Suncoast Treasured Times Suncoast Research & Recovery Club Newsletter Website: www.srarc.com Volume: 26 Issue: 5 Date: May, 2016 Meeting Date: May 23, 2016 Hayes and Susan Kennedy It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to a dear friend Hayes Kennedy. Hayes has been a member of SRARC longer than most of us. Always supporting and participating in every event that took place. He would never miss an opportunity to encourage or show his apprieciation for everything that anyone did. You can follow the link below to the Sylvan Abby website for the obituary and details on arrangements. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dign ity- memorial/obituary.aspx?n=lafayette- Kennedy&lc=9854&pid=179999492&uu id=75622b14-57e1-4f7e-8e95-5a533096248b&locale=en_us Place: Time: Bill Jackson s Outdoor Adventure 9501 US 19 N Pinellas Park, FL 33782 7:00 PM Program: Fossils The Fossil Guy Club Mailing Address: SRARC 6476 Fairway View Blvd. St. Petersburg, FL 33707
Elected Officers and Board President: Tom Jones 415-7968 Vice Pres.: Joe Szemer 345-3937 Secretary: Suzi Jones 560-8550 Treasurer: Gerri Adams 374-8165 Board Member: Jim Adams 374-8165 Board Member: Stan Flack 421-9293 Board Member: Paul Hill 776-5455 Board Member: Mike Miller (941) 722-2198 Board Member: Mark Prue (813) 390-6944 Newsletter Editor: Tom Jones 415-7968 Email: tomandsuzi@tampabay.rr.com Webmaster: Mike Miller (941) 722-2198 Email: mike@mbmiller.net Competition: Chris & Georgia Duerden Library: Tom Killian 343-2041 Refreshments: Joe Montione 727-785-8624 Hunts & Raffle: Joe Szemer 345-3937 Ambassador: Jay Ganz (941) 423-0351 Birthdays Coming Events: May 23 rd Regular May Meeting June 27 th Regular June Meeting Meeting Minutes April 25, 2016 The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm. The program was about Old Fort Brooke which is now downtown Tampa. Paul Lien started with a 5 minute powerpoint introduction then Ross Lemieux did a full presentation about the fort from its origin till present day. Showing the overlay of original maps and recent maps of downtown Tampa. Phil Myers displayed his collection of items from the early days of the fort. Break was taken at 8:00 The meeting was called back to order at 8:15pm. Birthday Ambassador Joe Szemer Judy Parker Alex Hatzilias James Pincus Edward Osmar Emily Seymour Jerry Zadar Stan Flack Barbara Kober Mike Kennedy Bob Stalker The treasurer's report was given by Gerri Adams.The winners of the competition table were announced and the raffle washeld.meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm. The Club Coin Clues Have been posted on srarc.com 2
Hayes Kennedy in Memory By: Tom Jones Hayes and his wife Susan would always seem to make it out to almost every club function we ever had. Just like the picture above, he was attending the Ft De Soto Picnic & Fun Hunt. Pictured above is Hayes wearing his green sweater to commemorate the first year that he had not gone to the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, GA. He told me that he had tickets for Augusta but since the Picnic was on the same weekend he stayed home to attend. Hayes never missed a chance to compliment myself and the board members for all the work we did putting on any event. He showed his heart-felt thanks every time. I remember several stories that he would share with me from time to time and would like to share a couple of those with you. One time while out at Ft De Soto he and I were standing looking out to the Skyway. He told me of when he was a small child in diapers his parents packed up for a long trip. They started out in Clearwater by car and went south as far as they could go then loaded the family and the car on a ship for a long voyage at sea. The ship landed in Manatee County and they drove on down to Bradenton. After spending some time there they started the long voyage back home. You have to remember that he was born at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater in 1929. At that time there were no bridges across the bay but there was a ferry boat. While the club was hunting the property of the grade school Hayes went to as a child he was showing us all a picture of his 5 th grade class of 9 or 10 kids and naming off the other kids with names like McMullen, Keene, Taylor, Anderson and so on. Names that you find on highways and parks throughout Pinellas County. Hayes was a great friend and person. He will be missed by all of us. Our hearts go out to Susan, Mike, Debbie and the rest of their family that Hayes was so proud of. Hold that thought Hayes, we ll continue when I get there. 3
Lost & Found Tom Jones and Mike Joe and his wife were on Pass-A-Grille Beach the day before they had to leave and go back home. While in about 3 of water Joe noticed that his tungsten wedding band had fallen off. The next day he contacted SRARC and scheduled a hunt for the ring. Stan Flack and Chris Duerden met him and his wife at the beach at six o clock and started hunting for the ring. Ten minutes later the ring was found and just in time. Joe and his wife had to leave for the airport to fly home within the next fifteen minutes. Amy was in town visiting her sister s family at their beach house on Clearwater Beach. On Wednesday night she remembered taking her engagement ring off when she went to bed and did not remember putting it back on Thursday morning even though her mother had seen it on her finger while visiting on Thursday. That night Amy realized that the ring was missing. The whole family searched everywhere on the property and could not find the ring. The even brought all the trash back in and went through it. Amy had to leave the following morning but once she got home she found SRARC and called Tom pleading for help. It seemed to Tom like a wild 4
