First Phoenix Geocachers "Happy Hour" +10 Years Event Cache

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Corfman Clan: Thanks everyone for coming to this event and making it such a success. Until the next time, cache on!

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Hidden : Thursday, March 31, 2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: large (large)

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Geocache Description:

SaturdayThursday March 31, 5pm til ?.___ Come have a drink and meet the people whose names you've been seeing in the log books.

Phoenix seems to have enough geocachers to make this a possibility, and the idea has been batted around before. Therefore, I'm creating this "One-Time-Cache" which is set for 5pm on SaturdayThursday March 31. Look for the little flag on the table with the Geocaching logo. To make this a real cache, the first pitcher's on me. The place also serves food if you're hungry. If you're interested, add a note log to this cache so we can get an idea of how many will show up.


On March 31, 2001, Bob Renner, aka GCB0B, hosted the first event cache in Arizona, First Phoenix Geocachers "Happy Hour". Recently, Bob passed away after a year long bout with cancer. Geocaching truly lost a friend. I think it fitting, that we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of this first event. If you knew Bob, please bring a story. I hope to see you there, and yes, the first pitcher's on me.


Team Tierra Buena wrote:

Bob Renner, GCB0B, passed away last Saturday (March 12, 2011) after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.

Bob was a true pioneer of Arizona caching. At the Deer Valley Ten Year Event Cache last May, when they conducted the countdown of who had been caching the longest, Bob (who can be seen in the group photo on that cache page, front row center in the white hat) was the "last man standing". Bob placed Arizona's second geocache in October, 2000. It's still active and I can speak from experience that it is a worthy and worthwhile challenge.

Bob made many other contributions to Arizona caching. He created Arizona's first event cache in March 2001. He created what is certainly one of the first multi-caches in the state, and it is still active today. He set a still-active cache at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. And his still-active "Box O Books" cache (GCB0B) is probably the only cache anywhere that not only has a GC ID that is an acronym of the cache title, but also a GC ID that is identical to the hider's name!

Bob was a giver. He taught "Introduction to Geocaching" classes at REI, and at the Desert Outdoor Center at Lake Pleasant. He introduced geocaching to numerous scouts in Boy Scout Troop 824. In 2002-2003, Bob served as a liaison between the geocaching community and the Arizona State Historical Preservation Office and other land management agencies, at a time when those agencies perceived geocaching as a threat to sites with archaeological or environmental sensitivity. Were it not for Bob's efforts, we might have far fewer acres in the state on which to play our little game. And he did all this with calm in the face of stress, humor in the face of threats, and thoughtfulness in the face of emotion. Geocaching in Arizona would not be the special experience it so often is had we not had the good fortune of Bob Renner's participation.

Bob is survived by his wife, Marion, and two sons.

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