VOTE NOW - FMDF Diggin' It With Friends T-Shirt Contest

Hey folks, it's that time of the year again when I've entered the T-Shirt design contest for the FMD Diggin' it With Friends 4th Annual Treasure Hunt in Rich Hill, MO which will be held on May 19th, 2012. As usual, my good friend Bill Grey of Grey Area Graphics (see banner to the right) will be printing these for those who want them.


I've finished 2nd for the past two years, but this year I'm going for gold. I'm humbled that three of my designs made it into the top five nominees for voting, and now I'm asking all my loyal readers (you are loyal, aren't you? haha) to head on over to FMDF and vote for #4. Click the following link to vote, you only have until the 17th to do so!

*** VOTE #4 ***

3rd Annual Diggin' It With Friends

The 3rd annual FMDF Diggin' It With Friends Treasure Hunt is being held at Huntress Park in Clay Center, Kansas. Saturday, April 9th. We are meeting when the park opens at 7:00 a.m. We'll start hunting when everyone is ready to get after it... rain or shine.

We never charge an entry fee or sell tickets to raffle off any prizes and this will not be a seeded event. However we will be giving away a few prizes after the hunt and having a bbq/picnic. Bring your spouses, your children or your best hunting bud, everyone is welcome to attend our event! If you are interested in meeting and socializing and having a great time. Make your plans now to attend. It is going to be a diggin' good time and we're looking forward to seeing you there.


Now a little about the park we plan to hunt.

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Huntress came to Clay County in 1861 and bought a farm on what is now called Huntress Creek. Since the Huntress home was on a road traveled by soldiers going from Fort Riley to Indian outposts such as Scandia and White Rock, these men often stopped at the Huntress well for water. The first post office in Clay County was in the Huntress Home. Early settlers from England began homesteading in Clay County in 1862 in the area now, Clay Center. Clay County was named for Henry Clay, the famous U.S. Statesman. In 1886 Mrs. Huntress sold the Huntress farm, but reserved eight acres which she gave to Clay Center for a park. A Chautauqua was held in the park in 1904 and has been the site for thousands of picnics and family reunions over the years.

The original homestead of Orville Huntress is now a portion of the city of Clay Center and is built over, with the exception of eight acres, which was given to the city for park purposes and is named "Huntress Park." The old Huntress home, built in 1861, is located in this park and is preserved by the city in its original condition, as a monument of her first pioneer. It was not only the Huntress residence, but Clay Center's first post office and hotel. The widow of Orville Huntress, born in Canton Me., Aug. 21, 1821, married for her second husband, C. M. Anthony, a distinguished member of the Kansas bar and a resident of Clay Center. She passed away Dec. 6, 1894.

The closest accomodations to the park is the Cedar Court Motel located about 1/5th mile East of the park at 905 Crawford St. Be sure to mention to them, that you are there for the Diggin' It With Friends Treasure Hunt.

The number to call for reservations is 1-800-999-5774.

The economy: 1 queen bed 52.00 per night, 2 queen beds 57.00 per night.
The middle: 1 or 2 queen beds 62.00 per night
The new section: 1 king or 2 queen beds, recliner, whirlpool tub, 70.00 per night.
All of the rooms have a refrigerator, coffee pot, ironing board and iron.
Continental breakfast included.

There is a Mexican restaurant located next to the motel.

Leave a comment for answers to questions and/or concerns.

K & M Discovery Team

I'd like to welcome all the fine members of the K&M Discovery Team here to Jimmy's MD Blog.

"The origin of the K & M Discovery Team actually began Labor day weekend 2009 when a few guys from the friendly metal detecting forum made some plans to hunt together. This group of guys lived in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri and they all met in Clinton, Missouri that year for a hunt. In 2010 some of the same guys made plans to have yet another group hunt, this time in Sedalia, Missouri. These guys involved more friendly metal detecting forum members from the Missouri Hunters social group and the Kansas Hunters social group. A decision was made that year for our second annual hunt to hold a t-shirt design contest on the forum and call our event the Mo-Kan Hot Treasure Hunt. We later found out, the name was "taken" only after our event and contest was over and done with.

We came up with an idea to bring all of our treasure hunting friends together to create the K & M Discovery Team. With that idea in mind, we took the K and the O and then the M from Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and developed those letters into our logo and team name. We have since become known as a specialized group of your average everyday treasure hunters. A team made up of guys and gals, husbands and wives, friends and family members. We have also chosen not to charge anyone a membership fee to join the team.

That is how we became known as the "K & M Discovery Team." We do our best to, not only get together for our annual hunts, but to meet up with members for other hunts throughout the detecting season. As a team we will be detecting sites that have taken a lot of research and special permission just to get onto. These sites usually require walking long distances to and from and for the most part, they don't have facilities to accommodate you when nature calls.

The K & M Discovery Team holds their annual Diggin' It With Friends treasure hunt for all members of the forum in our area. We try our best to find a location that is central to as many of the forum and team members as possible and with all the creature comforts of home. Our annual event is the time when we can all get together for a day of hunting and socializing and have the chance to put a face with a name. This is a great time to strengthen friendships and make new ones. We give away prizes and hold a picnic of some kind at our events. We would like all team members to contribute whatever you can with making this annual event happen. Help us make this (always free) event grow!"

I'm more than happy to have you guys on the site, and just as happy to be a member... see you all at this year's hunt!

Those of you interested in becoming a member of the K&M Discovery Team, give a look over at their social group on FMDF: HERE.

As a side note, here are my entries for their 2011 T-Shirt contest... if you're interested in voting please click HERE.