Please stay on the marked trails and off the plowed town roads except for crossing and accessing the trails. Fines for riding on roads and for non-registered/non-insured sleds can be VERY expensive. Costs can be up to $300 or more.
The Club has worked hard with the local constables regarding trail access requirements. Please help enforce the laws by telling others.
PLEASE RESPECT OUR ENVIRONMENT--DO NOT LITTER THE TRAILS
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Business Meeting
March 25, 2006
Secretary’s report: Accepted as printed.
Treasurer's report: Accepted as read.
Checking acct balance: $1,479.74
Savings acct. balance: $3,023.91
1) Rescue ride-in - This year we collected $1200.00 dollars for the rescue ride-in. Thanks to all that helped make this happen again. The checks will be sent out soon to Wardsboro rescue and Rescue Inc out of Townshend.
2) Hot dog roast - Many thanks to Ron Tiejten for having our club over to his place again this year for another hot dog roast. Even though the weather didn’t cooperate to ride in it was still a nice day to get together. Thanks again Ron.
3) Work date - The club will get together this Sunday which will be April 2nd at 8:30am to take down our posts and signs out of the fields etc. Anyone that can help we will be meeting at Mitch Plimpton’s garage area at 8:30am.
4) TMA’s - The tma’s for the club this year was around 155 members. That is up even though the conditions we had were so awful. I guess we all were ready to ride anyway!!!
5) Officers - The election of officers stayed the same for the next year. Many thanks to all the officers that keep the club running each year. This is a nice small club to belong to!!
6) Meeting - The first club meeting this coming fall will be on September 16 at 7:00pm. The location will be determined when the time gets closer.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy Bills, Secretary
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Business Meeting, February 25, 2006
Secretary’s report: Accepted as read.
Treasures report: Accepted as read.
Checking acct. BAL: $1,479.74
Savings acct. BAL: $3,022.29
1) Club ride- There will be a ride on March 4th at 10:00 a.m. to Gringo’s in Dover for lunch. Everyone is welcome to come. We will leave from Mike (Sonny) Koolis’s house on Ball Farm Rd. in Stratton.
2) Grooming donations- This year to date we have collected $1,500.00 in grooming donations from Club members. Thanks to all contributors. Now we own two sleds and two groomers.
3) Club ride- There is another club ride coming up on March 11th at 12:00 p.m. to Ron Tiejten’s house off from the West Jamaica Rd. This will be a hot dog roast. Please bring your favorite drink and a dessert to share.
4) Rescue ride-in- Thanks to all who had a hand in making the rescue ride-in happen again this year. We have collected roughly $1,000.00 so far. If anyone wants to make a donation before we split up the money, please send your donation to the snowmobile club. Thanks again everyone.
5) Meeting- The next club meeting will be on March 25th at 7:00pm at our usual location on Newell Hill Road, West Wardsboro.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy Bills, Secretary
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Business Meeting, January 28, 2006
Secretary’s report: Accepted as printed.
Treasures report: Accepted as read.
Checking acct. Balance = $4,251.06
Savings acct. Balance = $3,021.30
Hats and sweatshirts There is still hats and sweatshirts for sale with our club logo on them. The hats are $15.00 and the sweatshirts are $40.00 per piece. Let any of us know if anyone would like one. They will also be at the Rescue ride-in for sale. See the events page for details.
Grooming donations Thanks to all the members that have contributed to the grooming donation. This certainly helps towards the cost of our second snowmobile and also towards our new drag we had made this year for the new groomer.
Womens' ride The women unfortunately had to cancel the first date of their ride but they have rescheduled for Saturday, March 4th. We thought it would be nice to include anyone men or women in this ride and we would leave Mike Koolis’s house around 10:00 am to possibly head towards the Skyline restaurant. See the events page for details.
Maps The new maps are in and cost $5.00 if anyone would like one.
Rescue ride-in This will be at the Stratton Rec. Park this year on February 18th at 1:00 p.m. There are 50/50 raffle tickets on sale. There will also be another raffle with other items from local businesses, etc. Anyone that can help in anyway would be greatly appreciated. Please let one of the officers know if you can help. See the events page for details.
Safety course Thanks to all that made the safety course a success. We had 17 kids go through the class. Thanks so much to Kevin Robinson the instructor for teaching the class. The materials from the state are free and Kevin gives his time to do the class. Thanks again everyone.
Next Meeting The next club meeting will be on February 18th at 7:00 p.m. [NOTE:the date has been changed to February 25th]
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy Bills
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Business Meeting/Christmas party
December 10, 2005
Called to order at 6:00pm.
Secretary‚s report: Accepted as read.
Treasures report: Accepted as read.
Checking Acct bal. $5,571.84
Savings Acct.bal. $3,019.62
Business
1) Grooming Donations - Many thanks to all the members that have contributed to the grooming fund again this year. The donations make a big difference since now our club owns two grooming machines.
2) Grooming Sled - Our new groomer is back and the new hitch has been put on. The machine is all set to go now.
3) New maps - The new maps haven't arrived to the club yet but they are due in soon. Let one of us know if you want a new one. (UPDATE: New maps are in as of December 20, 2005.)
