texascavers Digest 22 Oct 2012 22:50:17 -0000 Issue 1653
Topics (messages 20926 through 20928):
Re: Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn Caverns Project Weekend,
November 2nd thru 4th!
20926 by: Julia Germany
20927 by: Mark Alman
20928 by: Mark Alman
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This is a National Historic Site - I don't find it offensive that they want to
be extra cautious in who they leave alone in this treasure to do unsupervised
work.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron R <rcrutherf...@gmail.com>
To: Stefan Creaser <stefan.crea...@arm.com>
Cc: Karen <karen.mast...@gmail.com>; Julia Germany <germa...@aol.com>;
Mark.Alman <mark.al...@l-3com.com>; texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>;
Kuvasz1 <kuva...@mygrande.net>; lyndon.tiu <lyndon....@gmail.com>; bill
<b...@zaraenvironmental.com>; natashanichole <natashanich...@yahoo.com>;
cefrancke <cefran...@yahoo.com>; trogdog <trog...@hotmail.com>; cowboycountry
<cowboycoun...@sbcglobal.net>; mreaiken <mreai...@gmail.com>; texascavers
<texascav...@yahoo.com>; bellember <bellem...@yahoo.com>; edwin_lehr_3
<edwin_leh...@hotmail.com>; kristopherchandler <kristopherchand...@yahoo.com>;
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<caseydtuc...@gmail.com>; mmayeu4 <mmay...@gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 4:56 pm
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn
Caverns Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
You could be some sort of habitual tagger. We wouldn't want you in the cave
now would we?
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Stefan Creaser <stefan.crea...@arm.com> wrote:
Background check to be a volunteer?!! Is this some form of police state we’re
now in?!
How far in advance does TPWD need this filled out? If a background check is
needed, I'd guess there is a cut-off point.
Thanks,
Karen
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Julia Germany <germa...@aol.com> wrote:
This is SOOOOOOO cool! I am already registered.
NOTE: When you sign up for LCSP, they require a background check. Can't be any
worse than the 24-pager I just completed for a job in Austin!
And, you can sign up for so many other things, too - like grant writing!!
And even more exciting activities above ground, too.
This was long overdue - very proud of TPWD for setting this up. What a great
tool!
julia
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn
Caverns Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
P.S.
If you do decide to come out and help, the TPWD staff has stated and is
requiring the following:
From: Terry Rodgers [mailto:terry.rodg...@tpwd.state.tx.us]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 9:24 AM
To: Alman, Mark @ SSG - WSG - EOS; Mark Winford
Cc: David Bell; Terence Young; Michelle Devaney; Christina Utley
Subject: RE: Longhorn Caverns trail supplies -
Hi Mark! We have finally finished the paperwork to get volunteers at
Longhorn!!! Here is the site to go to and apply:
http://ec.volunteernow.com/custom/1353/
All volunteers must apply, then select a location, easiest to plug in
Longhorn’s zip code, 78611. The new system works faster than the older paper.
Thanks Mark!
Terry Rodgers
Inks Lake State Park
3630 Park Road 4 W
Burnet, Texas 78611
cell 512-636-6206
It’s a very cool website and TPWD has several volunteer opportunities, besides
caving (imagine that!) that you might be interested in.
Complete the online application and see what other areas of interest are out
there and might appeal to you.
I know I found some!
Very painless!
Thanks!
Mark
Subject: [Texascavers] Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn Caverns
Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
Well, with TCR in the rear view mirror, and Halloween will soon be behind us by
the time this rolls around, what better way to kick off the fall than a
Longhorn Caverns Project weekend involving caving, electricity, and power tools!
The TPWD has graciously followed through and purchased some much needed
equipment for us to make some long overdue trail improvements to a few areas
Throughout the cave.
Other funds for several other projects in the cave are to follow.
In the meantime, this project will involve scoring ~ 61 feet of concrete
throughout the cave (after we remove some gawd awful Astroturf © ) to improve
traction, safety, and overall appearance.
We will have to do this after hours on Saturday night and, if there’s enough
interest, I’d like to do this on Friday night, as well.
We have enough equipment for 8 (!) crews to be at work at one time.
As a reward for helping out with this, the park is offering:
· Free camping Friday and Saturday nights
· Free use of The Basement for wild cave tours (the Crownover back
entrance is still off limits).
· A Free Vanishing Texas Bald Eagle Boat Cruise Sunday on beautiful Lake
LBJ to observe bald eagles!
If you have water jugs with screw on caps, please bring them.
Hope to see the old hands back at the project this month, as well as any new
faces interested in helping out.
This is a truly fun and enjoyable project and we try hard to keep it that way
and we guarantee a great weekend!
Come out to a spectacular and historic cave and park, friendly park staff, and
the always entertaining camaraderie of cavers!
Hope to see you this month!
Thanks!
