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SLAGA Board Meeting

November 2, 2017

7:00 PM, Chemical Interchange Building

Attendees – Kathy DeWitt, Tony Colter, Bill Lange, Laura MacLeod, Patricia Hutchison

                The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm.

                Motion to approve the September minutes was made by Tony, seconded by Bill.  Minutes were unanimously approved.

                Motion to approve the September and October treasurer’s reports was made by Patricia, seconded by Tony.  The treasurer’s reports were unanimously approved.

Old Business

• Newsletter – A newsletter will be scheduled to go out in January.
• E-mail blast – A save the date email will need to go out just before Thanksgiving.

• Event Recap:
  • ¨ Fall Picnic – Kathy reported that it went well and she received many positive comments on the change of food.
  • ¨ Grave Hop – The event was a lot of fun; about 17 teams participated.  L Frank indicated he did not plan to host the Grave Hop again next year, as it is very involved and time-consuming.  The board mentioned that it would consider seeking other hosts for future.
  • ¨ Halloween Roast – This event was a lot of fun, too, though it was modestly attended.  TerriBikes+ and Stacey Bassoon did a great job with hosting and supplying everything needed to make it a success.

• Upcoming Events:
  • ¨ Holiday Party – 12/9/17, 1:00-3:00 pm at Kirkwood Station.  Korriaan is hosting, and there will be a toy drive and food drive, as is traditional.
  • ¨ New Year’s Day Hike – 1/1/18, Pere Marquette, exact time and meeting location to be determined.  How-D is hosting and indicated that it would be an early morning hike.
  • ¨ Winter Potluck – 1/27/18, Jefferson Barracks Park.  Korriaan secured the location, Denmother is hosting and the event page is live on Geocaching.com.
  • ¨ Spring Picnic – 5/5/18, Spanish Lake.  While Korriaan is looking into acquiring this location, a host is needed.
  • ¨ Summer Picnic – 7/21/18, Location to be determined.  Mr. Boneparte will be hosting.
  • ¨ Fall Picnic – 9/22/18, Greensfelder Park, Dogwood Shelter.  A host is needed.

• Classes
  • ¨ GSAK – None scheduled at this time, however, there are class materials still posted on the SLAGA website for anyone who would like to reference the lessons on his or her own. 
  • ¨ Queeny Park – Bill taught a class that included 11 Girl Scouts and their families, who had signed up through the St. Louis County Parks program.  He indicated the class went very well, despite some minor technical glitches with the SLAGA-owned GPS devices.  It helped that there were ‘live’ caches in place in the park, that nothing new or temporary had to be set up and that the participants were already in the park, with no need to leave a classroom or other location to drive elsewhere for the fieldwork portion of the class.  To remedy the technical issues, Korriaan will perform ‘factory resets’ on the units prior to her loading waypoints onto the GPSrs.  The next scheduled SLAGA-taught class is March 10, 2018.  Those wishing to participate can sign up via the St. Louis County Parks website.

• SLAGA Geocoin
  • ¨ Geocoin – Tony is waiting on samples in four color schemes to arrive.
  • ¨ Pathtags – These are still in process.

• Adopt a Park – This issue has been tabled until next year.  Korriaan indicated that there has been some mention of this in the parks department, however, nothing has been acted on as yet.

• Geocaching on the Greenway – Major134 participated in the making of a video promoting geocaching along the Greenway trails, and it is now live on the SLAGA.org website.

New Business

• Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) – This event is being held on 11/4/17.

• SLAGA needs to order more SLAGA-branded SWAG.  Dave DeWitt is supposed to look into this.

• Next meeting will be after the SLAGA Holiday Party, December 9, 2017 at a location to be determined once availability is investigated.

• Adjournment
  • ¨ Tony motioned for the meeting to be adjourned and it was seconded by Bill.  Motion passed unanimously.  The meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.

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Due to vacation schedules, there was no SLAGA board meeting held in October, 2017.  The next meeting is scheduled for November 2, 2017.

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SLAGA Board Meeting

September 14, 2017

6:00 PM, Chemical Interchange Building

Attendees – Kathy DeWitt, Tony Colter, Bill Lange, Laura MacLeod, Patricia Hutchison, Dave DeWitt

                The meeting was called to order at 6:13 pm.

                Motion to approve the August minutes was made by Tony, seconded by Laura.  Minutes were unanimously approved.

                Motion to approve the July treasurer’s report was made by Tony, seconded by Bill.  The treasurer’s report was unanimously approved.

                Motion to approve the August treasurer’s report was made by Patricia, seconded by Tony.  The treasurer’s report was unanimously approved.

Old Business

• Newsletter – December/January for next one.
• E-mail blast needs to go out for Save the Date around 10/1/17.

• Event Recap:
  • ¨ Eclipse:  Two events, one by Laura, one by Tony.  Both were well-attended.

