[Geysers] Spring Creek picnics

[GOSA Store]

Lynn and others,

 

I recall seeing a video of Ted reading some poetry, probably at the July 3rd
picnic you mentioned.  I'm not sure who shot it but it might have been the
Hoppe's.  I mention this because if nobody has the written poems they could
be transcribed from the video by some enterprising soul.  The video would
likely also show Sam if he was there.

 

Sadly we missed that gathering because we came after Labor Day in 1990 when
Eric was almost a year old.  Interesting to note that our kid's milestones
help to keep the years from running together.  Those July 4th pot-lucks
started getting rather large in the early 90's.  Didn't we have over 100 at
one of them?

 

Udo Freund

GOSA Store

www.gosa.org

 

From: geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu
[mailto:geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu] On Behalf Of Lynn Stephens
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 9:57 AM
To: geysers at lists.wallawalla.edu
Subject: [Geysers] Spring Creek picnics

 

In a brief post, I indicated there were at least two Spring Creek picnics
involving various gazers.  I should have been more specific in my original
post and provided more details to help distinguish between the various
picnics.
 
The one I originally referenced occurred in the late summer, with, as I
remember, only six gazers in attendance.  While a couple of us cooked
dinner, Sam spent much of the time working on one of his water flow meters.
At that time Rick Hutchinson did not have much equipment available to
monitor geysers.  (The infrared on Old Faithful and the large seismograph
type unit were the only two that I remember, although he must have had more
because neither of those would have worked to gather the Plume data that I
remember seeing posted in logbooks in the early 1990s.)  Sam had been a
Volunteer since the early 1970's and, with Rick's approval, used water flow
meters to monitor geysers such as Great Fountain and Grand on a routine
basis, and a few others on a periodic basis.
 
There was another gazer picnic at Spring Creek picnic area for the 4th of
July 1990 gazer get-together.  
 
I remember bringing my stove and cooking spaghetti at that picnic.  I know
it was the wone in 1990 because Erin was driving at that time and she did
not have her driver's licence in 1989.  Jan's post prompted me to go to the
1990 issues of The Sput to see what information, if any, was available about
that picnic.  Scott printed an item:
 
"The 4th of July Get-together, coordinated with our thanks by Lynn Stephens,
was actually held on the 3rd in order to accomodate some folks who had to
leave the next day.  At least 42 Friends of the Geysers gathered at the
Spring creek picnic area for an evening potluck.  It was by all accounts a
rousing success.  As special events, Sue Wall prepared a birthday cake for
Karl Hoppe, complete with a decoration showing Beehive; and Ham's store
employee Ted Olkoski read some of his geyser poetry."
 
I don't specifically remember whether Sam was in attendance.  Perhaps some
of you remember?
 
For those of you who don't remember Ted Olkoski, he worked at the Lower
Hamilton's store.  Scott published one of Ted's poems in 1989.  I located
another of his poems in one of Rick's annual reports.  I have already sent
Tom and Genean a "Little Bit" column, probably for the August Sput,
containing some Yellowstone poetry written by gazers and Ted.  Does anyone
else out there have any of Ted's poetry?  Does anyone have any information
about how to contact Ted or his family?  Also, does anyone remember other
details about the July 3, 1990 get together?
 
Finally, does anyone else remember any other gazer get togethers at Spring
Creek picnic area?  
 
Thanks, and again, my apologies to Jan for not being more specific in my
original post.  
 
Lynn

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From: pinkconemtgo at gmail.com
To: geysers at lists.wallawalla.edu
Subject: Re: [Geysers] Brief Memorial for Sam -- sometime weekend of July 4
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 06:26:04 -0400

Hmm..I know we made spaghetti and Tom and Genean made garlic rolls. Who else
cooked spaghett?  At least two of us did that. 

 

Jan

 

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