BeachHunter ID recovers class ring!

It all began on July 14, 2004. My wife, Ressie and I were on our way back from Oklahoma where we had been visiting our son and his family. We came back through Greenwood, Mississippi and spent a couple of nights with my wife's sister, Jewell. This gave me the opportunity to go back to Grenada where I had lived in the mid eighties. Rising early on the 14th I made my way to my favorite swimming area in Grenada and found I had the beach to myself. I reached into the back of my truck and pulled out my White's BeachHunter ID and headed for the water. It was the first time I had used it since I found a $5,000.00 diamond ring in Panama City Beach the month before, but that's another story. Entering the water I began my search. For the first two hours all I found were a few coins and pull tabs. Then, without warning old B.H. gave me that old click, click sound and I knew something of value was there. Taking my homemade scoop, I scraped the bottom and came up with a beautiful graduation ring. Looking at it closely I could read "Mississippi Valley State University". I knew the University was about 40-50 miles away. I continued to read 01, B-SE that meant he graduated in 01 and was in the Science field, but the best was yet to come. Looking inside the ring was Keystone and initials E.M.R. It pleased me to get the information because I have found and returned about 35-40% of the items found, including the big one above.

After returning home I began the process of locating the owner of the ring. I concluded writing the University should be the first step. After several weeks, I received a phone call from the University stating that if I could give them the full name of the person they might be able to help locate him. Needless to say, I was disappointed. If I had his full name, I could fine him myself.

On April 15th 2005, I wrote to the president of the University, Dr. Newman, sending him a copy of the letter and requesting help. As of this date 7-25-05, I have received no reply. My son, Larry ad his wife, owners of Shurvalu groceries helped with the search suggesting I contact Keystone. Keystone was able to tell me the ring was bought at Wal-Mart in Grenada, Mississippi in September 2002. I called Wal-Mart and spoke to a lady in the jewelry department. She took the information and my number and said the manager of the department would call me at 2:00 PM the same day. She never called. Yesterday, Tuesday, May 17th I called Wal-Mart again and spoke with a manager. He said the lady in charge would be back on the 23rd.

Well it just happened that two of my grandchildren were receiving their high school graduation diplomas in Starkville, MS on may 21st so we thought we would ride on down to Greenwood and Grenada to see if we might uncover some additional information concerning the ring. On Monday I went to Wal-Mart in Grenada and was told the lady in charge wasn't there. I finally got a hold of her the next day and she told me she had contacted the young man and he left his number for me to call. I immediately called his number and found that he taught the 8th grade at the middle school. About one hour later I arrived at the Middle School in Grenada and was escorted to his class where I met Edwin and his class members. You talk about one happy man, that was Edwin. He had to explain how he lost the ring and how I found it and that he never thought he would see it again.

After taking some pictures of Edwin and his class I departed thinking Edwin had made my day.

Jerry

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Hello good people of White's,

My name is Dave and I'm a detectoholic. Me and my BeachHunter ID have been roaming the beaches of South Florida for a year and a half now and love it. The most rewarding thing about this hobby is to be able to return lost items to their owners. I recently found a gold Class of "87" ring at an area beach and was delighted to see a name inscribed on it. After searching through the phone book, I was even more delighted to see that the young lady, whose ring I found, was still living in the area. When I called her and told her what I'd found, she couldn't believe it. It turns out that she had lost the ring 17 years ago while counseling youths on an outing to the beach. She never in her wildest dreams thought she'd see that ring again, but the look on her face when my son Riley presented her with it showed she was glad to see it. Thanks to all at White's for building a great machine. Until next time, happy hunting.

Sincerely,
Dave (FL)

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I just wanted to write in and thank White's for making some outstanding machines. I currently own a DFX, XLT and a Beach Hunter ID. I have had some great success of late surf hunting with the Beach Hunter ID. I went to a smaller lake where there is a lot of camping activity and a small swimming area. I started hunting in the shallows and worked my way out deep. I found some coins and many

Thank You for making such great products!

Sincerely,
Greg (MI)

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I've only been detecting for a bout a year with my BeachHunter ID, but I've had some luck including several days when I found 2 rings. I never had a three ring day, so I hit the beach early Saturday morning, during the first tropical storm of the season, and was hoping for the best. The first hour was disappointing as I was tossed about by the wind, rain and surf. Then I got my first good hit. Up came a vintage rose gold signet ring. I was

Chuck (FL)

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The Philadelphia chapter of the International Explorers Club, headquartered in NYC, boasts the youngest student member in the world. The club members include the astronauts, Sir Edmund Hillary (the first man to reach the summit of Mt. Everest), Sylvia Earle (renowned female explorer), and many others. Amanda was accepted as a student