Military VIP Ride-In This Weekend

The VAST Military Ride In is this weekend Saturday January 31 and will be held at Kenyon's Field from 10-2 PM.
This is a family fun day honoring Vermont's military personal and their families.


Winter activities will include snowmobile rides for all ages, games, special events, and guests. A warming hut and barbecue will be available.

Please contact Doug Wilson if you are able to volunteer on Friday or Saturday.

January 2009 Newsletter

January 2009 NEWSLETTER

We had our January meeting at the Fayston Town Hall on Tuesday, January 6, 2008. Eight members attended.

Sadly, Stanley R. Orr, a founding member of the Mad River Ridge Runners, passed away on January 1, 2009. Our deepest condolences to the Orr family. The family requests memorial gifts to the Mad River Valley Ambulance Service, PO Box 305, Waitsfield, VT 05673.

Unfortunately due to the lack of snow the Annual Hot Dog Roast will be rescheduled. Please check the blog for the date.

Our annual Progressive dinner will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009. Snow or no snow! The dinner is limited to 30 members and a $5.00 donation is requested to help with the cost of the food. If you would like to attend and to sign up for food contributions please call Cathi at 802-496-2577. We will meet at Kenyon’s at 5:30 pm to ride sleds or carpool.

Snow
Appetizers Belnap’s camp

No Snow
Art and Cathi Dages

Dinner Paul Pizzale’s

Dessert DeHeer’s

MRRR blog- Tony continues to do a great job maintaining and updating the blog. The site is: http://madriverridgerunners.blogspot.com.
Please contact Tony ( vastridgerunner@gmail.com ) if you have anything to be posted.

Next meeting will be February 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Fayston Town Hall.
Hope to see you there!!

Groomer Report (Tuesday January 13)

Doug Wilson reports that our trail system continues to be groomed. Camels Hump Park and the Log Job were groomed during the weekend. The Valley floor and the trail over to Northfield are going to be groomed tomorrow and the plan is to have the trail to Huntington groomed by this weekend.

We Need Your Help Clearing The Trails Of Fallen Trees

The high winds that we have experienced in the valley the last couple of weeks has downed many trees throughout our trail system. These trees are going to seriously slow down the ability of our groomers to cover ground and open up more terrain. When you go out for a ride, please bring a chainsaw, a handsaw or even an axe or hatchet with you and do your part to help clear the trails. The trail to Huntington, the trail to Northfield and Paul's Trail (100A, Talc Mine Rd to the Log Job) need the most urgent attention.

The Passing Of One Of Our Founding Members

Stanley R. Orr
1916 - 2009

Stanley R. Orr – 92, of Radcliffe Drive, passed away in the comfort of his family at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Thursday, January 1, 2009. Born in Calais on September 3, 1916, he was the son of the late Fred and Mabel (Slayton) Orr. On August 18, 1945, Stanley married the former Eleanor Wells in Plainfield.
Stanley was a graduate of the former Plainfield High School and as a young man he worked on the family farm in Calais. His specialty was raising turkeys. In 1946, he purchased the Hardware Store in Marshfield and with it founded a plumbing and heating business. Moving to Waitsfield in 1959, Stanley continued his plumbing and heating business and in addition, with his wife, began a ski lodge known as Orr’s Ark, a longtime institution in the Mad River Valley. Stanley retired in 1975 and with Eleanor, began traveling in their mobile home throughout the lower 48 states as well as Alaska, an adventure they completely enjoyed for nearly 30 years. Stanley also loved hunting and fishing.
His memberships included the Couples Club in Waitsfield, the Waitsfield United Church of Christ, the Valley Rotary Club and was a founding member of the Mad River Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club.
Stanley is survived by his wife of 63 years, Eleanor Orr of Waitsfield; a daughter, Deborah Orr of Moretown; a son, Reginald Orr and his wife, Kathi of Waitsfield; 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Stanley was predeceased by two children, Peggy Orr and Brian Orr, as well as 3 sisters and 7 brothers.
Memorial services will be held from the Waitsfield United Church of Christ on Wednesday, January 7th at 6:30 p.m. The family requests that flowers be omitted; rather memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Mad River Valley Ambulance Service, PO Box 305, Waitsfield, VT 05673. To send on-line condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com .