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Friday, April 18th, 2008The time for the Spring Hunt is here again. This is a seeded hunt for members only, and takes place this Saturday, April 19th. Lots of prizes are up for grabs, including two metal detectors. Roughly 900 silver coins will be in the ground, so come ready to dig!
The schedule is as follows:
8:00 a.m. to […]
Higher gold and silver prices create a new batch of treasure hunters
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008As we’re all acutely aware, the prices of gold and silver have been relatively high over the last few months. Apparently this situation has led to an influx of new recreational prospectors as well as an increased interest in metal detecting around beaches. It’s hard to say how many of these new hobbiest will hang […]
January 2008 newsletter and upcoming buddy hunt
Monday, January 21st, 2008Sarah Kee, our new Secretary for 2008, just sent out the January newsletter. Here it is:
January 17, 2008 was the first meeting of the New Year and we had 18 attendees.
Ms. Leigh Ripka joined MMDC and we are excited to have a new member and hope she will be with us for long while. We […]
Mississippi metal detectorist finds and returns class ring
Saturday, January 5th, 2008Returning lost class rings never fails to garner positive press for our hobby. Davy Keith of Laurel, Mississippi proved that once again using his brand new White’s DFX. The 1966 South Jones High School class ring is in great shape and is now back in the hands of the original owner who lost it in […]
December newsletter and Christmas party
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Here’s the latest from Terry:
Our next meeting will be the club Christmas party. It will be Thursday, December 20th at 7:00 P.M. at the sub-division community center where Sid Witherington lives in Germantown. The address is 7955 Farmingdale Road, Germantown, TN 38138. This will be a party only; we will not have split the pot, […]