Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 6, 7PM.
Program: SEPTEMBER'S PROGRAM IS AN INFORMATIVE MEETING ON THE
UPCOMING MOCK CAVE RESCUE AT DEVIL'S ICEBOX. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND.
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***The homepage now has the monthly meeting minutes***
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Labor Day Weekend: (9/4-5) Mapping Trip in Three Creeks. There will possibly be a
mapping trip this weekend, potentially in Hunter's Cave. Details will be finalized
at the meeting.
9/11: Float Trip : Meramec River. Join us as we float 7 miles from Scott's Ford to
Riverview(?) on this day. We will be camping at the Lucky Clover Campground, and
the canoes will only be $10. Call Jennifer Wolff at 573-817-1844 for more info.
9/12: Grotto Trip: Piquet Cave. This will be a long and strenuous trip to this
very large cave. Wetsuits are highly encouraged. Sign up at the meeting or call
Rita Worden for more info at: 660-849-2156. You can also call Bob Lerch at
573-449-7225.
9/18: Annual Chicken Roast. Join us for this long-standing grotto sponsored event.
We will have a change of scenery this year as the Worden's will host the event at
their place in Moniteau County near Jamestown. Tentative plans for this year's
event include a sauna and live music. Maps/invitations will be mailed out next
week. Call the Wordens for more info at: 660-849-2156 Volunteers are needed to
help set up and procure supplies for this year's event.
9/25: Mock Cave Rescue: Devil's Icebox, Boone County. The Boone County Fire
Protection District in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources has asked Chouteau members to participate in this event. The program at
the September meeting will cover the details of this event.
9/18: MSS Meeting, Rolla: The MSS meeting format has changed recently, and the
morning session from 9am to noon will be an informal gathering consisting of
numerous displays of maps, cave-related software, and other grotto projects. The
publications desk will be open and selling maps and the like. The business
meeting starts at 1pm, and the meeting will be held at the usual place at the
DNR-Division of Geology and Land Survey Building on Fairgrounds Road.
9/24-26: 13th Annual Ozark Caver's Gathering (ORC), McDonald County, MO. For more
information contact Nick and Gail Campagna at 471-683-0100 or email:
campagna@goin.missouri.org
10/7-10: 22nd Annual TAG Fall Cave-In, Sequoyah Caverns, Valley Head, AL. Hosted
by the Dogwood City Grotto for NSS members and their guests. Pre-registration:
Edie Cowan @ 770-939-0970 or email: mewnak@mindspring.com
10/19-23: 14th National Cave Management Symposium, at the Clarion Hotel in
Chattanooga, TN. For more info contact: Mark Wolinsky, 919-755-9945 or email:
ncms99@scci.org The schedule and information is also available at
www.caves.org/ncms99
10/22-24: Fall MVOR, Leasburg, MO, hosted by the Middle Mississippi Valley Grotto
(MMV). At the Ozark Outdoors Campgrounds (Keyes) across the river from Onondaga
Cave S.P. For more info contact Don Dunham at 314-296-1716, or email Jim Donley at
jr-donley@mocty.com
8/21: Clean Up Columbia. Chouteau participated in this city-wide event, in which
over 4 tons of trash were collected, demolishing last year's record.
Unfortunately, Julie Blubaugh was the ONLY Chouteau member to show up, although
she had help from Judi, Loren, and Chandler Davis. Kudos to Julie for her
attention to the cause! Thanks Julie!!
Bob Lerch and Joe Hobbs attended a cave mapping workshop offered by the MDC and
CRF in Shannon County on August 28-29. Bill Elliott was an instructor at this
event.
Jennifer Wolff, Jeff Williams, Orin and Rita Worden, Dan Childers and Daryl
Greaser explored four caves in Shannon County on August 28-29. The group enjoyed a
moon-lit float on the Current River on Friday night, explored Little Gem,
Conglomerate and another unknown (to the author) cave en route to the Round Spring
take out. On Sunday the group enjoyed vertical caving in Marvel Cave.
Daryl Greaser and some friends visited Cave Spring Cave in Shannon County during a
float trip on August 7th.
Rita Worden has volunteered to become Chouteau's new Trip Coordinator. Rita has
been in the grotto for some time and is almost always present on grotto-sponsored
trips. She hasn't wasted any time and has already scheduled this month's trip.