Mark
--
Ron Rutherford
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Nah, only if you're a Brit! :)
Mark
________________________________
From: Stefan Creaser <stefan.crea...@arm.com>
To: Karen <karen.mast...@gmail.com>; Julia Germany <germa...@aol.com>
Cc: "mark.al...@l-3com.com" <mark.al...@l-3com.com>;
"texascavers@texascavers.com" <texascavers@texascavers.com>;
"kuva...@mygrande.net" <kuva...@mygrande.net>; "lyndon....@gmail.com"
<lyndon....@gmail.com>; "b...@zaraenvironmental.com"
<b...@zaraenvironmental.com>; "natashanich...@yahoo.com"
<natashanich...@yahoo.com>; "cefran...@yahoo.com" <cefran...@yahoo.com>;
"trog...@hotmail.com" <trog...@hotmail.com>; "cowboycoun...@sbcglobal.net"
<cowboycoun...@sbcglobal.net>; "mreai...@gmail.com" <mreai...@gmail.com>;
"texascav...@yahoo.com" <texascav...@yahoo.com>; "bellem...@yahoo.com"
<bellem...@yahoo.com>; "edwin_leh...@hotmail.com" <edwin_leh...@hotmail.com>;
"kristopherchand...@yahoo.com" <kristopherchand...@yahoo.com>;
"sharonavery...@yahoo.com" <sharonavery...@yahoo.com>; "caseydtuc...@gmail.com"
<caseydtuc...@gmail.com>; "mmay...@gmail.com" <mmay...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 4:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn
Caverns Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
Background check to be a volunteer?!! Is this some form of police state we’re
now in?!
From:Karen [mailto:karen.mast...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 4:35 PM
To: Julia Germany
Cc: mark.al...@l-3com.com; texascavers@texascavers.com;
diane.dismu...@tpwd.state.tx.us; deirdre.his...@tpwd.state.tx.us;
kuva...@mygrande.net; lyndon....@gmail.com; b...@zaraenvironmental.com;
natashanich...@yahoo.com; cefran...@yahoo.com; trog...@hotmail.com;
cowboycoun...@sbcglobal.net; mreai...@gmail.com; texascav...@yahoo.com;
bellem...@yahoo.com; edwin_leh...@hotmail.com; kristopherchand...@yahoo.com;
sharonavery...@yahoo.com; caseydtuc...@gmail.com; mmay...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn
Caverns Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
Mark,
How far in advance does TPWD need this filled out? If a background check is
needed, I'd guess there is a cut-off point.
Thanks,
Karen
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Julia Germany <germa...@aol.com> wrote:
This is SOOOOOOO cool! I am already registered.
NOTE: When you sign up for LCSP, they require a background check. Can't be any
worse than the 24-pager I just completed for a job in Austin!
And, you can sign up for so many other things, too - like grant writing!!
And even more exciting activities above ground, too.
This was long overdue - very proud of TPWD for setting this up. What a great
tool!
julia
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark.Alman <mark.al...@l-3com.com>
To: texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Cc: germanyj <germa...@aol.com>; Kuvasz1 <kuva...@mygrande.net>; lyndon.tiu
<lyndon....@gmail.com>; bill <b...@zaraenvironmental.com>; natashanichole
<natashanich...@yahoo.com>; cefrancke <cefran...@yahoo.com>; trogdog
<trog...@hotmail.com>; cowboycountry <cowboycoun...@sbcglobal.net>; mreaiken
<mreai...@gmail.com>; Mark Alman <texascav...@yahoo.com>; bellember
<bellem...@yahoo.com>; edwin lehr <edwin_leh...@hotmail.com>;
kristopherchandler <kristopherchand...@yahoo.com>; sharonavery409
<sharonavery...@yahoo.com>; caseydtucker <caseydtuc...@gmail.com>; mmayeu4
<mmay...@gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 2:43 pm
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn
Caverns Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
P.S.
If you do decide to come out and help, the TPWD staff has stated and is
requiring the following:
From:Terry Rodgers [mailto:terry.rodg...@tpwd.state.tx.us?]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 9:24 AM
To: Alman, Mark @ SSG - WSG - EOS; Mark Winford
Cc: David Bell; Terence Young; Michelle Devaney; Christina Utley
Subject: RE: Longhorn Caverns trail supplies -
Hi Mark! We have finally finished the paperwork to get volunteers at
Longhorn!!! Here is the site to go to and apply:
http://ec.volunteernow.com/custom/1353/
Allvolunteers must apply, then select a location, easiest to plug in Longhorn’s
zip code, 78611. The new system works faster than the older paper. Thanks Mark!
Terry Rodgers
Inks Lake State Park
3630 Park Road 4 W
cell 512-636-6206
It’s a very cool website and TPWD has several volunteer opportunities, besides
caving (imagine that!) that you might be interested in.
Complete the online application and see what other areas of interest are out
there and might appeal to you.
I know I found some!
Very painless!
Thanks!
