Below are the arrangements for Carolyn Knapp.

Visitation will be Friday evening from 5:30 - 7:30

Funeral Service will be Saturday at 11:00

Both will be held at the Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel, which is located at
424 S Main St in Palmyra, MO

With Carolyn's popularity, I would plan on arriving at the visitation as
early as possible -- it will probably be very crowded.




TRASARC people -- if you are interested in going, I would like to do it as a
group. Please email or call me if interested.

Rick Myers
sark9handler@...
314-769-4522


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http://www.lewisbrothersfuneralchapel.com/index.cfm

The funeral home has a copy of Carolyn's obituary for anyone that is
interested, and it lists preferences for memorials instead of flowers.

It has not been placed on any of the local paper's websites yet.

Rick


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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cliff A. Weaver <EVVFIRE@...>
Date: Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Subject: [SAR-IN] Golden Alert for 76-year-old
To: SAR-IN@yahoogroups.com, sar-ky@yahoogroups.com


   Alert issued for missing 76-year-old in KY

Posted by Sarah Harlan - email

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Metro Police have issued a Golden Alert for
76-year-old
Lavel Montez Gatewood.

He was last seen near 201 York Street around 6 p.m. Saturday night.

He stands 5'10'' and weighs 190 pounds. He was wearing a black suit and
carrying a black
cane.

Gatewood may have dementia, seizures and high blood pressure. He's on
anti-
depressants and suffers from Alzheimers.

He is from Gary, Indiana and may be headed back there.

If you have information that could help police call 574-LMPD.
--------------
posted by

Cliff Weaver
Ohio Valley Search and Rescue
Evansville, Indiana



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Sorry if you got this again or subscribe...*


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Subject: SARNews May 2009
To: "Lt Col. Ted E. Lohr, CAP" <sartech2@...>




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  *In this issue:*

    - Mountain Rescue Member Dies in Climbing Accident in UK
    - Lost Person Behavior Train-the-Trainer Course August 10 – 15
    -

    US Professor Exploring Volcanoes Is Missing in Japan
    - Media Investigates Mishandling of Search Effort for Woman with Dementia
    - Using Google Earth to Solve Missing Plane Case
    - Civil Air Patrol Says “Don’t Trash the Beacon”
    - Rise in More Venomous Rattlesnakes in Southern California
    - New FEMA Independent Study Courses Available Online
    -

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Geography …
    -

    SAR Conference Updates

*
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*
*Mountain Rescue Member Dies in Climbing Accident in UK*



We received sad news from Mountain Rescue in England and Wales that John
Evans, a highly experienced climber and mountain rescue team member in the
UK and Alaska, died from a fall while on a recreational climb in Snowdonia
in Wales . He was highly regarded around the world for his expertise in
mountain rescue and wilderness first aid. Friends and team members pay
tribute to John Evans’ life and great skill as a mountaineer and rescuer.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/8025439.stm

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* Lost Person Behavior Train-the-Trainer Course August 10 – 15*



Become certified to instruct *Lost Person Behavior* based upon the program
developed by Robert Koester and currently used by the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management's SAR program. The course includes the full Lost Person
Behavior course plus in-depth instruction on the details and mechanics of
teaching the class, case studies, map problems, and a day trip into nearby
Shenandoah National Park for on-site review of actual major searches that
have occurred there. The course will be held at Blue Ridge School near
Charlottesville, VA. More information on course requirements, agenda,
registration, fees, location and lodging is at

http://www.dbs-sar.com/LPB_TTT/index.htm. You may also contact us directly
at info@...  or call +1.434.203.5502.

