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| Club Calendar 2009-2010 | |
| Apr 16-18 2010 | NYSSA Annual Meeting & Forum, Holiday Inn, Liverpool |
| Apr 21 2010 | Last Regular Club Meeting, Pizza Party! 6:30 pm, Catholic War Veterans, Center Street, Pine Bush |
| Sep 8 2010 | First Regular Club meeting for 2010-2011~ mark your calendar now! |
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April 2010 Dear Members: We had 36 members at our March meeting. Elections were held and the results were as follows: President: Paul Oomen, Vice President: Bob Pinckney, Secretary: Lori Pinckney, Asst. Secretary: Christian Balbach, Treasurer: Pearl Buckridge. The 3 board of directors are: Anne O’Dell, Richard Goldsmith and Tom Uberto. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 21st at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 6:30 pm. Please note the DATE and TIME. The date of the meeting was changed so that the events and meetings of the NYSSA Forum can be discussed. This meeting is also a pizza party. Pizzas will be delivered in two batches. There will be NO May meeting this year. Adopt-A-Highway is scheduled for Sunday, April 11th. We will meet at the Hoe Bowl on Route 52 at 8am. Please remember the earlier time!! Orange vests and grabbers will be provided. If you volunteer you will receive a safety green club t-shirt. If you already have this t-shirt, please wear it that day. A pancake breakfast is at the Pine Bush Firehouse and the club might be providing admittance for all volunteers. The Winners of the Scholarship Raffle are as follows:
Thank you to all members who sold and/or purchased these tickets. The students at Orange & Ulster BOCES appreciate it!! If you see any snowmobile related activities or articles, please call or email me details. Have a safe and happy spring & summer. Next newsletter will be in August. Lori Pinckney View pictures from our club trip to Tug Hill!
March 2010 Dear Members: We had 26 members at our February meeting. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 10th at the Catholic War Veterans in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. We will be having elections for new officers and Board members. Anyone interested in any position, please email Darren at dorzi@hotmail.com or see him at the beginning of the meeting. **All scholarship raffle tickets (sold or unsold) & money must be handed in at the March meeting. Drawings will be held immediately following the meeting. NYSSA (Onondaga County) Super Raffle Tickets ($5 each) still need to be sold. These tickets need to be turned in by the NYSSA Forum in April. However, our club’s April meeting will be held AFTER the Forum (on April 21st). Ticket stubs and money not turned in at the March meeting, will have to be turned in before April 15th. Call or email me (845-778-4379) to make arrangements to get these stubs. Club Weekend at Tug Hill was a great success. We had 63 members attend. The trails were actually pretty good on the “Hill”. If you took any photos, please email them to me for the website. Please send me any comments or suggestions you may have concerning this trip or future trips. **Important: The Governor has proposed to take $1 Million from the Snowmobile Trail Fund – AGAIN. Please see NYSSA’s website for further information and sample letters to send to the governor, our local senators and assemblyman: http://www.nyssnowassoc.org/. All members are asked to send in letters. NYSSA is having their annual Forum & Meeting in Syracuse on April 16th, 17th & 18th. Friday & Saturday schedules include seminars and a banquet with Sunday holding the annual meeting. Check the NYSSA website, www.nyssnowassoc.org for updates & detailed seminar information. Anyone interested in attending is welcome to go. We need to determine a date for Spring Adopt-A-Highway. Does anyone have dates for any pancake breakfasts in April? If anyone is interested in purchasing Girl Scout Cookies, Bill & Jessica Dammeyer’s daughter Erika (she’s a Daisy) is selling them. Email or call Jessica at mccreary@citlink.net or 692-7229 to order. The cost is $3.50 per box. Every box sold provides $0.65 to the troop. For Sale: girl's child's size 4 Choko 400 snowmobile suit (light blue & black) $30.00 obo – again contact Jessica as above. Lori Pinckney February, 2010 Dear Members: We had 28 members at our January meeting with a few new members attending for the first time. