Arctic Orienteering Club Meeting of the Board of Directors February 6th, 2017 Minutes Members present: Mike Robinson, Dela Gray, Lexi Hill, Ian Moore, Regan Sarwas, Shelly Laws, Joyce Goodell, Dan Billman, Jill Follet, Eric Follet, Cory Smith and Lia Keller. The Meeting was called to order at 7:11, at Regan Sarwas home. Old Business: Mapping … Read more
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Downtown Deli, Palmer The night orienteering event in Palmer was well received by about 50 participants who had either 30 or 60 minutes to collect points. The winner nearly ‘cleared’ the course, missing only one 10-point control. Many well-lit runners cross-crossed downtown Palmer. The recent snow helped astute runners follow tracks … Read more
Night Score-O type event in downtown Palmer with navigation suitable for beginners and terrain suitable for all speeds and fitness levels. And it’s in the dark! When: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Sign up at 6:30. Start at 7 pm. Duration: Choose 30 minutes or 60 minutes Where: Palmer, start/finish at Downtown Deli, 550 South Alaska … Read more
Arctic Orienteering Club Board of Directors’ Meeting January 3rd, 2017 Minutes Members Present: Mike Robinson; Dela Grey; Lexi Hill; Ian Moore; Regan Sarwas; Shelly Laws; Chris Thompson; Joyce Goodell; Art Harmon; Dan Billman; Anne Billman; Jill Follet Called to Order 7:16 Old Business: Website changes: Dela asked to have first thing on the website to … Read more
Dimond HS Ski Team will be hosting an informal 1 hour Ski Score-O for high school skiers not traveling to the Besh Cup Races this weekend. They have invited the public to participate as a training event. The start will be at 12 Noon Saturday (Jan. 21, 2017) at the Raspberry parking lot in Kincaid … Read more
The Arctic Orienteering Club board is trying to decide what sort of mapping projects to work on in 2017 and would like input from club members and meet participants. Orienteering maps can be expensive to create and maintain. Skilled “mappers” must be brought in to walk the terrain and make significant corrections and additions to … Read more
Junior Nordic is celebrating the end of their first session by having all groups meet at Kincaid Park on Saturday, January 6th and doing a Ski-O course. Junior Nordic will use the course from 10:15-11:30, so you might not want to be out there with 300+ kids, but we will leave the course out for … Read more
Arctic Orienteering Club Board of Directors’ Meeting November 3rd, 2016 Minutes Called to order at 7:15 Attending: Mike Robinson, Dela Grey, Lia Keller, Regan Sarwas, Ian Moore, Cory Smith, Lexi Hill, Art Harmon, Shelly Laws, Jill Follett Minutes from August 16 approved Old business a. Mike will hold the meet director glasses for Joyce and … Read more
If you are looking for a fun fall training opportunity, Bill Spencer has set a training course at Ruth Arcand Park just for you! The course will only be available this weekend (Oct 15-16), so act now! Just print the map, then head over to Ruth Arcand and have a good time. This is not … Read more
Saturday, September 10, 2016 Klutina Drive The Arctic Orienteering Club celebrated the end of the season with an afternoon of orienteering on the east-side of Anchorage in the foothills of the Chugach mountains. While the courses were long, the 44 participants were treated to fantastic weather, no bugs, and beautiful Fall vegetation. Ian Moore won … Read more