texascavers Digest 22 Oct 2012 20:38:16 -0000 Issue 1651
Topics (messages 20907 through 20921):
TCMA Breakfast at TCR
20907 by: Linda Palit
20910 by: James Jasek
20912 by: Mimi Jasek
TCR
20908 by: Linda Palit
20909 by: James Jasek
20911 by: Mimi Jasek
20913 by: Allan B. Cobb
Friday wine & cheese
20914 by: Mimi Jasek
UT Grotto Halloween party
20915 by: pstrickland1.austin.rr.com
Caving AND Power Tools?! It Must Be a Longhorn Caverns Project Weekend,
November 2nd thru 4th!
20916 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
20917 by: Lyndon Tiu
20918 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
20921 by: Julia Germany
TCR 2012
20919 by: Oztotl
[Congratulations!]
20920 by: Oztotl
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THANKS to all for making the TCMA Breakfast happen. There would be no
reason to cook if there were not hungry mouths to feed. And the people
coming out before dawn to prepare the food are noble! I can get up but
these people can cook!
Great works, and gracias,
Linda
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Linda,
The breakfast was very good. Thank you and everyone for doing it.
Jamas Jasek
On Oct 21, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Linda Palit wrote:
THANKS to all for making the TCMA Breakfast happen. There would be
no reason to cook if there were not hungry mouths to feed. And the
people coming out before dawn to prepare the food are noble! I can
get up but these people can cook!
Great works, and gracias,
Linda
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I second what Jim said:) Thank you so much!
Mimi Jasek
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 21, 2012, at 8:00 PM, James Jasek <caver...@hot.rr.com> wrote:
> Linda,
>
> The breakfast was very good. Thank you and everyone for doing it.
>
> Jamas Jasek
> On Oct 21, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Linda Palit wrote:
>
>> THANKS to all for making the TCMA Breakfast happen. There would be no
>> reason to cook if there were not hungry mouths to feed. And the people
>> coming out before dawn to prepare the food are noble! I can get up but
>> these people can cook!
>>
>> Great works, and gracias,
>> Linda
>
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Awesome! Thanks to Don, Ellie, and all the volunteers who make it happen.
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Yes, it was a great weekend. Great weather and great people.
James Jasek
On Oct 21, 2012, at 7:40 PM, Linda Palit wrote:
Awesome! Thanks to Don, Ellie, and all the volunteers who make it
happen.
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Another fantastic good time with a community of people who can't be beat!
Thanks all who made it happen, and next year we plan to try to get there
earlier to enjoy even more!
Till we're together again, keep caving:)
Mimi Jasek
Sent from my iPhone
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Thanks Linda for making breakfast happen. Also, thanks to all those who were
out there before dawn getting everything set up and those who showed up after
dawn to cook and serve. I would also like to thank everyone who came out to
have some wonderful breakfast and help support TCMA.
Thanks all,
Allan
From: Linda Palit
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 7:40 PM
To: Cavers Texas
Subject: [Texascavers] TCR
Awesome! Thanks to Don, Ellie, and all the volunteers who make it happen.
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Bexar Grotto, thank you so much for a really lovely Friday night event. All who
attended had a wonderful time - delicious food, great beverages, and delightful
company! I think I see another tradition starting!?
Mimi Jasek
Sent from my iPhone
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I am posting this for Gill Ediger (I have heard no mention of a keg, so BYOB)
UT Grotto Halloween Party--will take place on Saturday evening 27 October at my
house: 300 Mockingburd Ln, South Austin TX 78745. That's 2 blocks north and 1
block west of the intersection of East & West Stassney and South Congress for
those of you not GPS dependent. Costumes are strongly encouraged. Bring
something to eat: real food and/or munchies. Parking in the front yards is OK.
More parking in the field at the back of the driveway. Lots of shoulder parking
south on Blueburd. There will likely be a hot tub and possibly people in it
with their britches off. Remember a towel and spare clothes if you think you'll
need um. Camping will be available as well as couches and floor space. My phone
number is 410-303-1177. Call, don't text!
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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 (c) ) 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
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"Free use of The Basement for wild cave tours (the Crownover back
entrance is still off limits)."
We can do a round trip to and from the Crownover from the commercial
entrance can't we?
