Mike Robinson Hi Orienteering Friends! In an effort to promote a higher level of navigational skill and fitness in our orienteering juniors, and to bring in potentially enthusiastic and active new youth members, we are hoping to hold a week long orienteering day camp this summer. This survey is intended to gauge interest in such a program … Read more
This year when you file your application for the Permanent Fund Dividend, please consider using Pick. Click. Give. to donate a portion of your dividend to the Arctic Orienteering Club. Your donation helps us with the cost of creating and maintaining high-quality orienteering maps and offsets some of the expenses associated with organizing our events. … Read more
Saturday, September 8th, 2018 Trailside Elementary School FNBP Over seventy people came out to enjoy blue skys, beautiful woods, and an afternoon of orienteering on the southside of Far North Bicenntenial Park. Long courses and rough terrain on the more advance courses made it difficult for some to finish within the mandatory deadline. Teamwork was … Read more
There will be two proposed changes to the club bylaws that will be discussed and voted on at the annual meeting this Saturday. 1) Provide meet directors additional protection by adding them to the existing article on indemnification in the bylaws. The wording in [] brackets indicate the additional language. “Article 13: INDEMNIFICATION Each Officer[, … Read more
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Ruth Arcand Park Over 100 word-savy orienteers came out and gave it there all in the first every Scraboggle-O — a score-O on two maps with the ability to score extra points with letters (similar to the Scrabble and Boggle word games). Participants collected score-O points and scrabble tiles at each … Read more
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Earthquake Park Earthquake Park was the site for this week’s evening of fun and competative orienteering put on by the Arctic Orienteering Club. More than 130 people participated in navigating five courses ranging from easy to challenging. Everyone managed to steer clear, and most got glimpses of, the Moose cow with … Read more
If you are a volunteer or meet director for the club, or would like to be one, please join us from 7pm-8:30pm Thursday May 10th at Shelly Law’s new home at 7925 Jodhpur Street. We will have a discussion about how to design fun and interesting orienteering courses. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
First Season Meet! Wed. 9th – you may start anytime between 5:00 and 7:00, but you must finish by 9:00. Courses will be 6km for red and 5km for green. Conditions are increasingly getting wetter with the ground thawing, so expect to get your feet wet. The terrain is slow but orienteering should be fun as we … Read more
The 2018 North American Orienteering Championships are being held in conjunction with the Canadian Orienteering Championships in Whitehorse, Yukon CA from August 17-24. That’s practically in our neighborhood! This is great opportunity to combine a vacation with some excellent orienteering. Check out the website for tons of information – http://yukonorienteering.ca/naoc2018/ Save some money with Early … Read more
Saturday, September 9, 2017 FNBP Trailside Elementary The Arctic Orienteering Club celebrated the end of the season with an afternoon of orienteering in Far North Bicentennial Park. Fifty three participants were greeted with partly sunny skys and challenging terrain in the woods and trails on the southside of FNBP. Ian Moore won the season finale … Read more