ILLINOIS TREKKERS FOOTNOTES

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1 ILLINOIS TREKKERS FOOTNOTES NO August 2012 President: Leonard Wojtysiak President: Debbie Kruep Vice President: Cindy Stucky Secretary: Nikki Wilcoxen Treasurer: Jack McKeon IT Database Manager, Gary Staley Directors-at-Large Directors-at-Large Trudy Duffman Rob Pilkington Bill Badger A Message from the President I would like to thank everyone who attended the planning meeting. Brainstorming in a group gets ideas flowing freely. I think we have come up with some interesting traditional walking events for Although no plans are definite I can give you a few hints. Routes in towns we haven t seen in a while such as Millstadt, Columbia, Kimmswick and Grafton. I believe we came up with 9 events and 1 possible traveling event to meet up with Clay-Platte Trackers, a possible Poker Walk and Christmas in July! Come to the next meeting to find out more. See you on the trail! Moonwalk Rescheduled Such a great idea but not at 105 degrees! So many people wanted to do the Moonwalk last month but not with the temperature soaring at 105 while I was standing at the corner by the planetarium. So let's try this again. The month will be September. The day will be Friday the 7th. The time will be 5:00pm. You may walk a 5K or an abbreviated 8K in order to return to the planetarium for the 7:00pm night sky show. Three Mile Thursdays Three Mile Thursdays will be held at Frank Moody Park in Fairview Heights during the month of August. Rob and Jan say they have a little surprise in store for us. Come on out and enjoy these get to know you Thursday night events. Remember if there is a heat alert in affect at 6:30pm on these days the walk will be cancelled. Please bring water as all parks do not have water. We will be stepping off at 6:30pm. All directions can be found on our website. Illinois walk closing in 2013 The last date to walk Franklin Grove will be December 31, This walk is one of four walks along the Lincoln Highway in Illinois. Walkers who complete all four walks will be eligible for a special patch as an award. The walk also qualifies for grist mills and murals. Franklin Grove is located in northern Illinois and starts at the Lincoln Highway Visitors Center. Another walk that qualifies for the Lincoln Highway program is Geneva. Windy City Walkers will be the new sponsoring club effective January 1, Geneva is a quaint, historic town located on the Fox River. Walk, eat, and shop in this beautiful town. Special programs include America s Gardens, Artistic Heritage, firehouses, and murals. Written by Cindy Stucky Joplin Planting and Walk For the past year we have been collecting donations, selling desserts and raffling our Cardinal throw in order to help the residents of Joplin restore some beauty to their area that was destroyed due to the tornado in June of These funds have been donated to the Dogwood Trailblazers, one of our sister clubs in the AVA. On October 19 th we will leave for Joplin to join the Dogwood Trailblazers in a joint effort to plant bulbs and shrubs in a local park on Saturday morning. The afternoon will be spent walking one of their favorite year round events. Evening will bring us together again for some more "Fs", Friendship and Food! Many are staying over Saturday to catch another YRE on Sunday before heading home. If you would like to join us, come to the next meeting!

2 IVV EVENT AWARDS Members listed in the August/September 2012 issue of The American Wanderer having accomplished an award for: Events Distance Janice Haake 30 Rob Pilkington 30 Lois LaFleur 150 Thomas Stucky 150 Cindy Stucky 275 Diane Gebhardt 375 Linda Badger 750 7,500 Bill Malina 1,900 21,000 Bonnie Carlson 4,500 Congratulations for completing a new milestone in your walking adventures. Compiled by Dee Wojtysiak "Trekkin" Dates for your Calendar 08/02/12 Trekker Meeting O'Fallon, IL 08/09/12 3 Mile Thursday Fairview Heights, IL 08/16/12 3 Mile Thursday Fairview Heights, IL 08/23/12 3 Mile Thursday Fairview Heights, IL 08/30/12 3 Mile Thursday Fairview Heights, IL 09/07/12 Moonwalk Forest Park, MO 09/15/12 Braeutigam's Orchard- Belleville, IL 10/13/12 Winery Walk Red Bud, IL 10/27/12 Girl Scout Walk 11/2-4/12 Mid-America Meeting Columbus, IN 11/20/12 Way of Lights Belleville, IL 12/08/12 Gingerbread Cookie Walk Belleville, IL Footnotes is a monthly publication of the Illinois Trekkers Volkssport Club FOOTNOTES SUBMISSIONS Send articles and/or comments to Footnotes via to: lpw46@sbcglobal.net Editor: Leonard Wojtysiak Cutoff date is: 25 th of the month WEBSITES HQ AVA Illinois Trekkers Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to all of you that are celebrating either or both of these special occasions this month.

