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| January 2026 | The Newsletter of the Shore Seekers Artifact & Recovery Club | Vol. 36, No. 1 |
This winter has been a very tumultuous one for us all. Gold and silver prices went to crazy highs, while powerful strains of influenza and norovirus are sickening huge parts of the population. An ounce of silver from January has now doubled in price, which will put a strain on our prize purchasing and may require some adjustments going forward. I believe, thanks to some advance purchasing by our treasurer, John Rebman, that we will be in good shape for 2026 for prizes and our big hunt, but beyond that, the future, as the old Magic 8-ball used to say, remains cloudy.
On the good news front we had a great holiday party and I have heard no negative comments, so thanks to you all for making it special. Also, new machines are on the horizon, as Nokta has announced the Legend Two in production, which will be less fiddly and go deeper than the original. I thought my Legend went pretty deep, so will be anxious to see how the new version works out. Also, Deus has come out with a new high-frequency coil that is supposed to be really good at picking out good targets in the iron. Our club remains strong with new members coming in, and while we don't have monthly club hunts, Tony can usually manage to snag us a hunt occasionally and the last couple have produced good results.
January is a busy meeting time, with dues due, Seeker of the Year and Find of the Year coming up, plus election of officers and all our regular club business, so expect this meeting to be a bit longer than normal. Remember, finds for November and December count for finds this meeting since we did not have finds prizes in December. I guess that's it for now. Stay well, hunt hard, follow the rules and if I don't see you at the meeting, maybe I'll see you in the field.
Your President,
Andy Nunez
The last meeting of the SHORE SEEKERS Artifact and Recovery Club was held on Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Church.
Guests present were George Kemmerlin (Phil's dad), Bill Fisher, Parris Mancuso and Greg Carbone. Mr. Fisher is trying to sell the detectors of a friend who is now in a nursing facility. (Please check with him during a break if you are interested in buying the 1990's-era White's 6000 Di Pro, White's Spectrum XLT or a White's MXT.)
OLD BUSINESS
Extra copies of THE SEEKER were available.
Minutes were approved as distributed.
The Treasurer gave his report.
There was more talk of the holiday party. Please refer to the sign-up sheet for what is needed.
Scott explained the one month cash raffle that the ESTC is putting on in January. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 and are good for whole month. Winners are based on the MD evening pick 3 lottery drawing. There are very few tickets left. These are good for stocking stuffers.
NEW BUSINESS
John Rebman told about a ring return. He and Phil McCutcheon spent several hours searching a yard in Kent Island for a lady who had lost a ring. She thought she had lost it while doing yard work. John and Phil had no luck but in talking, mentioned to the lady that it could have fallen off in other places, like in a pair of gloves. Luckily for the lady, John did happen to find the ring in a rubber glove in the trash (which was due to be picked up a few days later). The lady was very happy. Congrats to John and Phil for their efforts. Scott was a choice to help with the ring search since he lives close by but he wasn't able to help because his new granddaughter was born on that day. Congratulations on the new arrival, Scott!
Phil K. and Andy also tried to look for ring at a place in Salisbury but they had no luck. If anyone else wants to try, check the original e-mail for details.
Marty took a small detector on a cruise and found a few oddball things. He then met a man who had lost his wedding ring (had only been married a week). Marty had no luck but he didn't have a regular detector with him and thinks the result might have been different if he had.
Paul requested a moment of silence for the demise of the penny.
Tony G. is working on a few hunting spots. Watch out for short-notice hunts during a week (not on weekends).
There is a planetarium show coming up. Tony will provide the info to Julie.
Andy mentioned detector deals just in time for Christmas.
Darlene asked Andy to remind people that there is a craft and vendor show at Winterplace Park this Saturday. There will be lots of vendors, food trucks and other cool stuff. Tony mentioned that he went to the location of a craft show to try to find items where someone dropped jewelry stuff. Andy mentioned that he sometimes finds contacts for sites at these sales/shows.
Kristin remarked that there is a coin show at the American Legion in Cambridge this weekend.
Members talked about the rising prices of gold, silver and copper.
Thanks to Phil McCutcheon for donating small containers.
Penny to a Dollar winners: Kristin Cousin, Mike Walker, Chris Gudikunst, Nancy Jelich, Andy Nunez, Phil McCutcheon, Dave Watkins and John Rebman.
Thanks to Joe Schiaffino and John Rebman for the snacks. No one has committed to bringing in refreshments for January as of this writing.
Our raffle winners were Mike Walker (50/50), Nancy Jelich (gift card to an Ocean City restaurant) and Jaxon Montgomery and Mike Walker (attendance).
Julie Pryor,
Secretary