Minutes Of the February Meeting. Jim Marshall read minutes of the October meeting. John Benner gave the treasure report

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1 Minutes Of the February Meeting Jim Marshall read minutes of the October meeting month The Digger Midwest Historical Detector Club Volume 35 Issue 2 John Benner gave the treasure report Guest for the Feb Meeting (Mike Anderson, Julie & Rick Wollen, and Kathy Sisson) New members to join was (Mike Anderson Julie & Rick Wollen) John Benner found the club treasure and he gave the First clue Jim Marshall explained functions of the club to our guest for the night Jim Marshall discussed clubs due are being collect now thru April, please pay your annual dues $20 for a Family and $17 for an individual Jim Marshall announced the club picnic will be Saturday May 19th from 8:00am 2:00pm The rental for the picnic site has increased to $150 for the rent plus a $200 deposit deposit will be returned if everything is cleaned up and no damage Jim and John will decide if hunt prices will need to be adjusted for cover the added cost, answer will be next Meetings are held on the second Wednesday Of each month at W. Dale Clark Main Library 215 South 14th Street, Omaha Ne Happy Birthday February Cathy Poledna NEXT MEETING March 14, 2012 As always the club will furnish the meat and drinks, Members will bring deserts, vegetable dish, etc. Jamie volunteered to help with the prizes for the hunt and she will start taking donations next month We will ask Cal next month if he will be our hunt master again this year Feb Treats was provided by Donna and the Heatons March Treats will be Don Dietering and Faith Jim Marshall sold the club silver coins for 2012 prizes John Benner still has club shirts for sale Diane mentioned information on Geo-caching, starting to become a popular sport; she has seen people close to her house looking for caches Jim Marshall mentioned an article posted on Whites Electronics about Whites working with Scientist on a mission to locate meteorites in Antarctica Club Officials President Webmaster Jim Marshall Vice President Rick Hohman Treasurer John Benner Secretary Jim Ferragute Librarian Al Johnson Leonard Parkison Newsle er Editor Leonard Parkison Club Website 1

2 MEMBERS ONLY Club Activities February Mee ng Heatons and Donna. March Mee ng Don Dietering and Faith. Treats If supplies are need for the treat box call John at First Clue John Benner South of the monument, West of the East sidewalk as you look towards Dodge Street Second Clue Club Buried Treasure Memorial Park CLUB HUNT/PICNIC 2012 Coopers Farm 8602 Mormon Bridge Road Saturday May 19th from 8:00am 2:00pm Now accep ng prize dona ons. More details to follow. 2

3 MONTHLY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FOR FEBRUARY Members Attending: 23 Guests Attending: 4 Member Displays: 6 Door Prize Donna Padden 1964 Silver Quarter Silver Dollar Drawing Next Meeting Display Drawing John Benner 1954 Franklin Half Dollar T-Shirt Drawing John Benner $ /50 Drawing Doris Benner $10.00 Harry s Can Drawing Chad Wagner Name 1. Tony Reese Item 1857 Seated Quarter Best Coin 2011 Best Jewel Harry Hoke 3. John Benner 1. Ken Heaton 2. Tony Reese 2. Harry Hoke Mexican Coin Ike Dollar Coin Gold Ring 14K Gold Wedding Ring Ring Best Other Ken Heaton 1. Harry Hoke Pliers Civil War Bullet Best Find Ken Heaton 1. Tony Reese 2. Harry Hoke Gold Ring 1857 Seated Quarter Civil War Bullet Best Display Harry Hoke 2. Tony Reese 3

4 INFORMATION For All Club Dues You can see John or Mail to the address on the back page of this newsle er. Scuba Gear For Sale Calypso US Divers Aqualung, US Divers Octo, US Divers Micra,US Divers Aqualung pivet part# Made in USA Call Ken Heaton CANFIELD'S SPORTING GOODS 8457 W Center Road, Omaha NE or American Recycling Assoc. Precious Metal Buyer Walnut Ridge Street Club T Shirts For Sale Medium X Large $8.00 XX Large $10.00 Minelab Soverign for sale Price -$250 Contact Tony Matteo Computer Repair, Setup, and Data Recovery Reasonable Prices. Contact Leonard Parkison Phone or lparkison@cox.net 4

5 Metal Detecting Tips - Found on the web. Tip #1 Always use headphones when metal detecting. Small variations in tone will go unnoticed when drowned out by background noise. Tip #2 anytime headphones are used, and your hunting anywhere there is the POSSIBILITY of poisonous snakes, wear sturdy leather boots and snake chaps. Nothing will ruin a great day of metal detecting worse, than ending it with a nasty rattlesnake bite. Tip #3 Use a small, strong garden pick for digging down to targets, and attach a strong magnet to the digging blade. This will grab onto ferrous (iron) targets and expose them quickly, so a minimum amount of time is wasted. Tip #4 To search an area known for having a lot of nails and other ferrous trash, rake the area first, pulling out most (or all) of the nails. Make a magnetic rake out of a 4-prong garden rake and cow magnets (available at any feed store). Attach the magnets with small hose clamps. Tip #5 Carry digging tools, nugget bottles, magnifying glass, and other accessories on a tool belt. Use a carpenter's single nail pouch on a 2" web belt. This can have additional hooks and loops attached to "customize" it for your own personal tastes. Tip #6 Wear hard-cap knee pads. There is a lot of bending and kneeling involved in metal detecting. Hard-cap knee pads are well worth the few bucks you pay for them. Tip #7 Don't coil the cable from the control box down to the search coil. Instead, tape the cable in a single line up the shaft to a point above the collapsible joint. Start the coil from there. As you swing the coil from side to side, a loose cable coiled around the shaft, and near the search coil, can give false signals. Tip #8 Always use a protective cap on the search coil. Protective caps are cheap, search coils are not. Tip #9 Carry water, or have water available in your vehicle, if your vehicle is close. You may not be physically exerting yourself too hard, but in the heat of the day, you will sweat out lots of water. Tip #10 Unless you know the area you will be working in very, very well, take along a map and compass. Make sure you know how to use them. 5

6 The Editor s Corner Don t forget to get your Omaha Park permit for $5.00 for 5 Years. You can either get it in person or by mail at the following address CITY OF OMAHA PARK MAINTENCE Attention: Robin 1523 South 24th Street Omaha, NE Midwest Historical Detector Club 707 South Fillmore Street Papillion, Nebraska Website . webmaster@mhdc-ne.org editor@mhdc-ne.org 6