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• The Prez, 2
• Minutes, 3
• Calendar, 2
• Restoration, 4
• Restoration, 5
• Batshop, 7
• Knots, 6
PASSAGE
Conservation evenings dinner
International (BCI). and keynote speak-
Trip, all day, 6 miles, Email:
Jim “Crash” Kennedy er, Bill Eidson. mwalker@utionline.net
is flying up from BCI’s Indeed this will be a May 19-20, Great Saltpetre
headquarters to host great weekend to be Preserve Open House, Rockcastle
this two-day work- on rope in Carter
shop. It will be held April 21st and County with so many people skilled in
County, www.rkci.org
22nd at Camp Cardinal Girl Scout vertical training to assist you. May 21, ESSO Grotto meeting,
complex in Carter County. This event Another event that is creeping up 7:30 p.m., Flatwoods library, eats
is going to be a great opportunity to on us and will be closely following at Giovanni’s.
learn some bat focused information the Vertical Weekend is an ESSO
and become more informed on this lit- Grotto Canoe Trip (Estimated date is •
tle creatures. More info on this event Saturday, May 12th). Mark Walker is June 16, Summer Grotto Picnic
can be found in the BEE and also working with Carter Caves to get the and ESSO meeting, Carter Caves!
online on the ESSO Grotto website. park to lend us their canoes for the Cabin/party space available. Check
The event is limited to a total of 40 day – allowing us to travel down a 6-
participants from both of the grottos mile journey of Tygart’s Creek. essogrotto.com for details!
and we will be attempting to gather a June 22-24, Karst O Rama at Great
list of who is going to plan on attend- See PRESIDENT, Page 3 Saltpetre Preserve.
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July 16, ESSO Grotto meeting,
Eastern States Speleological Organization (ESSO) Grotto, Inc.
7:30 p.m., Flatwoods library, eats
at Giovanni’s. Ice Cream Social!
July 23-27, NSS Convention 07,
Marengo, Indiana.
Meets third Mondays monthly in Flatwoods, Ky. •
Jonathon Lews, President; Allen Blair, Vice President;
August 5-11, Mammoth Cave
Restoration Camp!
Cindy Duncan, Secretary; and Shelia Gilliam, Treasurer
TBA, Grotto Fall Cave Outing/Meet.
Testimonials!
We are knee deep
into the restoration
camp weekend.
Dinner is in 20 min-
utes and I am taking
advantage of the high
speed internet at the
lodge. It has been a
great day. Kudos to
everyone who helped
pull this off.
I have found that
some of people who
are attending this
have never been to the
Work crews in park or to
Cascade, above and Crawlathon. Different
to the left, and the strokes for different
reward trip to Tarkiln, folks. Mike from Team
below! Extreme Rappels came
in for this so we made
sure that we used his
vertical skill in the
Dome Room of X
Cave. Good stuff.
-- Brian Saul
Allen Blair
April 2007