2008 Starting Point Changes

Last Revision December 31, 2008

Below is a list of year round and seasonal events that have had significant changes since the 2008 Starting Point was submitted to the publisher. The city name is also a link to the event details page.

State

YR #

City/Link

Correction
Alabama
YR 1582 Montevallo Start Point Closed 12/23/08 until 1/05/09
Arizona
YR 1583 Sun City West Corrected Ending Date 1/1/08 - 12/31/08
Arkansas
YR 1912 Conway Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1895 Eureka Springs Seasonal 5/8/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1892 Eureka Springs -
Lake Leatherwood		 Seasonal 5/8/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1915 Holiday Island Seasonal 4/28/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1034 Little Rock New Point of Contact/Event Information
California
YR 0619 Alameda -
Bay Farm Island		 New Start Location 
YR 0620 Alameda -
Victorian		 New Start Location 
YR 1783 Anaheim Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08
YR 0443 Carmel New Start Location
YR 0445 Carmel -
Point Lobos		 New Start Location
YR 1343 Dana Point -
Ralph's Supermarket		 New Start Location
YR 0664 Morro Bay Start Location Temporarily Closed
YR 0700 Oroville New Point of Contact - New Sponsoring Club 
YR 0990 Sacramento -
American River Walk		 New Start Location 
YR 1049 Sacramento -
Ashton Park		 New Start Location
YR 1480 San Francisco -
Barbary Coast		 New Start Location
YR 1886 San Juan Capistrano -
Ralph's Supermarket		 New Start Location
YR 0137 Santa Barbara Start Location Temporarily Closed
YR 1100 Santa Rosa -
Luther Burbank Gardens		 Start Point Closed - New Start Location open after Thanksgiving at Pacific Coast Coffee
YR 0111 Yuba City New Point of Contact - New Sponsoring Club
Colorado
YR 1704 Denver -
University of Denver		 New Start Point Hours
YR 1943 Frisco Start Location Temporarily Closed 
Delaware
YR 1361 Bethany Beach Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1357 Dover Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0912 New Castle New Start Location
Florida
YR 1030 Bowling Green Start Box not accessible on Tuesday/Wednesday
YR 1537 Crystal River Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0573 Dunedin New Point of Contact 
YR 0446 Fort Myers New Start Location
YR 1518 Fort Myers Beach Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1884 High Springs Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08 
YR 0643 Hobe Sound New Point of Contact
YR 1524 Jacksonville -
Fort Caroline		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1527 Jacksonville -
Neptune Jacksonville Beach		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0751 Melbourne Beach New Start Box Location - Ranger Station at the entrance to the North Use Area
YR 1601 Panama City -
Tyndall AFB		 Start Point Closed Permanently
YR 1502 Pensacola -
Big Lagoon State Park		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1589 Punta Gorda Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1510 Sanford Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1509 Sarasota -
Lido Key		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0163 Tampa
Downtown		 New Point of Contact
YR 1146 Tampa -
Ybor City		 New Point of Contact
YR 0031 Tarpon Springs -
Howard Park		 New Start Point Hours
YR 0815 Tarpon Springs -
Sponge Docks		 New Start Point Hours
YR 1503 Thonotosassa Not in 2008 Starting Point
Idaho
YR1521 Lewiston Closed 
YR 0616 Moscow Closed  
Illinois
YR 1976 Geneva Seasonal 5/31/08 - 12/31/08 
Kansas
YR 1760 Z Bar Ranch -
Near Strong City		 Seasonal 6/14/08 -12/31/08
Louisiana
YR 0628 Baton Rouge Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0845 Shreveport New Point of Contact 
Maine
YR 1960 South Portland Seasonal 6/1/08 - 12/31/08 
Maryland
YR 0264 Annapolis New Point of Contact
YR 1833 Baltimore -
Patterson Park		 Seasonal 5/31/08 - 12/31/08 
YR 1087 Chesapeake Beach New Start Location
YR 0339 Gaithersburg -
Seneca Creek St Park		 New Start Location
YR 0889 Gaithersburg -
Montgomery Village		 New Start Location 
YR 0129 Indian Head -
Chapman State Park		 New Start Location 
YR 1280 Thurmont New Start Location Name
Michigan
YR 0330 Dundee Seasonal 7/4/08 - 12/31/08
YR 0905 Howell -
Bennett Recreation Center		 New Start Location -
Closed 12/24/08 - 1/04/09
YR 0402 Monroe Seasonal 7/4/08 - 12/31/08
YR 0872 Stockbridge New Start Location 
Minnesota
YR 1778 Minneapolis -
Lake Nokomis		 New Start Location - Email Address 
YR 0375 Minneapolis -
Minnehaha Creek		 New Start Location - Email Address 
Mississippi
YR 0053 Ocean Springs New Start Location
Missouri
YR 1908 Richmond Heights Seasonal 5/24/08 -12/31/08
YR 0644 Springfield New Point of Contact
YR 1238 St. Louis -
Kirkwood Public Library		 Start Location Renovation 
Nebraska
YR 0090 Columbus -
Twin Lakes 		Point of Contact Email Change 
YR 0554 Nebraska City Cancelled - Start Location Closed
New Hampshire
YR 1148 N. Conway Cancelled - Start Location Closed
New Jersey
YR 1981 Long Branch University Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0736 Princeton -
Historic		 Capital Program - no Trenton event 
New York
Empire State Capital Volkssport Club New Web Address for Club
North Carolina  
YR 1546 Greensboro -
YMCA Facility		 New Start Location
YR 0891 Mount Airy New Start Location
  YR 1495 Raleigh -
Lake Johnson Park		 Corrected Ending Date 1/2/08 - 12/31/08 
Oklahoma
YR 0222 Lawton Start Location Name Change
YR 1048 Lawton - Ft. Sill Start Location Name Change
YR 1592 Lawton - Fort Sill Start Location Name Change
YR 1688 Oklahoma City -
Early Wine Park YMCA		 Seasonal 9/1/08 - 12/31/08 
YR 0973 Tulsa -
La Fortune Park YMCA 		Point of Contact Email Change 
Oregon
YR 1457 Albany -
College		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0215 Albany -
Historic		 New Start Location - Ray's Foods
YR 0795 Albany -
Parks and Lakes		 New Start Location - Ray's Foods
YR 0934 Albany -
North Albany		 New Start Location - Ray's Foods
YR 1401 Charbonneau Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1441 Cottage Grove -
Downtown Covered Bridges		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1462 Grants Pass -
Historic		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1611 Lake Oswego Mudslides - Walk Cancelled
YR 1400 Portland -
Aspen Trail		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0998 Portland -
Hawthorne		 New Start Location on Hawthorne route
YR 1016 Portland -
Ross Island Bridge		 New Start Location on Hawthorne route
YR 1448 Portland -
SE Happy Valley		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1455 Portland -
SE Sunny Side		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1640 Portland -
Wetlands/IKEA		 Listed as Portland - Grotto
s/b Portland - Wetlands/IKEA
YR 1458 Rogue River Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1989 Saint Helens -
Columbia City 		Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1962 Saint Helens -
Historic 		Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1432 Salem -
Three Parks		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1413 Salem -
Gaiety Hill		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0800 Springfield -
Washburne Historic Dist.		 New Start Location
YR 0542 Tigard -
King City		 Start Box Relocated to C/S Desk -
Ask for "Walk Start Box"
YR 0534 Tigard -
Old Town		 Start Box Relocated to C/S Desk -
Ask for "Walk Start Box"
YR 1255 West Linn Start Location Temporarily Closed
YR 1482 Wood Village Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1486 Yachats -
Cape Perpetua		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1491 Yachats -
Downtown		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1485 Yachats -
Berry Creek		 Seasonal 7/1/08 - 12/31/08 
Pennsylvania
YR 0532 New Hope New Start Location 
Texas  
YR 1877 Castroville Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08 
YR 0052 Fort Worth New Start Location Address 
YR 0756 Galveston - Visitor Center Seawall Closed
YR 1718 Gonzales Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08 
YR 1352 Huntsville New Start Location 
  YR 0154 Kilgore New Start Location
YR 0614 New Braunfels New Start Location 
YR 1866 San Angelo -
State Park		 Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1871 San Angelo -
Museum of Fine Arts		 Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08
YR 0626 Waco Walk Route Changes
YR 0201 Waxahachie Start Location Temporarily Closed 
YR 1118 Weslaco Seasonal 5/24/08 - 12/31/08 
YR 1803 Zephyr Seasonal 7/1/08 - 12/31/08
Virginia  
YR 1834 Gloucester Seasonal 7/1/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1268 Herndon New Start Location
YR 1835 James City County Seasonal 7/1/08 - 12/31/08
YR 1845 Manassas -
Battlefield		 Check for change in boardwalk route.
  YR 0562 Southampton Listed as Sussex County
s/b Southampton County
YR 0287 Williamsburg New Start Location 
Washington

