Posted by Tracy on 26th March 2010
The April 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, April10th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.
This month, we are privileged to have Jerry Hobbs, president of Public Lands for the People, as our guest speaker. The PLP is a great advocate and support to the prospecting community and it will be interesting to hear what is going on and learn how we can get involved to help.

Last month we introduced the new Grand Prize Raffle. A beautiful picture called “Roy’s Rocker” by John Agrella. This month, we have sweetened the pot! Thanks to a generous donation by Vice President Mark Weaver, we have added a Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger Metal Detector to the package. That’s right… the winner walks away with both!

Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger
Hope to see you all there!
Tags: Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger, Gold Prospecting, Gold Prospectors of America, GPAA, Jerry Hobbs, Temecula Valley Prospectors, TVP Monthly Meeting
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Posted by Tracy on 24th March 2010
Our first Metal Detecting Outing will be held on Saturday April 10th after the monthly TVP Meeting. John Bucholzer will be leading the group and we will be heading down to a spot called Oceanside Harbor in Oceanside. The meeting place will be at a pay to park area where S. Harbor Dr. meets N. Pacific St. The approximate address is 204 S. Harbor Dr., Oceanside CA (click the address for a map).
Here is what you need to bring:
- A Metal Detector
- Food and water for yourself
- Cash for the parking area
If you don’t have a detector right now, but are interested in learning more about them, please come out and see how they work.
If you have any questions about this outing, please see John at the meeting or give him a call at 951-743-1591.
Tags: Metal Detector, Oceanside Harbor, TVP Outing
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Posted by Tracy on 12th March 2010
** Important Update **
We just found out that the Temecula Rod Run is happening this weekend. This event completely shuts down Old Town Front Street from First to Moreno, so you will need to come in off of Highway 79 rather than Rancho California Road. Here is a map showing you the best way to come.

TVP Alternate Route
This route worked last year, but please be sure to give your self some extra time in case you hit a detour. I know Ken has a lot in store for us this month and we want to try to start on time
The March 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, March 13th, at 9:00 am. We are currently meeting at the
Temecula Community Center located at
28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.
This month we are introducing a new item for the Grand Prize Raffle. It is a beautiful prospecting picture called “Roy’s Rocker” by John Agrella and would look great hanging on your wall at home. This picture has been beautifully framed and signed by the artist. Click here to see a bigger image of the picture.
Be sure to come to the meeting so you can see this work of art in person.

Roy's Rocker by John Agrella
Don’t forget to bring your finds of the month, so we can see what everyone has been doing.
Tags: Gold Prospecting, GPAA, John Agrella, Roy's Rocker, TVP Monthly Meeting
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Posted by Tracy on 9th March 2010
Hi Everyone,
Nancy DeFalco from the GPAA contacted Ken Hannan, our Chapter President, today looking for some help over at the GPAA office in Temecula. She wasn’t specific about what she needed help with, but it is usually some type of basic assembly of kits or items (i.e. DVD’s, snuffers, etc.).
They are looking for help this Friday, March 12th, at 8:00 am. Any volunteers from our Chapter that show up to help will earn Chapter Credits for TVP and lunch will be provided by the GPAA.
If you think you will be able to help out, please email Ken Hannan at president@gpaatvp.com so he can get a count to Nancy.
Here is the location information for those that can make it:
Gold Prospectors Association of America
43445 Business Park Drive, # 113
Temecula CA 92590
951-699-4749
Tags: Gold Prospectors of America, GPAA
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