Our meeting will be held in the Gamecock Room at 7:00PM in the Luther Lee Building at the corner of Lincoln and Lady Streets in downtown Columbia on Tuesday night.

Upcoming Trips & Results of Trip Planning Meeting, Cruise Master Dennis Catoe

Program: All about Strainers, Tim Ray, Palmetto Paddlers Vice President - What is a strainer, What to do if someone goes into one with or without their boat. How to get a person or boat out of a strainer. Tools and techniques to clear a strainer. You may be surprised to learn that some of the scariest strainers are on a nearby favorite river. Come and learn how to avoid these strainers.

Speaker Bio: Tim is co-owner with Hartley Barber of Get Your gear on. Tim is a longtime paddler with lots of experience on local rivers including guiding trips and has experience removing strainers. He also has an extensive knowledge of gear which he is loves to share with new boaters. Get Your Gear On is located on Candi Lane next to Bob Capes near the Riverbanks Zoo.

Door Prize Drawing

A reminder that elections for club officers in December are preceded by nominations in October. There will be a nominating committee, so if you are willing to help please speak up.

The City of Columbia and Richland County will be holding a NEW festival called the Summer Celebration of Water at Riverfront Park, Laurel and Huger Streets in Columbia. This is a free family event and there will be door prizes handed out from the main stage throughout the festival. This festival will educate guests about the importance of clean water in our everday lives.

There will be a trip planning meeting set for Wednesday August 25 at 6 pm at the Richland County library on Broad River Road between Sonic and Rushs. Please attend if you can or email Dennis Catoe your proposed trip for remainder of 2010.

Blueway Music Jam, August 14, 2010
Sumter National Forest | McCormick, SC
Baker Creek State Park Waterfront Pavilion

Benefiting the Little River Blueway Outdoor Adventure Area project
...Presented by Outdoor Initiative, Inc. and the South Carolina PRT

Join Us for a Day of Celebrating Music on the Blueway! Free and open to the public... Your only cost is park admission!

Note date was changed from Saturday the 14th to Sunday the 15th

Main Stem Edisto Trip

Put-in at Whetstone Crossroads (Hwy 21/road 61) above Colleton State Park to Spring Town on hwy 61

15 river miles

Trip Coordinators: Ed Wrightson, Kate Whitaker