Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House Volunteers

[Bill Steele]

Yes, go and do “some jaw”, Jim.

> On Aug 6, 2019, at 5:11 PM, JAMES JASEK  wrote:
> 
> I have been release from Rehab, but I am not sure I can do this. I might be 
> able to some jaw and be surface support??
> 
> Jim
> 
>> On Aug 6, 2019, at 7:07 PM, Lindsey Adamoski  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone!! We expect to have a HUGE turnout for the open house this 
>> year!! We will need volunteers above and below ground to make sure this 
>> event is a success!! The open house will be 9am until 3pm and we will need 
>> volunteers to get there around 7:30am for orientation. Here are the 
>> following people who are confirmed as volunteers:
>> 
>> Adamoski, David
>> Demarest, Ken
>> Funk, Jim
>> Gibbs, MJ
>> Hill, Leia
>> Martinez, Maurice
>> Miller, Leah
>> Miller, Lisa  
>> Miller, Marvin 
>> Mitchell, Joe
>> Novak, Mandy
>> Perrine, Ethan
>> Ramos, Marco
>> Ranzau, Joe
>> Ross, Mark
>> White, Garry
>> 
>> If you are not on the list, I do not have you as a confirmed-in-writing 
>> volunteer. Thanks!
>> 
>> Lindsey
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House Volunteers

[JAMES JASEK]

I have been release from Rehab, but I am not sure I can do this. I might be 
able to some jaw and be surface support??

Jim

> On Aug 6, 2019, at 7:07 PM, Lindsey Adamoski  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone!! We expect to have a HUGE turnout for the open house this year!! 
> We will need volunteers above and below ground to make sure this event is a 
> success!! The open house will be 9am until 3pm and we will need volunteers to 
> get there around 7:30am for orientation. Here are the following people who 
> are confirmed as volunteers:
> 
> Adamoski, David
> Demarest, Ken
> Funk, Jim
> Gibbs, MJ
> Hill, Leia
> Martinez, Maurice
> Miller, Leah
> Miller, Lisa  
> Miller, Marvin 
> Mitchell, Joe
> Novak, Mandy
> Perrine, Ethan
> Ramos, Marco
> Ranzau, Joe
> Ross, Mark
> White, Garry
>   
> If you are not on the list, I do not have you as a confirmed-in-writing 
> volunteer. Thanks!
> 
> Lindsey
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House Volunteers

[Lindsey Adamoski]

Clarification: The event is September 28th.

On Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 7:07 PM Lindsey Adamoski 
wrote:

> Hi everyone!! We expect to have a HUGE turnout for the open house this
> year!! We will need volunteers above and below ground to make sure this
> event is a success!! The open house will be 9am until 3pm and we will need
> volunteers to get there around 7:30am for orientation. Here are the
> following people who are confirmed as volunteers:
>
> Adamoski, David
> Demarest, Ken
> Funk, Jim
> Gibbs, MJ
> Hill, Leia
> Martinez, Maurice
> Miller, Leah
> Miller, Lisa
> Miller, Marvin
> Mitchell, Joe
> Novak, Mandy
> Perrine, Ethan
> Ramos, Marco
> Ranzau, Joe
> Ross, Mark
> White, Garry
>
> If you are not on the list, I do not have you as a confirmed-in-writing
> volunteer. Thanks!
>
> Lindsey
>
>
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House

[Lindsey Adamoski]

Thanks MJ!

On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 9:31 PM Michael Gibbons <6453...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Count me in Lindsey.
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019, 6:07 PM Lindsey Adamoski 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone!
>>
>> The Robber Baron Open House will be September 28th from 9am to 3pm. Joe
>> Mitchell has stepped down from his years of hard work of organizing this
>> huge event and I am taking over! Our last event was highly successful and
>> we raised a lot of money for the Texas Cave Management Association. We plan
>> to have another successful event. We will need volunteers!! We need
>> volunteers in the cave and above ground for a variety of roles. Please let
>> me know if you are able to volunteer. Also, please let me know if you know
>> the "front half" of the cave (e.g. Male Passage/Female Passage/Chapel
>> Room/etc) really well because we will be giving "off-trail" tours for
>> people who sign up in advance but you have to be able to ad-lib routes and
>> move about with confidence outside of the tourist route. I did that last
>> year and it was a LOT of fun.
>>
>> If anybody wants to stay in New Braunfels we have room for a couple
>> people in our guest room. We also have room for a couple tents in the
>> backyard! I'm sure other Bexar Grotto members would be willing to
>> accommodate as well. I hope to hear from you!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Lindsey
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House

