Maryland Free-State Treasure Club Volume 3, Issue 4 April 2015 Members-Only Treasure Hunt * Monthly Outing * Swap and Sell * 6:30 Mini Hunt * October Treasure Hunts * And lots More * Next Meeting May 28
Attendance: Brad Johns, et al, agreed on a count of 47 members, guests and family members present at this meeting. Free Raffle Tickets: Every attendee to our monthly meetings gets a raffle ticket for one of three silver coins just for showing up! Refreshments: Mike, Renate (pronounced ren-AH-tae) and Gina Stinemire presented the members with, at first glance, too much food: Sloppy Joes; condiments; vegetables; all kinds of chips and finger food; beverages and more. The spread was two-tables wide and something to behold. Alas, the amount of food was consumed like a swarm of locusts had visited. Raffles: Bill Hill and Leo Pollock manned the silver round and 50-50 raffle tickets and kept track of the furious accounting at break time. Nancy Jelich walked away with $54 for winning the 50-50, and Tom Ferrell won the silver round. Merchandise Table: Gina Stinemire oversaw sales of t-shirts, bumper stickers, club patches and gloves. Swap and Sell: George Venker is doing well with the swap and sell table. This meeting saw the sale of two pinpointers and two metal detecting shovels. If you have any extra metal detecting equipment laying around, bring it in to sell or swap. Outside Mini Hunt: This popular event was up and running starting at 6:30 p.m. Many of our members looked like robins pecking at the grass with their pinpointers. We gave away three silver half-dollars to those who found the three tokens. Members-Only Treasure Hunt: Saturday, May 2. What a day! Perfect weather, 1000 silver dimes cast into the grass, $3000 worth of silver coins and silver dollars, four detectors, two pinpointers, other prizes, the nicest people on the planet, and plenty of food. Thank you to Bill Hill for lugging his high-quality gas grill to the event. Photos and video have been uploaded to our website. Thank you Beverly Pennington for taking the photos. Congratulations to Kurt Franz, Frank Ziemski, Ed Burgee and Gene Dixon for winning the detectors. And thank you Gary Pennington for organizing the Members-Only hunt and getting the food right. October Double-Barrel Treasure Weekend: The Maryland Free-State Treasure Club (M.F.S.T.C.) is hosting our open treasure hunt Sunday, October 11 with the western theme "Old Dakota Mining Town." Information and Registration forms are linked from the home page of our website and will be available at our meetings. Merit Badge for Coin Study: Bob Taylor, our resident metal detecting dealer and member of the Bel Mar Coin Club in Harford County, announced that he is now qualified to certify Boy Scout Coin merit badges for numismatic studies. Meet the Member - Bill Wise: Bill owns Bill's Custom Seamless Gutters, Inc., a quality commercial and residential gutter installation and repair business and uses a Garrett AT Pro and Minelab E-Trac depending on conditions and mood while detecting. He won Find of the Year on 2013 for a large bronze New York City medallion. Bill is experimenting with "magnet fishing" - dredging in streams with a rare-earth magnet on a rope. While home, Bill walked a little too close to his stove causing the magnet to slam into the appliance creating a dent (wife was not happy). Club Outing April 18: A splendid day for detecting drew fifteen of our members with some guests to a local park. Eric Heilman (with young adults, Brady and Justin), Dave Franz, Kathy Pine (with Mark Dickerson), Chris and Wade Wisnom, Kurt Franz, John Vice, John Manzari, Mike and Gina Stinemire, Bill Pfaff, John and Kellie Gaver, Ed Burgee, John Curtis, Mike McCullough, and Brad Johns attended. April Program: Steve Cunningham came dressed for metal detecting to show the necessary equipment used while in the field. Sandy beaches require a sand scoop and pinpointer, sunscreen, hat, water, snack and any conveniences desired. Contest Board Winners: Adjournment: The April meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. when members helped stow the folding chairs and tables. Next meeting: Thursday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m. (Mini hunt starts at 6:30 p.m. outside weather permitting) May 28 Topic: TBA - Check our website occasionally for updates. |