NEWS ARCHIVE (2010-2011 and earlier)
page last updated: September 7, 2011
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April 2011 Dear Members: We had 30 members at our March meeting. Elections were held and the results were as follows: President: Paul Oomen, Vice President: Bob Pinckney, Secretary: Lori Pinckney, Asst. Secretary: Christina Balbach, Treasurer: Pearl Buckridge. The 3 board of directors are: Bill Dammeyer, Brett Balbach and Darren Orzechowski. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 13th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7 pm. Please note the earlier TIME. This meeting is our end of the season pizza party. Adopt-A-Highway is scheduled for Sunday, April 10th. We will meet at the Hoe Bowl on Route 52 at 8am. Please remember the earlier time!! Orange vests and grabbers will be provided. If you volunteer you will receive a safety green club t-shirt. If you already have this t-shirt, please wear it that day. A pancake breakfast is at the Pine Bush Firehouse that several of us plan on attending at our own expense. We are hoping to start the Christmas Cutouts early again this year. We will probably start in May and meet on a Wednesday or Thursday evening. I will send out an email as it gets closer, however, if you are interested in helping and don’t have internet/email access, please contact me so that I know to call you (845-778-4379). If you see any snowmobile related activities or articles, please call or email me details. Have a safe and happy spring & summer. Next newsletter will be in August. Lori Pinckney March 2011 Dear Members: We had 33 members at our February meeting. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 9th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. We will be having elections for new officers and Board members. Anyone interested in any position, please see Rob and Sarah at the beginning of the meeting. NYSSA (Onondaga County) Super Raffle Tickets ($5 each) need to be in by the NYSSA Forum in April. Ticket stubs and money must be turned in at our March meeting. Call or email me (778-4379) to make arrangements to get these stubs. Club Weekend at Tug Hill was a great success. We had 52 members attend. If you took any photos, please email them to me for the website. Please send me any comments or suggestions you may have concerning this trip or future trips. NYSSA is having their Annual Forum & Meeting in Syracuse on April 15th, 16th & 17th. Friday & Saturday schedules include seminars and a banquet with Sunday holding the annual meeting. Check the NYSSA website, www.nyssnowmobiler.com for updates & detailed seminar information. We need to determine a date for Spring Adopt-A-Highway. Does anyone have dates for any Fire Department pancake breakfasts in April? Please contact me. Lori Pinckney, February 2011 Dear Members: We had 36 members at our January meeting. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 8th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. Jessie Birdsall from Nationwide Insurance is supposed to be attending the meeting to discuss snowmobile insurance. See her ad on our website if interested in obtaining a quote or other information. We will be holding elections in March so volunteers are needed to be on a nominating committee. The positions up for election are: President, Vice President, Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Board of Directors positions. The Board of Directors positions are for a three year term. Anyone interested in running for any position, please speak up at the February meeting. IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
The NYSSA Annual Forum will be held April 15th –17th in Syracuse, NY. There are some interesting seminars and events for the 3 day event. Any club member interested in attending the Forum, please let us know at the February meeting. Check out NYSSA’s website for details on the seminars that will be offered. Check the NYSSA Online Magazine for the scholarship application; deadline is March 1st. If you need a printed copy of this application, call or email me. Upcoming Snowmobile Events for February: Great Eastern Whiteout – Antique snowmobile show & races: Feb 12th at Fulton War Memorial in Fulton, NY: see http://thegreateasternwhiteout.net/index.html for more info. Saranac Lake Winter Carnival - Feb 4th – Feb 13th: Saranac Lake: The oldest Winter Carnival in the Eastern U.S. features its trademark Ice Palace and a full week of sporting events, concerts, theatre presentations, parades, fireworks and much more. Call 518/891-1990 or check out this website www.saranaclakewintercarnival.com for additional info. Lake George Winter Carnival Weekends - Every Weekend in Feb. Lake George: Each weekend features different attractions: 518/240-0809 or www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com for more information. Indian Lake Annual Winterfest - Feb 18th – 20th: Skiing and ice-skating contests, snow sculptures, bonfires, fireworks and much more! The local snowmobile club, the Snowarriors, is sponsoring a poker run too ($10 per sled): 518/648-5112 or http://www.indian-lake.com Lori Pinckney January 2011 Dear Members: Happy New Year!! We had 96 members at our December meeting/Christmas party with several new members attending. If you have pictures from the party, please forward them to me so we can get them on the website or facebook. We had several new members join the club through the online system in the past month. Welcome to those new members! Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 12th at the Catholic War Veterans’ on Center Street in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. NYSSA Super Raffle Tickets are still available. These tickets only cost $5 each and there are too many prizes to list. This raffle is also a fund raiser for our club. Please pick some up at the January meeting from Brett Balbach. I need contact information (cell phone #’s) for anyone interested in assisting with any rescue calls the club receives. If you are interested in being on this list, please email or call me (845-778-4379) with your contact information. The trip to theEdge Hotel is on Feb 4th –5th. The club reserved 30 rooms, but as of January 4th, they will no longer be held. Any rooms still available will be on a first come – first served basis, so make your reservations now. Please contact me if you are planning on attending Club Weekend. We’d like to get a head count to plan for the dinner on Saturday night. Speaking of Club Weekend, Jamie Goldsmith is looking for someone to share the hotel room to split the cost. If you are interested, call or email me and I will provide his contact information. Also, we have a club member who has a relative selling a cabin in Lyonsdale, NY (not far from the Edge Hotel). Here is the link: http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3835-Shibley-Rd_Lyonsdale_NY_13368_M37089-09081. There has been a new addition to the discount list. Felicia's Diner. I've attached the list again to remind everyone to use your membership card to get these discounts. If you have not received your membership card yet, please contact me. If you haven't renewed your club membership yet, this will be your last newsletter. Lori Pinckney
December 2010 Dear Members: We had 29 members at our November meeting. Our next meeting will be the annual Christmas party. It’ll be held on Friday, December 10th at the Catholic War Veterans in Pine Bush at 7 pm. Please note the date and time!! We will have a brief meeting, than the party will start. Please note that you must have already renewed your club membership to attend the party. Membership renewals will be accepted at the party, but see me at the start of the meeting. The menu includes: turkey, ham, baked ziti, chicken parmesan, etc. All attendees are asked to bring an appetizer or a dessert. Soda will be provided and a cash bar will be available. If you plan on attending the party, please RSVP by Dec 3rd to me via email or phone 845-778-4379 with the number of people in your party and an idea of what you would like to bring. We need some volunteers to help with the clean up. We will be having an auction at the Christmas party following the meal. Some of the wood cutouts are posted on the Club’s Facebook page, if you would like a preview. If any member has something to donate for the auction, it’ll be greatly appreciated. Recommended items to donate include: Christmas/Winter/Snowmobile themed or home-baked goods. Please note that Santa Claus is scheduled to stop by during the party. He is expected to give each child up to age 10 a gift, so please bring your cameras. In addition, there will also be a grab-bag for the kids. Parents, if you would like your child to participate in the grab-bag, please bring a gift labeled “boy”, “girl” or “either”. The club will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Toys 4 Tots drive. We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the local food pantry. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. NYSSA/Onondaga raffle tickets are still available. This is a great fund-raiser for the club. See Brett Balbach to get some. The drawings are in April at the NYSSA Convention. The For Sale List is attached with a new item. I’ve also attached an order form for Club Clothing. Don't forget to make your reservations for the Club Trip to The Edge Hotel, in Lyons Falls, NY. The dates are Feb. 4th and 5th. Make sure you mention you are with the Club so all our rooms are together. Any questions or concerns, please contact me. See you at the Christmas Party! Lori Pinckney November 2, 2010
