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 Welcome
to the New Millennium
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 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 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 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.
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New
Pet Policy
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.
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PANORAMIC PHOTO
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 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. |
