October 2007 Newsletter

October 2007 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 October meeting at the Fayston Town Hall on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Eleven members attended.

Congratulations to Doug Wilson for receiving the Carmi Duos “Aim for Excellence Award”. This award is presented to a member who has shown outstanding contributions to snowmobiling. We are proud to recognize Doug for his dedication and hard work.

Don’t forget our Annual Raffle Dinner will be held on Saturday, October 20th at the Montpelier Elk’s Club. Social hour will begin at 6:00 pm and dinner will be at 7:00 pm.

New TMA changes will take effect this season, be sure to check the VAST newsletter or website for changes. www.vtvast.org

VAST is also offering an Early Bird TMA that will save you up to 30% over the regular season. In order to get that savings, you must purchase your TMA prior to December 15, 2007. TMA’s will again be available at Kenyon’s or the Duxbury store

We are still hard at work on the trails and need volunteers. The work crew meet every Saturday @ 8am at Kenyon’s.

Next meeting: Tuesday November 6 at 7:00 PM at the Fayston Town Hall. Hope to see you there!!

Harwood Bridge Day 2

The trail crew completed the reconstruction of the long bridge behind Harwood Union High School today and we now have a 14' wide bridge that should last for years to come. We had a good turnout of volunteers that included Art, Reggie, Kevin, Marty, Doug, Paul, Nicholas, and Tony.

We still have 80 miles of trails to brush so please come out and join us at Kenyons on Saturday mornings at 8AM. We need your help.

Harwood Bridge

The trail crew was out Saturday morning before the rain moved in. They stripped off the old decking and cut down some old dead leaning trees. Paul's tractor with the PTO winch was awsome. The lumber will be delivered during the week and next Saturday we will be re-decking the bridge.



Photos by Art Dages.

New Bridge At Turner's Farm

The volunteer trail crew was busy in September and rebuilt the bridge at the Turner Farm in Waitsfield. Special thanks to Marty De Heer, Paul and Nicholas Pizzale, Reggie Orr, and Kevin Van Schaick for all of their hard work and for our beautiful new bridge.

We still have another bridge to rebuild behind Harwood Union High School and 80 miles of debrushing to complete before the snow falls. Please come out and lend a hand, we need your help more than ever this fall. The trail crew meets each and every Saturday morning at Kenyons in Waitsfield. New and old members are always welcome.





All images were taken by Kevin Van Schaick