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Hi gang -

***OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT 7:00 P.M.***

We had an entertaining meeting and received a pop quiz from our President.

Billy Bugg won “Split the Pot” and Evelyn Rushing won the door prize.

The main business item was a discussion about the possibility of changing the date of the Spring Hunt  in order to accommodate several member’s schedules.

Please try to attend our next meeting, if you have not renewed your annual membership you may do so then for $25.00.  The club still welcomes visitors, new members, and any ideas you may have to keep MMDC moving forward.

Regards, Lee Henwood
751-4139

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Hello!

***OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY,JANUARY 21, 2010 @ 7:00P.M.***

We are starting this year off with a few new officers:
President- Sid Witherington
Vice President-Joey Rendon
Treasurer-CarolynGlaze
Secretary-Lee Henwood

Our yearly Christmas party had a good turn out and lots of GOOD food.  Mr. Sid Witherington took home the title of  Metal Detector Of  The Year ! Congratulations!
We also need to thank Sid for reserving the clubhouse again this year and Carolyn for ALL THE  EFFORT AND TIME she not only put into making the Christmas party a success, but all the hours during the past year to keep this club running! Carolyn, thank you so much.

Please try to attend our next meeting, if you have not renewed your annual membership you may do so then for $25.00.  The club still welcomes visitors, new members, and any ideas you may have to keep MMDC moving forward.

Thank you,
Sara Kee

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Hello All!

Our last meeting was pretty eventful!  We  discussed the fall hunt and it seemed as though everyone had a reallly fun time. The club has had quite a few new members join as well. And, if you did not know, the BBQ fundraiser was a great SUCCESS! We also had elections for the 2010 MMDC officers.   They are as follows:   President-Mr.. Sid Witherington, Vice President-Mr. Joey Rendon, Secretary-Mr.Lee Henwood, and Treasurer still remains open.  If you would  like to be our new treasurer or have an idea of who you think would do well in as that officer, please let us know ASAP(even if it is at our Christmas Party).

Our next meeting will be our annual MMDC CHRISTMAS PARTY!  As usual it will  be on Thursday, December 17th at 7:00p.m.. We DO NOT have our party at the library. Our party will take place at 7940 Farmingdale.  It’s the Farmington Meadows Homeowners Association building.  The lights will be on and you will see a couple of us already there.  We will be swapping gifts again this year.  A man brings a wrapped male gift that should cost no more than around $10.00.   The women should bring a wrapped female gift costing no more than $10.00.  Please mark clearly on your package MALE or FEMALE. Also this year, we will be playing BINGO for those who like to play the game.   That also hinges on time as well.

If you have any questions about how to get to 7940 Farmingdale, e-mail Sid Witherington at RelicKing@aol.com

If your last name begins with any of the letters A-H  please bring a dessert.
I- P   please bring a salad
Q-Z   please bring a dip for chips or a casserole

Under no circumstances do you  have to bring what is on that list. That is given for those who need an idea.  If you choose to make something else, bring it on, I promise nothing will be thought of it.

See you at the party!

Sara Kee

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This is just a reminder that our Nov. club meeting is this Thursday, 11/19. Carolyn will have an update on the fall hunt, which turned out nicely attended and a good time seemed to be had by all. Of importance, we will also be nominating and electing all new club officers, ie, president, vice president, treasurer and sec. So, it is important to be at this meeting and also be giving some thought to whom to fill these spots. We will also discuss the Christmas party, which is scheduled for Dec. 17th. With the let up in rain now for a couple of weeks, hopefully you all have been out doing some digging and we will have a bunch of good finds to show at the meeting. Also, remember to bring all your dug wheat cents since last meeting.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Happy hunting,

Jim Bryson

Unfortunately a trip through the lawn mower had dislodged the stone, but the setting (and much of the sentimental value) was intact.

Have you lost something metallic? Perhaps the Memphis Metal Detector Club or one of our members can help! Although there is no fee for such efforts, donations to the club treasury are always appreciated.

Intrepid hunters

Searching the lawn

The lost ring - found!

Carolyn and Bill with the ring

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MMDC Newsletter for September 2009

Hello Hunters!

*OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE OCT.15, 2009@ 7:00p.m.*

That following SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th is our FALL HUNT.  It will take place in Millington again this year rain or shine. There will be 3 fields to hunt. the cost is $30.00 for each field or $75.00 if you hunt all 3.

Check-in begins@ 8:00a.m. and ends @ 9:15a.m..

The first hunt begins at 9:30am

This is a closed hunt…members only.

We will break for lunch, you may bring your own -or- you may go to a local restaurant/fast food joint.  We will not be providing lunch.

IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO ENTER! YOU MAY E-MAIL ME, CAROLYN GLAZE, OR JIM BRYSON AND LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING TO HUNT. YOU MAY PAY THEN OR YOU CAN COME TO OUR MEETING ON THURSDAY AND SIGN UP THAT NIGHT.

sarakee9499@yahoo.com
cdonut8@aol.com
jjbryson1@msn.com

On to other business, we would like to welcome Mike Doan and Richard Smith to the club!