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*US Professor Exploring Volcanoes Is Missing in Japan*

Craig Arnold, a poet and professor on a creative fellowship exchange in
Japan, did not return from an afternoon hike to a volcano, which he was
researching for a new book. We first heard news of this from a friend this
morning, who asked us if there was anything we knew about SAR in Japan that
might be able to help.  From what we know, there isn’t typically an
exhaustive SAR response when a person goes missing. The article below bears
that out: The government normally authorizes a three-day search for a
missing person. So far, there have been about 40 searchers (police, fire),
search dogs, and a helicopter to respond. In this case, the government has
made an exception and has authorized an additional 55 searchers for another
three days. Family and friends have been worried that the search would end
too soon, but they believe that US and Japanese authorities are working
together with the best available resources to make this an effective search,
and we certainly hope, a rescue.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_12264466?source=rss

------------------------------
*Media Investigates Mishandling of Search Effort for Woman with Dementia*



In Wisconsin, the media brought to light the questionable handling of a
search for a woman with dementia crying for help in the woods near her home.
After a small team of deputies searched off and on for several hours, the
Sheriff called off the search, stating he did not want his deputies to scare
her and cause her to flee further into the woods toward a river. He also
turned down at least two outside search teams that offered help. What is
different about this story is that, in addition to reporting on the case,
the media provided access to the full sheriff’s report, his official
statement and a letter from a neighbor who tried to get involved to find the
woman but was turned away. The story highlights several critical aspects of
SAR: 1) the need for law enforcement to be trained in searching for persons
with dementia; 2) the importance of using available resources to support a
search effort, and 3) the moral imperative to do everything possible within
one’s jurisdiction to save a life.



http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/42228922.html

------------------------------
*Using Google Earth to Solve Missing Plane Case*

**

Two and a half years after a plane went missing in Arizona it was found in a
canyon recently after someone sent the family of one of the crash victims a
photograph of a forest fire taken by hikers on the day the plane went
missing. Using Google Earth, the family was able to pinpoint the exact area
in the picture by identifying rock formations and other terrain features. To
see how they did this go to http://www.n2700q.com/googleearth.html. The
families have finally gotten closure after finding their missing loved ones.
Building on their experience and use of Google Earth, they created MARSI
(Mapped Archive of Rescue & Search Information), which they hope will be
useful to help others in similar types of search and rescue efforts.

**

http://www.kpho.com/video/19285736/index.html

**

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042600077.h\
tml
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*Civil Air Patrol Says “Don’t Trash the Beacon”*

Instead of throwing your old ELT beacon into the dump, there is a proper way
of disposing of it: first, remove or disconnect the battery, then contact
your local electronic waste authority on how to best dispose of it. CAP
warns that if not disposed of properly, the beacon may accidentally emit a
distress signal, which would trigger a response from emergency responders
who are required to locate the signal. Since false alarms and emergencies
are indistinguishable, an old ELT signal coming from a dump would waste
valuable resources. **

**

http://www.insidenova.com/isn/news/patriot/article/civil_air_patrol_and_aopa_urg\
e_responsible_disposal_of_old_elt_beacons/33108/

------------------------------
*Rise in More Venomous Rattlesnakes in Southern California*



With hiking season gearing up, a report in Scientific American offers timely
information about the rise in a species of rattlesnakes in Southern
California . Reports from hospitals in Southern California show a spike in
incidents of serious snakebites, and scientists suspect the Southern Pacific
rattlesnake. The article reports that the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention logs 7,000 reports of snakebites in the U.S. annually;15 of those
result in death and about 25 percent of the survivors are left with some
permanent damage. Several theories about why there is in an increase include
the characteristics of Southern Pacific rattlesnakes, which tend to lay low
or move away rather than hiss and rattle when confronted, therefore they are
more likely to survive and move into new areas. Another factor is human
migration and activity in the snake’s coastal and mountain habitat.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=snake-venom-california&SID=mail&sc=emailfrie\
nd
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*New FEMA Independent Study Courses Available Online*

The Emergency Management Institute's Independent Study Program has launched
the following new courses:



*IS-100.HE* Introduction to the Incident Command System for Higher Education
describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure
of ICS. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National
Incident Management System (NIMS).



