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Doug Urban Talks About Dairy and Highpointing

Posted on 10/28/2011 by roger rowlett

[/caption]Highpointer Doug Urban talks about the club and his dairy herd “Legendairy Holsteins” in article entitled “Urban has a passion for highpointing and dairy” in Agri-View.

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Stony Burk’s Car Mileage Hits 345,345 (largely repeatedly driving to highpoints)

Posted on 10/27/2011 by roger rowlett

Stony Burk, the highpoint liaison, takes his job seriously literally repeatedly driving to highpoints in his Jeep Cherokee “Cynthia Rose.” He puts up mileage that car companies can only dream of. Here’s 345,345.

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Matt Moniz Profiled on Outside Television

Posted on 10/27/2011 by roger rowlett

Highpointer Matt Moniz, who is the youngest person to complete all 50, was profiled on Episode 3 of the summer edition of “The Buzz” on Outside Television.

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Highpointer Aron Ralston Parodied on Simpsons Halloween Episode

Posted on 10/26/2011 by roger rowlett

Highpointer and 50-state completer Aron Ralston has received tons of publicity over the years including being portayed in the Academy Award nominated “127 Hours.” The Simpson’s Halloween show will parody him (with Aron voicing the character!). Its site says, “Homer takes a dangerous dive into an isolated canyon on Candy Peak, but when a crashing boulder traps his arm, he channels Aron Ralston (guest voicing as himself) to save himself.”

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President Tim Webb Interviewed in Alabama Search for Hiker

Posted on 10/5/2011 by roger rowlett

Our Club President Tim Webb was interviewed (about two minutes into the above video) in connection with a search for a missing hiker in Alabama. His comments are about 1:35 into the clip.

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HP Merc Is Open With New Products

Posted on 9/13/2011 by roger rowlett

The Merc is back in business after Mother Merc has returned from the Minnesota woods. She has some new products including the 2012 calendar, and patches for Ohio and Mississippi.
Completion Survey Is Working Again
As noted in the numerous comments below our excel completion table had been broken. It is now fixed and you can submit your completion surveys as an attachment to hp.merc@highpointers.org. We apologize for this long delay. We’ve kept the comments active.

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Highpointers Foundation Silent Auction for Royal Robbins Books Ends 4:00 PM MDT October 24th, 2011

Posted on 8/11/2011 by roger rowlett

The Highpointers Foundation’s silent auction on two volumes of Royal Robbins ends 4 p.m. MDT, October 24, 2011.
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Highpointers e-News of July 28, 2011

Posted on 7/28/2011 by roger rowlett

Craig’s latest e-news of July 28, 2011 is out. It has convention photos and other highpoint news.

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Radar Museum Planned for Campbell Hill Summit

Posted on 7/19/2011 by roger rowlett

The Air Force Radar Museum Association has got permission to build the National Air Defense Radar Museum atop one of the former radar buildings atop Campbell Hill. The radars in Bellefontaine were part of the 664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron. The museum is to be located in a building that house an FPS-26 radar. Gene McManus attended the Highpointers 2011 convention at Campbell Hill and describes plans in the video.
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