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61st Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee - Four glorious days of merriment and lumber education with events including the Tug of War, Axe Throwing Competitions, "The Bull in the Woods" and “Jack & Jill Events”. Eat, drink, dance, & be merry to your heart's content. The 61st Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee is being held June 10-13, in Tuolumne, California.

Spring Tractor Show - Vista, CA: On June 19, 20, 26, 27, the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista, CA will be bustling with 50 Acres of Fun including: Working Antique Farm & Construction Equipment Demonstrations; N' Scale Model Railroad Exhibit; Weaving Exhibit, Demonstrations & Sales; Blacksmithing Demonstrations; Tractor Games; Train Rides; Wagon Rides; Threshing Demonstrations & More!

Rockhound Report: Easy Pickings at Pebble Terrace - Marilee Strech goes rockhounding at Pebble Terrace near Palo Verde, CA where you can find an amazing assortment of agates, jaspers, petrified wood, fossils of many kinds and more. This is a scenic area, with beautiful wildflowers, and views of the mountains, the green farmlands of Palo Verde, the Colorado River and the jagged volcanic peaks.

A Field Day for National Park Collectors - If it’s the cha-ching of change or shiny, new things that capture you, check out the first coin in the America the Beautiful QuartersTM series, released in Arkansas. Hot Springs National Park graces this stunning quarter and blazes a beautiful trail for a Yellowstone National Park quarter in June, Yosemite National Park in July, and Grand Canyon National Park in September.

Hobbies Match Game - From quilting and beading to knitting and scrapbooking, many people have hobbies or special interests. See if you can match the term to the hobby or special interest --- and remember, there's a 30 second time limit!







Beads and More Beads! Beads have been used in trade, as gifts and as tokens of trust and to adorn tombs. They have been sewn to clothing, shoes, fixed to weapons and braided into hair and horse tails. These videos show just exactly what you need, and some of the basic steps you need to know to get started.

2010 Patriotic Quilt Exhibits & Contest to Benefit Soldiers: Judy Howard of Buckboard Quilts announces the 2010 Patriotic Quilt Contest. These 22” quilts will tour for 18 months with the other 220 “God Bless America Touring Quilts” and then be auctioned, with proceeds benefiting non-profits who make quilts for wounded soldiers and families of the fallen.

Scrapbooking - Are You A Cropper? Keeping memories alive by way of collecting printed mementos and keeping them in a journal, dates back to just after the invention of printing.