We had 36 members at our October meeting. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 10th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30pm. We will be collecting canned/non perishable goods at the November meeting for Thanksgiving baskets for local families. Please donate; this is a very good cause. Your club membership entitles you to discounts at several local businesses. Please remember you must show your club membership card to get the discount. Your membership with NYSSA also entitles you to discounts as well. These are posted on our website or NYSSA‘s website: www.nysnowmobiler.com, If you need a hard copy of this list, please contact me (845-778-4379) and I will get you one. We had 21 members volunteer for Adopt-A-Highway on Oct 17th. That’s a great turnout and a big Thank You to everyone who volunteered. A safety course is scheduled for Sunday November 14th from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Shawangunk Fire House on Bruynswick Road in Wallkill, NY. All participants must register with Jessica. Please call 845-692-7229 or email smsrc2@hotmail.com to register. Remember to bring your own lunch and a pen or pencil. If you have any questions or know of a snowmobile related event, please contact me @ 845-778-4379 or email @ info@shawangunksnowmobile.com. I have also attached the “For Sale” list, although I have not received any updates for it. If you have an item for sale, please get me the details and I will add it to the list. Thank you!
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October 2010 Dear Members: We had 34 members at our September meeting. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 13th at the Catholic War Veterans’ at 7:30pm. The hall will be used prior to our meetings this season and that group ends approximately 7:10. Please arrive after 7:15. New memberships and renewals will be accepted. The Fall Picnic was held on Sept. 19th. We had about 42 members and their families attend. The weather was perfect and the food was delicious. Thank you to everyone who attended. The Fall Adopt-A-Highway has been set for Sunday, October 17th. All volunteers will meet at the Hoe Bowl on Route 52 at 9am. We have 4 miles of roadway to do, and the more people who volunteer the quicker it gets done. Orange vests, grabbers and bags are provided. Anyone who volunteers will receive a safety green club t-shirt. If you already have one, please be sure to wear it. Larry Moeller has already completed getting ourclub members discountsto our local businesses. A complete list of these discounts will be available at the October meeting and will be posted on our website. Remember, you must show your Shawangunk Snowmobile Membership Card to receive the discounts on this list. A big Thank You to Larry for all the work that he does, please tell him yourselves as well! If you have already renewed your membership, I will have your card available at the October meeting. A date will be determined at the October meeting for the Safety Course. This course is beneficial for all adults but is a requirement for any youth that operates a snowmobile aged 10 through 17. SkiDoo is again running their Million Dollar Club Support Program. Even if you don’t ride SkiDoo, please grab one of these certificates at the October meeting, fill it out and bring it to your local SkiDoo dealer and SkiDoo will give our club $10 for each certificate. This is a great and easy fundraiser for our club. If 150 members drop off a certificate, our club qualifies to win one of two new SkiDoo’s! The club Christmas Party/club meeting for December has been scheduled for Friday, December 10th. There is no Wednesday meeting in December. More details will follow as it gets closer. The Club Trip to the Tug Hill Area has been scheduled for Feb 4th and 5th. This decision was made at the September meeting. There are 30 rooms set aside at The Edge Hotel (866-348-4211) for our club members. Remember to tell them you are with Shawangunk Club when making your reservations. Lori Pinckney September 2010 Dear Members: Welcome to another snowmobile season! And welcome to all our new members who recently joined online! We had 34 members at our April meeting. Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 8th at the Catholic War Veterans’, Center Street in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. (NOTE: The Catholic War Veterans have a group using the hall before us tomorrow night. That group's meeting will be ending around 7:05-7:10 pm. They have asked us to have our members arrive 7:15 or later). Membership renewals will be accepted at the meeting. The annual September picnic is scheduled for Sunday, Sept 19th at Verkeerderkill Park on Route 52 Pine Bush at 1pm. All attendees are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. The club will be making hamburgers and hotdogs. We are checking into the clams and shrimp, as we’ve done in the past. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Otherwise, BYOB. A sign-up sheet will be available at the Sept meeting or email/call me if you are attending. The club is planning a bus trip to the Big East Snowmobile Show in Syracuse, NY on October 2nd. This has turned out to be a blast every year we go! A sign-up sheet will be passed around at the September meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting, but are interested in going to the Show, please email me. All responses must be definite! We need to know which size bus we might need. Check out this website for information on the show and a list of vendors. If anyone has a sled/ trailer for sale or maybe kids clothing, let me know. I will make a “For Sale” list to be sent to all our members and posted to our website. Any questions or comments, either email me @ membership@shawangunksnowmobile.com, or call 845-778-4379. Looking forward to a great snowmobiling season ! Lori Pinckney
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2009-2010 SeasonApril 2010 Dear Members: We had 36 members at our March meeting. Elections were held and the results were as follows: President: Paul Oomen, Vice President: Bob Pinckney, Secretary: Lori Pinckney, Asst. Secretary: Christian Balbach, Treasurer: Pearl Buckridge. The 3 board of directors are: Anne O’Dell, Richard Goldsmith and Tom Uberto. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 21st at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 6:30 pm. Please note the DATE and TIME. The date of the meeting was changed so that the events and meetings of the NYSSA Forum can be discussed. This meeting is also a pizza party. Pizzas will be delivered in two batches. There will be NO May meeting this year. Adopt-A-Highway is scheduled for Sunday, April 11th. We will meet at the Hoe Bowl on Route 52 at 8am. Please remember the earlier time!! Orange vests and grabbers will be provided. If you volunteer you will receive a safety green club t-shirt. If you already have this t-shirt, please wear it that day. A pancake breakfast is at the Pine Bush Firehouse and the club might be providing admittance for all volunteers. The Winners of the Scholarship Raffle are as follows:
Thank you to all members who sold and/or purchased these tickets. The students at Orange & Ulster BOCES appreciate it!! If you see any snowmobile related activities or articles, please call or email me details. Have a safe and happy spring & summer. Next newsletter will be in August. Lori Pinckney View pictures from our club trip to Tug Hill!
