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Presidents Corner Jan. 2008

Another year has come and gone, and 2008 came in with a bang! I woke January first to about a foot of snow on the ground. That made for a busy couple days for me as I plow snow in the winter. A week later we had 50 degree temps, the snow all melted and the rains came. This lead to the ground being thawed so we could go dig again! Many of us were excited about that and jumped at the narrow window of opportunity. I found my first detecting outing at a site that I had hunted many times and had found several winning entries for the find of the month in that yard. I was hoping for my first Indian or first silver of the year. I didn't get either but was surprised and happy to dig my first large cent of the year (1850). A few days later I met up with 3 guys from the club and we went on a half a day long dig. I got my first silver of the year, but the best thing was that each of us found some keepers! Now the snow is back, the temps are below freezing, and that window has all but closed again. As you can see by the first meeting of the year we had several that got out during the warm up to get some digging in. There were some very nice finds for January at the club meeting. Congrats to all those who got out to detect. If and when that next warm up comes, you will see me out there looking for that next awesome find. I hope it is while getting together with some folks from the club.

It is encouraging every month when I see new members and guests at each club meeting. As I mentioned at the January meeting, we are planning some fun and new things for 2008. We will have many of the fun things that we have always had in the club, but will also be adding some new things too. We are planning a pizza party, bring a guest night, we have some very good speakers lined up, and more things to come! So come to the club meetings as often as you can, get to know some of the people from your area, and go digging together!

June of 2008 will mark 5 years serving as president of the club. I am pleased to say that I have enjoyed almost every minute of it. I have met so many new friends, and hunted with many of them. My goal this year is to hunt with many more that I have not yet hunted with. I have been truly blessed with the friendships I have made within the club. It is so much fun to go on a dig with several cub members. I find more enjoyment in sharing my finds with others when they are dug, but it is even more fun when they share their excitement with me. When someone finds their first Indian head of maybe a silver coin it is so cool to see the look on their face, and hear the story of just how it happened. This spring about a dozen of us will attend the North South Hunt in Virginia. I know that the amount of fun we have will far outweigh the finds we make. Don't get me wrong, I hope we all find some awesome relics. But I know from experience that the fellowship we will have and the friendships that will be made are always better than the treasure that we dig. I look forward to the new year. Many awesome finds will be made, many cool stories will be told.

Thanks for allowing me to serve as club president.

Mike Walker