• Upcoming Events:
  • ¨ Fall Picnic – 9/16/17 – The Confluence at Hartford, Illinois.  Team_State will host, per David DeWitt.  Food is ordered and ready to go.  More donations have been received from Patricia.  Prizes need to be purchased.
  • ¨ Grave Hop – 10/21/17 – Bellefontaine Cemetery.  John Elfrank is hosting.  Nothing new on this.
  • ¨ Halloweenie Roast – 10/21/17 – Larson Park.  Terri Nealon (TerriBikes+) is hosting.  Questions received from TerriBikes+ have been answered.
  • ¨ Holiday Party – Kirkwood Station contacted Kathy to ask her to host the event there again.  Penciled in for 12/9/17, 1-3 pm.  Laura will host at Krikwood Station.  Board determined that a Monday or Tuesday night during the holidays isn’t feasible but will be considered for a future event.

• Classes
  • ¨ GSAK – Nothing new to add at this time. 
  • ¨ Queeny Park – Park catalog is now out with class for October 14, 2017, but no one is currently signed up.

• SLAGA Geocoin
  • ¨ Geocoin – Direct Mint has the blueprint for pricing.  SLAGA plans to order about 200; it will take about a week or so to hear from them, and once approved, production will run about 6-8 weeks.  Projected presale at Christmas party.  Bill suggested that ordering an additional quantity of 10-20 coins to meet demand would have been a good idea.  It was mentioned that only SLAGA premium members were able to purchase the coins because we had run out of the coins before the sales could be opened to the rest of the SLAGA membership.
  • ¨ Pathtags – Tony is looking into pricing for a matching pathtag.  We will probably order about 200 to match the coins, but more information needs to be gathered.
  • ¨ Eclipse coins – SLAGA ordered 50 and sold all of them.  They were only offered to premium members and people were on waiting lists to purchase them.

• Adopt a Park – John Elfrank spoke with Tom Ott, assistant park director and received positive response but nothing firm at this point.  Tom Ott is in favor and would provide a dumpster.  He suggests teaming up with Clean Stream.

• Election – Results were discussed.

New Business

• Geocaching on the Greenway – SLAGA was contacted by a Greenway representative requesting an interview about geocaching as something that can be done on the Greenways.  Kathy recruited Pete Shaw to do the interview on this.  Pete will contact the man to make arrangements.

• St. Louis County Public Meetings/Open House – General planning meetings.

• Request received for new SLAGA gear has been made, including polo shirts (with pockets), t-shirts and hats, as well as SWAG.  Dave will look into costs for said items.

• Next meeting will be 6:00 pm, November 2, 2017 at Chemical Interchange.

• Adjournment
  • ¨ Laura motioned for the meeting to be adjourned and it was seconded by Patricia.  Motion passed unanimously.  The meeting adjourned at 7:09 pm.

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SLAGA Board Meeting

August 11, 2017

6:00 PM, Chemical Interchange Building

Attendees – Kathy DeWitt, Tony Colter, Bill Lange, Laura MacLeod, Patricia Hutchison, Dave DeWitt, John Elfrank

                The meeting was called to order at 5:27 pm.

                Motion to approve the July minutes was made by Tony, seconded by Laura.  Minutes were unanimously approved.

                Treasurer’s report for July was presented.  Tabled due to a question about a remittance via Paypal that was recorded as received in the US Bank account.

Old Business

• Newsletter – Kathy owes an article on gadget caches.
• E-mail blast needs to go out for Milestone deadline of 8/16/17.  Additional email blast for voting and events.

• Event Recap:
  • ¨ Summer Picnic – Michael Rogers, Rock Bridge Memorial Park on 7/15/17.  Great time was had by all; nice pavilion, good wineries.

• Upcoming Events:
  • ¨ Eclipse – 8/21/17 – Tony’s event has been published.  Laura’s event has been published.  High turnout is expected for both.
  • ¨ Fall Picnic – 9/16/17 – The Confluence at Hartford, Illinois.  Team_State will host, per David DeWitt.  The location has been reserved, fee-free.  There are no barbecue grills there; Food will need to be brought in, possibly fried chicken, possibly pulled pork.  No hamburgers or hot dogs this time.  Donations were given to Dave DeWitt (cookware, backpack) for the raffle.  Caches need to be placed for the event; volunteers are welcome.
  • ¨ Grave Hop – 10/21/17 – Bellefontaine Cemetery.  John Elfrank is hosting.  He has been in contact with Dan Fuller, his contact at the cemetery.  They are providing a portapotty and a tent for the event.  John requested funds for prizes but will update the board on the number of entrants.  Everyone is encouraged to bring their own food and water, but SLAGA will reimburse John for providing water bottles.  Will Attends are greatly appreciated.
  • ¨ Halloweenie Roast – 10/21/17 – Larson Park.  Terri Nealon (TerriBikes+) is hosting.  Kathy DeWitt verify with Terri that she is still available and hosting.
  • ¨ Holiday Party – Kirkwood Station contacted Kathy to ask her to host the event there again.  Penciled in for 12/9/17, 1-3 pm.  Motion to accept and having Kathy confirm the event at Kirkwood station made by Patricia, seconded by Bill.  Approved.