*IS-197.EM* Special Needs Planning Considerations for Emergency Management
helps emergency managers and first responders better understand the special
needs population and how to partner with persons with special needs as well
as their support providers and organizations.



*IS-26* Guide to Points of Distribution supports the Points of Distribution
overview video and provides an in-depth look into the planning, operations
and demobilization stages of a POD mission.



*IS-836* Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex describes the concept of
operations to address specific contingency or hazard situations or an
element of an incident requiring specialized application of the NRF. This
course provides an introduction to the NRF Nuclear/Radiological Incident
Annex.



EMI also offers downloadable group-training materials for the following
courses:

*IS-100.a* Introduction to the Incident Command System;
*IS-100.SCa*Introduction to the Incident Command System for Schools;

*IS-200.a* ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;
*IS-700.a*National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

*IS-800.b* National Response Framework: An Introduction.

**

http://m1e.net/c?19326550-s6bkOZ0XwvmmI%404142278-NWLex7eP/CRV6

------------------------------
*Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Geography …*



You can find at www.veryspatial.com. This website offers blogs, a weekly
podcast on geography/geospatial technologies, tv and dozens of links to
other interesting geography-related sites. Managed by three PhD candidates
(two in Geography, one in Political Science) with an obvious passion for
geography, this site is sure to impart some interesting tidbit of
information to just about anyone.

------------------------------

*SAR Conference Updates*
  **

**

*May*

**

*Little Egypt ( Illinois ) SAREX May 8 – 10*

**

This second annual conference will be held in Dixon Springs State Park in
Southern Illinois. Trainings include ground SAR skills, rappelling, confined
space rescue, basic mantracking, search management, patient packaging, K9
skills.

**

http://lesar.org/sarex09.html



**

*Maine Search and Rescue Conference May 9-11*

**

Hosted by the Wilderness Rescue Team, the Maine conference will be held in
Bethel , ME at the Sunday River Resort. Course topics include man-tracking,
K-9, wilderness first aid, land navigation and crime scene preservation.

**

http://www.wildernessrescue.org/2009masar/masar.html



**

*New Mexico** Escape 2009 May 1-3*

**

The New Mexico Emergency Services Council hosts Escape 2009 in Ruidoso, NM .
Highlighted seminars include tactical tracking, mounted search and
one-on-one dog handling instruction. Other classes cover basic search and
rescue techniques such as navigation, communications, field medicine and
patient transport, search organization and wilderness technical rescue
techniques.



http://www.nmesc.org/



* ***

**

*August*

**

*Illinois** SAR Conference (ISARC) August 21 – 23*

**

ISARC will be held at Rend Lake Resort & Conference Center in Whittington ,
IL . Conference agenda and activities should be posted on the web site below
by May 1.



http://www.illinoissar.org/Conference.htm



*October*

* *

*Ohio 1st Annual SAR Conference October 9 - 10*

**



Ohio is kicking off its first SAR conference at Hidden Hollow Camp in
Bellville, OH . Robert Koester will be giving courses on Lost Person
Behavior, Search Management and Urban Search. For conference schedule and
registration go to the link below and click on Special Events.



www.ohiospecialresponseteam.org

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There will be a Search and Rescue Incident Management Training Class presented
in Clinton, Il by the Central Illinois Regional SAR Council and Dewitt County
ESDA June 13 and 14 8am untli 5pm. The class will be held at the Dewitt Co.
E.O.C. at 201 W. Washington St. Clinton, IL. There will be a $10.00
administrative fee to help with the Red Cross who will be providing coffee and
donuts and to help pay for travel expenses for the instructor/s.
 
Registration  for the class may be made thru: Dewitt county ESDA at 217-935-9596
or
by e-mailing: fzacher@...
                    dshull@...
                   capttwd@...
                  




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*FYI....

Lt Col Ted E. Lohr*



  Please be advised that the 2009 Illinois Search and Rescue Conference will
be held at the Rend Lake Resort on August 22-23, 2009.

