Treasures In The Sand 2013

The 5th annual Treasures In The Sand treasure hunt was held September 7, 2013. It was a cloudy day with a few rain showers but not enough to dampen the spirits of the club members, participants, and their guests. Club members arrived early at Hulley (Sudbury) Beach to setup the tables and tents for the registration and display of the prizes. Final registration revealed 107 treasure hunters.

After coin planting on the beach, the first hunt was ready to start at 10:30am. There were two morning hunts before the awarding of token prizes and lunch. The lunch prepared by club members was a barbeque burger, chips and a drink for all participants and guests.

After lunch the beach was again seeded with coins and tokens for the third and last hunt of the day. Following the last hunt all tokens were redeemed and we were ready for the closing ceremonies. Major prizes were awarded for the holders of the major prize tokens.

Kevin Smith, from Beadazzled The Rock Shop, drew a ticket from all the registered participants and awarded a Minelab Xterra 705 detector to Roberta Freebody, Max Naranjo won the Minelab Pinpointer, Jerry Russel and Hugh McCardel won the Minelab Backpacks, with Hank Vodarek being the lucky winner of the Minelab Geo Coin.

The winner of the White’s Detector was Rudy Van, Garrett Metal Detector was Ken Emmons and the winners of the Garrett Pro-Pointer were Colin Broughton and Mike Harrison. The White’s Bullseye II was awarded to Maretta Saulnier and Glen Harrison. Brian Doctor was the lucky winner of the Tesoro Metal Detector. The highlight of the day (as if the other prizes were not highlights) was the draw for the two tickets to any of WestJet’s Destinations and the lucky winner was Matthew Doctor of Burnaby, BC.

Hank Vodarek, Master of Ceremonies, thanked all the participants and invited them back for the September 6, 2014 Treasures In The Sand.