NEWSLETTER
2/23/2024 Members of the Club take the time to show local school kids how to pan for gold! It was a very educational day for everyone with plenty of smiles to go around. Thank you to all the hard working volunteers who went out of their way to teach the kids.
2/21/2024 The Quartzsite Metal detecting club would like to thank the following vendors in the area for donating to our January Coin Hunt. Their donations make the event special and the members of the metal detecting club and their guests thank all participating vendors.
Alaska Nome Gold camp, Basic Eatery, Beer Belly’s
Black Rock Cafe, Bradley Yard Art, Christy Anderson Art
Coyote Fresh Foods. Darrell Vaille, Desert Camel,
Dolly Sauls, Finn Auto Group, Gary Peck, Gem World
Henry’s Antiques, K & K Kitchens, KB Tools, Keith Semanko,
Linda Taylor, Madagascar Imports, Marie & Jim Quade,
MINELAB, Miners Depot, Mt. Quail Mobile Home Park,
My Wind Stuff, Outback Pizza & Bar, Quartzsite Beauty salon, Ron Coleman, RV Lifestyles, RV Pit stop, Spirit Stone, Sunset Sheds, Times 3 Restaurant, Wormtown Trading, Yoder.
Thank you again for all your generousity and for making our January Coin Hunt a roaring success! We had a great turnout of almost 300 detectorists and their families attending.
2/21/2024 ALERT! THERE IS A MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTING AT NORTH JUMPING JACK!!
Old By-Laws from 2002
(2024 BY-LAWS ARE LOCATED UNDER ABOUT QMDC TAB)
Name
1.1 The name of this non-profit corporation, hereinafter referred to as the Club, shall be the Quartzsite Metal Detecting Club.
Membership
2.1 Membership is open to anyone 18 years or older. Anyone under the age of 18 may be granted an associates membership, if sponsored by an adult member. All associates must be accompanied by an adult at all club functions.
2.2 It shall be the duty of all members to keep their dues up to date.
2.3 It shall be the duty of all members to restore to the original condition any area they may have dug.
2.4 Any member who is in violation of these by-laws may be taken before the board of directors and have their membership withdrawn.
Meetings
3.1 Meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of the month starting in November and ending with March.
3.2 Three officers and a 10% of total membership shall constitute a quorum and must be present to make changes to Club by-laws or other business.
3.3 All meetings shall be conducted in an orderly manner. Any member wishing to make a motion or speak before the membership, shall be recognized by the chair (President or Presiding Officer) before speaking.
Dues
4.1 The annual dues shall be determined at the November meeting each year, by a vote of the members.
Officers
5.1 The elected officers of the Club shall be the President, the Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five Board Members and shall constitute the Board of Directors.
5.2 Term of office shall be one year.
5.3 Election of Officers and Board Members will be by secret ballot at the January meeting. Officers will be elected by a majority vote of the voting members in good standing present at the meeting.
5.4 Nomination for officers shall be made at the December meeting. All nominations must come from the floor. No member may be nominated or elected to office without his or her consent.
5.5 Election of Officers will be the last order of business at the January meeting. Newly elected Officers shall assume their duties after all elections are completed.
5.6 Upon the vacancy of the office of the President, the Vice-President shall assume the duties of the chair.
5.7 Upon the vacancy of any other office, the President shall appoint, at their discretion, any member in good standing to assume said office for the balance of the term.
Duties of Officers
6.1 The President shall preside and preserve order at all meetings, appoint all committees, and perform all duties required of them by the by-laws of the club.
6.2 The Vice-President will assist the President when needed, and assume the duties in his or her absence.
6.3 The Secetary shall maintain accurate and complete records of all meetings and conduct correspondence in relation to the Club's activities.
6.4 The Treasurer will receive all funds, will maintain true records of all receipts and disbursements, and will deposit the funds in a bank in the name of the club. The Treasurer will report condition of the treasury at the regular meeting, and submit all records for audit on damand of the President.
