Thursday, July 4, 2024
2024 Grant County Rolling Stones Annual Membership Information
The Society's purpose is to exchange information, to further members' knowledge of mineralogy, geology, and the lapidary arts, to stimulate interest in the development of these studies, and to share this interest with the public.
Membership Meetings are held at 2045 Memory Lane, Silver
City, NM on the second Thursday of the month and doors normally open at
5:30pm.
Meetings alternate monthly between educational speakers
with the public invited and more casual gatherings that include a potluck
dinner, business meeting, rock draw and an educational or organizational
activity.
We are an all-volunteer organization--all our programs,
activities and events are created and managed by member-volunteers.
Benefits of Membership:
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monthly
membership meetings with speakers, potlucks, rock draws and educational programs
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monthly
collecting field trips on the 3rd Saturday
- ·
lapidary
workshop
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April
Rock & Mineral Tailgate sale
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Give
Grandly
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Rocktoberfest: Annual Gem & Mineral Show
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December
Holiday Market
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meeting
local rockhounds
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learning
about southwestern geology, minerology and the lapidary arts
Links for the Membership Application &
Waiver, dues payments, and donations:
Application & Waiver
-- https://forms.gle/aifESLZjqhUQt68m6
Family Membership Dues Payment
$25 -- https://square.link/u/z0VXcUlr
Individual Membership Dues
Payment $15 --
https://square.link/u/SWMtmWRg
Additional Donation --
https://square.link/u/xuSnmTyF
The links above enable you to pay via credit card
electronically through our Square site with no fee to you.
We prefer that you use these links, but if you are unable
to use them or prefer not to, please mail a personal check with the appropriate
fee to the Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, PO Box 1555,
Silver City, NM.
If you need assistance accessing the electronic membership
form or would like us to email a pdf form, please contact us via email and
we’ll be happy to assist you. We are
happy to answer any questions and help with any issues related to the
electronic form and payment links.
INFO: grantcountyrollingstones@gmail.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR
ORGANIZATION!
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Sunday, March 17, 2024
2024 Rock and Mineral Tailgate Sale
We are still accepting vendor applications. The electronic application is located here: https://forms.gle/EDCSKczYj4ysa11ZA
Sunday, November 26, 2023
THE MERRY MAKERS HOLIDAY MARKET
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year's Holiday Market -- shoppers, vendors, volunteers and visitors! The event was wonderful and enjoyable for everyone.
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This event is a proud collaboration between The Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society and The Makers Market/Future Forge.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
38th Annual Gem & Mineral Show--Labor Day Weekend!!
Gems, Minerals and Art together for the first time!
Visit the 38th Gem & Mineral Show and help us welcome the Silver City Makers Market artists!
SHOW DATES: Friday, September 1st from 11am-5pm
Saturday, September 2nd from 10am-5pm
Sunday, September 3rd from
10am-4pm
VENDORS:
|
Business
name |
Location |
Merchandise |
|
|
Carlos Alday |
Minerals,
Crystal’s, Precision Drilling |
Archery Room |
Minerals and
jewelry |
|
Tillie and Paul
Aquillar |
Chantilis Jewelry
Design |
Archery Room |
jewelry, rocks,
knives with gem stone handles |
|
Elizabeth
Ford/David Lundborg |
Heartsong Arts and
Crafts |
Archery Room |
Handcrafted
earrings and wooden lazer cutout wall hangings |
|
Youssef Hourourou |
Mineralogy
collection |
Archery Room |
Minerals &
fossils |
|
Kaihua Wen |
Nature Little
Stone |
Archery Room |
minerals,
gemstone, natural |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Susan Abbott |
Desert Designs |
Large Event Room |
Native American
jewelry |
|
Harold Behrens |
A-Z Rock Shop |
Large Event Room |
gems and minerals |
|
Linda Boatwright |
Azurite Gallery |
Large Event Room |
Jewelry, gems,
minerals, fossils, agates |
|
Kim and Don
Cundiff |
Kim's Kreations |
Large Event Room |
Silver jewelry
with beads |
|
Andy Eby |
Artrox Lapidary |
Large Event Room |
Rough/polished
rocks minerals and fossils |
|
Kurt Easthouse |
Back in Time
Minerals |
Large Event Room |
Minerals and Rocks |
|
Carla and Rusty Fairey |
Elkhorn Trading
Company |
Large Event Room |
Pendants, fossils,
photos |
|
Marj and Don
Gibboney |
Paintbrush Jewelry |
Large Event Room |
Wire-wrap jewelry |
|
Mar Heifner |
Outsider Art by
Mar |
Large Event Room |
Recycled/upcycled
handmade art |
|
Ron Kellner/Doug
Kellner |
RK Enterprises |
Large Event Room |
Jewelry, cabs,
