The Riverside Treasure Hunters Club is saddened to announce the passing of our long time member, Thomas (Tom) Gutsch.

Tom has been a member of the club since 1993!

He was active with the club as a Board Member, Ways & Means chair, as well as helping to organize our annual Christmas party/potluck/gift exchange or anything else he could help with. He participated in the club hunts and was a winner of the "Most-of"/"Least-of" categories on several occasions.

He was always approachable and friendly to everyone and ready to help anyone.

The metal detecting community will sorely miss him.

Pull tabs are the bane of all metal detectorists! But, if you didn't know, they're GOLD to the families of hospitalized children far from home.

At a Ronald McDonald House, families can be together, enjoy home-cooked meals, and receive compassionate hospitality and support from staff and volunteers- all near the child's hospital.

Families who stay in a Ronald McDonald House report more positive hospital experiences and a greater ability to participate in their child's care.

The actual cost to operate a room varies between $50 and $100 a night. Families either stay at no cost or are asked to make a donation up to $25 a day, depending on the house.

However, payment is NEVER expected for those who cannot afford it. The difference is made up in donations.

Thanks to your contributions, it is a global RMHC policy that a family never be turned away because of their ability to pay.

The Riverside Treasure Hunters Club has been a proud supporter of the Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House for many years now. Members happily bag up their pull tabs and bring them to one of our meetings, where they are given to the club's Ronald McDonald House liaison, who then takes them to the Ronald McDonald House. They then recycle the aluminum pull tabs and use the proceeds towards the House.

If you aren't a club member but would like to just donate your pull tabs, feel free to come to our monthly meeting and drop them off!

Visit the Ronald McDonald House web page:

rmhcsc.org/inlandempire/page/pull-tabs

Our members love to hunt the sand for "buried treasures". Coins, jewelry, cell phones, and more. But at the same time, you also find metallic "trash" that can be harmful to bare feet and kids playing. At the beaches, as well as parks, we regularly find the following: rusted metal tent stakes, rusty nails and screws, utensils-knives/forks/spoons, pieces of hard wire, pull tabs, bottle caps, scissors, live ammunition, rusty metal pieces, sharp aluminum can pieces and broken glass. We don't know how some of these items make their way onto the sand or into the parks, but as metal detectorists, we believe we are caretakers of our land. That is why we always recover the "trash" as well as the "treasures" as our photo shows.

Our Club abides by the "Metal Detectorist's Code of Ethics":

1. Follow all local, state, and federal laws as they relate to metal detecting. 2. Respect private property and never detect an area without permission. 3. Pack out what you pack in, and properly dispose of any trash you find. 4. Leave all gates, structures, and personal property as they were before. 5. Fill in every hole you dig. Leave no trace you were there. 6. Never dig in a way that harms vegetation, wildlife, or changes natural features. 7. Report any significant historical artifacts to local authorities. 8. Be an ambassador for the hobby by being courteous and thoughtful at all times.

License Plate Toppers are small porcelain signs with a tail that can be screwed over the top of your license plate. License toppers were very popular in the 1930's and 40's.

These decorative items were attached too the top of a car's license plate and were designed to add a bit of style and flair to a vehicle. In some cases, they could be also be used to advertise a business or organization.

The "MD" Topper would signify you were a doctor and, depending on the local ordinances, allow a doctor to illegally park or speed in the course of an emergency.