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Northwest Ohio Geocacher's<br>
2008<br>
5th Annual Holiday Shindig!</b></font></i></td>
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<font color="#FFFFFF">BE SURE TO ADD THIS EVENT TO YOUR WATCH LIST<br>
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WHAT </b></font></td>
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Our Shindig event is for all of our geocacher friends to meet,
eat, and be merry at the beginning of the 2008 Holiday Season.</font></b></font></td>
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<font face="Arial Black" size="2" color="#008000"><b>WHEN</b></font></td>
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Sunday, December 7, 2008, from 11am to 6pm </font></b>
<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#FF0000">(schedule below)</font></td>
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<font face="Arial Black" size="2" color="#008000"><b>WHERE</b></font></td>
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Wood County Park District's</font><font color="#FF0000"><br>
<font size="4" face="Verdana">W.W. Knight Nature Preserve<br>
</font></font><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" size="4">29530 White
Road<br>
Perrysburg, OH 43551</font><font color="#FF0000" face="Verdana" size="4"><br>
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<b><font face="Verdana" color="#FF0000" size="2">Entrance at N 41°
34.780 W 083° 35.800</font><font face="Verdana" size="4" color="#FF0000"><br>
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<b>
<font size="4" face="Verdana" color="#FF0000">W.W. Knight Nature Center<br>
Hankison Great Room</font></b></p>
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<b><font face="Verdana" color="#FF0000" size="2">This beautiful 42 acre
preserve has a pond, wetland, native prairie, woods, picnic gazebos,
boardwalk and trails.<br>
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Along with the Great Room, the Nature Center houses a library and
meeting room, nature viewing area, a ranger station, and naturalist
offices.<br>
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Note that we are renting only the Great Room, so other areas of the
Nature Center will remain open to the public. An outdoor deck attached
to the Great Room is also available for our use.</font></b></p>
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<b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">The Great Room has
WiFi, so bring your WiFi enabled laptops and other devices if you like.</font></b><font color="#FF0000"><br>
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<b><font face="Arial Black" size="2" color="#008000">DIRECTIONS</font></b></td>
<td valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">In
case you forget your GPSr or it does not have mapping software, here are
some directions!</font></b><p><b>
<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#008000">1) From I-80/90:</font><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#FF0000"><br>
- Take Exit 64.<br>
- Take I-75 South/OH-795 ramp to the left towards OH-199/US-20/Dayton
for 0.4 mi.<br>
- Take OH-795 ramp to the right towards Millbury/Perrysburg for 1.0 mi.<br>
- See Step 4</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#008000">2) From South Bound
I-75:</font><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#FF0000"><br>
- Take Exit 195 to OH-795 towards Perrysburg for 0.2 mi.<br>
- Take I-75 South ramp and remain in OH-795 lane for .3 mi. <br>
- Take the OH-795 ramp to the right to OH-795 for 0.7 mi.<br>
- See Step 4</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#008000">3) From North Bound
I-75:</font><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#FF0000"><br>
- Take Exit 195 to OH-795 towards Perrysburg for 0.4 mi.<br>
- Take the OH-795 ramp to the right towards Millbury/Perrysburg for 0.3
mi.<br>
- See Step 4.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#008000">4) From West bound
OH-795:</font><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#FF0000"><br>
- Turn left onto OH-795 (Indiana Ave) for 0.2 mi from I-75S or 0.3 from
I-75N.<br>
- Turn right onto White Rd for 0.4 mi.<br>
- Proceed to Preserve Entrance on the right at 29530 White Rd for 1.0
mi.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#008000">5) From OH-24
(Anthony Wayne Trail) in Maumee OH:</font><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#FF0000"><br>
- Take OH-20 (Conant St) South to Maumee/Perrysburg Bridge where
it becomes W Front St for 1.1 mi <br>
- Bear left lane to OH-65 (W Front St) after crossing bridge.<br>
- Turn right on White St for 3.0 mi.<br>
- Proceed to Preserve Entrance on the left at 29530 White Rd for 400 ft.</font></b></p></td>
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<b><font face="Arial Black" size="2" color="#008000">EVENT SCHEDULE</font></b></td>
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• 9:00 am - Shindig committee to set up. Walk-in volunteers welcome.
Coffee and Hot Chocolate available.</b></font><p>
<font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• 11:00 am - </b>
</font><b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">Cachers may
begin to arrive - Please stop at the registration table to pick up your
name tags and sign our log book!</font></b></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• Times for the "Chili
& Soup Cook-Qff", Dinner time, caching times, award presentations and
other activities to be announced later.</b></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• 6:00 pm - Time to
clean-up and head home!</b></font><b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><br>
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<b><font face="Arial Black" size="2" color="#008000">ACTIVITIES</font></b><p>Â </td>
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Additional activities are still a work in progress.</font></b><p>
<font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• The Chili & Soup
Cook-Off winners will be awarded gift certificates for both categories. </b></font>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• 50/50 Raffle</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• Event Geocaching:
Temporary caches are to be placed on the Preserve property.
Permanents abound in the area surrounding the Preserve, and new caches
will probably be placed prior to the event.</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• Award
Presentations: Raffle, Cook-Off, 1K Ammo Can, etc.<br>
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• Travel Bug, Geocoin, Sig Item table.</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• </b></font><b>
<font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">If you have found 500 or
more cache finds, be sure to sign our NWOGEO Banner!<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" color="#008000" size="1">(Someone just needs
to remember to bring it!
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<font face="Arial Black" size="2" color="#008000">FOOD & DRINK</font></b></td>
<td valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">•
Dinner and Deserts for the Shindig this year will be pot luck. Drinks
will be provided.<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#008000">Watch here for
updates on how we decide who brings what!</font></b><p>
<b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">Note that the Great
Room has a kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, sink and Great Room
serving counter.<br>
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• As part of the activities, we will have a Chili and Soup Cook Off with
awards for the winners!</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>• </b></font>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">Various beverages will be
provided by NWOGEO for all attendees. <br>
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<b>EVENT COSTS</b></font></td>
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<p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">The event cost is
only $5 per adult. One 12 and under child FREE per each paid adult.</font></b>
<b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000">This covers the cost of
facility rental, drinks, and supplies.<br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#008000">The facility
capacity is 100, so PLEASE post a "will attend" log noting the number of
adults and children attending.</font></b></p>
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<font face="Arial Black" size="2" color="#008000">THINGS TO BRING</font></b></td>
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 • See Pot Luck Food above.<br>
 • Sig items and geocoins to trade and show & tell.<br>
 • Travel Bugs to be "<i>Discovered"</i>, <i>"Dropped"</i> or <i>
"Grabbed"</i>.<br>
 • Warm clothes for caching, caching gear, a camera, and all of
your Geo-Holiday cheer!</font></strong></td>
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<font face="Arial Black" size="2" color="#008000"><b>EVENT HISTORY</b></font></td>
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Our previous Holiday Shindig's have hosted up to 100 Northwest Ohio
Geocachers and many of our friends from Michigan, Indiana and other Ohio
regions. We hope to see them again this year.
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