Missouri Whitewater Association | jw | Activity https://missouriwhitewater.org/members/jw/activity/ Activity feed for jw. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:44:07 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d19f27b19ca9727a2ab969b43baa64df jw started the topic Found: Lost & Found MWA webpage in the forum Lost and Found https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/found-lost-found-mwa-webpage/ Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:23:51 -0500 I didn’t know this was here! And for nearly 6 years? Wow.

]]> 04f8b5511ccaac8e60ce47c613fc7253 jw replied to the topic Scott Becker is missing a camping chair blue with khaki trim in the forum Lost and Found https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/scott-becker-is-missing-a-camping-chair-blue-with-khaki-trim/#post-20389 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:21:26 -0500 found. it’s in the shed. Scott notified.

]]> 7328f3230a139b75803fd0521187ecba jw started the topic Thanks for a great race! [long] in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/thanks-for-a-great-race-long/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:43:03 -0500 I want to take another opportunity to thank everyone for a great race – racers, volunteers, spectators, and especially the race committee who organized the event, after a 3 year gap!

Putting on a race takes the effort of many people, but when folks do what’s needed (on-time), it all comes together smoothly. When we started planning for the 2022…Read more

]]> 5f632db0a6ad6fb325ce2cac869ebb8b jw replied to the topic RACE SETUP DAY MOVED TO SUNDAY 3/13 10:00am DST in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-setup-day-moved-to-sunday-3-13-1000am-dst/#post-19029 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:21:55 -0500 It went great! Thanks everyone for your help!!

– jw

]]> e659168fcb3830231f5d68cefa78cdaf jw replied to the topic I hate facebook in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/i-hate-facebook/#post-18176 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:11:36 -0500 and you’re an awesome boater!

Yes, Facebook is awful.

]]> b8e384f4e34dc32e0c2b57b278a8edba jw replied to the topic clinic camping in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/clinic-camping-2/#post-17958 Wed, 12 May 2021 16:22:53 -0500 Hey Jerry – can you deliver some wood to the Group Campsite?  Reserved this weekend for instructors & safety boaters.  Thanks.  (can arrange payment with Treasurer!)

]]> 2fdd741b77b0619b1e636fd1032f9717 jw started the topic TNR 4/27 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/tnr-4-27/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:20:31 -0500 Too warm for snow, so 6pm @ 21st Street Brewers Bar on Chouteau.

]]> 9983c8b9805b642fb7ab6dfe9a937719 jw started the topic 4/20 TNR canceled due to snow in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/4-20-tnr-canceled-due-to-snow/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:41:27 -0500 already took off the snow tires.

]]> 7310d4729d0feda01630dce38315c646 jw replied to the topic Will it run this weekend? in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/will-it-run-this-weekend/#post-17858 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:18:33 -0500 probably 0″ for the weekend.  Maybe a bit of rain Friday.  Not going to be much higher; hopefully will maintain for a few days.  (whitewater instructor recert on Friday; new instructor certification scheduled Sat-Wed).  Temps 48 to 60.   Could be better in a week or two (or even lower!, but at least warmer).  So, enough water, but worth the trip?

]]> f3233a928201844526c40814aecdc7a4 jw started the topic TNR 4/6 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/tnr-4-6/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 01:11:57 -0500 TNR 4/6 at Rockwell Beer on Vandeventer.  5:30 pm.  If it don’t rain.  Post yer intent.

]]> 736eca16a17cb7ca334913606958565b jw replied to the topic Race postponed to SUNDAY 3/21 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-postponed-to-sunday-3-21/#post-17700 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:41:59 -0500 bump

]]> a8ff9016948d35ad914da292e59128e9 jw replied to the topic dates for race and clinic 2021? in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/dates-for-race-and-clinic-2021/#post-17085 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:59:12 -0600 Races are the weekend of 19-21 March, Covid-willing.  Setup 13 March.

clinic not yet set in stone as far as I know – director aiming for May.

but then I also missed the November zoom meeting

]]> dcdbb9839c628f185bc6ce0c1683036c jw replied to the topic new MWA life member in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/new-mwa-life-member/#post-17053 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:28:29 -0500 Here’s the list of all MWA Lifetime Members:

lifetime members

]]> 6fe59672d8ebd7ce92f2c3d82fde080f jw started the topic Airplane Bob in the news in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/airplane-bob-in-the-news/ Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:21:35 -0500 https://news.stlpublicradio.org/health-science-environment/2020-08-17/curious-louis-answers-is-the-bevo-mill-turning-backward

 

