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The Grand Haven State Park will be the home for our annual get-together. Located at 1001 Harbor Ave, Grand Haven, MI,
this 48 acre park has a beautiful sandy beach on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is this beautiful sandy beach where we
will be focusing our attention to find our planted treasures!

For those of you that haven't attended one of our hunts, here is a summary of the events of the day.

In order to be eligible to join in the hunts you must have either 1) sold 25 subs or 2) paid the club the profit that would have
been made by selling subs. You also must pay an additional $5 hunt fee. If you are unsure whether you have paid these
or just want to confirm the amount, please call Ann Wooden or speak with her the morning of the hunts. If you haven't paid
for your fees yet, please remember to bring the correct funds to the hunt or you may not be allowed to participate.

There are two (2) main hunts for the adults. The first hunt begins at 10:00am (which requires planting of the coins/tokens
just prior to the hunt). This typically lasts around 20 minutes. When the first hunt is done, the number and value of the
coins found are given to the secretary/treasurer (Ann Wooden) so she can document what has been taken out of the
ground during that hunt. (This reporting takes place for both hunts and ensures that most, if not all, of the planted coins
have been found.)

The second hunt is planted just prior to 11:00am and the hunt commences at 11:00am. Again, these coin finds are
reported to Ann after you leave the hunt field.

After the second adult hunt, the kids hunt takes place. According to the sign up sheet that we did, there will be about 14
kids hunting! Great turnout! Donated items such as found jewelry, toys, tokens, as well as current coins, are buried
(sometimes right on top to make it easier) and the kids are off and running. There is not an exact time for this hunt, just
listen for the announcement. If your child/children need assistance, please feel free to help them out on the field so they
may enjoy finding "treasures".

Onto the feasting! This is where we get to refuel our bodies after our physical efforts during the hunts. There are usually
hot dishes, a meat tray for sandwiches, beverages, desserts and whatever else people decided to bring. At the meeting
you probably signed up for a dish to pass. This was just to give everyone an idea of what people signed up for to ensure
that we have a variety of different food items. These were the items on the list (for your reference):

*Meatballs

*Potato salad

*Potato casserole

*Hamburger casserole

*Chips, snacks

*Dessert

*Hot Dish

If you didn't sign up for a dish, please feel free to

bring whatever might strike your mood. Anything goes with this crowd!

After the chow down, we move on to hold the actual meeting. Usually this

is a scaled down version since the events of the day has taken most of the time.

After the short meeting the prizes are given out! Yah! The kids prizes are the first to be distributed. All prizes, kids and
adults, have already been coded and when the token number is read aloud (beginning with 1) the lucky person steps
forward, hands over the token and takes the prizes as assigned by the Prize Directors (this year is Doug and Dawn
Stephans). This routine continues until all of the kids and adult prizes have been handed out. There is no maximum of
token per person, it is simply a matter of luck on the hunting field!

That pretty much concludes the typical May hunt happenings. There may be a Special Hunt, which requires an additional
hunt fee, and this will be announced at the May hunt. If you are interested, just be prepared by bringing extra money and
plan to stay longer.

Here is a list (but not all inclusive) of items you do not want to forget:

*Sand basket

*Scoop

*Metal detector

*Dish to pass

*Club supplies (if you are in possession of them)

*A good attitude!

This is a great opportunity to do something with your whole family, while visiting with your metal detecting buddies!

See you there!

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