Day 3

Last chance to visit all the vendors, eat great food, enjoy wonderful entertainment and be a part of Thunderegg Days Festival...rocks and more! Today is it, folks! The Quilt Show will be open from 10am-6pm. Awards have been given out, if you were here and voted, come back and see who the winners are. Sidewalk Chalk Art contest 11am-3pm....all ages! Tonight is the famous Nyssa Chamber BBQ Rib Dinner from 5-7.  This meal frequently sells out, so don't want to get your dinner. Musical entertainment includes Obadiah and the Old Testaments at 4 and Freight Train at 7. Nyssa Artistic Dance Academy will perform from 10-noon. There's lots going on, don't miss out!

Day 2

Whew! We survived hot weather on Day 1 and are ready for new adventures on Day 2. Rock tours went to find petrified wood. Vendors are open and ready for you to come and see everything....remember this is rocks and MORE! Great food, breakfast, lunch or dinner! Car show tonight, Class of 2013 Mexican Dinner, plus Fantasy Karaoke.
BONUS! Nyssa Nite Rodeo Parade at 5PM ... "Tails & Tailpipes" in the parade. Rodeo opens at 7PM, pre-rodeo events start at 6.
Nyssa Oregon is THE place to be this weekend! Hope to see you around!

Day 1

Great day for a festival! Rock tours departed to look for jasper and came back with wonderful finds! Lots of yummy food, starting with breakfast! Vendors inside and outside. Quilt show is wonderful, oh my what beautiful works of art! Mariachi de mi Tierra tonight at 7...also Outlaw Lawn Mower Dragsters at 7 and the "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" by the NHS Football Team from 5-7. Come on down, you'll want to see it all at the 47th Annual Thunderegg Days Festival...rocks and MORE!

Getting ready!

Vendors have been arriving and setting up all day today. It is a bit warm here, but hey! it is July in Eastern Oregon. The quilt show will be set up tonight....thank you volunteers! Anyway, things are lookin' great for the 2012 Thunderegg Days Festival...rocks and more!  Oh! we have an awesome rock display courtesy of members of the Owyhee Gem & Mineral Society. One display belonged to Joan Hooper, who passed away in May. Joan was one of our rock tour guides and a wonderful lady. We have a couple of her quilts in the quilt show. Looking forward to seeing you in Nyssa, the Thunderegg Capital of the World!
Susan...

Rock Tours

Our rock tours depart every morning at 7AM. Come early and enjoy breakfast by the Nyssa Parks & Rec Committee. You can order a bag lunch from The Neighborhood to take with you...$5.99 for a 6' sub (turkey or ham) chips and water all ready to go AND the chamber receives $1.00 for each bag lunch. The tours are: Thursday: Jasper, Friday: Petrified wood, Saturday: thundereggs. High clearance vehicles needed. Saturday high clearance and 4WD required. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes, bring gloves. Saturday bring a pick and shovel to dig for thundereggs. Hats, sunscreen and lots of water! Sign up at the chamber's on-site office at Thunderegg Days.  See you there!

47th Annual Thunderegg Days

47th Annual Thunderegg Days July 12-14. Vendors start arriving on Wednesday, the quilt show gets set up that evening. This is gonna be an awesome event! It'll be hot, so wear your hat and sunscreen. You'll be able to get lots of cool drinks from our food court....as well as great food! See you soon!

Saying goodbye to Joan

We said goodbye this week to one of our wonderful rock tour guides, Joan Hooper. Joan passed away suddenly on May 20. We will miss her so much. She was a wonderful resource for rockhounds and joyfully shared her knowledge with those on our tours.

Vendors!

We have 42 vendors signed up for this year's event! Rocks, gems, jewelry, T-shirts, hats, lapidary, fine art, spheres, Oregon Sunstone (which is the official Oregon State gemstone), skin care, backpacks and travel bags, kitchen items, lavender products, candles, handcrafted items, solar/HVAC, scroll work, handmade soap, wooden keepsake boxes, health & wellness products, purses, and of course Thundereggs (the official Oregon State Rock)! And that doesn't count the 8 food court vendors. After you've looked at all 42 vendors, I know you'll be hungry and thirsty.
See you soon! July 12-14 in Nyssa, Oregon - the Thunderegg Capital of the World!

Rock tours and breakfast!

Confirmed! For those wanting to eat before participating in our rock tour...we will have breakfast!
Remember, the rock tours depart at 7AM. There is a $5.00 per car charge. Your vehicle should be high clearance and on Saturday (when you'll go find your own thunderegg) you will need 4WD.

We have a great group of vendors in our food court. When you return from the rock tour the food court will be open with a variety of items. We'll have picnic tables in the shade for you to eat and rest a bit before heading out to see all the vendors on the lawn and inside Mac Hall. There's going to be a lot to see at this year's event!

The Nyssa Chamber is looking forward to seeing you....July 12-14, 2012!

2012 Let's Get This Party Started!

Hi there rockhounds and Thunderegg Days fans! We have a great event planned for you. Vendors - we've got 'em....many vendors from 2011 signed up for 2012 before they left and, we have new vendors too. Food - got it covered with 8 food court vendors plus breakfast each morning and our evening fundraiser dinners (NHS football team chicken dinner on Thursday; Chamber annual BBQ rib dinner on Saturday).  You want entertainment?  We have music with  Mariachi Juvenil Mi Tierra on Thursday; Fantasy Karaoke on Friday and more on the stage all day Saturday. "Thunder in the Streets" car show on Friday...Quilt Show all three days....Idaho Civil War Volunteers on Saturday. More entertainment is in the works, just not yet confirmed. Stay tuned for all the exciting news and make sure you don't miss a moment. 47th Annual Thunderegg Days Festival....July 12-14, 2012....Nyssa, Oregon the Thunderegg Capital of the World!