Labor Day Minutes, continued

	local  legislators  and  the Army  Corps of
	Engineers. The dam should be opened by 2002.

  Web Meister Bob Born asked the club to allocate the $5 a month necessary to keep obnoxious pop-up ads off our web page. The request was approved. Born also proposed creating a web page to aid the Whitt Bend Park’s efforts.
  Bill Tanger showed the folks at the meeting a finished Randy Carter Award. Ten have been made at a total cost of $1475. The finished product was approved by acclamation.
  The club agreed to maintain the FFV Foundation at a cost of $60 a year. Rick Mattox explained that the cost and paperwork of reviving the foundation, if needed later, would make the $60 a year seem like a bargain. A discussion ensued concerning the make- up of the Foundation’s board and further action was tabled until the December meeting.
  The Winter Meeting dates will be December 2-3 at the State Forest HQ in Buckingham.
 The nominating committee chairperson, Pete VanDeman, reported to the membership that he had found several suckers willing to serve the club in official capacities. Our VP’s for the 2000-2001 term are Linny Koenig, Ginnie McDonough, Bryon Jones, and John VanLuik. Susan Richardson will take over as Treasurer. Linda VanLuik will assume the
duties of newsletter editor. (You are still stuck with me as Secretary.)
 The Presidential Paddle was passed to Larry Born by ROC as cameras flashed and members cheered. The meeting was adjourned and folks went down to scope out the rain-swollen New River.

Submitted with much trepidation,
A. Wrighttus

 

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Bulletin from Waterworld Wire Service

  The canoeing world was shocked by news of injury to well-known Bon Vivant, Friend of the Great and Near, Sternman Extraordinaire and Raconteur Peter VanDeman over the Labor Day Weekend. VanDeman reportedly suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, although reports vary as to the exact cause and place of the injury. Van Deman was variously reported to have been seen in the vicinity of  Big Walker Creek , the New River and the Rappahannock during the course of the holiday weekend.
  Sources attributed the injury’s cause as possibly due to high water on the New River requiring excessive maneuvering, low water on Big Walker
requiring excessive lifting and dragging of boats, early morning erection of tarps requiring excessive rope tightening, or excessive rotation of the shoulder while removing the twist off cap from a bottle of Killian's Red.  Mentioned also was the possibility of excessive adjustment of Jacuzzi nozzles on the VanDeman hot tub.
Spokesmen for Ripplemead Holistic Wellness Center and Faquier Medical Center declined comment, each claiming privacy laws did not allow the institutions to comment on patients’ medical conditions.
  Swift reaction to the incident came from interested parties.
  Watermark Paddlesports, Inc. of Harriman, Tennessee wished VanDeman a speedy recovery and hoped this incident will not affect the relationship which has previously existed between VanDeman and Dagger.
  Jacuzzi stated it did not have full details on the injury, but injuries to the upper torso were extremely rare in the misuse of their equipment. Most injuries that do occur through misuse of their equipment are at the extreme lower end of the body.
  Brewery spokesman, Peter Coors, declined to comment, saying that the brewery's legal counsel had not completed review of the circumstances
surrounding the incident.  Me. Coors, did, however, offer to send Mr. VanDeman a bottle opener if one were required.
  The US Olympic Canoe and Kayak Team, through a spokesman, said the injury to VanDeman— considered a sure C1 medallist at the Carter-cancelled 1980 Moscow Olympics— represented a blow to our nation’s efforts in the international arena and that “This tragic incident can best be salvaged by donating money to the Olympic effort.”
 PETF (People for the Ethical Treatment of Fish) released a statement saying VanDeman’s injury represented a blow to the piscatory breeding
population of Virginia rivers. The organization said Mr. VanDeman’s sparing

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