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THE
RED RIVER SAGA: NEWS FEATURE ARCHIVE
FEATURES FOR SEPTEMBER 2011 |
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September
5th - 10th, 2011 |
ONE
WEEK LEFT, TIME TO PANIC |
After
months of having 'plenty of time' to take care of 'certain things'
getting ready for the BIG
Annual trip or arranging for the care of some issue while you
are gone ... well, time is up. As
is customary, this week is set aside as 'Panic Week' were, in
a mad dash, a month's worth of
preparation is squeezed into 6 or 7 days. I prefer the arms-waving-over-your-head,
run
screaming-down-the-street kind of panic but that's me ... the
optimistic type. Remember, its
never too late to start getting ready and you are not alone in
your endeavors. Hang in there.
Have some good-sad news from the Gladie Center, Center Director
Jessica Santangelo has accepted
a new position at Eastern Kentucky University and will be leaving
us January 2012. She's been a
wonderful person to work with during our RRS ramblings and she
will be missed. She's let us know:
"Thank you a lot for taking such great
care of the gorge! I'm usually in on Tues/Thurs/Sat each
week if you all want to stop in and say hi. This may be the last
time I get to see you all as I
accepted a full-time lecturer position at EKU that begins in January
so I'll be leaving the Forest
Service. I'm going to miss Gladie and the gorge, but the offer
from EKU was too good to turn down."
"You all are set to debut in the November/December/January
Newsletter - you made the front page!
If you take any good pictures during your camping trip, feel free
to send them along and I'll try
to include them." - Jessica (Best News: Jessica had
a Baby in June! The RRS sends Congrats!)
We wish Jessica and her expanded family all the best, we will
miss her. [CLICK
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HAPPY
BIRTHDAY this Week to RRS Member Susan Ibanez
For New 2011 USFS Newsletter PDF
[CLICK
HERE] For New 2011 Gladie Events
Calendar [CLICK
HERE]
Current News Releases from the Daniel Boone National Forest [CLICK
HERE]
Daily Red River Gorge Updates May be Found Here - RRG
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LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER MUSIC VIDEO |
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September
11th - 19th, 2011 |
35th
ANNUAL RRS TRIP HAS BEGUN |
The time has finally come. THE RED RIVER SAGA's 35th Annual Venture
into Red River Gorge, Kentucky
has begun. Not much left to say at this point. RRS Members know
what its all about and the meaning
in reaching this benchmark. Its on . . .
We recognize the 10th Anniversary of September 11th this week.
Click Image for Alan Jackson's Song "Where Were You When
the World Stopped Turning"
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY this Week to RRS Members Jill Robertson and Danika
Harvey
For New 2011 USFS Newsletter PDF
[CLICK
HERE] For New 2011 Gladie Events
Calendar [CLICK
HERE]
Current News Releases from the Daniel Boone National Forest [CLICK
HERE]
Daily Red River Gorge Updates May be Found Here - RRG
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COMPLETION PHOTOS |
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September
20th - 25th, 2011 |
RRS:
THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER IS COMPLETE |
RRS:
THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER is now complete. We are doing our normal
decompressing.
Trips through the Gorge, the Powell County Fair and the Gladie
Center highlighted our visit.
By winning Saturday night's SCOTTO LOTTO, Danika will be naming
our 36th Annual Trip in 2012!
NOTE: September 23rd & 24th the
Archeological Weekend will be held at the Gladie Center.
This is a terrific event and "the" staple of the Gladie
Events. Check it out [CLICK
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
this Week to RRS Members Carol Logan and Sue "Raven"
Smith
For 2011 USFS Newsletter PDF [CLICK
HERE] For 2011 Gladie Events Calendar [CLICK
HERE]
Current News Releases from the Daniel Boone National Forest [CLICK
HERE]
Daily Red River Gorge Updates May be Found Here - RRG
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OF OUR FINAL 2011 RRS EVENT |
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September
26th - October 2nd, 2011 |
WILDLAND
FIREFIGHTER EXHIBITION |
Saturday,
October 8, 2011 Wildland Firefighter Exhibition at the Gladie
Center from 10am to 3pm.
Learn all about Wildland Fires with Forest Service Firefighters.
Meet Smokey Bear, try on fire-
fighter gear and check out the fire engine. Learn all about fire,
how to use fire safely and what you
can do to prevent wildland fires. Note:
This is the final scheduled 2011 event at the Gladie Center.
The #1 cause of wildfires in the Gorge is escaped campfires. As
Fall approaches, help protect the
Gorge from wildfires. It’s very important to use safe campfire
practices during Kentucky’s Fall
Fire Season. The Gorge dries and leaves drop, providing plenty
of dry fuel for wildfires.
Fire Tips & Data - - -
*If there is a Fire Ban in place,
respect it! Illegal campfires put lives at risk.
*Report illegal or unattended campfires
(even if they are “just” smoldering).
Call the Gladie Center (606) 663-8100. After 5:30pm call USFS
Dispatch: (859)745-3171
*To report a wildfire, call the Gladie
Center (after 5:30pm call 911).
*Minimize campfire impacts using
methods from the Red River Gorge Bigfoot Challenge [CLICK]
*Never leave a fire unattended, even
for a moment.
*Drown your fire, stir it, drown
it again. If it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to
leave.
*Use only small pieces of wood (smaller
than the thickness of your wrist) and burn them completely
to ash. Large pieces of wood can smolder for days and cause wildfires
long after you head home.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY this Week to RRS Members Captain John Ibanez and
Rhonda Brewer
Current 2011 USFS Newsletter PDF [CLICK
HERE] For 2011 Gladie Events Calendar [CLICK
HERE]
Current News Releases from the Daniel Boone National Forest [CLICK
HERE]
Daily Red River Gorge Updates May be Found Here - RRG
TODAY and in the RRG
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