3 NEW AVA TRAIL/ROUTE RATING SYSTEM (Effective Immediately) The event brochure including the AVA electronic event listing (Walking Events Event Details) must identify a trail/route rating for all events except swimming, boating and skating events. In addition, any route obstacles or special conditions must be explained to describe the level of difficulty of the event. Participants need to know about major elevation gains, heavy traffic, narrow road shoulders, construction detours, roaming dogs, cattle guards, and the like along the route. Although any rating system is somewhat subjective, the two-part numerical/alpha rating system will give event organizers a reliable planning tool. Thus, participants will have an idea about what to expect along a route whether it is for walking, biking, cross-country skiing, or snowshoeing. Also, a trail/route rating system is a safety issue since an improperly/underrated event could have serious consequences for someone who is not physically prepared for more strenuous route conditions. The sponsoring club needs to decide on an event rating based on the scale given below. The Regional Director should work with chartered clubs to achieve uniformity in the assignment of all trail/route ratings. All elevations over 3500 feet must be included in the written description of an event. Part 1 INCLINE/ELEVATION 1 Very small hills or very little stair climbing. Probably suitable for strollers and wheelchairs. Cumulative elevation gain from Starting Point: up to 200 feet. 2 Some moderate hills and stair climbing. Probably suitable for strollers. May not be suitable for wheelchairs. Cumulative elevation gain from Starting Point: feet. 3 Some significant hill or stair climbing. Not suitable for strollers or wheelchairs. Cumulative elevation gain from Starting Point: feet. 4 Lots of significant hills or stair climbing. Cumulative elevation gain from Starting Point: feet. 5 Many steep hills. Cumulative elevation gain from Starting Point: more than feet. A B C D E Part 2 - TERRAIN Almost entirely on pavement. A significant part of the route is on well-groomed trails with very few obstacles. A significant part of the route is on somewhat difficult terrain (rocky/rooted paths or soft sand.) A significant part of the route is on very difficult terrain. The majority of the route is on very difficult terrain. Examples When determining elevation gain, if a route goes up for 50 feet and down for 50 feet and back up for another 75 feet, the cumulative gain would be 125 feet. A route that is mostly on flat pavement would be rated 1A. A beach walk would be rated 1C. A route with moderate hills on well groomed trails would be rated 2B.

