November News
- Last two Toonie trainings!
- AOA AGM & Leadership Summit - November 9
- TNTs - Orienteering at night this winter!
- FWOC AGM - mid-January
- SOGO Who's Who
- Spook - O 2019
- Orienteering Quiz & Answers
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Alberta Orienteering Association AGM
November 9, 2019
Deer Valley Meadows Camp
The AOA is hosting their annual AGM at Deer Valley Meadows Camp. Be a part of the future; help shape the direction of orienteering in Alberta! Join us on November 9. Register now to celebrate the past year and collaborate on the future.
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TNTs ...?
Toonie Night Training?
Tuesday Night Training?
Winter orienteering!!
TNTs are evenings of informal orienteering through the winter using reflective "flags" that you can see well (with a headlamp!) They usually start and finish at someone's house but it could also be a coffee shop or pub! Organizers might use a regular O map or a version of google maps or City of Calgary maps! TNTs end with some socializing over a pot of soup and treats! Anyone can host a TNT, and opportunities may come up at the last minute! Check the website calendar frequently so you don't miss out!
First TNT - at Jean's house,
November 20
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A chance to orienteer in the winter and to socialize!
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FWOC Annual General Meeting
St. Andrew's Heights Community Hall,
2504 13 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1L8
mid-January, TBC
Well, yes, even orienteering clubs have to have AGMs! Join us for the AGM and help elect our 2020 Board of Directors. Details will be on the website soon.
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Who's Who at SOGO
Bonnie Fasoli hails from Foothills Academy, where she was a teacher in Physical Education. Thanks to the efforts from Bob MacDonald, Bonnie has made her way onto the SOGO team as a SOGO@School Coach and in the winter months our Strategic Development Planner. With a desire to make a career change towards getting kids outside and into the wild, Bonnie's background has so far been a great addition to our SOGO Team!
Damian Konotopetz needs little introduction in this community as a member of Orienteering Canada’s High Performance Program. This will be Damian's second season as one of our Level 3 coaches for our new Monday program. We are fortunate and happy to have such a high profile athlete on our SOGO Coaching Team.
This will be Shelley Brolsma's second season with SOGO. Her first season was spent spearheading our SOGO Cochrane Level 1 program. This season she kindly took on our littlest runners in our Cochrane and Calgary Squirts program. Shelley lives in Cochrane and has a strong background in fitness coaching, and we are happy to have her kind energy and support on our SOGO team.
Marcus Mueller already has a strong background with our program as a SOGO athlete and now coach. Marcus has returned to coach with SOGO, taking on two vital roles of our Level 2 Coach and Assistant Head Coach with Jasmine. We are happy to have Marcus back on our SOGO team!
From ski jumping to orienteering, Jasmine Sepandj is a well-rounded athlete and familiar within our community of orienteers. She has more recently been studying Kinesiology at the University of Calgary intermixed with her new role as our Level 1 and 2 Head Coach. We are happy to have Jasmine on our SOGO team, and we certainly do not worry about her ability to handle the cold!
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Spook-O 2019
SOGO hosted an awesome afternoon of control haunting on October 26! Orienteers of all ages joined the fun at Shaganappi Park, running courses, doing agility exercises, a candy guessing contest, and enjoying hot chocolate and chili after the outside time. It was great to see some participants do all three courses! Thanks to the volunteers and staff who put in so much time to make this an exciting event.
  
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Test your knowledge about all things orienteering...
- What orienteering event (open to any orienteer) is the most popular?
- At what international event might you find 15,000+ orienteers from 40+ countries?
- When were the Junior World Orienteering Championships first organized?
- 1967 was the first year of the JK International Orienteering Festival. Who was JK?
- What are two causes of bubbles in compasses?
- Which race has been held annually since 1945?
- Can you name 5 FWOC athletes who have competed for Canada in a world orienteering championship (JWOC, WOC or WUOC)?
- When did Canada host one of the Orienteering World Cup events (name one of 3 different years)?
- Who was the first non-European to place in the top 10 at a WOC event?
- What is the highest ever ranking of a Canadian orienteer at a world championship?
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