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October Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 7pm in the Tensaw Theater of Five Rivers Delta Resource Center.   MBCKC member, Steve Delker, who also with U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary  will present on boater safety as pertaining to canoes and kayaks.  While we paddle for fun, we realize that safety is the main priority while on the water.  All paddlers should be aware of laws pertaining to paddling and continually conscious of safety on the water in the different environments in which we paddle.   Don't miss this important presentation.  We will also have the opportunity to be educated on the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

A special thanks goes out to  Dr. Gregory Waselkov, Professor of Anthropology, for the informative talk he did last month on the Bottle Creek Indians.  Also, a great big shout out goes to Jenny Manders for coordinating the last several meetings.  She invited some awesome guest speakers.  We appreciate Jenny for taking her time to do so.

Notes:
*  If there are still openings left for PADDLE BAYOU LA BATRE you will be able to sign up with Tracy Lannie immediately after the October 1 meeting.  We are rapidly approaching our cut off limit, so there are no guarantees of being able to register on this night.
 

 *Volunteers wanted to lead/conduct MBCKC meetings. Presently, November is the next available opening. If you would like to conduct a meeting or suggest a guest speaker, please contact Tracy Lannie, MBCKC coordinator, at 463-4233 or tracy@thelannies.us

*If you would like to present a "mini-slide show paddle report" during one of the monthly meetings, please contact Tracy Lannie. Members are encouraged to share their paddle trip in this style. Time allotted for these presentations are 5-7 minutes

Upcoming Paddles and Events 

The below paddles and events have been added to the MBCKC Calendar.   Click on the Calendar tab on the right for details.

Paddles
Chickasabogue Creek from Brooks Park Paddle - Saturday, Sept 28 at 8am, call Paul Taylor 648-2962

Indian Mounds Paddle:  Saturday, Oct 19th 

Events:

26th Annual Coastal Cleanup - Saturday, Sept 21 
for more info:   http://www.alabamacoastalcleanup.com/clean-up.html

Paddle Bayou La Batre - Rescheduled for Sunday, Oct 13th- good paddling, good food, door prizes and you get a t-shirt!    For more info:  http://www.paddlebayoulabatre.org/       Look on Facebook for Paddle Bayou La Batre updates

Phatwater Kayak Challenge - Saturday, Oct 12     for more info:
 http://www.kayakmississippi.com/

Pumpkin Paddle - Saturday, Oct 19    Cancelled For more info and to register:
http://www.obparksandrec.com/images/Pumpkin_Paddle_Flyer_Registration.pdf