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WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled #6927348
07/11/20 07:28 PM
07/11/20 07:28 PM
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Sauk County, WI
Patrice Offline OP
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Due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed on us by the City of Marshfield, the Central Wisconsin Fairgrounds and our insurance carrier, we have been forced to cancel our combined WTA/FTA convention scheduled for September 10-12, 2020. The folks in Marshfield waited as long as they could to notify us in case things got significantly better, but instead they have been experiencing a spike in cases and could not allow us to proceed as planned. We could not hold an event without abiding by every state, county and local restriction (including group size limits, physical distancing requirements and no use of buildings) which are tightening there by the day. We also found that the cost and availability of liability coverage would have been prohibitive at this time. As a result, we voted at our board meeting this afternoon to cancel.

We hope and trust that these current parameters will change drastically before our next big event, and we’ll look forward to a better year next year.

Sorry to have to report this,

Patrice, your TMan Feed Gestapo
along with Arnie Groehler, WTA President

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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927360
07/11/20 07:41 PM
07/11/20 07:41 PM
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Crap, I'm sick of covid! Let's put govment in charge of more of our lives! Yeah right!


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927364
07/11/20 07:44 PM
07/11/20 07:44 PM
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I bet if we call it a Black Lives Matter gathering it will be approved


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927367
07/11/20 07:47 PM
07/11/20 07:47 PM
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Why not do it at someones house, a farm?


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927389
07/11/20 08:04 PM
07/11/20 08:04 PM
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Greene County,Virginia
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run Offline
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Could the moderators make this a sticky? Please.

Last edited by run; 07/11/20 08:30 PM.

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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: run] #6927401
07/11/20 08:16 PM
07/11/20 08:16 PM
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Sauk County, WI
Patrice Offline OP
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Run, I already PM'd Paul about it. I'm sure he'll give us some glue as soon as he sees that.


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927417
07/11/20 08:28 PM
07/11/20 08:28 PM
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Lakeland,Minnesota
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Catch,no way 2,000 trappers could be hosted at a house and at a farm,all dealers would have to set up outside,and many dealers won't do that.
Having done over 100 conventions and rendezvous by setting up outside, it can be an iffy thing.More than once I have had products ruined by a quick storm.
Last NTA convention in Minnesota,my entire canopy set ups were torn down by a bad storm.Some dealers stuff was found a long ways away.
While I still set up at some shows out side ,I much prefer the safety of an indoor set up.
Tom


If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping.
Tom Olson
MTA life member#100,also WTA life member
Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927463
07/11/20 09:19 PM
07/11/20 09:19 PM
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Thanks for the heads up, I’m with you Lee I’m tired of all this COVID bs!

Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Michael Lippold] #6927495
07/11/20 09:49 PM
07/11/20 09:49 PM
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Sauk County, WI
Patrice Offline OP
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I'm sure with you guys on that. I'm sick of even hearing about it. We got stuck between a rock and a hard place with all the rules and insurance crap. I hope everyone knows that.


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927500
07/11/20 09:52 PM
07/11/20 09:52 PM
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Garbage.

Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927532
07/11/20 10:14 PM
07/11/20 10:14 PM
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I understand but it still stinks

Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927601
07/11/20 11:23 PM
07/11/20 11:23 PM
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Iowa
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Iowa Convention in Cherokee is still a go at this point.

Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927603
07/11/20 11:24 PM
07/11/20 11:24 PM
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It’s still 2 months til the event. How do “they” know things won’t be better by then? Just curious. Thanks


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: wissmiss] #6927641
07/12/20 12:55 AM
07/12/20 12:55 AM
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Originally Posted by wissmiss
It’s still 2 months til the event. How do “they” know things won’t be better by then? Just curious. Thanks


My thoughts exactly! Seems premature.

Both organizations will be missing out on what would've been a stellar turnout of trappers anxious to get back to normal and spend some extra pocket change they've saved up not going out to eat and doing other things all summer. IMO it's the wrong decision.

Last edited by tlguy; 07/12/20 01:03 AM.
Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927699
07/12/20 07:02 AM
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I agree with you both....politicians have got folks scared to death.

Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: tlguy] #6927717
07/12/20 07:25 AM
07/12/20 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by tlguy
Originally Posted by wissmiss
It’s still 2 months til the event. How do “they” know things won’t be better by then? Just curious. Thanks


My thoughts exactly! Seems premature.

Both organizations will be missing out on what would've been a stellar turnout of trappers anxious to get back to normal and spend some extra pocket change they've saved up not going out to eat and doing other things all summer. IMO it's the wrong decision.


Perhaps you could provide the insurance for the event.

Zim

Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Zim] #6927757
07/12/20 08:43 AM
07/12/20 08:43 AM
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Sauk County, WI
Patrice Offline OP
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The whole thing sucks. Eight weeks out, however, is a blink of an eye when it comes to setting up a convention. There are already quite a few people who have significant time into organizing that event and the rest were in a holding pattern waiting to hear what we found out this week because they needed to move ahead on their jobs. It sucks. We were given criteria we could not meet. There wasn't much of a decision. It just sucks.


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927758
07/12/20 08:46 AM
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Complely understandable. It sounds like it was really out of your hands anyway.


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927801
07/12/20 10:06 AM
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Patrice, thanks for the effort you and other volunteers did to try make this happen. It's a bummer it had to end this way although I was expecting. I'm actually most surprised it took this long.

The reaction to this virus is insane.


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Re: WTA/FTA Convention Cancelled [Re: Patrice] #6927901
07/12/20 01:03 PM
07/12/20 01:03 PM
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Sad news for sure, but understandable. Wisconsin always puts on a great convention, we have been going for over 30 years. Patrice and Arnie, thanks for all your hard work, and all the other volunteers that make it happen.

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