Please vote for you choice for the 2007 Wacko Badge. Dave Hannum will again be providing the Badges for $6 after the vote and in time for anybody going to the St Augustine event.

The choices were made by committee and we attempted to give people a choice of lighthouses across the country.

Feel free to add any comments you might have- but keep the politicking to a dull roar please.

Voting ends at 11:59 PM Monday 2-5-07.

Could we get a couple lines here (preferably from the committee) as to the preservation efforts, either on-going or needed for each of the nominees?

If posted from the committee, it won't be politicking and each would get "equal time". I think this would aid forum members in making their choice.

Thanks,

Judy

I agree with Judy. It would help to know what the needs are for each nominee to make a good decision instead of just voting for the light because you like it.

I agree 100% with Debbie and Judy.

bobo

I totally agree that the membership needs to know more about each lighthouse's needs. We all have our favorites, but we should be impartial and try to vote according to need. Please educate us, Committee Members. Thanks!

I was wondering why the runnerups from last year we're not part of this vote?
Bob

OK,

I'll try and answer all the questions as of now.

Here are links to the various sites for each of the organizations supporting the individual lighthouses.

It will be up to the individual to go there and research the needs and wants of the individual lighthouse. We don't wish to tilt the vote one way or another. We feel it is incumbent upon each individual to do thier own research and come to an intelligent decision on thier own.

Oak Island, NC-http://www.oakislandlighthouse.org/indexalternate.htm

Harbor Of Refuge, DE-

http://www.delawarebaylights.org/index.html

Coquille, OR-

Does not have a specific website for the organization and it's aims. I've got a phone call in to the person in charge, though.

Here's an informational site about the light, though

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/buildings/lighthouses/coquille/info/info.htm

New Canal, LA-

http://www.saveourlake.org/images/Katrina/New_Canal.pdf

Grand Traverse, MI-

http://www.record-eagle.com/2006/jul/11lighthouse.htm

2. Why were last years runners up not used?

It's a new year and the Commitee decided to go with some different choices. As I stated before we tried to have a broad selection for the Forum Members to choose from. You have 5 on the list- 2 from the East Coast and one from each of the following- West Coast, Gulf Coast and the Great Lakes area. We did include one of the three lighthouses under consideration for 2006, though.

Hope this helps.

Dennis

Thanks, Dennis! The links are a help. Now we can check the nominees out and make a good decision.

Just keeping it in view for people.

Dennis

Very interesting. Hope "the right one" wins!!!

Margret,

The "right" one always wins - it's just that we can never get everyone to agree which one is the right one.

Dennis

Thanks, Dennis. I appreciate the links and the opportunity to vote. Do you know when the decision will be made?

Judy

I hadn't been on for a couple of days and had forgotten to vote but I've done it now. Thanks, everyone, for the usual good efforts to help us pick a worthwhile light.

Judy,

The voting ends at 11:59 PM Monday night.

Dennis

Thanks, Dennis. What a wonderful project.

Judy

Here are the results of the poll.

It looks like we'll have New Canal Lighthouse on our 2007 Wacko Badges. I'm not surprised it was the "winner".


Poll Results: Wacko Badge 2007 (63 votes.)
Wacko Badge 2007

New Canal, LA 40% (25)

Grand Traverse, MI 24% (15)

Harbor Of Refuge, DE 16% (10)

Coquille, OR 14% (9)

Oak Island, NC 6% (4)

Keep a lookout in the near future for ordering details.

Dennis

So when will the 2007 Wacko Badge be available?

Hopefully Dave will have an answer for you shortly.

Dennis

Trying to find the right image to use and trying to get the people at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation to respond to me. Only people who "need" a badge in the immediate future are those going to the St. Augustine event and they will have a badge if they choose to order one when available.

Thanks Dave !!!

I'm in for another badge for 2007. Just let us know when you are ready Dave! And thanks for doing this yet again!!!

Dave the St Aug evening with Bill is three weeks away. Will we be able to get some by then?

It's not like they have to be constructed in China and shipped in. Three weeks is probably 2 weeks more than what is needed.

The order form will be available in the very near future.

Okay
Thanks

Dave,

I'm going to St. Augustine, but I can still use the 2006 badge. So take your time to get the right image.

I just would like mine by May or June. Plenty of time!!!

May would be preferable, but I can wait! Thanks for all the hard work you do Dave! Great job on mine last year. Thank you!!