Safety Sunday
Memorial Park
Sunday, February 25, 2007
By Christy Long

John Orht organized a Safety Sunday event in preparation for the upcoming paddling season. In attendance were John Orht, Ken Anderson, Bob Price, Bob Arthur, and Christy Long. Topics included trip organization, what a trip coordinator would tell a group before launching, paddling tips, river reading, and rope throwing.

Throw bags and throw ropes were discussed. All participants practiced hitting the target with different throw ropes.

This was a good refresher for participants and a great opportunity to exchange ideas about how to stay safe on the water.

Ken, Bob, John and Bob work on using a throw bag

John shows them how it's done