Sunday, September 30, 2007

40th Annual VAST Meeting

The 40th Annual VAST Meeting was held on Saturday at the Champlain Valley Exposition.

Doug Wilson, Mary De Heer, Art Dages, and Tony Amenta represented the Mad River Ridge Runners.

The highlight of the meeting was when our own Doug Wilson was presented the Carmi Duos "Aim For Excellence Award" by VAST president Ann Shangraw. Congratulations go out to Doug for winning this prestigous and well deserved award.

There were several antique sleds on display including this Raider twin track snowmobile in mint condition.

The night ended with the cutting of the 40th Anniversary Cake.

Monday, September 17, 2007

September 2007 Newsletter

September 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 September meeting and annual pot luck dinner at the Fayston Town Hall on Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Nineteen members attended.

Our Annual Raffle Dinner will be held on Saturday, October 20th at the Montpelier Elk’s Club. 100 tickets are being sold at $110.00 and will be available for pick up after October 1, 2007 at Kenyon’s. A ticket is a chance to win a 2008 Polaris Supersport 550 sled and a voucher for 2 dinners. Social hour will begin at 6:00 pm and dinner will be at 7:00 pm. It’s a lot fun and a good night out with your friends and neighbors. Volunteers are needed to help. Donations are also requested as raffle prizes. If you have a prize to donate please contact any club officer for pick up.

Be sure to read the current issue of the VAST News. There are a lot of proposed TMA changes to take effect this season. Those changes will be voted on and finalized at the Annual VAST meeting on September 29th.

As with every Fall season there is plenty of trail work to be completed. Two bridges need to be re-decked and the trails need to be debushed and signed. Volunteers are needed. The work crew meet every Saturday @ 8am at Kenyon’s. Come on out, it’s a good time to be on the trails. It’s a great time to meet club members and enjoy the outdoors. Just bring work gloves, water, and a box lunch.

MRRR blog site is: http://madriverridgerunners.blogspot.com.
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: Tuesday October 3rd 7:00 PM at the Fayston Town Hall. Hope to see you there!!

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Cider House BBQ and Pub

We added a new link to the clubs blog today. The Cider House BBQ and Pub is located on the trail just over the suspension bridge in Waterbury. You might remember the location as the old Farr's Roadhouse. Don't forget to check them out this winter.