2014 March (PDF)

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: Travis Dreisbach
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 3

MARCH 2014

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE 7:30 PM MARCH 13
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

NEW MEETING PLACE!!
We officially have our old
meeting place back on a permanent
basis. We will be able to keep a
cabinet in the storage area for our
equipment and books. A sound
system is being researched since we
will have to buy that.

MARCH MEETING
Program will be presented by
Michelle Renee of the Gem and
Mineral Society of West Palm
Beach. The society is oriented to the
membership’s interest. They have a
workshop in Lantana for the
membership and offer classes in
Fused Glass, Scrap Book bracelet,
Micromounting, dinosaur digging in
Florida and many more subjects.
They share our meeting place on
the 3rd Thursday each month.
Membership dues is $15 for a single
membership and $25 for family
membership. See you there!
.
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

JIM WARNKE MEMORIAL
HUNT/ PICNIC
Jim Warnke died in 2004 at the age of 80.
He had been a member for most of the
existence of the club and served in every
office.
The longest position held was
newsletter editor for which he wrote for 12
years.

This annual hunt/picnic will be held
on Saturday March 15 at Ocean Cay
Park in Juno Beach. Planted items will
be American coins. A hunt meeting
begins at 8:10 a.m. A picnic will follow
the hunt. The GCTC will provide hot
dogs, buns, condiments, beverages, and
all eating and drinking accessories.
Members are encouraged to bring a side
dish. Also, don’t forget to bring a chair,
table, and other items that make a picnic
enjoyable. The entry fee for the hunt is
$5 per metal detector. Sign up at the
March club meeting or RSVP by March
13 to Jan Smirnow at (561) 376-6211.
This will allow the club to provide
enough coins and food. Only current
members may participate, Sorry, NO
coils over 12” or PI detectors allowed!
No
competition
baskets.
Also,
headphones are required!

Directions to Ocean Cay Park, 2188
Marcinski Road, Jupiter, Florida
I-95 to Donald Ross Road exit. Go
east on Donald Ross Road to A1A.
Go north on A1A to parking for
Ocean Cay Park on the left. This
park is north of Juno Pier.

FEBRUARY 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
Stanley Zmyslo, Paul Nison, Devin Stehr, Vern Blausey

Gary McNew

Returned Set of Keys

Best Gold with Stones
Stanley Zmyslo

Gold Diamond Ring

Best Gold
Devin Stehr

UNSUNG HEROES 2013
10K Gold Band

Best Silver
Stanley Zmyslo

Silver Cross Necklace

Best Costume
Devin Stehr

Earring

Most Unusual
Paul Nison

The fourth annual “Unsung Hero” was awarded to Steve
Hamedl in recognition for returning the most number of
lost items to their rightful owners during 2013. The
plaque, which features the names of all members who
returned items during 2013, will be on display during
future meetings. We salute ALL of our Good Will
Ambassadors for their selfless service to others!

Toy Gun

Best Coin
Vern Blausey

Large Cent

Second Place
Best Gold - Gold Ring - Ashley Wedde
Best Silver- Ring -Gary McNew
Most Unusual- Political Pin - Stanley Zmyslo
Best Costume- Watch - Gary McNew
Best Coin - 1865 2 cent Piece - Devin Stehr

UNSUNG HEROES 2013
STEVE HAMEDL (3)
PAUL HAMLIN (2)
FRANK NASH (1)
GARY McNEW (1)
PAUL NISON (1)
IRVING SMITH (1)
GARY SPIROCH (1)

HAPPY TIDBITS

FEBRUARY MEETING MINUTES

Our club was recognized in Western and Eastern Treasure
Magazine, Club News and Views section, for our monthly
finds. The edition was the April 2014 magazine that can
be seen at the club meeting.

Forty Eight guest and members attended our February
13th meeting. Tony Swicer, President of the Palm Beach
Coin Club and Ray Duclos, owner of Rechants Precious
Metals presented a discussion on the ups and downs of
collecting coins and precious metals. Their advice was
“you get what you pay for”; do not buy commemorative
coins from television ads or newspapers they are usually
worthless. “The fancier the package the bigger the ripoff”. Do not sell to street corner advertisers, instead sell
and buy from established companies who have been in
business for a while. They further advised that collecting
coins for an increase in value will take a long time to
mature. As usual, they were very informative and helpful
to the members.
The Treasurer reported $1618.42 in the bank. Gary
McNew was given a Certificate for returning keys to the
rightful owner. And Gary was presented a plat in honor of
his having served as President for the past three years. Ten
members had birthdays this month only three were in
attendance to collect their birthday dollar.
Linda Bennett, Hunt Master, announced the sale of
newly designed club t-shirts and March 15th for the
Memorial Hunt. Steve Hamedl received an Award for the
Most Returned Items to the Rightful Owners in 2013. He
received a Silver Half Dollar.
Jim Smith volunteered to provide the Mystery Item for
March.
Victor Sheppard won $50 in the 50/50 Raffle.
The winner of the gold nugget, silver round and two
science museum tickets was Cheryl Petenbrink.
It was great to see some of the new members participating
in the Best Finds for the month. Keep up the good work
people!
Respectively submitted, Jan Smirnow

KEEP IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
Our sympathy to Sharon Bouyoucas for the loss of her
husband, Ernie Bouyoucas. He was president of the club
in 2007 and 2008. Ernie had a love/hate relationship with
his metal detector in his search for that elusive gold. But
he always enjoyed the club and the friendship of meetings
and hunts. Ernie will be missed.

