Don't forget to save the date! Jan. 30 will mark our 2010 annual conference meeting at the Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls.
Here's the agenda:
SOUTH DAKOTA CANOE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
The Outdoor Campus
4500 S. Oxbow Ave
Sioux Falls, S.D.
12:00 Welcome from Gene Preston, President SDCA
12:10 SDCA Year in Review – Cruising, Public Service, Safety
Brief remarks by SDCA directors about events of the year
12:20 Kayaking Down the Cheyenne River, Jarett Bies and pals
1:00 Kayaking along the Missouri River, Pat Wellner (Pirates of the Missouri)
1:35 Canoeing the Boundary Waters, David and Mary Finck
2:00 Break
2:15 Total Fitness and Having Fun, Ed and Kay Hoffman
2:50 The Missouri River Kayak Challenge for 2010 – Jarett Bies and Steve Dahlmeier
3:00 Reflections on the Life and Adventures of Dick Davidson - Dave Greenlee
3:35 Business Meeting
• Election of Officers – Gene Preston
• Plans Ahead for the SDCA in the Coming Year – President Elect of the SDCA
Evening Agenda – Bracco Restaurant 5001 S. Western Avenue, Sioux Falls
4:30 Silent auction of camping and canoeing gear of Dick Davidson with proceeds to be donated to the Boy Scouts – Lee Snyder
5:15 Dinner ordered from the menu
6:15 Travels with Dick, the adventurous life and contributions of Dick Davidson – Lee Snyder
In addition, all attendees are welcome to bring gear to sell or trade, so if you have an old paddle you want to part with, PFDs you no longer use, or anything of that nature, bring it out.
Hope to see you there!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
New Sioux Falls Lake
For the first time in decades, Sioux Falls area paddlers will have a new body of water to explore. Family Park, a new park on the northwest side of Sioux Falls, opens November 25th. Although this isn't a large lake, it does give area residents the opportunity for a quick paddle without traveling.
Motorized boating is prohibited.
The lake is located near the intersection of 12th Street & Ellis Rd.
Read the Argus Leader for more detail: Fishing park in shadow of Sioux Falls
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sioux Falls Big Sioux Cruise
Join Mary & Dave Finck for a Big Sioux River cruise through Sioux Falls this Saturday, November 21st. Meet at the 57th & Western canoe launch (the park across from Barracos) at 1:00pm.
Cars will be shuttled prior to launching - and distance will be decided at that time.
Everyone is welcome! If you're not a SDCA member - ask Dave or Mary during the cruise about the benefits of joining this rapidly growing organization.
Forecast for Saturday: High 52 & Sunny
Questions? Call or email Dave @ 605-366-6844 or dfctx@msn.com
Cars will be shuttled prior to launching - and distance will be decided at that time.
Everyone is welcome! If you're not a SDCA member - ask Dave or Mary during the cruise about the benefits of joining this rapidly growing organization.
Forecast for Saturday: High 52 & Sunny
Questions? Call or email Dave @ 605-366-6844 or dfctx@msn.com
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
November Big Sioux River Cruise
Sunday, November 8th: Klondike to Canton
SDCA members Mary and Dave Finck and Larry Braaten are hosting a cruise on the Big Sioux River Sunday, November 8th starting at 1:00pm.
Meet at Klondike on the South Dakota side - and the cruise will travel down to Canton.
Forecast calls for 58 degrees and sunny. Should be a great day for a paddle!
Questions? Call Dave at (605) 366-6844.
SDCA members Mary and Dave Finck and Larry Braaten are hosting a cruise on the Big Sioux River Sunday, November 8th starting at 1:00pm.
Meet at Klondike on the South Dakota side - and the cruise will travel down to Canton.
Forecast calls for 58 degrees and sunny. Should be a great day for a paddle!
Questions? Call Dave at (605) 366-6844.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
SDCA founder Dick Davidson: 1930-2009
The South Dakota Canoe Association lost a large and important part of its history earlier this month when Dick Davidson passed away. He was 79.
Dick was a long-time canoe enthusiast whose efforts to get a club of paddlers going in South Dakota continue with every cruise, meeting, and endeavor we continue to perform or host. He was a quiet man, but one whose adventures spoke for him.
He established the SDCA with friends in 1981 and served as president for many years. In addition to his efforts setting up canoe and kayaking events in-state, he also led and took part in truly mind-blowing adventures across the dangerous barrens of the Canadian Northwest Territories.
Even though he no longer put paddle to water, Dick was still an active part of our club, hosting board meetings stopping out at our paddling fairs, and sharing his tales of the Arctic at our annual meetings.
He will be missed. We invite all SDCA members to share their memories of Dick here in the blog and we will dedicate the next issue of our newsletter to his memory.
Dick was a long-time canoe enthusiast whose efforts to get a club of paddlers going in South Dakota continue with every cruise, meeting, and endeavor we continue to perform or host. He was a quiet man, but one whose adventures spoke for him.
He established the SDCA with friends in 1981 and served as president for many years. In addition to his efforts setting up canoe and kayaking events in-state, he also led and took part in truly mind-blowing adventures across the dangerous barrens of the Canadian Northwest Territories.
Even though he no longer put paddle to water, Dick was still an active part of our club, hosting board meetings stopping out at our paddling fairs, and sharing his tales of the Arctic at our annual meetings.
He will be missed. We invite all SDCA members to share their memories of Dick here in the blog and we will dedicate the next issue of our newsletter to his memory.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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