The Alamo City Rivermen Babbler April 2009

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1 The Alamo City Rivermen Babbler April 2009 March 2010 The monthly newsletter of the Alamo City Rivermen Bubba. Paddling the fine line between geek and Calendar of Events: March 6 San Marcos River Clean Up - 25th Annual Hwy 90 Luling Zedlar Mill Paddling Trail - 6 mile scenic float Put in: Hwy 90 at the Gravel Bar Take Out: Zedler Mill With FREE Campout & Get Together as Part of San Marcos River Cleanup March 5 & 6 at Shady Grove Campground/ Spencer Canoes Cecillia Gill or whitewaterider@yahoo.com Day Trip Only and coming from San Antonio Gib Hafernick or Gibguy76@Yahoo.com March 20-21, 2010 Hidalgo Falls River Festival Hidalgo Falls on the Brazos River Near Navasota, Texas Looking for an Event Leader to Head this Up April 16 & 17 Llano River Trip & Campout at Leifeste s Campground at Castell Details forthcoming Keep an Eye out at the ACR Meetup group for further details Randy Hohlaus or Hohlaus@Prodigy.Net April 17, 2010 (Pending Review of Insurance Coverage) Earth Day at Woodlawn Lake Gib Hafernick, or Gibguy76 at Yahoo.com Page 1 of 6 Pages

2 May 1, 2010 Tenth Annual Medina River Cleanup Looking for an Event Leader to Head this Up ****************************************************************************************** Hidalgo Falls River Festival March 20-21, 2010 Near Navasota, Texas The ninth annual Hidalgo Falls River Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, 2010, at the TRPA Hidalgo Falls property on the Brazos River near Navasota. The festival, which is the year's major fund-raising event to maintain and improve paddlers' access to the rapid, has in the past attracted more than 200 paddlers and spectators. This year's special event is the unveiling of our new bathhouse, equipped with showers, flush toilets, and lavatories, along with an external sink for cleaning cooking utensils. We hope that this facility will make the property more attractive to paddlers and their families, and encourage them to use the property often. Also this year will see the release of Aaron Smith's Hidalgo Falls River Guide, a booklet packed with detailed information about the property and photos of features at different water levels. To see a teaser, go to the Hidalgo Falls Yahoo Group website. Due to recent rains, water levels will be better than they have been in years. Scheduled events include: Saturday, 9:00: 28-mile downriver race, Koppe Bridge landing to Hidalgo; awards ceremony afterwards Saturday, 3:00: Hidalgo Falls island slalom race. Coordinator: Bruce Litton Saturday, 5:00: Whitewater rodeo. Coordinator: Bruce Litton Sunday, 10:30: 3.5 mile float trip from Hidalgo to Hwy Meet at bathhouse. Overall this year's event will be like our early events, where paddlers, their families, and friends come explore the property, check out the tidepool-like river features, play in the rapid, have relaxing floats up and down the river, and hang out with other boaters from around the state. For general information about the festival, contact Steve Daniel (sdaniel@philosophy.tamu.edu) ****************************************************************************************** New River Girl on the Scene Joe Salvador, ACR Webmaster is proud to report that his wife Diane gave birth to a baby girl: Angelica Marie Salvador Page 2 of 6 Pages

3 6 lbs. 12 ounces Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Mother and child are doing well at home as reported by Saskia who saw the baby on March 3. **************************************************************************** * Meetup Group & Alamo City Rivermen Members of the Alamo City Rivemen are encouraged to visit and join the MeetUp group of the Alamo City Rivermen. The Link address is: There is not a Cost to Join other than being current in your membership with the Alamo City Rivermen. The Club is maintaining the cost of the site through Club Dues. Ken Bennight the Secretary/Treasurer is running and maintaining the site. Basically when you join he will approve you once he verifies your membership is current. Presently we have been pretty lax on joining as we are trying to direct membership to this location. The site has a nice calendar feature that lends itself particularly well for posting events along with updating them. Gib Hafernick Page 3 of 6 Pages

4 Tenth Annual Medina River Cleanup May 1, 2010 Inviting group & family participation* Register: 9-12 a.m. - Bandera City River Park at the dam Barbecue: 5-8 p.m. with river music Free t-shirts for all participants Free camping with hot showers April 30 and May 1* *For details, visit our web site: For questions about the cleanup, write: rbrischetto@wireweb.net or call Bob Brischetto at Page 4 of 6 Pages

5 ************************************************************************************** 2010 Alamo City Rivermen Dues are Due. Please fill out the attached membership form and mail a check for the amount of dollars to the Alamo City Rivermen. Membership covers the following cost: 1. Web site AlamoCityRivermen.Org 2. Meetup Group P.O Box 4. Checking Account 5. Misc. Equipment Wilderness Toilet System, Bull Horn, etc. available to membership 6. Christmas Party 7. Donations to various river groups Texas River Protection Association, Hildalgo Falls and other river conservation groups. ****************************************************************************************** Page 5 of 6 Pages

6 Alamo City Rivermen Membership Application Name: Address: Home Telephone: Business Telephone: The Alamo City Rivermen try to keep their activities safe, but risk is inherent in water sports. We cannot and do not guarantee safety. The Alamo City Rivermen disclaim liability for accidental injury or death in any sponsored event. As a condition of membership and participation in club sponsored events, I release, acquit, and forever discharge the Alamo City Rivermen and its officers, agents, and members from all liability arising out of or relating to a sponsored event, even if negligence of the club or its officers, agents, or members is a cause, and even if I die or am injured This release includes not only actual paddle trips but also all other club events and driving or riding to and from club events. Date: Signature: Signature: Membership dues are the same for an individual or a family. As a member of the Alamo City Rivermen, you are automatically entitled to our monthly newsletter and subscription to our list. Details on these benefits are available in our newsletter. I prefer to receive the newsletter: (Please circle the one you choose) Dues if newsletter sent by $15.00 (Note: Newsletter copying and mailing has been our biggest expense; using frees up money for other activities, including our website.) Mail this completed form, together with a check, to: Alamo City Rivermen Canoe Club P.O. Box San Antonio, Texas Page 6 of 6 Pages

The Alamo City Rivermen Babbler Issue MMCCLXXXV February 2009

The Alamo City Rivermen Babbler Issue MMCCLXXXV February 2009 The monthly newsletter of the Alamo City Rivermen Paddling the fine line between geek and Bubba. Next Meeting February 11, 2009, Hungry Horse