| T H E S E E K E R |
| November 2024 | The Newsletter of the Shore Seekers Artifact & Recovery Club | Vol. 34, No. 10 |
Didn't we have an awesome hunt? I was so happy to see the younger hunters out there having a great time. The conditions were perfect to make the hunt challenging but not too hard. Congrats to new member Regina Custer for winning the Legend from Nokta Detectors. Nokta is running some holiday specials so if you want a top machine at a reasonable price, now is the time. Matter of fact, most companies will be running specials and our globetrotting treasurer John probably has all the details. Thanks to the hunt committee for putting on a great show with plenty of water and snacks to keep us going. Speaking of hunts, Tony Goodyear is locking down some of our old sites and maybe some new ones for club hunts coming up. Be mindful that deer season in Virginia starts on the 16th and regular deer season in Maryland starts the Saturday after Thanksgiving. People are still finding good stuff at the beach while the weather remains summer-like, but that is soon due to change.
I am gratified that we have had many new members and even a returning member, the latter volunteering to help get our old permissions back in Worcester County, so be like them, regularly attend club meetings and see about finding more spots for the club to hunt. Recent social media posts indicate that plenty of old stuff is still out there and a Woods Hibernia in fantastic shape was posted the other day. Remember, the holiday party is December at the usual meeting time and place. You need to commit AND pay this meeting if you have not already done so. It is a catered affair and requires a head count. That's it for now. 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, October 10, at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Church.
Guests were Regina Custer, Jaxon Montgomery and grandparents, Don Ratchford, Dave Watkins, Jessica Potts, Margaret White and Joe Sciaffino. Regina and Jaxon became the newest Seekers.
OLD BUSINESS
Extra copies of THE SEEKER were available.
Minutes were approved as distributed.
The Treasurer gave his report.
We talked about the holiday party. We would like to have several raffles at the event. Many people have already paid their fee and several have also volunteered to help set things up.
Scott thanked everyone for their support and reminded members that there are still tickets available for the ESTC January 2025 cash raffle. These are $5 each or 5 for $20 and tickets are good for the whole month.
There was more talk of the members' only hunt coming up. This is strictly a no-dig event. We plan to start around 10, with volunteers needing to be here a little sooner. All targets will be on top of the ground. Members are advised to turn down sensitivity. Headphones are required. Doug Goodyear will help seed the field (he's not a member anymore because he can't make meetings on Thursdays). There are no formal plans for lunch because we hope to be done by lunch. Tony would like to do prizes like we did last year: give all hunters a set number of tickets and then spin the wheel to assign prizes. There will be lots of nice prizes such as diggers, silver coins, pin pointers, display cases, etc. Feel free to come and watch or volunteer even if you don't participate. Tony made a motion, seconded by John Peregoy, for the club to provide coffee and donuts. This was approved. We’d also like to have some raffles at the hunt. You can pay on the day but please let us know earlier if you plan to attend. This is a rain or shine event.
NEW BUSINESS
Andy talked about various YouTube influencers.
John Rebman is interested in metal detecting patches. If you have one you would like to donate, let him know. John also has some patches for his business and is selling them for $5 each but will donate $1 of that to the club. He would still like to see about designing patches for this club and then move on to shirts or hats.
Paul and Darlene donated a guidebook for the first Deus machine. This was claimed.
Penny to a Dollar winners: Phil McCutcheon, Chris Gudikunst, Julie Pryor, Dan Foltz, Craig Gudikunst, Darlene Stevens, Phil Wenker and Don Deraska.
Thanks to Tab Brannock for the snacks. Next month's snacks will be courtesy of Wayne and Susan Martin and Scott MacLane.
Our raffle winners were Jaxon Montgomery (50/50). Dan Foltz (silver half dollar) and Julie Pryor(attendance).
Julie Pryor,
Secretary