March 2010 Dear Members: We had 26 members at our February meeting. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 10th at the Catholic War Veterans in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. We will be having elections for new officers and Board members. Anyone interested in any position, please email Darren at dorzi@hotmail.com or see him at the beginning of the meeting. **All scholarship raffle tickets (sold or unsold) & money must be handed in at the March meeting. Drawings will be held immediately following the meeting. NYSSA (Onondaga County) Super Raffle Tickets ($5 each) still need to be sold. These tickets need to be turned in by the NYSSA Forum in April. However, our club’s April meeting will be held AFTER the Forum (on April 21st). Ticket stubs and money not turned in at the March meeting, will have to be turned in before April 15th. Call or email me (845-778-4379) to make arrangements to get these stubs. Club Weekend at Tug Hill was a great success. We had 63 members attend. The trails were actually pretty good on the “Hill”. If you took any photos, please email them to me for the website. Please send me any comments or suggestions you may have concerning this trip or future trips. **Important: The Governor has proposed to take $1 Million from the Snowmobile Trail Fund – AGAIN. Please see NYSSA’s website for further information and sample letters to send to the governor, our local senators and assemblyman: http://www.nyssnowassoc.org/. All members are asked to send in letters. NYSSA is having their annual Forum & Meeting in Syracuse on April 16th, 17th & 18th. Friday & Saturday schedules include seminars and a banquet with Sunday holding the annual meeting. Check the NYSSA website, www.nyssnowassoc.org for updates & detailed seminar information. Anyone interested in attending is welcome to go. We need to determine a date for Spring Adopt-A-Highway. Does anyone have dates for any pancake breakfasts in April? If anyone is interested in purchasing Girl Scout Cookies, Bill & Jessica Dammeyer’s daughter Erika (she’s a Daisy) is selling them. Email or call Jessica at mccreary@citlink.net or 692-7229 to order. The cost is $3.50 per box. Every box sold provides $0.65 to the troop. For Sale: girl's child's size 4 Choko 400 snowmobile suit (light blue & black) $30.00 obo – again contact Jessica as above. Lori Pinckney February, 2010 Dear Members: We had 28 members at our January meeting with a few new members attending for the first time. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 10th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. We will be holding elections in March so volunteers are needed to be on a nominating committee. The positions up for election are: President, Vice President, Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Board of Directors positions. The Board of Directors positions are for a three year term. Anyone interested in running for any position, please speak up at the February meeting. IMPORTANT REMINDERS: **There are Scholarship raffle tickets that still need to be sold. Drawings will be held at the March meeting. Please pick some up to sell, there are a lot left. All stubs need to be returned at the beginning of the March Meeting !!! ** NYSSA raffle tickets are available. Please see Brett Balbach to get some. This year there are 50 great prizes including 3 sleds, 1 trailer, snowmobile vacation trips, merchandise, gift certificates, and cash. Only $5 each. Drawings: April 2010 at the NYSSA Forum. ** Club trip to Lyons Falls, NY is Feb 19th through 21st. Please call or email me with the number of people in your group if you have not done so already. I need a head-count for Saturday night’s pizza party. We need volunteers to demonstrate our club rescue equipment for area fire departments. If you are interested in going on any rescue’s or learning our equipment, please call or email me. A date for the demonstration will follow. The NYSSA Annual Forum will be held April 16th – 18th in Syracuse, NY. There are some interesting seminars and events for the 3 day event. Any club member interested in attending the Forum, please let us know at the February meeting. Check out NYSSA’s website for details on the seminars that will be offered. Have you read your NYSSA online magazine? If you have children going into college, look for the scholarship application; deadline is March 1st. If you need a printed copy of this application, see me. Did you notice our club is receiving $30 from the BRP/SkiDoo promotion? Thank you to all those members who participated. Upcoming Snowmobile Events: Eastern Nationals Snocross: Feb 5th & 6th at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack. See www.fingerlakessnowcross.com for more information Great Eastern Whiteout – Antique snowmobile show & races: Feb 12th – 14th at Fulton War Memorial in Fulton, NY: see http://thegreateasternwhiteout.net/index.html for more info Saranac Lake Winter Carnival: Feb 5th – Feb 14th: Saranac Lake: The oldest Winter Carnival in the Eastern U.S. features its trademark Ice Palace and a full week of sporting events, concerts, theatre presentations, parades, fireworks and much more. Call 518/891-1990 or check out this website www.saranaclakewintercarnival.com for additional info. Lake George Winter Carnival Weekends: Every Weekend in Feb. Lake George: Each weekend features different attractions: 518/240-0809 or www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com for more information. Indian Lake Annual Winterfest: Feb 12th – 14th: Skiing and ice-skating contests, snow sculptures, bonfires, fireworks and much more! The local snowmobile club is sponsoring a poker run too: 518/648-5112 or http://www.indian-lake.com Raquette Lake Winter Carnival: Feb 13th & Feb 14th - A weekend of Winter events, with games & contests for all ages. Firework display on Saturday night for all to enjoy. 518/624-3077 http://www.longlake-ny.com Pink Ribbon Riders NY Snow Run: Feb 26th – Feb 27th. Inlet, NY - Two days of winter festivities to raise awareness & support for breast cancer. Activities include organized events, food, fun, and a snowmobile ride through the north country. 315/357-5501 or http://www.inletny.com or http://www.pinkribbonriders.com/snow_ny.html Oxbow 100 Snowmobile Races – March 6th – Oxbow Inn – Speculator, NY LeMan's style racing on Oxbow Lake. 100 mile single cylinder snowmobile races presented by Northern NY 100 Mile Racers in conjunction with the Oxbow Inn. There will be over 65 sleds participating in the race which consisting of 5 classes of snowmobiles. Races start at 11am, near the Oxbow Inn. 518/548-4521 or http://www.speculatorchamber.com I’ve attached the For Sale list again, as there has been an addition to it. Lori Pinckney |
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January 2010
Dear Members: Happy New Year!! We had 96 members at our December meeting/Christmas party with several new members attending. If you have pictures from the party, please forward them to me so we can get them on the club website and facebook page. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 13th at the Catholic War Veterans’ on Center Street in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. NYSSA Super Raffle Tickets are still available. These tickets only cost $5 each and there are too many prizes to list. This raffle is also a fund raiser for our club. Please pick some up at the January meeting from Brett Balbach. Don’t forget the Scholarship Raffle tickets too. We still have many that need to be sold and the drawings are in March. Please see me at the meeting to get some. We are working on updating the list of members interested in assisting with any rescue calls the club receives. If you are interested in being on this list, please email or call me (845-778-4379) with your contact information. We are working on doing a work day/rescue demonstration for the club sled/trailer on Saturday, January 9th at 1pm at Pearl’s house on Sax Road in Wallkill. If you are interested in attending, email or call me. I will send out confirmation emails or phone calls mid week to those who respond. I’ve been told the Super Bowl is Sunday Feb. 7th which has pretty much squashed a club trip for that weekend. I realize this does not affect everyone. So, we can still make arrangements for a more local ride and will discuss options at the January meeting. We’d still like to get a trip up to Speculator – possibly late in January/February or early March. Please give us your suggestions. The trip to the Edge Hotel is a go on Feb 18th – 21st. So far, 22 rooms have been reserved by club members. Any rooms still available are on a first come – first served basis, so make your reservations now. If you already have your room booked or when you do, please email or call me with the number of people in your party. We need a head count for the pizza party. Thank You. I still have the “For Sale” list <below> for anyone looking to sell or buy a snowmobile or trailer. Please notify me if your item has sold, so I can take it off the list. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow….. Lori Pinckney FOR SALE
2007 Ski Doo GSX 600 SDI Limited: red & black, 460 miles, like new, always garaged, tail bag and cover included: $6550.00 1999 Ski Doo Formula Deluxe 583: very good condition, well maintained, 3976 miles, always garaged, cover included: $1950.00 12’ open-faced trailer, 10 inch tires with salt shield: $825.00 1994 Mach Z 780 Triple $ 400 OBO 1996 500 Skidoo SLS, Red, 4k miles $1500
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December 2009 Dear Members: Our next meeting will be the annual Christmas party. It’ll be held on Friday, December 11th at the Catholic War Veterans in Pine Bush at 7 pm. Please note the date and time for the party. We will have a brief meeting, than the party will start. All attendees are asked to bring either an appetizer or a dessert. Soda is included and beer/wine will be available until 10pm, after which it’ll be a cash bar. If you plan on attending the party and you did not sign up at the November meeting, then please RSVP to myself via email (info@shawangunksnowmobile.com.) or phone 778-4379 to indicate the number of people attending. We will be having an auction at the Christmas party following the meal. The money raised from the auction helps pay for club members’ dinners on our club snowmobile trips. If any member has something to donate for the auction, it’ll be greatly appreciated. It is recommended that items donated be Christmas/Winter/Snowmobile themed or home-baked goods. Please note that Santa Claus is scheduled to stop in during the party. He is expected to give each child a gift, so please bring your cameras. In addition, there will also be a grab-bag for the kids. Parents, if you would like your child to participate in the grab-bag, please bring a gift labeled “boy”, “girl” or “either”. The club will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Toys 4 Tots drive. We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the local food pantry. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Remember the safety course is scheduled for Sunday, December 13th. Contact Jessica at 845-692-7229 or email smsrc2@hotmail.com to register. Scholarship raffle tickets are still available. The drawings are in March. Please pick some up to sell if you haven’t already. The NYSSA tickets are now available. See Brett Balbach to grab some to sell. This is a great fund-raiser for the club. Please remember to use your membership card to obtain discounts at many local businesses. If you need your card, contact me. Don’t forget the discounts your NYSSA membership entitles you to as well. Both discount lists are posted on our website, or see me for a hard copy. If you have not renewed your club membership by January 1st, this will be your last club newsletter. Any questions or concerns, please contact me. I've attached the For Sale List for anyone interested. See you at the Christmas Party! Lori Pinckney |
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November 2009 Dear Members: We had 34 members at our October meeting with 2 new members accepted. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 11th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30pm. We will be collecting canned/non perishable goods at the November meeting for Thanksgiving baskets for local families. Please donate; this is a very good cause. Your club membership entitles you to discounts at several local businesses. Click here for a list of these businesses. A big Thank you goes to Larry Moeller for all his hard work at getting us these discounts. Please remember you must show your club membership card to get the discount. See me to get your card if you don’t already have it. Your membership with NYSSA also entitles you to discounts as well. These are posted on our website or NYSSA‘s website: www.nysnowmobiler.com We had 17 members volunteer for Adopt-A-Highway on Oct 18th. It was a soggy day, but the rain held off for us. Thank you to everyone who came out. You may have heard that Mark Heinzelman, president of the Rock Tavern Sno Riders, passed away October 11th after a long battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife, Sue and two children. The club would like to take up a donation from our members for his family. Any amount would be appreciated. Either send in your donation to our PO listed above, or drop off at the November meeting. Thank you. A safety course is scheduled for Sunday, December 13th from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Shawangunk Fire House on Bruynswick Road in Wallkill, NY. All participants must register with Jessica. Please call 845-692-7229 or email smsrc2@hotmail.com to register. An order form for club sweatshirts, t-shirts, and hats is here if anyone would like to order anything. Several people have already given me their orders, so I would like to have all orders in by November 15th. Turtlenecks are available, but are not listed on order form. They are $22 and have a snowmobiler on right side of neck and SSRC on left side. There’s been some discussion about changing the phrase on the back of the shirts. If you have any suggestions, please get them to me by the November meeting. A list of items for sale is below. If you have something to add to the list, please let me know. If you have any questions or know of a snowmobile related event, please contact me @ 778-4379 or email @ info@shawangunksnowmobile.com. Lori Pinckney FOR SALE 2007 Ski Doo GSX 600 SDI Limited: red & black, 460 miles, like new, always garaged, tail bag and cover included: $6550.00 Call: Ron 845-778-4390 or 845-527-7571 1999 Ski Doo Formula Deluxe 583: very good condition, well maintained, 3976 miles, always garaged, cover included: $1950.00 Call: Ron 845-778-4390 or 845-527-7571 12’ open-faced trailer, 10 inch tires with salt shield: $825.00 Call: Kevin 845-629-3574 1972 Arctic Cat 440: Needs a center seal. Paperwork on hand, any reasonable offer accepted. Located in Bullville Call: Bob 845-361-4790 or Email: rseifert@hvc.rr.com 1994 Mach Z 780 Triple $ 400 OBO Call Drew: 845-597-7587 1996 ZRT 800 Triple - Lost spark - $400 OBO Call Drew: 845-597-7587 1996 500 Skidoo SLS, Red, 4k miles $1500 call Kerry Irwin at 845-406-8064 WANTED: 3 or 4 Place Open Trailer - Aluminum Eric: 845-629-0687 |