[Michael Gibbons]

Count me in Lindsey.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2019, 6:07 PM Lindsey Adamoski 
wrote:

> Hello Everyone!
>
> The Robber Baron Open House will be September 28th from 9am to 3pm. Joe
> Mitchell has stepped down from his years of hard work of organizing this
> huge event and I am taking over! Our last event was highly successful and
> we raised a lot of money for the Texas Cave Management Association. We plan
> to have another successful event. We will need volunteers!! We need
> volunteers in the cave and above ground for a variety of roles. Please let
> me know if you are able to volunteer. Also, please let me know if you know
> the "front half" of the cave (e.g. Male Passage/Female Passage/Chapel
> Room/etc) really well because we will be giving "off-trail" tours for
> people who sign up in advance but you have to be able to ad-lib routes and
> move about with confidence outside of the tourist route. I did that last
> year and it was a LOT of fun.
>
> If anybody wants to stay in New Braunfels we have room for a couple people
> in our guest room. We also have room for a couple tents in the backyard!
> I'm sure other Bexar Grotto members would be willing to accommodate as
> well. I hope to hear from you!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lindsey
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House

[JamesJasek]

Thank you. When the opens house gets closer and I’m feeling good Mimi and l 
will show uo

Jim

Sent from my iPhoneX

On Jul 9, 2019, at 9:14 PM, Lindsey Adamoski  wrote:

Yes I did! Thanks so much! I used them for my Facebook advertisement and 
credited you :-) 

> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 8:10 PM JamesJasek  wrote:
> By September 28th my left knee should be on the way to being pain free. I’m 
> still in la lot of pain and I can’t promise to help as I might need to back 
> out. So, right now I can’t help at the open house. 
> 
> Good luck to you heading up the project. There is always many helpers in the 
> grotto who will help. 
> 
> Where you able to use any of the images I sent to you?
> 
> Jim
> 
> Sent from my iPhoneX
> 
> On Jul 9, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Lindsey Adamoski  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello Everyone!
> 
> The Robber Baron Open House will be September 28th from 9am to 3pm. Joe 
> Mitchell has stepped down from his years of hard work of organizing this huge 
> event and I am taking over! Our last event was highly successful and we 
> raised a lot of money for the Texas Cave Management Association. We plan to 
> have another successful event. We will need volunteers!! We need volunteers 
> in the cave and above ground for a variety of roles. Please let me know if 
> you are able to volunteer. Also, please let me know if you know the "front 
> half" of the cave (e.g. Male Passage/Female Passage/Chapel Room/etc) really 
> well because we will be giving "off-trail" tours for people who sign up in 
> advance but you have to be able to ad-lib routes and move about with 
> confidence outside of the tourist route. I did that last year and it was a 
> LOT of fun. 
> 
> If anybody wants to stay in New Braunfels we have room for a couple people in 
> our guest room. We also have room for a couple tents in the backyard! I'm 
> sure other Bexar Grotto members would be willing to accommodate as well. I 
> hope to hear from you!
> 
> Sincerely, 
> 
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House

[Lindsey Adamoski]

Yes I did! Thanks so much! I used them for my Facebook advertisement and
credited you :-)

On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 8:10 PM JamesJasek  wrote:

