The first organizational meeting was held
BCTH NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2007
Meetings:
All meetings are held at:
The Family
Bowl-Away,
We always welcome
guests.
For more information call Jack Barrett at (814) 752-2116
or Terry Taylor at (724) 867-5422.
Other club
information may be obtained via the club’s website at: http://www.butlertreasurehunters.net
NEWS & VIEWS
ALMOST FALL !! Hey everyone, can you believe it, Fall is soon to be upon us. Where did the summer go? Seems like every year, the summer fades a little faster. I like the warm weather, so for me, Fall is not as anxiously awaited as it is by some of you. I will admit, it does provide some of the best time for enjoying our hobby. This Fall looks to be a great time for our club. With a super Fall Hunt coming on September 22 and the FMDAC weekend being held in our back yard, there is a lot to look forward to.
All the information needed on the FMDAC National hunt is on our website along with many other links to FMDAC newsletters and happenings. With us being the host club, looks like a great opportunity for our club to show what a great membership we have. With most hands raised at the August meeting showing members that are participating, the turn out should be impressive and a good showcase of our membership. It really is a golden opportunity to experience this event which is often held too far away for many of us to travel. If you are undecided, I urge you to check it out, even if you do not wish to participate in the hunts. The people you will meet and the seminars as well as getting to see the latest in our hobby’s technology, is well worth your time. I would ask that when you attend, where your pins or hats to show you are a Butler Co. Treasure Hunter Club member. We may try to make our name tags available to you also. The Fall Hunt is shaping up to be another great one with some very interesting hunts. The location on Rte. 66, six miles north of Leechburg is a great location and about as centrally located as we can get for all of our members.
Thanks to Kathy Hilliard for allowing us to use her property once again. Purples Bar across from the property always allows us to use their side lot for some parking and open at noon. They do have refreshments and hot sandwiches. It is hoped we can give them some business as they have always been helpful to us. Donations will be much appreciated to make this hunt as good as possible. Donation letters have been sent via e Mail to all members that are on the internet. Please take the time to print a few and give them to your favorite restaurant, fast food stop or other businesses. Most are willing to give a few coupons. Just keep a record of those that do so we can list them in out Thank You announcement. If you are not on the internet, contact me and I will see you get some donation letters. The August meeting was really great and well attended with several new members joining, we welcome them. The Show & Tell was once again super, Congratulations to all the winners and Thanks to all for showing your finds. Hope to see everyone at the September meeting, until then, good health, and good luck to all. May your next find be your best, EVER!
THOUGHT
There is no better test of a man’s integrity,
Than his behavior when he is wrong.
Best Wishes & God Bless,
Jack Barrett
AUGUST 2007 MEETING MINUTES
OPENING
Jack Barrett called the meeting to order at 7:15 P.M. followed by the pledge to the flag and a moment of silence for our service personnel.
GREETING
27 members & 2 guests that became new members: John & Lynne Zuspan from Cannonsburg. (#521 & #522)
MINUTES
Jim Hindman read the July meeting minutes. Motion to accept was made by Boobie, seconded by Henry Thiel.
STRIP TICKET WINNER
August strip ticket winner: Richard Morgan $100.
WEBSITE
The forum is down. Boobie & Pete are looking for free access to a forum site.
HUNTS
The club's fall hunt is Sept 22, 2007. It will be held at Kathy Hilliard's home on Rt 66 near Leechburg. Directions will be available at the September meeting before the hunt.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Greg wasn't at the meeting, I'm sure we'll have an updated treasurer's report in September. $13.85 for postage & supplies to Harry Neimeyer. Tom McCarthy made a motion to accept, seconded by Larry Miller.
Larry Miller checked on some prices for club hat pins--for 200 pins at $1.62 each would cost the club $324. After some discussion a decision was made to hold off until after the fall hunt to see how much money we have in the treasury.
FMDAC NEWS
FMDAC convention will be held November 2, 3 & 4 at Connelly's on Rt. 8 South in Butler. One of our guest speaker's will be Phil Doyle. Still looking for one more speaker. This should be a great time for our club and for the hobby.