• Classes
  • ¨ GSAK – Classes were well attended and both Pete and Jason did a great job.  Motion to provide each instructor with a gift card made by Tony and seconded by Laura. 
  • ¨ Queeny Park – July class was canceled due to no interest.  Next classes will be in the Parks catalog.

• SLAGA Geocoin
  • ¨ Geocoin – Reverse of coin needs additional detailing.  By next meeting, Tony should have the final version for submission and board approval.
  • ¨ Pathtags – Tony is working on a matching tag.

• Adopt a Park – John provided a copy of the letter he mailed to the Parks Department.  He has received no response from them.  Laura will follow up with the persons in charge at the Parks Department AFTER the Eclipse events as they are currently deeply involved in that project.

New Business

• Elections – Ballots have been emailed.  Of the 734 emails, only 181 have been opened.

• Projector – The technology may need replacing.  Dave will research this and report back at the next meeting.  The PA system may need upgrading or replacing as well.  Bill will see if the current system has the capability to be expanded or if we need to consider replacement.

• Next meeting will be 6:00 pm, September 14, 2017 at Chemical Interchange.

• Adjournment
  • ¨ Patricia motioned for the meeting to be adjourned and it was seconded by Laura.  Motion passed unanimously.  The meeting adjourned at 6:40 pm.

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SLAGA Board Meeting

June 13, 2017

6:03 PM, Chemical Interchange Building

Attendees – Kathy DeWitt, Tony Colter, Bill Lange, Laura MacLeod, Patricia Hutchison, Dave DeWitt

                The meeting was called to order at 6:03 pm.

                Motion to approve the June minutes was made by Tony, seconded by Laura.  Minutes were unanimously approved.

                Treasurer’s report for June was presented.  Motion to approve the treasurer’s reports was made by Patricia, seconded by Tony.  Treasurer’s report was unanimously approved.

Old Business

• Newsletter should go out in August and include information to find the GSAK syllabus on SLAGA.org.
• E-mail blast will be sent out by Dave and include information on the Eclipse coin presale at the summer picnic.

• Event Recap:
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• Upcoming Events:
  • ¨ Summer Picnic – 7/15/17 –Michael Rogers (ArtieD) is hosting at Rock Bridge just outside of Columbia, Missouri.  The facilities have been secured and paid for.  Attendees will provide their own food.  There is nothing new to add at this time.
  • ¨ Eclipse – 8/21/17 – Tony’s event has been published.  Laura’s event has been published.
  • ¨ Fall Picnic – 9/16/17 – The Confluence at Hartford, Illinois.  Team_State will host, per David DeWitt.  The location has been reserved, fee-free.  There are no barbecue grills there; Food will need to be brought in, possibly fried chicken, possibly pulled pork.  No hamburgers or hot dogs this time.
  • ¨ Grave Hop – 10/21/17 – Larson Park.  Date is confirmed, per Kathy but time needs to be verified.  John Elfrank is hosting.
  • ¨ Halloweenie Roast – 10/21/17 – Larson Park.  Terri Nealon (TerriBikes+) is hosting.  Kathy DeWitt said she will contact Larson Park to verify the time with them, but the date is confirmed.
  • ¨ Holiday Party – Tabled as too far in the future.  There is nothing new to add at this time.

• Classes
  • ¨ GSAK – Pete Shaw is teaching the GSAK 101 class; Jason Collier is teaching GSAK 102 and 201. 
  • ¨ Queeny Park – Laura will check on whether anyone has signed up for the July 29 class and whether the location has been corrected for the class setting.

• SLAGA Geocoin
  • ¨ Geocoin – Dave will send Tony the image for the coin’s reverse and Tony promised progress by the next meeting.
  • ¨ Pathtags – Tony is working on it.

• Trailer – The trailer needs to be cleaned out, washed, old foodstuffs (hot chocolate mix, salt and pepper, etc.) tossed and inspected for anything that may need to be repaired or otherwise maintained.  Dave will obtain the physical address for the trailer.

• Adopt a Park – Kathy will check with John Elfrank, as the board has not heard from him on this issue.  Kathy also asked Laura to let SLAGA know when the parks department is ready for us to step in and help with scheduling CITOs to clean up from the floods.

New Business

• None.

• Next meeting will be 5:00 pm, August 11, 2017 at Chemical Interchange.

• Adjournment
  • ¨ Laura motioned for the meeting to be adjourned and it was seconded by Bill.  Motion passed unanimously.  The meeting adjourned at 6:44 pm.