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EVENT CALENDAR - Upcoming Events (next 90 days)
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 12:13 AM
Officers Meeting Minutes for January 2010
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 06:58 PM
Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 06:56 PM
The SLAGA officers were given 5 months notice to find areplacement and coordinate the turnover of duties. "After 12/31/09, I will no longer be performing the volunteer duties of SLAGA webmaster. This should give the officers sufficient time to recruit a replacement." "I hope you look at this as an opportunity to transform the web site to better reflect the new goals and desires of the association." Paul Konopacki (konopapw) Tuesday, October 06, 2009 - 05:21 PM
Monday, October 05, 2009 - 05:25 PM
TOP TENReasons to Attend the SLAGA Fall Picnic 10. You can check out all us crazy geocachers before you decide to sign up for a SLAGA membership! 9. Get your kicks at a park on Route 66 8. Check out the new SLAGA equipment trailer 7. Meet the new SLAGA officers 6. You have nothing better to do on a Sunday afternoon 5. Pika’s Watergate salad 4. Try your hand at the Poker Run 3. Play Geocachers Bingo 2. See who gets a shiny new Milestone Award 1. Rocksusan’s cookies! The 2009 SLAGA Fall Picnic is this Sunday, October 11, starting at 11:00 am. See GC1XTFQ for more details. Monday, September 28, 2009 - 09:16 PM
 Get in the Game! with Geocaching For their 100th Anniversary Celebration, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is tapping into the outdoor fun and excitement of geocaching and inviting you along for the adventure! Through Get in the Game! geocaching events, Scouts and non-Scouts alike will search for prizes in this fast-paced, outdoor quest. It's a great way to share interesting and useful Scouting skills — and outdoor adventure — with today's tech savvy kids. Get in the Game! Activities The BSA has developed five geocaching activities for the Get in the Game! program.
Geocachers — want to help Scouts “Get in the Game”? If you're an active geocacher interested in helping Scouts and Scouters in your area, contact the 100th Anniversary Staff Adviser at your BSA local council office to enroll in the 100th Anniversary National Leadership Team. Help bring the fun and adventure of geocaching to youth in your community! Find more information at the National Council Website: Get in the Game! with Geocaching Monday, September 28, 2009 - 02:15 PM
 Geocaching 101 October 3, 2009 This program will be held Saturday, October 3rd 2009, 10AM - 3PM, at Queeny County Park in the Greensfelder Recreation Complex, located at 550 Wideman Rd in Ballwin, MO 63011. The program is scheduled to start at 10 AM. SLAGA will have a PowerPoint presentation, along with sample caches, contents, logbooks, etc, and other geocaching items to display. After the indoor session, we will go outside where we can break up into small groups to learn about using a GPS for geocaching, locating caches, and other related questions. Laptops will be provided to transfer waypoints to the GPS's as needed using EasyGPS. Some cables will be provided (Garmin and Magellan), but to be safe, it might be wise to bring your own cable. This session is scheduled to be finished by 3PM. You may want to bring a sandwich or go to one of the restaurants just down the road on Manchester. As before, SLAGA will provide ice, soda, and water. ($10 attendance fee) Geocache event web page Friday, September 25, 2009 - 02:29 PM
 Interview with Jeremy Irish, geocaching.com "At the Metaplaces conference this week in San Jose, GPS Business News interviewed with Jeremy Irish, CEO and co-founder of Groundspeak, the company behind the geocaching community which now gathers over 2 million people. In this 6 minutes interview we talked about his company and the monetization of its services ..." Watch the video Monday, September 21, 2009 - 04:56 PM
 National Public Lands Day September 26, 2009 National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. Last year, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants, and planted over 1.6 million trees. This annual event: Educates Americans about critical environmental and natural resources issues and the need for shared stewardship of these valued, irreplaceable lands; Builds partnerships between the public sector and the local community based upon mutual interests in the enhancement and restoration of America's public lands; Improves public lands for outdoor recreation, with volunteers assisting land managers in hands-on work. Go to http://www.publiclandsday.org/ to find a participating site near you! Monday, September 21, 2009 - 04:48 PM
 Great Outdoors League October 4 - November 8, 2009 The Des Peres Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation to present the Great Outdoors League for children ages 8 to 10. Participants will learn about orienteering, geocaching, fishing, archery, camping and hiking, and participate in a unique competition each week to showcase their new outdoor skills. Learn a new skill, play a game and compete on a different team each week! Minimum 10/Maximum 20 Ages: 8 – 10 Days: Sundays Time: 2 - 4 p.m. Session: #9598 October 4 - November 8 Instructor: Nikki Thole and Jayne Lundstrom Location: Rotating in Des Peres Park System Cost: $45/Member; $47/Resident; $54/Non-resident Click here for more information and to register online. Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 08:01 PM