Mark
From:Alman, Mark @ SSG - WSG - EOS
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 1:46 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Cc: germa...@aol.com; kuva...@mygrande.net; lyndon....@gmail.com;
b...@zaraenvironmental.com; natashanich...@yahoo.com; cefran...@yahoo.com;
trog...@hotmail.com; cowboycoun...@sbcglobal.net; mreai...@gmail.com; Mark
Alman; bellem...@yahoo.com; edwin lehr; kristopherchand...@yahoo.com;
sharonavery...@yahoo.com; caseydtuc...@gmail.com; mmay...@gmail.com
Subject: [Texascavers] Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn Caverns
Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
Well, with TCR in the rear view mirror, and Halloween will soon be behind us by
the time this rolls around, what better way to kick off the fall than a
Longhorn Caverns Project weekend involving caving, electricity, and power tools!
The TPWD has graciously followed through and purchased some much needed
equipment for us to make some long overdue trail improvements to a few areas
Throughout the cave.
Other funds for several other projects in the cave are to follow.
In the meantime, this project will involve scoring ~ 61 feet of concrete
throughout the cave (after we remove some gawd awful Astroturf © ) to improve
traction, safety, and overall appearance.
We will have to do this after hours on Saturday night and, if there’s enough
interest, I’d like to do this on Friday night, as well.
We have enough equipment for 8 (!) crews to be at work at one time.
As a reward for helping out with this, the park is offering:
· Free camping Friday and Saturday nights
· Free use of The Basement for wild cave tours (the Crownover back
entrance is still off limits).
· A Free Vanishing Texas Bald Eagle Boat Cruise Sunday on beautiful Lake
LBJ to observe bald eagles!
If you have water jugs with screw on caps, please bring them.
Hope to see the old hands back at the project this month, as well as any new
faces interested in helping out.
This is a truly fun and enjoyable project and we try hard to keep it that way
and we guarantee a great weekend!
Come out to a spectacular and historic cave and park, friendly park staff, and
the always entertaining camaraderie of cavers!
Hope to see you this month!
Thanks!
Mark
Burnet, Texas 78611
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I wish that's what it was, Natasha.
It's that freakin' new landowner (lawyer, naturally) in Houston!
You coming that weekend?
Mark
________________________________
From: Natasha Glasgow <natashanich...@yahoo.com>
To: "mark.al...@l-3com.com" <mark.al...@l-3com.com>
Cc: "<texascavers@texascavers.com>" <texascavers@texascavers.com>;
"<germa...@aol.com>" <germa...@aol.com>; "<kuva...@mygrande.net>"
<kuva...@mygrande.net>; "<lyndon....@gmail.com>" <lyndon....@gmail.com>;
"<b...@zaraenvironmental.com>" <b...@zaraenvironmental.com>;
"<cefran...@yahoo.com>" <cefran...@yahoo.com>; "<trog...@hotmail.com>"
<trog...@hotmail.com>; "<cowboycoun...@sbcglobal.net>"
<cowboycoun...@sbcglobal.net>; "<mreai...@gmail.com>" <mreai...@gmail.com>;
Mark Alman <texascav...@yahoo.com>; "<bellem...@yahoo.com>"
<bellem...@yahoo.com>; edwin lehr <edwin_leh...@hotmail.com>;
"<kristopherchand...@yahoo.com>" <kristopherchand...@yahoo.com>;
"<sharonavery...@yahoo.com>" <sharonavery...@yahoo.com>;
"<caseydtuc...@gmail.com>" <caseydtuc...@gmail.com>; "<mmay...@gmail.com>"
<mmay...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 4:39 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] Re: Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn
Caverns Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
Crown Over is still off limits!!??!!?? Officer Loverboy must really be putting
up a fight!!!!
Natasha
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 22, 2012, at 13:46, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote:
Well, with TCR in the rear view mirror,and Halloween willsoonbe behind us by
the time this rolls around, what better way to kick off thefall than a
>Longhorn Caverns Project weekend involving caving, electricity, and power
>tools!
>The TPWD has graciously followed through and purchased some much
>neededequipmentfor us to make some long overdue trail improvements to a few
>areas
>Throughout the cave.
>Other funds for several other projects in the cave are to follow.
>In the meantime, thisprojectwill involve scoring~ 61 feet of concrete
>throughout the cave (after we remove some gawd awful Astroturf©) to improve
>traction, safety,and overall appearance.
>We will have to do this after hours on Saturday night and, if there’s enough
>interest, I’dliketo do this on Friday night, as well.
>We have enough equipment for 8 (!)crewsto be at work at one time.
>As a reward for helping out with this, the park is offering:
>· Free camping Friday and Saturday nights
>· Free use ofThe Basement forwild cave tours(the Crownover back entrance
>is still off limits).
>· A Free Vanishing Texas Bald EagleBoat CruiseSundayon beautiful Lake LBJ
>to observe bald eagles!
> If you have water jugs with screw oncaps, please bring them.
>Hope to see the old hands back at the project this month, as well as any new
>faces interested in helping out.
>This is a truly fun and enjoyable project and we try hard to keep it that way
>and we guarantee a great weekend!
>Come out to a spectacular and historic cave and park, friendly park staff, and
>the always entertaining camaraderie of cavers!
>
>Hope to see you this month!
>
>
>Thanks!
>Mark
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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