Notable 2009 Highpoint Completions

John Mitchler discussed notable completers in 2009 during the Highpointers Convention in New Jersey. Among the completers was an 81-year-old man plus John also completed all the U.S. territories.

Campbell Hill, Ohio Chosen for 2011 Convention

Stony Burke nominated Campbell Hill, Harney Peak, South Dakota, and Panorama Point, Nebraska — the first time anybody nominated three locations!
(more…)

John Mitchler Receives Jack Longacre Award


John Mitchler received the Jack Longacre Award at the NJ09 Convention.

The Award is the highest the club offers. There is only one other living person who has received the award.

The Award was in recognition of John’s considerable efforts on the newsletter and the fact that virtually all club correspondence goes through him.

(more…)

Photos of the Tornado That Hit High Point During the NJ09 Convention

The New Jersey 2009 Convention had the worst weather of any convention including an F2 tornado that hit the grounds of the high point! Yet it broke at all the right times. Below is an email that went out from co-host Roger Rowlett to all convention goers.
nj-tornado2
Steve and I want to thank everybody who came to the New Jersey 09 convention.

We remain amazed at what a great group we have and proactive everybody is stepping up without being asked or prodded to help.

We’re still processing the photos and hope have a DVD out soon (much of it was shot in HDTV 1080i glory). We’ll let you know more about that later.

(more…)

Highpointers Foundation Accomplishments in 2009

Dave Covill discusses Highpointers Foundation accomplishments in 2009 and awards a copy of Frank Ashley’s original highpointers guidebook signed by Ashley that sold during the 2009 Highpointers Convention in New Jersey.