4 Illinois Trekkers Volkssport Club Meeting Minutes July 5,2012 CALL TO ORDER: 7:01 pm by Debbie Kruep VISITORS: Jenny Tucker Haven t seen in a while MEMBERS: Carol Ritter and Vicki Ridgeway SECRETARY S REPORT: Nikki Wilcoxen- Attached to the Footnotes. CORRECTIONS: none Motion: Bill Badger Second: Gary Staley Motion passed to accept the minutes as stated. TREASURER S REPORT: Jack McKeon- Balance as of $6, Motion: Leonard Wojtysiak Second: Lois LeFleur Motion passed pending audit. PRESIDENT S REPORT: AVA Checkpoint: Convention dates: April 29 to May 3, Hotel reservation for Orlando can now be made. Rate negotiated for convention is $99. Thank You s: Thanks to our Happy Family club for all the hard work you have contributed. Year Round Events: Need to be sanctioned by August 31. VICE-PRESIDENT S REPORT Three-Mile Thursdays at Jefferson Barracks will have 2 routes. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS: Awards and Achievements: Trudy Duffman- meeting with the committee to go over awards that need to be provided for the 2013 Convention. Services and Properties: Leonard Wojtysiak purchased a wagon for marking the trail. Publicity: Trudy Duffman will be checking into advertising in the Get Up & Go publication. Special Activities: Carol Reznicek none AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS: Refreshments: Darlene Kraemer refreshments provided by Carol Reznicek. Footnotes: Len Wojtysiak Deadline for articles 25 th of the month. More articles needed. Note from Chuck Blische was read. Chuck commented on our job well done for the Illinois Trekker Footnotes June issue. Club Points Manager: Dee Wojtysiak none Data Base Admin: Gary Staley s have been updated. Two new family memberships. All start cards are kept for 7 years. Turn in all the cards to Gary at the end of the year for storing. Website/Facebook News: Tom Stucky send in pictures of your walks (.jpg format) so Tom can send to the Happenings Section of AVA. OLD BUSINESS REPORT ON YEAR ROUND EVENTS (YREs): Our Lady of the Snows: Jack & Shirley McKeon YTD: 25 Richland Creek: Deb & Mark Kruep YTD: 42 Maryville: Gary Staley. Bill & Linda Badger will be taking over this YRE Walkers YTD: 47; Bikers YTD: 22 Belleville YMCA Walk/Bike: Packy & Sue Botula Walkers: no report; Bikers: no report Fenton: Tom & Cindy Stucky YTD: 17 Miles n Missouri: Great time was had by all walkers at each walk and 110 at the wiener roast. A colt was born on Friday the 13 th and was named Red Rum (spelled backwards murder). Mid-America Basket: Nikki Wilcoxen theme for basket is Land of Lincoln. Basket contents needed. Joplin Fundraiser/Cardinal Blanket: Saturday, October 20 is the date for our trip to Joplin. Bring shovels and garden gloves for the big planting day. Raised $300 for the park flower planting. Winner of the blanket: Kathy Watkins. Mascoutah Ice Cream Walk: Rob Pilkington putting together this event was a very great learning experience. Rob and Jan shadowed Len and Dee. Walkers: 130, New Walker Packets sold: 11, Learning's: if you put up tons of ribbons, you have to take them all down.

5 NEW BUSINESS REPORT ON UPCOMING WALKS: (1) July 6 Moon Walk Planetarium in Forest Park 5:15 5:30 pm step off (Deb/Mark Kruep) (2) September 15 Braeutigam s Orchard Belleville (Carol Reznicek) (3) October 13 Lau Nae Winery Red Bud (4) November 2-4 Mid America Region Indiana (5) November 20 Way of Lights Belleville (Jack and Shirley McKeon) (6) December 8 Cookie Walk Belleville OTHER NEW BUSINESS: Mailing August meeting. Planning Meeting July 19 th, 7 p.m. for next year s schedule. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR: Name Badges: Distribution of name badges. Tour de Belleville: July 13, 9 pm bike ride. May Patches: Still have May patches if you would like to purchase one. See Debbie. Catch Us in Kentucky: Flyers for the June 21, 22, 23, 2013 trip are available. Deadline December 1, 2012 with a deposit of $50 to reserve your spot. DB Administrator: Need someone to replace Gary Staley to maintain the list, sanctioning, membership renewal and follow-up, database updates, and lamination of membership cards. This will not be a trade off position and will need someone to keep up with the details. Directors will work on how to break down the jobs to more than one person. TALES FROM THE TRAILS: Cindy Stucky gave an interesting talk on the Crazy Horse Memorial Walk held every year the first weekend in June. Approximately 1,700 walkers made the trek up to the face of monument. Want to go on this walk next year? See Cindy for details. ATTENDANCE DRAWING: Winner Mark Kruep NEXT MEETING: August 2, 2012 with refreshment from Nikki Wilcoxen MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:28 p.m. Motion: Mark Kruep Second: Rob Pilkington Motion passed. Submitted by Nikki Wilcoxen Secretary Illinois Trekkers

6 2011 YREs Belleville Richland Creek Greenway (Walk) St. Elizabeth Hospital, Main Lobby Visitors Desk, 211 S. 3rd Street, Belleville, IL. Contact: (618) Belleville-YMCA (Walk/Bike) YMCA, 2627 Carlyle Ave., East Belleville, IL. Contact: (618) CMT YMCA (Walk/Bike) YMCA, 1 Town Center Dr, Maryville, IL, Contact: (618) National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows (Walk) Shrine Motel, 451 S. De Mazenod Dr., Belleville, IL. Contact:, (618) St Louis Fenton, Mo (Walk) Riverchase of Fenton Recreation Center, 990 Horan, Fenton, MO Contact: (636)