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TRA Awards
Presentation
[8 Sep 2001] - The Robertson Association
presented its highest award Saturday evening, the Robbie Award.
Only two of these are awarded annually. This years recipients
were Paul Stevens and Chuck Hempel. Also presented during the
ceremony were the Fellow awards. (more...)
Bob Lutz Memorial Service
[8 Sep 2001] - Over 50 years ago, Bob Lutz,
Robbie Robertson and others, thought that cavers would prefer to
have a good party out in the country. In keeping with that
tradition of 52 years we plan to honor Bob with a memorial service
on October 6, 2001. Those who knew Bob are invited by family
and friends to a celebration of his lifetime. Please contact
Sharon at 304-594-2318 or by email at
brinkman@access.mountain.net.
Blenz's Boilers
[8 Sep 2001] - This year you can thank Dick
Blenz for the hot water in the showers. Dick donated $5,000
toward the purchase of new hot water heaters to replace our aging
boilers. Thanks to Dick and Doug Gary for having hot water for
us this year. The boiler room is now named after Dick.
Tug-A-Rope-A-Rama
Caver-style tug-rope game, hopefully complete with lots of
mud! Get your Grotto to form a team of 5-8 members, half of
whom must be women (or men dressed like women). (more...)
Orienteering
Contest – Where the Heck Am I? The
Orienteering Contest is designed to test your ability to use a
compass to follow an orienteering course. The course is made
up of about 20 points around the OTR site the entrant must
visit. (more...)
Batty Boot Race
Here’s the deal – it’s a new thing! Meet at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday next to the phone booth. Ya gotta be wearing your
cave helmet (no light needed) and your caveralls, carrying
your cavepak, and most important are those ratty boots!
Be prepared for a FUN race ‘round to the Med Tent!
All ages welcome, even arm chair cavers could handle this one!
Who's Who
at OTR this year?
The new 2001 OTR Staff list highlights the people running
the show. Do you have a comment, question or desire to
help. These are the people you need to talk to. (more...)
Speleo-Olympics
Schedule
The newly published OTR Speleo-Olympics schedule is online.
Take a look to help plan your schedule of activities this
year. Be sure to note the news additions in the schedule
this year. (more..)
Postering the Porta Potties
Whoops! Fair Warning to All! No Can Do! The porta potty vendor says
they'll charge us for stain damage done by colored paper and dripping ink, so
plan accordingly. Post your flyers elsewhere. Take your own reading
material into the potty! So sorry, but ALL signs will be removed from
potties by the Potty Poster (that's "PP") Patrol.
OTR Schedule of
Occurrences
With OTR fast approaching it's time to start planning out your
itinerary. The years schedule of events contains many
new activities. The late night triple feature movies,
Batman the Magician, Quilters Exchange, Bob Lutz Memorial
Tug-A-Rope-A-Rama, COOTers Stargazers, to name a few. Be
sure to check the Kiosk in the campground for the latest times
and locations. (more...)
Featured Music
Everyone is in for a treat this year. We have four
featured music artists: The
Carpenter Ants are West Virginia's premier R&B
group;
Larry Groce
of the Mountain Stage fame provides a country-folk flavor;
Kevin Coyne
with performances which are freewheeling and improvisational
and Bill Danoff
author of songs like "Take me home country
roads". In addition to the above OTR's own BUZZZZZ
City Grotto will perform Friday evening.
SPECIAL
NOTICE
Did you receive your TRA card yet? This announcement
pertains to those who may have applied for TRA membership
between 9/1/00 and 12/31/00 and did not receive a TRA card
yet. (more...)
Tour the
Caves of Taylor Run.
There will be a guided trip to 4 or 5 caves in the Taylor Run
area of Randolph County on Friday morning of OTR. (more...)
Frequently
Asked Questions
Do you have a question about OTR? Check the FAQ section
and see if it's been answered for you. If not, send an
email to questions@otr.org
and we will try and answer them for you.
August
Work Weekend Update
Aug 4 & 5 is upon us. Here's the latest work weekend
information and Tom's birthday plans.
OTR 2001 Theme
 The
theme this year is SPACE. In honor of the year 2001, throughout
the campground you will find this theme appearing.
TRA Membership Deadline August 15th
Must be a TRA member or
guest of a TRA member to attend OTR.