Evergreen State Volkssport Assn. New Web Address for Club
YR 1404 Bremerton Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1468 Castle Rock Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 0417 Clarkston Closed
YR 0420 Colfax Closed
YR 1907 Dayton Closed
YR 0789 Deer Park New Start Location 
YR 1499 Edmonds -
Woodbury		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1492 Kent -
Downtown		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1144 Lake Forest Park New Start Location
YR 0881 Pomeroy Closed
YR 1832 Pullman Closed
YR 1386 Quinault -
Enchanted Valley		 Winter Damage - Cancelled   
YR 1370 Quinault -
Trails		 Winter Damage - Cancelled  
YR 1363 Renton -
Lake Desire		 Not in 2008 Starting Point
YR 1992 Roslyn - Inn at Suncadia Event Closed for Winter 
YR 1998 Roslyn - Inn at Suncadia Event Closed for Winter 
YR 1402 Seattle - Fisheries Supply -
Marine Industrial Lake		 Not in 2008 Starting Point

Did a significant change happen to your Year Round Event? For example- Start / Finish point change, Hours of operation change, Point of Contact change. The club's Point of Contact should send an email with the year round or seasonal event number to the Assistant Webmaster linda@ava.org or avahq@ava.org and provide the following information: City, State, Year Round or Seasonal event number for identification, and what has changed. A link to the event will be made from this Starting Point Changes page to the event listed on the AVA website. The change must first be made through the Club Maintenance and ESR Entry site.