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 10th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. We will be holding elections in March so volunteers are needed to be on a nominating committee. The positions up for election are: President, Vice President, Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Board of Directors positions. The Board of Directors positions are for a three year term. Anyone interested in running for any position, please speak up at the February meeting. IMPORTANT REMINDERS: **There are Scholarship raffle tickets that still need to be sold. Drawings will be held at the March meeting. Please pick some up to sell, there are a lot left. All stubs need to be returned at the beginning of the March Meeting !!! ** NYSSA raffle tickets are available. Please see Brett Balbach to get some. This year there are 50 great prizes including 3 sleds, 1 trailer, snowmobile vacation trips, merchandise, gift certificates, and cash. Only $5 each. Drawings: April 2010 at the NYSSA Forum. ** Club trip to Lyons Falls, NY is Feb 19th through 21st. Please call or email me with the number of people in your group if you have not done so already. I need a head-count for Saturday night’s pizza party. We need volunteers to demonstrate our club rescue equipment for area fire departments. If you are interested in going on any rescue’s or learning our equipment, please call or email me. A date for the demonstration will follow. The NYSSA Annual Forum will be held April 16th – 18th in Syracuse, NY. There are some interesting seminars and events for the 3 day event. Any club member interested in attending the Forum, please let us know at the February meeting. Check out NYSSA’s website for details on the seminars that will be offered. Have you read your NYSSA online magazine? If you have children going into college, look for the scholarship application; deadline is March 1st. If you need a printed copy of this application, see me. Did you notice our club is receiving $30 from the BRP/SkiDoo promotion? Thank you to all those members who participated. Upcoming Snowmobile Events: Eastern Nationals Snocross: Feb 5th & 6th at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack. See www.fingerlakessnowcross.com for more information Great Eastern Whiteout – Antique snowmobile show & races: Feb 12th – 14th at Fulton War Memorial in Fulton, NY: see http://thegreateasternwhiteout.net/index.html for more info Saranac Lake Winter Carnival: Feb 5th – Feb 14th: Saranac Lake: The oldest Winter Carnival in the Eastern U.S. features its trademark Ice Palace and a full week of sporting events, concerts, theatre presentations, parades, fireworks and much more. Call 518/891-1990 or check out this website www.saranaclakewintercarnival.com for additional info. Lake George Winter Carnival Weekends: Every Weekend in Feb. Lake George: Each weekend features different attractions: 518/240-0809 or www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com for more information. Indian Lake Annual Winterfest: Feb 12th – 14th: Skiing and ice-skating contests, snow sculptures, bonfires, fireworks and much more! The local snowmobile club is sponsoring a poker run too: 518/648-5112 or http://www.indian-lake.com Raquette Lake Winter Carnival: Feb 13th & Feb 14th - A weekend of Winter events, with games & contests for all ages. Firework display on Saturday night for all to enjoy. 518/624-3077 http://www.longlake-ny.com Pink Ribbon Riders NY Snow Run: Feb 26th – Feb 27th. Inlet, NY - Two days of winter festivities to raise awareness & support for breast cancer. Activities include organized events, food, fun, and a snowmobile ride through the north country. 315/357-5501 or http://www.inletny.com or http://www.pinkribbonriders.com/snow_ny.html Oxbow 100 Snowmobile Races – March 6th – Oxbow Inn – Speculator, NY LeMan's style racing on Oxbow Lake. 100 mile single cylinder snowmobile races presented by Northern NY 100 Mile Racers in conjunction with the Oxbow Inn. There will be over 65 sleds participating in the race which consisting of 5 classes of snowmobiles. Races start at 11am, near the Oxbow Inn. 518/548-4521 or http://www.speculatorchamber.com I’ve attached the For Sale list again, as there has been an addition to it. Lori Pinckney |
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January 2010
Dear Members: Happy New Year!! We had 96 members at our December meeting/Christmas party with several new members attending. If you have pictures from the party, please forward them to me so we can get them on the club website and facebook page. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 13th at the Catholic War Veterans’ on Center Street in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. NYSSA Super Raffle Tickets are still available. These tickets only cost $5 each and there are too many prizes to list. This raffle is also a fund raiser for our club. Please pick some up at the January meeting from Brett Balbach. Don’t forget the Scholarship Raffle tickets too. We still have many that need to be sold and the drawings are in March. Please see me at the meeting to get some. We are working on updating the list of members interested in assisting with any rescue calls the club receives. If you are interested in being on this list, please email or call me (845-778-4379) with your contact information. We are working on doing a work day/rescue demonstration for the club sled/trailer on Saturday, January 9th at 1pm at Pearl’s house on Sax Road in Wallkill. If you are interested in attending, email or call me. I will send out confirmation emails or phone calls mid week to those who respond. I’ve been told the Super Bowl is Sunday Feb. 7th which has pretty much squashed a club trip for that weekend. I realize this does not affect everyone. So, we can still make arrangements for a more local ride and will discuss options at the January meeting. We’d still like to get a trip up to Speculator – possibly late in January/February or early March. Please give us your suggestions. The trip to the Edge Hotel is a go on Feb 18th – 21st. So far, 22 rooms have been reserved by club members. Any rooms still available are on a first come – first served basis, so make your reservations now. If you already have your room booked or when you do, please email or call me with the number of people in your party. We need a head count for the pizza party. Thank You. I still have the “For Sale” list <below> for anyone looking to sell or buy a snowmobile or trailer. Please notify me if your item has sold, so I can take it off the list. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow….. Lori Pinckney FOR SALE
2007 Ski Doo GSX 600 SDI Limited: red & black, 460 miles, like new, always garaged, tail bag and cover included: $6550.00 1999 Ski Doo Formula Deluxe 583: very good condition, well maintained, 3976 miles, always garaged, cover included: $1950.00 12’ open-faced trailer, 10 inch tires with salt shield: $825.00 1994 Mach Z 780 Triple $ 400 OBO 1996 500 Skidoo SLS, Red, 4k miles $1500
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December 2009 Dear Members: Our next meeting will be the annual Christmas party. It’ll be held on Friday, December 11th at the Catholic War Veterans in Pine Bush at 7 pm. Please note the date and time for the party. We will have a brief meeting, than the party will start. All attendees are asked to bring either an appetizer or a dessert. Soda is included and beer/wine will be available until 10pm, after which it’ll be a cash bar. If you plan on attending the party and you did not sign up at the November meeting, then please RSVP to myself via email (info@shawangunksnowmobile.com.) or phone 778-4379 to indicate the number of people attending. We will be having an auction at the Christmas party following the meal. The money raised from the auction helps pay for club members’ dinners on our club snowmobile trips. If any member has something to donate for the auction, it’ll be greatly appreciated. It is recommended that items donated be Christmas/Winter/Snowmobile themed or home-baked goods. Please note that Santa Claus is scheduled to stop in during the party. He is expected to give each child a gift, so please bring your cameras. In addition, there will also be a grab-bag for the kids. Parents, if you would like your child to participate in the grab-bag, please bring a gift labeled “boy”, “girl” or “either”. The club will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Toys 4 Tots drive. We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the local food pantry. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Remember the safety course is scheduled for Sunday, December 13th. Contact Jessica at 845-692-7229 or email smsrc2@hotmail.com to register. Scholarship raffle tickets are still available. The drawings are in March. Please pick some up to sell if you haven’t already. The NYSSA tickets are now available. See Brett Balbach to grab some to sell. This is a great fund-raiser for the club. Please remember to use your membership card to obtain discounts at many local businesses. If you need your card, contact me. Don’t forget the discounts your NYSSA membership entitles you to as well. Both discount lists are posted on our website, or see me for a hard copy. If you have not renewed your club membership by January 1st, this will be your last club newsletter. Any questions or concerns, please contact me. I've attached the For Sale List for anyone interested. See you at the Christmas Party! Lori Pinckney |
