SETX GANG Octoberfest 2011 Event Cache
SETX GANG Octoberfest 2011
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
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Our 6th Annual SETX Gang Octoberfest 2011 will be held October
29th, 2011 10a.m. until 4p.m. in the group dining hall at Martin
Dies Jr. State Park(MDJSP), Park address is 634 Private Road 5025,
Jasper TX 75951
There will be food and fun for everyone! We have booked the
air-conditioned group dining hall at (MDJSP)-Walnut Ridge Unit for
the event. If you wish to offer a dish or volunteer to bring
supplies, please join our discussion forum @ www.setxgang.com or
visit our facebook group SETX GANG. We are planning to have our
regular overstock of doorprizes, great food, FlameIt & Zeenot
Camoflaged and Custom Ammocans for the raffle and auction, and the
Cache Container Contest will be back. We want to thank everyone who
helped make our past Cache Container Contests such a success. The
contest has proved to be great geo-fun! It was so much fun; we
decided to do it again. So, gather your caching contraband and
start thinking like a geocacher to create that killer cache
container for the Octoberfest 2011 Cache Container Contest. There
will be two Categories: Most Creative: Imaginative, interesting,
cute -- overall creative in design and execution. Most Challenging:
Evil, difficult, well-camoed -- overall challenging in design and
execution Awards and prizes will be presented to top 3 caches in
each catagory. Of course, there is also that intangible reward:
peer recognition! Guidelines: All entries must be received by 1
p.m. Saturday, October 29th. No late entries will be accepted.
There is no need to pre-enter and there is no limit on the number
of entries. All entries must be new, not previously hidden caches.
Cache containers must be ready to hide, including a weather-proof
log book or log sheet able to stand up to the elements without
leaking or breaking. Name your cache but do NOT put your name on
your cache. All cache containers entered into this Contest become
property of the Contest. The winning containers will be auctioned
and any remaining entries will be awarded as door prizes at the
Event. Contest entrants are eligible to win in more than one
category. Contest entrants are eligible to bid on the winning
containers. Contest entrants are eligible to win containers as door
prizes. Containers will be on display in the Event Pavilion as
entries are received until the prize drawings begins. Winners will
be announced during the doorprize / auction ceremony after lunch on
Saturday. You need not be present to win, but it is preferred. The
Aftermath: "What happens to my creation after Octoberfest 2011?"
The recipients and successful bidders of the Cache Container
Contest containers may do what they like with their acquisitions.
The only thing we ask is that they acknowledge the creator on the
cache page if and when they deploy the container. We are also
looking for volunteers to judge the contest. The park specialist at
MDJSP told us that the Haunted Hike will be back by popular demand
so wear your best costume. About the park: History: Martin Dies,
Jr. State Park, until 1965 known as the Dam B State Park, is a
705-acre recreational area in Jasper and Tyler Counties between
Woodville and Jasper on B. A. Steinhagen Reservoir (15,000 acres).
The land for the park was acquired under a 50-year lease from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 and was opened in 1965.
Activities: Visitors can enjoy camping, hiking, boating, canoeing,
fishing, swimming, mountain biking and wildlife and bird watching.
There are canoes, bicycles, volleyballs, and horseshoes for rent.
October 29 is the date for our Haunted Hike, the haunted Hike
starts at 6:00, with guides leading groups of people down the
haunted trail... there will also be hotdogs & marshmallows to
roast ($1.00 donation) with a soda included, and games &
prizes... kids like to wear their Halloween costumes... Campsites
& Other Facilities: The park has 2 Limited Use Cabins (also
known as mini-cabins), one in the "Hen House Ridge" shelter area
and one in the “Walnut Ridge” shelter area. The cabins
have heat, air conditioning, bunk beds (bring your own linen) and a
screened porch. The outside has water, a fire-ring with a grill, a
BBQ pit, and a picnic table. 4 Screen shelters have been remodeled
to include heat and air conditioning. These Shelters with Amenities
are located in the “Hen House” and “Walnut
Ridge” shelter areas. Other facilities include screened
shelters; campsites with water; campsites with water and
electricity; a group dining/meeting hall; restrooms with hot
showers; trailer dump stations; playgrounds; lighted fishing piers;
fish-cleaning facilities; boat ramps; 4 miles of multi-use trails
for hiking and mountain biking; 2 miles of nature/interpretive
trail; a Texas State Park Store located at the Headquarters and a
Nature Center located in the Walnut Ridge unit. Ther are a number
of us renting cabins or camping for both Friday & Saturday
nights, so come on out and join the fun. Support provided by:
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