A special election process will be held to fill two vacancies on the IGO Board of Directors, beginning with a two-week nomination period to begin February 1st, 2012. The seats to be filled are a result of the departures of SuperGoober (Jeff G.) and The Weasel (Tim S.). The vacancies will be filled for the remainder of the terms, both currently set to expire on June 30 (though the board is considering updates to the bylaws that would extend all current terms by 3 months).
Our Mission: To promote geocaching in and around Iowa by encouraging and supporting an open, helpful and fun geocaching community.
January Board Meeting
Submitted by supporting member bumanfam on 2012-01-16
The IGO Board of Directors will meet in executive (closed) session this week with our legal counsel regarding updates to our organizational documents as we prepare to file for non-profit tax status. We'll keep you posted!
February 2012 Cache-of-the-Month (COTM)
Submitted by The Weasel on 2012-01-16
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IGO COTM for February 2012 is underway. Please submit your nominations and vote for your favorite! Click on the title of this article for complete details.
Nominations End:
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 23:59
Voting Ends:
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 23:59 Nominated Caches
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| GC38MT9 | 2011 AYOPC: Saylorville Lookout by The NVG, Traditional Cache (1/3.5) |
| GC2XN45 | Kalona Quilt Crypto by WyseGuys, Unknown Cache (1/1) |
| GC38JPJ | F Marks The Spot by iowaPete, Traditional Cache (2.5/1.5) |
The First Annual Bucky's Ammy Awards Banquet!
Submitted by supporting member bumanfam on 2011-12-29
It's high time IGO instituted an annual awards banquet, and this year, we're making it happen! Check out the link to the event listing on geoaching.com. There you can find out about the event, and how to nominate other cachers for the first round of Ammy Awards!
December Meeting Postponed - Updated
Submitted by supporting member bumanfam on 2011-12-20
December's meeting will not be held via Talkshoe. Our agenda is fairly light, and contains discussions on the location of Hike-N-Seek 2012 and last-quarter Extra Effort Coin nominations. These items are discussed in executive session (not public) anyway, so we've opted to have these discussions via email during this otherwise busy month. In January we'll be having a much more in-depth executive session with our attorney regarding updates to the IGO bylaws and other founding documents. This is in preparation for the much-anticipated non-profit filing.
January 2012 Cache-of-the-Month (COTM)
Submitted by The Weasel on 2011-12-16
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Nominated Caches
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| GC38JTA | One Of A Kind-The First One. by JDLC1936, Traditional Cache (5/3.5) |
| GC37DAZ | Duck Duck Goose by BIGBROTHERBEAR, Traditional Cache (5/1.5) |
| GC24K7Z | A Little Fishy! by trohde, Multi-cache (2.5/1.5) |
| GC2XCWW | The Sword in the Stone - Iowa by Diehard50248, Unknown Cache (2/2.5) |
THE SEARCH Volume 1 Issue 7 December 2011
Submitted by supporting member Team Kempker on 2011-12-01
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| Oct. - Nov. 2011 Vol 1, Issue 7 |
Official Newsletter of the IGO |
December 2011 Cache-of-the-Month (COTM)
Submitted by The Weasel on 2011-11-17
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Nominated Caches
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| GC2KT87 | H.A.C. -Eagle Scout by Tape worm, Unknown Cache (4/4.5) |
| GC2KP38 | Hunting bin Laden by moletrap & the tooth fairy, Multi-cache (3.5/3) |
| GC37DXM | This Cache Goes To 11! by tsigom, Traditional Cache (4/1.5) |
| GC35XFN | Dang Nabit by BIGBROTHERBEAR, Traditional Cache (5/3) |
November 2011 Cache-of-the-Month (COTM)
Submitted by The Weasel on 2011-10-17
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Come on folks...we need some nominees! You can't win if you don't play!
Hike-N-Seek 2011 a Success!
Submitted by supporting member bumanfam on 2011-10-06
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Who had a great time at IGO's Hike-N-Seek 2011?!?!
What an awesome weekend! From the gathering for dinner on Friday to the awards ceremony on Sunday, Iowa geocachers (and some great neighbors too!) were kept busy with all-things geocaching.
Congratulations to the following IGO members for reaching a milestone find in the last 30 days.
| Name | GC Milestone | Date Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| BuckeyeView | 600th | 2012-01-29 |
| CrossEyedBear | 1400th | 2012-01-28 |
| Big Brother Bear | 1000th | 2012-01-28 |
| iowagerd | 13800th | 2012-01-27 |
| GeoMeeple | 400th | 2012-01-27 |
| FishwomanIA | 400th | 2012-01-26 |
| biscuitt bunch | 5100th | 2012-01-24 |
| c_dog | 8400th | 2012-01-23 |
| bjcheryl | 2100th | 2012-01-22 |
| Team Zinger | 3800th | 2012-01-22 |
| Saidcache | 700th | 2012-01-22 |
| blaird83 | 600th | 2012-01-21 |
| bumanfam | 1400th | 2012-01-20 |
| kd0xd | 5000th | 2012-01-17 |
| Hill Folk | 3200th | 2012-01-15 |
| lagrac | 17000th | 2012-01-13 |
| msand | 600th | 2012-01-13 |
| L J Silver | 1100th | 2012-01-11 |
| donj51 | 1000th | 2012-01-11 |
| looking4gems | 2600th | 2012-01-10 |
| Wilderness Mama | 3000th | 2012-01-09 |
| keekle | 3400th | 2012-01-09 |
| mrring | 1700th | 2012-01-06 |
| cosmic cachers | 1300th | 2012-01-04 |
| Jackpine-Savage | 4400th | 2012-01-04 |
| mhoefing | 1900th | 2012-01-03 |
| dawnandgary | 1900th | 2012-01-03 |
| RonTon | 4100th | 2012-01-01 |
| Kirk F | 1300th | 2012-01-01 |
| adsman34 | 300th | 2011-12-31 |
| welch | 2300th | 2011-12-30 |