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18-Sep-2008

Called To Order @7:10 – Moved to Social @8:35

  • 18 Members in attendance

  • Season starting - Account Balance $727.90

  • Club has been very active through the summer

    • Ernie walked trail from our end point / Pearl Hill to Watatic

    • Signing contract soon

    • Each year the club expands - this year we are adding at least another 8 miles!!!

    • We should be able to get onto the midstate trail, and travel all the way to NH.

    • We bought 2 groomer power units - wide track - hi-lo-reverse.  Will make for some great grooming this year - with 3 machines running the trails.

    • We are now incorporated (golf clap for Jeremy for spearheading this and making it happen)

    • We completed the Canna Rock Memorial - it came out beautiful, and was written up in the Lunenburg Ledger with a photo of Jake (Jason's son) near the rock.

    • We had approximately 40 members last year, and were still growing towards the end of the year

  • Watatic

    • We reviewed the Watatic Presentation which is being given to DCR, DFW, Ashby Conservation, Ashburnham Conservation, and 2 groups of private land owners.

    •  Tom did a great job putting the presentation together highlighting 5 areas of concern we are going to address (fixing a machine made land mound, 3 bridges, and erosion.

    • We need to get more people involved from the Watatic area - we can't maintain all the miles ourselves - especially when we need to groom the entire system.

    • The Snow Riders should actively engage with the members from the other groups for both work projects and social events - the more we work together, the more successful the trail system will be

  • Town Fair

    • Fair is the 28th

    • We will look into perhaps getting a table and selling water, or energy drinks - but a primary focus on exposing people to the club

    • Some discussion of "Clean Snowmobiling" and bringing up a 4-stroke sled to show off

    • Tom will look into getting a table.

    • Volunteers to work the table

      • Tom, Paula, Brett, Eileen, Bill, Deb, Carl, Bob, Chrissy

  • Elections

    • Soliciting nominations for 2008-2009 Season

    • There are no term limits - so everyone is welcome to nominate themselves to run again

    • Tom will collect nominations and send out an email with them PRIOR to the next meeting (next week).

    • If you don't get nominated, and you don't nominate yourself, the club will assume you wish to resign (we don't want to force people into serving repeat terms if they don't want to)

    • Nominations being accepted for the following:

      • President, Vice President, Treasurer, Asst Treasurer, Secretary, Groomer, Trail Boss

    • Nominations accepted via email, phone, or in-person - contact Tom.

  • Fall Festival

    • Discussed getting the KofC in Leominster this year

    • After a lengthy "discussion" Tom and Paula suggested continuing to have the event at their house.

    • We may have an issue with the date we pick - the Powell's are planning a fundraiser for Jake Cannavino, and everyone in the club will want to attend that, so we need to make sure the dates do not clash - Tom will talk to Steve and make sure the dates line up ok.

    • We plan on doing an event similar to every other year - but perhaps putting less focus on kid events - we still want this to be family friendly - and perhaps have pumpkin decorating or something, but we have invested too much in kid crafts and last year hardly any kids came.

    • Timing of event - Proposed date is Oct 18 - 4-6 Family/Kid stuff, 6-7 Chili cookoff - 7-on DJ/Band.

    • Will do things like 50/50 raffle and ticket auction

    • Club members will get gifts and donations - more details at the next meeting.

  • Trail maintenance

    • Its that time of year already?

    • 1st work part is in the Cowdrey lot - we need to cut up some dead fall, and fix the corduroy on-ramp near the long bridge (the one re-decked by the Boy Scouts (golf-clap for the Scouts!).  We also have to re-deck the 2nd bridge, we have materials for this already collected at Tom's house.  We have some tree branch trimming to do as well.

    • Meet at Tom's place at 8:00

    • We have OK to bring ATV's to do the trail work - so hopefully we will have a couple machines to help move materials.

  • Groomer

    • Have not done any work on the new machines - but one sort of runs, and the other does not (some think it has spark, but Bill said it does not, and Bill would know)  Jeremy will get them going - we have faith in him

    • Starting to collect material for a new drag

    • Need to get down to Mike and Sue's and pick up old groomer (the one we were not supposed to leave there all year - ooops.) - this one needs to be extended a bit - it just is riding over the bumps.

    • Jeremy needs a new welder (any volunteers, anyone?, anyone? Bueller?)

  • New Business

    • Snowmobile Expo coming up - in October 18&19 (day after our Fundraiser) - this year it is FREE with your SAM pink slip

    • If you go - wear your SnowRider shirt or sweatshirt - better yet - car-pool and go as a group.

  • Meeting moved to Social @ 8:35