.net
March 2008
14th 10am - 6pm
15th 10am - 6pm
16th 10am - 5pm
Rock Rollers of Spokane

49th Annual Show
Jade from Near and Far

Spokane Fair &
Expo Center
Broadway & Havana
Spokane, WA
Leigh Klettke
509-299-6662 or
Dee Schwendiman
509-892-1621
March 2008
7th 9am - 6pm
8th 10am - 6pm
9th 10am - 5pm
Golden Spike Gem & Mineral Society

Gemstone Junction
2007

Union Station
25th & Wall Ave.
Ogden, Utah
Richard
801-648-5060
goldenspikegem@aol.com
March 2008
8th 9am - 5pm
9th 10am - 4pm

Rock & Arrowhead Club

Oregon Territory Treasures

Klamath County Fairgrounds
3531 S. 6th St.
Klamath Fall, OR. 97603
Amanda Newnham
541-892-8364
dustyrocks@aol.com or Garwin Carlson
541-882-8276
or Marvin Stump
541-882-8341
March 2008
8th 10am - 5pm
9th 10am - 4pm
Magic Valley Gem
Club


Magic Valley Gem Show

Boys & Girls Club
999 Frontier Rd.
Just east of C.S.I.
Twin Falls, ID
Harold Waggoner
3439 N 3300 E
Kimberly, ID 83341
208-423-9668
Shirley Metts rmetts@cableone.net
March 2008
28th 8:30 am - 6 pm
29th 9am - 5 pm
Panorama Gem & Mineral Club

8TH ANNUAL SHOW

Fort Colville Grange Hall
1 mile east on Hwy 20
Colville, WA.
Johnie Pitman
640 Williams Lake Rd.
Colville, WA.
(509)684-8887jgpitman@earthlink.net
APRIL 2008
5th 10am - 6pm
6th 10am - 5pm

SE. Idaho Gem & Mineral Society

51st Annual Show

Bannock Co., Fairgrounds Commercial Building
Pocatello, Idaho
Marty Rakatansky
208-233-2538
Robert Murphy
remurphy@highstream.net
March 2008
29th 10am - 6pm
30th 10am - 4pm
Sweet Home Rock
& Mineral Society

60th Annual Rock & Gem Show

Sweet Home High School Activity Gym
handicap parking
1641 Long St.
Sweet Home, OR
Dee David
541-367-4895

ced@centurytel.net
APRIL 2007
14th. 10 am- 6 pm
15th 10am - 5pm

Idaho Falls Gem & Mineral Society

42nd ANNUAL SHOW
Admission Adults $2.00
SUNDAY FREE

Idaho Falls Recreation Center
530 Memorial Drive
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Laura Hayes
P. O. Box 423
Ririe, Idaho 83443
(208) 754-0403
laurajanehayes@netzero.com
APRIL 2008
5th 10am - 6pm
6th 10am - 5pm

Mt. Hood Rock Club

Annual
Gem & Craft Show
Free Admission

Mt. Hood Community College Gymnasium

26000 SE Stark St.
Gresham, OR
Gail Bumala
P.O. Box 1180 Sandy OR 97055 503-637-5165
boomart@cascadeaccess.com

APRIL 2008
12th 10am - 6pm
13th 10am - 5pm

Mt. Baker Rock and Gem Club

47th Mt. Baker Rock and Gem Annual Show

Bloedel-Donovan Park Community Center
2214 Electric Ave. Bellingham, WA
Richard Evans
(360) 714-8139
evansrjl@cs.com
APRIL 2007
21st 9am - 6pm
22nd 9am - 4pm
Yakima Rock & Mineral Club

Parade of Gems
70 Years

Central WA State Fairgrounds
Modern Living Bldg.
Fair Ave. & E. Nob Hill Blvd.
Yakima, WA
Exit #34 off I-82
Marti Sondgeroth
55 W. Washington Ave. #89
Yakima, WA 98903
(509)248-6401 evenings
APRIL 2008
19th 10am - 5pm
20th 10am - 4pm
Lakeside Gem & Mineral Club

Annual Show

Benton-Franklin Fairgrounds
building #1
10th & Chemical Dr.
Kennewick, WA
Dave Westland

(509)735-9678
April 2008
18th 9:am - 6pm
19th 10:am - 6pm
20th 10am - 4:30pm
Willamette Agate and Mineral Society

