[Awclist] AWC Programs for 2013

[Mary Scofield]

>From Celia Southwick and Betsy Butler Co-Program Chair
The following is a list of dates for the meetings this year. 2nd Tuesday 
of each month.
We do have a new location at 9018 Central Ave SE at the New Town House 
Dining Room and Lounge
They do have wine and beer as well as a full service dining room and 
thus no smoking regulations.
This was a very nice offer to have our meetings here by Mr Frank Argyres
Ohio Knox was instrumental in finding this opportunity.
Our meetings will be the 2nd Tuesday of each month and this means next 
Tuesday Feb 12, 2013 will be our first meeting at this location.
6:30 pm
you may come early for dining before the meeting and/or to get your 
drink and snacks so that we can start right on time.
This meeting your presenter is Christine
Christine will be showing a DVD of some trips she made to Costa Rica and 
South America
Please be prompt as she has a timeline to leave by 7:20
As such any club business will be discussed after the 7:20 time frame
For your consideration I am looking for presenters at any of the 
following meetings or a special session if required:

  * Feb 12 - Christine - Costa Rica boating
  * March 12
  * April 9
  * May 14
  * June 11
  * July 9
  * August is probably connected to the picnic and clinics - date TBA
  * Sept 10
  * October 8
  * November 12
  * December 10 - probably a holiday party

Topics that might be of consideration are: presenters can be more than 
one person!
This list below is just some thoughts on previous presenters and ideas, 
all subject to change and consideration.

 1. YOUR CHOICE
 2. Knots to know on the river
 3. Trip Planning and organization
 4. Safety - to include river hand signals and general safety proceedures
 5. First Aid Kit - what should go in a your major first aid kits? 
    Minor kits
 6. Dutch Oven Cooking on the river
 7. How to rig/pack a raft, cataraft, canoe, kayak, inflatable kayak
    (aka - I.K.) sea kayak for a self support/group  river trip
 8. Planning meals on a river trip - food groups, division of the labors
    and gear....
 9. Knots again can include setting a Z-drag
10. Special trip opportunities from sea kayaks, canoeing trips,
    whitewater adventures - your own photos and tales
11. Different Rivers to run w/ consideration of the "window of
    opportunity - water levels", distance there, distance on the water,
    shuttle thoughts and costs.....the not so common rivers such as the
    Gila, Dirty Devil, Escalante,
12. Keeping a Journal - what goes into this, personal, river data/log,
    photo journal
13. Geology presentations on various cool rivers in the SW - ideas welcome
14. ???
15. !!!
16. And more......

Please consider sharing your story, photos, and tales
We will even have a candle in the middle of the table in lieu of a 
campfire ......so break out the stories!
Thanks and hope we come up w/ a great list of THINGS *YOU* WANT TO KNOW 
and more.
FYI if you don't come forth with ideas.....then it will be THINGS CELIA 
LOVED TO HEAR ABOUT!!!!
Please make it your programs and share a tale.  Every trip lends 
somethings to share, learn from and more.
Celia Southwick Program Chair - rsouthwick at shamanproducts.com 
<mailto:rsouthwick at shamanproducts.com>
Betsy Butler Co-Program Chair -  Betsy Butler  (j.butler505 at comcast.net 
<mailto:j.butler505 at comcast.net>)

Celia Southwick 239-4289 ................ FYI, we(southwicks) no longer 
have our home phone - just cell phones.

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