Treasures in the Sand
‘The Wild West’
September 8 & 9, 2023
Our 15th annual Treasures in the Sand was held September 8 & 9, 2023 at Sudbury Beach in Penticton, BC on beautiful Skaha Lake.
This year’s theme was “THE WILD WEST”
The Friday night hunt had 44 participants, the most ever for Treasures in the Sand. We had 67 participants for the all day Saturday hunts. Thanks to our MC for the day, club Treasurer, Syd Birch. Big thanks to all club members for making this years hunt a great success. Our hunts are such a success because of you all.
The proceeds of this years donation from the WestJet ticket raffle went to Penticton Academy of Music. They have requests for $12000 worth of bursaries which they will be able to accommodate with the proceeds from last year and this year!! A sincere thank you to all the individual and corporate contributors. We appreciate your generosity.
The winner of the WestJet “Gift of Flight” tickets was Zeena Zaiyouna. Congratulations!
In memory of Bob Shabatura, Ken Dewerson donated a Garrett detector, All participants were entered in the draw honouring our good friend and fellow detector, Bob. The detector was won by Linda Sexsmith.
MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS
Friday Night Winner…
Dan Dawson – Pin Pointer
Saturday Winners…
Michael MacKenzie – Garrett 200i
Rudy van Berkel – XP Dues
Eric Sommerville – Nokta
Jeff Fisher – Fisher F44
A very, VERY special thanks to all our sponsors: GPS Central, Fred’s Gold Panning & Mining Supplies, Canadian Treasure Seekers, First Texas Products, Garrett Metal Detectors and Elite Auto Centre. And, of course, WestJet.
~all photos by Carole Snider
We couldn’t do this without the support of our amazing sponsors!
