[Texascavers] Bill and Pete
Congratulations to these two bastions of Texas caving and thanks to Logan for his work in helping to recognize two of Texas’ most important caving personalities. ===Carl Kunath From: Logan McNatt via Texascavers Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 1:28 AM To: Texas Cavers ; swrcav...@googlegroups.com Cc: Logan McNatt Subject: [Texascavers] special presentation at UTG meeting We had some fun at the UTG (Austin) meeting Wed July 19th. About 50 people were there, the usual mix of caver generations ranging in experience/membership from "young" (< 5 years) to "mature" (5 to 25 years) to "venerable" (25 to 40+ years). I announced that I had a presentation that would require group participation. "Everyone who has been to at least one NSS Convention please stand up." about 25 stood "at least 5 Conventions, keep standing; the rest sit down"about 15 still standing at least 10about 12 At this point I mentioned that this impromptu survey was "a bit skewed" regarding age, and the absence of many middle/venerable cavers (e.g. Terry Raines, Don Broussard, Bill Stone, to name just a few) at least 204 Gill Ediger, Jim Kennedy, Pete Strickland, and Bill Mixon at least 30 2 Pete and Bill at least 40 2--Pete and Bill at least 50 2--Pete and Bill I said that both of them had been unable to attend the convention in Albuquerque this year because of health problems, breaking Pete's string of 47 straight years since an interruption for military service. But I had something for them, and presented each their 2017 NSS Certificate of Appreciation "for his long-term commitment to the NSS." They got an enthusiastic round of applause. After the meeting several photos were taken; the attached is by Dylan Beeler. Bill had been sitting the entire time (with his hand raised during the questions) because he is too weak to stand that long, but you can see he held the rail for the photo. I noticed that Bill's NSS #5728 was on his certificate, but Pete's #8298 was not on his. So I called NSS President Geary Schindel in San Antonio, and he will send a corrected certificate to Pete. Geary is the person I initially contacted before the Convention (I didn't go) to do something special for Pete and Bill. I was hoping for something a little more personal than the generic NSS Certificate (like mentioning Pete's hot tub), but it worked out ok. Congratulations and Thanks to Pete and Bill, Hope the attached photo comes through. Logan McNatt (at least 5 NSS Conventions) NSS 11274 P.S. William B. White, NSS 2237, apparently holds the record, with well over 60 Conventions attended, including 2017! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] special presentation at UTG meeting
Logan, that was a clever and respectful ceremony you created for them at the grotto meeting. Very nice. Thanks, Dale On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 1:28 AM, Logan McNatt via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > We had some fun at the UTG (Austin) meeting Wed July 19th. About 50 > people were there, the usual mix of caver generations ranging in > experience/membership from "young" (< 5 years) to "mature" (5 to 25 years) > to "venerable" (25 to 40+ years). > > I announced that I had a presentation that would require group > participation. > > "Everyone who has been to at least one NSS Convention please* stand up*." > about *25* stood > "at least 5 Conventions, *keep standing*; the rest sit down" > about *15* still standing > at least 10about *12 * > At this point I mentioned that this impromptu survey was "a bit skewed" > regarding age, and the absence of many middle/venerable cavers (e.g. Terry > Raines, Don Broussard, Bill Stone, to name just a few) > at least 20*4* Gill Ediger, Jim Kennedy, Pete Strickland, and > Bill Mixon > at least 30 *2* Pete and Bill > at least 40 *2*--Pete and Bill > at least 50 *2*--Pete and Bill > > I said that both of them had been unable to attend the convention in > Albuquerque this year because of health problems, breaking Pete's string of > *47* straight years since an interruption for military service. But I had > something for them, and presented each their 2017 NSS Certificate of > Appreciation "for his long-term commitment to the NSS." They got an > enthusiastic round of applause. > > After the meeting several photos were taken; the attached is by Dylan > Beeler. Bill had been sitting the entire time (with his hand raised during > the questions) because he is too weak to stand that long, but you can see > he held the rail for the photo. I noticed that Bill's NSS #5728 was on his > certificate, but Pete's #8298 was not on his. So I called NSS President > Geary Schindel in San Antonio, and he will send a corrected certificate to > Pete. Geary is the person I initially contacted before the Convention (I > didn't go) to do something special for Pete and Bill. I was hoping for > something a little more personal than the generic NSS Certificate (like > mentioning Pete's hot tub), but it worked out ok. > > Congratulations and Thanks to Pete and Bill, > Hope the attached photo comes through. > > Logan McNatt > (at least 5 NSS Conventions) > NSS 11274 > > P.S. William B. White, NSS 2237, apparently holds the record, with well > over 60 Conventions attended, including 2017! > > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] TCMA Fundraiser September 30
>From Lindsey Adamoski: SAVE THE DATE: The Texas Cave Management Association is hosting a super fun fundraising event at Buffalo Billiards on 6th street in Austin on the evening of September 30th!! Buffalo Billiards is a huge venue with foosball, pinball machines, arcade games, shuffleboard, darts, and pool tables! Plus, it's on one of the most famous streets in Texas! Lets all get together to raise money for cave preservation, conservation, and education!! >From me: Let us know if you have any special contacts at local businesses >especially show caves so we can get donations for door prizes and raffles! Cheers, Denise ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