Committees
7.1 All committees shall be appointed by the President.
Order of Business
8.1 The order of business for meetings
Roll call
Introduction of guests
Reading of minutes
Treasurers report
Unfinished and old business
New business
Close meeting
General Rules
9.1 Any proposed amendments to these by-laws may be introduced by any member of the club at any regular meeting or special meeting called for this purpose. At the next regular meeting, a two-thirds vote of the quorum (see section 3.2) is needed to pass the amendment.
9.2 The fiscal of the Club shall run from January 1 through December 31.
9.3 The Quartzsite Metal Detecting Club or it's Officers shall not be held liable for injury or personal losses while at Club functions.
Disbandment
10.1 In case of disbandment of the Club all legal debts will be paid. The remaining funds will be used for a members only hunt.
2/20/2024 THE BURIED WALLET HAS BEEN FOUND BY DON LORGE! HIS FIRST TIME IN QUARTZSITE.
2/17/2024 CLUE #5 TO THE BURIED WALLET IS POSTED ON THE MEMBERS ONLY PAGE!
2/14/2024 It was a beautiful day for the Coin Hunt and a great turn out of over 200 participants. More than 80 volunteers helped plant coins in the hunt field. All in all the day was a great success. We invite everyone back and all new comers to the Coin Hunt in March 2024 on the 16th at 1 pm. For the March Coin Hunt there will only be quarters planted in the field, so come on out and enjoy an exciting day and find treasure! Hope to see you there!
2/8/24 PROPOSED QMDC BY-LAW CHANGES ORGINAL BY-LAWS ARE LOCATED IN THE ABOUT QMDC PAGE
2/8/24
10:13AM THE TREASURE CHEST HAS BEEN FOUND!
2/8/24
If you’re looking for the Clue #3 to the buried wallet and Map #5 to the buried treasurer chest please visit the Members Only Page!
2/7/24
At this Month’s General meeting 143 Members showed at the QIA to see our new board of directors assembled. Pictures can be viewed in the board section. Jack Meinke was the winner in the raffle for the MINELAB 700 draw!
Congratulations Jack and happy hunting!
2/1/24
This month the general meeting is Scheduled for Feb. 7, 2024 @ 7pm.
The Club Outing is Scheduled for Feb.14, 2024 at Middle Camp
The Coin Hunt is Scheduled for Feb. 17. 2024 @ 1pm. at the Town Park
1/25/2024
With the hard work of almost 100 people, 30,000 coins were planted before the coin hunt on Jan 20th,2024. All 279 participants in the hunt had a chance to win one of the 153 special token treasure coins that make the coin hunt so exciting. Along with the chance to win great prizes with your metal detector finding coins….here is Ken Apt showing off some of his winnings from the 50-50 draw.
Thanks again to all the volunteers for making it a great day!
Congratulations to each Gertie,Greg, and Gary in winning the metal detector prizes - Minelab Vanquish 440!
Congratulations to Morris Dobbs in winning Minelab`s Go Find 66!
The Coin Hunt is always a fun community outing that brings out members and their creativity. At the January Coin Hunt Wes Stahl was awarded first in the Art Show with a skilled diamond saw cutout of a metal detector on a hand saw blade. Congratulations
It is with heart felt thanks that the QMDC says good bye to Joe Wallingford as acting President. He has done it for so long, no one can even remember when he started doing the job of President. Thank you so much to Joe for all his help getting the club to the state it’s at now ….fun, exciting, open to all, and of course organized!
Thank you Joe Wallingford, from all the members!
REMEMBER, THE “MEMBERS ONLY” SITE PASSWORD CHANGES ON 1/1/24
With the recent upgrades to the website including the “Latest News” on the front page in addition to our Facebook page, the “Newsletter” will be updated less often. Stay tuned to the front page of this site and be sure to check us out on Facebook!