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Friends of Dunbar Cave
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UPCOMING MEETING:
Thursday September 17th,
6:00PM
Dunbar Cave State Natural Area Visitors&=
#8217;
Center
The
September Friends of Dunbar Cave (FODC) meeting will wrap up planning for O=
ctober’s
Haunting History 2009. Please come and share any insights you may
have on how to make this the best ever Haunting History at the Cave. =
This
is our major fundraiser of the year; we will need "all hands" to =
make
it successful.
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August’s Meeting:<=
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The
meeting started with a re-cap of July’s Cooling at the Cave. It was deemed a success. Financially, it broke even or made=
just
a little profit. This is in k=
eeping
with its purpose – fun for the community at the nature area. A hearty “thanks”=
; was
given to Bill Larson for arranging and manning the golf cart transportation
system up to the cave. A spec=
ial
thank you letter is to be sent to the City and Jeff Vaughn for supplying the
cart. Suggestions were made o=
n how
to improve the event for next year.
(A “waiting” bench is to be set up for those needing
transport to the cave. We sho=
uld
arrange for overflow parking near by.
We should commit to improving the sound system for this event.) The date for next year’s Coo=
ling
was set for July 31st, the last Saturday of the month.
A new project for FODC was discussed. Jim =
Hancock
proposed we develop an Activity Book which will help engage the public,
particularly children, and educate them about the Dunbar Cave State Nature
Area, its fauna and flora, as well as other points of interest in the world=
of
nature. The books may be plac=
ed at
the visitors’ center, the Customs House museum, and tourist areas. Jim will continue to develop plans=
for
this project and report further at the September meeting.=
The rest of the meeting was devoted to
planning October’s Haunting History.=
Debbie Boen, who oversees this project, passed out her three page
planning document. The prelim=
inary
work had been finished – the skits’ director Brendan Cataldo and actors (thanks to The Roxy Regional Theat=
re for
its continuing support) are committed; announcement flyers are ready for
dispersal, but additional commitments needed to be established. The meeting produced several
commitments - not to sanitariums, mind you, at least not yet: David Boen will coordinate promoti=
on of
the event. Meredith Gildrie w=
ill
serve as catalyst for a new transportation option. We will try to secure an overflow
parking area and transport to and from the park. Debbie will pur=
chase
glow sticks and pumpkins. Paul
Schwab volunteered to help her locate the best source for these. Jim Hancock will load the batterie=
s into
the handheld flashlights. Jac=
k
Bastin and Randy Boen will set up and take down the Ti=
ki
torches. Suva =
Bastin
(and probably Christine Pieysk) will provide hot
chocolate and apple cider. Amy
Wallace and Bill Larson will carve and supervise the placement of the
pumpkins. Water for actors and
workers will be provided by the Gildries. Grab bags for the actors will be
provided by Suva
and Jack. <=
/p>
Other volunteers are still needed. Can you help with set up or staff =
tables
(to sell tickets for tours and the renting of flashlights, to sell T-shirts=
and
glow necklaces, to serve the refreshments) or guide tours or serve as a
gatekeeper? Kathryn Koloelzie, (a new Roxy empl=
oyee)
has volunteered to be one gatekeeper.
Bill Larson will be in charge inside the cave again this year. He is very helpful to new workers,=
so
don’t be shy about volunteering for a new duty. An overall manager and a tour
coordinator are needed for each evening (persons other than the Boens), too. &n=
bsp;
Debbie Boen is organizing volunteers, so call 931-920-5390 as soon as
possible to let her know you will help.&nb=
sp;
Dunbar Cave News – August
August was a slow month that=
went
by very quickly. We only did
forty-three programs for five hundred and ninety-eight persons. However, we accomplished a lot of
maintenance chores – our nice brown end door on the outside of the Visitor Center (Why was it brown? You’d have to ask the contra=
ctor
who painted it – we can’t figure it out.) h=
as
been repainted the proper white.
The outside of the Visitor
Center was cleaned =
of
mildew and bugs. The brick wa=
lls
and sidewalks have been cleaned. The brickwork around t=
he Visitor Center is being repaired. We are trying to block off the ill=
egal
trails where people are coming onto the park in areas other than the
entrance.
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If you come to t=
he
park this month, you will see goldenrod, boneset, mistflower, snakeroot, th=
istles,
jewelweed, asters and other flowers.
The predominant colors are yellow, white and lavender. Some might call them weeds, but wh=
en you
see two butterflies and a bee on one thistle, you know it has its place in =
the
world. The tiny orange
spotted jewelweed is my favorite – if you wonder about the name, take=
a
look at the photo – I would love to have earrings like that – a=
nd
if you look closely, you will also see the water droplets shining like jewe=
ls. If you hold a leaf underwater, it =
looks
like it is covered in tinfoil. The
jewelweed is also good for poison ivy (rub the mashed up leaves on the rash)
– and just plain fun. I=
t will
have seedpods that look like little okras – if you touch one it will
shoot seeds out three or more feet.
And if you can catch one of the seeds and peel it – the inside=
is
robin’s-egg-blue and tastes like a peanut!
You can also see the pawpaw
fruits, in the pawpaw patch – and if you beat the possums to them, ta=
ste
one – kind of like a sickly sweet very ripe banana. How do you know if it’s ripe=
? Shake the tree (and duck) &#=
8211;
if they fall off, they are ripe. Pick them up and put them in your pocket.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Some people make breads and
puddings from the pulp.
We will say goodbye to Tim S=
mith
this month. His wife has take=
n a
great job in Georgia=
. We will miss him and all his hard
work. David and Michael are b=
ack in
school, so they are here less often, but still working. We are looking forward to fall and=
our
school groups.
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sp; ![](3D"2009September_files/image006.jpg")
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Je=
wel
Weed &nb=
sp; =
Thistle
& Butterflies &n=
bsp; Pawpaw
Fruit
UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 18th =
&nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; 4:30-5:30pm
Dunn Insurance’s 25th Anniversary
Celebration at the mouth of the Cave,
Food will be served, and the Spurlo=
ck
family will perform. <=
span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is not an
official Friend of Dunbar Cave activity, but the public is invited. It is another example of the value=
of
the State Natural Area to our community.
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October 16th and 17th<=
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style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> =
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&nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; 5:00-8:00pm
Please mark your calendars so you wonR=
17;t
miss this event. It’s e=
arlier
than usual. We are hoping these mid-October dates will give the cave’s
resident bats a little more time to settle down for their winter rest.
Please note: We need lots of help to make
this project a success. (It’s our major fund raiser for the year.) There is a job that’s right =
for
just about anyone - no matter your age, skill, or temperament. (See notes on
August’s meeting.) Debbie Boen is organizing volunteers, so call 931-=
920-5390
as soon as possible to let her know you will help.
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Friends
of Dunbar Cave Officers: Pres=
ident:
David Boen; Secretary: Suva Bastin; Treasurer: Ronnie Hunter; Board Members=
-at-large
(2009-2012): Sally Schiller, Beth Robinson; (2008-2011): Jim Hancock, Mered=
ith
Gildrie; (2007-2010): Steve Hamilton, Barbara Wilbur
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