Registration information will be available on the Illinois Search and Rescue
Council's website at www.illinoissar.org in the very immediate future.

The Illinois Search and Rescue Council (started in 2008) is currently
developing statewide standards for search and rescue from basic team level,
search manager, etc.  Additionally, the Council is putting on state
conferences devoted to search and rescue, the first being held last year and
the second down here in Southern Illinois).

In order for the Council to succeed, it is important that there be as many
members of the Council.  Membership is agency based, not individual
persons.  The membership fee for an agency is currently $50.00 per year.  I
would ask that if your agency would like to become a member of the Council
to please visit the ISARC website for additional information. Please forward
this information to anyone who may be interested.


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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Timothy Daugherty <capttwd@...>
Date: Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Subject: SARM Class for this weekend
To: "Ted Lohr (SARTECH2)" <sartech2@...>


Due to low enrollmnt, this weekend's SARM Class has been canceled. Would you
please post this on the SAR-IL website. Rescheduled date will be announced
as soon as we have one. Thanks Ted.

Tim


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Just a reminder that lightning can strike SAR people also.
The below link has information and reminders of what we often forget.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/?n=lightning

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It is with deep regret that I post the passing of Bill "Crunchy" Albright of
the St Louis area. Bill was a retired captain with the Affton Fire
Protection District, and very active in SAR in the St Louis area.

As arrangements are made, I will post them here.

Crunchy taught the crime scene class at the 2008 CSAR seminar in Potosi and
was out boat operator for the water HRD class.


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I'm a member of our county EMA and am thinking about suggesting to our command
to start an EMA group.  There are a lot of pro's and con's to us starting an SAR
group within our EMA (mainly resources - time/financial as well as the
availability of nearby mutual aid).

But one of the first big questions is how many members is a minimum amount to
start a practical team?

Thanks

Joe Buan
jbuan@...

Just received a phone call with the arrangements for Crunchy.

Visitation will be Sunday from 13:00-21:00 at Kutis Affton Chapel at 10151
Gravois in St Louis.

All departments are requested to be in Class A Blues for a firefighter
walkthru at 19:00


Funeral Service will be at 10:00 on Monday with interment to be in
Springfield, MO

Fire and Police dogs are requested to line up following the service from the
chapel to the hearse.


In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be sent to
the Missouri Region C K9s at 11811 Larimore Rd.  St Louis, MO 63138

Will post any more as I get it.

Rick


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I'm very sorry to hear about Crunchy's passing. He was a good guy and devoted to
SAR. Maybe he'll stop by the Rainbow Bridge and spend time with a few friends.


Greg Horn
Tallula, IL
Illinois Search Dogs
http://www.illinoissearchdogs.org

Why not contact Tony M. at Will County, they have a search team and I am sure
they could give you the info you need.  But just for FYI there is a 16 hour SAR
class for Illinois, here at Tazewell county, late Sept.
--- In SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com, "vectorjoe" <joe@...> wrote:
>
> I'm a member of our county EMA and am thinking about suggesting to our command
to start an EMA group.  There are a lot of pro's and con's to us starting an SAR
group within our EMA (mainly resources - time/financial as well as the
availability of nearby mutual aid).
>
> But one of the first big questions is how many members is a minimum amount to
start a practical team?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe Buan
> jbuan@...
>

He's now with K-9 Cinder. God Speed Crunchy...


--
Lt Col Ted E. Lohr
Group 1 Emergency Services Officer
Illinois Wing Asst. Emergency Services Officer
sartech2@...
618-920-3748
www.ilgp1.org
www.search-rescue.net


On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Greg Horn <rs35@...> wrote:

>
>
> I'm very sorry to hear about Crunchy's passing. He was a good guy and
> devoted to SAR. Maybe he'll stop by the Rainbow Bridge and spend time with a
> few friends.
>
> Greg Horn
> Tallula, IL
> Illinois Search Dogs
> http://www.illinoissearchdogs.org
>
>
>


