May Dates:

Some Great upcoming hunts!!

OPTH MEETING…May 2nd

SWATH 24th Annual Hunt May 11, 12, & 13th

Board Meeting…6:30 PM Regular Meeting…7:30

Enter before April 7th for discounted price. More information at www.swathclub.org

Mothers Day…May 13th Armed Forces Day May 19th Memorial Day (observed) May 28th APRIL MEETING

Pilchuck Treasure Hunters Club…Mayfest 2012 will be held at Stanwood Fairgrounds..May 25,26, and 27th. Contact Lora Hetzel @ 425-308-2255. NWTHC Hunt Kootenai County Fair Grounds at Cour d’alene Idaho…June 15, 16 & 17..contact Duncan Bell @ 208-687-1570

Chuck Swanson has been in touch with the Kitsap Fairgrounds, the only Saturday we can have our Moonlight Hunt this year will be September 29th . The date has been reserved. Mark your calendars.

SCAVENGER HUNT:

We have had a White’s Prism III donated for one of our prizes in the Moonlight hunt. Thank You to member Norm Bauer.

Pot of Gold was won by Don Monise, he wasn’t present so the amount is carried over.

Bring your finds each month and have them recorded with Ed Wilson.

MDAW.. Ron Sharer reports the next meeting will be June 10th , 1:00 at Belfair QFC. MDAW is hosting one of the hunts at the Pilchuck Hunt and Ron Sharer would like help with the coins and tokens, please contact him if you need more info. The MDAW Hunt and membership drive will be September 16th at the Simpsons Park at Mason Lake again this year. More information can be found at the MDAW website. Prize donations are welcome.

Snacks for May…

Janet Redfearn & Dee Sperling

APRIL Birthdays Kris Messer…May 12th Fred Rutan…May 13th Janet Redfearn…May 19th Mike Lutz…May 19th Norm Bauer…May 27th

Anniversaries in April No Anniversaries

Contact List 2012 President…Jim Redfearn…360-698-1159 Vice President…Lee Speed…360-692-9044 Treasurer…Donna Swanson…360-698-2408 Secretary…Janet Redfearn…360-698-1159 SGT. At Arms…Jim Anderson…360-377-8490 Membership…Chuck Swanson…360-698-2408 Board Members Pennie Hinchcliffe…360-275-0683 Tim Hockett…253-857-2244 Bob Hinchcliffe…360-275-0683 Bob Reister…360697-1304 Bev Sharer…360-275-6123 Newsletter Ledine Wilson…[email protected] ChuckSwanson…[email protected]

Canada's newest coin glows in the dark By Tim Hornyak | CNET.com – Wed, Apr 11, 2012 The Royal Canadian Mint just can't sit still. Like a hyperactive kid, it has revamped Canadian cash, first introducing plastic bills and then killing the penny. Now it wants people to play with glow-in-the-dark quarters. Heads or bones? Invisible during the day, the Pachyrhinosaurus's skeleton glows in the dark. (Credit: Royal Canadian …

The mint's latest collectible coin features a dinosaur whose skeleton shines at night from beneath its scaly hide. It's actually two images on one face, which could be a world's first. The other side depicts Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty does not glow in the dark. Made of cupronickel, the coin has a face value of 25 cents but is much larger than a regular Canuck quarter. It shows an artist's rendering of Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai, a 4-ton, 26-foot dinosaur discovered in Alberta in 1972. It's the first in a four-coin series of photo-luminescent prehistoric creatures. The mint says the skeleton can best be seen after the coin is exposed to sunlight, or to fluorescent or incandescent light for 30-60 seconds, adding that the luminescence won't fade with time. The glowing novelty is a first for the mint, but sadly it won't be for general circulation. The dino's mintage is limited to 25,000, and collectors who want to count their dinosaurs at night will have to pony up to the tune of $29.95. Canadian, of course. It launches April 16. The shiny Pachyrhinosaurus may not be as cool as New Zealand's Star Wars, but at least it can keep you company in the dark. And if the mint can do something similar for coins in circulation, I might just enjoy wearing holes in my pockets with them.