NEWS AND UPDATES - 2008

May 11, 2008

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE WIVES AND WOMEN OF SPLATMANDU! No paintballs were thrown today due to the soggy cold weather, but that's ok, because your moms needed you all at home today anyway! On Saturday, no volunteers showed up to help us with our much-needed work projects in the City and Mine field, so the few Key Members on property helped out around the house. Ted and Kathy got all the fields mowed, Shannon and Jen did some landscaping work around the house, and Karl, Nate and Tony got some other odds-and-ends completed around the property.

May 4, 2008

Great day for a scenario!  Thank you to our newest 43 members to Splatmandu this weekend; glad you gave us a try!

For the second installment of the Time Warp Scenario, the House of Apollo had 67 players, and the House of War had 62.  Off the break, The House of Apollo was at a disadvantage, having arrived last to the land of the Treasure Hunt (2001), and having to exit the Alamo Time tunnel single-file into the land. Both the houses arrived at the newest Time Tunnel,  Fangorn at about the same time, and a viscous battle ensued for the hour.  The House of War successfully transported 17 players to the next location in Splatmandu History, as well as transported the Keystone and Guardian's Tunic, for 500 points. The House of Apollo transported 21 players, earning their House 1,000 points for the day. The Native Pirates to these lands successfully protected the medallions, that if had been stolen by the houses, would have earned their team an additional 500 points each.

This brings our team totals so far this year to:

Apollo: 1,000 and War: 2,000

April 27, 2008

Another great day of paintball and hanging with friends. Thank you to our 23 new members who signed a waiver with us today. Glad to meet you, and hope to see more of you! Time is drawing near for May's scenario... hope you are as excited as we are!

April 20, 2008

What a change from last weekend! With temperatures hovering around the 80 degree mark for much of the day, it brought out many new and old players, for a great day of Paintball! Thank you to the 32 new members for coming out today... glad to have you! Rules for the May Scenario Sunday are expected to be available next Monday... so hang in there guys!

April 13, 2008

Well what a snowy terrible day. We had a low turn-out and few players today, but a lot got done inside for May's Scenario, so at least it wasn't a total loss. Thank you to the six new club members for signing a waiver today... hope to see you again when the weather is a bit more cooperative! Also, thank you to Josh, Stephanie and Korey, who "held down the fort" out back. We really appreciate it!

April 7, 2008

What a wonderful day for paintball. All of your good Karma and good deeds brought us the warmest day of the year, and about 210 waivers were signed today! We honored MANY of our 2008 Pre-Season 110%ers as follows: Nate and Jen, Karl and Shannon, Jon, Amy, Alayna, Scotty B. and Olivia, Josh and Stephanie, Ray, Tommy, Brier, Tony, Alex, Chris, Bruce, Brian, Stephanie, Lee, Rod, Colby, Travis, "Other" Nate, Red-Headed James, Pepsi Guy (Josh), Todd, Justin and Beth, Ian, Kyle Jessen, Fred Wolf, Dan W., Mike K., Mike Goodwin, Darrell and Jared Short, Horning, Joe, and Eric Fritz. Thank you all for everything you have done to get our fields ready. Your help makes a difference... more than you know, and we all appreciate it.

Ted announcing the "Decade of Dominance" - 10 Year appreciation pin recipients:

Joe Neal, John Rowan and Karl Ruedger

Today we also honored three members of Splatmandu, Joe Neal, John Rowan, and Karl Ruedger, for having been club members now TEN YEARS! This year will be known as their "Decade of Dominance." Thank you for always giving the club 110% and being a member of the Splatmandu Family for this long... we hope for many more with you guys.

For Opening Day's Time Warp Scenario, the House of Apollo had 90 players, and the House of War had 91. A viscous battle ensued with the Red Fist, who were guarding the Alamo Time Tunnel. It appears both teams agreed upon a truce to mount an attack on the Red Fist, to allow for their safe passage through the Tunnel. Unbeknownst to the two Houses, the Red Fist were re-designated to a new objective at the end of the first hour. Joining forces and newly undeterred, the House of Apollo successfully transported 80 players to the next location in Splatmandu History, and the House of War transported 82 players, as well as the Keystone and Guardian's Tunic, earning the House of War 1,500 points for the day.

The Guardian's Tunic and the Keystone

We thank you all for a great Opening Day to our 2008 season!

March 29, 2008

Preparation for Opening Day was started this weekend. All the fields were given the once-over, removing all debris and left-over Haunt supplies, making everything safe and secure for our opening weekend. The Neutral zone was cleaned up, and some of the tables were re-painted. Thank you to our large clean-up crew, the property looks great! For those that don't check the forum, let it be known that the field is CLOSED to all for Saturday, April 5th 2008, as we need time to get props situated and boundaries twined. This will be true of EVERY SATURDAY before a Scenario, so keep this in mind for the rest of the year as well. Take Saturday off and make sure your gear is ready!

We are expecting large numbers for Opening day, so get here early to secure your spot in the Neutral Zone. There will be A LOT of people out there, so if possible, try to keep your gear tidied up as to try and accommodate those arriving later. The registration booth opens at 10:30am, so make sure you get signed up. Remember : NO walking the fields anytime prior to game start. Once you have signed in, Neutral Zone to parking areas ONLY. We have lots of cool stuff out there that we don't want spoiled by "wandering eyes."  Thank you all; we expect this to be a great scenario. PLAY WITH HONOR... see you soon!

