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Tom Williamson found a high school class ring that was lost in a lake a decade ago. After some research, the ring was returned to the owner who thought she'd never see it again.
"I freaked out," Welter said. "I actually bawled my eyes out over it that night."She was so upset because that ring was much more than a piece of jewelry: it was a piece of her heart.
The ring was one of the very last gifts given to her by her mother who passed away a few years later.
"The ring is one of the few things that I have left of her," said Welter. "It means a lot to me."
Fast forward six years to the day after Labor Day in 2020.
Tom Williamson was out with his metal detector at Lake Dardanelle and
somehow he came across that ring...
"I'm just in awe. I'm so grateful that somebody took the time to research where it even came from in the first place to return it back," she said. "It's definitely a precious reminder of my mom."
Williamson is grateful he happened to point his metal detector in the right direction that day but admits he's hoping for some good karma to come from his good deed.
He said, "It's been about 40 years since I lost my class ring and I'm hoping someday, somebody will come across it and contact me."
Here is the link for the rest of the story.
Thanks to Tim M. for the link and Tom W. for the good deed.
Tim M. also said, Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to education. I really enjoy your insight on life itself.
I like to think the blog is about more than finding treasure so I was glad to hear that.---
Here is another recent article about a find returned.LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — Two decades after a Lee's Summit High School graduate lost his class ring, he has it back thanks to the eagle eyes of Les Postlewait.
KCTV-TV reports that Postlewait likes to look for stuff. He walks trails or at a skate park with an eye to the ground — not looking for anything particular, just whatever he finds.
“Every once in a while, you get lucky,” Postlewait said.
He admits he hadn't found a lot until he recently discovered a class ring with the inscription “JR” on its side...
“To get something back that you never thought you’d see again, even though the thing itself is kind of a trinket, is a beautiful thing because it brings back all of those emotions and experiences,” Forasteros said.
It turns out that Forasteros isn’t great with rings. He lost his wedding ring in the Pacific Ocean.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Man-finds-ring-then-finds-owner-who-lost-it-20-15615273.php
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The remains of a Spanish fort established during the Eighty Years’ War were uncovered by archaeologists in Leiden. The Lammenschans fort is part of a well known local legend that when Spanish troops fled at the end of the Siege of Leiden they left behind a pot still filled with a stew that may have been the origin for hutspot, a Dutch dish now made from boiled and mashed potatoes, carrots and onions.
Legend has it that Dutch orphan Cornelis Joppenszoon found the stew, then made with parsnips and carrots, and the abandoned fort on 3 October 1574. Some 446 years later, pieces of pewter forks or spoons, drinking cups, pottery, fishing line and a bead were found at the site, along with portions of the moat dug out to protect the location...
Here is that link if you want to read more.
https://nltimes.nl/2020/10/10/leiden-archaeologists-find-16th-century-spanish-fort-used-80-years-war
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There is a little activity out there. That wave over the islands has been moving very slowly, but it hasn't disappeared yet.
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| Treasure Coast Surf Predictions. Source: MagicSeaWeed.com. |
Looks like we might get some bigger surf next week - 5 to 8 feet. Not bad.
3 - 5 feet Sunday.
I'll be watching that.
I plan to address the mystery item tomorrow. Sorry, but I just didn't get to it today.
Happy hunting,
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