Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House Report

[Mimi Jasek via Texascavers]

Congratulations to all! What a wonderful turnout for such a worthy cause. 
Hopefully we will be able to help again next time, but Jim’s heart trouble 
prevented us from doing so this time. It is always such a fun event, and sounds 
like you had enough volunteers so that all got a break
without being in the cave or at a specific post all day.

We will look forward to next time.

Mimi and Jim Jasek



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> On Nov 12, 2017, at 9:20 PM, Joe & Evelynn Mitchell via Texascavers 
>  wrote:
> 
> Yesterday was the 7th Robber Baron Cave Open House held since we started 
> doing them in 2008. Even though there were a few brief showers, it was a 
> record setting event, shattering previous attendance and fundraising records! 
> We had 569 visitors get a chance to explore the cave either through the 
> regular self-guided tour of several passages close to the entrance or on 
> guided off-trail trips to other parts of the cave. The event was very busy 
> all day long and there were other activities for visitors while waiting for 
> their time to go underground including a TCMA sales table with t-shirt, 
> booklets and guano along with photos taken of the visitors while exploring 
> the cave. There were multiple exhibitors/vendors including NSS, BCI, TSS, San 
> Antonio Master Naturalists, and Sticks & Stones Bat Rescue. We even had a 
> food truck on site. More than $5300 were raised for TCMA through donations 
> and sales.
> 
> The huge thank you goes to the 67 caver volunteers (listed below) who put in 
> nearly 600 hrs yesterday, coming from all over the state including San 
> Antonio, Austin, Houston, the DFW area, to make the event such a success. And 
> also to those who put in uncounted extra hours preparing for it.
> 
> Thanks so much to everyone who has helped make the Open House such a popular 
> event for the public and fundraiser for TCMA these past 9 years.
> 
> Joe Mitchell
> 
> 
> 2017 Open House Volunteers
> 
> Mike Harris
> Lori Harris
> Evelynn Mitchell
> Kayla Mitchell
> Ann Scott
> Garry White
> Fran Hutchins
> Emily McGowan
> Kevin McGowan
> Don Arburn
> Christin Miller
> Allan Cobb
> Leah Miller
> Marvin Miller
> Leia Hill
> Cyndi McFalls
> Derek Weicht
> Kendi Weicht
> Q. Rodriguez
> Steve Gutting
> Jason Rodriguez
> Roy Wessel
> Matt Zappitello
> Jess Kelley
> Linda Palit
> Tom Florer
> Mike Nunley
> Noble Fisk
> Matthew Jaurez
> M. Juarez
> Jay Jorden
> Geary Schindel
> Sue Schindel
> Jim Kennedy
> Ray Hertel
> Amy Morton
> Tao Fells
> Greg Mosier
> Joe Schaertl
> Gregg Williams
> David Adamoski
> Lindsey Adamoski
> Ross Webb
> Ross Webb Jr
> Lex Hatzenbuehler
> Lyndon Tiu
> Barbara Tiu
> Emma Tiu
> Bennett Lee
> Ethen Lee
> Pam Campbell
> Arron Wertheim
> Victoria Sommers
> Alex Aceves
> Araceli Moreno
> Rob Bissett
> M.J. Gibbons
> Kalina Tostado
> Joe Ranzau
> Jake Ranzau
> Josh Ranzau
> Catherine Berkley-Jones
> Michael Cicherski
> Melissa Cicherski
> Sonya Mullerin
> Denise Predergast
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[Texascavers] Robber Baron Open House Report

[Joe & Evelynn Mitchell via Texascavers]

Yesterday was the 7th Robber Baron Cave Open House held since we started doing 
them in 2008. Even though there were a few brief showers, it was a record 
setting event, shattering previous attendance and fundraising records! We had 
569 visitors get a chance to explore the cave either through the regular 
self-guided tour of several passages close to the entrance or on guided 
off-trail trips to other parts of the cave. The event was very busy all day 
long and there were other activities for visitors while waiting for their time 
to go underground including a TCMA sales table with t-shirt, booklets and guano 
along with photos taken of the visitors while exploring the cave. There were 
multiple exhibitors/vendors including NSS, BCI, TSS, San Antonio Master 
Naturalists, and Sticks & Stones Bat Rescue. We even had a food truck on site. 
More than $5300 were raised for TCMA through donations and sales.

The huge thank you goes to the 67 caver volunteers (listed below) who put in 
nearly 600 hrs yesterday, coming from all over the state including San Antonio, 
Austin, Houston, the DFW area, to make the event such a success. And also to 
those who put in uncounted extra hours preparing for it.