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 1:46 PM, <mark.al...@l-3com.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
Lyndon Tiu
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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
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 (c) ) 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
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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 statedand 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 getvolunteers 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 plugin Longhorn’s
zip code, 78611. The new system works faster than the olderpaper. 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 volunteeropportunities, besides
caving (imagine that!) that you might be interested in.
Complete the online application and see what other areas ofinterest 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; MarkAlman; 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 LonghornCaverns
Project Weekend, November 2nd thru 4th!
Well, with TCR in the rearview mirror, andHalloween will soonbe behind us by
the time thisrolls around, what better way to kick off the fall than a
Longhorn Caverns Projectweekend involving caving, electricity, and power tools!
The TPWD has graciouslyfollowed through and purchased some much needed
equipment for us to make some long overdue trailimprovements to a few areas
Throughout the cave.
Other funds for severalother projects in the cave are to follow.
In the meantime, thisproject will involve scoring ~ 61 feet of concrete
throughout thecave (after we remove some gawd awful Astroturf © ) to improve
traction, safety, and overall appearance.
We will have to do thisafter hours on Saturday night and, if there’s enough
interest, I’dlike to do this on Fridaynight, as well.
We have enough equipmentfor 8 (!) crews to be at work at one time.
As a reward for helping outwith this, the park is offering:
· Free camping Friday and Saturdaynights
· Free use of The Basement for wild cave tours (the Crownover back
entrance isstill off limits).
· A Free Vanishing Texas Bald EagleBoat Cruise Sunday on beautiful Lake
LBJ to observebald eagles!
If you have waterjugs with screw on caps,please bring them.
Hope to see the old handsback at the project this month, as well as any new
faces interested in helpingout.
This is a truly fun andenjoyable project and we try hard to keep it that way
and we guarantee a greatweekend!
Come out to a spectacularand historic cave and park, friendly park staff, and
the always entertainingcamaraderie of cavers!
Hope to see you this month!
Thanks!
Mark
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So far, those pesky Maya were wrong, the world didn't end this weekend. In
fact, there was a coming together, a reunion, instead. The annual gathering of
Cavers was joyous and productive, for me anyway. And in a way it's not over,
there are lost item, more reunions to be. Contact me to inquire.
Cavers, you made it happen, more than three hundred and fifty of you. I merely
answered a few questions and pointed fingers. Thank you for a great,
unforgettable weekend! The memories will last a lifetime! I hope you had a good
time and if you did, please thank yourself and especially these people: our
spouses & our friends, specifically; Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Galen Falgout,
Ann Scott, Linda Palit, Michael Cicherski, Ron Ralph, Stefan Creaser, Susan
Souby, Colin & Peter Strickland, Kitty & Kurt, Bill Steele, Amy Beverage, Bev
Shade, David Ochel, Lydia Hernandez, Denise Prendergrast, Jocie Hooper, Bill
Stephens, Tommy Joe, Leslie Bell, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Kyle Leonard, and
to the many volunteers and good people, whose personage I have may
unfortunately forgot today, who made this wonderful happening!
Thanks to Whole Earth Provision Company, Shiner Brewing, GGG, TSS, TSA, Mercy
Beads & Jonathan Wilson, for prizes and certificates and, I believe, our first
ever bouncy castle. There were others, you know who you are, thank you.
Chris Vreeland, thanks for immortalizing the camaraderie. Crash, thanks for
mastering the ceremony and Angela Edwards for sharing the gifts.
Kyle Leonard, thanks for bringing your Aggies, we needed the help, and they
came through!
Wesley Schumacher, good job with the wholesome earthy competition.
Thanks, Bexar Grotto for bringing some class and entertaining guests!
TCMA, thanks for starting our day-after-the-apocalypse-morning off with
caffeine and sustenance on Sunday.
And a thanks to Paul Dixon at Paradise Canyon for being a gracious host and
sharing his cool waters, green grass and shady canyon.
-Don
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Congratulations to Heather Túček for being elected Texas Speleological
Association's Secretary and Roger Moore as our new Vice-President. Three
things; thank you for stepping up, you both have big shoes to fill, and a
hearty "welcome aboard"!
That is all, back to work.
Don Arburn
President Texas Speleological Association
donarb...@mac.com
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