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What county are you in?
Marilyn
SARDI
CRETE EMA
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "Ron H." <tc62sar@...>

Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:18:41
To: <SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SAR-IL] Re: Starting an SAR group


Why not contact Tony M. at Will County, they have a search team and I am sure
they could give you the info you need.  But just for FYI there is a 16 hour SAR
class for Illinois, here at Tazewell county, late Sept.
--- In SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com, "vectorjoe" <joe@...> wrote:
>
> I'm a member of our county EMA and am thinking about suggesting to our command
to start an EMA group.  There are a lot of pro's and con's to us starting an SAR
group within our EMA (mainly resources - time/financial as well as the
availability of nearby mutual aid).
>
> But one of the first big questions is how many members is a minimum amount to
start a practical team?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe Buan
> jbuan@...
>





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This person is in Kendall County, which is the county west of Will county,
CRETE, my old patrol area
--- In SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com, sardogmom2@... wrote:
>
> What county are you in?
> Marilyn
> SARDI
> CRETE EMA
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Ron H." <tc62sar@...>
>
> Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:18:41
> To: <SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [SAR-IL] Re: Starting an SAR group
>
>
> Why not contact Tony M. at Will County, they have a search team and I am sure
they could give you the info you need.  But just for FYI there is a 16 hour SAR
class for Illinois, here at Tazewell county, late Sept.
> --- In SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com, "vectorjoe" <joe@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm a member of our county EMA and am thinking about suggesting to our
command to start an EMA group.  There are a lot of pro's and con's to us
starting an SAR group within our EMA (mainly resources - time/financial as well
as the availability of nearby mutual aid).
> >
> > But one of the first big questions is how many members is a minimum amount
to start a practical team?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Joe Buan
> > jbuan@
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Okay. You patrolled crete ?
Marilyn
SARDI
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "Ron H." <tc62sar@...>

Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:36
To: <SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SAR-IL] Re: Starting an SAR group


This person is in Kendall County, which is the county west of Will county,
CRETE, my old patrol area
--- In SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com, sardogmom2@... wrote:
>
> What county are you in?
> Marilyn
> SARDI
> CRETE EMA
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Ron H." <tc62sar@...>
>
> Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:18:41
> To: <SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [SAR-IL] Re: Starting an SAR group
>
>
> Why not contact Tony M. at Will County, they have a search team and I am sure
they could give you the info you need.  But just for FYI there is a 16 hour SAR
class for Illinois, here at Tazewell county, late Sept.
> --- In SAR-IL@yahoogroups.com, "vectorjoe" <joe@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm a member of our county EMA and am thinking about suggesting to our
command to start an EMA group.  There are a lot of pro's and con's to us
starting an SAR group within our EMA (mainly resources - time/financial as well
as the availability of nearby mutual aid).
> >
> > But one of the first big questions is how many members is a minimum amount
to start a practical team?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Joe Buan
> > jbuan@
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





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*2009 Illinois Search And Rescue Conference*

*August 21-23, 2009*

*Rend Lake Resort & Conference Center*

*Whittington**, Illinois***

*http://rendlakeresort.com*

* *
*General Information*

* *

The 2009 conference will again bring together SAR responders from across the
State of Illinois and surrounding areas to meet, train, and network.  The
conference is organized with the usual compliment of training and workshop
sessions, as well as some additional happenings new to the schedule.  The
first of these new activities will be the Emergency Vehicle & Equipment
Display on Saturday morning, which will showcase SAR and other specialized
emergency response equipment from around the State.  Another new feature
this year is the addition of product vendors that will be showcasing
equipment which is applicable to SAR.  Finally, we have heard the requests
from last year’s participants and have put together a social event for
Saturday night to enhance the networking opportunities among conference
participants.



Maps and other general information can also be found at
www.mvs.usace.army.mil/rend


*Conference Sponsorship*

[image: http://www.iesma.org/images/IESMA_Logo2.JPG]The Illinois SAR Council
is pleased to have partnered with the Illinois Emergency Services Management
Association (IESMA) as a sponsor for this year’s Illinois Search and Rescue
Conference.  For more information about IESMA please visit their website at
www.iesma.org.


