The Temecula Valley Prospectors will be hosting their Annual Christmas party on December 10th, 2011. This is also the normal date for the monthly club meeting. We will start at 9:00 am and will end around 12:00 noon.

The party will be held at our normal meeting location at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

This year we will be having a pot luck party and invite you to bring your favorite holiday dish to share with the club. It could be a main dish, a side dish, or a dessert and should be enough for 6 to 10 people. The club will be providing all of the paper goods (i.e. plates,utensils, napkins, etc.) and the drinks.

We won’t be having any general raffles this month (i.e. gold, 50/50, or table), but tickets will be available for the Grand Prize and the Alaska Trip.

It looks like we will be able to award the Grand Prize at the meeting, so make sure you get some extra tickets!!

We will also be having a special Christmas raffle which will work as follows:

• Everyone attending the meeting will receive one Christmas raffle ticket for coming to the meeting.
• If you bring a non-perishable food item, you will receive one Christmas raffle ticket.
• If you bring a new unwrapped child’s toy, you will receive one Christmas raffle ticket.
• The food items collected will be donated to the Senior Citizens Service Center of Temecula Valley.
• The toys will be donated to a local charity (still to be determined).

Here are some things you should be aware of:

Item 1:

We will be selling special raffle tickets for a one week trip to Alaska to participate in the GPAA 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition.

• Tickets are $10 each
• Only 500 tickets have been printed. Once they have been sold, the trip will be awarded.
• This trip is for the first week out at the camp (June 23 to 30, 2012).
• If there is room available on a different week, the GPAA may allow you to trade. But no guarantees can be made.
• What is included:
• Alaska Gold Expedition 2012 for one person on the week of 6/23/2012 to 6/30/2012.
• ATV Rental for 1 week
• Round trip airfare
• Total value of the package: $2,500

We are limiting the sale of the tickets at this point to club members, so be sure to get your tickets now! However, based on how the ticket sales are going, we may open up the sales to the general public (i.e. Gold & Treasure Shows, Internet sales, etc.).

For those of you who can’t make it to the club meeting, but want to get some of the tickets for this special raffle, please send an email to Alaska2012@gpaatvp.com with your Name, Address, Phone #, & how many tickets you would like. We will then generate a PayPal invoice to you for payment and mail your tickets to you. Please note: A small convenience fee will be added to cover the PayPal Fees & postage.

Item 2:

The Grand Prize Raffle item should be awarded this month, so be sure to get your tickets.

Tesoro Vaquero

Description:

During the design phase of the Vaquero (pronounced va-care-oh), we knew
that it was going to be a very hard working detector. It is designed as
an all-around detector, able to do just about everything that any
detectorist could want to do. Vaquero is the Spanish word for cowboy.
When we think of hard work and the ability to take on any kind of tough
job, we think of the cowboys of the old west.

The main part of the Vaquero’s versatility is its three and three-quarters
manually adjusted ground balance. This will give the detectorist the power
to set up his machine to best suit the mineralization conditions that he
is working in and his personal treasure hunting style. The Vaquero adds an
ED180 discrimination feature to filter the trash from the treasure and a
Push Button Pinpoint that makes digging up the goodies that much easier.
The discriminate knob is also used to switch into a threshold-based All
Metal Mode.

Tesoro Vaquero

Features:

• MicroMAX Design
• VLF 14 kHz Frequency
• One Drop-in 9V Battery
• Variable Threshold
• 3 3/4 Turn External Ground Balance
• Ultra-lightweight Design
• 9×8 Monolithic Coil
• 3-Piece Knockdown Pole
• Lifetime Warranty

Specifications:

• Operating Frequency  14.3 kHz, 14.5 kHz, 14.7 kHz
• Searchcoil Type  Monolithic (Carbon Fiber)
• Searchcoil Size  9 x 8
• Cable Length  Approx. 3′
• Audio Frequency  Approx. 293 Hz or VCO
• Audio Output  1 1/2″ speaker and headphone jack
• Headphone Compatibility  ¼” stereo plug
• Weight (may vary slightly)  2.2 lbs
• Battery Requirement  One 9 Volt DC (alkaline)
• Battery Life (typical)  10 to 20 hours
• Optimum Temp. Range  30° to 100° F
• Optimum Humidity  0 to 75% R.H.
• Operating Modes  Threshold-based All Metal
• Silent Search Discriminate
• Pinpoint Mode  All Metal Fast Auto-Tune

Item 3:

Do to the rental agreement we have with the City of Temecula, we can no longer have club vendors setting up tables to sell their goods at the monthly meetings. We previously had a special arrangement with a particular person at the City who allowed this activity, but unfortunately they are no longer responsible for our location. So rather than jeopardize our meeting location, we have opted to comply with the agreement.

