Upcoming Events

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April 2006 1st - 2nd Blacksburg, SC. Treasure Hunt of the Carolinas, Ed Brown's Rodeo Grounds. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Randy Gatchel, 1536 W. Cherokee St. Blacksburg, SC 29702 or call (864) 839-3598. 1st - 2nd Longview, TX. 11th Annual Happy Trails 2 day open hunt, sponsored by the East Texas Treasure Hunters Association, held at Rocking-L-Ranch. For more information contact hunt master Terry Smith or V.G. Rollins, 2902 Jane Drive Longview, TX 75601 or (903) 734-7682, or (903) 758-2326, email rollins@tiagris.com 8th Seaside Heights, NJ. The 26th Spring hunt Score at the Shore sponsored by the Mid-Jersey Research and Recovery Club. For more information contact Dan Tuckman (732) 545-8226 or Bob Truitt (215) 297-8352. 8th - 9th Butte, MT. 2006 Montana Gold and Treasure Show. Door prizes, demos, raffles. Admission is $4 per person, age 12 and under free. For show information contact Allen Corneliusen (406) 676-0063 or (406) 253-1678. 21st & 23rd Daytona Beach, FL. The 4th Annual Great Southern Beach Shootout. It just keeps getting Better and Better. For a registration form contact Belle Peyton at (386) 255-4659, email: peyton@cfl.rr.com or Ray Leist (386) 428-3401, email: huntmaster@ucnsb.net. Don't Miss This Hunt! Check this website: http://www.adephoto.com 22st & 23rd Winfield, PE. The 27th Annual SVMDC Treasure Hunt sponsored by Tesoro. The event will be held at the Winfield Fire Co. Fairgrounds. For more information contact Lenny Cooper at (570) 752-6347 or email: coop6347@msn.com or Ed Burke at (570) 287-5022 or email: potofgold@epix.net 23rd Belmar, NJ. The Bill Sweetland Annual Memorial Hunt, sponsored by the Jersey Coast Treasure Hunters' Club will be held at the Joh Taylor Pavilion. For more information contact: Joan Ammend, 1311 Liberty Ave. Union, NJ 07083. (908) 686-7962 28th - 30th Keene, NH. The 13th Annual Best of North East Treasure Hunters weekend, sponsored by Streeters Treasure Hunting Supply and the Professional Treasure Hunters Historical Society. This event will be held at the Keene Recreational Center, 312 Washinton Street in Keene. For more information please contact George Streeter: (603) 357-0607 or gstreeter@ne.rr.com or Dave Gailardetz (603) 762-3739 or dgailloo@yahoo.com. 28th - 30th Riverside, CA. The West Coaster's 19th Annual Rendezfous at Rancho Jurapa Camp-ground. Attendees must make their own campground reservations at (909) 684-7032 or (800) 234-7275. For further details contact Ralph Crowther, 26722 Valpariso Dr. Mission Viejo, CA 92691 (949) 588-2922. Visit the website at www.westcoasters.org or email rendezvous2006@hotmail.com 29th - 30th Cashmere, WA. The 6th Annual Gold and Treasure Show at the Chelan County Fairgrounds, sponsored by the North Central Washington Prospectors. For more information call Carl Pederson (509) 884-6940 or e-mail repete@nwinternet.com, regular mail P.O. Box 5208 Wenatchee, WA 98807-5208. 29th - 30th Fort Worth, TX. Texas Treasure Show, Amon G. Carter Exhibits Hall, 3401 W. Lancaster. Visit www.texascouncil.com or email texascouncil@comcast.net or regular mail inquiries to Larry Cooley, 2815 Catalina Dr. Mesquite, TX 75150. 