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Post by Sharon Faulkner on May 9, 2006 23:14:04 GMT -5
Good News from Meredith Hall Johnson, 2006 NSS Members Manual Editor
Hi NSS Cavers!
The 2006 NSS Members Manual was sent to the printer today. We anticipate it arriving in your mailboxes by mid to late June. Yay!
Thanks to the members of the Members Manual Committee: Gordon Birkhimer (ads), Bob Hoke (cool facts and databases and preparing for printer), and Scott Parvin (design and layout). We all did a wonderful job, but can't do it without YOUR help in keeping your information current at the NSS Office!
Thanks,
Meredith Hall Johnson
2006 NSS Members Manual Editor
P.S. Feel free to reprint this notice in your grotto newsletters (hey, a filler!) or on your Web sites and listservs.
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Jun 20, 2006 8:01:08 GMT -5
Has anyone received their 2006 Members Manual yet?
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Post by L Roebuck on Jun 20, 2006 8:19:18 GMT -5
We received our NSS Members Manual's yesterday. Overall it is Very Nice!  A big Thank you to the Editor, Meredith Hall Johnson! |
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Post by madratdan on Jun 20, 2006 8:47:20 GMT -5
Not yet, but since I'm posting about not getting it..........it should be in my mailbox real soon.
Thanks, Meredith Hall Johnson for gettin it done!!
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Post by madratdan on Jun 20, 2006 17:04:35 GMT -5
Sure enough..................it just arrived!!  Excellent cover photo's, I might add!!   |
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Post by Azurerana on Jun 21, 2006 0:27:20 GMT -5
Explain this: How does a member's manual get from Huntsville to Colorado in less time that it takes to reach Missouri?
I really should have married that guy whose last name started with "A", not "V"....
(I'm a Family Life, so all the pubs come addressed to him. Hey, we're saving trees, and another reason never to divorce.)
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Post by itabot on Jun 21, 2006 18:46:09 GMT -5
I think the new manual SUCKS! Why aren't the names listed by state anymore? Its basically useless to me now, unless I know who I'm looking up, but that's usually not the case. So great!   |
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Post by Taylor on Jun 21, 2006 21:14:41 GMT -5
;D Completely understand your frustration Itabot. However they will go back to the state listing with the next Members Manual. The MM alternates on an every other year basis, rotating between alphabetical listing and state breakdown of members. That's why many of us keep the last two MM's on hand. |
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Post by madratdan on Jun 21, 2006 21:17:54 GMT -5
I think the new manual SUCKS! Why aren't the names listed by state anymore? Its basically useless to me now, unless I know who I'm looking up, but that's usually not the case. So great! Every other year it is printed by state..  .................because a lot of other peole think it sucks having it printed by state and not last name. ;D Wait a year and life will return to normal.......for a year.  |
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Post by itabot on Jun 22, 2006 7:24:17 GMT -5
.......because a lot of other peole think it sucks having it printed by state and not last name. ;D I thought about that. I guess you can't please everyone all the time. I've just been trying to start a new grotto lately and I was waiting for the new manual to see if there was any new members in my area that I could contact. What am I supposed to do now? Go through all the names and look for people in Colorado. That would take forever.  |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Jun 22, 2006 8:17:08 GMT -5
Hey Matt,
Contact Stephanie at the NSS Office and explain to her what you are doing, she may be able to send you a listing of recently joined NSS members or help you in some other way. She can be reached at nss@caves.org or (256)852-1300.
Good luck on starting up the new grotto!
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Post by itabot on Jun 22, 2006 18:34:18 GMT -5
Thanks Sharon! I will definitely contact her. |
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Jun 28, 2006 15:20:05 GMT -5
I finally received the 2006 Members Manual today! Nice job...a big thanks to Meredith Johnson and the rest of the committee.  |
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Post by NZcaver on Jul 17, 2006 22:49:09 GMT -5
I think the new manual SUCKS! Why aren't the names listed by state anymore? Its basically useless to me now, unless I know who I'm looking up, but that's usually not the case. So great! Every other year it is printed by state.. .................because a lot of other peole think it sucks having it printed by state and not last name. ;D Wait a year and life will return to normal.......for a year. Speak for yourselves - I find the state-by-state listings a pain in the butt! But I accept that alternating the listing style each year is probably the best way to keep the most people happy. I move a lot. Each year, I live in 2 or 3 different states - and none of them are the so-called "home state" I list in the members manual. I don't really give a rats about who lives in what state. The best way to for me to contact cavers in each new location - if I don't have prior connections already - is to find the nearest grotto and go from there. For what it's worth, I believe my primary grotto gets an annual email from the NSS with new in-state members listed - plus a list of those who have not renewed their NSS membership. Oh, and my long-awaited nationally alphabetized manual still hasn't arrived... |
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.................because a lot of other peole think it sucks having it printed by state and not last name. 
