2008
April 08 Minutes
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Minutes
• Swiftwater rescue class will be $115 per
person. WIll by hosted by Mike Morrow & Thomas
Fisher of BWA. 1st w/e June (7-8) @ Russel Fork or
Nolichucky. 6 already committed, 4 more openings.
Motion made for club to front $695 for initial costs.
• Spring clinic. Currently 2 students have signed up; still looking for more applications.
• Beargrass cleanup: Darrin wants to continue cleanup. Local flooding has contributed to a lot of trash getting dumped on the river.
• Elkhorn campground owner wants each boater to display club pass for each boater, rather than per car. Considering other options for parking.
• Ironman prefers to pay 503b organizations. Motion made to explore re-filing club under this status.
Viking rosters have been sent out and should arrive at your homes next week. The campground owner is getting really particular about the display of the passes, so even if you don't plan to park on the campground, display your passes on the shuttle vehicle parked on his campground so he won't give you problems. Apparently he feels like he's getting ripped off by non-club members, even though we are all probably assuming that the pass is for parking on his property, not for giving us the rights to the river, but whatever.
I think our president has considered discussing the parking option with some of the other landowners in the area, most notably the church down the street. Hopefully this will culminate in some options that are less stringent to our cause.
• Spring clinic. Currently 2 students have signed up; still looking for more applications.
• Beargrass cleanup: Darrin wants to continue cleanup. Local flooding has contributed to a lot of trash getting dumped on the river.
• Elkhorn campground owner wants each boater to display club pass for each boater, rather than per car. Considering other options for parking.
• Ironman prefers to pay 503b organizations. Motion made to explore re-filing club under this status.
Viking rosters have been sent out and should arrive at your homes next week. The campground owner is getting really particular about the display of the passes, so even if you don't plan to park on the campground, display your passes on the shuttle vehicle parked on his campground so he won't give you problems. Apparently he feels like he's getting ripped off by non-club members, even though we are all probably assuming that the pass is for parking on his property, not for giving us the rights to the river, but whatever.
I think our president has considered discussing the parking option with some of the other landowners in the area, most notably the church down the street. Hopefully this will culminate in some options that are less stringent to our cause.
New Club Forum
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Please update your bookmarks, the forum is getting a makeover. The new link for the Viking Canoe Club forum is www.vikingcanoeclubforum.org All the messages from the old forum will be moved to this new one. It will happen around 8pm March 17th, 2008.
Special thanks to Greg Miller for setting this up for everyone.
Older Forum | Old Forum | New Forum
Monthly Meetings
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The meetings are currently held at Molly Malone's in Louisville, KY. The meetings start at 6:30pm.
Molly Malone's
933 Baxter Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 473-1222
more info
Viking Canoe Club Meeting Minutes
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Minutes
March 08 Minutes:
• $500 was paid for Plum gravel. It is decided that this matter is now closed.
• $1328 were received for boat raffle at the dinner party
$960 was taken in from membership dues
-$500 went to AW for the boat raffle
-$600 to CanoeKY for the boat raffle (I did not get the exact amount, if someone has that exact number, could you please update)
As I understand it, there were some extra expenses that actually put the club a little bit in the negative from this raffle.
• Forum speed issues
- Viking forum is shared with other sites on the same hardware, and this is thought to be causing the speed issues that people are observing.
- Greg Miller(?) offered to host forum on his personal server. He will talk with Spalding about feasibility. Motion made and agreed that if it is feasible, the site will be moved.
• Spring clinic
- May 30th weekend (Memorial Day weekend)
- Brian Sandman is the point person for this event. He will provide more details at a future time.
• Elkhorn Acres
Management issues have spurred certain officers in the BWA to try to establish more authority over Elkhorn Acres than what AW has provided. The current leadership appears to be working around the representative management that exists today, which gives a vote to each member who originally purchased shares in the property when it was auctioned off to American Whitewater. It is considered that the purpose of these actions is to streamline certain decided agendas, which may conflict with American Whitewater's intentions for the site, and this has caused concern among members in the club, as well as members in the Viking and Bardstown Boaters clubs.
Discussions on Monday proposed creating a chair committee to replace Elkhorn Acres Management Group to take care of management issues. The committee would include representatives from Vikings, BWA & Bardstown Boaters. As to the legal authority of this decision, or whether or not this would solve the management issues, is questionable.
• Swift water / First aid
Darrin & Kevin H. have joined the safety committee to help Todd S. in his efforts.
• $500 was paid for Plum gravel. It is decided that this matter is now closed.
• $1328 were received for boat raffle at the dinner party
$960 was taken in from membership dues
-$500 went to AW for the boat raffle
-$600 to CanoeKY for the boat raffle (I did not get the exact amount, if someone has that exact number, could you please update)
As I understand it, there were some extra expenses that actually put the club a little bit in the negative from this raffle.
• Forum speed issues
- Viking forum is shared with other sites on the same hardware, and this is thought to be causing the speed issues that people are observing.
- Greg Miller(?) offered to host forum on his personal server. He will talk with Spalding about feasibility. Motion made and agreed that if it is feasible, the site will be moved.
• Spring clinic
- May 30th weekend (Memorial Day weekend)
- Brian Sandman is the point person for this event. He will provide more details at a future time.