T-SHIRTS

Club t-shirts will be ready for payment and pickup at
the March meeting. $10 for small-XL and $12 for @2XL.
The blue is a lighter blue than our current shir - called
Carolina Blue. The embroidery of the club patch is very
well done. .
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/

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.
Frank Nash presents recognition plaque to Gary McNew
for his 3 year service as past president

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.

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)

CLUB HUNT
A Japanese Media team joined us for our monthly club
hunt held at Juno Beach pier. No exciting finds were
reported, but the hunt master did plant some bling and
nitro items to make the filming more exciting. The
filming will be on a local Japanese TV show this spring
and we were promised a copy of the DVD.

Email or call me with any questions..
Jerry Laur 561-951-1015 jerrylaur@mac.com
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Like new Miami Sun Drifter bike/7 speed/pink color
Paid $350; asking $250//Call Cheryl Petenbrink 697-5073.

UPCOMING COMPETITION HUNTS
Central Florida Metal Detecting Club
Second Annual Central Florida Sunshine Shootout &
Relic Hunt
April 5, 2014
830a-5:00p
Early registration = $99.00/ hunter.
After March 25, 2014 = $125.00/hunter.
The registration fee includes a catered mid-day meal and
multiple hunts.
http://www.thecfmdc.com/sunshine_13.html

Hunt Master, Linda Bennett being interviewed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Frank Nash sharing his finds

MARCH

CLUB RAFFLE

Kathy Avon (3/13)
Marilyn Batts (3/14)
Gary Davis (3/15)
Cyndee Freeman (3/18)
Marge Hamlin (3/9)
Nikolay Malchev 3/14
Rumy Malchev (3/30)
Radina Malchev (3/30)
Heather McNew (3/5)
Ormaida Ortega (3/13)
Jason Petenbrink (3/2)
John Presslein (3/9)
Barbara Sharp (3/2)
Victor Sheppard (3/5)

Next club raffle will be a 1 Troy oz silver round and
two tickets for the Science Museum - $1/ticket. Winner
takes all.

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

Experience + research = success

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http://www.thecfmdc.com/sunshineform.html

Central Florida Metal Detecting Club

Second Annual
Central Florida Sunshine Shootout & Relic Hunt
April 5, 2014
Early registration = $99.00/ hunter.
After March 25, 2014 = $125.00/hunter.
All hunts will be held rain or shine.
A badge will be given to you at sign in, this badge must be worn at all of the hunts.
Lunch and Moss Park entry fee is included with each paid registration
Headphones must be worn during the hunts. No pulse machines are allowed.
No sand scoops, shovels or picks .Permitted digging equipment is limited to small hand tools such as probes, Gator Diggers or small hand spades.
You must dig and retrieve your own targets.
Lunch is available for $12 for those not participating in the hunts.

Name:_____________________________________ Phone:_____________________
Address:______________________________________________________________

Extra Lunches:________ $ each

Total enclosed:__________________

Do you want information for future hunts? Please leave email address ___________________________________________
No cash refunds! * I acknowledge by my signature that I/we will not hold the Central Florida Metal Detecting Club or Moss Park responsible for any
accident or injury I/we may incur while participating in the Central Florida Sunshine Shootout April 5, 2014 hunt. CFMDC is not responsible for any lost
or stolen property. I/we have read and understand the rules.I hereby give my full permission for the use of my name, picture, image, likeness, actions,
voice, or other personally identifiable information, in whole or in part, individually or in conjunction with other images,for the 2014 Central Florida
Sunshine Shootout.
I waive all rights of privacy or compensation, which I may have in connection with such use of my name,picture, image, likeness, actions, voice or other
personally identifiable information.

Signature _________________________________________

Date _____________________________________

Signature required

*All prizes are acquired weekly until day of the hunt and cannot be returned.
Please make checks or money orders payable to: CFMDC
CFMDC

3504 Moss Pointe Place Lake Mary, Fl. 32746

1/3/2014 9:24 PM

GCTC,
INC.
The Tinfoil
Times
C/O GAIL HOSKINS
206 RUSSELL DRIVE
LAKE WORTH, FL
33461

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Club Meeting: March 13, 2014
Jim Warnke Memorial Hunt and Picnic: March 15, 2014
CFMDC Sunshine Hunt: April 5, 2014

VISIT OUR WEBSITE:

http://www.apex-ephemera.com/gctc/
Also check out:

http://www.treasurechests.net/