Planned September 8 Dedication of Jakk Longacre Highpointers Memorial on Taum Sauk
Monday, July 30th, 2007
The dedication of the Highpointers Memorial to Jakk Longacre on the Taum Sauk ridge will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2007.
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Archive for July, 2007
Photos From 2007 Highpointers Convention on Timms Hill
Monday, July 30th, 2007
We’re starting to post some photos from the 2007 Highpointers Convention on Timms Hill. This photo is in a set on the Timms Hill summit day (including photos from the morning pancake breakfast).
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Robert Hyman Wins 2007 Vin Hoeman Award for Work on Surveying DC Highpoint
Monday, July 30th, 2007
Robert Hyman and Nikki Hemphill won the 2007 Vin Hoeman Awards.
Robert won for decade-long effort navigating various government and local interests to get the Washington, DC highpoint surveyed and officially entered into the USGS database.
Robert said the benchmark is now being designed. He is hoping for a formal dedication of the new benchmark in July 2008.
Crew Leader Nikki Hemphill Wins 2007 Vin Hoeman Award
Monday, July 30th, 2007
Nikki Hemphill and Robert Hyman won the 2007 Vin Hoeman Award for her legendary leading the “crews” at the conventions.
She’s the official convention liaison and has made organizing the conventions much easier and fun!
And for good measure everybody who had been on the crews were also award Frank Ashley awards.
2009 Convention in High Point, New Jersey
Monday, July 30th, 2007
High Point, New Jersey was selected unanimously as the site for the 2009 convention.
The hosts are Steve Urbanski and the web master Roger Rowlett.
It was the first time that anybody can remember in which no other states were nominated.
The crowd chanted “Jersey, Jersey, Jersey.” Roger told the crowd to vote Jersey or “forgetaboutit.”
General Membership Meeting Minutes – July 29, 2007
Sunday, July 29th, 2007HIGHPOINTERS CLUB MEMBERSHIP MEETING
WAUSAU, WISCONSIN
JULY 29, 2007
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Rhode Island Open 8AM to 4 PM Everyday!
Saturday, July 28th, 2007
Jeff & Debbie Mosley, the new owners of Jerimoth Hill, have dramatically changed the access rules. They are permitting highpointers to visit the highpoint from 8 a.m. to 4p.m. 52 weeks a year!
Board of Directors Minutes – July 27, 2007
Friday, July 27th, 2007MINUTES, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
WAUSAU, WISCONSIN [technically Rothschild, not Wausau]
JULY 27, 2007
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Issue #77 “Apex to Zenith”
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Highlights of the Second Quarter 2007 Issue #77 of Apex to Zenith:
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Directions to Other State Highpoints from Timms Hill
Monday, July 16th, 2007
Jim Sutton passes along these directions to other highpoints to visit while visiting the Convention at Timms Hill.
