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| Tuesday, June 01, 2010 |
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Welcome Ruggerkc as Cedar Falls/Waterloo Area Trustee
By adampottebaum @ 6:32 PM :: 75 Views ::
2 Comments ::  :: GIRS News, Waterloo/Cedar Falls Area
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I would like to welcome Ruggerkc(Casey) as one of the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area trustees. due to other commitments, David requested to step down and Casey was nominated to fill the vacancy. Please congratulate Casey on his new role when you get the moment, thank your local staff for all the hard work they put into making the club great!
Interested in serving on the GIRS board as a regional trustee? Contact your local area trustee and see what you can do to assist them. You never know when a position might open up and you might be just the person we need to fill the spot!
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| Friday, April 09, 2010 |
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Website Issues
By apjohnson @ 5:57 PM :: 79 Views ::
2 Comments :: :: GIRS News
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As some of you may have noticed, we have been experiencing some website issues over the last couple of days. Our site gets a lot of traffic and in order to handle the traffic we have recently switched hosting providers. This has gone really well for the most part, but it's been determined recently that we need to increase our plan to give us more memory. We have ordered this upgrade and that should take care of the site issues. GIRS pays hundreds of dollars every year to host this site and provide excellent performance for our club members. As officers, we understand that the website is very important to the club and we do everything that we can to make it excellent for our users. Thank you for being patient as we sort through and resolve these issues.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our registered members for your support of the club. If you're not already a member and you value the information that the site provides you, the ability to connect with and communicate with other local reefers, the events the club puts on, and the friends you have made through your affiliation with the club, please support the club by being a member. Membership dues pay for things like website hosting, web software licensing and support, event expenses, regional parties and other things important to our club.
Finally, I wanted to think JB for all of his hard work on the website. He has supported the website for years and his hard work and dedication to making the site work well has really been instrumental in the growth and prosperity of the club.
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| Wednesday, April 07, 2010 |
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Cedar Rapids Tank Tour, April 10, 2010
By bobsfish @ 12:28 AM :: 81 Views ::
0 Comments ::  :: GIRS News, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Tank Tour
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The Cedar Rapids area tank tour is scheduled for Saturday April 10th, 2010.
We will be starting at 12:30 PM. We have a busy day scheduled, so bring your running shoes, snorkle gear, and cameras.
You will find the schedule for the tank tour in the club members forums link below.
Tour Schedule click here
If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact us...hope to see you all this Saturday.
Jeremy Orchuk Bob Boone
CyberJester bobsfish
CR/IC Area Trustee CR/IC Area Trustee
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| Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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New Position - Membership Coordinator
By apjohnson @ 12:10 PM :: 85 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News
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In an effort to improve the way that we handle welcoming new people to the club and other membership related activities, we have created a new position called the Membership Coordinator. There was recently a bid process for this position and I'm pleased to announce that it has been awarded to Eric Bell. Eric has many years experience in the hobby and with the club. Please take a moment and congratulate Eric on this appointment! Also, thanks to everyone that bid for this position. We hope that you continue to bid for other leadership positions in the club!
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| Sunday, March 14, 2010 |
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New Cedar Rapids Trustee
By apjohnson @ 10:39 PM :: 96 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Club News (Non-GIRS)
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Troy has made the decision to step down as Cedar Rapids Trustee and we're very pleased to announce that Bob Boone (bobsfish) has accepted the role of Cedar Rapids Trustee. Bob has been a member of the club since May of 2009. Prior to joining the club, Bob has many years of freshwater experience. I'm very happy to have Bob on board. Thank you for your year of service Troy and thank you Bob for stepping into this new role!
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| Tuesday, February 02, 2010 |
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Save the Date - Spring Swap 2010
By apjohnson @ 3:00 PM :: 159 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, Club Events (Non-GIRS), GIRS Events, Saltwater/Reef, Des Moines Area, Frag Auction, Frag Swap
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We have just confirmed our facility for the 2010 Spring Fest. Following in the footsteps of last years very successful spring fest, this years event promises to be better than ever. We anticipate more individual sellers, more vendors, and possibly even a few special speakers or demonstrations. Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for a great event!