> By September 28th my left knee should be on the way to being pain free.
> I’m still in la lot of pain and I can’t promise to help as I might need to
> back out. So, right now I can’t help at the open house.
>
> Good luck to you heading up the project. There is always many helpers in
> the grotto who will help.
>
> Where you able to use any of the images I sent to you?
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPhoneX
>
> On Jul 9, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Lindsey Adamoski 
> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone!
>
> The Robber Baron Open House will be September 28th from 9am to 3pm. Joe
> Mitchell has stepped down from his years of hard work of organizing this
> huge event and I am taking over! Our last event was highly successful and
> we raised a lot of money for the Texas Cave Management Association. We plan
> to have another successful event. We will need volunteers!! We need
> volunteers in the cave and above ground for a variety of roles. Please let
> me know if you are able to volunteer. Also, please let me know if you know
> the "front half" of the cave (e.g. Male Passage/Female Passage/Chapel
> Room/etc) really well because we will be giving "off-trail" tours for
> people who sign up in advance but you have to be able to ad-lib routes and
> move about with confidence outside of the tourist route. I did that last
> year and it was a LOT of fun.
>
> If anybody wants to stay in New Braunfels we have room for a couple people
> in our guest room. We also have room for a couple tents in the backyard!
> I'm sure other Bexar Grotto members would be willing to accommodate as
> well. I hope to hear from you!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lindsey
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House

[JamesJasek]

By September 28th my left knee should be on the way to being pain free. I’m 
still in la lot of pain and I can’t promise to help as I might need to back 
out. So, right now I can’t help at the open house. 

Good luck to you heading up the project. There is always many helpers in the 
grotto who will help. 

Where you able to use any of the images I sent to you?

Jim

Sent from my iPhoneX

On Jul 9, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Lindsey Adamoski  wrote:

Hello Everyone!

The Robber Baron Open House will be September 28th from 9am to 3pm. Joe 
Mitchell has stepped down from his years of hard work of organizing this huge 
event and I am taking over! Our last event was highly successful and we raised 
a lot of money for the Texas Cave Management Association. We plan to have 
another successful event. We will need volunteers!! We need volunteers in the 
cave and above ground for a variety of roles. Please let me know if you are 
able to volunteer. Also, please let me know if you know the "front half" of the 
cave (e.g. Male Passage/Female Passage/Chapel Room/etc) really well because we 
will be giving "off-trail" tours for people who sign up in advance but you have 
to be able to ad-lib routes and move about with confidence outside of the 
tourist route. I did that last year and it was a LOT of fun. 

If anybody wants to stay in New Braunfels we have room for a couple people in 
our guest room. We also have room for a couple tents in the backyard! I'm sure 
other Bexar Grotto members would be willing to accommodate as well. I hope to 
hear from you!

Sincerely, 

Lindsey
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House Report

[Mimi Jasek via Texascavers]

Congratulations to all! What a wonderful turnout for such a worthy cause. 
Hopefully we will be able to help again next time, but Jim’s heart trouble 
prevented us from doing so this time. It is always such a fun event, and sounds 
like you had enough volunteers so that all got a break
without being in the cave or at a specific post all day.

We will look forward to next time.

Mimi and Jim Jasek



Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 12, 2017, at 9:20 PM, Joe & Evelynn Mitchell via Texascavers 
>  wrote:
> 
> Yesterday was the 7th Robber Baron Cave Open House held since we started 
> doing them in 2008. Even though there were a few brief showers, it was a 
> record setting event, shattering previous attendance and fundraising records! 
> We had 569 visitors get a chance to explore the cave either through the 
> regular self-guided tour of several passages close to the entrance or on 
> guided off-trail trips to other parts of the cave. The event was very busy 
> all day long and there were other activities for visitors while waiting for 
> their time to go underground including a TCMA sales table with t-shirt, 
> booklets and guano along with photos taken of the visitors while exploring 
> the cave. There were multiple exhibitors/vendors including NSS, BCI, TSS, San 
> Antonio Master Naturalists, and Sticks & Stones Bat Rescue. We even had a 
> food truck on site. More than $5300 were raised for TCMA through donations 
> and sales.
> 
> The huge thank you goes to the 67 caver volunteers (listed below) who put in 
> nearly 600 hrs yesterday, coming from all over the state including San 
> Antonio, Austin, Houston, the DFW area, to make the event such a success. And 
> also to those who put in uncounted extra hours preparing for it.
> 
> Thanks so much to everyone who has helped make the Open House such a popular 
> event for the public and fundraiser for TCMA these past 9 years.
> 
> Joe Mitchell
> 
> 
> 2017 Open House Volunteers
> 
> Mike Harris
> Lori Harris
> Evelynn Mitchell
> Kayla Mitchell
> Ann Scott
> Garry White
> Fran Hutchins
> Emily McGowan
> Kevin McGowan
> Don Arburn
> Christin Miller
> Allan Cobb
> Leah Miller
> Marvin Miller
> Leia Hill
> Cyndi McFalls
> Derek Weicht
> Kendi Weicht
> Q. Rodriguez
> Steve Gutting
> Jason Rodriguez
> Roy Wessel
> Matt Zappitello
> Jess Kelley
> Linda Palit
> Tom Florer
> Mike Nunley
> Noble Fisk
> Matthew Jaurez
> M. Juarez
> Jay Jorden
> Geary Schindel
> Sue Schindel
> Jim Kennedy
> Ray Hertel
> Amy Morton
> Tao Fells
> Greg Mosier
> Joe Schaertl
> Gregg Williams
> David Adamoski
> Lindsey Adamoski
> Ross Webb
> Ross Webb Jr
> Lex Hatzenbuehler
> Lyndon Tiu
> Barbara Tiu
> Emma Tiu
> Bennett Lee
> Ethen Lee
> Pam Campbell
> Arron Wertheim
> Victoria Sommers
> Alex Aceves
> Araceli Moreno
> Rob Bissett
> M.J. Gibbons
> Kalina Tostado
> Joe Ranzau
> Jake Ranzau
> Josh Ranzau
> Catherine Berkley-Jones
> Michael Cicherski
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House - April 9

