At the April meeting it was voted on and passed to change our clubs name to the MID SOUTH METAL DETECTING CLUB.
April finds of the month winner, Jim Bryson, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. 1st place with a nice Mercury dime, 2nd place with an old sterling locket, and 3rd place with a silver USN device.
Don’t forget to bring your wheat cents for wheatie bingo. A new wheatie bingo game will be starting as Jim Bryson got a bingo at the April meeting.
Bobby Barden won split the pot.
Jim Bryson won the door prize.
The May meeting is this Th., the 17th, at the Bartlett Library starting at 6p.
With our recents rains the ground is now in pretty good shape for digging so everyone get out there and find some goodies.
Hope to see everyone Th the 17th.
Happy hunting,
Jim

Just another reminder that our club hunt is this Sat., 4/21. The silver seeding of the three fields will commence around 8a and we need a couple more seeders to show up about that time to help seed the fields.

For those of you planning to hunt that haven’t yet signed up and paid the hunt fee, sign up will also began around 8a as well. Any non club members can also join at that time and hunt. Annual dues for joining the club are $25.00 and hunting all three hunts is $75.00 or, $30.00 for one hunt.

The hunts are held at Centennial Park. Go east on Navy road and the park is located on the right. Take a right into the park and drive back to the pavilion.

Hope to see a bunch of you ladies and gents on Sat., 4/21.

Happy hunting,

Jim Bryson

Just a reminder that our April meeting is this Thursday 4/12 at 6p at the Bartlett library on Stage Rd. Those planning to hunt in our Spring Hunt on Saturday 4/21 please pay the club hunt fee. $75.00 for 3 hunts, or $30.00 per hunt if not hunting all three hunts. Hope to see everyone this Thursday.

Hope to see everyone this Th.

HH

Jim Bryson

Also, our club spring hunt is scheduled for Sat. April 21and is held at Centennial park in Millington. The easiest way directions wise is to take the Millington exit (highway 51 north) off 240 north loop and follow 51 into Millington. In Millington take a right on Navy road. Continue east on Navy road and once you cross the railroad tracks continue about 3 blocks and the park is on the right. Turn into the park and continue on that street, past the YMCA and you will see the pavilion with parking. You then have arrived.

The hunt fee is $75.00 for the three hunts, or $30.00 for one hunt. The hunt is for MMDC members only, but if you are not a member and would like to hunt, you can join the club, $25.00 annual fee, and you can then hunt.

Please bring your hunt fee money to the next meeting. If you cannot make the meeting, but plan to hunt, you can register and pay your fee the morning of the hunt. Registration starts at 8a and the first hunt is scheduled to commence at 9:30. Two hunts are held in the morning and the 3rd after lunch. Bring a sack lunch and drinks, or fast food places are available along Navy Rd.

We will go over the hunt in more detail at our April 12th meeting.

These hunts are fun and there are some neat prizes besides what ever silver coins you dig.

Mark your calendar for the 4/12 meeting and 4/21 club hunt.

Also, please mark your calendar that our spring hunt is scheduled for Saturday April 21st. I have reserved the fields and pavilion for said date.

January finds of the month winners were,
1st place Sid with a nice gold bracelet
2nd place Layn with a 1880 locomotive token
3rd place Sid with a Standing Liberty Quarter

There are still some good targets around, so don’t let the weather keep you in.

Hope to see you all this Thursday.
Happy hunting,
Jim Bryson

Additionally, we encourage you to bring a selection of your best finds from the past year for display.

Elections were held for new officers this month. The officers for 2012 are:

President – Lee Henwood
Vice President – Layn Huffman
Secretary – Jim Bryson.

Winners of the Find of the Month Contest for November were Sid Witherington (Relic), Gerald Laney (Coin), and Jim Bryson (Jewelry).

See you at the Party!

Lee

Many thanks to our outgoing 2011 officers for their dedication to the club! We have had a great year where we saw solid membership growth, interesting meetings with presentations and displays along with several several club buddy hunts.
We look forward to a great new year and hope that you can join us each month for fun and informative meetings along with more club outings and seeded hunts in the Spring and Fall.

Our next MMDC meeting will be at 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 19. Location will be the Bartlett Public Library.

Visit our updated Monthly Meetings page for the library’s address and directions.