It's time to pay your Dues!
PSC operates on a calendar year.
This means that everyone's membership needs be renewed each January,
regardless of when you joined. If you have a question about the status
of your membership, contact the Membership
Secretary. By paying your dues promptly, you not only save
money, but it will ensure that your name will appear
in the directory and that you will not miss any issues of the
newsletter. Your renewal must be received by March 3 in
order for you to be included in the annual directory and receive
further newsletters.
Print the
membership
application and renewal form
fill it out and mail it in today.
February Social
Where: John's
Pizza, Addison, IL
Host: Melinda Tury
When: Saturday, February 20,
2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Beat the winter doldrums! Come on
out and enjoy an evening of fun and laughter with all your PSC friends!
John's Pizza has a pizza, pasta, salad, fruit, and dessert buffet for
$9.95 all you can eat! John’s is conveniently located off of 355 and
the Eisenhower extension at 100 E. Lake Street in Addison, IL 60101.
630-834-3361 Everyone will pay for their own beverages. If we have
enough people we will have our own room. E-mail, or
call Melinda 630-894-2285 if you can come please!
PSC Events At Canoecopia
Hello, Fellow Paddlers
I am looking for PSC members to volunteer one or two hours to staff our
club booth at Canoecopia, March 12-14 in Madison. I can be contacted
via email
or
phone at 630-552-1172. Please let me know which day and time you are
available to share information about our club. Available hours are
Friday, 4:00–9:00 PM; Saturday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM; and Sunday, 10:00
AM–5:00 PM. See you there! Regina Watts
Rendezvous Pour Vous
The Illinois Paddling Council will host the first annual Paddling Club
Rendezvous at Canoecopia on March 13th. Mark your calendars for this
Saturday evening event from
5:30–7:00 PM in the Superior Room at the Clarion Hotel adjacent to the
Alliant Energy Center. The Rendezvous is an opportunity for paddling
club members from all over the Midwest to get together to network,
share favorite paddling destinations, plan joint activities, recruit
new members, and just get to know each other over pizza and
soda. Everyone is invited.
Our Annual Spring Dinner is a Pot-Luck!
Where: Izaak Walton Home
Elgin, IL
Host: Kathleen Landow
When: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Times:
Social Hour at 5 PM
Dinner at 6 PM
Entertainment at 7 PM
What to bring:
Your own (non-alcoholic)beverage
Your own dinner service (silverware,
plate, cup)
Food to share (entree,
side dish, salad, or dessert)
The Entertainment:
The evenings' entertaining guest is . . . YOU! Get out those photos and
slides of your favorite trip(s) and share (best if you put them on a
disc), you can coordinate this with Kathi.
Contact Kathi
or call her
at 630-208-7742, so she can organize the event. Tell her who is coming
and what you’re bringing, get a suggestion, or ask questions. As the
menu evolves, she will keep you informed by e-mail.
Directions: Izaak
Walton Home, 899 Jay Street, Elgin, IL. From I‑90: take
Route 25 south
for about 3 miles and turn left onto Jay Street. From
Route
20: go north on Route 25 for 3 blocks (caution: follow
Route 25 signs
carefully), turn right onto Jay Street and proceed to the end of the
street.
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Put-in at the South Branch
of the Kishwaukee RIver at Kirkland
Paddling Instructors Needed
Steve LaPorte has taken over the role of Training
Coordinator for PSC. Steve and PSC are looking for certified paddling
instructors to help offer paddling instructions for our members, both
in canoeing and kayaking.More
details.are available in Steve's posting to the Bulletin
Board.
If you can help, contact Steve.
 Check out
the new video about PSC
Tom has created a great new video on who we are. Check it
out and tell your friends and potential PSC members about it.
 Add
a Trip to the Schedule
You can add
a new trip and have it appear automatically on the Trip Schedule.
 Edit Your Scheduled Trips
You can edit your trips on the Trip Schedule. You
need to
 register
with the same e-mail address that you used when you submitted the trip
in the first place. If you don't remember which e-mail address you used
or need help logging in, please contact the webmaster.
Add
a Trip Report
You can enter
your trip report
on line and it will be available in the Trip
Reports.
Illinois Water Flow Data
IDNR
water flow data for Illinois rivers
Waterway advisories in Northern Illinois
Rich Cornejo (rich@paddleaway.com)
has set up a page for accessing any river closures and advisories in
the area at:
http://www.paddleaway.com/advisory
Note: Rich's site now has much, much more information for
paddlers than just river closures. Check it out.
PSC Paddlers Discussion Group
The discussion group is great for all kinds of
discussions with club members and
anyone else interested in any aspect of paddlesports. Many use it to
arrange quick pick-up trips at short notice or for lively conversation.
Join the yahoo group to
participate: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pscpaddlers/
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