We know that having the vendors there is important to you, so we will be working with the City of Temecula to see what can be done to remedy this issue (permits, licenses, etc.) and we will let you know their response.

Just because the vendors aren’t selling at the meeting, doesn’t mean you can’t make arrangements with one of them to bring you the gear you need to the meeting. We encourage you to talk with them when you are in the market for new items.

Here is a list of our club vendors:

American Prospector Treasure Seeker - General prospecting supplies & metal detectors

Executive Detectors – Metal detectors

Legends Prospecting Supplies - General prospecting supplies & metal detectors

Nugget Hunters of America / Gold Prospecting USA - General prospecting supplies

The November 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, November 12th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

We will be selling special raffle tickets for a one week trip to Alaska to participate in the GPAA 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition.

• Tickets are $10 each
• Only 500 tickets have been printed. Once they have been sold, the trip will be awarded.
• This trip is for the first week out at the camp (June 23 to 30, 2012).
• If there is room available on a different week, the GPAA may allow you to trade. But no guarantees can be made.
• What is included:
• Alaska Gold Expedition 2012 for one person on the week of 6/23/2012 to 6/30/2012.
• ATV Rental for 1 week
• Round trip airfare
• Total value of the package: $2,500

We are limiting the sale of the tickets at this point to club members, so be sure to get your tickets now! However, based on how the ticket sales are going, we may open up the sales to the general public (i.e. Gold & Treasure Shows, Internet sales, etc.).

For those of you who can’t make it to the club meeting, but want to get some of the tickets for this special raffle, please send an email to Alaska2012@gpaatvp.com with your Name, Address, Phone #, & how many tickets you would like. We will then generate a PayPal invoice to you for payment and mail your tickets to you. Please note: A small convenience fee will be added to cover the PayPal Fees & postage.

Item 2:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 3:

We have four great raffles each month (not counting the Grand Prize & Alaska Trip) that you can participate in while at the meeting. Not only is it a lot of fun (especially when you win), but it helps to support the club.

• Door Prize Raffle (Free): Just by signing in, you are entered into the Door Prize Raffle. We normally have 1 to 4 items that are given away each month.
• 50/50 Raffle ($1 per ticket): This is the easiest raffle of them all… if you win, you split (50/50) all of the money collected for the 50/50 raffle with the club. For example, if $70 is collected, then you, as the winner, get $35 and the club keeps $35.
• Gold Raffle ($1 per ticket): There are typically 3 to 4 items each month. One bag of gold concentrate to work on your panning skills and some nice gold nuggets to show your friends.
• Table Raffle ($1 per ticket): You might think… what am I going to do with a table?, but the Table Raffle is an array of items sitting on a table that the winners can choose from. There are typically 10-15 items ranging in value from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars on occasion. The nice thing about the table raffle is that you can see what is there before you purchase your tickets.

Item 4:

A new Grand Prize Raffle item was introduced at the September 2011 club meeting. It is a Tesoro Vaquero metal detector and retails for $525, so be sure to get your tickets for this one.

Tesoro Vaquero

Description:

During the design phase of the Vaquero (pronounced va-care-oh), we knew
that it was going to be a very hard working detector. It is designed as
an all-around detector, able to do just about everything that any
detectorist could want to do. Vaquero is the Spanish word for cowboy.
When we think of hard work and the ability to take on any kind of tough
job, we think of the cowboys of the old west.

The main part of the Vaquero’s versatility is its three and three-quarters
manually adjusted ground balance. This will give the detectorist the power
to set up his machine to best suit the mineralization conditions that he
is working in and his personal treasure hunting style. The Vaquero adds an
ED180 discrimination feature to filter the trash from the treasure and a
Push Button Pinpoint that makes digging up the goodies that much easier.
The discriminate knob is also used to switch into a threshold-based All
Metal Mode.

Tesoro Vaquero

Features:

• MicroMAX Design
• VLF 14 kHz Frequency
• One Drop-in 9V Battery
• Variable Threshold
• 3 3/4 Turn External Ground Balance
• Ultra-lightweight Design
• 9×8 Monolithic Coil
• 3-Piece Knockdown Pole
• Lifetime Warranty

Specifications:

• Operating Frequency  14.3 kHz, 14.5 kHz, 14.7 kHz
• Searchcoil Type  Monolithic (Carbon Fiber)
• Searchcoil Size  9 x 8
• Cable Length  Approx. 3′
• Audio Frequency  Approx. 293 Hz or VCO
• Audio Output  1 1/2″ speaker and headphone jack
• Headphone Compatibility  ¼” stereo plug
• Weight (may vary slightly)  2.2 lbs
• Battery Requirement  One 9 Volt DC (alkaline)
• Battery Life (typical)  10 to 20 hours
• Optimum Temp. Range  30° to 100° F
• Optimum Humidity  0 to 75% R.H.
• Operating Modes  Threshold-based All Metal
• Silent Search Discriminate
• Pinpoint Mode  All Metal Fast Auto-Tune

Item 5:

If you are looking for prospecting gear, one of our club vendors, Nugget Hunters of America, will be there this month with all of the latest items for you to see and purchase.