*Conference Agenda*

The Conference Agenda is still being finalized, but a draft copy is
available *HERE <http://www.illinoissar.org/Documents/agenda09draft.pdf>*


*Special Events*

There are a number of special events which will be available throughout the
weekend.  These include:



*Friday August 21*

·         Technical Rescue Training Workshop (Tentative / Under Development)

·         Search Canine Training Workshop / Evaluations (Tentative / Under
Development)

·         Search & Rescue Chiefs Meeting (Friday Evening)



*Sunday August 23*

·         SAR Team Validations

·         Land Navigation Exercise

·         Search Canine Training / Evaluations

* *

Detailed information concerning these special events will be posted within
the coming weeks.  However, if you are planning to attend one of the
workshops on Sunday August 23, please indicate your interest when you
register by checking the appropriate box on the online registration form.


*Registration & Payment*

*To register online* for the Conference please *CLICK
HERE*<http://www.kentcountysar.org/signup/isarc.php>
*(**Hosted by Kent County MI SAR)*



*To submit payment* for the Conference please CLICK HERE to pay online by
credit card (Coming 6/09) or send a check payable to “Illinois SAR Council”
to Illinois SAR Council, 302 North Chicago St, Joliet, IL 60432.



Registration deadline to avoid a late fee is August 1, 2009, with payment
received by August 15, 2009.  Cancellations after August 1, 2009, will be
subject to a $10 administrative fee.  No refunds will be granted after
August 15, 2009.  However, substitutions are always permitted.


*Search Dog Attendance*

ISARC welcomes our canine partners to attend the 2009 ISAR Conference.  All
handlers bringing their canines to the conference and/or pre-conference
events must sign and return the “Canine Attendance Policy
Form<http://www.illinoissar.org/Documents/K9Attendance.doc>“
which can be printed by clicking the link. Please print, complete, and bring
this form with you to the Conference.  Copies will also be available for
signature at the Conference Registration Desk.  Any K9 in the building must
have a conference ID badge, which will not be issued until the proper forms
have been completed.  The ISAR Conference has adopted the criteria used by
the National Association for SAR (NASAR) for canine attendees at their
conference.  The following criteria must be met in order for a K-9 to attend
the conference:



§  Proof that canine is at least one year of age

§  Statement of current vaccinations including Rabies, DHLP, Parvo, Corona,
Bordatella.

§  Veterinarian Health Certificate dated not more than 2 weeks in advance of
conference certifying dog is in good health.

§  Documentation from team training director or a governmental public safety
official with whom the handler works (on letterhead) stating that the dog is
operational or an advanced trainee and affiliated with a SAR team or law
enforcement agency.


*Hotels & Camping*

Conference participants are responsible for arranging their own lodging.  The
following options are listed for your convenience:



*Hotels*



Rend Lake Resort

11712 East Windy Lane

Whittington, IL 62897

618-629-2211 or 800-633-3341

$93 + tax  per night

www.rendlakeresort.com



Super 8 Benton/West City

711 West Main Street (I-57 Exit 71)

618-438-8205

$59.99 + tax per night (dogs allowed for $10 per night additional)

Ask for “Search and Rescue Conference” Block

www.super8.com



*Camping (RV or Tent)*



Wayne Ftizgerrell State Park

Non-electric (tent only) or 30 amp electric (RV or tent)

No reservations available

http://Dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/R5/WAYNE.HTM<http://dnr.state.il.us/L\
ands/landmgt/parks/R5/WAYNE.HTM>



Gun Creek Campground

30/50 amp electric (RV or tent)

Reservations available 877-444-6777

www.recreation.gov (search for location: Gun Creek)




