St. Louis Area Geocachers Association (SLAGA)

Officers Meeting Minutes for January 2010...

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The SLAGA officers were given 5 months notice to find a replacement and coordinate the turnover of duties. "After 12/31/09, I will no longer be performing the volunteer duties of SLAGA webmaster. This should give the officers sufficient time to recruit a replacement." "I hope you look at this as an opportunity to transform...

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Date Event Location Desc Type Photographer Links 2009/09/26 Cachin’, Eatin’ and Chewin’ the Fat in the Kingdom Veteran's Park, Fulton, MO Meet-n-greet with cachers from all over central Missouri, including Poker Run, hotdogs and burgers. ...

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TOP TEN Reasons to Attend the SLAGA Fall Picnic 10. You can check out all us crazy geocachers before you decide to sign up for a SLAGA membership! 9. Get your kicks at a park on Route 66 8. Check out the new SLAGA equipment trailer 7. Meet the new SLAGA officers 6. You have nothing...

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Get in the Game! with Geocaching For their 100th Anniversary Celebration, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is tapping into the outdoor fun and excitement of geocaching and inviting you along for the adventure! Through Get in the Game! geocaching events, Scouts and non-Scouts alike will search for prizes in this fast-paced, outdoor quest....

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Geocaching 101 October 3, 2009 This program will be held Saturday, October 3rd 2009, 10AM - 3PM, at Queeny County Park in the Greensfelder Recreation Complex, located at 550 Wideman Rd in Ballwin, MO 63011. The program is scheduled to start at 10 AM. SLAGA will have a PowerPoint presentation, along with sample caches, contents,...

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Interview with Jeremy Irish, geocaching.com "At the Metaplaces conference this week in San Jose, GPS Business News interviewed with Jeremy Irish, CEO and co-founder of Groundspeak, the company behind the geocaching community which now gathers over 2 million people. In this 6 minutes interview we talked about his company and the...

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National Public Lands Day September 26, 2009 National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. Last year, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants, and planted over 1.6 million trees. This annual event: Educates Americans about critical...

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Great Outdoors League October 4 - November 8, 2009 The Des Peres Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation to present the Great Outdoors League for children ages 8 to 10. Participants will learn about orienteering, geocaching, fishing, archery, camping and hiking, and participate in a unique competition each...

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St. Francois Family Play Day September 19, 2009 St. Francois State Park (8920 U.S. Highway 67, Bonne Terre, Missouri) wants to encourage you to take a “day off” from anything scheduled, and come out to the park and enjoy a day of play! The St. Francois Family Play Day will be very relaxed and...

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PodCacher Geo-Achievement Coins Contest Posted on September 13th, 2009 in PodCasts. < a href="http://www.coinsandpins.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_42&products_id=128">Geo-Achievement geocoins donated by CoinsAndPins.com PodCacher is kicking off the contest extravaganza with 3 mini-contests for 100 finds, 250 finds, and 500 finds. The geocacher with the best true caching story for their number of finds category (100, 250, 500) that they posted...

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Date Event Location Desc Type Photographer Links 2009/09/12 ParkPalooza - Arch Grounds St. Louis, Missouri Members man a booth right next to parking lot. All GPS receivers busy at times showing the public how to geocache. ...

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Date Event Location Desc Type Photographer Links 2009/09/09 09/09/09 Multi-Event ~ SLAGA Ice Cream Social (GC1VQ0Y) by Crowesfeat30 Cold Stone Creamery, Kirkwood, MO A multi-event held on September 9, 2009, at...

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Thursday, 27 August 2009 12:20 "The queen’s husband, Prince Henrik, may be getting on in years, but that hasn’t stopped him getting hooked on the latest hi-tech treasure hunt craze sweeping the world ..." Read the entire article...

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Denmother In August 2009, L Frank and I spent two weeks geocaching in the Pacific Northwest, hunting caches in the temperate rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula, experiencing the breathtaking waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge, and following in Lewis and Clark’s footsteps as they reached the Pacific Ocean. Our adventure also...

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September 12-13, 2009 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. FREE ADMISSION SLAGA will have a booth set up at Park Palooza on Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13, at the St. Louis Arch grounds. This is the second year that SLAGA will give geocaching demonstrations as part of the hands-on activities planned for this event. Created and hosted...

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September 12, 2009 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In conjunction with the St. Louis County Parks Department, SLAGA will present The Complete GPS Course at our new location at Queeny Park. This class for all ages will teach you how to get the most out of your GPS unit. Bring your GPS...

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I had a fantastic day today caching! I did seaeye's "S'n'L" series (Stop 'n' Laugh) which is all along the backroads just north of 370. It's a very clever series based on famous comedians, and there's a joke associated with each one - and the answer is in the cache....

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Date Event Location Desc Type Photographer Links 2009/08/15 SLAGA's a-MAZE-ing Trip and Dinner (GC1W5X5) by Brawny Bear and BWAT Culver's - 5320 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport, IA 52807 Because we would like to get together...

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Thinking of going to GeocoinFest in Salt Lake City on October 9-11? Register now before time runs out! GeocoinFest is a geocoin event created with the intention of bringing together geocoin collectors from all four corners of the earth. The event was designed to give geocachers an introduction to geocoins with workshops...

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Date Event Location Desc Type Photographer Links 2009/07/25 2009 Outdoor Expo Busch Wildlife Area, Mo Free public event. Learn outdoor activities. mikeinmo (13) Flickr...

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An Earthcache site is a special place that people can visit to learn about a unique geoscience feature or aspect of our Earth. Visitors to Earthcache sites can see how our planet has been shaped by geological processes, how we manage the resources and how scientists gather evidence to learn...

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The GPS Adventures Maze is an educational traveling exhibition introducing GPS technology -- its history, current uses and future possibilities. Visitors learn the basics of traditional and modern navigation, see examples of GPS technology in use today, preview coming developments, and try their hand at designing future applications. Visitors will simulate...

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Come out for the Missouri Department of Conservation Outdoor Expo this Saturday, July 25! This is a free event for the whole family to be held at the August A. Busch Shooting Range in St. Charles County. SLAGA will present a geocaching demonstration for the public for the fifth year in...

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