12TH TREASURE HUNT OF THE CAROLINAS

Next Meeting

The South Carolina Treasure and Artifact Association will meet Monday, Jan. 27, at 7:15 p.m. at the Greer Rec Center.  As new president, I will be sharing plans and a new contest, the scavenger hunt.  January's hunt items are:  an old-fashioned pull tab, a wheat cent and a Budweiser beer cap.

At the Annual Awards Banquet last week, we had an attendance of 53.  The prize winners names are on the attached document and a group picture is also attached.  We voted on the Best Finds of the Year and Maggie Moffat came in 1st and Barry Fletcher was 2nd.  The awards are provided by Randy Reece and Donnie Bagwell of Bagwell Detector Sales.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!

See you Monday,

Kenny Brackett, SCTAA President

704-796-8776

WELCOME - Members and their families and guests!             

The winners of the treasure hunter of the year award are members who have supported the club in a variety of ways.  Members earn points for attendance, making donations to the club hunt, returning a lost object you have found to the owner, conducting a program, bringing in a new member or making money donations.  You earn one point for each dollar up to $20 per month, plus you enable the club to put on a good hunt each fall at Lake Lure.  This year's winners are:

           

                                    5th Place Treasure Hunter   -    Bretton Fletcher

                                    4th Place Treasure Hunter    -   Carter Mahaffee

                                    3rd Place Treasure Hunter   -    Darrell Mullinax

                                    2nd Place Treasure Hunter   -   Roy Evans

                                    1st Place Treasure Hunter    -    Robert Weaver

The Treasure Finder Awards go to those members who have amassed the most points for their finds in our monthly contests.  These folks are regular and consistent hunters who put time and effort into their search and have had it pay off with some excellent treasures found month after month.  This year's winners are:

                                   

                                    5th Place Treasure Finder   -   Bill Rylands

                                    4th Place Treasure Finder   -   Eben Fletcher

                                    3rd Place Treasure Finder   -   Barry Fletcher

                                   2nd Place Treasure Finder   -   Robert Weaver

                                    1st Place Treasure Finder   -    Darrell Mullinax

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU!  Next meeting will be on January 27, 2014.

South Carolina Treasure and Artifact Association - November Minutes November 29, 2013

The SCTAA met on November 25, 2013 with 29 in attendance including visitor:  Will Bearden (friend of Kent Creamer and the Kings).  Officer elections took place and the new club officers are:  President - Kenny Brackett, Vice-President - Maggie Moffat, Treasurer - Randy Reece, Secretary - Rebecca Reece, At-large board members - Carter Mahaffee and Robert Weaver. 

During the program time, Kenny Brackett shared that the newly restored Landrum train depot is the city's centerpiece available for meetings, parties and events.  They have a glass case displaying artifacts and relics of historical significance - a number of items that Kenny found for them.

Important Dates:  Annual Awards Banquet - January 13, 2014 (Ryan's Buffet, Greer at 6:30 p.m.)

                            Treasure Hunt of the Carolinas (Blacksburg, SC) - March 29-30, 2014

October treasury ended with a balance of $764.33.  We collected: 2014 Memberships - $175; Money Donations for Points - $94; donation can - $14.30. The amended closing balance is $1,047.63. 

BEST FINDS CONTEST WINNERS - NOVEMBER

(We usually have a number of ties.  The first name listed is the coin prize winner, but everyone gets the points who placed in the ties.)

COIN- 1st - Darrell Mullinax;   2nd - Colin Fowler;  3rd - Barry Fletcher

JEWELRY-1st-Colin Fowler; 2nd-Darrell Mullinax; 3rd - TIE - Maggie Moffat, Bretton Fletcher                                               

WHAT IS IT?- 1st/2nd - TIE - Bill Guthke, Paul Brown; 3rd - Colin Fowler

MILITARY - 1st - Colin Fowler;  2nd - Darrell Mullinax;  3rd - Kenny Brackett

                      

OTHER -  1st - Kenny Brackett;  2nd/3rd - TIE - Colin Fowler, Darrell Mullinax

                             

# OF COINS - 1st - Colin Fowler (449); 2nd - Maggie Moffat (329);  3rd - Bill Guthke (275) 

Rebecca Reece, Secretary/Treasurer

South Carolina Treasure and Artifact Association - October Minutes

The SCTAA met on October 28, 2013 with 37 in attendance including visitors:  Cale Smith and Kato Hicks; and new 2014 member Tal Cloud.  Members reported enjoying the annual hunt at Lake Lure.  Thirty hunters paid and 29 participated.  We missed Robert Weaver, who had a sore shoulder. 

Officer nominations took place and will be voted on in November.  The nominees are:       President - Kenny Brackett, Vice-President - Maggie Moffat, Treasurer - Randy Reece,          Secretary - Rebecca Reece, at-large board members - Carter Mahaffee and Robert Weaver. 

During the program time, Kenny Brackett shared his experiences detecting around the Landrum train depot where he made some relic finds of historical significance - particularly some bullet casings from the late 1800's that could be related to the murder of U.S. Marshal James Ledford on June 12, 1877.  There is an interesting article about it all in Life in our Foothills magazine which is in our club library.  There will be a future opportunity for members to detect in dirt excavated from the same site with finds going to the town of Landrum.  Randy Gatchel (864-839-3598 or lincolnrg@aol.com) announced his treasure hunt is being resumed.

Important Dates:  Annual Awards Banquet - January 13, 2014 (Ryan's Buffet, Greer at 6:30 p.m.)

                            Treasure Hunt of the Carolinas (Blacksburg, SC) - March 29-30, 2014

September treasury ended with a balance of $1,883.18.  We paid out $1,795.85 for coin/prizes for the Lake Lure hunt and adjusted the balance by subtracting $30 to account for Tyronne Phillips paying his hunt fee with coins valued at $30 which were put into the hunt field.  We collected: 2013 Memberships - $50; 2014 Memberships - $425;  Money Donations for Points - $125; donation can - $17; Lake Lure Hunt fees - $90. The amended closing balance is $764.33. 

BEST FINDS CONTEST WINNERS - OCTOBER

(We usually have a number of ties.  The first name listed is the coin prize winner, but everyone gets the points who placed in the ties.)

COIN- 1st- Maggie Moffat; 2nd- Roy Evans; 3rd - TIE- Paul Brown, Greg Modzel, Bill Rylands

JEWELRY-1st-Bill Rylands; 2nd-Carter Mahaffee; 3rd-TIE-Jenna Mahaffee, Paul Brown, Roy Evans                                               

WHAT IS IT?- 1st-Barry Fletcher; 2nd-Carter Mahaffee; 3rd-TIE - Leah Mahaffee, Greg Modzel

MILITARY - 1st - Kenny Brackett;  2nd - Paul Brown;  3rd - Leah Mahaffee

                      

OTHER -  1st / 2nd - TIE - Barry Fletcher, Paul Brown;  3rd - Robert Weaver

                             

# OF COINS - 1st - Bill Rylands (568); 2nd - Maggie Moffat (466);  3rd - Tyrone Phillips (219)