{"id":14643,"date":"2021-06-03T05:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/?p=14643"},"modified":"2021-05-28T07:18:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T14:18:55","slug":"sublette-county-rock-hounds-setting-the-show-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/sublette-county-rock-hounds-setting-the-show-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Sublette County Rock Hounds Setting the Show Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Antoinette Rahn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmgs.org\/clubs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sublette County Rock Hounds<\/a> group is a relative newcomer when it comes to the world of formal rockhound organizations, but its short existence hasn\u2019t limited its successful progress and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The group, which formed in 2016, came about, explained Club President and Show Chairman Jim Gray, after the Wyoming State Mineral &amp; Gem Society \u201cpersisted over a span of 10 years,\u201d asking Gray to start a club in Sublette County. It may have been one of the best decisions he\u2019s made for his enjoyment of rockhounding and that of his neighbors in Sublette County.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14643 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sublette County Rock Hounds\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1-96x72.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1-38x29.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1-287x215.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1-167x125.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo2-20190614_100241-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sublette County Rock Hounds\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1-96x72.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1-38x29.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1-287x215.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1-167x125.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo3-20190615_103007-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sublette County Rock Hounds\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1-96x72.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1-38x29.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1-287x215.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1-167x125.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo4-20190616_081428-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Since forming, the club has held a show every year and hosts field trips, features lectures on a wide range of topics, and is currently working to develop a junior program using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amfed.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Federation of Mineralogical Societies<\/a>\u2019 (AFMS) junior rockhound program guidelines, Gray explained. Presently, club membership tops 220, and 20% of the members are under the age of 18. What an exciting time for this club!<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the exciting programming and expansion of its club culture, the Sublette County Rock Hounds will serve as host to both the <a href=\"https:\/\/rmfms.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies<\/a> and AFMS 2021 conventions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/ShowDatesFiles\/ShowDatesDisplayAll.php?ShowState=WY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during the club\u2019s show June 18-20, 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go--285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go--285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go--96x101.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go--91x96.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go--36x38.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go--204x215.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go--167x176.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go--399x420.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo5-If-you-go-.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\u201cThe Sublette County Rockhounds are honored to host these conventions. We hosted the RMFMS convention in 2020, and it was very successful,\u201d Gray said. \u201cWe feel privileged to welcome the AFMS and believe it to be a huge accomplishment for a fairly new club located in a rural area to be asked to host their convention! We appreciate everything the RMFMS and AFMS have to offer to the individual clubs, such as educational information and technical support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s show promises to deliver excitement, fun, learning, and an array of knowledgeable people (vendors, society leaders, local club members) to answer questions and share knowledge. Plus, the group is working hard to provide a safe and sanitized setting for people of all ages to come and explore the wonder of rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, and lapidary arts.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back on the relatively short but successful history of the Sublette County Rock Hounds group, Gray described a group of people committed to encouraging one another in their pursuits of knowledge and experiences \u2014 not to mention a group that is eager to share the love of rockhounding and lapidary art with anyone who expresses an interest. When asked for four words to describe the spirit of the club, Gray said, \u201cdedicated, friendly, willing, and grateful,\u201d which all sound like key ingredients in forming a club that has an impact larger than the sum of its parts and a legacy that is just taking shape.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-14643 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo6-SubletteLogo.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo6-SubletteLogo-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sublette County Rock Hounds logo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo6-SubletteLogo-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo6-SubletteLogo-96x64.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo6-SubletteLogo-38x25.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo6-SubletteLogo-321x215.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo6-SubletteLogo-167x112.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo6-SubletteLogo.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo7-AFMSclr.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo7-AFMSclr-300x259.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AFMS logo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo7-AFMSclr-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo7-AFMSclr-96x83.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo7-AFMSclr-38x33.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo7-AFMSclr-249x215.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo7-AFMSclr-167x144.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo7-AFMSclr.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner-300x292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"RMFMS logo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner-96x93.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner-38x38.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner-221x215.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner-167x162.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner-432x420.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SubletteCo8-rmfms_banner.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2xttsZP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-147248 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/CV1_RG0920.jpg\" alt=\"Magazine subscription\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: #aa1a00; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>If you enjoyed what you\u2019ve read here we invite you to consider signing up for the FREE Rock &amp; Gem weekly newsletter.<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2xttsZP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: #aa1a00; font-size: 18px;\"><strong><em> In addition, we invite you to consider subscribing to Rock &amp; Gem magazine. 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The group, which formed in 2016, came about, explained Club President and Show Chairman Jim Gray, after the Wyoming State Mineral [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2974217,"featured_media":14645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1460,1854],"tags":[1779,833,273,2095],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14643"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2974217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14643"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14656,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14643\/revisions\/14656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}