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OFF THE BEATEN PATH
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Friends of Dunbar Cave
Newsletter
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August 2009
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UPCOMING MEETING:
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Dunbar Cave State Natural Area Visitors&=
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Center
The
August 20th Friends of Dunbar Cave meeting will be a planning session for O=
ctober’s
Haunting History 2009. Please join us as discuss the details as =
well
as roles and responsibilities. This is our major fundraiser of t=
he
year and we will need "all hands" to make it
successful. This planning meeting will be held at 6:00 PM
at the visitor's center. All members and guests are welcome. Our
meetings are informal and informative as we discuss the specific ways in wh=
ich
we carry out our mission which is to promote, protect, and preserve Dunbar Cave.
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JULY’S COOLING:
After a week or more of cool weathe=
r in
Clarksville,
the Saturday of Cooling at the Cave 2009 was a hot one. This hot=
and
muggy day made being "cool at the cave" even more special. =
Here
are a few comments made about our annual event:
"I really believe there were 3=
00+
in attendance during the afternoon; 200 at most any given time. People
were constantly coming and going all afternoon. It was by far the lar=
gest
crowd we've ever had!! And, the music was super; just sorry it was no=
t better
heard. People are always positive and enthusiastic about Cooling, but
today was incredible, attendees were so positive=
and
upbeat about having fun, enjoying the setting" Barbara Wilbur
"It was very successful &
people seemed to really enjoy it. Many thanked FODC as they left for provid=
ing
the event. It was the largest crowd I've seen" Sally Schiller
"I loved the sounds of so many
people having a good time. The spirit of the event was fun and it was=
a
celebration of music and gathering" Debbie Boen
"The music was really great, b=
ut
our PA system needed some work. I will try to research to see what we
need to make that thing go. We had excellent press and perfect <=
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ple
moving away from the cave entrance as they got too cold" David Boen
Many thanks to the volunteers at
Cooling at the Cave:
Barbara Wilbur, you did it again!&n=
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Thanks to Jim Hancock, Sally and Ian Schiller, Bill Larson, David and Debbie
Boen, and others who helped out during the event. Thanks goes out to those =
who
provided cookies and goodies for refreshments. A =
big
thank you to James Nihan who took time out of h=
is
schedule and came up from Lyles TN to provide some superb music.
Thank you to Ronnie Hunter for sett=
ing
up the portable john. Thanks to the WJZM morning show for the
interview. Thank you Stacy Leiser
for the great Leaf Chronicle article. Than=
k you
Debbie Boen and Bill Larson for the Clarksville Online article.
And finally, thank you to the park staff for cleaning the stage area and
setting up all of those chairs.
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News from Dunbar Cave
– July/August
We=
had
a very busy, successful summer.
Cave Hikes were sometimes booked up two to three weeks in advance. We had a lot of publicity due to b=
eing
the only state owned cave in =
Tennessee
not shut due to the possible threat of White-nose Syndrome to the bats.
We
accomplished a lot with the help of our four teen workers, including the tr=
ail
rerouted, a bridge over a wet area, and new water bars installed.
Un=
fortunately
the building was struck by lightning during a storm and the sound system of=
the
Audiovisual room was fried (also affected were the computers, telephone sys=
tem
and A/C units – those of you who were at the meeting in June probably
remember how hot it was that night –) all of those were repaired quic=
kly,
but the sound is taking longer.
David Britton is working to get it repaired.
We
finally had one pair of Barn Swallows to nest at the cave. For some reason, this year there w=
ere no
active nests in the traditional places under the dance floor. We did have two sets of parents ra=
ise
three broods each at the =
Visitor
Center, one pair ou=
tside
the doors and one on the other side outside the window. It was great to watch the young gr=
ow and
finally leave the nest.
Ri=
ght
now (mid August) if you walk the trails you will see some of these flowers
blooming: Ironweed,
Elephant’s Foot, Early Goldenrod, Water Pimpernel, Prickly Mallow,
Creeping Primrose, Jewelweed, Swamp Milkweed, Tall Bellflower, Orange
Coneflower and others.
Two
staff members increased their families by one – David and Beth Britton
had a baby girl. Amelia Sloane was born on August
4. Tim and Natalie Smith̵=
7;s
baby girl Piper was born two weeks before that.
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HAUNTING H=
ISTORY =
5:00pm-8:00pm
Please mark your calendars so you wonR=
17;t
miss this event. We are hopin=
g the
earlier dates in October will give the cave’s resident bats a little =
more
time to settle down for their winter rest.=
Debbie Boen is organizing volunteer’s for
this event, so let her know if you are available.
July 2010 =
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COOLING AT THE CAVE =
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Dunbar Cave
It may seem early to announce this
event, but yearly schedules can fill up fast. Try to keep the last two week=
ends
free so you will be available when we set a firm date for this fun event. We need many volunteers for this e=
vent,
especially if we want to staff a table for the sale of Friends of Dunbar Ca=
ve
merchandize and one for the registration of new or renewing memberships.
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Friends of Dunbar Cave
Officers
President – David Boen, Secretary – Suva Baston,
Treasurer – Ronnie Hunter.
Members-at-large
(2009-2012) - Sallie Schiller, Beth Robinson.
Members-at-large (2008-2011) Jim Hancock =
and
Meredith Gildrie
Members-at-large (2007-2010) Steve Hamilt=
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Barbara Wilber
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