Straits Area Geocachers of Northern Michigan

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4th Annual Fall Fest Geocache Bash!

The SAGeocachers are pleased to announce the 4th annual "Fall Fest" Geocache Bash (GC2XXNB).

September 17, 2011

Location:

The Fall Fest will once again be held at the Camp Petosega Recreation Hall. Camp Petosega is located approximately 10 miles from the beautiful Petoskey Michigan (follow your GPSr).

Camp Pet-O-Se-Ga
11000 Camp Pet-O-Se-Ga
Alanson, MI 49706
http://emmetcounty.org/petosega/

About The Event

Over the past several years the Straits Area Geocachers (SAG) has had the pleasure to host many fun and exciting events in Northern Michigan. The Fall Fest remains our premier event and we look forward to it each and every year. The event is designed to be a fun, relaxed, family friendly atmosphere. There are always plenty of prizes, giveaways, and drawings. In addition, there will be a geocaching 101 class for those new to the sport or maybe have never geocached before but would like to learn more. Of course there will be an abundance of new caches placed in the local area in honor of this event. Other activities include travel bug/geocoin swaps, tag trading and several games. New this year - two Power Trails were recently placed close to Camp Petosega allowing Geocachers a chance to pick up over three hundred caches between the two trails. Power Trails aren't your thing? No problem. There are a vast multitude of cache types, difficulty and terrain levels in the area. However, we would be remiss not to warn attendees; while geocaching around here, you will be subjected to picturesque scenery and wonderful wildlife that only northern Michigan can offer. The best part of all… IT’S FREE!

This event will be a combined outing for both new and seasoned cachers alike. It will feature a Geocaching 101 class to introduce newcomers to this wonderfully fun (and addictive) hobby. There will be poker runs, a closest to the pin contest, raffles, AND many new caches to be published that day, with some great First To Find (FTF) prizes. And we'd be remiss not to mention the all important food and beverages. Also, if you have path tags, bring them along for potential trades.

The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. At the registration table you will receive your raffle ticket, closest to the pin flag (with instructions), and a listing of all the new permanent caches in the area. Note: There will be only one closest to the pin flag issued per team. Plenty of volunteers will be on hand following the Geocaching 101 class to assist and work with newcomers.

There will be many new permanent caches placed in the area for this event along with the already approx.; 160 existing caches within a 10 mile radius. We will have cache loading computers available to load your GPSR units with all the local caches, so bring your USB cords for your GPS!

After a fun-filled day of "hunting" we will regroup at 4:00 p.m. for awards, prizes and to quell those hunger pains.

The SAGeocachers will provide:

Main course
Condiments
Beverages
Paper products and flatware

Requested dishes to bring by last name:

A – F: Snack Tray e.g. cheese & crackers, vegetable tray, fruit tray etc.
G – M: Salad/Side e.g. macaroni salad, potato salad, baked beans, taco salad etc.
N – Q: Chips and dips
R – Z: Deserts e.g. cake, cookies, brownies etc.

Event Outline

TBD - Please check back regularly for updates as the event draws closer.

Refer to GC2XXNB at Geocaching.com for more information and to confirm your attendance. Please include how many will be attending in your party to help us better plan for the event. We look forward to seeing you there and having a fantastic event.

Poker Rules:

All cards must remain inside the table rail. Please do not pick them up off the table and/or hold them to view them.
The first person to the left of the dealer is the small blind and the person to that left is the big blind.
Raises must be the size of the big blind or the last bet/raise.
Minimum bet is the big blind.
No string betting. If you want to raise, say "Raise." If you announce, "I call" or "I call and raise," your bet will be call.
You CANNOT purposely show your cards to any other person, player or otherwise, during a live hand. If you do, your hand will be folded.
If a single card is exposed during a deal, the deal continues past the player who would have received the exposed card, with the last card of the deal to that player, and the exposed card is the first burn card. If two cards are exposed, the hand is mucked and the SAME player re-deals the hand.
If you muck your hand, you CANNOT retrieve it. Action is binding.
The cut card remains on the bottom of the deck during the deal to keep the bottom card hidden from play. Please cut ONTO it.
Verbal action in turn is binding. Announce your bets clearly. If you state a bet amount, but place a different amount of chips in the pot, you will need to correct the amount to the stated amount.
Each table will deal for themselves, rotating the deal beginning in Seat #1.
All cards will be turned face up once a player(s) is all-in and no more betting can occur.
Odd chips in a split pot go to the left of the button first.
Cards play themselves. The highest hand available from the cards turned over at the end of a hand will be the winner, EVEN IF the player does not properly state their hand value. If you muck your hand believing it was a loser, you cannot retrieve it.
Once table action declares a hand winner and chips are raked, there is no reversing that decision.
Players will be moved from tables to a new table position randomly.
Tables will be evened to cover two seat differences.

Basics:

We will be playing No Limit Texas Hold'em.
You must be present when your name is called to accept an open seat.
A 3 geocoin or 4 travel bug buy-in is the requirement for play.
Your buy-in reserves your seat in the tournament.
There are no rebuys or add-ons allowed during the tournament.
The tournament begins promptly at the published start time.

Local Lodging Discounts

We will be working with some local hotels again this year for discounts. Check back for more updates.

Crooked River Lodge
$99. / night for two people
www.crookedriverlodge.com
Phone: 231-548-5000

Comfort Inn - Petoskey
2 Queens - $83.69. King with fridge and many other amenities (suite type) - $101.69. Works out to a 10 percent discount. Ask for, or reference Kelly.
www.comfortinn.com
Phone: 231-347-3220

Camping – We always encourage attendees to stay and camp right on site at Camp Pet-O-Se-Ga. Camp Petosega offers camping for Tents, Campers, RV’s and 5th Wheels. They also have a limited number of cabins available for rental. Visit emmetcounty.org/petosega for more information.