The VGMS

presented

"ARTISTRY
FROM
NATURE",

Our 46^th Annual Gem, Mineral, Lapidary & Fossil Show.

Dates:

March 1 & 2, 2008.

Location:

Seaside Park (Ventura County Fairgrounds),
Ventura, California.

Well, another VGMS "ARTISTRY FROM NATURE" Show has come and gone. The following is a letter from one of the dealers:

     I would like to thank all those club members who once again worked so hard as to make the show this year the best one yet. Attendance particularly on Saturday was fantastic. The way the venue is set up, and the way the members treat the vendors, makes this my favorite show! Thanks to the Country Store people, those that fed us, answered questions, and all of you who spent money!! This show is a great representation of the members of the Ventura club.
          David Dills aka From Mother Earth, Onyx, CA.

From the first paragraph of the President's Message in the March 2008 Rockhound Rambling:

     Everyone has a reason to be proud of our effort. The folks with the green eye shades tell us that we beat the averages for our last 5 shows. In fact the Country Store was the biggest income earner this year. To think we almost didn't have it! A special thanks to Abe Barshai for taking on the job of Show Chair for 2008 and now let's get behind Andy Anderson to start working on the 2009 show.
          Ed Clark,
          President.

As is our custom, we'll leave some of the rest of this page in place for a while.

Lastly, don't confuse this year's VGMS Show with the CFMS Show. See the following:

California Federation (CFMS),
June 27-29 2008,
California Federation of Mineralogical Societies,
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA.
Hours: 10-5 Daily.
Adults $5.00, seniors (60+) $4.00, students $3.00,
Kids under 12 free with paid adult.
Fairgrounds parking. (There's a FEE!)

Show Committee: