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page last updated: April 9, 2012

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THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
Thursday, April 12th at 7:30
at Sculley’s Tavern on Rte. 207 in Rock Tavern.
This is our final meeting for the season.

ELECTIONS!!
Elections were held at the March meeting. The following were elected to the Executive Board:

PRESIDENT
Frank Lange

VICE PRESIDENT
John Kissel

TREASURER
Sue Heinzelman

SECRETARY
Jocelyn Lange

It was decided, by unanimous vote, that Eric Miller, Bill Rose and Danielle Bull would be appointed to the Board of Directors.

And from the rest of the meeting ~

• John – The following will attend the NYSSA Forum: John Kissel, Frank Lange and possibly Sue Heinzelman, Chip Quinn and Andy Mulholland.
• John – We need to find a sled for next year’s raffle. Roger Showalter made a motion, seconded by Rick Bonita to spend up to $6,500 on this year’s raffle sled.
• John – We need to find a web designer. Please get some names to John as soon as possible.
• Sue – $750 was raised at the Schroon Lake Fundraiser, which benefitted a family in that area. This fundraiser, in Mark’s name, will become an annual event. Many thanks to the club, which donated approximately $200 for raffles.
• Danielle – will speak about sweatshirts at the April meeting so that we’ll have them for the beginning of the next season.

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March 2012

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
Thursday, March 8th at 7:30
at Sculley’s Tavern on Rte. 207 in Rock Tavern.

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR MEETING DATE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.

We will also have a Board of Directors meeting at 7:00, before the general meeting. Those of you on the Board of Directors - Rick Bonita, Joe Reilly, Sharon Miller, Dave Cordner and Frank Lange - please be sure to be at Sculley's at 7:00 for this meeting.

ELECTIONS!!
Elections will be held at the March meeting. The election committee will consist of Bill Rose, Joe Reilly and Danielle Bull. Members must be present to vote.

The following nominations were made:

PRESIDENT
Eric Miller (nominated by John Kissel and seconded by Joe Tizio) – this nomination has been withdrawn by Eric Miller.
Frank Lange (nominated by Bill Rose and seconded Shawn Gillespie)

VICE PRESIDENT
John Kissel (nominated by Darren Schiaroli and seconded by Roger Showalter)

TREASURER
Sue Heinzelman (nominated by Jocelyn Lange and seconded by John Kissel)

SECRETARY
Jocelyn Lange (nominated by Eric Miller and seconded by Roger Showalter)

And from the rest of the meeting:

• Danielle – shirts are in – please make sure to pick up your orders.
• John – the NYSSA Forum, to be held in April 20th -22nd , is a go. We’re allowed to send at least 6 people. John Kissel will attend. Attendees will be finalized at the March meeting.
• Eric – the Schroon Lake Poker run is now a benefit, due to lack of snow.
• John – NYSSA sent an e-mail about a new bill in the US Senate eliminating recreational trail funding, which provides grooming equipment for upstate clubs. Please contact Senators Schumer and Gillibrand to tell them not to take our money! To contact these Senators, please go to: http://www.nysnowmobiler.com/component/content/article/215

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR UPDATES AND INFORMATION!

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An update on the Schroon Lake Poker Run - because there's not a lot of snow, the Poker Run is now a Benefit Event, in memory of Mark Heinzelman, still to be held on February 18th. Tickets will be $10.00 per person and all proceeds will benefit a local family who has a member with cancer. The Benefit will include dinner, prizes and music. Dinner starts at 6:00 at the Schroon Lake Fish & Game Club on Hoffman Road. There will be a bonfire at dusk, and music starts at 7:00. We hope to see you there!!

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February 2012

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
Thursday, February 9th at 7:30
at Sculley’s Tavern on Rte. 207 in Rock Tavern.

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR MEETING DATE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.

All sorts of stuff going on!

Eric reported that we received a letter from the DEC thanking us for the trail cleanup.

Special thanks to John Kissel for making an awesome groomer!! It’s incredible.

Also special thanks to Roger Showalter of Showalter Equipment for donating a huge amount in materials to make our groomer.

Kevin made a motion, which Jocelyn seconded, to send Roger Showalter a plaque thanking him for his contributions to the club. The motion passed unanimously.

Poker Run

The Schroon Lake Poker Run is still on! All interested in going should meet at the Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club at 9 am on Saturday, February 18th. It’s $20 to enter, and there will be a party afterwards with food and music. The Poker Run is being held in memory of our fearless leader, Mark Heinzelman, and all proceeds will be donated to a family in need.

And from the rest of the meeting

Sue inquired if we want to send people to NYSSA’s annual forum on April 20th-22nd. Last year we sent three people, paying for the entrance fees and hotel rooms. It was decided we would discuss more next meeting.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR UPDATES AND INFORMATION!

Thanks to Our Sponsors:

Cycle Motion, Middletown: 343-2552
Loughran’s Restaurant: 496-3615
Napa Auto Parts, Goshen: 294-8197
Sculley’s, Rock Tavern: 496-9807
Showalter Equipment, Florida: 651-7569
Stewart’s Tax Service: 342-5972
Strawridge Rock & Tape, Wallkill: 895-1072

PLEASE SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT HELP SUPPORT THIS CLUB

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Hey Riders!

