Tag: Public Service

Xenia MarathonSunday, April 6Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10 KStarting gun at 8:00, Official end at 6 hours after the start. For course maps, etc. see the website RUNXENIA.COM Last time we had 20 volunteers, which worked out OK as some of us were able to cover multiple locations. More eyes and more communications are always good. In addition to spotters at designated places, we can use several bicycle mobiles to patrol the course and to track the tail ends. Duties: Report progress of race information (lead runners, runner density, tail end), Report runner injuries and/or the need for assistance, Report logistical…

Community Service Events that are in need of Ham Radio Volunteers toProvide Support (Scroll down for events on 8/17, 8/18, 8/25, 8/31, 9/7, 9/1, 9/14, 9/21,9/22)Events are posted on the District 3 ARES Website  OHD3ARES.ORG CANCELED – August 17 & 18 (Sat & Sun) Abi Khan Horse Endurance Challenge We track the horses as they navigate the trails around Caesar CreekState Park. Horses hit the trail at 7:00 AM and expect to be done before4pm on Saturday, earlier on Sunday. Wecan use operators either or both days. This is a good exercise as wepass checkpoint logs from station to station so…

Queen City Triathlon:  Sunday, July 14, Caesar Creek State Park Beach and surrounding area. 7am–noon Air Force Marathon Volunteer sign up. Please sign up if you haven’t yet.Event is Saturday, Sept 21, but registration closes in August (to allow time for security checks). Abi Khan Horse Endurance Challenge, Saturday Aug 17 and Sunday Aug 18.More info, soon. Fun and different! Young’s Charity Bike Ride, Saturday Sept 7. Tour de Gem, Saturday, August 31. New place–DayAir Park; involves Dragon’s Game. A good place to get info on Community Service Events: OHD3ARES.org

Sunday, July 14, Caesar Creek State Park Beach and surrounding area. 7am–noon (Pretty much the same as last year, if you were a part of it, except that they wish to have us provide coverage of the running portion – 5K One lap, 10K Two laps) I apologize for not getting this notice out sooner, it’s less than two weeks away. We need over two dozen hams to make this happen. I have the plan from last year and I expect that we will repeat it with the addition of a couple of people on the run route. Last year…