Minutes 08jan28
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First meeting for new board:
- Kevin, prez
- sharon treas
- aaron secreatary
- ray vp
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Agenda
wants minutes on grotto WWW site
Treasurer Report
- $2282.32 in checking acct.
- Highlighted names whose membership is due.
- Will send latest to Alan to upload to WWW site.
- Need to pay Alan for WWW site too. Last payment in july.
- Paid $300 for a year up to end of June 2007. need to pay for rest.
- Need to get new signature authorization for grotto accts. Bank of the West, on Academy
- Brian Galbraith Memorial Fund is yet to be distributed.
Ray
JCKS overspent budget by like $30,000. Plan to tap life-member endowment to cover shortfall.
Introductions and Trip Reports
- Fred Mitchell. Caved a lot in AZ. Doing some here now. Police bugged him at Alabaster. He ran back in cave and evaded. Parked on public land off road south of Alabaster. Found a small dirt cave which had petroglyphs. marked it on GPS.
- Robert Grubbs. Caves in CO a lot. Saw ruins in Mexico.
- Ray Keeler-Since Nov, did SWR in Las Cruces, Candle Cave Walk, Barber Pole opens up. (AZ?) 150' pit down a drain which has been dug since 60's but opened up with rain.
- Stephanie Keeler-No caving since she was here and went to alabaster in october.
- Michael J Smith, has been inactive. Former CO grotto.
- Jeff Fusselman, moved here from OK-Got back from Golindrinas area last week. Did several big pits in the area. Max -1500 ft., on 2 drops.
- Scott Christinson- Was in mexico with Jeff Fusselman. W of tampico. Mike Walsh, of TX, has a house that he rents to cavers. 3 mi from golindrinas,as the crow flies.AMCS has a book, Caves of the Golindrinas Area, and has Coords. Locals are friendly in the remote parts of Mexico. Watch out near Mexico city and the border.
- James Tabinski, been here 1 yr. from Socorro. Now at UNM. Was in Malpais in May.
- Rodger Burt-Not much caving. More skiing.
- Sherie Pennebaker
- Aaron Birenboim
- Knutt Peterson, UNM grad student, finishing up. Did see lava tubes in HI. Went with Dave Bunnel in HI, close to Kona. Dianna Northup and Penny Boston were there. They have long tubes, like 22 mi. There are 3-5 acre lots in a ranchette area where there are tube entrances. Did Monekea. There are quartz crystals in cave. A micro version of what you find in Chirakawa Crystal in AZ.
- Duke McMullan - Also did McKinney last SWR in Gila. GPS coords for McKinney did not help them much in finding it.
- Kevin Lormes-Just Alabaster recently. Has an alabaster map by Boyd in 1982 to share. Looks like there was a major breakdown block in there recently. We should check map.
- Brian Boysen, friend of Kevin. New to caving
- Carol Lucero. Getting active again.
- Linda Starr - McKinney's hole at SWR in Gila.
- Blake made a brief appearance with daughter. He submitted annual report.
- Sharon Chong - Nov was in New Zeland. Saw glowworm caves. Glowworms need river caves. Toured in boats. worms dot the ceiling like stars. They fish for flies with mucus. They eat like 3 flies in their 9 month lifespan. Blackwater rafting in inner tube, swimming in wetsuits.
- Jennifer Boyette
- Nathan Dale, started in Socorro.-Has been to Mexico, but not caving.
Announcements
GypKaP
Weekends of:
- March 1
- June 14
- Aug 2
- Oct 18
Mentioned on our WWW site, also on SWR WWW site. Mostly on BLM land, often under private lease. Pleanty of cows.
March Regional
Should be at McKitrick Hill. Date not set yet. Goodbar is considering closing the McKitrick hill caves. SWR may do an inventory about what cleanup is needed and how long it might take if they close for cleanup.
Survey going in Dry cave, w/ Jennifer Foote. New stuff is being found. Some is not virgin, but is virgin to us. Some is virgin.
50th Aniversary
Turns 50 Sept 20, 2008. Dinner will be on a Sat. night, with a program.
Still need to vote on artwork. Try next month.
SWR Events
Big Manhole Feb 16.
HGRP
- April 26
- July 26
- Oct 25
New Business
Pecos Natl. Historical Park, near Santa Fe, wants a Baca cave inventory. Pajarito and Us were sent a proposed scope of work. Survey, inventory, some studies and samples, turned over to Natl. Park. There was an honoraria at one time, but maybe not now. Jennifer Foote is taking lead, we may offer some support.
Jennifer Boyette has taken on newsletter, and wants content.
Calendar updates. Kevin mailed some out.
Would like to see people organize briefings on various cave topics at meetings. Perhaps chairs of various activities/topics.
What should we do with our $$? Can/should we market better? Can we help create a conservency, or attach to another one to buy land to preserve caves?
Program
8:41
Ray's slide show on Barber Pole Pit. (AZ?)
After Meeting Meeting
Let's try to keep this regular. Plan on Copper Lounge. Central Just west of University.
Adjourn
8:55
