Organizers for the annual Rock and Gem show were ecstatic Saturday afternoon with a turnout that brought 800 persons in during the first hour.
That total doesn’t count children under the age of 13.
Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Society President Dick Conklin said he thought there were fewer children than usual, but more adults were spending money, “making dealers happy.”
Graham Boucher, 13, of Salem and Marie Dadey, 8, were at the rock show…