Your attention is invited to the NoVAGO’s “Scorching Sortie to the Pony Barn” Summer Event…come one, come all – everyone is invited: members, non-members, visitors, and the curious. The event will take place on 8 August 2010, at the Pony Barn Pavilion, Reston, VA.  If you’ve attended a NoVAGO seasonal event before…you know what a [...]

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The Director of the Fairfax County Parks Services Division has given me a number of FCPA/NoVAGO geocoins to place in geocaches throughout the county.  If you would like to assist in placing some of the coins…please contact me either through my Profile, PM from the Forums, or e-mail.  We can coordinate how to get the [...]

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The NWF (National Wildlife Federation) is embarking on a Geocaching Program.  The pilot program will be held on Saturday, May the 15th 2010 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,  at the Walker Nature Education Center,  11450 Glade Drive Reston, VA.  A topic outlining this program is currently active in the NoVAGO Events Forum – just [...]

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Geocaching turns 10 years old on the weekend of May 1st & 2nd…come celebrate the occasion with your fellow cache nuts geocaching friends.  The “10 Years!!! Northern Virginia Event” (GC26PKJ) will take place on Saturday, May 1st at the Golden Corral in Manassas, VA.  The breakfast buffet is well stocked, reasonably priced…and a good time [...]

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It’s that time again…time to recognize the Best of the Best in NoVAGO.  Nominations for the cache(s) and cacher 2009 awards program are now being accepted.  There is a forum topic that covers all the details, and you can go directly to it by clicking the blue subject title bar above.
Think about all the enjoyment, [...]

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Voting for those fine individuals who will steer the good ship NoVAGO has started, and will continue through December.  Voting will close at midnight on December 31st, 2009, and those elected will be announced and congratulated on January 1st, 2010.  With the holidays fast approaching, you’d be wise to cast your votes early…before time overtakes [...]

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November is drawing to a close, and so is your opportunity to run for, or nominate a NoVAGO member to serve as one of the NoVAGO Officers for 2010.  Nominations end on November 30th, and voting will begin on 1 December.
The current nominees for the officers positions are:
President : cphug184, flyingmoose
Vice-President: Cache_Mates
Public Relations: reedkickball
Treasurer: Nemo [...]

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One of the items on the agenda for the May 17th 2009, NoVAGO “Spring has Sprung” Event (GC1QBV1) is the announcement of the 2008 NoVAGO Geocache Award Winners.  In order for that to happen, the voting results have to be tallied, so the deadline for submitting your vote(s) is established as midnight, Sunday, May 10th [...]

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Yahoo, it’s recognition time!!! Time to recognize those caches, and cachers who have made geocaching in the NoVAGO area a rewarding experience. The NoVAGO 2008 Cache Awards Program is now accepting nominations in the following categories:

Best Theme/Series
Best Kids’ Cache
Best Location
Best Hike
Best History-Related Cache
Best Multi-Stage
Best Mystery/Puzzle
Best Cache (or Series) Outside NoVa
Most Creative Cache
Most Challenging-to-Find Cache
Best Picture [...]

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I think most everything is done with the new website, as far as the layout, though a few tweaks might need to be added here and there. You’ll notice the front page redesign as well, including recent forum topics, links to geocaching related sites, and upcoming events. Across the top is a menu [...]

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