March 22, 2008

Just when we thought Spring was here, BAM! ... more snow... Thanks to those who came out this past weekend. We really appreciate it. Due to the circumstances, not a lot got done, except a little bit was picked up in the Hornet's Nest. Thanks for the effort!

Also, the snow gave us that last little nudge to get the DVDs finally finished up this weekend, and we have begun to burn the copies for all you die-hard fans for Opening day!

March 15, 2008

What an amazing turn-out ! We had more people than projects to complete it seemed! In the Mine Field, the Church was demolished and re-built further down the hill, the Saloon was re-faced, a new porch was added, and new side walls installed, and one wall was removed from the Jail - to be re-built next weekend. The STARS project in the Neutral Zone was completed and most of the netting was re-installed. Thank you again for all of your hard work this weekend!

March 8, 2008

Thank you again to all of you that came out to work today! The STARS project in the Neutral Zone is coming along quite nicely, and Ray, Chris and Alex got the front of the Alamo entrance completed (minus some rough-cut edging). It's great to see the Alamo's new edition, as that project was forcefully abandoned last season.

Thank you all and have a great week!

March 1, 2008

Another nice work weekend! Thanks to those that came out! More work was done to the Neutral Zone project, as well as more stick bunkers were added to the front yard property line, this time on the left side of the road.

A special thank you to Eric Fritz for driving up from Chicago to help Joe and Jen with the website's new forum conversion, as well as DVD cover art and disks. We don't get to see you that often, so it was a pleasure visiting with you, if only for a short while!

                     House of Apollo                                   House of War

Shannon and Jen finished up the Apollo and War tunics, (which look great) and more scenario dynamics were nailed down. Thank you again for all your pre-season enthusiasm, and we will see you all next weekend!

February 24, 2008

Spring sure is getting closer isn't it? For those that joined us to work this weekend, we thank you! Special thanks to Fred and Travis for your work in the Neutral Zone project.

Our final count for Groundhogs of 2008: 49!!!

Many of the rest of us tackled one of the few spots on the property to never have been groomed... the roadside.

Many dead trees and tree tops were cut up and an excellent wall was built. Plenty of work still needs to be done, but make sure you go "ooh-ahh" as you pull in the driveway, as it looks great! Thank you all for your efforts!

And last but not least, Congratulations to Matt (Junior) and his wife Danielle on the birth of their baby boy, Bryan (Junior Jr.) on February 21st. Welcome to the Splatmandu family!

February 16, 2008

The weather was a bit better this weekend! Thanks go out to Shannon, Karl, Kyle Jessen, (Uncle) Mike Keith, Jared Short, Darrell Short, Mike Goodwin, and James for coming out to help! This brings our Groundhog total to 47 so far for the 2008 season. More sticks were picked up in the forest, the Alamo was forcefully disassembled, and plans for the Neutral Zone were started. Also, we would like to thank Josh and Stephanie, as well as Justin and Beth for bringing out food for the workers, giving Ted a much-deserved Saturday off from cooking!  Also, happy belated birthday to Jon Baker, as well as an early happy birthday to Eric Easterday!

Finally, all of us at Splatmandu would like to wish a hearty good luck to Jason and Donna Tippett, who are making the move to Tulsa, Oklahoma this week for wonderful job opportunities. You will be sorely missed, and we wish you all the luck and success in the world. Remember we are all here for you, and come back to visit!

February 9, 2008

A special thanks go out to our 5 newest Groundhogs of the season for braving the temperatures and weather to join us for some woods work this weekend! Thank you to Dando, Chris, Jon, Andrew and Hayden for all your help!

February 8, 2008

Ted's Reds would like to announce the addition of two new members to their Specialty Force. Congratulations go out to Junior (Matt Richards) and Korey Blasius for graciously accepting. The webmaster would also like to apologize for taking way too long to post this information!

February 2, 2008

What a wonderful turnout for our opening day of Groundhog work! We had over 34 workers come out to work on the Nest, and let me tell you, it looks GREAT so far! We would like to thank: Ted and Kathy, Nate and Jen, Joe, Katryn, Bruce, Brian, Lee, Ray, Tommy, Brier, Horning, Scotty B. and Olivia, Josh and Stephanie, Amy, Alex, Korey, Justin (Hammer) and Beth, Todd and Amanda, Tony, Rod, Justin N., Tim S., Ronny, Mike, Josh W., Nate S., Colby, and Adam for all their hard work! We know that a few people slipped out without coming in for the yummy soup that Ted slaved over a hot stove for hours, and hours, so this is not the complete list. So for those that we didn't mention, please let us know your name(s), so you can be added! Also, please check out the first installment of this year's scenario story, written by our own Joe Neal (aka SOBWAL). It's great folks, so enjoy, and we'll see you next weekend!

January 14, 2008

Attention Groundhogs! Pre-Season work begins on the fields Saturday, February 2, 2008. We will be tackling the re-building of the Hornet's Nest first, so bring a hammer, and we'll see you soon! Remember, to be considered one of the coveted "Groundhogs," you have to put in some time in February! For a complete list of events, log into the Splatmandu Forum, and check out the calendar!

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We are pleased to announce that Rod Stiles will be providing nitro/compressed air and paintballs, and Sheilla will be again running the store for the Splatmandu Club Members. The provisions will be made available in the Neutral Zone during the 2008 Paintball Season. Thanks to Jen for another year of continuing to keep this website up-to-date. Also, thanks to Ted, who will again be running CO2 for the 2008 season.

Thank you everyone for your generosity!

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