Minutes 08apr28

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Called to order 7:07

Victor will do presentation instead of the Traditional April auction today.

Sharon not present for Treasurer's report. We think Balance is around $2200.

Last month's minutes approved. 7:13

John Cochran will be main speaker for 50th aniv. celebration. T-Shirt graphics were selected.

1 Old Business
2 New Business
3 Introductions and Trip Reports
4 Presentation
5 After Meeting Meeting

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Old Business

John Corcoran and Wife should get free dinner and t-shirs for being guest of honor. Grotto has 63 members. Plus others. Suggest printing at least 100 t-shirts. Need to set a dinner price, even if we have no caterer yet. Perhaps $35-$40, including wine, beer, commemorative glass.

Date will be Sept. 20th, at the Natl. Atomic Museum.
6-7 social hour.
Dinner starts at 7
Have a slide show running during social hour

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Pecos

River is fast. Access is unlikely until July. Still trying to arrange access through private land for private cave inventory. He still mentions $$. Negotiation for non $$ is delayed, for fear of precluding $$. Perhaps negotiate reconnaissance for free, and deliver report for $$?

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Graffitti Removal

Nothing yet. Next month will have presentation on Sandia Cave cleanup project.

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Ft. Stanton

New T-shirt is out. No running or standing water in main right now. Snowy river was significantly expanded last weekend. Sam worked dig. Going down to bedrock to anchor culvert. John Lyles investigated some "skylights" into snowy river. Crystal Creek was flowing. Water samples were taken. Water team surveyed 480', Snowy River north. Donald Davis' team surveyed 1300' in Snowy river south. Still going. 7 hour approach. 7 hour of survey. Lots of time changing clothes clean/dirty/clean/dirty... Penny Boston's samples were washed around. Flagging from last year was covered in calcite! About 40 on trip. Expecting 60-70 in the coming week. Dianna has a HS student looking for DNA in manganese-oxide deposits. There were some pools standing in Snowy river, but mostly dry. Jim Cox did a new Ft. Stanton video.

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Memorial Day Regional

Moved from Parks Ranch, to a cave north of Georgetown in the Gila.

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New Business

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ABQ Outdoor Fun

ABQ Parks and Rec, Duane Ordonez was here to talk. Would like some Grotto support for an outdoor rec program. Provide adventure programs for kids. Disney Corp provides support. Promotes education, healthy living. Also hiring for part-time support. Must be > 25 years old. Check with them over caving trips, and arrange to come along. WWW site outdoorrecreation@cabq.gov

Gary Wolfe worked to set up cave trips and selections. Tim Madrid is main guide for summer. 768-5349.

Or call 311 in ABQ for local area info. They can direct you to the proper people for city info of ANY kind.

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Emergency Services Classes

May 16-18 is SCAPE. Glorietta Classes by NM Emergency services council. Including Cave Rescue management. By Tom Bemis, NCRC instructor. $75. Have meal packages. Tent Sites $15/night. Hotel $55/night. Contact Roger for more info.

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