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This site contains documents, forms, and various items for the Pottawattamie County ARES organization. If anyone visiting the site can use any of these resources, feel free to download whatever you like.

Terry Lindsley, KS0L

ARES Corrdinator for Pottawattamie County

Pott. Co. ARES Events (2008)

Revised: 03/25/2008

Note: This replaces any “Pott. Co. ARES Events” document of any previous date.

Legend:

- -Training Events

- -Quarterly Pott. Co. ARES Planning Meetings

- -Exercises, Drills, and Activities.

è April 8^th, Tuesday, Pottawattamie County Weather Spotter Training

7:00PM at the Minden Fire Station, Minden, IA

- this is the same training that the National Weather Service presents for those who will be doing weather spotter activities for NWS. This is open to the public.

è April 8^th, Tuesday, Search and Rescue Training

7:00PM, Courthouse cafeteria

-This is the classroom part of the training and is open to the public. This is a CERT sponsored activity and this training is a prerequisite for those planning on participating in the actual exercise on April 12^th at the National Guard Armory.

è April 14^th, Monday, EOC Severe Weather Orientation and Training

6:00PM Pottawattamie County EOC

- Pottawattamie County will conduct severe weather nets from the EOC this year. This meeting will involve those hams who will train to be net control stations for these events. To indicate interest, contact Terry Lindsley at the Pott. Co. EOC at 328-5779 or at ks0L@cox.net

è April 19^th, Saturday, Light Search and Rescue Exercise

8:30AM to Noon, National Guard Armory by Kmart

- Must have attended the classroom training on April 8^th to participate in this exercise. No communications will be needed for this event.

è May 5^th, Monday, Quarterly ARES Planning meeting.

7:00pm, Pottawattamie County Courthouse (EOC).

-This meeting is open to anyone; especially ARES members.

-Talk-in required on 147.495 MHz simplex or call 712-328-5779 to get in the building

è May 17^th, Saturday, The Annual Celebrate Council Bluffs Parade

8:30AM Report to Staging area.

-Handheld 2 meter radios with backup battery and headphone

preferred. Talk-in on 82 repeater. Event includes staging area activities and the eventual parade

and concludes around Noon.

è August 4th, Monday, Quarterly ARES Planning meeting.

7:00pm, Pottawattamie County Courthouse (EOC).

-This meeting is open to anyone; especially ARES members.

-Talk-in required on 147.495 MHz simplex or call 712-328-5779 to get in the building

è November 10^th, Monday, Quarterly ARES Planning meeting.

7:00pm, Pottawattamie County Courthouse (EOC).

-This meeting is open to anyone; especially ARES members.

-Talk-in required on 147.495 MHz simplex or call 712-328-5779 to get in the building

Upcoming National Weather Training Classes

Omaha March 24^th, Monday 7:00PM Boystown National Headquarters Auditorium 14100 Crawford Street Omaha, NE Bellevue (Sarpy County) April 21^st, Monday Fire Training Academy 7:00PM Bellevue, NE Mills County, Iowa March 25^th, Tuesday 7:00pm American Legion Hall 104 N. Vine St. Glenwood, IA Pottawattamie County, IA April 8^th, Tuesday 7:00PM Fire Station Minden, IA Complete listing of area classes for Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska can be found at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/oax/skywarn/outreach.php

73, Terry Lindsley, ks0L Pottawattamie County 712-328-5779 (w) 712-325-0107 (h) Email: ks0l@cox.net btlindsley@cox.net Fax: 712-328-5819

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