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So where was The Wizard of OZ world premiere held?
(and yes the answer can be found on a geocache page)[/quote]

Oconomowoc

woot!

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@lonesumdove wrote:

:Lil: Brett,

You are quick man! Correct. So are there any caches in honor of Liberace or Grandma Walton??? – I wonder if she is buried here in WI? I know already about the Houdini monument in Appleton, it has one of our fave caches, Metamorphosis GENA82

I’m sure this cache wasn’t specifically dedicated to him, but The Dickeyville Grotto reminded me of Liberace.

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@lonesumdove wrote:

ARRR ya scurvy dogs ought ta visit me pirate shipwreck then GCVP2P. Ya kin learn ta speak pirate on that cache page too and have ye a good laugh at the logs from all the plunderin’ of me ship!

Kin ya answer these ya scallywags:

Q: Under what name did Appleton, WI. resident Ehrich Weiss become famous? Harry Houdini

Q: Where was Liberace born? West Allis, Wisconsin

Q: Racine’s Ellen Corby became famous for what role? (I wonder if she is buried in a Racine cemetery, anybody know?)

Night John Boy… Night Grandma

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I stand corrected! I think there is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum over by Deco rah Iowa, I’ve often considered putting a cache there.

As for Harmony Minnesota, the story goes that back when the town’s founding fathers were originally discussing what to name their new Utopia, there was some heated debate. A wise elder stepped forward and said “Can’t well all just live in harmony?”.

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Here’s my trivia question:
There’s a little town just southwest of me called Harmony Minnesota. How did this town get it’s name?

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The First Baby of Brookfield is the cache in Question for lonesomedoves’ query. Laura Ingals Wilder was the lass’ name. I hit this awesome virtual this last January when I was in Waukesha for Janboree.

Not bad for a Minnesota guy eh?

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You are looking for the words. “html export” this will generate the gibberish that you need to cut and paste to your geocaching.com profile. Hope this help!

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Yeah, that lizs, she’s OK. (for an Iowan) 😀 Just don’t ever question her grammar. That’s when you’ll see her incisors.

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I really appreciate all the information about getting permission for my next Earthcache. It’s just, in my part of the State (Minnesota that is) Geocaching is so un-mainstream, there are only 4 cachers in the entire county that I live in. I have a feeling that a DNR guy might have a false connotation when I say the word cache. I think to people that don’t know what we do, cache automatically means looking for something physical.

It’s going to be kind of odd requesting permission:

“Yeah, I was wondering if it’s OK for me to do something that is going to draw visitors to your park and teach them something while they are there?” “I really won’t if you don’t want me to… if you feel people are smart enough already and that you don’t need anymore park visitors, just let me know” 😀

Bureaucracy is so sweet.

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Thanks for the info. I’m working towards my Platinum destination. My first Earthcache is on public property, my next one will be in a State Park.

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Is this open Board Meeting open to us non-members too? ❓

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You know, it’s kind of funny. When I originally posted this topic, all I asked for was that a referendum be proposed to the WGA Members about this issue. I don’t think I could have been more civil. There were some members who were in favor of changing the membership prerequisites and some opposed… that’s democracy. I like that, but the people who were opposed never gave me a reason besides, either it violates the by laws, or because I don’t live in Wisconsin.

Well, the by law argument, as I posted previously, is flawed. It contradicts itself. Article III covers membership, but when ones goes to Article X it covers non-discrimination. If my citizenship is not a legally protected characteristic, could someone clarify this?

So the only thing left is the fact that I don’t live in Wisconsin… well, I guess that makes me a foreigner. I never insinuated that any members either past or current were xenophobic (check my post) I was just attempting to rationalize this unfounded attitude present towards us “foreigners”

Just tell me what I need to do to be a WGA Member. That’s all I ask. If you don’t want me to be a member, fine, I’ll be a little disappointed, but it won’t affect the relationships that I’ve developed with assorted cachers in Wisconsin nor will it affect my dedication to improving the environment in the State. But I think I deserve a reason other than that’s the way its always been. Too many times in our past, people have needlessly been affect by this attitude. A specific example would be women’s and African American’s suffrage in the US as well as Aboriginal rights in Canada.

I apologize for the misunderstanding about my previous post. The nicest people, not just geocachers, that I’ve ever met have been in Wisconsin. I just ask for a chance.

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Xenophobia is a fear or contempt of foreigners or strangers.[1] It comes from the Greek words ????? (xenos), meaning “foreigner,” “stranger,” and f?ß?? (phobos), meaning “fear.” The term is typically used to describe fear or dislike of foreigners or in general of people different from ones self.

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I’ve got 103,000 on my ’02 Mercury Cougar. She still gets 28mpg. I’d have to say about 75% of those miles are directly related to geocaching. She survived the flood and she’s paid for, so I’ll keep her 😀 .

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You know Doc, I was thinking the same thing, but with all my ‘Geostripes’ (Geocaching related scrapes and scratches) on my legs, I thought that I better not. Our gas is turned off too, so I’m not able to heat up any water. I more than accustomed to cold showers (visions of reddevil_35 prancing in my head) 😛 But this is ridiculous!

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