texascavers Digest 25 Sep 2012 11:40:29 -0000 Issue 1631
Topics (messages 20736 through 20740):
Re: Off-topic: Packing peanuts up for grabs
20736 by: Gill Edigar
Artificial Bat Cave built to combat WNS
20737 by: Heather Tucek
Joe Ranzau - please contact me off list ASAP
20738 by: germanyj.aol.com
Friend for a Caver
20739 by: Casey Tucker
Hello!? - Request for officers for 2013 - The TSA Wants YOU To Volunteer!
20740 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com
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I think those are correctly called 'Angel Turds'.
--Ediger
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Katherine Arens
<ar...@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
> Dear all:
> i have a small refrigerator box (something like 48" high and 24" square)
> full of packing peanuts.
> Available to first claimant.
> Pick up in Austin or at TCR.
> katie arens
> ************************
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http://www.statesman.com/opinion/insight/artificial-bat-cave-built-to-combat-killer-disease-2465245.html
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*Go find out!*
-Heather Tuček
UT Grotto
TSA Membership Chair
NSS 59660
(512) 773-1348
trog...@cavechat.org
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Need to discuss a position that is open at Devils River:
http://jobs.nature.org/texas-usa/devils-river-project-director/30972665/job/
Want to discuss it with you, and hopefully use you as a reference.
Call me: 281-979-9208
or email is fine too.
Many thanks!
julia
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Hello all,
Last week I picked up a lonely, sad, skinny puppy on the side of the higway
in Marble Falls. Shes is around 3-4 months old, very friendly, and very
sweet. In just a week she has put on a lot weight, and is looking good.
I, however cannot keep her on the property where I am working. She needs a
good, loving home very soon. I have to find a home for her before this
weekend or she goes to the shelter. If you or anyone know is interested
in a wonderful puppy please let me know. Also to note, she has fleas, and
possibly round worms. She has had a preliminary treatment for the worms
and her bloated stomach is not so bloated anymore. She'll make a great
addition to your family.
Casey Tucker
478-414-8108
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The crickets are chirping so loudly that I thought I better re-announce
this.
It's been a week since I announced the beginning of the 2013 officer
nomination process for the TSA.
So far, I have had two people respond with their interest in serving as
TSA Secretary.
Thanks you so much (you know who you are)! That's the good news.
The bad news is that we have had ZERO response for TSA Secretary.
This is definitely very bad news, as we are on course for no TSA
Convention this spring, unless someone steps up!
Please consider this and volunteer. We need some new blood to step up!
Thanks,
Mark
From: Alman, Mark @ SSG - WSG - EOS
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 9:44 AM
To: TexasCavers
Subject: [Texascavers] Request for officers for 2013 - The TSA Wants YOU
To Volunteer!
(Borrowing from one of Ron Ralph's excellent past emails from when he
was the TSA Nominations Chair).
Cavers:
It is once again time to consider running for office. The Texas
Speleological Association needs your hat in the ring for the 2013
election at the Texas Caver Reunion. The positions are for one year and
duties are outlined below. Knowing your reluctance to volunteer for any
position, I am asking your friends (ha!) to suggest to me that you will
be a fine candidate. I will then contact you and ask if you will run and
serve.
Our present officers (2012) are:
President - Don Arburn (standing, unless someone REALLY wants to run)
Vice-President - Ellie Watson (OPEN. Ellie is standing down, after many
years of superb service to the TSA).
Secretary - Denise Prendergast (OPEN. Denise is standing down, after
many years of excellent record keeping for the TSA).
Treasurer - Michael Cicherski (standing, unless someone REALLY wants to
run)
This is the first call for nominations. Please respond with your
thoughts on possible candidates at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
Mark Alman, TSA Elections Committee Chair
September 17, 2012
214-289-9181 - Cell
Duties of TSA Officers
Nominations for TSA officers are in progress. This page is an excerpt
from the TSA Constitution describing the duties of TSA Officers.
Article IV: Officers
A. The Executive Council consists of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman,
Secretary, Treasurer and the Chair of each standing committee. Elected
officers shall take office on the first day of the New Year.
1. The Chairman, when present, shall preside over all TSA meetings.
2. The Vice-Chairman is responsible for meeting and program arrangements
and shall preside at TSA meeting is the absence of the Chairman.
3. The Secretary records the minutes of TSA meetings and maintains a
current list of members.
4. The Treasurer keeps track of TSA assets by maintaining adequate
financial records, including those for The Texas Caver. The Treasurer
prepares a budget for the fiscal year, maintains the membership
database, and insures the database is available electronically to the
membership.
B. A vacancy in any elected office other than that of Chairman may be
filled by the Executive Council by appointing any full member in good
standing or by special election if so desired by the Executive Council.
C. The Vice-Chairman shall fill a vacancy in the office of Chairman.
D. Officers may be removed from their position by a three-quarters
majority vote at any Member Meeting.
NOTES: The vice chair has historically organized the TSA spring
convention, in other words, No Vice Chair = No TSA Convention!
And the chairman is responsible for organizing the TSA business
meetings...ie preparing agendas, scheduling the meeting...keeping things
moving at the meetings....and being a "speleo-referee" to keep things
civil.
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