August 2015

South Carolina Treasure and Artifact Association - August Minutes            August 26, 2015

The SCTAA met on August 24, 2015 with 26 in attendance.  The club has a total of 41 members so far this year; new/first-time members:  Glenn and Lolita Dudek and Robert Valenta.  So far, we have 20 hunters signed up for the Fall Hunt at Lake Lure.

The program was a sharing time.  Allen Sheriff brought his Civil War memorabilia, some he has found and some he purchased.  This led to a discussion about the dangers of old cannonballs that have fuses.  They can explode because moisture can cause the black powder to turn to gas.  Something like a shovel strike can produce a spark that results in an explosion.  Spartanburg’s Croft State Park is dangerous because it still contains live ammunition that was used for practice during World War I.

Upcoming:  Relic hunting at Cowpens National Battle Field for the Rangers - August 29 and 30

                    Lake Lure Hunt October 24, 2015

                   

July treasury ended with a balance of $ 1,125.44.  We collected:  raffle  - $70; donation can -   $13.50;  2016 memberships - $25, 2015 memberships $75; sale of decals - $0;  Fall Hunt at Lake Lure - $360.  We paid out $0. The amended closing balance in the checking acct. is  $1,668.94.  We also keep $30 cash in small bills set aside to make change.

BEST FINDS CONTEST WINNERS - AUGUST

(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 - Tom Elmore;  2nd - Jimmy Cochran;  3rd - Roy Evans, Vince DiCarlo, Maggie                                                                                                             Moffat, Robert Weaver

JEWELRY - 1st - Jimmy Cochran;  2nd - Darrell Mullinax;  3rd - TIE - Eben Fletcher, Vince

                                                                                                                                    Di Carlo

WHAT IS IT?- 1st - Carter Mahaffee; 2nd - Eben Fletcher; 3rd TIE - Roy Evans, Vince DiCarlo,                                                                                              Maggie Moffat, Robert Weaver

MILITARY - 1st - Carter Mahaffee;  2nd/3rd - TIE - Tom Elmore, Darrell Mullinax

                      

OTHER -  1st - Jimmy Cochran ;  2nd/3rd - TIE - Barry Fletcher, Tom Elmore, Roy Evans                                                                                                                                            

# OF COINS - 1st - Maggie Moffat (377); 2nd - Roy Evans (244);  3rd - Vince Di Carlo (68)

Rebecca Reece, Secretary