It has been an honor to Chair the Big Bend Gem & Mineral Show
again this year, a fund raising event for the Chihuahuan Desert Gem And
Mineral Club. I am proud to say it was a success, and the show will
continue to its 20th year. Vicente Guevara of Marfa won the Grand Prize
drawing of an LED Calcite lamp donated by Ron and Jennifer Guzman of
FluorEssence.
This year, the dealer appreciation dinner was pot luck, thank you all
who helped to make this an awesome welcome to the wary travelers.
I wish to thank the Marfa Chamber of Commerce for advertising
support to the Big Bend Gem Show the past three years, and to all the
local's who came and enjoyed. I hope the rotation of this trade show in
the Big Bend area makes more people aware of the potential for this
hobby as an economic resource. West Texas has some of the most
unique agate in the world, and it could be a bigger attraction for tourism
if more land was open to collectors. If just a few ranches in this area
allowed a Gem or Geology Club to offer guided field trips to the public
once or twice a year, a show like this could add to the Big Bend
economy for a very long time.
Thank you,
Paul Graybeal
Club President
again this year, a fund raising event for the Chihuahuan Desert Gem And
Mineral Club. I am proud to say it was a success, and the show will
continue to its 20th year. Vicente Guevara of Marfa won the Grand Prize
drawing of an LED Calcite lamp donated by Ron and Jennifer Guzman of
FluorEssence.
This year, the dealer appreciation dinner was pot luck, thank you all
who helped to make this an awesome welcome to the wary travelers.
I wish to thank the Marfa Chamber of Commerce for advertising
support to the Big Bend Gem Show the past three years, and to all the
local's who came and enjoyed. I hope the rotation of this trade show in
the Big Bend area makes more people aware of the potential for this
hobby as an economic resource. West Texas has some of the most
unique agate in the world, and it could be a bigger attraction for tourism
if more land was open to collectors. If just a few ranches in this area
allowed a Gem or Geology Club to offer guided field trips to the public
once or twice a year, a show like this could add to the Big Bend
economy for a very long time.
Thank you,
Paul Graybeal
Club President
| The 18th Annual Chihuahuan Desert Gem & Mineral Club's Gem & Mineral Show finished on April 22, 2007. |
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| A list of local area lodgings in the order found in the yellow pages. Alpine is 25 miles away, Ft. Davis 21, Marathon is about 60. All numbers are area code 432 Bed & Breakfasts: Arcon Inn (Marfa) 729-4826 Double M Guest Ranch(Ft. Davis area) 426-2473 Old School House Bed & Breakfast (Ft. Davis) 426-2050 Veranda Historic Inn Bed & Breakfast (Ft. Davis) 426-2233 Wayside Inn Bed & Breakfast (Ft. Davis) 426-3535 Hotels: Alpine Classic Inn (Alpine) 837-1530 Antelope Lodge (Alpine) 837-2451 Ft. Davis Motor Inn (Ft. Davis) 426-2112 Gage Hotel (Marathon) 386-9600 The Harvard Hotel & Lodge (Ft. Davis) 426-2500 Historic Holland Hotel (Alpine) 837-3844 Hotel Paisano (Marfa) 729-3669 Limpia Hotel (Ft. Davis) 426-3237 Marathon Motel & RV Park (Marathon) 386-4241 Motel Bien Venido (Alpine) 837-3454 Oak Tree Inn (Alpine) 837-5111 Olympia Hotel (Ft. Davis) 426-3201 Ramada of Alpine (Alpine) 837-1100 The Stone Village Tourist Camp (Ft. Davis) 426-3941 Sunday House Inn (Alpine) 837-3363 The Maverick Inn (Alpine) 837-0628 Thunderbird Hotel (Marfa) 729-1984 Tirmal Inn (Alpine) 837-3417 White House Inn (Alpine) 837-1401 |
| The 19th Annual Chihuahuan Desert Gem & Mineral Club's Gem & Mineral Show finished on April 20, 2008. |
THANK YOU!! On behalf of the members of the
Chihuahuan Desert Gem and Mineral Club, we wish
to thank all those who made the 19th Annual Gem
and Mineral Show such a great success. Many
thanks to Marfa Public Radio and Alpine's KVLF
Radio for help with the publicity. A special thanks
also to the Geology Club of Sul Ross State
University for providing food for the show and help
with other aspects of putting a show like this
together. Much planning, sweat and tears are
necessary to see to all the details, and to each and
every participant we sincerely say, THANK YOU!
We'll see you next year for our 20TH ANNUAL
SHOW to be held in ALPINE!
Sincerely,
Chihuahuan Desert Gem and Mineral Club
Jan Woodward, Secretary
Chihuahuan Desert Gem and Mineral Club, we wish
to thank all those who made the 19th Annual Gem
and Mineral Show such a great success. Many
thanks to Marfa Public Radio and Alpine's KVLF
Radio for help with the publicity. A special thanks
also to the Geology Club of Sul Ross State
University for providing food for the show and help
with other aspects of putting a show like this
together. Much planning, sweat and tears are
necessary to see to all the details, and to each and
every participant we sincerely say, THANK YOU!
We'll see you next year for our 20TH ANNUAL
SHOW to be held in ALPINE!
Sincerely,
Chihuahuan Desert Gem and Mineral Club
Jan Woodward, Secretary
