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Seriously, you don't need to be a member of the WSGA to attend. But if you would like to join up, well, there's no better time.
Activities: Socializing, TB browsing, Chapter Board Elections and Geocaching 2011 Slideshow.
Please submit your photos to IEWSGA historian; Scareway.
Pot Luck - The Appetizer Kings: Got a Killer App? Bring it. Re-Fried Brussel Sprout Surprise? Bring it. Cheesy Quesa Sprigs? Bring it. Stringy Mozzarella Twists? Bring it. Deviled Eggs? Bring it!! New creation or old family recipe - There's an app for that... share it with us.
Awards: We will be handing awards out for best caches of 2011!!! Update: Keep the nominations coming folks! The Committee is very busy handling the submissions but they will run out soon. Keep the Committee employed!!!! Lots of nominations from the South. Will the North rise again?
Below are just some of the planned events (ok - maybe ALL of the planned events) for this party: Cupcake Wars - Travel Bug Travel Contest - Award Show
Cupcake Wars 2012 Winners Announced!
Best Tasting Cupcakes - SquareTentPegs
Best Cupcake Decorating - SunshineGeo
Rules
1. There will be three categories (theme)
2. You may enter more than one category
3. Round 1 will be all in a category
4. Round 2 will be the winner's from Round 1
5. You will be judged on theme and taste in round 1
6. You will be judged on just taste in round 2
7. The winner will come for round 2
8. You will need to provide 12 cupcakes
9. They need to decorated by category (theme)
10. Bring them to the Winter Party
11. Do not put your name on them
12. Judging will be by 3 people who have not entered in the Cupcake War
13. Bribing the judges will help - who will they be!?!
14. What is left after the judging will be for desert and throwing at the judges if you did not win.
Categories:
1. Geocaching
2. Oscar
3. Favorite Sports Team
2012 Travel Bug Contest "Going the Distance" Winner Announced!
Ogeo has a Travel Bug that has traveled over 58,000 miles!
USA K12 Bug. Released; 10/25/2009.
Current location: Unknown. Missing since; 09/21/2010. 58,145 miles!
Most Miles Logged on a Traveler.
Bring the TB Page print out of a travel bug you own, that has gone the farthest distance. This mileage hungry bug and it's owner will be crowned IEC Bug Champ of 2012 and will take home a nifty prize. It doesn't matter when it was launched, just put your mileage where your mouth is....
2013 TB Contest: "Race On!"
At the conclusion of the 2012 TB Contest the race is on for coronation of the 2013 IEC Bug Champ! Bring an activated but not yet traveled TB that you own to this Event. Once it is placed on the official roster and has had it's photo taken you will be able to drop the TB into a cache of your choice. At the 2013 event, Bug Categories will be announced and may include but are not limited to Longest Distance Traveled, Most States Visited, Most Countries Visited, etc.
1. You must own the bug.
2. Your bug must physically be placed into the caches it is logged into.
3. You must move the bug only once at the beginning.
3. Race ends 02-20-13.
4. Your bug may have any goal it wishes.
5. If you are unable to make it to the event, notify the email address above for directions on how and where to mail your TB.
Oscar Themed Geocaching Award Show
We would like to do it again in 2012 - honor and thank those who placed new hides during the year. The WSGA IE Chapter will be holding an Oscar themed award show during the event where winners will be chosen from those caches nominated in several exciting categories! That's right, we said exciting!
To do this correctly requires audience participation. Please flood the inbox!
With all the great new hides out there, your help is needed to build the list of nominees. Simply send an email to newcachenominate10@gmail.com with the GC Number, Cache Name, Owner Name (that order please) of caches you want to nominate in the following Oscar themed categories:
Best Caches of 2011 Winners Announced!
