Westbend Cash Bash....

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:06 pm

lol yea space could be a problem, but hey just archive some old ones and republish them again in the same spot and call them new. you would just have to put a fresh log in the container. lol

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:10 pm

Team Deejay wrote:

huffinpuffin2 wrote:

labrat_wr wrote:

. . . What if the WBCB committee chose not to put out new caches, . . .

Now why would they do that? Oh My!

Out of space maybe?

We are definitely not out of space! LOL! Laughing

We have some great stuff in the cooker for this year, I was just speaking to another committee member about some fun things to do this year, different from last. We won't disappoint - promise! Very Happy

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:14 am

Both years we have used our Bingo cards as a way to either sit out some rain or to meet people after we've finished for the weekend so there would be no racing for us.

Joined: 2009-06-05 Posts: 2150 Location: Menominee, MI

I'm not fond of mega events. I'm more suited for smaller events with like 10-30 people attending at a local restaurant. Eat, share geocaching stories, maybe hit a cache or two near the location.

Too much crap going on at mega events that they are on my ignore list.

Sorry.

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:19 pm

Ashen15 wrote:

Both years we have used our Bingo cards as a way to either sit out some rain or to meet people after we've finished for the weekend so there would be no racing for us.

I wondered if anyone was confused by the choice of words here. By "Bingo Card", they are referring to the stamp sheet used to record finds, not the actual Social Bingo card we hand out to encourage socialization.

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:05 am

Todd300 wrote:

I'm not fond of mega events. I'm more suited for smaller events with like 10-30 people attending at a local restaurant. Eat, share geocaching stories, maybe hit a cache or two near the location.

Too much crap going on at mega events that they are on my ignore list.

Sorry.

No need to apologize although your avatar fits your remark - LOL!! Laughing

To each his own, that is the fun part about the whole geocaching game. Everybody can find something they like and somethings they don't like and nobody is making you do any of it...

Bingo cards - sound like they still are popular then? Happy to do them if they are still something people enjoy. The stamp booklet to prove you were at a cache was a bit of a blurry mess last year due to the rain, but I guess there are people out there who like these too!

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:19 pm

They did give out more tickets for more spots filled in on the cards didn't they?

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:50 pm

RJ McKenzie wrote:

They did give out more tickets for more spots filled in on the cards didn't they?

Yes!

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:01 pm

i still think there should be brats, burgers, soda, and water sold at the bash grounds. who wants to go into a resturant sweaty wet or muddy depending on the weather. i dont think restuant owners or other patrons want that either.

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:08 pm

That's one of the tough ones! I agree with the "smelly cachers" part! I think the Sunday breakfast is the compromise on that issue. I enjoyed the free water from Walgreens the first 2 years!
It's hard to get some sponsors if no one is patronizing their establishments, smelly or not! I'm sure the WBCB Committee has some input on the subject.

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:27 pm

billrwilson wrote:

i still think there should be brats, burgers, soda, and water sold at the bash grounds. who wants to go into a resturant sweaty wet or muddy depending on the weather. i dont think restuant owners or other patrons want that either.

I'm sure with all of the money catchers bring in to the area during the weekend they don't care about a bit of mud and dirt to sweep up at night. I know I wouldn't.

But since last year I stayed at the park all three days I would have liked some food being sold their.

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:04 am

I'll bring it up again at the meeting tomorrow, but the thought is that the Chamber of Commerce (the name speaks for itself), wants the cachers out in the community buying the food from our local restaurants. We did have snacks, etc.. put on by the dance troupe. I can see if maybe the Chamber would allow them to sell brats or something - at least it benefits the dance team. Get back to you on it! Very Happy

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:41 am

LDove wrote:

I'll bring it up again at the meeting tomorrow, but the thought is that the Chamber of Commerce (the name speaks for itself), wants the cachers out in the community buying the food from our local restaurants. We did have snacks, etc.. put on by the dance troupe. I can see if maybe the Chamber would allow them to sell brats or something - at least it benefits the dance team. Get back to you on it! Very Happy

That is perfectly understandable, that the Chamber would want us spending in their member business. Perhaps there is a non-profit that would benefit from running a food stand at the park ... Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, High School organization, 4-H, etc.

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:48 am

What if you used a local catering company to come out to a park? Or some place that rented out grills or smokers or something, like Famous Daves? That way it's still promoting community businesses.

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:22 am

I agree with Jim, this would be ideal for a youth group from the community to do a brat fry.