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Written by Donna Stanley   
Saturday, 03 October 2009

 

TWO OCTOBER EVENTS LISTED BELOW! 

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Come support the NCC and Dance if you Dare!

October 17th

Who: Northeastern Cave Conservancy

What: 30th Anniversary Barn Dance

Where: Octagon Barn, Knox, NY (directions below)

When: Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:00PM until 11:00 PM

Why: To Celebrate 30 Years of Conserving Caves and to Raise Funds for
the Purchase of Merlins Cave, A New Bat Hibernaculum

How: Live Music by Paul Rosenberg & Tamarack, Refreshments, Silent
Auction, Cave Photos, and More!

Price: $20 adults; $40 family; children under 12 free when accompanied
by a paying adult.

Raffle ticket with each entry fee. Over $700 in prizes!

Pre-Barn Dance Activity:  Surface Walk on the Knox Cave Preserve -
Leave from the  Octagon Barn @ 5:30 PM. and Carpool to the Preserve.

Paul Rosenberg & Tamarack -- Fun-filled community tradition, handed
down through generations. Easy to learn step-by-step contras, squares
and folk dances. No experience necessary, all dances are taught. Live
fiddle band playing traditional early American, Celtic,
French-Canadian, Old-time and original fiddle tunes (jigs, reels,
waltzes). Caller: Paul Rosenberg, with Jim Mead (guitar), Sue Mead
(fiddle/mandolin/djembe), Patricia Kernan (flute/pennywhistle/fiddle).

The Octagon Barn:  588 Middle Road, Knox, New York 12107

Directions:  From the hamlet of Knox, which is up the hill from
Altamont on Route 156, go North on Knox Cave Road and then West on
Middle Road. The Barn is close to the corner of Middle and Beebe Roads.
If you are arriving by driving south on Knox Cave Road, Middle road is
just past route 146.

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Regular bi-monthly Vermont Cavers Association Meeting 
October 18th

**Special Location**

When: October 18th  -- 9:00am

Location: Meeting @ Bob Dion's house, Readsboro, VT. 

  • Regular Meeting Followed by post meeting Convention meeting and area caving.


Directions:  397 Ross Rd.  From rt.100 in town:
From General Store (1/4 mile past  Bandstand and bridge over Deerfield
River if coming from East or just past sawmill coming from West) take
Branch Hill Rd (next to store) uphill for 1/2 mile, take frst RH turn
onto Howe Pond Rd. Go 1/2 mile, take first LH turn ( at fork) onto Ross
Rd. Go 1/2 mile, house is 3rd house on LH (Log House) phone (802) 423-
7537 for rescue if lost.

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