]]> 24bf632e487448b1ac80c7ea587eca41 jw started the topic Whitewater Park toolkit in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/whitewater-park-toolkit/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:18:13 -0500 While we’re waiting for water – something to dream about…

Awhile back we got an email from S2O Design, announcing the release of their “Whitewater Park Toolkit“.  It’s a well-thought-out approach for a big project like a whitewater park.  Maybe some of you younger folks will have the enthusiasm.  Many of us who’ve been around still have sc…Read more

]]> e3bae78ea9bc12f2f1218484f9af9966 jw started the topic Sheperd Mountain mountain bike park in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/sheperd-mountain-mountain-bike-park/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:01:23 -0500 From the latest Terrain Magazine.

https://terrain-mag.com/shepherd-mountain-premier-mountain-bike-park-midwest/

]]> c954fe58b31d17ff1ce0612f0ab57cc1 jw replied to the topic MWA Store - Tshirt sales in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mwa-store-tshirt-sales/#post-16622 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:29:28 -0500 T-shirt on-line sales are in the mail.  All available sizes are now shown in the MWA Store.  Order yours now!!

 

]]> f9bcedf648057306ccac3bb3dba0f8f5 jw started the topic Wires are down; one is somewhere in the river in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/rest-of-takedown-saturday-at-11-am/ Sat, 21 Mar 2020 01:22:39 -0500 About a dozen wires & strings to pull, plus a few that have to be pulled out of the river.  Shouldn’t take long.  Water should be low enough.  Nice sunny day.  Join the crew!

SATURDAY UPDATE:  The ISUCK crew got all the wires & string down this morning – THANK YOU!  They were able to recover 2 of the 3 that were stuck in the river.   THERE IS STI…Read more

]]> 2a3dc5344e9d2536ae63e96fb2060251 jw replied to the topic Wires-Take Down Schedule Time? tbd in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/take-down-schedule-time/#post-16567 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 03:37:31 -0500 We’re going to take down wires on Saturday, starting about 11:00 am, unless they have already been taken down before that.

We don’t have a dumpster so we’ll have to haul away the wires & string.

Race t-shirts will be distributed to registered racers, and available for sale.

]]> 99fcc19f02373c61e4bc42d86dc9db8a jw replied to the topic Wires-Take Down Schedule Time? tbd in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/take-down-schedule-time/#post-16537 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 04:12:16 -0500 that is being debated now.

 

]]> 0425f96bf59e4ed0763048a82eb050fe jw replied to the topic Race 20-22 March - Race canceled - registration is closed in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-registration-is-open-for-business/#post-16504 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:56:41 -0500 at this point, no.  There has been some mention about moving the race to later in the spring, but we have no idea how long this health crisis will stake to dissipate, and of course lower potential for reliable water in May.

]]> 35ef98d0fbc8e6c1bb93235de1490f5f jw replied to the topic Race 20-22 March - Race canceled - registration is closed in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-registration-is-open-for-business/#post-16499 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:16:36 -0500 Race has been canceled and race registration is closed.

Commemorative t-shirts (sure to be a collectors item) will be posted for sale in the MWA Store soon.

]]> c1fe073804d6c4a176979ffb46789b1a jw started the topic 2020 Race Is Canceled in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/2020-race-is-canceled/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:14:40 -0500 Based on recommendations from the CDC about events & gatherings of 50+ people, the 2020 Missouri Whitewater Championships scheduled for 20-22 March are CANCELED.  Sorry for the inconvenience to all involved, but the MWA Board and the Race Committee believes this is the correct action in this situation.

Details regarding takedown of wires (put up…Read more

]]> b293f0e5f5cb783400202cc2a84bb44f jw started the topic Race Weekend Plans (obsolete!) in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-weekend-plans/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 01:24:01 -0500 Race setup was successful today, with 23 wires hung for gates (and the finish banner).  [Thank you to Chris & Mason Gagnon & Bill Eades for ferrying string across the river at bridge level!]  Looking at the weather forecast for the week ahead, there may be an inch & a half of rain Wednesday & Thursday, followed by sunny days Fri-Sat-Sun.  At th…Read more

]]> 484031d802c045abb46a3a2e9de902c6 jw replied to the topic 2020 t-shirt & medal designs in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/2020-t-shirt-design/#post-16472 Sat, 14 Mar 2020 22:36:51 -0500 And here is the medal, freshly received from a re-opened Chinese factory!

2020 medal

]]> abd2cd103b4c3a16b16acf0644673b4a jw replied to the topic Race Setup on SUNDAY 3/15 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-setup-weekend/#post-16467 Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:05:27 -0500 not as much as there will be on Sunday.