The September 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, September 10th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

The annual club elections will be held this month.

Here are the elected positions:

• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Claims Director
• Wagonmaster

The GPAA has agreed to provide two years of free GPAA membership to the first four positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer, & Secretary). If you are interested in holding an elected position please contact Ken Hannan (president@gpaatvp.com) no later than September 8th, 2011.

Item 2:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 3:

We have four great raffles each month (not counting the Grand Prize) that you can participate in while at the meeting. Not only is it a lot of fun (especially when you win), but it helps to support the club.

• Door Prize Raffle (Free): Just by signing in, you are entered into the Door Prize Raffle. We normally have 1 to 4 items that are given away each month.
• 50/50 Raffle ($1 per ticket): This is the easiest raffle of them all… if you win, you split (50/50) all of the money collected for the 50/50 raffle with the club. For example, if $70 is collected, then you, as the winner, get $35 and the club keeps $35.
• Gold Raffle ($1 per ticket): There are typically 3 to 4 items each month. One bag of gold concentrate to work on your panning skills and some nice gold nuggets to show your friends.
• Table Raffle ($1 per ticket): You might think… what am I going to do with a table?, but the Table Raffle is an array of items sitting on a table that the winners can choose from. There are typically 10-15 items ranging in value from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars on occasion. The nice thing about the table raffle is that you can see what is there before you purchase your tickets.

Item 4:

A new Grand Prize Raffle prize will be introduced.

Item 5:

If you are looking for prospecting gear, one of our club vendors, Legends Prospecting Supplies, will be there this month with all of the latest items for you to see and purchase.

The August 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, August 13th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

Our current Grand Prize Raffle is a Lifetime Membership to the GPAA.
Lifetime membership includes the Gold Prospectors Magazines, and the GPAA claims guide books and prospecting permits.
This membership has a value of $950!

** PLUS: The Gold Buddy Drywasher that was donated to the club has been added to the Grand Prize package bringing the value to almost $1,400!!! Be sure to get those tickets!

Item 2:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 3:

We have four great raffles each month (not counting the Grand Prize) that you can participate in while at the meeting. Not only is it a lot of fun (especially when you win), but it helps to support the club.

• Door Prize Raffle (Free): Just by signing in, you are entered into the Door Prize Raffle. We normally have 1 to 4 items that are given away each month.
• 50/50 Raffle ($1 per ticket): This is the easiest raffle of them all… if you win, you split (50/50) all of the money collected for the 50/50 raffle with the club. For example, if $70 is collected, then you, as the winner, get $35 and the club keeps $35.
• Gold Raffle ($1 per ticket): There are typically 3 to 4 items each month. One bag of gold concentrate to work on your panning skills and some nice gold nuggets to show your friends.
• Table Raffle ($1 per ticket): You might think… what am I going to do with a table?, but the Table Raffle is an array of items sitting on a table that the winners can choose from. There are typically 10-15 items ranging in value from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars on occasion. The nice thing about the table raffle is that you can see what is there before you purchase your tickets.

Item 4:

The annual club elections will be held in September. If you are interested in holding an elected position or would like to nominate someone, please try to make it to the August meeting. If you can’t make it to the meeting, please email Ken with your information.

Item 5:

Our club vendors are out of town this month, so if you need some gear please contact them directly.

The July 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, July 9th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

Our current Grand Prize Raffle is a Lifetime Membership to the GPAA.
Lifetime membership includes the Gold Prospectors Magazines, and the GPAA claims guide books and prospecting permits.
This membership has a value of $950!

** JUST ADDED: The Gold Buddy Drywasher that was donated to the club has been added to the Grand Prize package bringing the value to almost $1,400!!! Be sure to get those tickets!

Item 2:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 3:

We have four great raffles each month (not counting the Grand Prize) that you can participate in while at the meeting. Not only is it a lot of fun (especially when you win), but it helps to support the club.

• Door Prize Raffle (Free): Just by signing in, you are entered into the Door Prize Raffle. We normally have 1 to 4 items that are given away each month.
• 50/50 Raffle ($1 per ticket): This is the easiest raffle of them all… if you win, you split (50/50) all of the money collected for the 50/50 raffle with the club. For example, if $70 is collected, then you, as the winner, get $35 and the club keeps $35.
• Gold Raffle ($1 per ticket): There are typically 3 to 4 items each month. One bag of gold concentrate to work on your panning skills and some nice gold nuggets to show your friends.
• Table Raffle ($1 per ticket): You might think… what am I going to do with a table?, but the Table Raffle is an array of items sitting on a table that the winners can choose from. There are typically 10-15 items ranging in value from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars on occasion. The nice thing about the table raffle is that you can see what is there before you purchase your tickets.

