Please make sure to attend for out last meal with Pete and election of officers. I would like to thank everyone that has helped this season to make it a great year for the club. I want to thank those who helped make the Rhodes run a successful day. We raised a generous amount to give to Barb. I think that says two things, one, we have one hell of a club to be able to pull together that much money and two, Ken was one hell of a guy that no amount of money is going to replace but he will be missed and I think that showed up in full at the fun run. Thanks again to all donators and bidders to make it a great day. 

Meeting Agenda: 

• Pulling of trail signs 

• Giving a donation to somewhere or was our Rhodes run enough 

• Election of officers 

• Volunteers to work derby Groomer log completion 

• Sweatshirts and shirts 

• Food ideas for next year 

We ordered shirts and sweatshirts and we are hoping the will be in for the meeting so bring extra funds along. 　

Last I would like to say thanks for putting up with me and I have enjoyed being the President of club but I wouldn’t not have been able to do it successfully without the help of the rest of the officers and board members so I want to personally thank all of them for there help. Hope we can keep these member numbers up and continue to have a great club. Thanks to everyone of you that pay your dues because we do have pull in numbers and from visiting with other clubs we are special to be able to have them numbers. Most clubs struggle to stay afloat while we seem to continue to grow and have fun. I hope I kept to the motto I started with KISS (keep it simple stupid) and that the meetings were fun- not punishment. Thanks again

DJ 

A special thank you to EVERYONE for the WONDERFUL auction donations, as well as the monetary donations for Ken Rhodes family!!  

FEBRUARY

Come Snow or High Water run is this Saturday, February 3, 2010 in honor of Ken Rhodes. We were not able to add Paullina as part of the route, because the trail system is NOT marked and the route into town has changed from years past. Also, there are too many hazardous areas, so being left unmarked can be very dangerous. SAFETY FIRST!!  Keep checking back the website for the most up-to-date information on the run.

This has been a GREAT year for snowmobiling and for the club. Last year we had 65 memberships and this year we jumped to 82 membership including 32 new memberships. Thanks to ALL new and current members for making this club a huge success!!

Hope to see you all at the meeting!!

Thank you to Bill Klohs, Taage Foreman, Joe Hegwer, Jody Osterbuhr, Matt Schutz, Pat Kellen, Mit Skinner, and Jim Skinner (re-certification) for coming out to take the Groomer Certification Class last Thursday.

Special thanks to Merv Hoermann, District 1 Director, for taking up his time to set-up and teach this class to everybody. 

Use Remsen Union lower east parking lot for trailers. Please don't abuse this it works good for us otherwise we have to plow a open field. We do need a couple of support drivers, let DJ know if you can help.  It is going to be a nice days so get the word out. Sorry for short notice.  

JANUARY

Happy New Year!!

The meeting scheduled for January 6, 2010 has been postponed to January 13!!!

We have plenty of snow to play in, including riding to the meeting. Todd and Jim worked hard on grooming Highway 3, while Joe, Derek, Bret, Jody, and DJ groomed Merrill and Four Brothers trail. Jamie and Corey groomed around Remsen to Beer City so we can ride to out meeting on Wednesday. When riding in the small towns please have respect as it is a privilege for us to run a trail so please don't abuse it.

Thank you to Jody, Christine, Joe, Mit, Adam, Josh Swayback, Gage (Mit's grandson), Jim and Tim Norris for working Pioneer Village on a cold weekend. With all the snow we have received this season, now would be a good time to recruit new members. Most people that are asked are interested, but members have not asked them or spread the word. Stop and think of someone you know about becoming a member and bring them to a meeting with you.

January 13, 2010 at 7 pm at Avalon unless there is a conflict with Dean due to the circumstance, please check at Beer City. Items on the table are Fun Run Report, Check on Sweatshirts, Trail Map, Trail Report, and Places Members have Visited.

Hope to see you all there!!