Memphis Metal Detector Club

July 2010 Meeting notice

Webmaster — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:15:04 +0000

Here’s a message from our President:

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NEXT MEETING IS THURSDAY NIGHT, JULY 15

Last month we had a very active and informative discussion about the future of metal detecting both here in the USA and in Europe.

Layn Huffman passed out business cards. His email is: detectordeals@gmail.com.

The Door Prize winner was Debra Clifton

Winners in the “Finds of the Month” were:

1st Place – Bill Bugg (coin)

2nd Place – Bill Morris (Jewelry), Sid Witherington (Relic)

3rd Place – Jimmy English (coin), Debra Clifton (jewelry), Debra Clifton (relic)

A real good night for Debra !

Our colleague Terry Clifton sent me the following email about a prospective member. Can anyone help him?

Sup, Ya’ll?

Had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Bob Canada last nite. Bob is interested in becoming a full blown member of the hobby!! However, he is deciding on a unit to purchase at this point. He wanted to know perhaps if any of our club members were in process of upgrading their equipment, and had a good dependable used unit to sell at a reasonable price?

See you Thursday.

Spring Hunt 2010 Rescheduled

Webmaster — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:30:23 +0000

The Spring 2010 Club Hunt has been rescheduled. The new date is Saturday, May 22. More info will be available at the monthly meeting on May 20.

April meeting reminder and 2010 Spring Hunt details

Webmaster — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:54:34 +0000

Update from Lee:

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Hi gang – Our next meeting will be Thursday night, April 15.

Our big event of the year, the Club Hunt, will be held next April 24 at Millington. Entrance fee for the hunt is $75.00, but participants must have valid membership. Therefore, if your membership has expired, bring an extra $25.00 and you can play.

Also, if anyone would like to purchase some of the ribs that we sold last fall the Smokin’ with an Attitude cooking team is having a sale to help them with the cost of MIM. They were delicious.

1 rack of ribs $20
2 lb containers of pulled meat $30
Call Carolyn to order
We still have a number of members who have not paid their dues. Please support our club by bringing your dues up to date.

I look forward to seeing you there Thursday.

Regards, Lee Henwood

March 2010 meeting reminder

Webmaster — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:32:12 +0000

Lee sent out a meeting reminder yesterday. Here it is:

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HI gang – Our next meeting will be tomorrow night, March 18.

Welcome to our new member, Mr. Robert Mayer, of Germantown. We look forward to digging with you!

Carolyn reported that we have only 12 members who have paid their dues. Please support our club by bringing your dues up to date. Last month the club authorized Carolyn to buy enough silver to prepare for the next hunt, but that will leave the club’s funds at a dangerously low level.

Carolyn won “Split the Pot” and Jim Bryson won the door prize.

I look forward to seeing you there tomorrow

Regards, Lee Henwood

February meeting reminder

Webmaster — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:15:32 +0000

Lee just sent out a meeting reminder. Here it is:

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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

January 2010 meeting reminder

Webmaster — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:13:37 +0000

News from Sara:

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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.

Thank you,
Sara Kee

November 2009 Meeting Recap

Webmaster — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:43:44 +0000

Sara just sent out the notes from the November meeting:

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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

November 2009 meeting reminder

Webmaster — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:56:50 +0000

Jim just sent out a reminder about this week’s meeting:

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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

Finding a lost wedding ring in Atoka

Webmaster — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:01:47 +0000

Recently a gentleman from Atoka contacted the club for help in solving a problem. It seems that his wife was in their backyard, playing with the family dog when her wedding ring went flying. Although they searched extensively, they were unsuccessful in finding the ring. Several members of the Memphis Metal Detector Club made the trek out to Atoka and had a small buddy-hunt to try and locate the ring. Club secretary Carolyn Glaze extended the search area a bit and managed to find the ring.

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

September 2009 meeting notes

Webmaster — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:32:48 +0000

Sara just sent out the notes from the September meeting, with additional info on next weekend’s club hunt:

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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