Thank You Kellyco and KellycoGirl:
I was very pleased to recieve your e-mail informing me that I had won the $50 Gift Certificate, it is Greatly Appreciated. It is always a pleasure to be able to share experiences with other detectorists on forums like this one and others. These forums wouldn't exist without the sponsorship of companies like Kellyco Metal Detectors and others. The fact that Kellyco has gone the extra distance and offered a contest to forum members is a lovely gesture and I commend you for supporting this wonderful hobby.
Kindest Regards,
BDA aka Eric
Here's the e-mail I recieved from Kellyco!
Hi Eric!
My name is Ali, I'm the Technical Content Editor here at Kellyco Metal Detectors and one of the people responsible for the Minelab X-Terra 70 Contest that you entered.
While your name wasn't the one drawn as a winner of the X-Terra 70, we thought your story was so well told and accompanied by such great photos that we entered your name into a smaller contest - and you were picked!
As a runner-up for the X-Terra 70, and to say "Thank You" for taking the time to share a personal detailed story with us, we'd like to send you a $50.00 gift card to Kellyco for use either online, in our store or over the phone! You will also automatically be the first person entered into the next contest we have, which should be in just a few months!
Congratulations on being a runner-up for this contest, and thank you again for your great story and photos! Happy hunting and good luck!
Sincerely,
Alicia C. Pachucki
Technical Content Editor
Kellyco Metal Detectors
I was very pleased to recieve your e-mail informing me that I had won the $50 Gift Certificate, it is Greatly Appreciated. It is always a pleasure to be able to share experiences with other detectorists on forums like this one and others. These forums wouldn't exist without the sponsorship of companies like Kellyco Metal Detectors and others. The fact that Kellyco has gone the extra distance and offered a contest to forum members is a lovely gesture and I commend you for supporting this wonderful hobby.
Kindest Regards,
BDA aka Eric
Here's the e-mail I recieved from Kellyco!

Hi Eric!
My name is Ali, I'm the Technical Content Editor here at Kellyco Metal Detectors and one of the people responsible for the Minelab X-Terra 70 Contest that you entered.
While your name wasn't the one drawn as a winner of the X-Terra 70, we thought your story was so well told and accompanied by such great photos that we entered your name into a smaller contest - and you were picked!
As a runner-up for the X-Terra 70, and to say "Thank You" for taking the time to share a personal detailed story with us, we'd like to send you a $50.00 gift card to Kellyco for use either online, in our store or over the phone! You will also automatically be the first person entered into the next contest we have, which should be in just a few months!
Congratulations on being a runner-up for this contest, and thank you again for your great story and photos! Happy hunting and good luck!
Sincerely,
Alicia C. Pachucki
Technical Content Editor
Kellyco Metal Detectors