Back From The Dead

Board Meeting Minutes

Camden held a board meeting on Friday, December 12th. In attendance were Scott Pechota, Mike Scott, Bob Harvey, Charlie Brown, Chris Sankot, Steve Batcheller, Deb Clark and Scott Klees.

Items Discussed:

Advertising
It was discussed that Camden should consider running a weekly ad in the Penny Saver including all tournaments that are scheduled that weekend. Does anyone still check the Penny Saver for tournament information? Good poll question.

Tournaments
Signup & start time have been clarified and confirmed. If a flyer says 2:30 Signup ~ 3:00 Start then the signup will be taken until 3:00 at which time signup is cutoff and the drawing will begin. Tournaments will not be held up waiting for additional players to arrive.

Leagues
Saturday qualifier was to begin the next day and went off without a hitch. The next scheduled league is the Double Inn Happy Hour league which will start Wednesday, January 7th. Signup for that will begin very soon. Other leagues discussed were the doubles power league that was put on hold last spring, another mixed league and a Monday spring league.

A new incentive implemented at the most recent banquet was for feats. Not only did the shooter receive a certificate and pin for that particular feat, they received a $5 bar tab to be used at that location.

It was also discussed that higher league fees = higher league payout, lower league fees = lower league payout. This one will continue to be discussed.

Rules Clarification
League forfeit time is 7:30. If the other team has failed to notify you and has not arrived by that time then a forfeit is in order. This will be at the captain's discretion.

Beginning 1/1/09 the price for 501 will increase to .75. This will effect all versions of 501 (DO, DI/DO, etc) but will not effect Quickie 501 nor will this effect 301 or 701.

Various
Signups for state are due on January 1st. We need to get the word out that time is running short.

We discussed ways to increase the Trip Shot pot, adding another board member and some kind of referral for adding new players. All of this will be discussed in more detail in the future.


The next board meeting is Friday, January 23rd at 6:00.

Various Items

Week in Review

We had two leagues shoot this week and one luck of the draw tournament at the Star Bar. The Boss was able to maintain his Monday night lead heading into position round against a dangerous Charlie Brown - led duo.

We've also got a new first place team on Thursday night as Strange Brew took over the lead from a team that is near and dear to my heart.

The tournament at the Star Bar was fantastic as usual. I saw some great darts up to and including the finals. Congrats to Ellen on your 9-mark against the eventual winners Squiggy & Lueds. Erik was drawn for the trip shot and although he was right on the mark, that triple 20 eluded him. That means on to Coops Friday night with a $605 Trip Shot.

Our thanks to the Star Bar for another wonderful experience - see you in a month!

Saturday Qualifier

If you still need games for state then this is your last chance. The Qualifier will begin Saturday, December 13th @ 1:00 and will run for 8 weeks consisting of 6 '01 games and 6 cricket games. Simple math will tell you that you must play all 8 weeks to acquire the 96 games required to shoot at State.

Signups for this league will be accepted until Saturday, December 6th, NO EXCEPTIONS. I will be emailing everyone that I have an address for but if you know someone who needs the games, let them know.

There are three ways to get signed up:

• You can send me an email with the information
• You can complete the online registration (updated version coming soon)
• You can complete a hardcopy and send to me

State Signup

All entries, with payment, must be turned in to me by Friday, January 2nd. Entries are available at the tournaments or I can email / mail if necessary.

PS - if you haven't already heard, the 2010 state tournament is in Cedar Rapids!

Upcoming Tournaments

Tournaments are already scheduled through December so keep an eye out for your favorite location! If you haven't already noticed, Friday December 12th will be the Double Inn's Grand Re-Opening Mixed Trips Tournament.

• Friday, November 28th ~ Coopacabana ($605 Trip Shot!)
• Saturday, November 29th ~ Outskirts
• Sunday, November 30th ~ Next Door - this is the annual 'Darts for Toys' handicapped singles tournament. It's for a great cause so please consider donating a toy or two and coming out for a relaxing day of darts with your friends.
• Saturday, December 6th ~ Bills (December birthday tournament)
• Friday, December 12th - Double Inn
• Saturday, December 13th ~ The Union Bar in Iowa City - This is a handicapped tournament and requires pre-registration. $500 added so check the 'Tournaments' page on the website to get a link to the registration!
• Saturday, December 20th ~ Star Bar

Me

If you ever have any dart related questions or concerns I can be reached many different ways. You can always send me an email at Camden@crdarts.com, you can call my cell phone or send me a text at 319.431.3550 or you can call the shop at 319.365.1558. Please be aware that I will not answer my cell phone between the hours of 7:00 - 5:00 but I will check my voice mail periodically.

As always, be good and shoot well!

- Scott

Camden Dart Board Meeting Minutes

Hello Dart Players:

Camden Amusement staff and the Dart Board held a meeting tonight at 6 pm. Present were the following: Larry Elbert, Jerry Merritt, Chris Sankot, Scott Pechota, Deb Clark and BATCH.