(See Calendar) You can call Rita at 660-849-2156 if you have any
questions/suggestions/info. Thanks Rita!
Patti Williamson will become the new newsletter editor, starting with the October
issue. Patti is a relatively new grotto member but is very anxious to start in
this position. She has computer experience and plenty of software to keep it
looking great. Look for changes as Patti develops her own personal style. Thanks
Patti!
The Grotto reunion has been postponed until next year due to time considerations.
A committee of five has been set up to organize this event. Rick Walk has a list
of 122 former grotto members and the committee will attempt to contact them for
this event. If you are a former member of Chouteau or know of a former members
whereabouts, please contact Daryl Greaser @ 573-445-8222, or email him at:
mocaver@aol.com
Please send all agenda items to Bob Lerch at lerchr@missouri.edu or call him at
573-449-7225.
A new movie called BATS is apparently going to be opening Friday, October 20. The
movie is from Destination Films. The movie
synopsis reads as follows: "When the small Texas town of Gallup experiences a
series of inexplicable bat attacks on local residents, the government calls upon
eminent wildlife zoologist Dr. Sheila Casper (Dina Meyer) to investigate.
Although usually a harmless and rather gentle animal, swarms of bats have suddenly
become vicious, making Gallup a very dangerous place after the sun goes down.
Sheila teams up with town sheriff Emmett Kimsey (Lou Diamond Phillips) to discover
why these nocturnal mammals have changed their behavior. As the attacks escalate,
Sheila and Kimsey must locate and destroy the swarm's cave before the killing
spreads."
More about the movie can be found at http://www.batsthemovie.com/
You can send a message to ALL Chouteau members by simply posting a note to:
chouteau@coollist.com
This "coollist" is a discussion group setup similar to "mocaves" in which all who
have subscribed will get your message. To subscribe, go to www.coollist.com and
follow the instructions for subscribing. The list is called "Chouteau"
Caver's Digest is an international caving discussion group. This site is
constantly filled with scientific and recreational information on caving and
cave-related activities, and is an excellent resource for obscure information. By
simply posting a message to one email address, you will reach hundreds of cavers
around the world.
To subscribe to Caver's Digest, simply send an email to: jolsen@novonyx.com
with the word "subscribe" in the body of the text (not the subject line.) Then, to
post a message to the list, send postings to: cavers@ditell.com You can also
visit their website at:
http://www.ditell.com/~cavers
David McKenzie has released a new version of WALLS, his cave mapping
software. You can download it at
http://www.realtime.net/~davidmck/wallsbeta/walls2b4.exe
Information on the 14th National Cave Management symposium:
http://www.caves.org/ncms99
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
Joseph Hobbs NSS# 54012
3217 Westcreek Circle
Columbia, MO 65203
(573)-441-8964
hobbsj@missouri.edu
Treasurer
Kevin Feltz NSS# 23141
2310 Nelwood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
(573)-474-1173
kfeltz@mail.coin.missouri.edu
MSS Representative
Daryl Greaser NSS# 45614
5994 W. Hatton Chapel Rd.
Columbia, MO 65202
(573)-445-8222
Mocaver@aol.com
Foresight Editor
Rickard Walk NSS# 28189
4580 Todd St.
Columbia, MO 65201
(573)-442-2660
aneswalk@tranquility.net
1999 Committees
Editor Foresight
Rickard Walk
Associate Editors, Foresight
Daryl Greaser, Bob Lerch
Editor Chouteau News
Daryl Greaser
Conservation
Bob Lerch, Joe Engeln
Education
Bill Elliott, Bob Lerch, Rick Walk
Safety / Rescue
Rick Walk, Jim Yancey, Scott Schulte
Research Review
Joe Engeln, Carol Wicks, Jim Huckins, Bob Lerch, Louise Hose
Library / Exchange Publications
Kevin Feltz, Rick Walk
Membership dues
Kevin Feltz
MCKC
Rick Walk
NSS
Rick Walk
Public Relations
Mike Morgan, Bill Elliott
Trip Coordinator
Rita Worden
Webpage
Michael Wardin
Stream Teams
Devils Icebox, Jim Yancey
Hunterís Cave Stream,Daryl Greaser, Bob Lerch
Spring Cave Stream, Daryl Greaser, Bob Lerch
Gans Creek, Daryl Greaser
