December 2007

Geocaching Maine Newsletter
December 2007
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Volume I Issue 1
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I. First Official Geocaching Maine Newsletter
Side Bar: What’s in a name?
II. 2008 Geocoin Discussion
Side Bar: What is a Geocoin?
III. Upcoming Events
IV. Maine Geocaching Media Coverage
V. Hot Topics of the Past Month
VI. Photo of the Past Month
VII. Milestones of the Past Month
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I. First Official Geocaching Maine Newsletter
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--In an effort to further improve communication within the Geocaching Maine community, the Geocaching Maine Board has suggested the creation of a newsletter. The newsletter will include time sensitive information as well as other interesting news. Coupled with the geocaching forums, chat room, and geocaching events, the newsletter will aid in the spread of news to geocachers. Maine is home to some of the most active geocachers, and the Geocaching Maine Board wants to help get the word out about opportunities to become active in the Geocaching Maine community. The Geocaching Maine Newsletter will come monthly through the email in your Geocaching Maine Profile. To receive the newsletter, click on "UserCP" in the top menu of the web site at http://www.geocachingmaine.org, click on "Options" in the left menu, make sure "Allow Email from Administrators" is checked in the "Receive Email" section. Click on "Edit Email and Password" in the left menu, make sure your correct email address is entered in the "Edit Email Address (Optional)" section. Discussion is occurring at http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?p=37054#post37054.
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What’s in a name?
--Should we give the Geocaching Maine Newsletter a creative, fun name? Offer your ideas in the Geocaching Maine Forums at http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2802.
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II. 2008 Geocoin Discussion
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2008 Geocoin, to be or not to be?
--Discussion has started on the possibility of a 2008 Geocoin. If you are interested in voicing your opinion concerning a 2008 coin and/or would like to offer your talents or time, you should read and subscribe to the following thread: http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2744&highlight=2008.
To subscribe to the thread, click on "Subscribe to Thread" option under "Thread Tools", found just above the first post.
--For information about the requirements of a tradable geocoin, go to http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=116641
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What is a Geocoin?
--A geocoin, as described by Geocaching.com, is a metal object specially created by an individual or group. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, but are mostly 2 dimensional. Most geocoins are trackable, each carrying its own trackable code. These coins are easily discovered at geocaching events. They also travel cache to cache. You can officially log a coin by either “discovering” or “retrieving” it. To learn more, look at the geocoin section at http://www.geocaching.com/track/
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III. Upcoming Events
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--Be an Elf for a Day Geo Greet GC17H4Q http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=af6702c7-b882-4df4-89dd-87145f12175d
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IV. Maine Geocaching Media Coverage
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1. 'Caching in with GPS
Publication: The Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME)
Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/sports/stories/313514254.html
“How foolish must a couple of grown men look, shuffling feet through leaves, checking and re-checking a Global Positioning System, hands on hips in a mild bout of frustration. I supposed no one told me it was going to be easy.”
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V. Hot Topics of the Past Month
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A sadness fills the air (Hiram has lost his GPS and Jeep!): http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2800
Cache Rescue (Retreiving archived caches): http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2780
Telltale Heart (Favorite Cache): http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1958&highlight=caching
Helping out a hospital: http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2743
Ideas for 1st Timer GPS: http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?p=37003#post37003
I Got It!!! (Haffy received the Friendship TB): http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2801
Responsible Caching (A post in the forums): http://www.outdoors.org/publications/outdoors/2007/responsible-geocaching.cfm
Winter Friendly Caches: http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2799
World Wide Flash Mob – The Maine Event: http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2738
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VI. Photo of the Past Month
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--Cardinal by Ye Olde Prospector: http://www.geocachingmaine.org/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/433/si/winter.
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VII. Milestones of the Past Month
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1. Mainiac hits another milestone (Birthday): http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2769
2. 1000 Caches for Becket: http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2719
3. Northeast Explorer passes #2000: http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2774