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About the Western Region
Western Region Meetings (1980 - 1998)
| 1980
| The 1980 Regional Meeting was
held near Lake Isabella, at Uffert
Regional Park, and hosted by the
Sierra Mojave Grotto, August 30 -
September 1. Approximately 40
cavers attended the meeting.
| | 1981
| The Diablo Grotto hosted a
SpeleoEducation Seminar on
February 14 - 16, 1981. At the
spring meeting, it was decided that
Kathy Williams and Peri Frantz would
head a region committee to deal with
cave rescues. Bill Liebman was
elected region Vice Chair, as Bill
Frantz stepped down from the
position. Ken Laidlaw became the
cave rescue liason with the California
Office of Emergency Services.
On Labor Day Weekend in 1981
(September 4 - 7), the grotto hosted
a Western Region Meeting at Cave
City Cave with 225 cavers in
attendance. Highlights included the
frog jumping competition and the pig
roast.
| | 1982
| On September 4 - 6, 1982, the
Stanislaus Grotto hosted the regional
at Avery Ranch, in the Mother Lode
area. Liz Harter was elected region Vice Chair for the next
two years
| | 1983
| The Southern California Grotto
hosted a SpeleoEducation Seminar
at the Montrose Scout House in La
Cresenta. In conjunction with this
event, a Western Region Business
Meeting was held on February 19,
1983. The theme for the event was
California Spans the Globe; 120
cavers attended.
Salt Creek Campground, at
Shasta Lake, was the site for the
Regional Meeting on September 3 -
5, 1983. Liz Harter and Russ Harter
attended.
| | 1984
| In 1984, the meeting was held at
Lava Beds National Monument and
sponsored by the Willamette Valley
Grotto. Bob Richards
was elected Vice Chair of the region.
| | 1985
| A SpeleoEducation Seminar was
sponsored by the San Francisco Bay
Chapter on February 16 - 18, 1985.
The Black Oak Campground at
Edison Lake was the site for the
1985 Western Region Meeting on
Labor Day Weekend which was
sponsored by the Diablo Grotto.
| | 1986
| In 1986, The Golden Gate Grotto
hosted the regional meeting from
August 29 to September 1, at Battery
Alexander at the Golden State
Recreation Area. Hugh Blanchard
and Bill Stewart attended. Hugh
Blanchard was elected Vice Chair of
the region for the next two years.
| | 1987
| On September 5 - 7, 1987, the
Mother Lode Grotto sponsored the
meeting at the Fir Campground in
Sequoia National Park. About 120
cavers attended the regional.
| | 1988
| Hutchins Meadow Group
Campground, at Buck's Lake, in the
Plumas National Forest, near
Quincy, was the site of the
September 2 - 4, 1988 Western
Region Meeting. Sponsored by the
San Francisco Bay Chapter, about
61 cavers attended the event. Hugh
Blanchard and Dell Quick made the
500 mile journey to the meeting. At
the Business Meeting it was decided
to allow grottos to host the Western
Region Meeting on any fall weekend,
instead of restricting the event to
Labor Day. Also, region dues were
increased to $2.00 for NSS Members
and $4.00 for non NSS Members.
Hugh Blanchard was re-elected
region Vice Chair for the next two
years.
| | 1989
| A SpeleoEducation seminar was
sponsored by the Diablo Grotto
during Memorial Day weekend, 1989
at Berkeley Tuolumne Camp.
Approximately 175 cavers were
present for the seminar.
October 7 - 9, 1989, marked the
Western Region Meeting at Quaking
Aspens Campground in Sequoia
National Park. This Event was
sponsored by the Southern California Grotto
and featured a Mexican
Banquet and fiesta on Saturday
night. A guidebook was prepared
with maps and descriptions of local
caves and Linda Heslop designed
the logo for the shirts. Region dues
were raised to $5.00 with a
subscription to the California Caver
being lowered from $7.00 to $6.00.
| | 1990
| In 1990, the Western Region
Meeting was held during the NSS
Convention in Yreka due to the
proximity of those already in
attendance.
| | 1991
| The Shasta Area Grotto
sponsored the regional meeting on
July 27 - 29, 1991 at the Harris
Springs Campground.
| | 1992
| On September 25 - 27, 1992, the
Stanislaus Speleological Association
hosted the regional at Berkeley
Tuolumne Camp.
| | 1993
| In 1993, the Western Region
meeting was held during the
Pendelton, Oregon NSS Convention.
| | 1994
| The Diablo Grotto sponsored the
Western Region Meeting on
September 17 - 18, 1994, and many
grotto members attended the event
held at the Buckeye Flat
Campground in Sequoia National
Park. At the Business Meeting, Lynn
Fielding volunteered to be a guest
editor of the California Caver.
| | 1995
| The Willamette Valley Grotto
hosted the regional meeting on
October 6 - 9, 1995 at Lava Beds
National Monument.
| | 1996
| On September 21 - 23, 1996, the
Mother Lode Grotto hosted the
Western Region Meeting at Berkeley
Tuolumne Camp. The Western
Region Training Committee became
an official committee of the Western
Region. Lynn Fielding was elected
chair of the Western Region.
Marianne Russo was elected as Vice
Chair; with Peri Frantz continuing to
serve as Secretary - Treasurer.
| | 1997
| Avery Ranch was the setting for
the October 24 - 26, 1997 Western
Region Meeting Sponsored by the
San Francisco Bay Chapter.
| | 1998
| The San Diego Grotto was the
host for the 1998 Western Region
Meeting on October 9 - 11, 1998 at
Camp Marston, near Julian,
California. Lynn Fielding was re-elected region chair; with Marianne
Russo continuing as Vice Chair and
Peri Frantz remaining as Secretary -
Treasurer.
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Last update: 21 August 2000
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