]]> f021e4997d5636129e312492ae20f150 jw replied to the topic Race Setup on SUNDAY 3/15 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-setup-weekend/#post-16465 Sat, 14 Mar 2020 14:43:12 -0500 Wire hanging still on for Sunday morning.  Dress for cold weather!  (don’t rely on huddling together for warmth)

If you aren’t feeling well, or have cold or flu symptoms, stay home!!

]]> cc4659318b137a98dd6c04ae19ba689d jw started the topic 2020 t-shirt & medal designs in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/2020-t-shirt-design/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 19:36:30 -0500 In answer to Dagger Dan’s question, here is this year’s t-shirt design, complements of Johnny Bling.

tshirt2020

]]> 8c8ce60423d06fa03d15d65f52026218 jw replied to the topic Race 20-22 March - Race canceled - registration is closed in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-registration-is-open-for-business/#post-16453 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 17:01:13 -0500 it is similar but not identical to the graphic on the MWA email sent out last night about Race Setup changed to Sunday.

 

]]> 8f2716174cf938a80d0b4dcff3569f7e jw replied to the topic Race Setup on SUNDAY 3/15 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-setup-weekend/#post-16452 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:59:07 -0500 bump

]]> e98bf2fbf4bdc82fcc9a7d9525502526 jw replied to the topic Race Setup on SUNDAY 3/15 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-setup-weekend/#post-16434 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:47:46 -0500 bump

]]> 994285e4a04d9dd202f3117dcd956887 jw replied to the topic Race Setup on SUNDAY 3/15 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-setup-weekend/#post-16419 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:10:28 -0500 SCHEDULE CHANGE for wire setup! Due to weather conditions forecast for Saturday-Sunday, the wire setup HAS BEEN CHANGED to SUNDAY 10:00 am.

Everything else is the same, including camping Friday-Saturday night at the Group Campsite.

Beer (if remaining) available Sunday afternoon after setup.

]]> f8a4caeed668a07bedbd11e0692788b9 jw started the topic MWA Meeting Tuesday 10 March in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mwa-meeting-tuesday-10-march/ Sat, 07 Mar 2020 15:19:49 -0600 7pm at Olympia Kebob House.  Meeting area behind the bar.

Race preparation, clinic preparation, swift water rescue, and many other paddling topics.

]]> 6e78615c50c35466f6b7c6e17b2a43d5 jw replied to the topic Race Setup on SUNDAY 3/15 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-setup-weekend/#post-16375 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 04:05:05 -0600 Free camping for volunteers at the Group Campground on Saturday night.  AND ON FRIDAY NIGHT 3/13.  (because there was a 2-night minimum to make a reservation…).

ATTENTION:  please do not prune any limbs, etc., per MDOC rules.

]]> c5c07959f000b060c9db87012071db49 jw replied to the topic Cool Old Picture in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/cool-old-picture/#post-16294 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 14:38:29 -0600 Pete Shaw suggested that the bow paddler might be Ray’s OC-2Mixed partner, who was Barb Oakley in 1986 (when the slide was dated).  The 1986 results showed they finished first in OC-2Mixed.

Greg Brown thought the paddler in the yellow Dancer might be Dave Buhs.  We think Stan Stoy is in the background by the dam, in the gold helmet.

]]> 33f6ce5560effa04b0d9d32ee11eb314 jw started the topic One more week for Sunday pool sessions in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/one-more-week-for-sunday-pool-sessions/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:27:46 -0600 Reminder to anyone in the Mehlville Sunday night pool sessions.  There was a week added at the end to make up for the pool slalom week.  So, next Sunday 1 March is the last week (instead of tonight).

The March-April pool session starts the next week then.

]]> 2b7e0f2df37af2732448748741161235 jw replied to the topic Mar-Apr pool sessions at Mehlville in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mar-apr-pool-sessions-at-mehlville/#post-16173 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:11:04 -0600 The only Open Pool Practice for Kayak shown on the Mehlville website is on Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm, and the dates shown are 4/1/2020 – 5/6/2020.  Mark mentioned that “everything is pushed back a week”, so maybe your 3/25 start is now 4/1?

But, yes, these Sat-Sunday sessions are different from (and in addition to) that Open Pool Practice on Wednesdays.

]]> 45a11820cc6110287282c6d3eef0c449 jw started the topic Mar-Apr pool sessions at Mehlville in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mar-apr-pool-sessions-at-mehlville/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:00:18 -0600 FYI – Mehlville has scheduled both Saturday & Sunday 8-week pool sessions for March & April.

