I just heard about this today. I am thrilled and grateful to Mel and our state leaders who got this accomplished. I called the governors office today to thank him. Mel, Mike said he would buy you a beer if he sees you at an event cache. Thank you so much! Gale, (DV of TM and DV) Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking   Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable changes   On one everlasting Whisper day and night repeated -- so: "Something hidden.  Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges --   "Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!"   Rudyard Kipling ,   The Explorer  1898 -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 2/2/16, Terry Gunn wrote: Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Important Announcement To: listserv@azgeocaching.com, az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 12:01 PM We are so grateful for the persistence and hard work involved.  Caching out on state trust and blm land is our favorite activity.  It was a big disappointment to not have that option.  Can't wait to get our permit again.  Thank you all. wogunhiker On Tue, Feb 2, 2016, 11:13 AM Pat Penn wrote: Fantastic. I heard it was in the works. Thanks so much! On 2/1/2016 3:09 PM, Teresa Price wrote: Fabulous!!!! Great job! I appreciate you :) On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 1:27 PM, MEL HOCKWITT wrote: To all Geocachers: I have been working with Bucky & McGee, Just Hike, RSTarT and Matt O'Halloran to try and get geocaching back on State Trust Land. Great news!!  With the help from Senator Steve Smith the new head of the Land Department, Lisa Atkins, the policy of not letting us place caches on STL has been reversed and we are allowed back on STL!! A press release announcing this is scheduled for tomorrow, Tues Feb 2, 2016. Please thank the new Commissioner (Lisa Atkins) Senator Steve Smith and Governor Doug Ducey with an e-mail if you could.  A good response will show them we appreciate what they have done. The Commissioner made the announcement at the Yuma Mega Event yesterday IN PERSON - showing her support for us. We have discussed doing CITO Events on STL to help them and they are extremely interested so if you see an area that may need our attention we can set something up and show them we care also. Another good thing is the STL Permits will be available online at their website, we can download the permit immediately.   I know I have not renewed my permit since they banned us and I am sure many others did the same but now we need to again show our appreciation by getting permits. If you have any questions please contact me. Mel Hockwitt (Carmel)  ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com -- Teresa (Tess) Price WinePress Group, LLC "...the New Wine is found in the cluster..." ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com