| Western Region 2008-2009 Calendar | www.nspwr.org | |
| 2007-2008 Calendar | Updated: Friday, October 16th, 2009 | Back to current calendar |
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| September 2008 | www.nspwr.org | ||
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| Date | Day | Event | Contact |
| 1 | Mon | Labor Day | |
| 4 | Thur | Powder Ridge OEC candidate class begins | Eric Brown |
| 6-7 | Sat-Sun | Giants Ridge OEC & CPR Refresher, and Chair Evac Visiting patrollers, please read this. |
ReNae Magajna |
| 5-7 | Fri-Sun | 2008 Central Division Fall Meeting is being hosted by the South Central Region, Milwaukee, WI. (See RPN V46#2(Fall 2007) p.5 & V46#3(Winter 2008) p.10 for more details.) | John Thomas, and Thom Rabaglia, RD South Central Region |
| 13 | Sat | Powder Ridge OEC Instructor Refresher | Eric Brown |
| 15 | Mon | Mt. Kato OEC candidate class begins | Rich Krause |
| 17 | Wed | Spirit Mountain OEC Instructor Refresher - Spirit Mtn. 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. | Bill Pagel |
| 19-21 | Fri-Sun | The 2008 Western Region Fall Meetings (Board of Governors (BOG) and General), Awards Banquet, and Sunday PD/PR Breakfast are being hosted by the Welch Village Patrol (Red Wing, Minn.) | John Thomas, Sue Hayes |
| 20 | Sat | OEC Instructor Recertification Clinic (Held at Welch Village Ski Area in conjunction with the WR Fall Meeting, 1:00-5:00pm Sat.) Please sign up before Sept. 15. Please sign up for the Western Region Fall Mtg. if you plan to attend this clinic. |
Kathy Glynn |
| 20-21 | Sat-Sun | Instructor Development Course (NSP Course #15313) - 1:00pm - 4:45pm Sat., 9:00am - 12:30pm Sun. (Held at Welch Village Ski Area in conjunction with the WR Fall Meeting.) The course is a requirement for anyone who wishes to be an NSP instructor (OEC, Emer. Transport (Toboggan), Avalanche, MTR, Instructor Development, etc.), and it also counts as a Senior elective. Course fee is $10.00, please make checks payable to NSP Western Region. Participants will need to obtain a copy of the textbook "Instructor Development-Training the Adult Learner" from the NSP on-line catalog (catalog item #502, $19.50 plus postage.) Pre-registration is due no later than September 5th. Please sign up for the Western Region Fall Mtg. if you plan to take this course. |
Bob Iverson Instructor: Bob Iverson |
| 20-21 | Sat-Sun | Mountain Travel and Rescue Fundamentals (formerly Basic Mountaineering) 10:15am - 5:30pm Sat., 8:30am - 12:30pm Sun. (Held at Welch Village Ski Area in conjunction with the WR Fall Meeting.) There are no prerequisites for this course and NSP membership is not required. Completion of this course does count as a Senior elective. Please sign up before Sept. 6. The cost is $25. The course must have at least 6 participants to be held. Please sign up for the Western Region Fall Mtg. if you plan to take this course. |
Daryl Coons |
| 21 | Sun | Avalanche Fundamentals and Rescue (formerly Basic Avalanche) (NSP Course #15321) 9:00am - 6:00pm Sun. (Held at Welch Village Ski Area in conjunction with the WR Fall Meeting.) There are no prerequisites for this course and NSP membership is not required. Completion of this course does count as a Senior elective. Please register before Sept. 6 so that course materials can be mailed to you. The cost is $25. The course must have at least 6 participants to be held. Please sign up for the Western Region Fall Mtg. if you plan to take this course. |
Kristi Olson live2skimountains@ hotmail.com 763-232-8176 |
| 25 | Thur | Spirit Mtn./Mont du Lac OEC candidate class begins - St. Luke's Hospital, 6:30pm | Bill Pagel |
| 26 | Fri | Mt. Kato OEC Instructor Refresher | Rich Krause |
| 27 | Sat | Great Bear OEC Refresher Visiting patrollers, please read this. |
Sharon Heap |
| 27 | Sat | Mt. Kato OEC Refresher Visiting patrollers, please read this. |
Rich Krause |
| 27 | Sat | Welch Village OEC Refresher, 8am - 5:30pm Visiting patrollers, please read this. |
Dave and Jane Schaller |
| 27 | Sat | Wild Mtn. OEC Refresher Visiting patrollers, please read this. |
Dale Scheufner |
| 27 | Sat | Christie Mtn. "Leaf it to Rush" kick-off party | Bob Moe |
| 28 | Sat | Elm Creek / Hyland / Viking Nordic OEC Refresher | Terry Spohn, Jeannine Mogan, Bill Lappen |
| 29-30 | Mon-Tue | Instructor Development Course (NSP Course #15230) - Duluth MN -- St. Luke's Hospital, Room 329 A. This course will be run over two evening sessions--Monday, Sept 29 and Tuesday, Sept 30 and will begin at 6:30 p.m. each evening. The course is a requirement for anyone who wishes to be an NSP instructor (OEC, Emer. Transport (Toboggan), Avalanche, MTR, Instructor Development, etc.), and it also counts as a Senior elective. Course fee is $10.00, please make checks payable to NSP Western Region. Participants will need to obtain a copy of the textbook "Instructor Development-Training the Adult Learner" from the NSP on-line catalog (catalog item #502, $19.50 plus postage.) Pre-registration is required, and you may sign up on-line or with Bob Iverson at ivers043@umn.edu Registration is due no later than September 15th. Sign up on-line. | Bob Iverson Instructor: Bob Iverson |