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| March 2026 | The Newsletter of the Shore Seekers Artifact & Recovery Club | Vol. 36, No. 3 |
Another month has come and gone, and with it another great club hunt. The huge field that Phil Kemmerlin offered to the club was so vast that it cannot easily be hunted out. Members found hotspots all over the place and turned up a variety of items from colonial times to modern silver, along with a number of relics. It's sure worth the club's time to take a return visit sometime. This area is larger than the combined Lewis House/Henry House site of old and just as full of treasures. Thanks to Phil for helping us out.
I was at the National Outdoor Show where I was talked into being on a 3-judge panel for the Muskrat Cooking Contest. Nine dishes later, I was stuffed! And that was on top of an oyster fritter sandwich and fries! I also spoke to many folks about our hobby and one plans on attending our meeting. Not sure if he will, but people were fascinated by the items in my display cases and some had detectors and decided to dust them off after talking to me.
In other news, past president Bill Draper's wife took a nasty fall and broke her shoulder, so please keep her and Bill in your prayers.
The Legend 2 is out and Steve Andrews the Gigmaster has been to the beach, submerging the box and no leaks! He has found gold and silver rings, plus lots of coins and other items. He says it is superior to the first Legend and to his go-to beach machine, the Triple Score. He also put it up against the Manticore on depth and he could hear the same sound as the Manticore. The Minelab user decided not to dig the target, but Steve did and it was a deep clad dime.
The weather is still acting crazy, so I am hoping to get out more before the bugs come out. Not much else going on, so I'll keep this one short. I am glad, in closing, that the club understands that the price of silver is so high now we need to cut back on prizes. Otherwise, we will have no money for our big hunt in the fall. Thanks for expressing your support at the last meeting. So that's it. If I don't see you at the meeting, maybe I will see you at the meeting.
Your President,
Andy Nunez
The last meeting of the SHORE SEEKERS Artifact and Recovery Club was held on Thursday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Church.
Guests present were Hunter Parsons and John M.
OLD BUSINESS
Extra copies of THE SEEKER were available.
Minutes were approved as distributed.
The Treasurer gave his report.
We talked a bit about the recent holiday party. Most preferred the potluck arrangement over a more formal catered affair so that’s probably what we will go with if we have a party this year.
NEW BUSINESS
Several members talked about new detectors on the market, in particular the Nokta Legend 2 and the Minelab Vanquish 60 series.
The weather has prevented the club hunt mentioned in e-mail sent to members recently. Hopefully the weather will be better and we will be able to go to this site provided by Phil Kemmerlin soon. Andy reminded members that the freezing ground is ultimately good for detectorists because it forces coins/artifacts/relics closer to the surface.
Andy saw Mike Shannahan recently and thanked him again for the coins and other items he donated to the club a while back.
Andy mentioned the rising cost of silver and said that we might need to rethink what we give away as prizes. He suggested something like large replicas of Indian head pennies and the like. Please let us know if you have any ideas.
Tony let members know that his other club will be having their pay hunt in Pittsville on May 16, rain date the following week. There will still be silver coins though fewer than before. The price will be $75 but this includes lunch.
Penny to a Dollar winners: Dave Watkins, Tab Brannock, Mike Walker, Joe Schiaffino, John Rebman, Greg Carbone, Hunter Parsons, Andy Nunez, Phil McCutcheon, John Fassel and Dan Spielman.
Thanks to John Rebman and Mike Walker for the snacks. Thanks also to Tab Brannock for his generous donations toward future refreshments.
Our raffle winners were Dan Spielman (50/50), Dan Foltz (silver coin) and Tim Grote (attendance).
Julie Pryor,
Secretary