MAECC nominations
For President: Vic Kamer
For Vice President: Lenny Cooper
For Treasurer: Terry Taylor
For Secretary: Cheryl Kamer
RAFFLE TICKETS
50/50 $46--donated. Rich Potocni was the winner.
Vic's Silver Eagle--$27 donated. Paula LaStrapes was the winner.
DISPLAYS
BEST DISPLAY--Henry Theil--3 silver coins, an old ax head, along with silver jewelry.
BEST COIN--Dan Bollinger--1943 half dollar.
BEST JEWELRY--Tom McCarthy--14 kt gold chain.
BEST ARTIFACT--Vic Kamer--lead soldier
OLDEST COIN--Perry Smyda--1824 caped bust dime.
MOST SILVER--Red Craft with 4 silver coins.
CONSOLATION WINNER--Joe Novastat
Judges: Bob Brown & Paula LaStrapes.
Attendance Winner: Joe Novastat
MOTION TO ADJOURN
Bob Brown made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Red Craft.
All of our thoughts & prayers go out to Joe Guerre who will be having surgery to remove one kidney and also has stones in the other kidney.
BUTLER CLUB ANNUAL FALL HUNT
The Butler Metal Detecting Club’s fall hunt will be held on Saturday September 22ND, 2007 on the Kathy Hilliard property.
The site is located on RT 66, 5 miles north of Leechburg, PA on the left by Purples saloon. The street address is Logansport Road.
This will be an open hunt (members & non-members) hunt fee for members are $30 or
40 silver dimes,
Non-members fee is a cash only fee of $40. Non-members that enter the hunt will become a member of the club for the remainder of the year.
Sign up for the hunt up to the day before the hunt. Call Vic Kamer at 724/295-3046 or Terry Taylor at 724/867-5422 to let them know you will be hunting.
Registration will be at 10:00 a.m.
The first hunt will be at 11:00a.m.
Lunch Break: Bring your own lunch; there is no electric available at the site. Purples Bar across from the property always allows us to use their side lot for some parking and open at noon. They do have refreshments and hot sandwiches.
The second & third hunts will follow immediately after lunch
The club will be donating toward the cost of silver and the prizes. Silver and prize donations are always needed.
As usual help will be needed to plant the fields. Those who are willing to help please be there by 8:00a.m.
FMDAC
Mid-Atlantic Chapter Hunt
The MAECC hunt will be held October 28th, 2007, at the Carlisle Convention / Expo Center, in conjunction with the GPAA Gold Show. The hunt field is only 2 blocks away from the Convention Center
Two hunts scheduled on Sunday. Rain or Shine. Registration is at 9:30 am with the first hunt at 11;00 am and the second at 1:00pm. The chapter will be putting in an additional $500.00
To register for the hunt, send a check or money order made out to Mid-Atlantic East coast Chapter.
Send it to the chapter secretary Terry Taylor, 241 Gerwick Rd, Emlenton, PA 16373
For more information contact Chapter President –Vic Kamer 724-295-3046 or email Vic by clicking on his name.
Just a little bored today
Today it is Sunday August the 19th, 2007 and we received an acknowledgement from our newest member that he received the Butler newsletter via email. It is appreciated when someone lets us know they get their emails. It is raining and a breezy and cold 59 degrees outside so I turned down a request to go water detecting today. I have a detecting trip coming up and do not wish to get any aches and pains to take with me.
Instead I decided to go through all my junk finds that I toss onto a shelf. What a nice day it turned out to be. I found two 14K gold earrings and a small 925 silver ring with a gemstone in amongst all that junk. I also packaged up my water detector for shipping to the Manufacture for repair. It seems that it has a short somewhere in the electrical system. I am thankful for back up water machines. It has been a good day after all.
Harry N
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:
Harry Niemeyer
73 McGovern Blvd.
Crescent, PA.
15046
September 23, 2007
THANKS FOR YOUR DONATIONS TO OUR BUTLER COUNTY TREASURE HUNTERS "FALL HUNT"
Sincerely,
Jack Barrett, President
Butler County Treasure Hunters
691 Beers Road
Sigel, Pa. 15860
814 -752 -2116