[PBSS] May meeting notes
PBSS Meeting 10 May 2011 The meeting opened as soon as we realized it was after 7:00 pm, at 7:03. In attendance: Bill Bentley, Walter Feaster, Tony Abernathy, Patrick Ray, Jacqui Thomas. We started with the treasurer's report and a report on our membership. We have money, all but $5.00 in the bank. PBSS currently has 19 members, 14 current with dues plus 5 honarary members. Of the 14, 9 are regular and 5 are associate or student members. Some discussion followed on how to encourage members to re-up, how to increase membership, do we want to increase membership? We commented on the fact that we don't seem to get more members because we aren't as active as we'd like to be, and we're not particularly active because we don't have enough members. Bill is going to look into the possibility of printing a brochure. Jacqui gave a brief synopsis of the latest NSS I/O report-for further details on the WNS info, email Jacqui or check the NSS website. While wondering about the next 5 Mouth dig date, we realized that some of us are availavble this Saturday. We called the landowner and this Saturday (May 14) it is, and Bill posted a dig announcement to texascavers. We would dig only from 8am to 5pm. June 4th is fine with the landowner, too. Regarding Abyss: The leaseholder asked us to pick a couple of dates and send him signed releases in advance of our trip. We picked June 11th or June 18th and will check with everyone before Jacqui gets back to the leaseholder. Jacqui will scan a release form to .pdf and attache it to the PBSS remailer. We also discussed a need for honing of vertical skills before Abyss and Bill will look at rigging his tower. We threw around ideas for practice time, practice time plus food...nothing firm but we'll all still think about it. We checked to make sure we are on the Murray's calendar for the rest of the year. And that's all-the meeting closed at 8:03. Note: After the meeting Treasurer and Pres. Set up a meeting with Sibley Center for before the next meeting. We will present Richard and/or Burr with the cave-related books we ordered for them. ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net
Re: [PBSS] May meeting notes
May it also be recogonized that the PBSS answered a challeneg by another Texas Grotto to buy $100 worth of books from the NSS bookstore and donate to a local Library. While the local public Library did not seem to be interested the PBSS have decided to donate the $100.00 worth of cave books and free brochures to the Sibley Nature Center located here in Midland.( http://www.sibleynaturecenter.org ) Thanks, Bill - Original Message - From: J. LaRue Thomas jlrbi...@sonoratx.net To: p...@caver.net Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:10 PM Subject: [PBSS] May meeting notes PBSS Meeting 10 May 2011 The meeting opened as soon as we realized it was after 7:00 pm, at 7:03. In attendance: Bill Bentley, Walter Feaster, Tony Abernathy, Patrick Ray, Jacqui Thomas. We started with the treasurer's report and a report on our membership. We have money, all but $5.00 in the bank. PBSS currently has 19 members, 14 current with dues plus 5 honarary members. Of the 14, 9 are regular and 5 are associate or student members. Some discussion followed on how to encourage members to re-up, how to increase membership, do we want to increase membership? We commented on the fact that we don't seem to get more members because we aren't as active as we'd like to be, and we're not particularly active because we don't have enough members. Bill is going to look into the possibility of printing a brochure. Jacqui gave a brief synopsis of the latest NSS I/O report-for further details on the WNS info, email Jacqui or check the NSS website. While wondering about the next 5 Mouth dig date, we realized that some of us are availavble this Saturday. We called the landowner and this Saturday (May 14) it is, and Bill posted a dig announcement to texascavers. We would dig only from 8am to 5pm. June 4th is fine with the landowner, too. Regarding Abyss: The leaseholder asked us to pick a couple of dates and send him signed releases in advance of our trip. We picked June 11th or June 18th and will check with everyone before Jacqui gets back to the leaseholder. Jacqui will scan a release form to .pdf and attache it to the PBSS remailer. We also discussed a need for honing of vertical skills before Abyss and Bill will look at rigging his tower. We threw around ideas for practice time, practice time plus food...nothing firm but we'll all still think about it. We checked to make sure we are on the Murray's calendar for the rest of the year. And that's all-the meeting closed at 8:03. Note: After the meeting Treasurer and Pres. Set up a meeting with Sibley Center for before the next meeting. We will present Richard and/or Burr with the cave-related books we ordered for them. ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net
[PBSS] May meeting notes
