Gold Fever !!!
December Newsletter
Gold Fever !!!
Tomah
Wisconsin GPAA Chapter – December, 2013
Welcome
Welcome to the 2013 GOLD FEVER Newsletter.
The Tomah, Wisconsin GPAA Chapter newsletter is your newsletter, please
let me know what you would like to see in it, we hope to bring you more
information in the coming year.
I hope you enjoy the information and
articles included in this newsletter. You
can receive this Newsletter by mail, by either attended a meeting, or sent a
book of stamps for postage.
We are also always looking for speakers.
If you have taken a trip or just have a story about somewhere, we would
like to hear about it. You do NOT
need to be an expert speaker; everyone likes to hear about what other members
are doing.
Do not forget the Newsletter and pictures can always be found at :
www.huntforgems.com/gpaatomahwi/
President’s Message
Thank you Doug Moore, I really enjoyed your talk at the November meeting.
It was suggested that we bring in old videos, DVD's, and books that members no
longer look at to share with other members. I like that idea, but would like
someone to volunteer to take care of the books and DVD's bring them to meetings
and take them home with them.
Next month is our Christmas meeting if you can bring a gift to exchange, you get
a gift. The club will make a ham for the meal. Steve Miller hopefully will
be here to take about his trip to England metal detecting earlier this year. He
is having surgery in late November so if you see him at the club house help him
unload his car.
Merry
Christmas from the Fait's - Mike Fait
Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter Minutes November, 2013
Old Business:
The November meeting was held at the Town Hall at the Town of Lagrange on Route
#20 west of Tomah Wisconsin on November 16th.
28 members and guests attended
the November meeting.
Mike talked about the December meeting gift exchange- $10.00 gift for either man
or a woman (unisex). If you bring a
gift, you will get a ticket to pick a gift. Just like last year if you were
there.
It was suggested that we start a library for old DVD's and books on prospecting
that we are (done with to share
with other members. Wausau has a similar program. A librarian would be needed
for transporting inventory. Any volunteers?
Had a program from Doug Moore on Thunder eggs. A real learning experience. Doug
is a teacher at UWSP (University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point) and rock hound
for 50 years. He has traveled to Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico and multiple times to
Germany to dig for thunder eggs. He had a wonderful full color slide
presentation showing how different thunder eggs look from different locations.
New
Business:
December’s meeting will be on the 3rd Saturday of December on the 21st
at 1:00 pm.
Guest speaker
– Steve Miller
will be our guest speaker for Dec. 21st (winter begins). He will be
talking talk about his metal detecting trip to England
Donations to the raffle were from:
Dave Bender- Bev Bender-Dan Koehler-Kim Mickelson-Diane Kollins - Capt'n Bob
Minshall-Larry Bender- Ted Ehrhardt-Val Thompson and Doug Moore hope I didn't
miss anyone.
Everyone is always so generous with their donations, with new and useful items
that a lot of you have donated. We
thank all of you.
Raffles:
50/50 raffle winner –
Jeff Euler
Gold raffle winners:
Larry Kollins and Richard Pawell
Gold
Price on 12/01/13 was $1,252.10 Silver
Price on 12/01/13 was $20.03
Respectfully submitted by Diane North –
Secretary & Newsletter Editor
This story is NOT about what Steve Miller found, but I thought it was a good
story to go along with what Steve is going to talk about.
First-Time Treasure Hunter Discovers Trove of Roman-Era Gold Coins
Armed with a basic metal detector, a first-time treasure hunter in Britain
reportedly has uncovered a trove of Roman-era gold coins that experts believe
represents one of the largest such finds in England’s history.
The cache of coins – Roman solidi dating back to the 4th century – is
estimated to be worth £100,000, or about $160,000 in U.S. dollars.
According to the Helmel Gazette newspaper, the man – whose name has
not been made public – reportedly bought a beginner’s metal detector from a shop
in the Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, area. A few weeks later, the man returned to
the shop, showed the shopkeepers 40 gold coins, and asked them: “What do I do
with this?”
The shop’s owners, David Sewell and Mark Becher, were stunned. They told the
novice treasure hunter to notify authorities of his discovery, the paper added.
When he obtained the required permits, Sewell, Becher and others returned with
the man to the discovery site.
“We went with them and took with us a couple of slightly more potent machines
and we pulled 119 more coins out of the ground,” Sewell told
the
Daily Mail newspaper. “These are 22 carat gold, they haven’t got any
damage and they came out of the ground looking like the day they were made.”
He added: “I’ve found bits and pieces but nothing like this. I’ve got immense
satisfaction that the guy came to us and bought the machine from us, but I would
be lying if I said I didn’t wish it had been me.”
The solidus coin dates to the closing years of the fourth century. They
typically were buried as a sacrifice to gods when the owner was going on a
journey or in times of war, said David Thorold, a curator at the St. Albans’
Verulamium Museum, the Associated Press reported.
The local government said the coins were found on private land. Experts at the
British Museum will examine the haul to determine its final value. Depending on
their opinion, the amateur treasure hunter could get at least a share of the
proceeds, reports said.
Items for Sale:
Tomah Gold Club t-shirts –
with Gold Club emblem and created either with your personal name or without your
name. Contact Mike Fait if you are
interested.
Officers – all officers were re-elected for 2014.
President – Michael Fait (mgfait@charter.net)
715-384-9265
Vice-President – Gary Morrison 715-316-2160
Secretary – Diane North (dbnorth@centurytel.net)
608-635-7031
Treasure – Gayle Fait (mgfait@charter.net)
715-384-9265
Outing Chairman – Richard Niemyjski (richnski@frontiernet.net)
608-637-3295
Claims Director – Richard Niemyjski (richnski@frontiernet.net)
608-637-3295
State Director – Mike Flint (mwink12@excite.com)
608-372-0694
Upcoming Events
December 7, 2013 – Wausau Prospector Meeting – Cedar Creek Mall in Wausau –
11:00 am
December 21, 2013 -
Tomah
Club Meeting at Town of LaGrange Town Hall – at 1:00 pm – Meeting and Christmas
Party.
January 4, 2013 – Wausau Prospector Meeting – Cedar Creek Mall in Wausau – 11:00
am
January 18, 2013 -
Tomah
Club Meeting at Town of LaGrange Town Hall – at 1:00 pm – Meeting and Christmas
Party.
Greenbush Wisconsin GPAA Chapter – holds their meetings on the 2nd
Saturday of each month at 3:00 pm in the Greenbush Town Hall, N644 Sugarbush Rd,
Greenbush Wi. – Contact: Ron Smith 920-207-4092
Midstate Metal Detecting Club – meets every 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 pm
at Shooters Bar and Restaurant at the intersection of Hwy 39 and 54, next to the
Shell Station. Contact: Steve
Miller 715-572-1845
Wausau Prospectors – meets the 1st Saturday of the month at 11:00 am
in the community room at Cedar Creek Mall next to I-39 just north of Gander
Mountain. Take I-39 exit 185.
Contact: Kurt Bublitz
715-340-2831 or e-mail
lizzy101@charter.net
Wisconsin Northwoods Adventures GPAA Chapter – holds their meetings on the 2nd
Saturday of every month at 11:00 am, at B.S. on Main, 34 N Main St. Rice Lake,
Wi. Contact: Mike Wiersma
715-833-7603
MAY THERE BE GOLD IN EVERY PAN !!!!