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Two upstate clubs, the Stratford Snowdrifters and the Brantingham Snowmobile Club, were selected to receive awards of $1000 each in the "Downstate Helping Upstate" program. The photos above are of a 40-foot bridge the Brantingham club completed this summer on C7B. this corridor trail is one of the main routes for snowmobilers fromthe Brantingham and Old Forge areas to get to Tug Hill, and vice versa. The new bridge was necessitated by the washout and complete collapse of a culvert, that would have closed the trail. |
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October 2009 Dear Members: We had 38 members at our September meeting. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14th at the Catholic War Veterans’ at 7:30pm. New memberships and renewals will be accepted. | |
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The club entered a float and had a booth for the Montgomery Day festivities on Sept 12th. I want to thank those who volunteered: Paul & Jane Oomen, Ryan & Christina Balbach, Jim & Dawn VanHouten, Bill, Jessica & Erika Dammeyer, Jessica DiMartino, Darren Orzechowski, Pearl Buckridge, Bob Pinckney and a temporary member Mona. All volunteers received a complementary t-shirt. Photos are on the Photo page; please check them out. |
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The Fall Picnic was held on Sept. 13th. We had over 40 members and their families attend. The weather was perfect and the food was delicious. Thank you to everyone who attended. |
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The Fall Adopt-A-Highway has been set for Sunday, October 18th. We need volunteers for this event. We meet at the Hoe Bowl on Route 52 at 9am. We have 4 miles of roadway to do, and the more people who volunteer the quicker it goes. Orange vests, grabbers and bags are provided. Anyone who volunteers will receive a safety green club t-shirt. If you already have one, please be sure to wear it. Some members have started asking about t-shirts and sweatshirts for this season. Anyone interested in ordering club attire, please let me know and I will take orders. A safety course for ages 10 & up is scheduled for Sunday, December 13th from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Shawangunk Fire House on Bruynswick Road in Wallkill, NY. All participants must register with Jessica. Please email her or call 845-692-7229. Again, I have been asked by members to send out a “For Sale” list with my newsletters. I have a few from the Montgomery day event, but if you have an item to list, please get me the details either by email or phone, 778-4379. Looking for something to do Columbus Day Weekend(Oct 10, 11,12)? How about New Hampshire Grass Drags and Water Races? A few members are planning on going. See http://www.nhgrassdrags.com/ for details. If you know of any other similar events, please let me know and I can pass it on to our members. Lori Pinckney | |
Adirondack Park AgencyNews ReleaseSeptember 03, 2009 Public Comment Period Scheduled for Draft Snowmobile Trail Construction and Maintenance Guidance.RAY BROOK, NY - The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is accepting public comments on Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan compliance for proposed guidance on snowmobile trail siting, construction and maintenance on State Lands in the Adirondack Park. The draft standards and guidance document is available from the APA website at: http://www.apa.state.ny.us/Mailing/0909/stateLand.htm or by contacting the APA at 518.891.4050. This public comment period will remain open until October 16, 2009.
Please address all written comments pertaining to State Land Master Plan compliance to: Or e-mail: apa_slmp@gw.dec.state.ny.us The proposed draft guidance document is a follow up to the October 2006 Snowmobile Plan for the Adirondack Park/Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement.
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September 2009 Dear Members: Welcome to another snowmobile season! Thank you to those members who have joined early either through the mail or using the NYSSA online system. We had 36 members at our May meeting/pizza party. Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9th at the Catholic War Veterans’, Center Street in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. Membership renewals will be accepted at the meeting, however as discussed in August newsletter, vouchers might not be available. Please note that all members are required to either purchase or sell 1 Scholarship Raffle ticket. These tickets should be available at the Sept meeting and can be purchased for $10 each. Any additional tickets members can sell is greatly appreciated. The Scholarship Raffle is a great fundraiser that donates $2000 to Orange County and Ulster County BOCES students who have enrolled in Nursing, Small Engine mechanic or the Law Enforcement program. The club has decided to participate in the Montgomery Day celebration on Saturday, Sept 12th. Our rescue snowmobile and toboggan are the centerpiece for a float in the parade and the club will also have a booth set up promoting the club and safety information. Anyone interested in volunteering, please sign up at the Sept meeting. The annual September picnic is scheduled for Sunday, Sept 13th at Verkerderkill Park on Route 52 Pine Bush at 1pm. All attendees are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. This year’s menu includes: Clams, shrimp, burgers and dogs. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Otherwise, BYOB. A sign-up sheet will be available at the Sept meeting or email/call me with your RSVP by Sept. 9th. The club would like to have a bus trip to the Big East Snowmobile Show in Syracuse, NY on October 3rd. A sign-up sheet will be passed around at the meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting, but are interested in going to the Show, please email me. All responses must be definite! If not enough people respond, this will be cancelled. If anyone has a sled or trailer for sale, let me know. I can make up a “For Sale” list to be displayed at Montgomery Day and sent with future newsletters. Any questions or comments, either email me @ membership@shawangunksnowmobile.com, or call 845-778-4379. Looking forward to a great snowmobiling season ! Lori Pinckney |
NEWS ARCHIVE (2008-2009)
May 2009
Dear Members:
We had 31 members at our April meeting. Our next and final meeting of the snowmobile season will be held on Wednesday, May 13th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. Please note this meeting will be a pizza party. The NYSSA Forum from April will be discussed.
