From: "ashohn" Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:10:10 -0000 Subject: [wvusg] Meeting Minutes Meeting Minutes for April 1, 2009: Old Business - Financial Report: No change. $557.42 in the bank and $15.16 in petty cash Terra Incognito: Abby Hohn is still excepting photographs for the newsletter, which should be finished and sent out by the end of April. A few people still owe her articles or revised drafts. Please get those to her by the end of the weekend. The Shoveleater Cave trip is canceled. The Grotto will still be having vertical practice at Army Rock next Wed. We'll meet at 6:00 at the Harley Shop behind the Exon of Exit 7 on I68. Any election procedure changes will be voted on at the same time officers are elected. New Business - The Banff Mountain Film Fest will be at the Met next Thursday. It starts at 7:00PM. A few people will be meeting at Black Bear at 5:00 before heading over. A voluntary moratorium has been called for in any of the states affected by WNS or states within a 1 state perimeter. The Grotto will not be going on any more cave trips for the remainder of the semester. The topic will be reviewed again in the fall. A camp trip at Blue Hole has been proposed for April 25. The Adventures Edge gear swap will be on Apr 24-25. Officer Nominations: - President: Gayle Suppa and Abby Hohn - Vice President: Kyle Mcmillan, Abby Hohn, Gayle Suppa, and John Tudek - Treasurer: Gayle Suppa and Krista Tendel - Secretary: John Tudek and Abby Hohn - Editor: no nominations. *The Grotto may decide to get rid of the editor position or replacing it with an at large position, so there are 5 positions in the Board of Directors. Trip Reports - Dave Riggs, Brian Masney, Abby Hohn, and Doug McCarty did some surface work in Blackwater Canyon last Saturday. The area has a bunch of little pits, as well as streams that keep popped in and out of the hillside. They found a pit that had never been recorded and named it Moratorium Pit. Brian located the entrance 13 or 14 caves in the area, while Abby and Dave checked out Tombstone Pit.