July 2013

July 2013
: the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
: Meetings are open to the public.
: Plainwell Community Center
798 East Bridge St., Plainwell
: From U.S. 131, take exit 49A and go east on
M-89. Go through three traffic lights, then
another 1/8 mile. Turn right into the drive just
before the second set of railroad tracks. The
building is near the road on the south side of M89. Parking is in the rear of the building. Enter on
the west side.
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At the June meeting we had a special guest. I had been contacted a week before the meeting by a detective
from the Allegan County Sheriff Department. He had asked me if he could come to the meeting and say a few
words.
Several of us had met the detective from an evidence recovery that we had been asked to help with, in the
spring of this year. While at the meeting he presented the club with a plaque as a thank you for the clubs service
to the Allegan County Sheriff Department Investigative Services Division and the citizens of Allegan County.
The plaque will be displayed in the display case in the entrance of the Plainwell Community Center.
We also found out at the club meeting that he was excited enough about metal detecting that he had purchased
a new detector and at the meeting became a new club member. We later presented him with a 2013 Silver Eagle
as a thank you for including us on such an important case.
As it so often happens to our new members he won several things before the meeting was over! Way to go
Martin.
Mike W.
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1. 14K WHITE GOLD MANS WEDDING BAND..TOM B
2. STERLING SILVER CROSS..MARK C
3. 14K WEDDING BAND..PHILLIP R
4. 14K WHITE GOLD RING W/DIAMOND..JACK B
5. .925 SILVER PINK ZIRCON RING..SHARON K
6. 1962 10K CLASS RING 14.2 GR...ACE C
7. J G TARVER TEXAS GIANT SOUVINER RING…
ADAM W
WINNER #6...ACE C
1. TOOTSIE TOY, JAGUAR..MARK C
2. BABY HARMONICA..ACE C
3. LATE 1800s NUNALLY ENGINEER TRAIN
BUTTON...MIKE W
4. WHATZIT? 3 JACKS...SHARON K
5. MICKEY MOUSE RING..JOHN M
WINNER #3...MIKE W
1. 1868 INDIAN HEAD CENT...HAL D
2. STANDING LIB. QTR, 1964 QTR, 1963 PENNY…
TOM B
3. 1863 INDIAN HEAD PENNY..MARK C
4. 1916S DIME..ACE C
5. 1866 INDIAN HEAD PENNY..SHARON K
6. 1936 BUFFALO NICKEL..DALE K
7. 1865 2-CENT PIECE..TOM H
8. 1843 LARGE CENT...BRIAN N
9. 1904 INDIAN HEAD PENNY...MIKE W
WINNER #7...TOM H
1. WORLD WAR II BUTTON..TOM B
2. CHAS T MALLO GOOD FOR 5c TOKEN..MARK C
3. 25c FOOD STAMP TOKEN "LFG"...ACE C
4. HARPER CREEK WRESTLING MEDAL..JOHN M
5. "MOBIL GAS PUMP" PIN...SHARON K
6. 1864 "UNION FOEVER" TOKEN...ADAM W
WINNER #6...ADAM W
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President – Mike W
Vice President – Eric A
Treasurer – John W
Secretary – Leslie B
Ice Cream Social
Buy, Sell, Trade and Show Night
Show any of your collections, General Audience
Rated of course. No live ammo or weapons.
Coin Raffle
Should have a winner at the July Meeting
Fellowship Hunt
A fellowship hunt is being planned for August
Will be a land and water opportunity
Location to be announced later
Bring your own lunch and drinks
no alcohol please
Board Members at Large –Ron J, Keith P, & Tom B
Alternate – Mike B
I just wanted to say thank you to all the board
members who have served the last several
years. Thank you for all the work that you did
for the club, and for going above and beyond
when it was needed. Thank you, John, Brian,
Anna, Deb, and Tom.
We are blessed in this club to have such great
people who are willing to serve in so many
ways. It takes a lot of time and effort to help
make a club this size run smoothly. I also want
to thank all the folks who show up early to
help set up, to the folks who take care of the
find of the month entries, those who run the
slide show, tally the find of the month slips,
the ones who sell tickets, run the kitchen, bring
snacks, bring door prizes, tear down and clean
up. This is a long list of people, and most do
not want recognition so I will just say thank
you. You know who you are!
Lastly I want to thank those who ran for and
are now serving as board members, and to the
people that make our newsletter happen!
Mike W
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It is always encouraging to see everyone’s finds at
the meetings. Please bring in your finds, even the
ones that are not entered for Find of the Month at
any regular meeting.
At the June meeting, a motion was made to adopt
the following rule;
“A lost item that is asked to be found and returned,
be allowed to be entered in the FOTM”
A vote was taken by show of hand, to adopt this rule.
Majority vote opposed this rule.
If any information is incorrect or you are not
receiving the newsletter by US mail or email, and
you are a member, please let me know.
Thanks, Leslie Beilby
You may fill out the information form in the
newsletter or there will be forms available for you at
the meetings.
Volunteer Evidence Recovery Information
Name _________________________________________
Home Phone ___________________________
Cell Phone_____________________________
Water Machine? _________________Scuba Certified?________
Land Machine? ___________________________
Days Available
Mondays_______________________________________
Time Available _______________________
Tuesdays_______________________________________
Time Available _______________________
Special Instructions
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Wednesdays____________________________________
Time Available _______________________
Thursdays______________________________________
Time Available _______________________
Fridays_________________________________________
Time Available _______________________
Saturdays ______________________________________
Time Available _________________________
Sundays________________________________________
Time Available _________________________
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