slabs, |
|
Nicole and David
Lavoie |
Grounded
Lifestyles |
Large Event Room |
crystal, minerals,
gem jewelry, |
|
Asher Lichtig |
The Stone Turtle |
Large Event Room |
Rough and polished
stone, jewelry, books |
|
Tara O'NeillMary
Sherman |
Handmade Beaded
and Wire-Wrapped Gifts / Thunderbird Jewelry |
Large Event Room |
Beadwork and
wirework / Native American made jewelry |
|
RuthAnn
Rinsch/David Rinsch |
Dave's Enterprise |
Large Event Room |
Rocks, gems |
|
Simon Sotelo/Lisa
Mills-Wilson |
Dog House Art
& Minerals |
Large Event Room |
rocks, minerals,
beaded jewelry |
|
Katherine West |
ARTifact Gifts |
Large Event Room |
lino-cut prints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ken Hadlock |
Art by KGH LLC |
Small Event Room |
Digital Artwork |
|
Miriam Medicine
Prayer |
Goddess Rises |
Small Event Room |
coral, beads,
Arizona Turquoise, minerals, etc |
|
Lenny
Giusti/Brenda Holzinger |
Silver City Tye
Dyes |
Small Event Room |
rock bags, geode tshirts |
|
Kevin House |
2 Guy's Rocks |
Small Event Room |
Slabs, quartz,
geodes, |
|
Kim Muller |
Burro Mtn Studio |
Small Event Room |
Jewelry |
|
Martin Olvera |
Shadow Hills
Rockshop |
Small Event Room |
gedoes, slabs,
cabs |
|
Marnie Raelene |
Repurposed Lights
& More LLC |
Small Event Room |
repurposed glass
bottles-solar lights, electric lamps, candles & terracotta watering
spikes with bottles |
|
Carmen Ruiz |
|
Small Event Room |
fish prints |
|
Lisa Rush |
Raven's Den Art
Studio |
Small Event Room |
pine needle
baskets |
|
Tina Salmon |
HighDesertWildChild |
Small Event Room |
Handknit toys,
handknit accessories, handknit/woven home accessories |
|
George South |
|
Small Event Room |
Turquoise cabs |
|
Patrick Zhang |
Silver & Gem
Design |
Small Event Room |
Fimdings, beads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan Searcy/John
Searcy |
Black Hat Trading |
Studio |
Jewelry, findings,
rocks, stones, carvings, beads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lynn Lewis |
Creatively One Of
A Kind |
Training Room
116/117 |
Children's Apparel
and Door Decor |
|
Patricia Brubaker |
Pinos Altos
Designs |
Training Room
116/117 |
Wood and resin
crafts |
|
Michael Wheeler |
Ionmhasan na
Talmhainn |
Training Room
116/117 |
Indonesian
Petrified Wood, Rough Rock Specimens, Polished Rocks, Leather Goods, Gold, |
|
Sue Wu/Steve Dang |
Beads Zone |
Training Room
116/117 |
Semi Precious
Gemstone Beads, Fresh Water Pearls, and Findings |
|
Michael Zengerle |
Rockhound Dreams
LLC |
Training Room
116/117 |
mineral specimens,
polished minerals, mineral jewelry and gem/mineral accessories |
FIELD TRIPS: Depart Saturday and Sunday at 9am.
Saturday, 9/2--Rolling Stones VP Anita Williams will lead a collecting trip to Bear Mountain for pyrite and limonite crystals.
Sunday, 9/3-- Dr. Neal
Ackerly will lead a historical hiking tour of the Boston Hill mining
area.
SPEAKERS:
Saturday 1:30pm:
Historian Bill Cavaliere will provide a look into early mining around the west
with talk "Death in the Depths."
Sunday 1pm:
Paleontologist Rose Fowers will present a slide show and talk regarding her
field experience during the mid-1990s excavation of a Late Pleistocene
Mastodon—a native "elephant" that lived and died in central Arizona
at the end of the last Ice Age. Cancelled
NEW THIS YEAR:
Pebble Pups Activity Area--BLM educational books, Rock
decorating, Mining for Pecos Diamonds, Face painging, a Dinosaur information
table and more!
$1 Wheel of Fortune--$1 per ticket or spin you can win all
sorts of cool stuff! Every spin wins at the $1 Wheel of Fortune, but some
wins will be extra special. Each hour we will add a geode from Shadow
Hills Rock Shop to the Wheel offerings. You can also win some
interesting mineral and fossil specimens and jewelry, all donated by our
members.
Daily Raffle--We are thrilled with the generosity of the
local business owners in Silver City and their support of our new Daily Raffle
drawings. The drawings will also include wonderful items donated by our
members and Show Vendors. All the items will be on display in the lobby
of the Conference Center, as well as an updated list of available raffle
items.
Donated Raffle Items (As of today & not including vendor donations):
- 2 (two) Skateboard Decks donated by Josh Utley of Revoked Mob
- 10 (ten) Gift Certificates from the Off College School of Cosmetology for full-service appointments
- 8 (eight) Gift Cards from Domino's Pizza for $5 each
- Gift Certificate from Jalisco's Restaurant for $25
- Gift Certificate from the Union Army and More Store for $25
- Gift Basket from The Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery
- Large Hemp Backpack from the Marketplace
- Many donations from our Show Vendors and Club Members
- And.....of course.....rocks and minerals!
The 38th Annual Gem & Mineral Show is entirely indoors in air-conditioned comfort.
Please let us know if you would like to help with the show as a volunteer--contact us via email at grantcountyrollingstones@gmail.com if you are interested.
We hope to see you at the show!
**Please leave your pets at home--Grant County does not allow them in the Conference Center.**
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