*Previous Conferences*

October 23-26, 2008 – Governors State University, University Park

* *


--
Lt Col Ted E. Lohr
Group 1 Emergency Services Officer
Illinois Wing Asst. Emergency Services Officer
sartech2@...
618-920-3748
www.ilgp1.org
www.search-rescue.net


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File        : joining.doc
Description : List rules/Terms of Service

American Mantrailing Academy will be hosting its Fall Seminar October 5-9 near
Indianapolis, Indiana.  It is open to all breeds of tracking/trailing dogs in
both Law Enforcement and SAR.  For more information go to: 
http://www.americanmantrailing.com/

Maryln Adams
Bloodhound Handler
K9 Coordinator
Tri-State Search and Rescue
Cincinnati, OH
www.tssar.com

File        : joining.doc
Description : List rules/Terms of Service

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dana McGuire <preydrive@...>
Date: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Subject: Fwd: Ground Search And Rescue Course Sept. 8, 2009 at John A. Logan
College
To: Dana McGuire <preydrive@...>


Hi,

We wanted to let you know that our team, *Little Egypt Search And
Rescue,*is hosting a
*Ground Search And Rescue Course Sept. 8, 2009 *at* John A. Logan
College*and we're hoping people will sign up more and more as they
hear about it! If
there is a way we could promote in through your agency, organization or
network, we'd appreciate it!!

This is a Basic Ground SAR class similar to the ones we've put on in the
past. The only difference is these will be through a local college and have
A/C and Heat for some of the classes!

Through the 8 class course over the next couple months we will have various
guest instructors that come to the class to share their knowledge or just to
stop in to say hi! Included in those will be Arch AirMedical helo crew, a
couple different K9 SAR teams, and local Technical Rescue personnel (ropes,
knots, rappelling).

If you'd like ton attend and/or help us promote this please do.

Thanks so much.


Dana McGuire
618 697 2912

LESAR (www.lesar.org)
Union Co. ESDA
Union Co. EMS




--
Dana McGuire
SARTECH II
EMT B

LESAR (www.lesar.org)
Union Co. ESDA
Union Co. EMS



--
Lt Col Ted E. Lohr
Group 1 Emergency Services Officer
Illinois Wing Asst. Emergency Services Officer
sartech2@...
618-920-3748
www.ilgp1.org
www.search-rescue.net


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Is this an entry level class ?

--- On Wed, 9/2/09, Ted Lohr <sartech2@...> wrote:


From: Ted Lohr <sartech2@...>
Subject: [SAR-IL] Fwd: Ground Search And Rescue Course Sept. 8, 2009 at John A.
Logan College
To: "SAR-IL" <sar-il@yahoogroups.com>, "SAR-MO" <SAR-MO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 10:17 PM


 



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dana McGuire <preydrive@gmail. com>
Date: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Subject: Fwd: Ground Search And Rescue Course Sept. 8, 2009 at John A. Logan
College
To: Dana McGuire <preydrive@gmail. com>

Hi,

We wanted to let you know that our team, *Little Egypt Search And
Rescue,*is hosting a
*Ground Search And Rescue Course Sept. 8, 2009 *at* John A. Logan
College*and we're hoping people will sign up more and more as they
hear about it! If
there is a way we could promote in through your agency, organization or
network, we'd appreciate it!!

This is a Basic Ground SAR class similar to the ones we've put on in the
past. The only difference is these will be through a local college and have
A/C and Heat for some of the classes!

Through the 8 class course over the next couple months we will have various
guest instructors that come to the class to share their knowledge or just to
stop in to say hi! Included in those will be Arch AirMedical helo crew, a
couple different K9 SAR teams, and local Technical Rescue personnel (ropes,
knots, rappelling).

If you'd like ton attend and/or help us promote this please do.

Thanks so much.

