Crater of Diamonds to host Independence Day Pool Party

By Waymon Cox

  Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park!  On Saturday, July 7, you are invited to celebrate our nation’s independence at Diamond Springs Water Park during the 2012 Independence Day Pool Party!  We’ll have red, white, and blue decorations, swimming, water slides, refreshments, music, games, and prizes for all ages.  Dress in your most patriotic shirt or swimwear for our peoples’ choice awards!

  Admission for an evening of fun is only $3.75 for children under 42” tall, and $5.50 for anyone over 42”.  For anyone entering the water park and not swimming, admission is only $2.00, and children under two years old are free.

  For more information on this or any other upcoming events, contact Crater of Diamonds State Park at 870-285-3116, e-mail CraterofDiamonds@arkansas.com, or visit our web site at www.CraterofDiamondsStatePark.com.  We hope to see you here!

Search area last plowed:  June 8, 2012

Most recent significant precipitation:  May 11, 2012

Diamond finds for June 3 - 9, 2012 (100 points = one carat):

June 3 - Billy & Sarah Moore, Murfreesboro, AR, 81 pt. white

No diamonds found June 4.

June 5 - Stella Trent, Rusk, TX, 27 pt. brown

June 6 - David Anderson, Murfreesboro, AR, 3 pt. white, 14 pt. white, 17 pt. white

June 7 - Billy & Sarah Moore, Murfreesboro, AR, 19 pt. white; Brett Garrett, Newark, MO, 7 pt. white

June 8 - Stella Trent, Rusk, TX, 5 pt. yellow, 10 pt. white, 22 pt. brown; Adam Hardin, Barberton, OH, 10 pt. brown