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November 2009 Dear Members: We had 34 members at our October meeting with 2 new members accepted. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 11th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30pm. We will be collecting canned/non perishable goods at the November meeting for Thanksgiving baskets for local families. Please donate; this is a very good cause. Your club membership entitles you to discounts at several local businesses. Click here for a list of these businesses. A big Thank you goes to Larry Moeller for all his hard work at getting us these discounts. Please remember you must show your club membership card to get the discount. See me to get your card if you don’t already have it. Your membership with NYSSA also entitles you to discounts as well. These are posted on our website or NYSSA‘s website: www.nysnowmobiler.com We had 17 members volunteer for Adopt-A-Highway on Oct 18th. It was a soggy day, but the rain held off for us. Thank you to everyone who came out. You may have heard that Mark Heinzelman, president of the Rock Tavern Sno Riders, passed away October 11th after a long battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife, Sue and two children. The club would like to take up a donation from our members for his family. Any amount would be appreciated. Either send in your donation to our PO listed above, or drop off at the November meeting. Thank you. A safety course is scheduled for Sunday, December 13th from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Shawangunk Fire House on Bruynswick Road in Wallkill, NY. All participants must register with Jessica. Please call 845-692-7229 or email smsrc2@hotmail.com to register. An order form for club sweatshirts, t-shirts, and hats is here if anyone would like to order anything. Several people have already given me their orders, so I would like to have all orders in by November 15th. Turtlenecks are available, but are not listed on order form. They are $22 and have a snowmobiler on right side of neck and SSRC on left side. There’s been some discussion about changing the phrase on the back of the shirts. If you have any suggestions, please get them to me by the November meeting. A list of items for sale is below. If you have something to add to the list, please let me know. If you have any questions or know of a snowmobile related event, please contact me @ 778-4379 or email @ info@shawangunksnowmobile.com. Lori Pinckney FOR SALE 2007 Ski Doo GSX 600 SDI Limited: red & black, 460 miles, like new, always garaged, tail bag and cover included: $6550.00 Call: Ron 845-778-4390 or 845-527-7571 1999 Ski Doo Formula Deluxe 583: very good condition, well maintained, 3976 miles, always garaged, cover included: $1950.00 Call: Ron 845-778-4390 or 845-527-7571 12’ open-faced trailer, 10 inch tires with salt shield: $825.00 Call: Kevin 845-629-3574 1972 Arctic Cat 440: Needs a center seal. Paperwork on hand, any reasonable offer accepted. Located in Bullville Call: Bob 845-361-4790 or Email: rseifert@hvc.rr.com 1994 Mach Z 780 Triple $ 400 OBO Call Drew: 845-597-7587 1996 ZRT 800 Triple - Lost spark - $400 OBO Call Drew: 845-597-7587 1996 500 Skidoo SLS, Red, 4k miles $1500 call Kerry Irwin at 845-406-8064 WANTED: 3 or 4 Place Open Trailer - Aluminum Eric: 845-629-0687 |
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Two upstate clubs, the Stratford Snowdrifters and the Brantingham Snowmobile Club, were selected to receive awards of $1000 each in the "Downstate Helping Upstate" program. The photos above are of a 40-foot bridge the Brantingham club completed this summer on C7B. this corridor trail is one of the main routes for snowmobilers fromthe Brantingham and Old Forge areas to get to Tug Hill, and vice versa. The new bridge was necessitated by the washout and complete collapse of a culvert, that would have closed the trail. |
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October 2009 Dear Members: We had 38 members at our September meeting. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14th at the Catholic War Veterans’ at 7:30pm. New memberships and renewals will be accepted. | |
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The club entered a float and had a booth for the Montgomery Day festivities on Sept 12th. I want to thank those who volunteered: Paul & Jane Oomen, Ryan & Christina Balbach, Jim & Dawn VanHouten, Bill, Jessica & Erika Dammeyer, Jessica DiMartino, Darren Orzechowski, Pearl Buckridge, Bob Pinckney and a temporary member Mona. All volunteers received a complementary t-shirt. Photos are on the Photo page; please check them out. |
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The Fall Picnic was held on Sept. 13th. We had over 40 members and their families attend. The weather was perfect and the food was delicious. Thank you to everyone who attended. |
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The Fall Adopt-A-Highway has been set for Sunday, October 18th. We need volunteers for this event. We meet at the Hoe Bowl on Route 52 at 9am. We have 4 miles of roadway to do, and the more people who volunteer the quicker it goes. Orange vests, grabbers and bags are provided. Anyone who volunteers will receive a safety green club t-shirt. If you already have one, please be sure to wear it. Some members have started asking about t-shirts and sweatshirts for this season. Anyone interested in ordering club attire, please let me know and I will take orders. A safety course for ages 10 & up is scheduled for Sunday, December 13th from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Shawangunk Fire House on Bruynswick Road in Wallkill, NY. All participants must register with Jessica. Please email her or call 845-692-7229. Again, I have been asked by members to send out a “For Sale” list with my newsletters. I have a few from the Montgomery day event, but if you have an item to list, please get me the details either by email or phone, 778-4379. Looking for something to do Columbus Day Weekend(Oct 10, 11,12)? How about New Hampshire Grass Drags and Water Races? A few members are planning on going. See http://www.nhgrassdrags.com/ for details. If you know of any other similar events, please let me know and I can pass it on to our members. Lori Pinckney | |
Adirondack Park AgencyNews ReleaseSeptember 03, 2009 Public Comment Period Scheduled for Draft Snowmobile Trail Construction and Maintenance Guidance.RAY BROOK, NY - The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is accepting public comments on Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan compliance for proposed guidance on snowmobile trail siting, construction and maintenance on State Lands in the Adirondack Park. The draft standards and guidance document is available from the APA website at: http://www.apa.state.ny.us/Mailing/0909/stateLand.htm or by contacting the APA at 518.891.4050. This public comment period will remain open until October 16, 2009.
Please address all written comments pertaining to State Land Master Plan compliance to: Or e-mail: apa_slmp@gw.dec.state.ny.us The proposed draft guidance document is a follow up to the October 2006 Snowmobile Plan for the Adirondack Park/Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement.
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September 2009 Dear Members: Welcome to another snowmobile season! Thank you to those members who have joined early either through the mail or using the NYSSA online system. We had 36 members at our May meeting/pizza party. Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9th at the Catholic War Veterans’, Center Street in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. Membership renewals will be accepted at the meeting, however as discussed in August newsletter, vouchers might not be available. Please note that all members are required to either purchase or sell 1 Scholarship Raffle ticket. These tickets should be available at the Sept meeting and can be purchased for $10 each. Any additional tickets members can sell is greatly appreciated. The Scholarship Raffle is a great fundraiser that donates $2000 to Orange County and Ulster County BOCES students who have enrolled in Nursing, Small Engine mechanic or the Law Enforcement program. The club has decided to participate in the Montgomery Day celebration on Saturday, Sept 12th. Our rescue snowmobile and toboggan are the centerpiece for a float in the parade and the club will also have a booth set up promoting the club and safety information. Anyone interested in volunteering, please sign up at the Sept meeting. The annual September picnic is scheduled for Sunday, Sept 13th at Verkerderkill Park on Route 52 Pine Bush at 1pm. All attendees are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. This year’s menu includes: Clams, shrimp, burgers and dogs. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Otherwise, BYOB. A sign-up sheet will be available at the Sept meeting or email/call me with your RSVP by Sept. 9th. The club would like to have a bus trip to the Big East Snowmobile Show in Syracuse, NY on October 3rd. A sign-up sheet will be passed around at the meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting, but are interested in going to the Show, please email me. All responses must be definite! If not enough people respond, this will be cancelled. If anyone has a sled or trailer for sale, let me know. I can make up a “For Sale” list to be displayed at Montgomery Day and sent with future newsletters. Any questions or comments, either email me @ membership@shawangunksnowmobile.com, or call 845-778-4379. Looking forward to a great snowmobiling season ! Lori Pinckney |
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