30th Muskogee, OK. The 20th Annual Three Forks National Hunt, south of Muskogee. For more information call Chuck Marcum graytcote@cox.net or Francis Tracy (918) 695-5777. May 2006 5th - 7th Niagara Falls, NY. The FMDAC Spring Convention Treasure Expo. This event will be held at the Days Inn in Niagara Falls and the hunt will be held on the Beavers Island State Park Beach. Hunt will be held rain or shine. For more information contact: Duane Biller at (724) 439-1380 or Mark Schuessler (585) 591-0010. You can also visit the FMDAC Website: http://www.FMDAC.org. 13th PA. Open Hunt sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Metal Detecting Club. The event will be held at the West Pennsboro Township Fire Company Grounds. There will be two main hunts plus an optional gold hunt. For more information contact: Robert Rice RR #2 Box 54-1 Loysville PA 17047. 13th Fernandina Beach, FL. The 7th Annual Historical Recovery Association of North Florida. Treasure Hunt and Low COuntry Boil. Low cost family fun with great prizes and best children hunt in country. For more information contact Shelly Simpson, (904) 261-4655 or email: shelly.simpson@bayercropscience.com. 19th - 21st PA. THe 8th Annual Old National Pike Treasure Hunt sponsored by Minelab. This hunt will be held at the Fairchance Gun Club on Rt. 119 S. 6 Miles south of Uniontown. For more information contact: Duane Biller, FMDAC President, snakemandb@earchlink.net. 20th Onset, MA. The 14th Annual Open Hunt Treasure Hunt, sponsored by the Gateway Treasure Club will be held RAIN or SHINE on Saturday, May 20th at Onset's main beach, located in Wareham. FOr an entry form with complete infromation, please contact Gordon at (508) 273-7152 or by email: gatewaytreasureclub@yahoo.com. 20th Tatum, TX. The 1st Annual Friends of the East Texas Children, one-day Open Treasure Hunt, outside of Tatum. Please help us to help the many kids in East Texas. We hope to see you there! Donations Needed! Complete flyer can be downloaded from http://www.texascouncil.com. 20th Virginia Beach, VA. The 19th ANnual Spring Beach Hunt sponsored by the Tidewater Coin and Relic Club. For more information send SASE to Tidewater Coin and Relic Club, PO Box 3462, Virginia Beach, VA 23454; email BDEML2@cox.net or call Bob Deml at (757) 474-0912. 20th - 21st Grand Rapids, ND. The 7th Annual Treasure Hunt sponsored by the Minnkota Artifact Recovery Group held at Historic Memorial Park in Grand Rapids. FOr more info: call Jeff Kehl (952) 890-6888 or email: jkehl196@yahoo.com or mail 2009 Manor Dr., Burnsville, MN 55337. 21st Lee's Summit, MO. The Three Trails Historic Search Team will be holding their annual open hunt. All silver hunts. Contact Heath Hadley, 106 SW 106 Pinnell Dr., Lee's Summit, MO 64081 or hh3t@aol.com 27th - 28th Stoney Creek, ON-Canada. The 7th Annual Beach Hunt, sponsored by various Ontario, Canada clubs. This event will be held at Fifty Point Conservation Area, in Stoney Creek. For hunt infromation updates and registration forms please visit our hunt website at http://www.metaldetectinghunt.com or contact Sherry Cziraki at (905) 643-2668 or email at czirakir@sympatico.ca or Marge Cleaves at dacmac@rogers.com. For camping information at Fifty Point Conservation Area call (905) 643-2103 or http://www.comservationhamilton.ca. 27th - 29th Antler's OK. Arkoma Coin and Relic Club hosts its first annual Spring Cabin Fever Hunt to be held at Kriver Campgrounds in Antlers. This is co-sponsored by GPAA for more information contact Jim Powers, RT 5 box 365-5 Jay, OK 74346 or email jpowers@gcinet.net. For camping information go to http://www.kriver.com. June 2006 3rd Shawsville, VA. The 15th Annual Open Hunt sponsored by the Roanoke Valley Coin and Relic at Camp Alta Mons. For more information contact: Marilyn Epperly, 2136 Maiden Lane SW Roanoke, VA 24015. Call (540) 342-0153 or email at: grammaepp1@juno.com 3rd - 4th Grants Pass, OR. Rogue Valley Coin Shooters will be holding their 8th Annual Golden Rogue Hunt. For more information: Frank Serroni, 2735 Merlin Rd., Grants Pass, OR 