Suncoast Treasured Times Suncoast Research & Recovery Club Newsletter Website: www.srarc.com Volume: 27 Issue: 10 Date: October, 2017 Tom s Tips The passing of an old friend. Archie Rollie Taylor, the Hobo Nickel Guy, Most of you remember Archie speaking at our club a couple of times in the past few years. Archie was known for his overall pants and different colored shoes. Most of all he was known for his unique outlook on life and sharing the Hobo way. We will miss you Archie! The next two months are busy ones for SRARC. We have our October Picnic and Fun Hunt on 10/28, we have the Tom Dankowski Seminar on 11/11, and we have our annual banquet on 11/28. In between all that we also have a couple of meetings and Officer and Board Member Elections in November. We are still looking for anyone who will put their name on the ballot for officers and board members. Meeting Date: October 23, 2017 Place: Time: Bill Jackson s Outdoor Adventure 9501 US 19 N Pinellas Park, FL 33782 7:00 PM Program: Tom Jones Presentation on Beach Erosion and Changing Conditions Club Mailing Address: SRARC 6476 Fairway View Blvd. St. Petersburg, FL 33707
Elected Officers and Board President: Tom Jones 415-7968 Vice Pres.: Joe Szemer 345-3937 Secretary: Suzi Jones 560-8550 Treasurer: Tom Killian 343-2041 Board Member: Howard Metts 631-4191 Board Member: Stan Flack 421-9293 Board Member: Paul Hill 776-5455 Board Member: Mike Miller (941) 722-2198 Board Member: Mark Prue (813) 390-6944 Newsletter Editor: Tom Jones 415-7968 Email: tomandsuzi@tampabay.rr.com Webmaster: Mike Miller (941) 722-2198 Email: mike@mbmiller.net Competition: Howard Metts & Dimitur Alipiev Library & Education Chair: Tom Killian 343-2041 Refreshments: Joe Montione 727-785-8624 Hunts & Raffle: Joe Szemer 345-3937 Ambassador: Jay Ganz (941) 423-0351 Birthdays Meeting Minutes August 28, 2017 The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm. Joe Szemer and Howard Metts spoke about their recent cruise to the Bahamas and metal detecting in different ports. Break was taken at 7:45 Meeting was called back to order at 8:05pm The treasurer's report was given by Tom Killian. Winners of the competition table were announced. The raffle was held. Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm. Birthday Ambassador Joe Szemer Danny Sims Cliff Vogan Georgia Duerden John Tokarz Charles Platania Susie Gibson Christopher Hatzilias Mark Prue Helena Bielicki-Morrow Coming November 11,2017 Tom Dankowski We will be having Tom Dankowski here for a Saturday Seminar in November. If you have not had the opportunity to see him in person, you will not want to miss this. There will be an included dinner at no cost for club members. Visit his website at: http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/i ndex.htm 2
Coming Events October 28 th Fort De Soto Picnic & Fun Hunt Pavilion # 9 Lunch at 12:00 noon Hunt starts at 1:00 pm $10.00 per member to hunt. No charge for lunch. Bring a dish to share. The club will provide the Meat, bread, plates, napkins and untinsils. Lost and Found We have had a lot of ring hunts this month. In lieu of posting all of them follow this link and you can read all about them. https://theringfinders.com/blog/sunc oast.research.recovery.club November 11 Dankowski Seminar If you are planning to attend the Dankowski Seminar you have until November 1 to reply to the invitation email sent from Tom. If you are not on the list you will not be allowed to come. This is for members of SRARC only, and family members that are listed on the Membership form. Club Coin Clues were posted on the Website November 28 th Annual SRARC Banquet The Club at Treasure Island The cost is $25.00 for members $55.00 for non members. 3
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Treasure Hunters Code of Ethics I WILL respect private property and do no treasure hunting without the permission of the property owner. I WILL appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources, wildlife and private property. I WILL fill all my excavations, remove and properly dispose of all trash that I find. I WILL use thoughtfulness, consideration and courtesy at all times, leaving gates as I found them. I WILL assist law enforcement and other government agencies or private citizens as needed. I WILL NOT litter. I WILL NOT destroy property, buildings, or what is left of ghost towns and deserted structures. I WILL NOT tamper with signs, structural facilities or equipment. 5