Trail Work November 25 2006

The Trail Work crew was out on Saturday and cleared brush and put up trail signs the top of the Northfield ridge down to the Neil Farm on the valley floor. Members volunteering their time included Tony, Art, Reggie and Paul.

Trail Work November 18 2006

Snowmobile season opens in less than one month!!!!!

This morning the all-volunteer trail crew met at Kenyons and headed up to the Log Job to post signs and trail markers. Thanks go out to Reggie, Skip, Art, Paul, Nicholas, Stefan, Doug, and Tony for volunteering their personal time today.

We still have a major bridge project to complete during the next couple of weeks. Please help out by joining us at 8AM at Kenyons on Saturday mornings. We need your help.

November 2006 Newsletter

November 2006

President: Art Dages (496-2577)
Vice President: Tony Amenta
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)

The November club meeting was held on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at the Dages’ Residence. Fifteen members attended.

Our annual Raffle Dinner was a tremendous success and everyone had an excellent time with good food and great dancing. Congratulations to Nick Kenyon for winning the 2006 Polaris 550 Snowmobile. Thanks to everyone who participated.

TMA’s are available for purchase at the Duxbury Store and Kenyon’s. Purchase your ticket before 12/16/06 to become eligible for a raffle ticket to win a new sled from one of four major manufacturers. Drawing will be held on 1/8/07 at VAST headquarters.

The Safety and Education class has been scheduled for December 11th, 12th and 13th . Please call Skip Wallace at (802) 244-1580 for details.

Trails open Saturday, December 16, 2006. Trail work is still needed. Trail maintenance is scheduled every Saturday. Meet at Kenyon’s at 8:00 am and bring a friend! We still have lots of work!

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Tony Amenta at vastridgerunner@gmail.com

Our next meeting

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 is our annual Holiday / Pot Luck / Yankee Gift Exchange Party

Please join us for a fun time at Fayston Town Hall – 6:30 pm

Bring a dish to share and your own beverages

Bring a gift for the Yankee Exchange; there is a $10.00 limit

Trailwork November 11 2006

The Ridge Runner's volunteer trail crew was out today putting up trail signs and markers in the fields along the Mad River. Special thanks go out to Doug, Skip, Tony, Marty, Reggie, Paul, Nicholas and Stefan for their hard work today and also their dedication to the club.

Trail Work November 4 2006 "UPDATED"

Two separate groups of volunteer's from the Ridge Runners were out getting the trails ready for the fast approaching season. One group that included Reggie, Art, Kevin, Marty, Kerney, and Tony left from Patterson's camp and cleared brush and blow downs on the trails around the Log Job. A second group which included Paul Pizzale and Jason Dunbar were out with Jason's excavator smoothing out Paul's Trail. Paul and Jason went out again on Sunday with the excavator and Paul reports that as of Monday night they had almost reached the power lines.



The trail crew meets each Saturday morning at 8AM at Kenyons in Waitsfield. There are many projects to complete before the season begins including an upcoming bridge project, more brush cutting and the fields have to be signed. We need your help so please come out and pitch in.

The next club meeting will be held on Wednesday night at Art Dages house on River Road in Waitsfield.

TMA's Now On Sale At Kenyons & The Duxbury Store

TMA's are now available for sale at Kenyons and the Duxbury Store.

This season there is an extra special bonus for purchasing TMA's early.

TMA's purchased prior to December 17 will include a coupon from VAST to enter a drawing to win the 2007 sled of your choice from Yamaha, Arctic Cat, Polaris or Ski-Doo.