Where:
Iowa State Fairgrounds - Walnut Center
When:
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time:
Noon to 5:00 PM
More information to come....
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| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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CR / IC Area Holiday Party
By apjohnson @ 1:15 PM :: 152 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, GIRS Events, Saltwater/Reef, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Frag Swap
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Come join us for the Cedar Rapids Holiday party! This is open to members and non-members alike. If you have been considering becoming a member, now is a great time. We will be having an area members only raffle which will include:
- 2 - $50 gift certificates to a hobby related online retailer of your choice.
- 4 - $25 gift certificates to a hobby related online retailer of your choice.
- 2 - embroidered GIRS t-shirts (one gray, one black)
- 2 - embroidered GIRS sweatshirts (one gray, one black)
- 2 - embroidered GIRS hoodies (one gray, one black)
That's over $300 worth of stuff to be given away. Each member will be given a ticket at the door free of charge. Additional tickets will *not* be available for purchase....just one ticket per member.
In addition, we will be doing our Secret Santa Frag Swap. Bring a frag with you (if you can), and we'll make sure that everyone leaves with a frag. Details of the game will be revealed at the event. Secret Santa Frag Swap is open to members and non-members alike.
Please bring a side dish or a dessert to share. Soda, ham and turkey will be provided. This will be hosted at CyberJester's place and most of you are aware that he has other liquid refreshment on tap in his basement.
It will be a great time to get together with the rest of the club for some great food, conversation, Frag Swap and hopefully even meet a few new faces. Please go to this thread (click here) to RSVP, indicate what food you will bring and how many people you will be bringing
I can't stress it enough...PLEASE RSVP so that we have a rough count for food planning purposes.
Below are the event details.
Date:
Saturday, December 12th
Time:
5:30 until Jeremy kicks us out
Location:
Jeremy Orchuck's house (CyberJester)
1205 Waldenwood Ln NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
(click here for map)
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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| Friday, November 13, 2009 |
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Fall Fest activities are here!
By apjohnson @ 2:04 PM :: 184 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, GIRS Events, Saltwater/Reef, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Frag Swap
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As we speak, board members and event coordinators are working hard getting things set up for Fall Fest tomorrow. Guest speakers and vendors are arriving in town, and everyone is looking forward to having a great event. After all, hundreds of hours of planning, labor and of course, a lot of money, are all coming together into this great event. Just to remind you, here's a brief summary of the Fall Fest activities:
TONIGHT
Anthony Calfo book signing at Pet's Playhouse - 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
TOMORROW
Fall Fest at Lowe Park Arts & Environement Center - 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Things to remember:
- The Lowe Park Arts & Environment Center is in the middle of a bunch of corn fields. If you think you're driving out of town into a place where you wouldn't expect a show like this to be, you're probably driving in the right direction. :-) Check out the http://fallfest.iowareefs.com website for more information on how to get there.
- Bring a small cooler to put your corals in, especially if you're coming in from out of town.
- If you participated in the group buy and need to pick your stuff up, see AJ or ask at the GIRS information booth near the front check in table.
- Club members get a $5 discount on admission. If you plan on becoming a member, please do so online ASAP. You can also do so at the show, but it will delay your admission onto the show floor and hold up the admission line.
- Bring as much cash to the event as you think you may need. The nearest ATM is a couple of miles away.
- Name tags will be available at the check in desk. While not mandatory, they are encouraged. I know many of us don't live in the same area, but chat frequently on the site. Wearing a name tag is a great way of putting a face to the name of those people that you chat with on the site all the time.
- If you're planning to stay for the whole show, post show clean-up assistance is always appreciated.
After the show, please let us know what you thought. What we did right, what we could improve on. We work really hard on this event and would love to hear your ideas on ways that we can make it better. Also, thank the sponsors. Many of these prizes are donated and the revenues generated by ticket sales, help to pay the expenses for the event. This event would not be nearly as good without the generous contibutions from our sponsors. Please give these sponsors extra consideration when spending your money on reef gear and livestock and when you do buy from them, tell them that you're a member of the Greater Iowa Reef Society.
See you at the show!
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| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
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