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Volume 35, No. 11 770.421.9729 www.georgiacanoe.org November 2000 November GCA Meeting The November GCA meeting will be held at the Parish Hall of the Episcopal Church of the Atonement in Sandy Springs on Thursday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature Marvine Cole and Knox Worde presenting a show on their recent paddling trip to Idaho, with videos, pictures, a short talk, and lots of Q&A. This trip almost didn't happen because of the recent rash of wild fires in the Montana - Idaho area, so we are very fortunate to be having this show. The church is located on Highpoint Road (runs north/south), between Glenridge Road and Windsor Parkway, both of which intersect Roswell Road. From I 285 topside perimeter, take Roswell Road/Sandy Springs exit south What's Inside... (inside the perimeter) to Glenridge Road. Turn left on Glenridge Road and right on Highpoint. The church is on your left about one mile south. From Buckhead, come north on Roswell Road and take a right on Windsor Parkway Activity Schedule ........................... 5 and a left on Highpoint. The church will be on your right. From Rte 400 north Announcements ............................. 6 or south, take the Glenridge Connector exit (north of the toll booth, but still Club Information ........................... 4 inside the Perimeter). Turn west at the end of the ramp. Turn left on Glenridge Conservation Corner ..................... 9 Road (it's Johnson Ferry to the right) and immediately left on Highpoint Road Free Style Results ........................ 22 (marked well). The church is on your left about one mile south. Instruction / Training .................. 14 See you there! Letters ........................................... 15 Library Info ................................... 4 December GCA Meeting Safety ............................................. 13 Trip Reports .................................. 17 The December GCA meeting will once again be the Annual Holiday Want Ads ....................................... 23 Party. Bring a covered dish and/or a desert, a festive holiday mood, some good Was This Experience Just Dad's .. 20 paddling tales and an appetite, and we'll all get together and celebrate the holiday season. We just heard from the City of Atlanta Parks Department that our old "Change yourself and you have meeting place at the Garden Hills Community Center should have its recon- done your part in changing the struction completed by November, so we are tentatively planning to resume meeting there beginning in December. Look for exact date and time informa- world. Every individual must change tion and an update on the reconstruction of Garden Hills Community Center his own life if he wants to live in a in the December Eddy Line. peaceful world. The world cannot become peaceful unless and until you yourself begin to work toward peace." - Paramahansa Yogananda. Printed on recycled paper information - Call Ed Schultz at 404.266.3734. Who Ya Gonna Call? If you didn’t receive your Eddy Line - Call Ed Schultz The following list is provided for at 404.266.3734. your convenience: For information on GCA clinics - Call the clinic For general information about coordinator listed on the clinic schedule, or call Training the club - Call the club telephone Director Gina Johnson at 770.971.1542. number, 770.421.9729, and leave a message. Someone For information on winter roll practice - Call Revel will get back to you. Freeman at 404.261.8572. To volunteer to help with club activities - Call For information on placing want ads in The Eddy President Brannen Proctor at 770.664.7384 or contact the Line - Call Newsletter Editor Allen Hedden at committee chairperson for your area of interest. 770.426.4318, or see "To place an ad" in the Want Ad For information on payment of dues or membership section of The Eddy Line. status - Call Treasurer Ed Schultz at 404.266.3734. For information on commercial ads - Call Advertising To sign up for a club trip - Call the trip coordinator at Director Jim Kautz at 770.321.9826 or Newsletter Editor the number listed on the activity list. Allen Hedden at 770.426.4318. To sign up to lead a club trip - Call Cruisemaster Jim For information on videos and books available Griffin at 770.498.3695. from the GCA Library - Call GCA Librarian Rachel For change of address or for Eddy Line subscription Gates at 404.296.4480. GCA Executive Committee Board of Directors Meetings President ......................................... Brannen Proctor The Georgia Canoeing Association Board of Directors Vice President ...................................... Marvine Cole meetings are held on the first Thursday of even months Secretary ........................................... Lindsay Meeks (February, April, etc.) from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Atlanta Treasurer .................................................. Ed Schultz Botanical Garden, located on Piedmont Road at the Prado, Member Services Chair ......................... Rachel Gates next to Piedmont Park. All members are encouraged to Recreation Chair ................................ Jason Schnurr attend. If you have an item for discussion, please call GCA Resource Development Chair ................ Debra Berry President Brannen Proctor at 770.664.7384 so he can add River Protection Chair .................................... Vacant your item to the agenda. Attending Board meetings is a Training Chair ..................................... Gina Johnson great way to become more involved with the GCA. Submitting Eddy Line Material Deadline for material to be submitted for publication in the next Eddy Line is the fifth of the month, i.e., for the January issue, material should be submitted no later than December fifth. The editor must receive all articles, trip reports and want ads by the deadline or they MAY NOT be published in the next issue. To submit material via EMAIL, send to [email protected]. The text of an article can be placed in the body of a message, and photo images can be attached to the message as attached files. To submit material via COMPUTER DISK submit articles or trip reports on a 5- 1/4 or 3-1/2 inch IBM/DOS formatted disk as an ASCII text file labeled with a ".txt" file extension, or as a text file on a 3-1/2 inch high density MacIntosh formatted disk, and include a printed copy (Disks returned only if requested). To submit material via U.S. MAIL, send to: Allen Hedden, 2923 Piedmont Drive, Marietta, GA 30066. All classified ads will be run for two months unless otherwise requested. Hand-written or phoned in material CANNOT be accepted. Contact Newsletter Editor Allen Hedden at 770.426.4318 for questions. Thanks for your cooperation. STATEMENT of OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT and CIRCULATION. THE EDDY LINE (USPS 0017-773) is published monthly by the non-profit organization, Georgia Canoeing Association, Inc., PO Box 7023, Atlanta, GA 30357. Publisher and Office of Publication: Ed Schultz, 3060 Pharr Ct. N. #315, Atlanta, GA 30305. Editor: Allen Hedden, 2923 Piedmont Dr. NE, Marietta, GA 30066. Average circulation during the preceding 12 months: Net press run 1,192 copies; paid or requested circulation 1,096; free distribution 88; undistributed 8; circulation paid or requested 92.6%. Circulation of October 2000 issue: Net press run 1,175 copies; paid or requested circulation 1,101; free distribution 64; undistributed 10; circulation paid or requested 94.5%. The Eddy Line (USPS 017773), published monthly, is the official newsletter of the Georgia Canoeing Association, Inc., publication address: 3060 Pharr Court North, #315, Atlanta, GA 30305. Annual subscription price of $20.00 is included in the $25.00 membership dues. Periodicals postage paid at Atlanta, GA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Eddy Line, c/o Georgia Canoeing Association, P.O.Box 7023, Atlanta, GA 30357. READERS: Send old and new addresses and an Eddy Line address label. Telephone 770.421.9729. Copyright © 2000 by the Georgia Canoeing Association, Inc. Views and opinions expressed in articles and editorials are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the official views and policies of the club. Articles and trip reports are edited only for grammar, punctuation, spelling, vulgar or obscene language, and to fit in allocated space. No substantive changes are made in any material published herein. Eddy Line material published herein and not individually designated as copyrighted by other than the GCA may be copied, reprinted, republished or otherwise disseminated to other paddling organizations having a newsletter exchange agreement with GCA. Proper credit should be given. The Eddy Line 4 November 2000 UPCOMING ACTIVITIES November 4 Upper Amicalola (Note 1) Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Brannen Proctor 770.664.7384 4 Hiwassee Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Randy Chappell 706.865.0915 4 Cartecay Class 2-3 Intermediate Paul Lund 770.271.7360 5 Hiwassee Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Randy Chappell 706.865.0915 11 Hiwassee Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Bill Convis 770.751.9258 11 Middle Tellico Class 2-3 Intermediate Charles Clark 770.998.9544 11 Chattooga Section IV Class 3-4 Advanced Roger Nott 770.536.6923 12 Leader's Choice Class 3-4 Advanced Louis Boulanger 404.373.4775 12 Cartecay Class 2-3 Intermediate Edward Stockman 770.441.9767 16 Club Meeting — Entertainment — Fun — Episcopal Church of the Atonement — Kay Redmond 404.237.7242 18 Toccoa Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Mike Bilello 770.441.2418 18 Nantahala Class 2-3 Intermediate Ray Channell 404.636.5944 18 Chattooga Section 3-1/2 Class 3-4 Advanced Jason Schnurr 770.422.9962 19 Upper Hooch Class 2-3 Intermediate Jim Griffin 770.498.3695 25 Leader's Choice Class 2-3 Intermediate Sam Blackwell 706.342.0511 December 2 Broad Class 1-2 Trained Beginner Jeff Engel 706.548.5015 2 Chattooga Section IV (Note 2) Class 3-4 Advanced Duncan Cottrell 770.720.6269 3 Upper Hooch Class 2-3 Intermediate Stacy Patterson 770.466.7538 7 Board of Directors Meeting — Members Invited — Atlanta Botanical Garden Brannen Proctor 770.664.7384 Note 1: Paddle with the Prez.
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