| July's Third Saturday Benefit Hunt Is This Saturday! |
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| Probing for tokens at the Wampum Hut |
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| Be sure to click on "Hunt News" for information on this Saturday's hunt! |
Puzzle Hunt prizes will be drawn for after this Saturday's hunt. Be sure to get your booklets in and get those tickets for the drawings! Check the "Puzzle Hunt" page for more details!
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| Metal Detecting Permits now required in the City of Nampa |
Metal Detector permits are now required in order to work the Nampa parks The permits are no-charge, and lifelong, but the city reserves the right to revoke a permit if they catch you beeping irresponsibly! So far the Nampa permits only cover parks as a Nampa City source has stated there really isn't much of a problem with people metal detecting the schools. For more information on the permits, and how to get yours, contact the City of Nampa.
In other news: Did you know that recent studies show that 70% of American children are overweight because of inactivity? Show the children in your life that there's more to the summer months then sitting in a dark room playing video games. Take a kid metal detecting with you, and get the little darlings outside! There's plenty going on this month, be sure to visit the Puzzle Hunt and Calendar pages. Happy Summer Everyone! |
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| The New Nampa Metal Detecting Permit |
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| 2007-2008 Parks Permits Have Expired! Get Your New Permits At the Wampum Hut |
METAL DETECTING PERMITS for Boise Public Park and School grounds expired at the end of May. Time to renew for year 2008/2009. Permits are available Thursday and Friday from 1:30 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. The process goes faster if you bring last years permit with you. If you're applying for the first time, a test is required, bring your metal detector and retrieval tool (only screwdriver type of retrieval tool is allowed in Boise). Three targets are retrieved in the test plot, and if you are not sure of retrieval technique we will walk you through the procedure, so you don't create a problem in the parks and school ground. Cost for the permit is $2 and you will receive a permit badge to wear when you are searching the Boise public parks and school grounds. If you are an 'out of towner', or your work hours don't fit, give us a call and we'll set up an appointment for your permit time or test.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Looking back, it seems 40+ years of teaching and issuing permits (for your information) has been a long time, but then I remember the two years when metal detecting was banned in Boise parks and school grounds. Many of you also remember what we had to go through to get back into the good graces of park and school ground custodians, now, it's just a walk in the park or school ground, or maybe a cake walk (puns intended!) So far detectorists take their hobby seriously, and I receive very few complaints about bad retrieval habits from park and school ground custodians. We owe a big thank you to those custodians for pointing out - of - state detectorists, or first-timers unaware of the permit system, in our direction. D.J.
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Conn's Wampum Hut sells Tesoro and Bounty Hunter metal detectors, along with metal detecting accessories and gold panning equipment. We also bring you what money can't buy...over 40 years of experience. We'll sell you a metal detector, then teach you how to use the machine. We give you more then the box stores, we're happy to share our experience!
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