[Lyndon Tiu via Texascavers]

This is a sad story. I always wonder why these happen a lot. Is it always
equipment failure?

Regarding the part that says: " ... death appears to be an accidental
drowning"

Can someone explain to me what else can it be other than accidental
drowning?


On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 7:40 AM, Charles Loving via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:

> Experienced diver accidentally drowns exploring underwater New Mexico cave
> Published April 01, 2016
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> 
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> [image: FILE - This June 6, 2015 file photo shows divers at Blue Hole
> State Park in Santa Rosa, N.M.]
>
> FILE - This June 6, 2015 file photo shows divers at Blue Hole State Park
> in Santa Rosa, N.M. (AP)
>
> New Mexico authorities confirmed the death of an experienced California
> diver Thursday after he was helping with the exploration of underwater
> caves in a well-known swimming hole.
>
> Shane Thompson’s death appears to be an accidental drowning, the initial
> investigation suggests. The 43-year-old was helping navigate narrow
> passageways below the Blue Hole in the eastern part of New Mexico, a
> tourist destination in the community of Santa Rosa.
>
> Santa Rosa Police Chief Jude Gallegos said Thompson was among about 10
> people from the ADM Exploration Foundation who were at Blue Hole for a
> multi-day exploration. The group had been working on surveying the
> underwater canyon system since 2013.
>
> Thompson and another experienced diver Mike Young dove into Blue Hole on
> March 26, Gallegos said. They planned to have Young enter the cave and
> Thompson stay outside in a safety role, but Thompson decided to enter any
> way, Gallegos said.
>
> “Apparently something went horribly wrong, and he started to panic,” the
> chief said.
>
> According to The San Diego Tribune
> ,
> Young told investigators that he and Thompson were looking for passageways
> when Thompson followed him through a narrow obstruction into a small
> chamber.
>
> Santa Rosa Police Officer Mike Gauna told the Guadalupe County
> Communicator that Young started to exit the area, following the safety
> line. But some silt had been kicked up and it became impossible to see.
> Thompson pulled on the line extremely hard and it slipped from Young’s
> hands.
>
> Both dives then became wedged in the passageway. Young swam down to turn
> around, but Thompson swam upward and took a wrong turn getting trapped in
> an “unmapped offshoot” in one of the passageways that didn’t lead anywhere,
> according to the paper.
>
> By the time Young got back to Thompson, he had died.
>
> The state Office of the Medical Investigator said it could be weeks before
> autopsy results are available.
>
> No more exploration is planned of the underwater cave system at Blue Hole,
> said Curt Bowen, president of the exploration foundation.
>
> "The cave system below is walled out. That means there is no cave passage
> left to explore," he said in an email. "We mapped everything we could fit
> through, and it ended in a tight rock breakdown at a depth of 194 feet."
>
> Thompson was a Navy veteran who started diving at a very young age while
> growing up in the Florida Keys. After earning his first certification, he
> went to work for an underwater construction company and later started
> numerous diving businesses that focused on everything from boat maintenance
> to salvage work and training.
>
> Last year, Thompson rediscovered the wreckage of the B-36 "Peacemaker"
> bomber that had crashed in 1952 near Mission Beach. A video posted by
> Thompson's San Diego-based Advanced Underwater Training business shows his
> flashlight scanning the engines and other corroded pieces of the plane as
> he makes his way through the darkness more than 250 feet below the surface.
>
> Family members said Thursday they were struggling with Thompson's death,
> but they acknowledged that diving was what he loved to do and that he had
> earned numerous certifications during his lifetime.
>
> The caves have been sealed off since 1976, when two divers in training
> died after getting separated from their classmates. New Mexico State Police
> divers quickly found one of the bodies, but it took several weeks to find
> the other. 