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Best Foreign Language (Puzzle/Unknown)
And the winner is...sillyme & sillysgirl - Corps Of Discovery GC39V2N
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Best Screenplay (Cache Write Up)
And the winner is...Sillysgirl - A Crypto Cash GC2M8KA
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Best Documentary (Earth Cache or Event Cache)
And the winner is...WSGA with 5th Annual Winter Event GC2MP2N
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Best Visual Effects (Scenic View)
And the winner is...sillyme & GeoClaus Take Some Time And Enjoy The View GC390N8
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Best Costume Design (Camo)
And the winner is...Ezdaz When Good Wood Goes Bad or Covert Buffalo
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Best Director (Multi-Cache)
And the winner is...QuadsInTheMud - Hot Rod Lincoln GC2WRNA
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Best Supporting Cachetress (Micro)
And the winner is...Quadsinthemudd - JAV4U14 GC2Z6B9
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Best Supporting Cachetor (Small)
And the winner is...Scareway - Clear as Cache GC2YDM6
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Best Cachetress (Large or Letterbox Hybrid or Night Cache)
And the winner is...Martin5 - Night at the Mall GC2MGJY
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Best Cachetor (Regular)
And the winner is...Silly_Me - A Heli Good Time GC38GHR
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Best Cache 2011
And the winner is...SillysGirl
Cache Nominations
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Best Cachetor - Regular
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| Rocks & Trees |
airrooster |
| A Heli Good Time |
Silly_Me |
| Nataley’s Treasure |
Nataley05 |
| Out Of Africa |
Wiildrose |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
Trevor and Kate |
| Golf Ball Mania |
Auzzy20 |
| Fantasy Island |
Quadsinthemudd |
| It's All About Concrete! |
Dr. D of Absolute |
| Silly's Family Cache |
silly_me |
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Best Cachetress - Large or Letterbox Hybrid or Night Cache
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| Corp of Discovery Night Scouts |
QuadsInTheMud |
| Illumination IV (Night Cache) |
Bikely & Wifely |
| Hallucination or Reality |
Night*Cacher |
| Nightly Stroll (Night Cache) |
The Cache Pack |
| Indian Island Cache |
Megan and Taylor |
| It’s None of Your Beeswax! - LBH |
Krusen4Kache |
| Rosco's Tool Box and TB Hotel |
Rosco Bookbinder |
| Black Ops (Night Cache) |
Martin5 |
| Def COMstock (White) "Night Cache" |
PaneledZero |
| Def COMstock (Orange) "Night Cache" |
Martin5 |
| Night at the Mall: Episode I "The River Walk" |
Martin5 |
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Best Supporting Cachetor - Small
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| 07 – Above Merry’s Bay |
'Bobbsey Twins |
| Measuring Up Airway Heights |
akfireman1422 |
| Sweet Sixteen Challenge |
GSFireFly |
| Cat Nap |
Swiperseekers |
| Help A Cacher Out - S.C.C. |
KidVegas19 and Lookout Lisa |
| Mrs. Todd's Shortcut |
Sunshine Geo |
| Clear as Cache |
scareway |
| Nursery ABC's |
FloatingHippos |
| What Cows Want For Christmas |
Wiildrose |
| Second Lieutenant William Clark |
Quads in the Mud |
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Best Supporting Cachetress - Micro
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| Lil’ Bunker |
Dr. D of Absolute |
| My Silly Micro |
jadabugsmom |
| Underhill |
Bikely & Wifely |
| Iller Creek Bird |
Martin 5 |
| Trentwood III |
The Riley's |
| Baby Talk |
Treckly & Psychly |
| Bulls-Eye |
Dr. D of Absolute |
| Kreepy Kastle |
Peace-o-mind |
| Stop for a Quickie?? |
thehobbler |
| Eastern Washington Island challenge: Medical Lake |
KC7DQM |
| Silly's Alpha Numerical Cachers Challenge |
silly_me |
