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In which we periodically examine how art imitates life and life imitates orienteering.
by Peter Amram
The hero of Kim, Rudyard Kipling's classic of adventure and intrigue in India in the late 19th century, is a young Irish orphan, Kimball O'Hara. Kim enters a school specializing in geography and cartography. His covert sponsor for this education was the cynical and exacting British Secret Service, and Kim was being prepared as an intelligence agent for the Great Game: the struggle between the British and Russians for control of Central Asia.
There will be a fun orienteering training exercise for youth at the NEOC meets listed below, start at 1:00 PM.
This is a great chance to get to know other kids who are into orienteering! The exercise will be appropriate for both beginners and more advanced kids. Parents are encouraged to attend and help out.
Please contact Samantha Saeger or Barb Bryant for more information. RSVPs not required, but they will help us to plan.
You will see links to Express Registration in the details of many NEOC meets this year (e.g., April's meet at Boojum Rock). Express Registration extends online pre-registration to NEOC's local meets, and gets you out on your course faster.
In the days leading up to a meet, Express Registration will let you register for a course, sign an online waiver, and pay securely via PayPal, at no extra cost. PayPal accepts major credit cards; you do not need a PayPal account. Of course, you can still register on-site the day of the meet.
Pre-registered runners can bypass the Registration table, and go directly to the Start table. There they will get their map, clue sheet, and loaner e-punch finger-stick (if needed), then Clear-Check and Start!
Contact the Results Co-ordinator with any questions.