Adopt-A-Highway was performed on April 5th. We had 16 people volunteer for the cleanup. There were several members who volunteered for the first time. A BIG Thank you to everyone who helped.
The winners of the scholarship raffle are as follows:
- $1000 Brett Badendyck
- $500 Erin Fallanka
- $250 Tom Uberto Sr.
- $50 Julian Motola
- $50 Jim Thorn
- $50 Mercurio, Norton & Tarolli
- $50 John Stanger
- $50 Tom Manza
Thank you for everyone’s support of this raffle.
In addition, one of our club members sold the winning ticket of prize #55, a $100 gift certificate for Sports Unlimited, in the Onondaga/NYSSA Super Raffle.
Looking ahead: The Big East Snowmobile Show in Syracuse, NY is October 2nd, 3rd & 4th. We would like to get the bus trip going up there in the fall. Keep October 3, 2009 available, if interested.
If anyone comes across any snowmobile related events or articles, please feel free to forward them to me. Also, please update me with any changes to your email address. Thank you. Membership renewals will be mailed/emailed in August. Have a safe and happy summer!Lori Pinckney
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April 2009 Dear Members: We had 38 members at our March meeting. The 50-50 was sold by Jessica DiMartino and Ariene Balbach. The winner of $ 64 was Joe Vogel. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 8th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. Please note this will NOT be our last meeting of the snowmobile season. We have extended the season into May. Therefore, the last meeting will be May 13th and will be the pizza party. Remember all scholarship raffle tickets and Onondaga/NYSSA raffle tickets are due at the April meeting. If you can not attend this meeting, please mail in your money and stubs now !! The scholarship drawings will be held during the April meeting. Adopt-A-Highway is scheduled for Sunday, April 5th. We will meet at the Hoe Bowl on Route 52 at 8am. Please remember the earlier time!! Orange vests and grabbers will be provided. If you volunteer to help, the club will provide your admittance to the pancake breakfast at the Pine Bush Fire Dept. immediately following the clean-up. Please let me know if you plan on volunteering by calling 778-4379. Election results from the March meeting are as follows: President: Paul Oomen, Vice President: Tony Rozzi, Secretary: Lori Pinckney, Asst. Secretary: Christina Balbach, Treasurer: Pearl Buckridge. The 3 new board of directors are: Ryan Balbach, Mike DiMartino and Chris Vogel. Since the club trip to Tug Hill was such a success, we have reserved 20 rooms at the Edge Hotel for Feb 19, 20 & 21st for next year. All the rooms are on the ground floor and will be together. The Edge staff will hold these rooms until Jan 19, 2010. It is recommended that you make your reservations early since this trip has become popular and February is prime snowmobiling at Tug Hill. Other News: The second annual NYSSA Adirondack Park Snowmobile Trails Conference is scheduled for Saturday, April 4th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake. The purpose of the event is to bring snowmobilers together with those officials that have a vested interest in snowmobile trails, identify issues affecting trails, and understand the course needed to resolve those issues. Invited participants are DEC Region 5 and Region 6, The Nature Conservancy, and DOT. There may be additional speakers. Note: Lunch is not provided as part of the Conference, but the Hotel does have a restaurant. There is no charge to attend the Conference. All attendees are asked to sign up in advance so that we may gauge seating room. Please contact Dave Perkins, NYSSA Trail Coordinator, 518-747-4609, or email jenval@roadrunner.com. Also: SnowTrails TV Proposal: Developing Snowmobile Internet TV Broadcast Partnerships. It is proven that SnowTrails TV is a family style TV program demonstrating and representing the realities of the true recreational snowmobile lifestyle and experience. Being accepted by the snowmobiling community as “their” TV show, it shares our passions and brings the true reality of the snowmobiling experience to the viewers. The object of this proposal is to overcome the limited distribution that regional PBS television has provided over the past 7 years, expanding coverage to everyone. Internet video and web broadcasting has developed to a point that it can be used by most of us to communicate with our own snowmobile Internet TV broadcast network. Snowtrailstv.com is delivering all of its TV programming online with good quality real time flash video. We call this On Demand delivery content. As a committed partner with all of organized snowmobiling and my personal commitment to improving and educating everyone about snowmobiling though the use of positive media, I am offering the free SnowTrails TV series to be broadcast from (video embedded on) a page within the websites of snowmobiling clubs, organizations and associations. This delivery and management of Internet TV is technically easy, with today’s networks. With our growing SnowTrails TV library we can continuously provide new insightful reality snowmobiling programs for our friends, neighbors and partners to share and learn more about the snowmobiling experiences. Additionally time sensitive, Internet TV messaging, can be directly delivered to the viewing snowmobiling membership and public with programming being updated bi-monthly during the off season and possibly more during the peak season times. This is a free web broadcast offer to all snowmobile organizations. We are looking for up to 80% internet broadcast participation in helping locally distribute online reality SnowTrails TV. We are hoping for 10% participation with supporting Tour Pass partners for funding. Voluntary supporting sponsorship is with a SnowTrails TV Club Tour Pass for $200.00 annually or individually for $20.00. Club members will be asked for input and opinions regarding this at the April meeting. We have a club member that is looking for childrens helmets. If you have anything available, let me know I will pass the info on. Lori Pinckney |
