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Come to Prospectors’ Gemboree on June 15! by Waymon Cox Visit Crater of Diamonds State Park on June 15 for the 3rd Annual Prospectors’ Gemboree and 7th Annual Famous Crater Diamonds Exhibition! Celebrate diamond miners in Arkansas with a day of games and activities for everyone. Search for prize bottles and rocks hidden throughout the diamond search area during our annual treasure hunt, and make memories to win prizes in the Facets of Fun Photo Scavenger Hunt! Kids and grownups alike can also join in a variety of exciting games throughout the day. Kids will enjoy our ever-popular Diamond Digging Contest and Diamond Toss, while all ages can team up for our egg toss, relay race, and famous watermelon seed spitting contest (free watermelon)! Prizes will be awarded after each game, and a full game schedule will be available at the event. While enjoying the Gemboree, don’t miss our 7th Annual Famous Crater Diamonds Exhibition, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Diamond Discovery Center classroom. Meet Crater diamond finders and collectors, and hear stories “behind the finds” during this rare display of beautiful diamonds found in Arkansas! Guests at this year’s special exhibit will include the following: Delores Breeding - Daughter of longtime diamond miner Donald Mayes Ron Cudmore - Local Crater diamond miner Beth Gilbertson - Finder of the 8.66 ct. white Illusion Diamond in April 2011 Jim Graham - Longtime diamond miner from Prescott, AR, and finder of many Crater diamonds Adam Hardin - Crater diamond miner from Ohio Sam & Dolly Johnson - Local business owners and Crater diamond collectors Kenny & Melissa Oliver - Finders of the 2.44 ct. white Silver Moon Diamond in March 2011 All games and activities are free with purchase of mine admission. For more information, contact Crater of Diamonds State Park at 870-285-3113 or by e-mail at CraterofDiamonds@arkansas.com. Or visit www.CraterofDiamondsStatePark.com. Join us to celebrate diamond miners in Arkansas during the 2013 Prospectors’ Gemboree!
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Search area last plowed: April 23, 2013 Most recent significant precipitation: May 9, 2013 Diamond finds for the week of May 5, 2013 (100 points = one carat): May 5 - David Hinzie, White Bear Lake, MN, 8 pt. yellow May 6 - Marjorie Holcomb, Englewood, TN, 21 pt. brown; Brenda Ohnemus, Indianola, IA, 9 pt. white; David Hinzie, White Bear Lake, MN, 40 pt. yellow May 7 - Julie Bowman, Dierks, AR, 7 pt. white; Michelle Makerney, Ft. Towson, OK, 0.7 pt. yellow May 8 - Adam Hardin, Barberton, OH, 3 pt. white May 11 - Michael Vaughn, Oklahoma City, OK, 28 pt. white, 33 pt. yellow; Keagan Magee, Bentonville, AR, 5 pt. white
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