MAY 2014 - Apex

THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE GOLD COAST TREASURE CLUB, INC.
President:
Frank Nash
786-269-5744
Vice-President:
Gary McNew
561-718-5523
Secretary
Jan Smirnow
561-735-8921
Treasurer
Eddie D'Amato
561-385-3841
Hunt Master: Linda Bennett
Home: 561-290-5112
Cell Phone: 561-352-4068
Sales/Raffle Promoter:
Available
Photographer: Steve Hoskins
Librarian: Bo Greenwood
Hospitality Hostess: Available
Prize Coordinator: Jan Smirnow
Membership: Jim Sharp
Website Administrator:
John Lobota
Newsletter Editor:
Linda Bennett
labennettuk@gmail.com
Email:
gctreasureclub@yahoo.com
Website:
www.apex-ephemera.com/gctc/
Club Mailing Address:
GCTC C/O Gail Hoskins
206 Russell Drive
Lake Worth, FL 33461
Dues are $35 a year.
New members pay an
initiation fee of $5, plus:
$35 if joining between Jan. 1st
and the end of June,
or $17.50 if joining between
July 1 and Dec. 31. $5 extra for
FMDAC membership.
VOLUME 39 NUMBER 5
MAY 2014
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE 7:30 PM MAY 8
AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE MUSEUM ANNEX
(THE OLD GARDEN CLUB) IN DREHER PARK
IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
OUR CODE OF ETHICS: HAVE PERMISSION AND DO NO HARM
MAY MEETING
Our next meeting will be a round
table discussion on how to hunt
beaches after a major storm. Thanks
in advance to Paul Hamlin who will
provide the mystery stumper.
JOIN US EARLY AT
TOM SAWYER RESTAURANT
at 5:15 p.m. before the meeting.
Dutch treat!
3208 FOREST HILL BLVD
PALM SPRINGS, FL 33406
CLUB HUNT
Mark your calendars for a hunt on
Saturday, May 17 in the morning.
Place and time TBA at the meeting.
I will send out an email on May 16
for those who can't make the meeting
TURTLE NESTING SEASON
March through October is turtle
season and therefore no lights on
beach after dark. This includes your
headlights or any other light used for
metal detecting during the night.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
May
Trent Bowen (5/8)
Mark Laur (5/22)
John Lobota (5/14)
Maryanne Lubinski (5/31)
Ed Morin (5/17)
Allen Schwartz (5/21)??
Glenford Smith (5/10)
Nancy Stephens (5/27)
Ashley Wedde (5/1)
MEMBERSHIP CONTEST
Bring a guest and earn a point. The
member with the most points at the
end of the year wins a paid
membership for 2015
CHALLENGE LEVELS
Do you enjoy a good challenge? If
so, then you should join the quest to
master the five challenge levels! This
fun program offers a coin reward
simply for finding a specific group of
targets (much like a scavenger hunt)
and showing those finds to the hunt
master (Linda Bennett).For questions
or explanations, come early to a
meeting and speak with Linda.
APRIL MONTHLY
BEST FIND WINNERS
Good Will Ambassadors
Performing Random Acts of Kindness
Each month, the GCTC recognizes members who
provide selfless service to our community. The first time a
member returns an item, that individual receives a metal
detecting pin (handcrafted by Steve Hoskins) to wear on
his or her hat, in addition to a certificate of appreciation.
Return Recognized at March Meeting
REPEAT AMBASSADOR
Steve Hamedl, Amy Hamedl, Vern Blausey
Best Gold
Steve Hamedl
Frank Nash and Jim Sharp
12 K Gold Ring
Best Silver
Steve Hamedl
Chain with Cross
Best Costume
Steve Hamedl
Most Unusual
Vern Blausey
Machete
Best Coin
Amy Hamedl
Frank and Pauline Nash
Returned Gold Ring
Jim Sharp
Returned Key
Bracelet
1907 V Nickel
Second Place
t Gold - 14 K Gold - Paul Hamlin
Silver- Bracelet - Gary McNew
Most Unusual- Treasure Chest Locket - Paul Hamlin
Costume - Bracelet - Gary McNew
t Coin - 1943 Steel Penny - Steve Hamedl
ONGOING CLUB PROJECTS
Our club collects eye glasses, foreign coins,
miscellaneous items of costume jewelry/tokens/metal toys,
pull tabs, and empty ink cartridges. Give Jan Smirnow or
Linda Bennett your donations.
CLUB WEBSITES
Be sure to check out the two club websites that John
Lobota manages. He welcomes club members to share
stories, local history, videos, photos and other knowledge
to impart.
http://www.treasurechests.net
http://www.apex-ephemera.com/gctc/
MEMBER FOR SALE ADS
Whites Pinpointer II new $100
Ruger Stainless Mark II 22 cal , 4” Bull Barrel,
like new - $400
Ruger Stainless Mark II 22 cal. 5 1/2”Slag side barrel
competition target model w/ red dot scope $600
(I bought both guns new and to be truthful, I’m not sure
they have been fired)
CZ3D modified by Tom Dankowski for sale. It is like
new. Purchased for $1200+ Want $700.
2 Alum . water scoops. never used $50 each
Email or call me with any questions..
Jerry Laur 561-951-1015 jerrylaur@mac.com
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Wanted: Gary McNew is looking for a Fisher CZ20 (not
the 21). 561-718-5523
APRIL MEETING MINUTES
HAVE DETECTOR, WILL TRAVEL
TCAS COMPETITION HUNT MARCH 8, 2014
Bob Dobski, Irving Smith, Linda Bennett,
Jim Smith and Gary McNew
Speaker, Tom Dankowski kept 43 members and 7 guests spellbound
for over an hour. Even during the break, he was surrounded by many
for more question and answer session. FIU student taped meeting for
school project.
Frank Nash and Jim Sharp both donated American flag in stands.
One was placed on stage for the Science Museum to use for other
events. The other flag was placed in our club shed.
Tom Lieberman won the raffle of an 1883 silver dollar, two tickets
to the Science Museum and a natural wood stump table.
Gary Spiroch provided a washer for the mystery stumper item.
Three members had one. Paul Hamlin had a washer closer in size and
won the silver quarter. Paul will provide the mystery item for the May
meeting.
50/50 drawing was worth $50 and Irving Smith was the lucky
winner.
Irving Smith's token worth a
Garrett AT PRO Metal Detector
CFMDC SUNSHINE HUNT APRIL 5, 2014
Steve Hamedl, Phil and Kathy Marro attended this full one day
hunt. Phil won a xterra metal detector.
Guess you can never have too many!
Borrowed from Dick Stout's website:
www.stoutstandards.com/
GCTC,
INC.
The Tinfoil
Times
C/O GAIL HOSKINS
206 RUSSELL DRIVE
LAKE WORTH, FL
33461
The Tinfoil Times
UPCOMING EVENTS
Club Meeting: May 8 at 7:30 PM
Club Hunt: May 17 TBA
VISIT OUR WEBSITE:
http://www.apex-ephemera.com/gctc/
Also check out:
http://www.treasurechests.net/