53rd Annual
River of Gems Show

Polk County Fairgrounds
Hwy 99 - 10 miles west of Salem
Rickreall, Oregon
Cathy Fisher
503-851-1837
www.wamsi.org
info@wamsi.org
APRIL 2007
28th 10am - 5pm
29th 10am - 5pm
Grays Harbor Geology & Gem Society

EARTH TREASURES

Grays Harbor fairgrounds
43 Elma/McCleary Rd.
Elma, WA
Gray Emberley
624 Fairmont Place
Aberdeen, WA 98520
(360)533-6196
APRIL 2005
30th 9am - 6pm
May 1st 9am - 5pm
Cache Geology & Archeological Society

Rock & Gem Show


420 South & 500 West
Logan, Utah
.
May 2005
7th 10am - 6pm
8th 10am - 4pm
Eugene Mineral Club


Rock, Gem and Jewelry Show

Lane Co., Fairgrounds
Jack Clark
541-935-2727
e-mail
jcdcpc78@aol.com
MAY 2008
10th 10am - 6pm
11th 10am - 4pm

Bozeman Gem & Mineral Club

49th Annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show

Gallatin Co., Fairgrounds
Black & Tamarack St.
Bozeman, MT.
Ext I-90 at 7th St.
Dan Carter
406-586-4552
or Doug Ellis
406-266-4452
opalcrusher@hotmail.com or Dick Wendel 406-763-5034 skihound@q.com
MAY 2006
20th 10am - 6pm
21st 10am - 5pm
Billings Gem & Mineral Club

2006 Gem, Jewelry, Fossil
& Mineral Show

Holiday Inn Grand
Montana Convention Center
5500 Midland Rd.
I-90 Exit 446
Billings, MT
Tom Staycheff
P. O. 477
Billings MT. 59103
406-656-3514
MAY 2008
23rd 10am -6pm
24th 10am - 6pm
25th 10am - 5pm
Bitterroot Gem & Mineral Society

Mineral and Fossil Show

Hamilton Senior Center
820 N. 4th & Adirondack
Hamilton, MT 59840
Steve Vieth
(406)363-2632

stevevieth@msn.com
MAY 2004
28thPM meeting
29th 9am - 5pm
30th 9am - 5pm
North Puget Sound Faceter's Guild
Registration-Competition
Adm. $90.00

International/Northwest
Faceting Symposium

Cottontree Inn &
Convention Center
2300 Market ST.
Mt. Vernon, WA(360)428-5678
Bob Jimenez
4440 Honeymoon Bay Rd.
Greenbank, WA 98253
(360)331-4088
bob_jimenez@hotmail.com
May 2008
17th 10am- 6pm
18th 10am - 4pm

Hatrockhounds Gem & Mineral Society

Gem & Mineral Show

Hermiston Conference Center
4155 Hwy 395
Hermiston, OR.
Mike Filarski
P. O. Box 502
Irrigon, OR. 97844
stonemorlin1@netscape.net
June 2008
6th 12Noon - 5pm
7th 10am - 6pm
8th 11am - 4pm
Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club

Puyallup Valley Gems Show

Fruitland Grange
112th St & 86th Ave. East
Puyallup, WA
Contacts:
P. O. Box 134
Puyallup, WA 98371-0014 info@puyallupgemclub.org Website: www.puyallupgemclub.org
JUNE 2008
7th 9am - 5pm
8th 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
Bob Bockman
208 773-5384

Bockbb@aol.com
JUNE 2008
14th 10am - 6pm
15th 10am - 5pm

Butte Mineral and Gem Club

Mineral & Gem Show

Civic Center
1340 Harrison Ave. (exit 127 North)
Butte, Montana
Peter Knudsen
406-496-4395

JUNE 2008
13th 10am - 6pm
14th 10am - 6pm
15th 10am - 4:30pm

Oregon Coast Agate Club

46ND ANNUAL GEM & MINERAL SHOW

Lincoln Co., Fairgrounds
633 NE. 3rd St.
Newport, OR
Juli Dahl
P. O. Box 2439
Waldport, OR 97394
541-563-7495
jdahl2@peak.org
JUNE 2008
20th 10am - 6pm
21th 10am - 6pm
22th 10am-4:30pm
Stallknecht-Morgan Museuum Gem & Mineral Soc. Inc.

"UP and Coming
in ONTARIO" SHOW
68th Annual
NFMS Show & Convention

Malheur Co., Fairgrounds

Ontario, OR
Margaret Stallknecht
P. O. Box 171
Letha, ID 83636-0171
208-365-1653
mestallknecht@yahoo.com

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at least 4 months before your show.

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