| ’59 Imperial |
BLiTzKeGGe® |
| JAV4U14 |
Quadsinthemudd |
| Cache for Baby Nut |
silly_me |
| Highway 53 |
Spudknocker |
| The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest |
Trevor and Kate |
| Radio Flyer Wagon |
Auzzy20 |
| Dizzy Echo |
Lookout Lisa & Kidvegas19 |
| Ghost of Monaghan Hall |
scareway |
| The Devil's Gap |
Trevor and Kate |
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Best Director - Multi
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| Hot Rod Lincoln |
QuadsInTheMud |
| Into the Valley of Pines-PERMIT REQUIRED |
mazeracer |
| Corps Of Discovery |
silly_me & sillysgirl |
| QaRt |
BLiTzKeGGe® |
| Quick Response |
Lookout Lisa |
| Hallucination or Reality |
Night*Cacher |
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Best Costume Design - Camo
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| My Silly Micro |
jadabugsmom |
| TORO |
BLiTzKeGGe® |
| Rock Climb |
GrizzRider |
| Peola Pioneers |
ekAggie |
| Trinidad Hill, No Traffic Here! |
Mr.Gaget#2 |
| Coyote Run |
Flutemaker & Rainbow |
| Ode to IN8CHIRO |
sillysgirl |
| It’s None of Your Beeswax! - LBH |
Krusen4Kache |
| With a Twist |
Blue Meanies |
| Covert Buffalo |
Ezdaz |
| When Good Wood Goes Bad |
Ezdaz |
| Just Down The Road Pop Pop |
Rosco Bookbinder |
| Rat-a-tat-tat |
SmileyKylie |
| Pinetree Peril |
KC7DQM |
| JAV4U14 |
Quadsinthemudd |
| It's All About Concrete! |
Dr. D of Absolute |
| Cache for Baby Nut |
silly_me |
| Skip to my Loo@Riley Creek |
Marklark and LittleMissExplorer |
| Steel Beams |
Tumbleweed2 |
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Best Visual Effects - View
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| King of the Mountain |
airrooster |
| Signal The Frog GeoArt |
Ogeo |
| Ferrets Perch |
Geocacheferrets |
| A Fine Dam View |
mazeracer |
| Take some time and enjoy the view |
silly_me & Geo Claus |
| Copy Cat |
silly_me jadabugsmom |
| JAV4U14 |
Quadsinthemudd |
| Fantasy Island |
Quadsinthemudd |
| SoCo's 2nd Hide |
cachingclutes |
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Best Documentary - Earth Cache or Event Cache
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| 2011 WSGA Summer Campout |
Quads (IEWSGA) |
| Event #2 |
Dr. D of Absolute |
| Hwy 3 Fossil Stop |
BLiTzKeGGe® |
| Winter Wonderland, The Second Coming Of The Snow |
Quadsinthemudd |
| Rock Creek Arch |
Nuttyguy |
| GSAK 101 |
majeda |
| 2011 DTCB - Kettle Falls, WA - Meet and Greet |
IE Chapter WSGA and the DTCB Geocaching Committee |
| Ghoul-N-Grub |
Scareway (WSGA) |
| The Amazing Race Season Two |
Antiqueman |
| 11-11-11 |
Antiqueman and IECWSGA |
| 5th Annual Winter Event |
IE Chapter WSGA |
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Best Screen Play - Write Up
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| Cache Name |
Owner |
| Don’t Kick Me When I’m Down |
airrooster |
| The Devil's Gap |
Trevor and Kate |
| ’59 Imperial |
BLiTzKeGGe® |
| The Expedition 1 "series of caches" |
silly_me and sillysgirl |
| Christmas Shopping |
Ogeo |
| The Anti-Challenge Challenge |
Trevor and Kate |
| A CryptoCash |
sillysgirl |
| Roadkill Cafe - SQUIRREL |
Wiildrose |
| Help Me! |
The Mini Quads / Dutchess of Dirt |
| QaRt |
BLiTzKeGGe® |
| Mrs. Todd's Shortcut |
Sunshine Geo |
| Bovilexia |
Illumineon and Tina |
| Best Foreign Language - Puzzle/Unknown |
| Cache Name |
Owner |
| QaRt |
BLiTzKeGGe® |
| WHO Needs Dr. Suess ?? |
EKAggie |
| Strigiformes View |
DR. D of Absolute |
| A CryptoCash |
sillysgirl |
| Inception |
Trekly & Psychly |
| Quick Response |
Lookout Lisa |
| In the Living Room |
Trevor and Kate |
| BIRDY |
majeda |
| In the Game Room |
Trevor and Kate |
| Corps Of Discovery |
silly_me & sillysgirl |
| Ode to IN8CHIRO |
sillysgirl |
| Night at the Mall: Episode I "The River Walk" |
Martin 5 |
| Go, Dog. Go! |
ekAggie |
| ’59 Imperial |
BLiTzKeGGe® |
| Silly's Alpha Numerical Cachers Challenge |
silly_me |