NOVEMBER 5, 2003  CHOUTEAU GROTTO MINUTES





MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:04 PM WITH 8 MEMBERS PRESENT



SECRETARY'S REPORT:  N/A

TREASURER'S REPORT:  N/A

MSS LIAISON'S REPORT:  N/A

FORESIGHT EDITOR'S:  N/A

QUARTERMASTER'S REPORT:  MIKE MORGAN NOTED THAT WE GOT OUR COMPASS BACK, HAS A 2 YEAR WARRENTY. HE HAS A RECEIPT FOR KEVIN

ALL EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN RETURNED.



OLD BUSINESS:



JOE IS HOPING TO HAVE THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE MEMBERSHIP MANUAL BY NEXT MEETING.



GROTTO EQUIPMENT

STILL WORKING ON A CHECK OUT POLICY. DISCUSSION WAS HAD AND DECIDED THAT THE FEE WILL BE A $20 DEPOSIT



WINTER CAMPOUT

TALKING ABOUT GOING TO ARKANSAS, THE UPPER BUFFALO REGION, AND THE DATE WILL BE OVER PRESIDENTS DAY WEEKEND.



NEW BUSINESS



GROTTO ELECTIONS

ALL POSITIONS ARE OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS.  THE FOLLOWING WERE NOMINATED, MARCK SCHNEIDER FOR CHAIR, KEVIN FELCH FOT TREASURER, AND AMBER SPOHN FOR MSS LIAISON.  ELECTIONS ARE DURING THE DECEMBER MEETING.



TAPES TRANSCRIBED 2000 REUNION

MARCK SCHNEIDER AGAIN OFFERED TO DO HALF IF SOMEONE WOULD DO THE OTHER HALF, IT WAS THEN ARRANGED FOR MARCK TO PICK UP SOME TAPES FROM SCOTT SCHULTE



UPCOMING EVENTS



NASHVILLE GROTTO 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

NOVEMBER 7-9, 2003

JOINT VENTURES: PARTNERS IN STEWARDSHIP

NOVEMBER 17-20, 2003- THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT,

THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE BUREAU  OF RECLAMATION, THE

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, THE U.S. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS, AND OTHER

OUTSIDE PARTNERS, IS HOSTING A CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES.

CARTER CAVES CRAWL-A-THON

JANUARY 23-25, 2004 CARTER CAVES S.P., KENTUCKY

OZARKS EXTREME

APRIL 2-4, 2004 BRANSON MO. TOUR WILD AND COMMERCIAL CAVES WITH LOCAL GUIDES, TAKE WILDERNESS SURVIVAL HIKES, KAYAK, OR VISIT

THE GEAR VENDORS. CAMP OR RENAT A ROOM ALL ON 24 ACRES ALONG

WITH AMMENITIES SUCH AS: CLIMBING WALL, SPELEO BOX AND SAUNA.

FOR MORE INFO. CONTACT KRYSTA DAVIS

NSS CONVENTION

JULY 12-16, 2004 MARQUETTE MICHIGAN. COME AND JOIN US ON THE SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR. VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW.NSS2004.COM FOR INFO.



CAVE REPORTS



MIKE MORGAN SPOKE ABOUT TAG. THEY LEFT THURSDAY, AND CAVED FRIDAY AND SUNDAY. DID SOME PITS IN NORTHERN ALABAMA 3 TOTAL. THEY BUILT A CRAZY FIRE THAT WAS ENTERTAINING TO WATCH. 1200 PEOPLE AT TAG THIS YEAR, AND MIKE HAS ALL INTENTIONS OF RETURNING NEXT YEAR.



MARCK SCHNEIDER, AMBER SPOHN, BOB AND ANDY LERCH, BEN MILLER, AND JESSE BIBB WENT TO MVOR IN PULASKI COUNTY, SAW RATTLESNAKE CAVE, AND OFFUTS PIT. WILD AS EVERY MVOR IS, BUT A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL. THE LAND OWNERS WERE OUTSTANDING.



AMBER SPOHN IS WORKING IN STONE COUNTY, WITH BEN MILLER AND JESSE BEBB AND OTHERS MAPPING CAVES FOR THE AREA. IT IS GOING VERY WELL. NEXT STONE COUNTY WEEKEND WILL BE THE WEEKEND BEFORE THANKSGIVING. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTING IN HELPING CONTACT AMBER OR BEN.



NEW CAVE FOUND AT ROCKBRIDGE. SCOTT SCHULTZ NOTED THAT IT'S PRETTY SMALL AND DOESN'T KNOW WHERE IS GOES. IT WAS FOUND DURING GEOCACHING. SCOTT HAS ALSO OPENED AN INVITATION FOR GEOCASHING THIS SATURDAY NOV 8, AT 9 AM AT THE PARK OFFICE



ANYTHING I MISSED



WEEKEND AFTER THANKGIVING BRENT GERLING OF THE PONY EXPRESS GROTTO WILL BE MAPPING A CAVE IN THERE AREA THAT CURRENTLY IS UN MAPPED CONTACT PONY EXPRESS GROTTO FOR MORE INFO



ACCORDING TO MARCK SCHNEIDER THERE IS NEW POLICIES FOR THE MEETING ROOM. THEY SHOULDN'T EFFECT OUR GROUP. DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE END OF THE MONTH AS TO WHO RETAINS THERE SPOTS



MIKE WANTS TO GO BACK TO SHANNON COUNTY SOMETIME AND CHECK OUT A CAVE LEAD HE FOUND. ANYONE INTERESTED CONTACT MIKE MORGAN



STREAM TEAM EVENTS ARE GOING TO BE SCHEDULED SOMETIME SOON. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICAPATING CONTACT JOE.



DEC 6 MCKC MEETING AT 10 AM AT UMR IN ROLLA.  LOCATION IS STILL UNKNOWN CONTACT THE MCKC FOR MORE INFO



CARROLL CAVE CONSERVANCY RECEIVED OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION THAT THE NSS RECOGNIZES THEM AS AN OFFICIAL CONSERVANCY



MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE AT 7:55 PM WITH A SHORT BUT FABULOUS SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION BY SCOTT SCHULTZ



THESE MINUTES ARE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY MARCK CAVEMAN SCHENIDER. SPECIAL THANKS TO AMBER SPOHN FOR TAKING NOTES.