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	. Posted on Monday, September 04

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	BCGA News
	BCGA 2010 Blitz Results Posted by: teddy2k on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (01:35:52)
		Without further ado, the results for the 2010 BCGA Blitz have been posted. By all accounts, the wrap up events were a huge success and were very well attended. A HUGE thank you to all of the event organizers for their help and support in organizing these events: FV - agassiz angel KR - angelashley1018 LM - katcogo NO - plumbrokeacres & Rallymaster TO - nenners IN - hike n'bike IS - AnnieMaroo (on behalf of the GCGV) We would also... full article

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	Blitz Wrap Up Events Well, the 2010 Blitz voting is now over and we're madly tabulating numbers from the 927 votes that we received. Thank you to the 167 cachers who took the time to send in their votes! The wrap up events are coming up shortly, so mark your calendars! We have a great crew of people organizing the events this year who are eagerly awaiting the chance to give away the awards for the best caches ... full article

	BCGA 2010 Geocoin The BCGA Board is excited to announce the winning supplier for the 2010 BCGA Geocoin. After careful consideration of the bids received the Board has decided to award the coin contract to Landsharkz of Victoria, BC. The coin drawings have been submitted to Landsharkz and we hope to have the Mint artwork ready shortly and then production we will keep you posted on the progress of the coin a... full article

	2010 BCGA Coin Design Contest Winner We received many entries in the contest and on behalf of the BCGA Board of Directors, we are proud to announce the winner of the 2010 BCGA coin design contest. Congratulations go to Boomerangpapa and HighMaintenance for their winning entry. This years design will stay under wraps for just a little longer, until we have the samples in hand.... full article

	GPS is getting an $8-billion upgrade Improvements, including the replacement of satellites, aim to make the system more reliable, more widespread and much more accurate. Without it, ATMs would stop spitting out cash, Wall Street could blunder billions of dollars in stock trades and clueless drivers would get lost. It's GPS, and it's everywhere. Although most people may associate the Global Positioning System with the navi... full article

	BCGA 2010 Blitz - Information & Instructions We know that you've all been patiently waiting for this information and we thank you for your patience. We haven't made any major changes from last year, but a review of the information and instructions is always a good thing.... full article

	BCGA 2010 Cache Blitz - Finalized Timeline Announcement The BCGA is excited to announce the official dates for the 2010 Cache Blitz. There have been a few modifications since the last announcement from scruffster on December 16, 2009.... full article

	Would you like to design the 2010 BCGA coin? We hope so as we’re opening up the design to everyone who wants to give it a try. Design a coin, front and back, and let your imagination run wild. Make it round or make it any shape you want. Just make it unique!... full article

	Geocaching.com Scheduled Downtime - Tue Feb 23, 2010 Elias has posted the following in the Geocaching Forums. Don't panic! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tuesday, February 23rd starting at 8 PM Pacific Time (GMT -8), we'll be performing upgrades to the Geocaching.com database server in preparation for the increase in Geocaching ove... full article

	Icenrye's Geocaching Videozine Episode 48 Now Out In this episode, Icenrye shows highlights from the Prince George Geocaching 101 event. Next is a tutorial on caching along a route. To end the show, he has a pair of exciting contest announcements. The episodes may be found at his website....


	Events
	The Great Copper Rush Posted by: teddy2k on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 (21:30:50)
		Excerpt from the Similkameen Spotlight. [i]Treasure hunting is an activity that fires up the imagination. It usually brings to mind pirates and ancient maps. Modern day treasure hunters go under a new name. They are called geo-cachers and recently brought their fun and games to Princeton for a huge weekend of sleuthing through not only Princeton, but Hedley and elsewhere. Kris Wheeler was the main organizer of the event called “The Gre... full article

Geowoodstock VIII

There I was, lost amongst the thousands in attendance at Geowoodstock VIII which took place on a farm east of Seattle. For me it was trying to figure out what was going on. It was kind of like the first time you had sex, a bit overwhelming, but not quite sure what happened.

There was a lot going on, kid’s activities, which was mostly slides and other air things they can run though, slide d... full article