Register here:  http://mehlville.ss11.sharpschool.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=125205&pageId=6847680

 

]]> 9fe73436f3f3e0a8b44e1f12a743fd37 jw replied to the topic Clinic Director email in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/clinic-director-email/#post-16152 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:37:06 -0600 RStrong – RJ Forth & Dale Dortch are offering a Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Certification Workshop in April.  See this Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/621692855338540/

There is further discussion on the MWA Facebook page.  It hasn’t yet been discussed by the Board, but there may be some limited subsidy available from MWA…Read more

]]> b1a224b3fb21a289419776869a16d29c jw started the topic Race 20-22 March - Race canceled - registration is closed in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/race-registration-is-open-for-business/ Sun, 16 Feb 2020 02:35:08 -0600 Register on this page:  https://missouriwhitewater.org/competition/mwc/

 

]]> 5f53bdb9f5413cb61825ad3bd6866800 jw started the topic Reminder-Greg Poleski memorial this afternoon in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/reminder-greg-poleski-memorial-this-afternoon/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 15:13:23 -0600 After pool slalom

Greg’s family is holding a memorial for Greg Poleski at the Audubon Center at Riverlands on 9 Feb 2020, 4-7 pm. See attached flyer for details.

The MWA Pool Slalom is on the same day, beginning in the morning, but is often over in the early afternoon.

See you at Riverlands.

Fyer

]]> 4d8d500ea27b508d153ec76a7cb194b2 jw started the topic kayak raffle & ticket mailing in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/kayak-raffle-ticket-mailing/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:45:53 -0600 There will be a kayak raffle again this year.  Thanks again to Slim Olsen for arranging the boat raffle, and to Bill Eades & Pyranha for the boat selection.  Sorry, no canoe.  If anyone is interested in arranging a canoe for the raffle for next year, please step up and volunteer to do that with next year’s race committee – they will be de…Read more

]]> e39472db37ccf453b298c84793cd4f2b jw replied to the topic Hasta luego Greg Poleski in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/hasta-luego-greg-poleski/#post-15893 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:24:42 -0600 Excellent article today about Greg by Tony Messenger of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

protector-of-the-missouri-river-wins-one-more-battle

]]> de618ac5b4745a33630319ff5d36a1c3 jw replied to the topic Hasta luego Greg Poleski in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/hasta-luego-greg-poleski/#post-15890 Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:11:50 -0600 Greg’s family is holding a memorial for Greg Poleski at the Audubon Center at Riverlands on 9 Feb 2020, 4-7 pm.  See attached flyer for details.

The MWA Pool Slalom is on the same day, beginning in the morning, but is often over in the early afternoon.

See you at Riverlands.

flyer

]]> b7038931029dfc5e1b53de3fb58054b3 jw started the topic Hasta luego Greg Poleski in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/hasta-luego-greg-poleski/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 05:22:48 -0600 It is with great sadness that we learned today that Greg Poleski has lost his long time fight with cancer.  Many of you may not be aware of Greg’s major accomplishments in river conservation, as a co-founder and board member of the Greenway Network, board member of the Mississippi Water Trail Association, director of the Missouri Paddling C…Read more

]]> f44e156eaad27b31b3fbcb0ededd9cec jw replied to the topic MWA Christmas party? It was GREAT!! in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mwa-christmas-party/#post-15744 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:32:07 -0600 tonight!

]]> 5d5d831b05b70b77a6e64494b281c605 jw replied to the topic MWA Christmas party? It was GREAT!! in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mwa-christmas-party/#post-15728 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:12:50 -0600 MWA will be providing (limited) appetizers (serving at 6:15).  Veggies, Mini Tacos, Stuffed Mushroom Caps, Pretzel Bites/pepper cheese.

Then pay your own food & drink bill.

See you on Friday the 13th.

 

]]> aa0bf6c43b241e7e722e6e7a9cce18e4 jw replied to the topic First planning meeting for the races in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/first-planning-meeting-for-the-races/#post-15714 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:48:34 -0600 bump

]]> f49755d9d6b0e5a51dde2ae1298fc53f jw started the topic TNR 11/26 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/tnr-11-26/ Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:04:21 -0600 is rained out, in case you were wondering

]]> 2382b283e25eef99b2d449fcbafdd968 jw replied to the topic MWA Christmas party? It was GREAT!! in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mwa-christmas-party/#post-15688 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:06:37 -0600 The date & location has now been set!  The Annual MWA Christmas Party will be on Friday the 13th of December 2019, from 6-10pm, at Llywelyn’s Pub-Webster Groves, 17 W, Moody Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119.  We were at the same location two or three years ago.

We have the “McPherson” room.  More details to come, but I think there will be ap…Read more

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