2010 RTHC MEMBERS OF THE MONTH
This year, the Riverside Treasure Hunter's Club resumed a program to select a member-of-the-month and recognize that person at a general meeting. Pictured below are the members to date who have received this award. Congratulations to all, and thank you for your service to the club!
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January 2010 - Debbie Schmitz
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February 2010 - Doug Schmitz
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March 2010 - Tom Gutsch
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April 2010 - Ivan Zupkofska
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May 2010 - Twila Ives
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June 2010 - Gabe Hanna
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July 2010 - Rick Schramm
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August 2010 - Ken Vargas
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September 2010 - TBD
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October 2010 - TBD
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November 2010 - TBD
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December 2010 - TBD
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2010 ANNUAL PICNIC/CLUB HUNT & RAFFLE PRIZES
THE FOLLOWING PRIZE WAS DONATED BY JIM FULLER
14K Gold RTHC Pin
THE FOLLOWING PRIZE WAS DONATED BY PETE PEDERSEN,
FORMER OWNER OF PEDERSEN'S METAL DETECTOR'S IN SANTA ANA
2.1g Natural Gold Nugget
THE FOLLOWING PRIZES WERE PROVIDED BY WHITE'S ELECTRONICS
(THE METAL DETECTOR WAS DONATED BY WHITE'S)
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White's Prizm III Detector w/950 Coil (QTY 1)
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Bullseye II Pinpointer (QTY 1)
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Trash/Treasure Apron (QTY 4)
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Dayln Enterprises Digging Tool (QTY 4)
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White's Logo Pocket Knife (QTY 15), Pen (QTY 15) and Magnetic Clip (5)
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Books (1 ea, total 4)
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15" Gold Pan (QTY 4)
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White's T-shirt, 2XL (QTY 1)
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White's T-shirt, XL (QTY 1)
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Travel Mug (QTY 3)
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White's Ball Cap (QTY 2)
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Umbrella (QTY 2)
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Koss E-Series Headphones (QTY 1)
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White's Royal GT Headphones
(QTY 1)
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Calrad Headphones (QTY 1)
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THE FOLLOWING PRIZES WERE PROVIDED BY GARRETT METAL DETECTORS
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Garrett ACE 250 Detector (QTY 1)
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Padded Detector Bag (QTY 1)
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Easy-Stow Headphones (QTY 3)
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Treasure Pouch (QTY 10)
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SS Treasure Trowel (QTY 3)
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Digging Kit (QTY 6)
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Garrett Retriever Tool (QTY 3)
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Ball Caps (QTY 10)
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T-shirts (QTY 3)
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How to Find Lost Treasure (QTY 35)
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Texas Twister Tool Kit (QTY 3)
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Chip Clips (QTY 35)
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2009 TREASURE HUNTER-OF-THE-YEAR
ALAN C. COMBS
ANNOUNCEMENT - NEW SECRETARY
Congratulations to Chris Moore (pictured below during his election), who was elected Secretary as a result of a Specific Special Election held at our April 2, 2010 general meeting to fill the open position left by the departure of the previous office-holder.
RETURN OF THE RINGMASTER: WAYNE & CHERYL'S STORY
At the January 2010 general meeting, club vice-president Wayne Burke told the story about how he found a class ring at a local high school, and with Ken Vargas' help was able to locate its owner, Cheryl Remos, and return it to her. The ring was lost a long time ago by Cheryl, who did not even go to that school and no longer lives in California. Coincidentally, the day Wayne called to tell her he found her ring happened to be her birthday.
Wayne displayed the ring at the meeting for all to see and enjoy, then shipped the ring to Cheryl the very next day. In response to his touching story, Wayne won Find-of-the-Month 1st Place for his overall presentation. Please see the February 2010 issue of The Treasure Trove for the complete version of Wayne and Cheryl's story, written by Ken Vargas.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
RECOGNITION CEREMONY
JANUARY 28, 2010
Ron Gray found an L.A. County Deputy Sheriff's badge and displayed it at our November 2009 meeting (and won for Best Unique Find). Shortly after that presentation, he returned it to the local San Bernardino Sheriff's Department office in Apple Valley, who forwarded it to L.A. As a result of returning the badge, the Sheriff Lee Baca of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department issued certificates of recognition to Ron Gray and to our club. In addition, the Sheriff and his assistant, Sgt. Tracy Di Mello, handed out LACSD challenge coins, cuff links, money clips, and mini-badge pins to club members. The Sheriff also spent about 10 minutes after the ceremony chatting with club members, where we learned that the badge had been lost about two years ago before being discovered 2 in. deep in South Park by Ron. Photos of the ceremony and the discussion afterwards appear below.
On behalf of the entire club, I would like to congratulate Ron for his award and thank him for inviting the rest of us to participate as well.
Club members attending the ceremony included guest of honor Ron Gray and his wife, Yvonne, president Jerry Myers, photographer Korry Myers, Sabrina Myers, Board member Jim Fuller, Ernie Scolari, and membership chair Doug Schmitz. All photography (except Sheriff Baca's official photo) by Korry Myers.
[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: www.lasd.org]
Sheriff Lee Baca's official photo and the Deputy Sheriff's badge which Ron Gray found.
RECOGNITION CEREMONY
BEFORE AND AFTER THE CEREMONY
PHOTOS OUTSIDE HQ
THANK YOU GIFTS GIVEN TO CLUB MEMBERS
VISITOR'S PASS
MEETING AGENDA
CERTIFICATE AWARDED TO CLUB
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
EVIDENCE LOCATION ASSISTANCE
Our Club assists the Sheriff Department in finding evidence for a case.
2008 Treasure-Hunter-of-the-Year!!!
ALAN COMBS
Finds-of-the-Year Winners!
Marcus Paulson, Gabe Hanna, Mark Kehl & Ken Vargas
