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Kudos to Dave Wittman for doing nearly the impossible! Dave was contacted by someone who lost his wedding band in the water near Seaside Heights. After several hours, Dave found the ring in about 3 feet of water! Incredible, and thanks for being a positive ambassador for the hobby, Dave!  Thanks to Dave, this happy camper knows how to spell relief now! In other news, Betty sent me this pic of her finds on the first evening on the beach of her 2 week vacation at her house on LBI.  I hope the silver ring is a good omen of things to come, Betty! Teresa "T" Errickson sent me this picture of Derek detecting a cornfield. I would love to see more pictures of our members detecting their favorite hunting spots!  Watcha got there, Derek?
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The MJRRC fun hunt was held at Betty Sullivan's house at Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island on Sunday, May 15th. It was a perfect day for a beach hunt. Cool, breezy and crystal clear. Approximately 18 members attended.  Dave Wittman steps up to buy his first round of raffle tickets.  Teresa "T" Errickson (in neon green) did an excellent job of setting up and cleaning up. Thanks, "T"!  Betty's back yard made a perfect base for the members to relax before and after the hunt. (Waving back at Bob : ) ) It was then time for the hunt to begin. The hunt field was large and heavily seeded with clad, silver, tokens and junk jewelry. The hunt lasted a long time with so many targets buried. The seeders did a great job!    You look a little confused, Jim. Did you forget how to detect? Ha! After the hunt, token prizes were claimed and raffles drawn. Everyone had full pouches and plenty to smile about.  Now that's more like Jim with his cat who swallowed the canary grin!  Betty was smokin' hot on the hunt field as evidenced by her pile of finds!  Dan Knight's loot pile!  Tom won this nice wooden Civil War plaque donated by Derek Errickson as a token prize, but I saw Henry walking out with it. What's the back story on that, guys?  John, Henry, Dave, Derek and Dan in a huddle probably discussing... what else - metal detecting!  Greg German brought the 1877 Indian Head he found recently. What a great find! Props and gratitude to Betty for allowing us the use of her shore house to hang out before and after the hunt. This is what it's all about! See you at the next meeting on June 12th! - Amy
The club will not meet this Sunday due to Mother's Day, but will instead hold our May meeting next Sunday, May 15th, at Betty's shore house. You should have received the address in a previous newsletter. Wishing every Mom and Step-Mom a truly special Mother's Day!  The South Jersey Metal Detecting Club held their fun hunt on April 29th at Atsion Lake Park, and a fun hunt it was! The main organizers, Marc Spivey and Rich Sammartino, once again did an excellent job of running all six hunts with the help of a handful of dedicated members. I know from experience these hunts sure don't put themselves on!
 Members of the South Jersey club pause for a group shot during the hunt. I'm proud to be a member of this great club in addition to the Mid Jersey club!  From left, Bob Truitt, Betty Sullivan, Greg German, me and Al Meier were some of the hunters that enjoy "dual citizenship" in both the Mid Jersey and South Jersey clubs. I always think of South Jersey as a sister club to the Mid Jersey since a lot of us belong to both clubs. This club definitely puts the fun in "fun hunt." There were two general hunts, a "poker game hunt," a gold hunt, a token hunt and a "spoon hunt." Hunters are paired off in twos for the spoon hunt. One swings a detector and directs their team member where to dig using only a plastic spoon! Half dollars are planted for this hunt and the winning team found 16 halves. I was paired up with Bob Petrilli and we racked up a respectable 10 halves. Ha!  Whereas most benches are for sitting, detectorists use benches to rest their "babies!"  Frenzy on the field as hunters scramble for the most targets and tokens!  Betty makes it to the second hunt field with her token and the shoot out for the most coins! There were lots of raffles throughout the day and lots of happy winners. The overcast cool weather was perfect for competition hunting and you couldn't ask for a better setting to hold it than Atsion Lake. Beautiful scenery, a huge open air pavillion, convenient bathrooms and the hunt field is just feet away. Kudos and much appreciation to Marc, Rich and the South Jersey Club for hosting the hunt and putting smiles on so many faces! - Amy  Four lucky raffle winners. The smile on the little guy's face is priceless!  My loot pile including clad, wheaties, silver, costume jewelry and tokens with small gold nuggets taped to them. Betty and I went home tired and happy! |
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