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 December 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, December 10th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

This is also our Annual Christmas party, so please be sure to read about what will be going on. 2011 Annual Christmas Party

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 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.

The October 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, October 8th, 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:

PLP T-Shirts will be available at the club meeting this month.

PLP = Public Lands for the People

There have been reports of rangers leaving prospectors alone who are wearing the signature “Orange” PLP T-Shirt, so Jim & Sue from American Prospector & Treasure Seeker made special arrangements with the PLP to get these shirts.

They are $15 each and come in 4 different colors:

• Orange
• Blue
• Sand
• Gray

PLP T-Shirt (Front & Back View)

If you are unable to make it to the meeting, be sure to stop by their shop and pick one up.

American Prospector & Treasure Seeker
28900 Old Town Front Street, Suite 101, Temecula, CA 92590

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 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:

Tracy will have a laptop computer at the meeting and will be able to assist anyone having problems accessing the Club Forum. He will also be able to register new members onsite rather than having to wait several weeks.

Item 6:

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 October 2011 Temecula Valley Prospectors meeting will be held on Saturday, October 8th, at 9:00 am. Our meetings are held at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol St., Temecula CA.

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 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.

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 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.