Hey guys, In case you missed this month's meeting, there is a video up on youtube with the full meeting (starts at 2:00). https://youtu.be/JlWTzx-irso - The video has timestamps that are included below and in the video itself. (P.S. The formatting of the video got messed up a little bit, but I managed to get most of the meeting in the frame. The youtube video is also private (technically "unlisted"), and only people with the link are allowed to access the video).
Overview:
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As far as looking forward, if you have any guest speakers for upcoming meetings, shoot Chris, Blaine, or myself a message and we will look into it. Some ideas were thrown around such as the coast guard and game wardens. Next Week’s speaker will be Daniel Underbrink. You can expect a lot of river-related stuff from him along with primitive camping, gear, and other such adventures.
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For future pack roles, we might introduce a senior trip leader. This is someone who seeks out trip leaders and works with trip leaders to coordinate and help out where needed. If you are interested, contact Chris or Blaine.
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If you have not paid the ACA fee, you might want to hold off as Pack is considering switching over to the United States Canoe Association for insurance. This is still undecided, but probable.
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Blaine also discussed potential changes to the PACK website, so if you would like to give some feedback, he said that he posted a poll asking about how you access the website.
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Blake has received word that the white bass are biting, so shoot him a message if you are interested.
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This year we should better enforce and ensure waivers are complete and filled out
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UPCOMING TRIPS - If you have trips you would like to lead, post trips into the events page on the website. Some of the potential topics discussed in the meeting include the following:
-Chris A - Keith’s Lake and/or Texas Bayou, Matagorda Island, Lower Colorado River
-Ryan Woods - Northern Sabine Lake (November 6th), Freeport - drum bay most likely (June 12th)
-Blake Coulburn - Baffin Bay (May), Bob Hall (June), Lake Como (July), POC (August), Ft. Anahuac Park (September), Point Comfort (October), Nueces River (February), Choke Canyon Lake (April)
- Brad V. - Powder Lake, Oyster Lake
- Steven S. - Goose Island (April 17th - April 18th)
-Other places thrown around were Panther Point, Bolivar, Caddo Lake (Both in Texas and Arkansas), Shoalwater Bay, The Colorado River, Village Creek (East Texas), and various others.
Time Stamps:
* Pre Meeting Waiting - 0:00 - 1:56
* Pre Meeting Talking - 1:57 - 7:48
(Mainly about Eli's hair and wacked up haircut schedules :))
* Blake's Snapper Report - 7:49-10:30
* Other chat - 10:31 - 11:00
* Meeting Opening & Reports- 11:01 - 17:00
* Speakers & New PACK Role- 17:01 - 20:51
* Insurance discussion & Website updates - 20:52 - 22:58
* Upcoming Trips & Camping details- 22:59 - 51:38
* Marcos Falls Asleep - 51:39 - 51:57
* Back to meetings + white bass discussion- 51:58 - 1:02:07
* Post Meeting Talk - 51:59 - 1:10:20
* Me forgetting to close the recording 1:10:21 - 1:11:11
Meeting Time ~1:05:00
Participants (19):
-Ryan Woods
-Blaine T.
-Rob A.
-Barry S
- Brad V.
- Marcos
-Blake C.
- Eli R.
- Gary B.
- Robert T.
- Steven S.
- Melisa H.
- Bruce B.
- Chris A.
- Ken B.
- William
- Stephen
- Frank
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Have a great day, Ryan Woods