Rapids Riders Meeting

April 09, 2003

Website Update

We now have the .org back.  You can now see the Rapids Riders site at www.rapidsriders.org.

Safety & Ed

There is still plenty of room available in the classes.  Participants should still sign up quick before the classes fill.

There was a instructor meeting requested.  Mark will contact Dennis Davidson about this.

Food:

Roger (the new VP) will be taking care of food for Canoe U.

We may be hiring out the Saturday night Canoe U dinner.  There are a lot of other food items being worked on.

Canoe U reminders:  Cancellation policy will be:  Up to 30 days prior to your first class a full refund will be given.  From 30 days to first day of class, half of tuition will be refunded.  Once you have started classes, there will be no refund.  Registration will be open for Canoe U January 15, 2003.

It was voted on tonight to have a Bell Canoe representative get a 20% discount on the purchase of a Canoe U class due to all the help Bell has given us in the past.

Bob Winston will be making a poster for Canoe U to be hung up at Midwest Mountaineering and around town for people to sign up for Canoe U classes.

Mark M will bring stickers to Midwest Mountaineering for people to go and get stickers. 

Allen F will drop of Rapids Riders brochures to Midwest Mountaineering for people to pickup.

Announcements

Canoe U Garage Sale:  There will be a garage sale at Canoe U weekend Saturday night.  If you have gear that you would like to be sold bring it to Canoe U and have it labeled.  The label should have your asking price and name.  ther will need to be volunteers to watch the table.  This will be figured out at Canoe U Saturday.

Vermillion Gauge: Write your congressmen and thank them for keeping the gauge open till the end of the year and announce you support for keeping the gauge.

Instructor Education:  Sunday May 4th 4-9pm there will be a First Aid Class at the Wilderness Forest Nature Center.

Film Festival: It was a great success.  There was a lot of money made for the Mississippi Whitewater Park.

Instructors Skills Workshop The clinic is on schedule.  First session starts April 18th.

Next Meeting:  There will be no next meeting unless it is decided at Canoe U graduation weekend.

Mississippi Whitewater Park Update

April 14th there will be a political meeting at 9:45am.  People are welcome to attend.  Meet at the stone arch bridge.  It would be great if people would paddle the course at this time.

Slalom Race Update:

If you would like to help for the race contact Allen Faust between 9:30pm to 10:30pm at (651) 793-6283.  Help is needed for keeping time, starters, safety boats, hanging gates, etc.  Don’t show up to the prior to the event with out permission.  With heighten security paddlers need to enter below the course and stay far from the damn.

 

Recorded by Chad Kehn