Item 4:

If you are looking for prospecting gear, one of our club vendors, Legends Prospecting Supplies, will be there this month with all of the latest items for you to see and purchase.

The June 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, June 11th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month:

Item 1:

Our current Grand Prize Raffle is a Lifetime Membership to the GPAA.
Lifetime membership includes the Gold Prospectors Magazines, and the GPAA claims guide books and prospecting permits.
This membership has a value of $950!

Item 2:

Have you been out Metal Detecting or Gold Prospecting this last month? Find anything? Then bring it to the meeting so we can see. All entries are voted on and the top two of each category will win a prize.

Item 3:

If you are looking for prospecting gear, one of our club vendors, Nugget Hunters of America, will be there this month with all of the latest items for you to see and purchase.

The April 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, April 9th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA. Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Here are some of the things going on this month that you just don’t want to miss:

Item 1:

Our speaker this month will be Frank from Columbia Metal Detectors. Frank has a ton of first hand experience and should have some great tips for the beginner as well as the seasoned detector.

Item 2:

Gold Magic Model 12-10

We introduced the new Grand Prize last month and you definitely want to take some time and check it out. It is the Gold Magic model 12-10 and it is an awesome machine. This model can be operated using the rechargeable battery that is built into the unit or by a special hand crank feature. One the nice features is that it can be operated wet (i.e. in a stream or tub) or dry! To learn more about the Gold Magic, visit their website at www.goldmagic.com. If you were to buy this unit from Gold Magic, it would be $455.00 + shipping, so you’re going to want to pickup some of the Grand Prize tickets for sure!

Item 3:

There are still some tickets left for the Alaska Expedition raffle, but you better get them soon or they’re going to be gone. Any tickets left after this week’s meeting are going to the Gold Show in Las Vegas, so get your tickets now!

Here is a quick update on the trip:
The Temecula Valley Prospectors is hosting a special raffle for a 2 week prospecting trip to Alaska to participate in the 2011 GPAA Alaska Expedition (includes airfare & ATV rental for one person). The tickets are $10 each and there are only 500 tickets available, so they are going to go fast. Once they are gone, the prize will be awarded. This will be the trip of a lifetime for the lucky winner, so be sure to stake your claim for a chance to go to Alaska and get your tickets now. To give you a little perspective on the value of this trip, if you were to book this trip through the GPAA it would run you $2,840.00 for the two week trip plus around $700.00 for airfare bringing the package value to about $3,540.00!! You don’t want to miss out on this one!

Item 4:

If you are looking for prospecting gear, one of our club vendors, Nugget Hunters of America, will be there this month with all of the latest items for you to see and purchase.

The November 2010 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, November 13th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

In talking with Ken, it looks like the new grand prize, introduced at the September meeting, is ready to be given away and will most likely go this month! The grand prize is a Mountain Goat Trommel by Camel Mining Products valued at $695, so make sure you get some more tickets this month… who knows, you might just be taking it home.

Now if the Mountain Goat Trommel being given away isn’t enough to get you excited, we have another monster nugget that will be part of the gold nugget raffle. This month’s monster nugget weighs in at a whopping 2.8 grams! You’ve just got to see it to appreciate the beauty of this big nugget.

If you are looking for the perfect gift for your favorite prospector, Legends Prospecting Supplies & Nugget Hunters of America will have product tables setup at the meeting for your browsing & shopping enjoyment.

Have you’ve been out digging or detecting this month? Then we want to see your finds! Be sure to bring them and share with the group. Who knows… you might just win some gold!

All are welcome at our club meetings, so we hope to see you there.

Father’s Day is right around the corner… do you know what you’re getting for Pop this year? Well how about some prospecting gear? Maybe a new pan, a display case to show off his finds, a digital scale to weigh all that gold, or maybe a beach scoop… feeling really generous? How about an automatic gold panning machine or a new metal detector? Our hobby has a lot of cool things that I know Dad would enjoy, you just need to find the one that fits him the best.

We have three members of our club that would be happy to help you find the right thing for Dad.

John Bucholzer – Legends Prospecting Supplies

• www.legendsprospectingsupplies.com – Online Store
• info@legendsprospectingsupplies.com – Email Address
• (951) 929-1826 - Phone
  

Lorrie Young – Executive Detectors

• executivedetectors@msn.com – Email Address

Tracy Snethen – Nugget Hunters of America

• www.NuggetHuntersUSA.com – Main Site
• www.GoldProspectingUSA.com – Online Store
• info@NuggetHuntersUSA.com – Email Address
• (951) 530-9521 – Phone

If you are looking for something for Dad, be sure to get with them at the meeting tomorrow (Saturday) or get in touch with them this week.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at the meeting.

Ken