 St. Francois Family Play Day September 19, 2009 St. Francois State Park (8920 U.S. Highway 67, Bonne Terre, Missouri) wants to encourage you to take a “day off” from anything scheduled, and come out to the park and enjoy a day of play! The St. Francois Family Play Day will be very relaxed and focused on imagination and free play. A few programs are scheduled, including a geocaching demonstration by the St. Louis Area Geocachers Association from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. To wrap up the day, Wild Heart will perform a family friendly concert. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 05:57 PM
 PodCacher Geo-Achievement Coins Contest Posted on September 13th, 2009 in PodCasts. Geo-Achievement geocoins donated by CoinsAndPins.com PodCacher is kicking off the contest extravaganza with 3 mini-contests for 100 finds, 250 finds, and 500 finds. The geocacher with the best true caching story for their number of finds category (100, 250, 500) that they posted in a cache log at geocaching.com will get a free coin/pin set with custom engraving. You can enter into any and all of the categories that you qualify for, but can only win 1 time. Your original log must mention your milestone and tell your story. You may not go back and edit your log entry now. Aaron and Tess of CoinsAndPins.com will be choosing the best story in each category. To enter the contest, follow the appropriate link(s) below - and enter your geocaching name, the GC code for the milestone cache, and a LINK to your log of that cache. Enter the 100 finds contest Enter the 250 finds contest Enter the 500 finds contest Note: If you already have the Geo-Achievement coin for the level that you win, you can choose another one - either for yourself or as a gift for someone else. Contest entry deadline: September 26, 2009 More Geo-Achievement Coin contests coming soon!! Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 05:51 PM
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:49 PM
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:26 PM
 Thursday, 27 August 2009 12:20 "The queen’s husband, Prince Henrik, may be getting on in years, but that hasn’t stopped him getting hooked on the latest hi-tech treasure hunt craze sweeping the world ..." Read the entire article Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 06:02 PM
 Denmother In August 2009, L Frank and I spent two weeks geocaching in the Pacific Northwest, hunting caches in the temperate rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula, experiencing the breathtaking waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge, and following in Lewis and Clark’s footsteps as they reached the Pacific Ocean. Our adventure also included a quest for the Northwest GeoTriad, which is a group of unique geocaches that can be found only here ... Read the entire story Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 09:45 PM
 September 12-13, 2009 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. FREE ADMISSION SLAGA will have a booth set up at Park Palooza on Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13, at the St. Louis Arch grounds. This is the second year that SLAGA will give geocaching demonstrations as part of the hands-on activities planned for this event. Created and hosted by the National Park Service (NPS) at JNEM, in collaboration with its partners Jefferson National Parks Association and Metro, the free, interactive event is designed to celebrate the fun, education and recreation offered at America’s national, state and local parks across the country. ParkPalooza will feature 10 interactive stations representing both natural and cultural parks on the Arch grounds, and will introduce visitors to the themes and activities found in parks and public lands across the country, including:
New Orleans jazz performances In addition, food and refreshments, as well as ParkPalooza-related merchandise, will be available for purchase. Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 09:34 PM
September 12, 2009 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In conjunction with the St. Louis County Parks Department, SLAGA will present The Complete GPS Course at our new location at Queeny Park. This class for all ages will teach you how to get the most out of your GPS unit. Bring your GPS unit and meet us at the Recreation Complex (550 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011). After the class you will venture into the park and navigate by GPS. Advance registration required. Call 314-615-4FUN (4386). Cost is $10 per person. Friday, September 04, 2009 - 04:06 PM
 I had a fantastic day today caching! I did seaeye's "S'n'L" series (Stop 'n' Laugh) which is all along the backroads just north of 370. It's a very clever series based on famous comedians, and there's a joke associated with each one - and the answer is in the cache. This series obviously took a lot of work and a lot of thought, and it was worth it! Not only was it a beautiful day, but the scenery along these roads is just gorgeous. The caches are simple to find, but each one is in a place that I just had to pause and appreciate the beauty of the farmland, river bluffs, and small towns. I haven't been so relaxed in a long time! I did two last week, and did 18 today in 2.5 hours (that includes a half hour looking for #16, because I didn't believe that it was where it was - and Craig knows what I mean!). The only mistake I made was not putting S'n'L #22 in my GPS, so have to go back for that one later. All in all, it was one of my best days caching. Thanks, Craig! You can find the series here Barbara (missourimule) Monday, August 31, 2009 - 05:24 PM
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