Overflow Camping Schedule Opening
The overflow camp area in the SE
quadrant is designed to welcome OTR’s later arrivals.
OTR 2001 Elections
Last year 2 new TRA
Trustees-at-large were elected for a 2 year term. Are
you making plans to run for a Trustee position this year?
2001 Early Arrivals
Policy
Please be aware that Old Timers
Reunion does not open until Noon Thursday.
Informational Update
Read the latest information about
this years reunion.
"He was a very special
man and a feisty old coot."
TRA says farewell to
Bob Lutz.
07-08-2001
On Dec 26, 2000 one of our longest standing and dearly loved
members passed away. Bob Lutz, who was a long time
caver, and long standing member of The Robertson Association (TRA) died that night at the Veteran's Hospital in
Martinsburg. More...
Nominations for OTR2001 awards.
07-08-2001
In
the year 2000 a plan was instituted to recognize some of our most
valued members. These are the people who have dedicated
countless years of their lives to make OTR what it is today.
They have organized, constructed, maintained, pounded nails, cut
grass, dug ditches, run contests, and all with an understanding that
their hard work would benefit the cavers who attend OTR. It's
for these people and for their commitment to TRA that these two
awards were created. More...
Criteria
for Requesting TRA Grants
07-08-2001
The Robertson
Association (TRA) is the non-profit organization that
sponsors the annual Old Timers Reunion in West Virginia. The
TRA Board has adopted a policy of awarding 50% of the net
profit from each OTR to support appropriate cave-related
activities by non-profit groups. Here
are the criteria for requesting TRA grants.
Welcome
to the New Millennium
10-01-2000
As we
enter the next millennium, we celebrate the 51st
OTR. This was Vic Wards' second and final year as
chair. It's difficult to out do yourself when you were
responsible for the blowout 50th year of OTR celebration last
year. This year came close though. The big name
band was none other than the famous "Commander Cody and
the Lost Planet Airmen" which played on Saturday night to
a packed pavilion. The band was sponsored by the
Commander Cody Grotto. [more]
OTR
News Letter Publisher
Found
10-01-2000 This year Ray and Mary
Ellen Garton stepped down as the publishers/editors of the
"Dailey Daily", the OTR newsletter. Taking
their place is Editor Carol S. Jackson and photographer Bill
Jackson, publisher is The Ink Spot. Together they produce
"The Coot & Holler Gazette". Published 5
times annually.
Updated
Nostalgia Section
10-01-2000 With
the 50th OTR, and NSS 2000 Convention out of the way, we are
able to concentrate our time and effort toward providing you
with more and timely information about OTR. We are
beginning with a round up of the past reunions. Since 2000
and 1999 were still fresh memories
they were first. Hopefully photos from the past years
will jog our collective memories and we will be successful at
summarizing the previous 50 reunions too. Comments,
corrections and contributions are always welcomed.
Please email news@otr.org.
TRA
Grants
10-01-2000 The
TRA board has voted to distribute 50% of any OTR profits as
grants for cave related projects. Grants are only given to
non-profit organizations and groups.
New
Pet Policy
10-01-2000
As advertised, OTR did not permit any pets on site during
OTR this year. There were only a few instances of pets
trying to forge nametags in an attempt to gain access.
For your convenience, a list of area kennels is included below.
AREA KENNELS
Circle M Pet Motel, (304) 457-2275
Pet species accepted - unknown.
Laurel Mountain Kennels,
(304) 636-5400
Pet species accepted - everything, including hamsters, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, dogs, and cats. Set up mostly for dogs and cats. Owner must bring cage for snakes or birds, and might also need to supply food for snakes or birds. You can drop off pets from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., or by appointment, by calling any time.
PANORAMIC PHOTO
10-01-2000
Due to scheduling conflicts
the panoramic photo was not taken at OTR this year.
It is expected to be taken next year.
TRA
Election Results
10-01-2000 This
year we had Don Conover, who ran on the platform "The
Feet" was reelected for a third term. A.J. Goslin
was elected to the board for his first time, and with these
two people in supporting roles within TRA we expect good
things to happen. We also have Leecee Molina Deem and
Paul "P.D." Drennan both serving their second of a
two year term.
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