goose chase but he agreed to come out and search the yard if for no other reason but to disprove the chance that it could be in the yard around the pool. Tom arrived and met Amy s Brother in Law Mike. He immediately went to work with his detector and pin pointer searching the gravel area around the pool with no luck. He then went outside the yard and started searching the area around the parking spot. Eventually reaching the trash canister as his detector was swinging over the gravel near the trash the setting sun bounced off something in the grass just 4 feet from the trash. It was Amy s diamond ring. At that same time Mike came out to Tom and said, No luck yet hey? Tom said look right there as he had not even picked the ring up yet. Mike called Amy to tell her the good news. She answered and could not believe that the ring had been found and broke out into tears of Joy. Anna Maria and her husband got into a small argument one evening about a month ago. Her husband decided to leave the apartment for a while to let things cool down. He made a last comment as he was walking away and it turned out to be the last straw for Anna Maria. She took off her three rings and threw them in his direction. It was dark so she waited until the next morning to look for them but had no luck. Over the next month she kept looking but never could find them. On the day of their 4 year anniversary she was feeling really sad about her lost rings and she decided to see if she could get some help. She googled lost rings and up popped SRARC. She called Mike and he tried to see if he could schedule a hunt for later in the week as it was raining cats and dogs. She really wanted to see if they could be 5
found on her anniversary day and really wanted someone to come right away. Mike headed out thinking he was going to get soaked but couldn't turn her down. When he arrived the rain had stopped but Anna Maria was gone so he called her and got the location where she thought the rings (3) would be. It was in an area that was almost all hedge. He worked over the tops and underneath after shaking each bush. He moved away from the initial area and instantly eyeballed the engagement ring setting in the dirt in plain sight, probably uncovered by the rain. Along side the dirt area were more hedges and also a short strip of grass. After working over the hedges, he started on the grass. In a few moments the promise claddagh ring showed up hidden under the grass. Further searching sadly did not uncover the lost wedding ring. What fun it was to return two of her rings and see the smiles on Anna Maria, her husband, and her mothers faces. Mike will be returning tomorrow to spend a little more time to see if he can find the remaining missing ring. SRARC would like to wish Anna Maria and her husband a very happy anniversary. Two out of Three is not bad!!!!!!!! Javan and his wife were spending some time at Clearwater Beach after their wedding that day. They had played in the hotel pool for a while then got out and walked to the sandy beach and sat down on the lounge chairs to warm up. Javan's new wife had her wedding ring set in her hand and when they decided to get up and go into the gulf she slide them back onto her finger. They walked a few steps into the water and it felt so good they sat down, leaned back and let the water wash over them. Later they went deeper into the gulf and just enjoyed each other and the warm water. Later as they emerged from the water they noticed the wedding set was missing. They looked everywhere but it was not to be found. The next day Javan found SRARC through The Ring Finders site and we organized a hunt for that evening. Stan 6
Flack, Bill Gallant, Ed Osmar, Celeste Roles, and Mike Miller showed up and met Javan at 6:30 pm. Javan explained what had happened and where they had been and we went to work searching the water and the sand. After a couple hours we all were losing hope when Bill Gallant walks over to Javan and asks Javan to look into his scoop and there it was. Javan jumped for joy and we all joined in. We didn't get to see the look on Javan's wife's face when he put the ring on her finger for the second time in two days but I bet she was all smiles. We wish these two the best for their future and are happy we could help them. Bill you did a great service for this couple and we congratulate you on your success in finding the ring. Classified Adds Good work Ringfinders team. Thank you for your time and efforts. 7
SRARC 6476 Fairway View Blvd. St. Petersburg, FL 33707 Suncoast Treasured Times Suncoast Research & Recovery Club Official Newsletter Dedicated to Research, Recovery And the Preservation of Florida s Historical Artifacts. Treasure Hunters Code of Ethics I WILL respect private property and do no treasure hunting without the permission of the property owner. I WILL appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources, wildlife and private property. I WILL fill all my excavations, remove and properly dispose of all trash that I find. I WILL use thoughtfulness, consideration and courtesy at all times, leaving gates as I found them. I WILL assist law enforcement and other government agencies or private citizens as needed. I WILL NOT litter. I WILL NOT destroy property, buildings, or what is left of ghost towns and deserted structures. I WILL NOT tamper with signs, structural facilities or equipment. 8