Our BBQ Fundraiser was a success!  We owe a HUGE THANK YOU to Carolyn Glaze for all her hard work involved in that!

Finds of the Month:
1st place (coin)-Sid Witherington
2nd place (jewelry)-Jim Bryson
2nd place (relic)-Jim Bryson
3rd place (jewelry)-Debra Clifton
3rd place  (coin)-Bill Bugg
3rd place (relic)-Debra Clifton

See you Thursday,
Sara Kee

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Just a reminder that our next club meeting is Thursday, 10/15 and followed on Saturday the 17th with our club fall hunt.

So as to have a better idea on how many will actually be hunting the fall hunt so we can plan for how many coins and prizes to have ready for seeding and the drawings, please email Carolyn that you plan to hunt. The hunt fee is $75.00 and the hunt again is out in Millington.

Carolyn’s email address is cdonut8@aol.com

Thanks,

Jim Bryson

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In addition to what Sara has mentioned, Bill Bugg is endeavoring to line up a speaker for the Aug. meeting and if he is unsuccessful, Sid had mentioned that he would do a talk and video on relic hunting.

Also, I was recently contacted by a lady (Bonnie) with channel 10 that had gotten my phone number from our web site and initially she wanted to be put in contact with Sid, which I did. During our conversation she mentioned she had recently gotten a detector and was inquiring about our meeting, which, of course, I invited her to attend. Although I have had no further contact with her, she did ask if she could come to the meeting with a camera man and then do a segment on the club on a upcoming Sat. evening episode. If this in fact takes place, it might be nice for a few of us to bring some of our recoveries for displaying. Sid always has a nice display of relics and in addition, some jewelry, coins and relics recovered by some others of us would be nice.

See ya all on the 20th.

Jim Bryson

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MMDC Newsletter for JULY 2009

Hello All!

*REMINDER* OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH @ 7:00p.m..

Mark your calendars!  The FALL HUNT will be Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Centennial Park in Millington, TN.  It will be a closed hunt(members only).  The cost to hunt will be determined at the August meeting, I will have the release forms with me if you decide to pay that night.

The club has decided to have a FALL FUNDRAISER.  We will be selling slabs of BBQ for $20.00 a slab. I will have a sign up sheet for those who sell to sign as well as FLYERS to give out with dates and times.  Smokin’ With An Attitude will be providing as well as cooking the BBQ.

Most of you received an e-mail recently about a lost ring in the backyard of a young man in Atoka. As of now, the ring has yet to be found so we are going to attempt a BUDDY HUNT at this location Saturday, August 22nd. We will decide the time at our next meeting.

Raffle winners:
Split The Pot-Jim Bryson
Door Prize-Donna English

Finds of the Month
3rd place Relic-Jim Bryson
3rd place Jewelry-Sid Witherington
3rd place Coin-Jim Bryson
2nd place Coin-Bill Bugg
2nd place Jewelry- Jim Bryson
1st place Relic- Sid Witherington

Thanks,
Sara

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Hi hunters,

The White Station Library called me late this afternoon to advise me the library will be closed for re-carpeting Th.-Sat. Hence, our club meeting for this Th is cancelled. The library will, however, give us the room on April 30th??? if we want it. Otherwise, we will have two finds of the month, one for April and the regular one for May, at the May meeting. Any thoughts on the 30th date, talk to me at the hunt on Sat. or email me.

The club hunt IS STILL ON FOR THIS COMING SAT. 4/18, rain or shine. Bring some rain gear and a plastic baggie to cover your detector screen just in case we do get some showers. We will began seeding the fields about 7:30, so several of us need to be there by 7:30 for accomplishing this.

Those of you planning to hunt, but have not yet signed up and paid the hunt fee, you can sign up and pay the fee the morning of the hunt. Do, though, give Carolyn a call at 428-1399, so she can have the necessary coins ready for seeding. Please try and get her called between now and Th. evening.

8:00–9:15 is check-in and registration and the first hunt is 9:30-10:15. 2nd hunt is 10:45-11:30. We then break for lunch and the 3rd hunt is12:45-1:30. 1:45-?? prizes and awards. There are several fast-food spots nearby for lunch, or pack your own.

The hunt site is Centennial Park in Millington. Take hwy 51 to Millington and turn right on Navy Road. Cross the railroad tracks on Navy Road and about 2 blocks on turn right into the “marked” park entrance and go all the way back to the pavilion.

Hope to see all of you this Sat.

If you have any questions, give me a call on my cell. 647-4535

See you all on Sat.

Happy hunting,

Jim Bryson

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It’s important to note that the hunt this Saturday is for members only, so if you are a prospective member who was planning to attend this Thursday’s meeting, you will either need to come next month or consider attending Saturday’s hunt as a spectator only.