4) Rescue Ride-in - The ride-in will be on February 18th at 1:00 p.m. at the Stratton Recreational Park. Anyone that can help us get any type of raffle prizes would be appreciated. This benefits our local Rescue and our ambulance service out of Grace Cottage Hospital. We could also use some help cooking burgers and hot dogs etc and if you can make a dish to bring that would be great also. Contact Melanie or Bette if you can help in anyway.
5) Ladies Ride - The ladies will have their own ride-in somewhere on January 28th with an alternate date of February 25th if the 28th doesn't work. (UPDATE: we're planning on a luncheon ride to Gringo's.)
6) Safety Course - The club will be holding a safety course on January 7th at 8:30 a.m. at the Wardsboro town hall. Unfortunately the class is filled with 25 kids attending. Thanks to Kevin Robinson for doing this class for the club. This class is free to the kids and remember lunch will be provided.
7) Next Meeting - The club's next meeting will be on January 28th at 7:00 p.m. at our usual location on Newell Hill road.
8) Trails- Remember the Vast trail system opens December 19th. In some spots along our trail we have changed the trail to make certain spots better so just be sure to follow the green arrows along our trail system and as always be sure to respect other riders and especially the land owners. Without them our trail system would be nothing. Also throughout the winter you may come across logging operations on our trail. Proceed with caution through these spots and be aware of the machinery they are using.
9) Thanks - Thanks to all the volunteers that have helped get our trail system ready for this coming year. Also thanks to all our officers that volunteer their time to make the club work year after year. We have a great bunch of members and we look forward to seeing you all on our trail this year. THINK SNOW!!!
10) Website - Remember that the clubs website is http://www.mtcd.com/pathfinders Be sure to keep watch of this to be keep up to date on everything that is going on with the club. This is also where you can download the TMA forms to register.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy Bills/Secretary
Business Meeting-November 19, 2005
Called to order at 7:21pm.
Secretary’s report: Accepted as printed.
Treasures report: Accepted as read.
Checking Acct. Bal. = $5,048.41
Savings Acct. Bal. = $3,019.62
Sled maintenance - The new groomer was sent out to get studs put in the track and now we just need to get the hitch put on the back of it.
New maps - The new maps are supposed to be made Thanksgiving week and we will have them hopefully in a couple of weeks to sell.
Stickers - Melanie has ordered the new decals for our snowmobiles. These will be vinyl coated and anyone that wants one please include another $1.00 when you send the tma form in.
Appreciation plaque - Vast sent our club an appreciation plaque for the clubs dedication in providing outstanding groomed trails on one of the Vast system trail network.
Rescue ride-in - This year the ride-in will be at the Stratton Rec. Park facility. Anyone that can help us with raffle prizes or making a dish of food would be great. Tell your friends and spread the word for a good turnout.
Club sweatshirts - There will be hats and sweatshirts available this year through our website. Hats are one size and sweatshirts are going to be two colors with our logo on them. Thanks to John Bilda for all your help with this.
Next meeting - Our next meeting will be on Dec. 10th at 6:00pm at the Wardsboro town hall. Please bring a dish to share and a gift of $6.00. Also bring your favorite drink.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40pm
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy Bills/secretary
Business Meeting-October 29, 2005
Secretary’s Report: Accepted as read.
Treasures Report: Accepted as read.
Checking Acct. Balalance: $5,245.48
Savings Acct. Balalance: $3,017.76
Signage Money--We received $115.00 from Vast towards signs we purchased last year.
Trail Debrushing Application--We can put in for 10 hours of chainsaw work on our trails this year and we will be reimbursed $250.00 for our time.
New Sled--Our club has gotten our new grooming sled and this year we will have two to groom with to keep our 710 trail nice again this year.
Sled Maintenance--We had our older groomer just serviced and we will take our new sled to the same place to have it studded etc. This year we will have twice the gas bills and twice the insurance costs etc so anyone that can donate money towards the new groomer would be greatly appreciated.
Stickers--We will be ordering new club decals for your snowmobile. Anyone that wants one please include a dollar for each new sticker. They will be full color and vinyl so they will hold up better in the weather.
Meeting--There will be a meeting in Manchester, Vermont with the National Forest on November 15th at 6:30pm.
Rides--This year the annual Rescue ride-in will be on February 18th at 1:00pm. We want to try it up at the Rec. Park in Stratton to get more to attend and also have food for ones riding in. Also there will be a ladies ride on January 28th with a rain date of February 25th. The destination will be announced. Also we want to do another weekend ride so anyone with an idea or a request please bring it up at our next meeting.
Shirts and Hats--Our club will be selling hats and sweatshirts this year with our new logo on them. The cost will be $15.00 for a hat and $40.00 for the sweatshirt. The hats are velcro-adjustable, one size fits all and the sweatshirts we will need to know your size. Please include this with your TMA form.
Next Meeting--Our next club meeting will be on November 19th at 7:00pm at our usual location. Also our Christmas meeting will be on December 10th at 6:00pm at the Wardsboro town hall. Please bring a dish to share and also a $6.00 gift to share.
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy Bills/Secretary