Dana McGuire
618 697 2912

LESAR (www.lesar.org)
Union Co. ESDA
Union Co. EMS

--
Dana McGuire
SARTECH II
EMT B

LESAR (www.lesar.org)
Union Co. ESDA
Union Co. EMS

--
Lt Col Ted E. Lohr
Group 1 Emergency Services Officer
Illinois Wing Asst. Emergency Services Officer
sartech2@gmail. com
618-920-3748
www.ilgp1.org
www.search-rescue. net

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Nov 6-8, 2009

http://www.ovsar.org/LAST2009.htm

http://www.ovsar.org/2009Application.htm

The L.A.S.T. Conference is a week-end training event for search & rescue,
K-9's, public
safety and emergency service members, and any other individual interested
in the field of
search and rescue. Presented in Lincoln State Park of Southern Indiana at
the Park
Conference Center, the conference site offers the perfect training ground
for both
classroom and outdoor activities.

The conference is hosted by the
Ohio Valley Search and Rescue Team,
Kentucky SAR-3  DES Team,
Spencer County Indiana EMA SAR.

-----------------------

posted by
Cliff A. Weaver, Search Manager
Ohio Valley Search and Rescue
Evansville, Indiana
http://www.ovsar.org

Hi everyone,

I just returned from the IN-KY SAR conference at Lincoln State Park;
thanks OVSAR and Spencer Co and SAR-3 and all of the other sponsors
for another great conference. I enjoyed training with everyone.

Anyway, a number of people at the conference were asking about GPS
maps. I'm forwarding this post that I sent back in June that
summarizes how we've been able to use 1:24,000 topo maps on our Garmin
GPS's for FREE. If you have a mapping-capable Garmin GPS unit you will
be amazed at these maps compared to the built-in base map or even the
Garmin 1:100,000 topos.

I have only tried the Indiana 24k topos on my GPS, but it looks like
the same site I mention in my original email has maps for surrounding
states as well.

Sorry for cross-posting on all of these lists, but I want to be sure
to get this info to the people at the conference who were asking about
it. Feel free to forward this message to your team members who are not
on the lists.

Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks.

Kevin

--
Kevin Ratcliff
Argus Canine Search and Rescue
Bloomington, Indiana



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kevin Ratcliff <kevin@...>
Date: Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Subject: Free 1:24k Indiana topos for Garmin GPS units
To: sar-in@yahoogroups.com


Greetings,

This list has been pretty quiet lately so I thought I'd post something
that some of you might find useful. This is specific to Garmin
mapping-capable GPS units.

Garmin has produced 1:100,000 scale topographic maps for their GPS
units for a few years now. These are not ideal for SAR, but until
recently they were the only thing available. Garmin has recently
started producing 1:24,000 scale GPS maps for some areas of the
country, but they have yet to produce any for the Midwest. The Garmin
maps are also somewhat cost-prohibitive.

Recently I became aware of FREE Indiana 1:24,000 scale topo maps for
Garmin GPS's! These maps are not produced by Garmin, but by a
volunteer, using publicly available GIS data. They are much more
useful than the 100k topos for wilderness navigation.

These maps can be downloaded for free from this site:
http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/state/in/. Download the "Indiana
Topo" file to your PC and follow the instructions. There is also a "My
Trails" file that has public recreational trails for Indiana and some
surrounding states. We've found the trails file very useful as well.

You will need a data storage card for your GPS to hold the maps. My
Garmin 60Cx takes a 2GB microSD card (about $10) that holds all of my
maps with space leftover.

Also, it's possible to load these maps on a Garmin car GPS such as a
Nuvi or StreetPilot. Not sure how useful that would be, but I thought
I'd mention it.

Hope this information is helpful to someone. Remember, a GPS, even one
with decent maps, is a supplemental navigational tool and doesn't
replace the need for a paper map and a compass!

Kevin Ratcliff
Argus Canine Search and Rescue
Bloomington, Indiana

Just updated the OVSAR website from last weekend's conference

http://www.ovsar.org/09inkyphotopage.htm

---------------------------

see you all next year  Nov. 5-7   2010

posted by
Cliff A. Weaver
Ohio Valley Search and Rescue
Evansville, Indiana

http://www.ovsar.org