97526; or call (541) 476-2371. Jim Mack (541) 665-2027. Or email webediggers@echoweb.net. 3rd - 4th Topeka, KS. The Topeka Hunters Metal Detecting Club will have an open National Treasure Hunt at Lake Shawnee near Topeka. For more information contact Topeka Treasure Hunters, PO Box 1021 Topeka, KS 66601; or to the hunt chairman; Russell Brosterman, 1210 School, Box 162, Auburn, KS 66402. (785) 256-2925 10th - 11th Hampton, IL. Cedar Valley Research and Recovery will hold its First Annual Treasure Hunt at Illiniwek Forest Preserve, on Route 84. Contact Don Diel, 425 Woodcrest Dr. Waterloo, IA 50701. Phone (319) 234-8353 16th - 18th Spokane, WA. The Northeast Treasure Hunter Club of Spokane will be holding their 34th Annual Hunt at Farragut State Park in Idaho. FOr more information contact; Duncan Bell, PO Box 72 Rathdrum, ID 83858 or email gihurt@hotmail.com July 2006 8th - 15th Shreve, Ohio. TREASURE WEEK, Whispering Hills Campground. Eight days of hunts. Each day is sponsored by a different manufacturer or club. Free entertainment nightly. You can hunt one day or the entire week. There is something for the whole family to do. For more information contact, Jill or Carl McFeeders (330) 364-1608. 8th - 9th Palmer, AK. The Alaska Treasure Seekers 30th Annual Metal Detecting Hunt will be held at the Alaska State Fairgrounds, Equestrian Center. For more information contact Leo Osterdorf, (907) 694-5872 or Cathy Lundie, (907) 696-1910 or email: lundine5@aol.com 21st-23rd Central City, CO. Rush to the Rockies 2006 National Invitation Treasure Hunt. Once again the Eureka Treasure Hunters Club of Denver is sponsoring this hunt in historic Black Hawk, Central City. Three days of fun, five spectacular hunts, fabulous speakers, good food and great people. For detailed information call Cary or Ada Keim (303) 427-6484. 28th - 30th Central Coast Treasure Hunters Association is pleased to announce their 9th annual Treasure by the Sea Metal Detecting hunt. For more information please contact the club at CCTHA, PO Box 13405 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 or http://www.cctha.org 29th - 30th Stevens Point, WI. The MidState Metal Detector Club's 10th Annual Open Hunt and State Championship at the Rivers Edge Campground. Contact Steven Miller, N3091 Cty Rd B, Hancock, WI 54943 or email stmill@uniontel.net. August 2006 5th - 6th Moonlake Park, PA. The 24th Annual Black Diamond Treasure Weekend, sponsored by the Black Diamond Treasure Hunters Club. For more information send self-addressed stamped envelope to: BDTTC Po Box 1523 Kingston, PA 18704 or email treasure1@aol.com. You can also call Byard Derr at (215) 536-0796, George Walko at (570) 287-3602, or Ron Denman at (570) 288-7787. September 2006 5th - 6th Seymour, IN. The 35th Annual Indiana Open Treasure Hunt. The hunt is held at Wray's Treasure Shop in Seymour. For more information email wray1@bcremc.net. October 2006 8th Annapolis, MD. The 20th Maryland Fall Classic Treasure Hunt sponsored by the Chesapeake Society of Treasure Hunters at Sandy Point State Park. For more information contact Paul Clarke, 710 Cotter Rd. Glen Burnie MD 21061 or (410) 760-0270. 28th - 29th Lancaster, PA. The 7th annual Open Treasure Hunt, Lancaster County Park; two-day open hunt. Website at http://www.LRRC.org. Contact Mike & Sue Race 603 W, Main St. New Holland, PA 19320, email msrace@hydrosoft.net, or (717) 355-0691. Additional Contact of George Hickman, gkwrt@suscom.net ir (717) 755-8533. PAPPY

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Very good info. You must have done a lot of research. Too bad theres nothing here in sunny Arizona. Thanks!