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House - April 9

[Charles Loving via Texascavers]

Experienced diver accidentally drowns exploring underwater New Mexico cave
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[image: FILE - This June 6, 2015 file photo shows divers at Blue Hole State
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FILE - This June 6, 2015 file photo shows divers at Blue Hole State Park in
Santa Rosa, N.M. (AP)

New Mexico authorities confirmed the death of an experienced California
diver Thursday after he was helping with the exploration of underwater
caves in a well-known swimming hole.

Shane Thompson’s death appears to be an accidental drowning, the initial
investigation suggests. The 43-year-old was helping navigate narrow
passageways below the Blue Hole in the eastern part of New Mexico, a
tourist destination in the community of Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa Police Chief Jude Gallegos said Thompson was among about 10
people from the ADM Exploration Foundation who were at Blue Hole for a
multi-day exploration. The group had been working on surveying the
underwater canyon system since 2013.

Thompson and another experienced diver Mike Young dove into Blue Hole on
March 26, Gallegos said. They planned to have Young enter the cave and
Thompson stay outside in a safety role, but Thompson decided to enter any
way, Gallegos said.

“Apparently something went horribly wrong, and he started to panic,” the
chief said.

According to The San Diego Tribune
,
Young told investigators that he and Thompson were looking for passageways
when Thompson followed him through a narrow obstruction into a small
chamber.

Santa Rosa Police Officer Mike Gauna told the Guadalupe County Communicator
that Young started to exit the area, following the safety line. But some
silt had been kicked up and it became impossible to see. Thompson pulled on
the line extremely hard and it slipped from Young’s hands.

Both dives then became wedged in the passageway. Young swam down to turn
around, but Thompson swam upward and took a wrong turn getting trapped in
an “unmapped offshoot” in one of the passageways that didn’t lead anywhere,
according to the paper.

By the time Young got back to Thompson, he had died.

The state Office of the Medical Investigator said it could be weeks before
autopsy results are available.

No more exploration is planned of the underwater cave system at Blue Hole,
said Curt Bowen, president of the exploration foundation.

"The cave system below is walled out. That means there is no cave passage
left to explore," he said in an email. "We mapped everything we could fit
through, and it ended in a tight rock breakdown at a depth of 194 feet."

Thompson was a Navy veteran who started diving at a very young age while
growing up in the Florida Keys. After earning his first certification, he
went to work for an underwater construction company and later started
numerous diving businesses that focused on everything from boat maintenance
to salvage work and training.

Last year, Thompson rediscovered the wreckage of the B-36 "Peacemaker"
bomber that had crashed in 1952 near Mission Beach. A video posted by
Thompson's San Diego-based Advanced Underwater Training business shows his
flashlight scanning the engines and other corroded pieces of the plane as
he makes his way through the darkness more than 250 feet below the surface.

Family members said Thursday they were struggling with Thompson's death,
but they acknowledged that diving was what he loved to do and that he had
earned numerous certifications during his lifetime.

The caves have been sealed off since 1976, when two divers in training died
after getting separated from their classmates. New Mexico State Police
divers quickly found one of the bodies, but it took several weeks to find
the other. In the process, police divers made a crude map of some of the
unexplored passages.

At that time, one of the divers descended and found himself at the edge of
an underwater cliff. His powerful flashlight wasn't enough to see the cave
wall across from him or the bottom, sparking only more curiosity.

