River Rescue Clinic & Rescue Rodeo
6/28-29/2008

Come and join us on Slippery Rock Creek at McConnell’s Mills State Park for the annual rescue clinic and rescue rodeo. This weekend is designed for beginning to experienced boaters, with something for everyone to learn or to hone your skills.

Saturday will be the rescue clinic; we will practice basic rescue skills on moving water. A potluck dinner will follow the clinic.

On Sunday we will set up realistic rescue scenarios where your team will compete against other teams using various rescue skills. The rodeo is a lot of fun, and is great practice. It will also show you how hard a rescue can be, when you are under stress and are thinking on your feet, on how to effectively deploy your rescue team! If you don’t want to participate in the rodeo, come and cheer on your friends, or ask how you can volunteer to make our weekend a success. 

Rescue Weekend update!!

This year we are making some changes to the Rescue Weekend event.

1. An open boat is not required to compete, anything that floats will work, and that includes Boogie boards.
2. All male rodeo teams are allowed. Previously each team had to have one female, this rule was put into place to encourage more participation by the ladies, but it is costing us some teams, and the all ladies teams were beating the men anyway!
3. A rolling rodeo! You put in at one place and paddle down to all of the stations! No hiking back and forth.
4. The potluck dinner on Saturday (the main reason I do this event). For a $5.00 donation, to buy the burgers and condiments that we supply. However please bring some chips/dip or soda pop to share.

If you are a new boater, the Saturday clinic is definitely for you. The rodeo may also be for you as it builds on the things learned at the clinic. If you don't want to compete, stay to watch or help, it is a lot of fun and very insightful. If you are an experienced boater, the review at the clinic is good. When is the last time you practiced throwing that throw bag? Also we will have some new stuff on Wilderness First Responder topics. We will be camping at Cheeseman's near the Eckert road bridge takeout. The pot luck dinner will be there on Saturday night starting around 6:30 p.m. Registration is at 9 a.m. both days.

If you want to compete, but do not have a team contact myself or Dave Altman, and we will help people get teams together, also most teams are created Saturday night at the bonfire after the potluck dinner and beer. Your time to pre-register is running out, there are big savings if you sign-up early! And if you want one of the really cool T-shirts order early as we run out every year and there are limited sizes. We have ladies Ts this year along with men's.

We still need volunteers to help out Sunday at the Rodeo!

Space is limited so apply, call or e-mail early for reservations.

Rob Hammond . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob@SCD-corp.com . . . . . . . . . . 216-292-5618
Dave Altman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dave@webpa.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412-977-7099

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2007-2008 ROLL SESSIONS

Sponsored by Orange Community Education and Recreation & Lakewood Community Education & Recreation. To be held at Orange High School Pool and Lakewood High School Pool. This gives us east side and west side site locations. This may reduce crowds and allow sessions to be held when one pool session may be canceled.

Orange High School Pool Roll Sessions
Eight sessions are tentatively scheduled on Saturday afternoons on December 8, 15, 2007; January 26, February 9, 16, 23, and March 1, 8, 2008.
Pool time starts at 4:00 pm and ends promptly at 6:00 pm. We need to see that the lane lines are back in place before we leave. We must shower and be out of the building by 6:15 pm. A charge of $6 per person per session ($5 for Orange School District residents) covers the use of the pool.

Directions to Orange High School Pool
The Orange High School Pool is on the south side of Chagrin Boulevard, between Lander and SOM Center Roads. It is two miles east of the Chagrin exit off I-271 (which is just north of the I-271 and I-480 interchange). From I-271 take the Chagrin boulevard exit and head east. At the Lander Road turning circle stay on Chagrin Boulevard by taking the second road right. The school will be about one-half mile on the right side of the road. Map to Orange HS

The pool is in the west end of the building. You can see it through the two-story-high windows. Park along the west end of the building. There is a very wide concrete pad leading to a double set of glass doors on the pool deck. If you arrive early, drop your boats on the concrete pad and go inside and wait until we are permitted to bring boats into the pool area.

Cancellation Policy
If winter driving conditions are bad, the session may be canceled. When Orange Community Education and Recreation is closed, information is typically on local television and radio stations. We will also try to post closings on the Hotline at 216-556-4659 and Message Board.

Lakewood High School Pool Roll Sessions
Thirteen sessions are tentatively scheduled on Saturday afternoons: November 17, 24; December 1, 15, 22, 29 - 2007; January 5(3 - 4:30PM), 12 - 2008; February 2, 16, 23 - 2008; March 1, 8, 15 - 2008 at Lakewood High School Pool. Saturday Pool time starts at 4:00 PM and ends promptly at 6:00 PM. Cannot enter the building until 3:50 PM. All must shower and be out of the building by 6:30pm. A charge of $6 per person per session covers the use of the pool.

Directions to Lakewood High School Pool
Lakewood High School is at 14100 Franklin Blvd., the pool is located in the back of the High School, so entering at the Robinwood Ave. entrance is easiest, especially when coming from I-90. Exit from I-90 at the Bunts Rd./W 140th St. Exit and head north on Bunts to Madison Ave. Turn left on Madison Ave. and head one block to Robinwood Ave. Take a right on Robinwood Ave., which dead ends into the pool entrance. Kayaks should be brought through the delivery entrance/emergency exit, which is located just to the east of the Robinwood entrance. Pool staff will be stationed at the delivery entrance to assist you. Cannot enter the building until 3:50 PM.
Map to Lakewood HS

Cancellation Policy
If Lakewood High School pool is closed, that information will likely be available on the pool's voicemail at (216) 529-4014.

General Rules

Outdoor Weekly Summer Roll Practice - 2008 Season
Indoor & Outdoor roll practice can be provided by Cleveland Kayak School, for a small fee.

First Location - South

Roll sessions at Lake Medina on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8PM.
No regular sessions are scheduled but if someone wants help or just to practice, they can call me to arrange.
I will post a notice on the KHCC Message Board if a scheduled practice is planned
We are willing to assist anyone having trouble with their roll or just BS and trade ideas/suggestions.

Directions - At SR18, turn right(West) towards Medina. drive past the majority of the shopping. Look for the WB Rocky River just past the last shopping ctr, turn right into the parking lot for the lake (just past the river). There is a foot path and walking bridge that leads to the lake.

Map to Medina Lake

Pat Guzowski  . . . . . . . . . .  rkyrvr1@yahoo.com  . . . . . . . . . 216-780-5734

Second Location - North
Bradstreet Landing
Bay Village, Lake Erie
Wednesdays from 6:00 to 9:00 PM - June thru August 2008

Weather permitting

Roll Practice map

Third Location - North
Edgewater Beach, Lake Erie
West Blvd 
Cleveland, OH 

Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:00 PM - Mid July and August 2008

Weather & Lake Pollution permitting

Roll Practice map