PBSS Meeting 10 May 2011 The meeting opened as soon as we realized it was after 7:00 pm, at 7:03. In attendance: Bill Bentley, Walter Feaster, Tony Abernathy, Patrick Ray, Jacqui Thomas. We started with the treasurer's report and a report on our membership. We have money, all but $5.00 in the bank. PBSS currently has 19 members, 14 current with dues plus 5 honarary members. Of the 14, 9 are regular and 5 are associate or student members. Some discussion followed on how to encourage members to re-up, how to increase membership, do we want to increase membership? We commented on the fact that we don't seem to get more members because we aren't as active as we'd like to be, and we're not particularly active because we don't have enough members. Bill is going to look into the possibility of printing a brochure. Jacqui gave a brief synopsis of the latest NSS I/O report-for further details on the WNS info, email Jacqui or check the NSS website. While wondering about the next 5 Mouth dig date, we realized that some of us are availavble this Saturday. We called the landowner and this Saturday (May 14) it is, and Bill posted a dig announcement to texascavers. We would dig only from 8am to 5pm. June 4th is fine with the landowner, too. Regarding Abyss: The leaseholder asked us to pick a couple of dates and send him signed releases in advance of our trip. We picked June 11th or June 18th and will check with everyone before Jacqui gets back to the leaseholder. Jacqui will scan a release form to .pdf and attache it to the PBSS remailer. We also discussed a need for honing of vertical skills before Abyss and Bill will look at rigging his tower. We threw around ideas for practice time, practice time plus food...nothing firm but we'll all still think about it. We checked to make sure we are on the Murray's calendar for the rest of the year. And that's all-the meeting closed at 8:03. Note: After the meeting Treasurer and Pres. Set up a meeting with Sibley Center for before the next meeting. We will present Richard and/or Burr with the cave-related books we ordered for them. ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net
Re: [PBSS] May meeting notes
May it also be recogonized that the PBSS answered a challeneg by another Texas Grotto to buy $100 worth of books from the NSS bookstore and donate to a local Library. While the local public Library did not seem to be interested the PBSS have decided to donate the $100.00 worth of cave books and free brochures to the Sibley Nature Center located here in Midland.( http://www.sibleynaturecenter.org ) Thanks, Bill - Original Message - From: J. LaRue Thomas jlrbi...@sonoratx.net To: p...@caver.net Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:10 PM Subject: [PBSS] May meeting notes PBSS Meeting 10 May 2011 The meeting opened as soon as we realized it was after 7:00 pm, at 7:03. In attendance: Bill Bentley, Walter Feaster, Tony Abernathy, Patrick Ray, Jacqui Thomas. We started with the treasurer's report and a report on our membership. We have money, all but $5.00 in the bank. PBSS currently has 19 members, 14 current with dues plus 5 honarary members. Of the 14, 9 are regular and 5 are associate or student members. Some discussion followed on how to encourage members to re-up, how to increase membership, do we want to increase membership? We commented on the fact that we don't seem to get more members because we aren't as active as we'd like to be, and we're not particularly active because we don't have enough members. Bill is going to look into the possibility of printing a brochure. Jacqui gave a brief synopsis of the latest NSS I/O report-for further details on the WNS info, email Jacqui or check the NSS website. While wondering about the next 5 Mouth dig date, we realized that some of us are availavble this Saturday. We called the landowner and this Saturday (May 14) it is, and Bill posted a dig announcement to texascavers. We would dig only from 8am to 5pm. June 4th is fine with the landowner, too. Regarding Abyss: The leaseholder asked us to pick a couple of dates and send him signed releases in advance of our trip. We picked June 11th or June 18th and will check with everyone before Jacqui gets back to the leaseholder. Jacqui will scan a release form to .pdf and attache it to the PBSS remailer. We also discussed a need for honing of vertical skills before Abyss and Bill will look at rigging his tower. We threw around ideas for practice time, practice time plus food...nothing firm but we'll all still think about it. We checked to make sure we are on the Murray's calendar for the rest of the year. And that's all-the meeting closed at 8:03. Note: After the meeting Treasurer and Pres. Set up a meeting with Sibley Center for before the next meeting. We will present Richard and/or Burr with the cave-related books we ordered for them. ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net
[PBSS] May meeting notes
PBSS Meeting 10 May 2011 The meeting opened as soon as we realized it was after 7:00 pm, at 7:03. In attendance: Bill Bentley, Walter Feaster, Tony Abernathy, Patrick Ray, Jacqui Thomas. We started with the treasurer's report and a report on our membership. We have money, all but $5.00 in the bank. PBSS currently has 19 members, 14 current with dues plus 5 honarary members. Of the 14, 9 are regular and 5 are associate or student members. Some discussion followed on how to encourage members to re-up, how to increase membership, do we want to increase membership? We commented on the fact that we don't seem to get more members because we aren't as active as we'd like to be, and we're not particularly active because we don't have enough members. Bill is going to look into the possibility of printing a brochure. Jacqui gave a brief synopsis of the latest NSS I/O report-for further details on the WNS info, email Jacqui or check the NSS website. While wondering about the next 5 Mouth dig date, we realized that some of us are availavble this Saturday. We called the landowner and this Saturday (May 14) it is, and Bill posted a dig announcement to texascavers. We would dig only from 8am to 5pm. June 4th is fine with the landowner, too. Regarding Abyss: The leaseholder asked us to pick a couple of dates and send him signed releases in advance of our trip. We picked June 11th or June 18th and will check with everyone before Jacqui gets back to the leaseholder. Jacqui will scan a release form to .pdf and attache it to the PBSS remailer. We also discussed a need for honing of vertical skills before Abyss and Bill will look at rigging his tower. We threw around ideas for practice time, practice time plus food...nothing firm but we'll all still think about it. We checked to make sure we are on the Murray's calendar for the rest of the year. And that's all-the meeting closed at 8:03. Note: After the meeting Treasurer and Pres. Set up a meeting with Sibley Center for before the next meeting. We will present Richard and/or Burr with the cave-related books we ordered for them. ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net
