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April 2006

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April's Club Member Outing by Mike Nanson

This month we had an interesting outing at the South Park Blocks. For those of you who have not done your research, the South Park Blocks are on the West side of town and occupy 11 blocks totaling 8.76 acres. The Blocks became Portland property in 1869, so older coins are certainly a possibility.

In case you missed the story, KATU’s Grant McOmie and his camera crew, Fox 12’s camera crew and 20 members & guests showed-up for an almost perfect TH’ing day. The weather was cooperative, ground was in good condition and a few nice finds we picked-up by several members. Possibly the find-of-the-day was Clarence’s diamond-platinum anniversary ring. If you get a chance, ask Clarence to take a look (my guess is that you could spot it on Mary’s finger).

16 members counted-out, ranked as follows:

                                    1^st place with 101 points-Bill Trautz

                                    2^nd place with 90 points-Clarence Sparks

                                    3^rd place with 57 points- Mike Maxon

                                    4^th place with 56 points-Brian Lundquist

                                    5^th place with 52 points-Duane Flackus

One issue that is always on folk’s minds…bad holes. I had a first at this outing-my first complaint on one of our holes. Actually Mike Maxon took the complaint, which came from a citizen via PSU security. The security guard was very nice and just asked us to be careful. Then a few minutes later a member approached me and told me there were several nasty holes dug by member(s) during our outing. Looking for myself, he was right. In fact, Steve Tucker spent some if his hunting time to fill and re-pack some of those nasty holes.

If I could ask you to do one thing next time you’re out hunting; be honest with yourself. Evaluate you technique, ask your hunting partner, ask a bystander, just do whatever you need to do to gain some feedback. If you are having trouble making a nice plug, look at your digging tool first. To make a nice plug that’s easily replaced you’ll need a good quality digger. This investment will be worthwhile, so if you need one, pick one up from Lucky Dog at the next meeting. If you have a quality digger and are still having trouble, don’t be afraid to ask an experienced member for a demonstration. Whatever you do, please don’t ruin it for the rest of us.

Thanks and I hope to see you at the next Monthly Outing!

Mike

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