• Elkhorn Acres
Management issues have spurred certain officers in the BWA to try to establish more authority over Elkhorn Acres than what AW has provided. The current leadership appears to be working around the representative management that exists today, which gives a vote to each member who originally purchased shares in the property when it was auctioned off to American Whitewater. It is considered that the purpose of these actions is to streamline certain decided agendas, which may conflict with American Whitewater's intentions for the site, and this has caused concern among members in the club, as well as members in the Viking and Bardstown Boaters clubs.
Discussions on Monday proposed creating a chair committee to replace Elkhorn Acres Management Group to take care of management issues. The committee would include representatives from Vikings, BWA & Bardstown Boaters. As to the legal authority of this decision, or whether or not this would solve the management issues, is questionable.
• Swift water / First aid
Darrin & Kevin H. have joined the safety committee to help Todd S. in his efforts.
2008 Whitewater Clinic
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Where: New River, West Virginia
Cost: $30 for members /$50 for non-members
Includes 2 days instruction, 1 year Viking membership (if non-member), 2 nights camping and saturday night meal.
Download Flyer (PDF 164KB)
Registration Form
This clinic is aimed at people who are serious about getting into the sport of whitewater paddling but have little or very limited experience. This two-day instruction will set you on your way to whitewater kayaking. Topics covered will include: boat and river outfi tting, wet exits, rolling, boat control, reading whitewater, river running and rescue. The instructors, depending on the skills and desires of the students for each class, will determine the clinic setting/river section. Students must arrange for equipment and their own transportation to take part in the clinic. Limited amount of gear is available on first-come, first-serve basis. Also it is advised to participate in club pool sessions before the clinic to get familiar with kayak and gear.
Registration deadline for the Beginner Clinic is May 1, 2008. Must be 18 and older unless accompanied by a parent.
For more information, to inquire about gear and boats or registration for the Beginner Clinic, please contact Brian Sandman at sandmannb@bellsouth.net, phone: 502-767-0741 or Darrin Hines at: darrinlhines@bellsouth.net, phone: 502-216-5627.
February 2008 Minutes
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Minutes
February 08 Minutes:
• Ironman
Last year's benefit check was $2500 ($900 for water safety; the rest from water and first aid booths). Todd S. said we should expect to be contacted again this year and may try to renegotiate award for water
safety portion.
• Gravel for Plum
Darrin will check on status of gravel and said he would take action on it this before next meeting.
• Club paying for camping
It was decided that we would not pay for camping for all trips. Instead, we would decide on a case by case basis. That being said, it was decided that the club would pay for Burnwood camping on July 4 trip as well as clinic & club trip camping.
• Motion was made, and second, to pay for Shawnee pool roll sessions.
• Swiftwater Rescue classes
Discussion will be tabled for a future meeting. Todd S. has not gotten any responses yet from those he contacted; will look into it more. Discussed possibly joining with BWA's efforts to schedule a SWR class.
• Elkhorn putin
Deferring to Nathan of KOC on course of action.
• Viking of the Year Award
Darrin made a suggestion to sponsor an award to club member who goes out of way to contribute to club. No decision yet as to what benefit would be given.
• Ironman
Last year's benefit check was $2500 ($900 for water safety; the rest from water and first aid booths). Todd S. said we should expect to be contacted again this year and may try to renegotiate award for water
safety portion.
• Gravel for Plum
Darrin will check on status of gravel and said he would take action on it this before next meeting.
• Club paying for camping
It was decided that we would not pay for camping for all trips. Instead, we would decide on a case by case basis. That being said, it was decided that the club would pay for Burnwood camping on July 4 trip as well as clinic & club trip camping.
• Motion was made, and second, to pay for Shawnee pool roll sessions.
• Swiftwater Rescue classes
Discussion will be tabled for a future meeting. Todd S. has not gotten any responses yet from those he contacted; will look into it more. Discussed possibly joining with BWA's efforts to schedule a SWR class.
• Elkhorn putin
Deferring to Nathan of KOC on course of action.
• Viking of the Year Award
Darrin made a suggestion to sponsor an award to club member who goes out of way to contribute to club. No decision yet as to what benefit would be given.
Elkhorn River Clean-Up
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more info...
Short meeting at launch site before clean-up begins. Waivers will need to be signed before the event and all participants need to sign up at least one week before clean-up; the earlier the better. This is necessary so that proper planning can be accomplished including the number of boats needed and food can be prepared.
Annual Dinner Meeting
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Viking Canoe Club
Annual Dinner Party / Meeting
Saturday Jan. 26th
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Middletown Woman’s Club
Potluck and BYOB
Take Gene Snyder I-265 to
exit 27. Take US-60 / Shelbyville Rd towards
Middletown. Travel approx. 2 miles, turn Right at
Bliss Ave. There is a Quiznos on the right and the
Woman’s Club is the small house on the left
with a gravel drive.
Map the directions: 11719 Shelbyville Rd Middletown,
KY 40243
Sponsored by:
2008 Trip Planning Meeting
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Where: The Shade's Home
The annual trip planning meeting to schedule Viking club trips to different rivers and assign trip leaders will be on February 7th. If you would like to help design a great 2008 trip schedule for the club come on out.
If you would like to lead a trip, but cannot attend the meeting, please let Greg know the details and he will try and work the trip into the schedule.
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