Vol.1 No. 6, October '98 Next Mtg: Wed., November 4th 1st edition
Send submissions to: Daryl Greaser, 5994 W. Hatton Chapel Rd., 65202
Send agenda items or program suggestions to Bob Lerch, Vice Chairman
Coming up...
Stream Team Inventory and Clean Up: Join grotto members on Chouteau's first official Stream
Team function. We will convene at Three Creeks Conservation Area to make a preliminary
assessment of the area as well as clean up any litter found. This will be a low-impact
trip, and caving gear is NOT required. Call Daryl @445- 8222 or
greaserd@health.missouri.edu
Grotto Trip: No trip for October has been organized at the time of this printing. If
you would like to suggest a cave or lead a trip, contact Daryl to make arrangements.
Regional / National...
10/8-11: 21st Annual TAG Fall Cave-in, Sequoyah Caverns, Valley Head, Alabama. Hosted
by Dogwood City Grotto. Sorry, no dogs, ATVs or fires will be permitted in the field.
Contact: Holly or Dan at 770-514-8862, or email: bunchnick@mindsprimg.com
11/21: MCKC Workday, Skaggs Cave. Bioinventory will be conducted, and a new trail will
be constructed. Volunteers are needed. If you are interested, Contact: JoSchaper
at JoSchaper@aol.com, or Tom Cravens at tfc@inlink.com
Recent happenings...
September 12: Mystery Cave trip, Perry County. Bob and Andy Lerch, Rita, Nick, and
Orin Worden, and Louise Hose attended. The group spent the day as well as part of
Sunday caving. They visited some other area caves. The trip was led by Myron Lloyd,
longtime Perry County caver. Word has it a good time was had by all. (Except for Daryl
Greaser and Matt Chasen who experienced car trouble on the way and were unable to make
it.)
September 19: M.S.S. Meeting, Rolla. A report has been distributed to grotto
members.
September 19: Annual Chicken Roast, now sponsored by Chouteau. Held at Mike Morgan's,
(Chouteau Chairman) a raving success! Quite a few attended, unsure of exactly how many
but I'm sure it was in the 50+ range overall. There was plenty of food to go around,
and once again, a good time was had by all.
September 26: Fall MVOR, hosted by the MSM Spelunker's Club at Mill Creek Recreation
Area - Kaintuck Holler, near Newburg in Phelps County. Initial reports indicate a
successful event, complete with *bonus* keg provided by Bill Elliott. Bill brought the
keg as a peace offering due to his e-mail causing copious amounts of "spam" to be
distributed across the MOCAVES discussion group. Bill Elliott and Mike Morgan
attended.
September 26: 12th annual Ozark Regional Cavers gathering, Brighton, MO. Michael
Wilbanks and Rocco Romeo were believed to have attended. No report at this time.
Update / Notes:
NOTICE: This will be your last issue of this newsletter if you don't have a subscription or
are not a current member. Remit $15 to become an active member, or $5 for a year's
subscription to Treasurer Kevin Feltz. His address appears at the end of this
letter.Be sure to say what it is for.
Foresight UPDATE: A new issue has been printed and will be on the way soon. It covers the
first half of 1998. Submissions are needed for the third quarter issue, specifically
activities, reports, and/or news that occurred during July, August, and September.
Send to Rick Walk.
What a great time to renew your membership! Support Chouteau Grotto!
New meeting structure: A proposal will be introduced to reformat the monthly business
meeting structure. Changes will allow for a program to start promptly by 9 PM.
Business not covered at that time will be tabled until the next meeting. The meeting
will be scheduled so that non-business issues will be towards the end. Also, moving
the meeting time to 7 will be proposed.
The grotto's own copy of the cave catalog has finally arrived. It will be available at
meetings for review. You can also call Daryl @ 573-445-8222 for information. Late
night is best.
A complete history of Chouteau has been submitted to the MSS for inclusion in an upcoming
Missouri Speleology. If you have anything to add, contact Rick ASAP. The deadline is
Oct. 15.
CD-ROMs with the 7.5" quadrangle maps are now available from the DGLS at a discount.
One CD contains a 1x1 degree area. This amounts to 64 7.5" maps, 2 1:100,000 maps, and
1 1:250,000 map. A software program is also on the CD, but reportedly unusable with
Windows95 or NT. The cost of each CD is $13.50. For more information contact Terry or
Karen @368-2125.
A directory of Missouri Natural Areas is available at no charge by writing: MDC, P.O. Box
180, Jefferson City, MO 65102, or call 573-751-4115.
If you have any information concerning the EPC/NSS fiasco, please forward it to
greaserd@health.missouri.edu, or JoSchaper@aol.com. All responses will be held
confidential.
Officers / Committees
CHAIRMAN
Mike Morgan
NSS# 11700
20757 N. Ponderosa Rd.
Clark, MO 65243
(573) 687-3254
CaveCriter@aol.com
VICE CHAIRMAN
Bob Lerch
NSS# 45004
407 Maplewood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 449-7225
lerchr@missouri.edu
SECRETARY
Tom Heffelfinger
NSS# 41453
607 N. Oak St.
California, MO 65018
(573) 796-2570
heftho@watlow.com
TREASURER
Kevin Feltz
NSS# 23141
2310 Nelwood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 474-1173
kfeltz@coin.missouri.edu
MSS DIRECTOR
Daryl Greaser
NSS# 45614
5994 W. Hatton Chapel
Columbia, MO 65202
573-445-8222
greaserD@health.missouri.edu
Foresight Editor
Rickard Walk
NSS# 28189
4580 Todd St.
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 442-2660
aneswalk@showme.missouri.edu
Chicken Roast
Mike Morgan
Chouteau News
Daryl Greaser
Library / Records / Exchange Publications
Kevin Feltz
Rickard Walk
