March 27, 2008
Dear Club Members,
Well, there is not a lot of information that I can pass on to you. The trails are closed as of now, but this has been the best season ever, that I can remember. We received a lot of praise from other agencies and groups that our trails were better than the ones up north. They of course, received less snow than we did this year. Right now there is very little snow cover up north. You have to go way up in order to find a place that has a lot of snow that you could ride on. The signs around here must be turned in by April, so all trail bosses need to be aware of this. Our next meeting will be on April 3 and it will be at Johnny's Office (formerly Moe's Pub). It is just off of Hwy 51, past the Northern Inn Bowling Alley. It will be at 7:30 p.m. The Alliance meeting will be held on April 2 at the Milton VFW Club, this is off of Hwy 26, just past Cty Hwy N. Because this is our last newsletter before the fall season, I am unaware of where the May meeting will be held. I will find that out and if you are interested, please call me at 752-9455 and I will be able to tell you.
At our last meeting, which was held at the Red Baron, there were approximately 25 people in attendance. We discussed the breakfast at Norms, but he has not gotten back to us with the cost of the food, so we are still waiting on a final amount that we made. We also received recognition from the AWSC in the last magazine after the storm. For once, we received good press, not bad. We also took nominations for the officers and the board for next year. They are as follows:
President: Steve Hanewall, Lyle Phillips, Mike Dallman
Vice-President: Mike Dallman, Lyle Phillips, Mike Shumaker, Eric Schmeling, Tom Kell, Jared Bublitz
Secretary: Eileen Hutchinson, Sherry Schmeling, Jackie Kell
Treasurer: Tom Hutchinson, Jackie Kell
Board: Paul Oswald, Mark Oswald, Bob Houfe, Matt Clift, Jon Bartz, Eric Wheeler
Also, thanks to Plugger for the pizza served after the meeting. Lyle Phillips has gotten the Sundowners website up and running I believe. If you are interested in it please go online and check it out. He will keep up on it through the months, so I will inform him of any changes that occur during the summer months. I also have someone who is looking for a small or a duplex for rent in the Edgerton area. If you are going to be renting one in the next few months, please call me at 752-9455.
Well, that's all for now, I will be writing again in August, so please call me at the above number if your address will be changing before then. This will also delay your magazine if they do not have your current change of address. I hope that you have a good safe summer with lots of fun, and I will talk to you in the fall.
Sincerely
Eileen Hutchinson, Secretary
February 28, 2008
Dear Club Members,
There are several things that must be told right off the bat. Our radar run finally came off this time. We didn't make alot of money, but we had a good time and a good turn out. Many thanks to all who helped out. Last month, we also had a fundraiser with the Fort club at Norm's. We had that on a Sunday morning the 10th of February from 8am to 12pm. It was a little scary getting there, but it was alot of fun after that. I had never been there before, so I was a little scared with the bad weather (ice), but it was worth going. We had quite a few club members so it was much better than last year as I was informed. We served over 170 people which was more than last year as I was told. I wish to thank all the people who came out on such a bad day to help, I want to thank Norm for allowing us to have it at his place, which I must say was very nice and homey. After we get all the money streightened out, I will have the total for you. Our next meeting will be held at the Red Baron on March 6th at 7:30pm. I think all know where this place is. The alliance meeting will be held March 5th at the Evansville Legion Hall, I believe. It will be the usual time of 7:30pm also. We will be discussing many things at the meetings, so please come if you can.
As of right now the trails are open and in good condition. When you are riding the trails, please be aware of the conditions, as well as if there are any signs missing or down. Please be also aware of any riders that may be abusing our trail system. Because we have a good working relationship with our landowners, we would like to keep it that way. The 55 mph is still in existence, so please observe this as well as staying on the trail. Also, the convention will be upon us again. It is being held March 14th to the 16th, in Wausau at the Plaza Hotel & Suites. It is a very fun and informative time and if you get the chance to go you should. It starts with a get acquainted meeting with a dance. On Saturday they have a breakfest, then they start with the election of officers then the meeting is held. This year they will also have a poker run bus in the afternoon, with a dinner to follow at night. This is also where they will draw for the tickets that were sold. Maybe we will have some good luck this year. If you want any information, I have it, so you can call me and I will give it to you. My number is 608-752-9455.
I also want to talk to you about the recent tie-up on the I-90 trail system. There was a very good article in the Edgerton Reporter ercently talking about it. I do not get the paper, but Jackie Kell was kind enough to send me a copy. I think that our club should be proud of the responce that our club did on that day and night. Mike Shumacher recieved a call and a few others that help was needed by some snowmobilers up and down the system. Several people answered the call. They went out to the "I" and went up and down the road offering help and taking people into town, to a hotel or for food, whatever the people needed. Mike even went home and got his rigs, and went out and dug some people out of the ditch and cleaned up an off ramp so that some people could get off the "I". There were merchants who donated food from Edgerton, and some shops even stayed open just to help out. I am very proud of our club because they showed just exactly what we are about as a club. We showed alot of people that we are not just people that run up and down the roads and think little of others. We are not just a club that is only thinking of ourselves. I have sent a copy of the article to the AWSC, hopefully they will print part of it, or at least give us a little mention. I am giving my heartfelt thanks to all of you who answered the call and did an excellent job serving you community. Give yourselves a pat on the back folks!
That's all for now, hope we will see you at the next meeting.
Respectfully,
Eileen Hutchinson
Secretary Sundowners Snowmobile Club
