Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/05/2008 11:13 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/05/2008 05:32 PM
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There were Rockhounds Galore at the 32nd Annual Snyder Pow Wow in Valley Springs This Weekend!
Valley Springs, CA...The entire Snyder family invites the public to their Annual Pow Wow every May. The 32nd Annual Pow Wow was held at the Snyder Ranch in Valley Springs. It ran from Friday to Sunday. There were over 200 vendors of rocks, gems, minerals great food, music, remote controlled airplanes, and even marshmallow guns at the working cattle ranch over the weekend. This annual event has been a huge draw every year! Over the last 30 years the ranch has continued inviting "rockhounds" every May. Expanding to gems, jewelry, silversmithing, fossils, and many more of our earth's treasures. Returning vendors have become more than just "rockhounds:" Their pow wow family has extended to dozens of volunteers who help make every detail go smoothly. Their smiles and dedication make every pow wow a wonderful experience.....
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A Little History on the Annual Pow Wow from Betty Snyder
"One Sunday morning in April 1975, John and I were awakened by a gentleman knocking on the door of our ranch home. The man explained that he was part of a rockhound club that had planned to visit Valley Springs Moss Agate, but that the trip had been canceled. Would it be possible, he asked, for the members of the club to go "rock hounding" on the Snyder Ranch?
Previous experience with allowing public access to the ranch had not always been positive. The rockhound took pains to explain how responsible rock hounds are, and pledged to leave the ranch in as good or better condition than they found it.
The big day came, and, true to his word, the ranch was left clean. Then more and more "rockhounds" came to spend the weekend at our ranch. The idea of organizing a "rock hound pow wow "event along the lines of Quartzite or the powwows in Oregon and Arizona took hold. So, John and I, our 4 daughters and 3 sons-in-law went about arranging the hundreds of things that need to be done in order to organize and manage an event the scale of our Pow wow.
Over the last 30 years the ranch has continued inviting "rockhounds" every May. Expanding to gems, jewelry, silversmithing, fossils, and many more of our earth's treasures has helped us grow enormously.
Returning vendors have become more than just "rockhounds:" they are treasured friends we look forward to seeing. Our pow wow family has extended to dozens of volunteers who help make every detail go smoothly. Their smiles and dedication make every pow wow a wonderful experience!
So come join us! The entire Snyder family invites you to the 33rd Annual Snyder's Valley Springs Pow wow!"
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