Re: [PBSS] May meeting notes
May it also be recogonized that the PBSS answered a challeneg by another Texas Grotto to buy $100 worth of books from the NSS bookstore and donate to a local Library. While the local public Library did not seem to be interested the PBSS have decided to donate the $100.00 worth of cave books and free brochures to the Sibley Nature Center located here in Midland.( http://www.sibleynaturecenter.org ) Thanks, Bill - Original Message - From: J. LaRue Thomas jlrbi...@sonoratx.net To: p...@caver.net Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:10 PM Subject: [PBSS] May meeting notes PBSS Meeting 10 May 2011 The meeting opened as soon as we realized it was after 7:00 pm, at 7:03. In attendance: Bill Bentley, Walter Feaster, Tony Abernathy, Patrick Ray, Jacqui Thomas. We started with the treasurer's report and a report on our membership. We have money, all but $5.00 in the bank. PBSS currently has 19 members, 14 current with dues plus 5 honarary members. Of the 14, 9 are regular and 5 are associate or student members. Some discussion followed on how to encourage members to re-up, how to increase membership, do we want to increase membership? We commented on the fact that we don't seem to get more members because we aren't as active as we'd like to be, and we're not particularly active because we don't have enough members. Bill is going to look into the possibility of printing a brochure. Jacqui gave a brief synopsis of the latest NSS I/O report-for further details on the WNS info, email Jacqui or check the NSS website. While wondering about the next 5 Mouth dig date, we realized that some of us are availavble this Saturday. We called the landowner and this Saturday (May 14) it is, and Bill posted a dig announcement to texascavers. We would dig only from 8am to 5pm. June 4th is fine with the landowner, too. Regarding Abyss: The leaseholder asked us to pick a couple of dates and send him signed releases in advance of our trip. We picked June 11th or June 18th and will check with everyone before Jacqui gets back to the leaseholder. Jacqui will scan a release form to .pdf and attache it to the PBSS remailer. We also discussed a need for honing of vertical skills before Abyss and Bill will look at rigging his tower. We threw around ideas for practice time, practice time plus food...nothing firm but we'll all still think about it. We checked to make sure we are on the Murray's calendar for the rest of the year. And that's all-the meeting closed at 8:03. Note: After the meeting Treasurer and Pres. Set up a meeting with Sibley Center for before the next meeting. We will present Richard and/or Burr with the cave-related books we ordered for them. ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net
[PBSS] PBSS May meeting notes
The May meeting of the Permian Basin Speleological Society was held on May 11 and opened at 1910 (7:10 pm). This month the gavel (wooden hammer) was present and was used enthusiastically but, I think, appropriately. The treasurer reported that we have the same amount in the treasury as the last two months, $751.40. No new members, no expenditures. We discussed information received from the NSS that is summarized as follows: a.. The NSS has developed a mission statement and a vision statement and the Board has approved both. a.. We have received a short questionnaire from the NSS membership and marketing committees. Each of us is meant to copy and paste it into an email with our answers. This has gone out on the PBSS remailer and continues to be available to members. The questionnaire is an effort to work up some kind of NSS demographic and it really does need the information. a.. The NSS has published its updated WNS statement. It and other WNS information are available on the NSS website. We listened to a report from the Five Mouth dig which included the addition of Charles Goldsmith as a landowner-invited dig leader. As a result there will be more digs and anyone from one region's dig team will be encouraged to participate in any dig. The first Charles-led dig will be the weekend of 05 June. The Five Mouth dig will continue to be a project of the PBSS. The necessary liability release signatures for the Abyss trip will be mailed Monday the 17th to be received by the landowner before we arrive. The landowners for the Montgomery trip have also requested advance releases andtThere was some discussion of this trend toward liability-releases-in-advance. The cancelled Carlsbad Rock Haul was discussed and there will be no more PBSS rock hauls for now. Ropes were discussed and the drop into Abyss is 60 feet so Jacqui will bring her relatively new 100 foot rope. Also hardware. The Montgomery trip in June will be attended by Bill (trip leader), Walter, Kerry, Herman and Lori. Bill gave us some history behind PBSS's relationship with Montgomery's Gypsum Cave, which goes way back to the days of the Haynes brothers and their wire-and-stick ladders. Bill is working on a trip to Comanche Springs cave in Fort Stockton and we picked the date, 11 September 2010. Because Abyss and Montgomery both require good vertical skills and we don't have an in-cave training in the works there will be a vertical practice Sunday the 16th in Jacqui's trees in Sonora. The meeting closed at 2023 hours (8:23 pm). Respectfully submitted, Jacqui Thomas ___ PBSS mailing list p...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/pbss_caver.net