The following items were discussed and decided by your Dart Board:



Camden will continue to try to improve communication with its league and tournament players through its website (which will be completed in the next month), this blog, flyer's (both posted and e-mailed) and ads on dart boards. I would like to hear all input from any player that is willing to offer it. Please contact me through this blog, my e-mail: larry.camden@gmail.com or my cell phone: 319-389-1558.

TOURNAMENTS

Camden will continue to try to develop tournament that all the dart players like. The Board discussed new places to hold tournaments and some of the locations include:

• C&D's


• Next Door


• Melsha's Tap


• Bars in Iowa City


• Castle Lanes


• Bill's in Marion (in the back room)


• Bars in North Liberty


• Just Jules


• Bijou Pub in Monmouth, Il.

Of course there are many good locations to have dart tournaments and Camden will try to have a tournament in all of them. Camden will begin the process by developing a Tournament Itinerary sheet for scheduling with the bars and bar personnel so that items such as Time, Date, Drink Specials and added money are clear when the tournament is scheduled. In addition, Camden will attempt to have posters available as soon as all the details are clear about a tournament.

All Camden Tournaments will be governed by the NDA Dart Rules and a Rule book will be available through the person running the dart tournament.

The Trip Shot is an important part of Camden's promotions. Camden will begin posting the amount on its website so that everyone knows the amount before the tournament. The current Trip Shot is $70.00.

Failure to finish a tournament or leaving a tournament early has become an issue. The rule regarding this is: the person left in the tournament must shoot alone. There will be no re-draws or substitutions. However, if the person remaining is on a team that wins money and has been left by their partner, the prize money shall belong to the person remaining at the tournament and they are not responsible to split that money with the person that left. Camden and the Board will look into anyone that becomes an habitual violator and may create a new rule to deal with such a person in the future (i.e., suspension from tournaments for 3 months).

LEAGUES

With regard to leagues, the 4-person Camden Cricket League begins this Thursday Night. The schedule can be found on Camden's website. The first half will determine the team's placement in divisions in the second half of the season, as it always has. The 2nd half of the Thursday night Cricket League will consist of 4 divisions (Gold, Silver, Bronze and Wood) and each division will have 7 teams. Each team will play each team twice in the 2nd half and there will be no position round. Since each team will have 2 byes, no wins or losses will be awarded for byes.

Position Round for the Fall is Thursday, December 18, 2008. Therefore all make-up matches must be completed by Monday, December 15 or both teams will receive a forfeit, subject to a team making an effort to make up the match and the other team not showing interest. This determination shall be made by Camden's Dart League Coordinator and the Camden Dart Board.

Camden is investigating some new leagues for this fall:

• Monday's- 2-Person Qualifying League with enough games to get you to the State Dart Tournament.
• Saturday Afternoon- Mixed 2 Person League.
• Friday Nights- Traveling In-House League. The location of the league will be the same as the Friday night tournament and all league play will be scheduled before the tournament.

Camden will be developing posters and sign-up for these new leagues and will post them on the website and at all the bars.

As we head into the fall, it is our hope that we can build darts into a fun and recreational activity for everyone. Please be sure to check for upcoming events and to call Larry or Jerry at Camden with any thoughts, concerns or questions.

The date of the next Dart Board meeting will be Friday, October 17 at 6:00pm.

I look forward to seeing you all out there shooting darts. Shoot Well!!

Larry Elbert

Camden Dart Board Meeting

Hello Darters:

Camden is preparing for a Board Meeting with all of the members of the Dart Board. We have many subjects to discuss, but in order to make sure we get them all, I need some input from the dart community. Therefore, I am asking that you help us by suggesting topics to discuss at the Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 9th at 6pm. Please comment on this post or send me an e-mail at larry.camden@gmail.com.

As we enter into the league season, I encourage you all to communicate any problems, questions or concerns to either Jerry Merritt or myself.

Have a great fall league season and I hope to see you all soon out shooting darts.

Larry Elbert

Camden Amusement

Website Issues

The staff at Camden Amusement would like to extend our sincere apologies for the difficulties relating to the website during the past 48 hours. The website has been restored (obviously, as you are viewing this note) and we should not experience any more problems in the future.

Thank you for your patience.

Larry

Fat Wally's Dart Tournament

Hello Darters:

It appears there may have been a confusing poster regarding the Friday tournament at Fat Wallys. The tournament will be held on Friday, August 29th, with sign-up at 6:30pm. Please note that the first 10 players signed up will receive their entry for free.

Let's support Fat Wally's as they are recovering from being closed from the flood! If you have the time, slide down to Brick's for a beer and support them as they will be re-open on Friday as well.

Shoot well!!

Larry Elbert
larry.camden@gmail.com

Dart Tournament Tonight- Union Station

Hey Dart Thrower's -- Don't miss the dart tournament tonight at the Union Station. Sign-up is 6:30pm.

See you there!!

Fall Dart league captians meeting

The fall dart league captains meeting will be held at union station at 6pm on thursday sept 4th, there will be a LOD tournament following the meeting.

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