Thanks so much to everyone who has helped make the Open House such a popular 
event for the public and fundraiser for TCMA these past 9 years.

Joe Mitchell


2017 Open House Volunteers

Mike Harris
Lori Harris
Evelynn Mitchell
Kayla Mitchell
Ann Scott
Garry White
Fran Hutchins
Emily McGowan
Kevin McGowan
Don Arburn
Christin Miller
Allan Cobb
Leah Miller
Marvin Miller
Leia Hill
Cyndi McFalls
Derek Weicht
Kendi Weicht
Q. Rodriguez
Steve Gutting
Jason Rodriguez
Roy Wessel
Matt Zappitello
Jess Kelley
Linda Palit
Tom Florer
Mike Nunley
Noble Fisk
Matthew Jaurez
M. Juarez
Jay Jorden
Geary Schindel
Sue Schindel
Jim Kennedy
Ray Hertel
Amy Morton
Tao Fells
Greg Mosier
Joe Schaertl
Gregg Williams
David Adamoski
Lindsey Adamoski
Ross Webb
Ross Webb Jr
Lex Hatzenbuehler
Lyndon Tiu
Barbara Tiu
Emma Tiu
Bennett Lee
Ethen Lee
Pam Campbell
Arron Wertheim
Victoria Sommers
Alex Aceves
Araceli Moreno
Rob Bissett
M.J. Gibbons
Kalina Tostado
Joe Ranzau
Jake Ranzau
Josh Ranzau
Catherine Berkley-Jones
Michael Cicherski
Melissa Cicherski
Sonya Mullerin
Denise Predergast

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Re: [Texascavers] Jimmy Walker

[John Brooks via Texascavers]

Carl

Very nice memorial. I appreciate that you used actual photos, in lieu of 
combing the Internet for pictures that looked similar.

Mr Walker sounded like an interesting guy. 

Did he ever attend TCR or the Spring Conventions ?

John

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> On Nov 11, 2017, at 10:50 PM, Carl Kunath via Texascavers 
>  wrote:
> 
> Jimmy Walker.
>  
> With heavy heart and a sense of considerable personal loss I report to you 
> that Texas has lost one of the pioneer
> members of its caving community. Jimmy Walker passed away October 12, 2017 
> age 90 after a short final illness.  It
> was my honor to be counted as one of his friends.
>  
> Many of you may now be confused and asking "who?"  Take a look at page 33 in 
> 50 Years of Texas Caving to see
> Jimmy in action.  Also see page 25 for an iconic view of Devil's Sinkhole 
> with Jimmy holding aloft a safety flare.
>  
> <10-2001%20adjusted%20-%20Jimmy%20and%20Carol%20Walker%20(2)%20(Large)[3].jpg>
>  
>  
> Jimmy's prime caving days were in the 1950s with others of the era such as 
> Bob Hudson, James Papadakis, Preston
> McMichael, Bob and Bart Crisman, and the enigmatic Frank Nicholson.  Jimmy's 
> caving exploits while substantial,
> were but a small part of his life. He was a skillful writer.  During his 
> caving career, he wrote several short stories that
> were published in the "adventure" magazines of the time such as "I Fell Into 
> The Lost Cavern" that was set at Cascade
> Caverns.  A later book, Win, A Casino Survival Guide is much more than the 
> title would suggest. 
>  
> Jimmy was an accomplished photographer and consummate painter.  His paintings 
> were photo-realistic and he
> trademarked the term "Absolute Realism."
>  
> 
>  
> Jimmy and his wife, Carol, were world famous collectors of pressing irons and 
> for several years they published Iron Talk,
> a bi-monthly newsletter.  In 2004, when their collection of 1,700 irons was 
> sold at auction, it took several days to disburse
> the collection.
>  
> 
>  
> Jimmy had a professional career as a magician and partnered with Walter 
> Blaney, a sometimes caving companion.  See
> page 318 of 50 Years for a picture of them in the Lower Cave at Carlsbad 
> Caverns.
>  
> Jimmy was one of the early explorers at Caverns of Sonora and was with 
> Preston McMichael for the first explorations
> of Deep Cave.  Here is a photo of Jimmy and  his wife, Carol, in the early 
> days at Caverns of Sonora.
>  
> 
>  
>  
> This short memorial does not do justice to the incredible depth and 
> multi-faceted personality of Jimmy Walker. 
> Moreover, this is the kind of thing that should appear in a nice newsletter 
> such as the now moribund Texas Caver. 
> This bulletin board is a poor substitute.
>  
> We are diminished.
>  
> ===Carl Kunath
> 
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