Folks will start showing up at noon, Saturday, May 29 for the annual Memorial Day weekend feast. This year's fun will include geocaching (A genuine IGLOO is hidden on Arunah Hill!) and rocket building and launch. I've got a bunch of kits, should be plenty for all. We'll do the potluck dinner around 6:30 PM. No fried turkey this year, but I might just try barbequeing one.
The rocket launchs will be introduce a new competition: Keep the rocket in the air for 50 seconds exactly, and try to land it on the Gaertner Building. Lose one point for each second short or long, and deduct 1 point for each "Pielock Length" from the observatory. Loose 10 points for parts that fall off your rocket, you get disqualified if your rocket ends up in a tree.
Up to 3 launchs per team!
Any questions? Just email me: efaits@comcast.net
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Aruanah Hill Educates, Entertains at Boy Scout Event
The Arunah Hill booth saw steady traffic for the weekend at UMass. Over 1,200 scouts camped out around Alumni stadium as part of ADVENTURE 2010, and most ended up coming past the Aruanah Hill booth during the day on Saturday.
Jim Zebrowski absolutely wowed the scouts. As a NASA solar system ambassador, Jim had plenty of props and great stories to keep the scouts fascinated. Jim developed a loyal following of scouts who came back for second or even third sessions. The NASA 3D Mars scape was also a big hit. Many thanks to the Hadley senior scouts, who staffed the display very ably.
Jim's scale model solar system was also a hit. Peter Scherff's meteorite collection and Jonathan Klinkowski's demonstrations of the RUM were also a draw.
Jim Zebrowski absolutely wowed the scouts. As a NASA solar system ambassador, Jim had plenty of props and great stories to keep the scouts fascinated. Jim developed a loyal following of scouts who came back for second or even third sessions. The NASA 3D Mars scape was also a big hit. Many thanks to the Hadley senior scouts, who staffed the display very ably.
Jim's scale model solar system was also a hit. Peter Scherff's meteorite collection and Jonathan Klinkowski's demonstrations of the RUM were also a draw.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
A Fine May Day
It was a sunny and warm day on the Hill for the May work party. I arrived just after noon
to find Matt Paine, Ray Burk and Steve Pielock enjoying burgers provided by Jonathon
Klinkowski. I had one and then it was time to get to work.
Dan Carnevale had left before I arrived. Dany had dropped off a "new" donated heavy-duty plastic picnic table for the top of the hill. Matt finished getting the radio hooked up in the morning and it is now good to go.
Steve and Ray left after lunch and Matt, Jonathon, and I scouted some of the trails for blowdown
but they were in good shape despite the recent high winds. After that I fired up my chainsaw and cut down two trees at south end of the clearing and three to the east of the summit. After Matt and Jonathon left I started up my lawnmower and did a little mowing around the summit. I then started up the orange mower (first pull of the rope) and mowed around the Gaertner.
Ed arrived to check on things around 6:30 and as I was leaving at 7:00 I heard two woodpeckers hammering away in the woods south of the clearing. The seemed to be communicating back and forth. The Hill is in good shape for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend festivities. Thanks again to everyone who contributed their time and sweat to keeping Arunah Hill neat.
Barry
to find Matt Paine, Ray Burk and Steve Pielock enjoying burgers provided by Jonathon
Klinkowski. I had one and then it was time to get to work.
Dan Carnevale had left before I arrived. Dany had dropped off a "new" donated heavy-duty plastic picnic table for the top of the hill. Matt finished getting the radio hooked up in the morning and it is now good to go.
Steve and Ray left after lunch and Matt, Jonathon, and I scouted some of the trails for blowdown
but they were in good shape despite the recent high winds. After that I fired up my chainsaw and cut down two trees at south end of the clearing and three to the east of the summit. After Matt and Jonathon left I started up my lawnmower and did a little mowing around the summit. I then started up the orange mower (first pull of the rope) and mowed around the Gaertner.
Ed arrived to check on things around 6:30 and as I was leaving at 7:00 I heard two woodpeckers hammering away in the woods south of the clearing. The seemed to be communicating back and forth. The Hill is in good shape for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend festivities. Thanks again to everyone who contributed their time and sweat to keeping Arunah Hill neat.
Barry
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