In 2013, divers with the ADM Exploration Foundation attempted an
expedition, but they had little success getting past the tons of rock the
city dumped onto the grate to keep people out.

Divers with the foundation 

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House - April 9

[Ellie via Texascavers]

Ted Lee has agreed to let caver volunteers camp on his 5 acre property near the 
cave. Contact me for details. 509-899-0007, falgout.el...@gmail.com.

On Feb 15, 2016, at 8:53 PM, Joe & Evelynn Mitchell via Texascavers 
 wrote:

> The next Open House for Robber Baron Cave on scheduled for Saturday, April 9 
> and volunteers are needed! This is a big fundraiser for TCMA and we need help 
> for taking and selling photographs, registration, selling t-shirts, selling 
> concessions, distributing and collecting gear, and of course, a big crew of 
> volunteers to camp out in the cave and make sure our visitors don't wander 
> off. (Cave volunteers must have their own gear.) If you can participate and 
> there is a particular job you would like to do, please e-mail Evelynn, who is 
> serving as volunteer coordinator, at evel...@satx.rr.com. If you are just 
> interested in helping and don't care what you do, let her know that too. 
> Thanks everyone!
> 
> Joe Mitchell
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House - April 9

[Michael Harris via Texascavers]

I'm good to go. Trying to recruit the Jaseks to help with photos.

Mike



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 Original message 
From: Joe & Evelynn Mitchell via Texascavers 
Date: 2/15/2016 20:54 (GMT-06:00)
To: Texas Cavers 
Subject: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House - April 9

The next Open House for Robber Baron Cave on scheduled for Saturday, April 9 
and volunteers are needed! This is a big fundraiser for TCMA and we need help 
for taking and selling photographs, registration, selling t-shirts, selling 
concessions, distributing and collecting gear, and of course, a big crew of 
volunteers to camp out in the cave and make sure our visitors don't wander off. 
(Cave volunteers must have their own gear.) If you can participate and there is 
a particular job you would like to do, please e-mail Evelynn, who is serving as 
volunteer coordinator, at evel...@satx.rr.com. If 
you are just interested in helping and don't care what you do, let her know 
that too. Thanks everyone!

Joe Mitchell
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Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House on Nov. 1st

[Michael Cicherski via Texascavers]

Joe and Evelynn,

Melissa and I will not be able to attend this year. We have an engagement up in 
Dallas that i cannot miss.

Have a great time and thanks for all you do for TCMA.


Michael

On October 1, 2014 at 9:33:55 PM, Joe  Evelynn Mitchell via Texascavers 
(texascavers@texascavers.com) wrote:

The next Robber Baron Open House is coming up on Sat, Nov 1, 2014! This is a 
great event for the public to visit and learn about a wild cave and also a 
great fundraising opportunity for TCMA. Many volunteers are needed to make this 
happen and we would love to have your help either in the cave or on the surface.

 

We request that everyone be at the cave by 8:00 am at the latest since there is 
a lot to setup. If you can be there earlier, that would be even better. Lunch 
and water will be provided to all volunteers, however if can bring you own 
water bottle that would be better, especially if you plan to work in the cave. 

 

We will need at least 15-20 people working in the cave and another 15 or more 
on the surface. If you know of anyone else who would like to help, let them 
know - we could use the assistance!

 

People who plan to work in the cave will need to bring all of their own gear. 
Every bit of loaner gear is in use by the public. 

 

Kurt and Kitty Menking are planning to host a covered dish party at their place 
after the RBC open house. (Bring something you want to share.) There will be 
burgers, venison sausage, and okra on the grill.  Please RSVP if you plan to 
attend the after party so that our hosts can know how many to prepare for.

 

Accommodations can be found for anyone staying overnight from out of town. It 
is likely that there will be a Government Canyon Survey on the day following 
the open for those wanting to stay and go caving. Marvin Miller is the contact 
for that survey, so check in with him if you would like to go to Government 
Canyon.

 

Let me know if you can come and help with this big TCMA fund-raising event! We 
have a lot of fun each time we do it, so we hope you can join us to represent 
TCMA.

 

Please contact Evelynn Mitchell if you can volunteer at evel...@satx.rr.com or 
210-288-7872.

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