Dirty Digger Newsletter Aug & Sept 2014

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1 Dirty Digger Newsletter Aug & Sept 2014 Next meeting will be Sept. 17 th at 7:30pm Doors open at 7:00pm Second Saturday Hunt will be held on Sept 13th at Denny's on 128th in Everett off 128th We meet there before 8:45am to decide on a place to hunt. If you want to have breakfast most folks are there by 8 or so.**** Reminder don t forget your FOM (Finds of the month) and if you would like bring a treat to share at the meeting Frank Lupien Hunt Hosted by Ron & Lora Members Only Sept. 27 th, am to plant, 10am for hunt Cost is $10.00 and 2 items donated to plant This is a potluck so bring your goodies to share Bring your personal sand scoops to use (Pets are not allowed at park) Where: Thornton Sullivan Park (Silver Lake Beach) Silver Lake Rd, Everett, WA Checkout our website at

2 Keep these dates open next year Mayfest 2015 May 22, 23 th and 24 th, 2015 We will be holding it again up at Stanwood Camano Fairgrounds. Hunt Chairman: Ron Hetzel Co-Hunt Chairman: Dave Label Raffle Chairman: Ron Hetzel Kitchen Chairwomen: Nikki Schell Need volunteers for the event!!! Start thinking of items below we will be collecting next year in Feb Please support your club if you can!! We will be looking for helpers with games, raffles, treasure wheel, planting field etc In Need of: Looking for Items to be donated for Main Prize Raffle, Treasure Wheel Raffle, Token Prizes and Kids Game Prizes.. Treasure Wheel Items: Bring in your items you don t want anymore Garage Sales stop and see if you can find some items for the table Looking for Wheaties, Indian heads and Buff. Nickels, Soda Pop & Wrapped Candy for Treasure Wheel PS. Lora has retired from the Mayfest and would like to Thank everyone that has supported and helped her in the past.

3 Club Meetings: Next meeting Sept. 17th, at 7:30pm Club meeting are held at the Everett Fire Fighters Hall at 2411 Hewitt Ave., Everett, WA. Meetings are the third Wednesday of every month with the exception of July. There is no meeting in July. Guest are always welcomed. Reminder: if Everett Schools are closed due to snow we do not have a meeting that night. Club Information on dues: Persons or families joining the club must pay a one time application fee of $5.00. Dues for individuals 16 years or older are $25.00 per year. A Family membership is available for a husband and wife or single parent for $30.00 per year which also includes their dependent children 15 years and younger. The reason that a 16 year old child isn t included is because of our BI-Laws. A 16 year old member can be elected to hold office. Lifetime Memberships are also available at $ and Senior Lifetime Membership (65 years or older) at $60.00 Mailing address: PTHC, th Dr. S.E., Bothell, WA 98012

4 Coins to be found Quarters: Arizona P/ American Samoa P / Northern Mariana Islands P / Virgin Island P / Glacier P / Vicksburg P & D / Olympic P / Mount Hood P / Grand Canyon P / Yellowstone D / El Yunque P / Chaco Culture P / Acadia P / Hawaii Volcanoes P Mount Rushmore P / Fort McHenry P / Great Basin P / International Peace Memorial P / White Mountain P / Everglades Nat. Park P & D/ Great Sand Dunes Nat. Park P & D / Arches Nat. Park P / Great Smokey Mountains Nat. Park P & D 2009 Cents: President P Dollars: Sacagawea 2011 P / 2012 P / 2013 P & D / 2014 P & D Monroe P / Polk D / Martin Van Buren D / Grant P / Hayes P / Garfield P / Lincoln P / Buchanan P / Pierce P / Filmore P & D/ Arthur P & D / G. Cleveland ( ) P & D / B. Harrison P & D / Grover Cleveland ( ) P & D / Woodrow Wilson P & D / William H Taft P & D / Theodore Roosevelt P & D / Wm McKinley P & D New 2014 Dollar coins: Warren Harding P & D / Calvin Coolidge P & D / Herbert Hoover P & D /Franklin D. Roosevelt P & D Contact Ron at or ronhetzel@ yahoo.com

5 Minutes of The Pilchuck Treasure Hunting Club August 20, The meeting was called to order at 7:32 PM, by President Ron Hetzel, at the Everett Fire Fighters' Hall located at 2411 Hewitt Ave. in Everett, WA. Officers present: President, Ron Hetzel; Vice President, Randy Routsala; Treasurer, Lora Hetzel and Secretary, Stan Schumacher. Sgt. at Arms, Bud Hall was not present, due to vacation. President, Ron introduced new member, Joe Davidson and a guest, Linda Thayer to the membership. President, Ron advised the membership of the Fall Scavenger Hunt to begin after the meeting and ending at the meeting of November 19th next. The items to be found list was distributed to members interested in competing. Members were notified by President, Ron of the upcoming Club's Frank Lupien Memorial Hunt to be held on September 27th. The hunt will start at 10 AM and members wanting to help plant should be at the Silver Lake Beach Park at 9 AM. There will be a potluck after the hunt. The event is only open to PTHC members and the entry fee will be $10 plus two donated items for the field. The June 18, 2014 meeting minutes were read and the membership approved them as read. Treasurer, Lora Hetzel gave the Treasurer's report. The Treasurer's report was approved by the membership as given. Member, Ron Aldridge gave a presentation regarding investigation clumps of material found while detecting. Clumps of material that aren't metallic, but give a signal that there is something metallic hidden inside requiring further investigation. The presentation was very informative. Vice President, Randy R. gave a report of the Second Saturday Hunts of June 21st 2014 and August 9th, On both Second Saturday Hunt dates, Members met at Denny's 128th St. and Interstate 5 at 8 AM. The scavenger hunt list was determined at breakfast at Denny's Restaurant. On June 21st the hunt site was determined to be in Seattle at the Warren G. Magnusson Park. Seventeen members and two guests attended the hunt. Find of the day was awarded to Pat Stretch for his antique razor find. On the Second Saturday Hunt of August 9th the hunt site was determined to be upper Woodland Park in Seattle. Nine members attended the hunt and Stan S was awarded the find of the hunt for his 1916 Canadian Cent. Vice President, Randy R. presented the Finds of the Months awards for the combined months of July and August to those members whose entries were selected by the Month's Judges. Members, Jeff Sarvis and Walt Edson.. The meeting was adjourned by President, Ron at 8:42 PM.

6 W A T E R Aug 2014 Oldest U.S Coin Most Valuable U.S. Coin 1904 V Nickel 1889 Silver Dollar Jewelry Sterling Ring With Stone Lighter Misc Wheatie 1951 Quarter Platinum Ring Chinese Cash 1947 Wheatie 1967 Quarter 18K Gold Ring Euro 1957 Wheatie 1983 Quarter Sterling Ring Token L A N D Aug 2014 Oldest U.S Coin Most Valuable U.S. Coin Jewelry Misc Large Cent 1927S Merc Class Ring Gold Nuggets 1892 Indian Cent 1942D Merc Platinum Ring Watch Fob 1917 Buff 1943S Merc Sterling Ring Tie Buttons (Tie) 1921 Cent 1918P Buff 10K Ring Salve Jar Aug 2014 Toys Water or Land Old Car Car Doll Airplane Eyeball Find Multi Tool 1953 Half Amethyst Wallet Judges: Walt and Jeff