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March 2009 Dear Members: We had 32 members at our February meeting. The 50-50 was sold by Dawn VanHouten and Jane Oomen. The winner of $64 was Bob Pinckney. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 11th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. We will be holding elections for the following positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Board of Directors positions. The Board of Directors positions are for a three year term. Anyone interested in any position, please see Darren and Charis O. Remember to sell those Scholarship and NYSSA raffle tickets. If you haven’t sold any, please get some at the March meeting. Both drawings are held in April. All money will need to be handed in either at the March meeting or at the beginning of the April meeting. Club Weekend at Speculator was a great success. We had 41 members attend. Everyone had a great time and the trails were very good. The club weekend trip to the Edge Hotel was also a great success. The trails were good there as well. We had 53 members attend. There were 3 snowmobile related deaths the Saturday of the trip and thank goodness none of our members were involved. We did however, have a “rescue/event” - please read the letter at the end of this newsletter. NYSSA is having their annual Forum & Meeting in Liverpool (Syracuse), NY on April 17th, 18th & 19th. Friday & Saturday schedules include seminars and a banquet with Sunday holding the annual meeting. Activities take place at the Holiday Inn. Check the NYSSA website, www.nyssnowassoc.org for updates & detailed seminar information. Anyone interested in attending is welcome to go. Up to 5 people can go. Registration forms will be available at the March meeting. Registration ends March 30 - so hurry! The Wurstboro Winter Festival is scheduled for March 7th. It is from 9am to 5 pm at the Wurtsboro Airport. The club will have a table set up to provide snowmobile safety and trail information as well as sell raffle tickets. The club trailer and rescue equipment will also be displayed. A snowmobile swap meet will also be there as well as destination info, exhibitors, horse drawn sleigh rides, “touch a truck” and more. It sounds like a great event for anyone. Come check it out! If you have a snowmobile to sell, please print up a flyer (email it to me or mail to the PO Box listed at top of newsletter by Friday) and we can display it at the club “table” instead of paying the $30 entrance fee for the swap meet. See you at the meeting. Lori Pinckney
To the members of the Shawangunk Snowmobile & RESCUE Club. Our recent outing to the Edge Hotel in Lyon’s Falls was our first with the club. We were primed for a great weekend and looked forward to meeting many of the club members. While some might say that our weekend turned out terrible, we would argue just the opposite. Yes, Jean’s sled broke down on Friday and we had to leave it on the trail overnight, and yes, my sled broke down on Saturday as we went to retrieve the first one; we found a group of people that could be counted on to jump in and do not just what was necessary, but they rose far above necessity and came through in a way that could not be expected. These people tried everything possible on the trail with the first sled before determining that there was no more that could be done. They then insisted on going back the next day while putting their own plans on hold and then even continued on without me when my sled broke down. They used amazing ingenuity and incorporated a child’s toboggan in order to move one sled even though it took harnessing two of their own to pull it 8 – 10 miles out to where it could be loaded onto the back of a pickup truck. Anyone else might have given up when one of the sleds pulling it overturned, but these were determined people. Even then because of their concern for the safety of others, they had one member of the group go on ahead with a flag to let oncoming traffic know what to expect. It must have looked just like the escorts we see on the road for wide loads. I felt so bad that I couldn’t be there to help. Once it was out they made sure that both sleds were brought back to the hotel and placed back in the trailer. We were just blown away. We want everyone to know just how dedicated and caring these people are. We are looking forward to many more rides in the future. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!! Thank You Especially To: Bob, Lori, John, Pearl, Stephen, Scott, Rhonda, Kristin, Tom, Ryan, Christina, Chris, Jamie, Meghan, Rich & Stephen Rozzi. Jim & Jean Meineker
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February 2009 (older newsletters are on the news page) Dear Members: We had 37 members at our January meeting with several new members accepted. The 50-50 was sold by Jessica & Erika Dammeyer. The winner of $63 was Harold Baird. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 11th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. We will be holding elections in march so volunteers are needed to be on a nominating committee. The positions up for election are: President, Vice President, Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Board of Directors positions. The Board of Directors positions are for a three year term. If you read your NYSSA online magazine for January, you may have noticed that there are 2 Scholarships available to NYSSA and NYS Snowmobile Club Members. The Northeast Chapter (NEC) Scholarship (application deadline: April 1, 2009) and the 2009 NYSSA Scholarship which offers 2 - $500 awards (application deadline: March 1, 2009). If you are interested in either of these scholarships see the NYSSA website or I will have some applications at the February meeting. REMINDERS: **There are Scholarship raffle tickets that still need to be sold. Drawings will be held at the April meeting. See me for tickets. ** NYSSA raffle tickets are available. Please see Rich Rozzi to get some. This year there are 62 great prizes including 3 sleds, 1 trailer, snowmobile vacation trips, merchandise, gift certificates, and cash. ** Club trip to Lyons Falls, NY(Tug Hill, The Edge Hotel) is Feb 20th through 22nd. If you have not made your reservations yet for the Edge Hotel, do it now -315-348-4211. Rooms are no longer being held for our club members, it is first come, first served. We had 10 members participate in the Delaware Valley Ridge Riders poker run January 17th up in the Downsville/Walton area. It made for a great day trip from our area. Trails were well maintained. Lori Pinckney | |
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AVAILABLE NOW!! SSRC Sweatshirts, Long Sleeve Shirts, Hats, and Tees. ORDER FORM HERE Shown at left is the sweatshirt front. The SSRC logo will replace the sledder on the front. The reverse is shown below. All sizes and colors are available. Specify size, color, and quantity. |
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At left is the SSRC tee shirt, same as above, including 'ride til it melts' on the reverse. please specify size, color of shirt, and quantity. |
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Orders have been completed. We may put together another group order in the upcoming months. If you're interested send your order to Lori Pinckney,
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View photos from Stewart 1/11/09Need a Safety Course?Rock Tavern Sno Riders are hosting a Safety Course, open to youth or adults, on Saturday, February 28, 2009, 8:30 – 4:00. Please arrive at 8:15 AM to check in. It will be held at the Town of Newburgh Ambulance Building at 97 South Plank Rd.; Newburgh. There will not be enough time to leave for lunch. Please bring a bag lunch so you can eat in the classroom. The Club will provide coffee, hot chocolate & donuts for the morning. Please pre-register by calling Sue at (845)742-0429 – We need your name, address, phone, date of birth, e-mail address. |
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Some important dates:
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February 20-21-22 - Shawangunk Club Trip to The Edge Hotel, Lyons Falls, NY (Tug Hill).