This is a reminder that our annual holiday party will be held on Saturday, December 3rd at My Place on Route 207 at 6:00. The cost is $20 per person. We're looking forward to seeing you then!

All raffle tickets must be returned before or at the party. They can be mailed to me at 1777 Little Britain Road, Rock Tavern, NY 12575 or you can call me at 845-497-3378 to arrange to drop them off.

You have just a few days to sell all remaining tickets. Let's make this year's raffle a success!!

See you on Saturday!

Jocelyn
Club Secretary

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Dates to Remember

Sue is hosting a safety course at the New Windsor Community Center on November 19th. There are only 5 spots left if you wish to sign up!

The Annual Holiday Party will be held on December 3rd at 6:00 at My Place on Route 207. The cost is $20 per person. We need door prizes!

Our next meeting will be held Thursday, December 8th at 7:30 at Sculley's on Route 207. Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month.

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The Sno Riders’ Peak

November 2011

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON

Thursday, December 8th at 7:30

at Sculley’s Tavern on Rte. 207 in Rock Tavern.

The usual…

The meeting was called to order at 7:50. Both the minutes and the Treasurer’s Report were read and approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30.

HOLIDAY PARTY

We’re looking forward to seeing you on December 3rd at My Place for our annual holiday party. The cost will be $20 per person, and the party starts at 6:00. We need door prizes for the event, so be sure to collect them and give them to Eric.

If you have any raffle tickets that you’ve sold, be sure to get them to Rick. There’s only three weeks left to sell tickets, and we have a lot to sell. All tickets are due to Rick by the holiday party.

And from the rest of the meeting

The annual SPARC dinner went really well. The SnoRiders were recognized by SPARC, which is a good show of our relationship with them.

From our tireless NYSSA Rep, Mike Florkowski

Snowtrails TV is highlighting snowmobiling in New York State. According to NYSSA, there are 10,556 miles of funded trails in New York. 5,000 are not yet mapped. NYSSA is pushing the GPS mapping, but know that the trails on the websites may not be current. There’s also a lot of questions about the trails in Old Forge and the private vs. public trails. NYSSA is investigating the “permit only” trails conflict – more to come. The NYSSA Super Raffle is going on. Sue has tickets if you’re interested. The club keeps half the money on every ticket sold.

And lastly, but definitely not “leastly”

There will be a charity poker run in Schroon Lake on February 18, 2011, with the money going to a needy family. A party will be held after the poker run. We need raffle prizes for this event! Check out the Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce website for accommodations. Sue is coordinating this event, so please let her know if you have any questions, or can attend.

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CLEAN UP DAYS AT STEWART

WITH THE RECENT STORMS,
TRAILS AT STEWART ARE IN NEED OF ATTENTION.

PLEASE JOIN US AT THE WEED ROAD PARKING AREA
(OFF ROUTE 207 IN ROCK TAVERN)

AT 9AM

NOVEMBER 12 and 13, 2011

BRING GLOVES, WEAR STURDY BOOTS AND BRING HAND TOOLS
FOR CLEARING TRAIL.

 

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January 2011

The usual…
The meeting was called to order at 7:50. Both the minutes and the Treasurer’s Report were read and approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35.

Safety Course
A Safety Course will be held on December 18th, from 8 AM to 5PM, to be held at the Newburgh Ambulance Corp Building on South Plank Road. Bring your own lunch. Please contact Sue if you want to take the class – it’s available to anyone over 10 years old.

And from the rest of the meeting ...

• Kevin Punch is able to do the t-shirts/sweatshirts again this year, with the same pricing as last year. Danielle Bull will coordinate.
• The SkiDoo Voucher Program is running again this year. Last year, the club made $360 just for filling out vouchers and handing them in an authorized SkiDoo dealership. The voucher is here. For every voucher that’s turned in, the club receives $10 so get those vouchers in!
• The Christmas Party will be held on December 4 at My Place. More information to come.
• Get your raffle tickets back to Rick!
• Membership has it's privileges! Mavrix Motorsports in Middletown is offering Rock Tavern Sno Riders club members a discounted labor rate of $50 per hour from now through the end of January. Call Ray Malley at (845)344-2453 to schedule an appointment. Be sure to let him know you’re with the club!

NYSSA
We need a new NYSSA representative. The NYSSA Rep will need to attend meetings four times a year in Syracuse, and you’ll be reimbursed for gas. It’s very important that we’re represented at NYSSA, as the upstate clubs don’t consider us to be a “real” club. Anyone interested should contact Eric.

Also worth noting: Active members of the military will have free NYSSA and club membership.

International Snowmobile Safety week is January 16-22: www.snowmobile.org

Take a Friend Snowmobiling week is February 12-21, 2011: www.gosnowmobiling.org

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WE MISS YOU MARK!

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The Sno Riders’ Peak

September 2010