March 20, 2026 Keystone Detectorists Club Meeting. What a perfect early spring day for a club meeting. Cool and sunny, the ground too frozen to even consider going out metal detecting. What better opportunity than to have a Keystone Detectorist Club meeting. I completely forgot to do an actual headcount (note to self for the next time), but the approximation is about 16 members came out. We even had a surprise appearance by Robin Pare of OK Johns Metal Detectors. Robin somehow managed to break away from other commitments and joined the meeting. Robin also donated three giveaways as door prizes that were drawn via a raffle. Randy came up with the idea of a 50/50 or door prize, Robin provided the giveaway items, and I had the raffle tickets. Club cooperation at its finest! Thanks Robin. It’s always nice to get together with likeminded people and share the same passion. Classic finds, historical stories, the price of gold, odd signals from your detector, and other lore was shared. The “New” location at 110 Creek Bend Road was ideal. However, if our group gets any bigger well… We’ll cross that bridge when we get there! It’s a newer facility and very comfortable. It’s also very easy for out of town members to get to with no city driving as the location is at a stone’s throw from the south Perimeter highway. Please keep in mind our Group Hunt; an expedition to locate the pin and brass button that marks the Principal Meridian, west of Headingley. The call to arms, or in this case detectors, will be sent out to all members once the farm field has dried out enough for us to dig and not get muddied up. I anticipate mid-May, after the long weekend. Stay posted to Metalman9.ca for updates. The finds tables were well stocked by what members brought and much was to be learned from it. One display were shell buttons and an entire collection of turn of the century buttons including military buttons and crests. I’d also like to thank the generosity of the attending members who brought in a variety of donuts and pastries and cookies. Thanks also to Lise for letting us use her condo’s meeting room. The cash donations left in the “Donation Jar” went a long way to cover other incidental expenses. Thank you all. So from here, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves… Roger