April 2008 Newsletter

APRIL NEWSLETTER

President: Art Dages (496-2577)
Vice President: Howard Emerson III
Secretary: Cathi Dages
Treasurer: Lois De Heer
Trail Master: Marty De Heer (496-7051)
Ass’t Trail Master: Paul Pizzale (496-4476)
Safety Officer: Skip Wallace (244-1580)

We had our April meeting at the Fayston Town Hall on Tuesday, April 2, 2008. Six members attended.

TRAILS

The trails officially closed for the season on April 15th.
It was an outstanding snowmobile season. The trails were awesome thanks to all our groomers!

SLATE OF OFFICERS

The following nominations were made and will be voted on at the May meeting:

President: Tony Amenta
Vice President: Art Dages
Secretary: Cathi Dages
Treasurer: Lois De Heer
Trailmaster: Marty De Heer
Ass’t Trailmaster: Paul Pizzale
Safety & Ed: Skip Wallace


Next meeting: May 6, 2008, 7:00 PM at the Fayston Town Hall. Hope to see you there!!

March 2008 Newsletter

March 2008 NEWSLETTER

President: Art Dages (496-2577)
Vice President: Howard Emerson III
Secretary: Cathi Dages
Treasurer: Lois De Heer
Trail Master: Marty De Heer (496-7051)
Ass’t Trail Master: Paul Pizzale (496-4476)
Safety Officer: Skip Wallace (244-1580)

We had our March meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2008. Nine members attended.

The season is almost over but the trails have been awesome thanks to our groomers. We have enjoyed outstanding conditions this year and there is still time for some good riding before the end of the season.

Our TMA sales increased this year due to this year’s outstanding snow.

It is that time of year again when we vote for a new slate of officers. At this time, we have the position of president and secretary open. If you are interested in this or any other position, please contact Art Dages or come to the April meeting. The nominations will be made at the April meeting and will be voted on at the May meeting.

Please contact Tony ( vastridgerunner@gmail.com ) if you have anything to be posted. This site is updated regularly and provides current information about club happenings.

Next meeting: April 1, 2008 7:00 PM at the Fayston Town Hall. Hope to see you there!!

Sunday Cruise

Here are some photos from our sunday cruise, We had a blast, did the bridge loop out to the hump and back. It was sunny and sweet conditions. Went with Reggie and Kathy and we even took Ramsey out for a ride. Photos are zeb and matt and the crew.






Story and pictures submitted by Whitney Phillips

Grooming update 2/20

The grooming fleet has been busy since the rain storm on Sunday night and Monday. The Huntington Trail has been groomed. The Lower Camel's Hump Loop is currently being groomed by Skip and he reports that the trail is in excellent shape. The plan is to groom the Upper Loop on Thursday and the fields along the Mad River where we had some flood damage as soon as possible.

A couple of pics from last Saturday

Whitney sent us these fine pics.

Heavy Rain and Flooding Today.

The heavy rains and warm temps of last night and this morning caused the Mad River to flood over its banks and take out a section of trail near meadow road in Waitsfield. Ride with caution and better yet wait until it gets cold and the groomers are able to get out and patch things up.

February 2008 Newsletter

February 2008 NEWSLETTER

President: Art Dages (496-2577)
Vice President: Howard Emerson III
Secretary: Cathi Dages
Treasurer: Lois De Heer
Trail Master: Marty De Heer (496-7051)
Ass’t Trail Master: Paul Pizzale (496-4476)
Safety Officer: Skip Wallace (244-1580)

We had our February meeting at the Fayston Town Hall on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Thirteen members attended.

Our annual Progressive dinner was a huge success. We had 29 members enjoy appetizer’s thanks to Peanut and Sarah Ferris, dinner at Reggie and Kathi Orr’s and dessert at Marty and Lois DeHeer’s. It was a perfect evening of great eating and great riding. Thanks to all our hosts for an outstanding evening. Special thanks to the Belnap’s for the use of the “Hilton”

Eleven club members enjoyed an overnight ride to Saint J’s. Pictures have been posted on the blog.

MRRR blog- Don’t forget to check our site for the latest club activities. The site is: http://madriverridgerunners.blogspot.com.
Please contact Tony ( vastridgerunner@gmail.com ) if you have anything to be posted.

Ryan McDonald was this year’s winner of the 2007 VAST Volunteer TMA Award. Every year VAST awards a volunteer from each county a TMA for their work on the trails during VAST Volunteer Weekend.

As of February 5th we have 191 members

Next meeting will be Tuesday, March 5, 2008 7:00 PM at the Dages’ Residence. Hope to see you there!!