March 7 - Wurtsboro Winter Festival, 9 am to 5pm, Wurtsboro Airport
March 11 - Regular Meeting, 7:30 pm, Catholic War Veterans, Pine Bush
Apr 17-19 - NYSSA Annual Meeting & Forum, Holiday Inn, Liverpool (near Syracuse).
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January 2009 Newsletter
Dear Members: Happy New Year!! We had 53 members at our December meeting/Christmas party with 3 new members accepted. The 50-50 was sold by Christine & Tyler Serviss. The winner of $101 was Ryan Balbach. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 14th at the Catholic War Veterans’ on Center Street in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. Remember your club membership entitles you to many discounts in the local area. If you have not received your membership card, get it at the meeting or ask me to mail it to you. Don’t forget your NYYSA membership also entitles you to discounts. If you need a copy of either our Club’s or NYSSA’s discounts, call me at 778-4379 if you don’t have internet access. Club T-shirts (both short and long sleeved) and Sweatshirts can now be ordered. If you are interested in purchasing anything, please bring your order form, which is attached to this newsletter, to the meeting with payment or mail in by January 14th. Pictures are on the back of the order form (for those receiving this in the mail) or on the website. We plan on doing only 1 order per season, so please think about that summer t-shirt now. Kids pricing is a little cheaper (not listed on order form), as follows: Short sleeved T-shirts (S,M, L) $ 9, Long sleeved T-shirts $ 14, Kids Crewneck Sweatshirt $ 18 Kids Hooded Sweatshirt $ 21 NYSSA Super Raffle Tickets will be available at the January meeting. These tickets only cost $5 each and are for too many prizes to list. This raffle is also a fund raiser for our club. Please pick some up at the January meeting. Reminders: Speculator Weekend is scheduled for Feb 6th, 7th & 8th. Breakfast on Saturday morning is included and so is dinner Saturday night which will be roast beef and chicken marsala. The cost for dinner should be around $5 per person. Additional details should be available at the January meeting. If you are planning on going, please RSVP to myself @ 778-4379 or lpinckney@hvc.rr.com, Pearl at 744-2916 or Christina 741-1321 by January 30th. A definite head-count for breakfast and dinner is needed. Accommodations are as follows: Speculator area:
I still have the “For Sale” list below for anyone looking to sell or buy a snowmobile or trailer. Please notify me if your item has sold, so I can take it off the list. Lori Pinckney
Sleds for sale Arctic Cat Kit Kat $750 & 1995 US Cargo Enclosed Trailer, 8'x12', ramps & doors on front & back $1400 If interested, please call Jim @ 845-742-0602
All the following machines were garage kept, all have covers, saddlebags included too & helmets, Dollys also included. Will sell as package or separate. I did not get prices but please call with any offers or to see items. Marty - 725-7784 2004 Polaris 600 Classic Touring 2up - electric reverse, 310 original miles 1998 Artic Cat 440 ZL - has reverse - 1454 original miles 2000 Ski Doo MXZ 700X - 3400 original miles 1995 Caravan 4-place aluminum trailer (open) 2000 Caravan 2-place aluminum trailer (open)
05 SkiDoo MXZ 600 sdi x-package, black, 1.25" track, 3500 miles 50% are canadian; excellent condition: asking $4300 04 SkiDoo MXZ 600 sdi adrenaline, yellow/black, 3100 miles - 75% are canadian, excellent condition: asking $3600 If interested in either of the above, call Chris Vogel: 845-895-5728
A two place Red Triton Lite 101 w/ ski guides, tie downs and a blizzard top. 2005 Yamaha Rx Warrior ER,4 stroke, Mint condition always garaged 4,000 miles* only ridden in Canada. Would like $5500 for the sled and trailer. The contact number should be 518-399-2040 Ask for Wes. |
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December 2008 Dear Members: We had 40 members at our November meeting with 2 new members accepted. The 50-50 was sold by Jessica Dammeyer, the winner of $86 was Meghan Antona. Thank you to Pearl Buckridge for making the yummy clam chowder!! Our next meeting will be our annual Christmas party held on Friday, December 5th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7pm. Please note the date change from earlier newsletters and the earlier time. We will have a brief meeting then the festivities will begin. All attendees are asked to bring either an appetizer or a dessert. Soda is included. Cash bar is available. If attending, please RSVP to Pearl @ 744-2916 or Christina @ 845-741-1321 or my email: lpinckney@hvc.rr.com with the number of people attending and dish bringing. We will be having an auction at the Christmas party. Members are asked to donate items to the auction if interested. Donations of home-baked or Christmas/Winter themed items are appreciated. Santa is scheduled to be at the Christmas party. In addition, there will be a grab-bag for the children. Parents, please bring a wrapped toy, marked “boy“, “girl” or “either“ for the grab-bag. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate for Toys For Tots. Also, non-perishable food items will also be collected for the local food pantry. We had 17 participants in the Snowmobile Safety Course held in November. Thank You to Jessica & Paul for coordinating and to all those who attended. If you missed the course, look for others at the NYS Parks website. Don’t forget to sell the Scholarship raffle tickets. They cost $10 each with the prizes as follows: 1st Prize: $1000, 2nd Prize: $500, 3rd Prize: $250, 4th - 8th Prize: $50 each. The NYSSA raffle tickets are not yet available. Possibly at the January meeting. Speculator Weekend is scheduled for Feb 6th, 7th & 8th. Breakfast on Saturday morning is included and so is dinner Saturday night which will be roast beef and chicken marsala. The cost for dinner should be around $5 per person. If you are planning on going, please RSVP to myself at 778-4379, Pearl at 744-2916, or Christina 741-1321 by January 30th. A definite head-count for breakfast and dinner is needed. Accommodations are as follows: Speculator area:
Remember, your club membership entitles you to many discounts at local businesses. Also, your membership in NYSSA provides discounts as well. These are also posted on our website or NYSSA’s website: www.nyssnowassoc.org. I still have the For Sale List below for anyone looking for a new-to-you sled/trailer. There’s been a few new additions to it. Please let me know if you’ve sold your item so I can take it off the list. If you have not renewed your club membership by Jan 1st, this will be your last newsletter. See you at the Christmas Party!!! Lori Pinckney Sleds for sale |
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November 2008 Dear Members: We had 33 members at our October meeting with 2 new members accepted. The 50-50 was sold by Jessica Dammeyer. The winner of $39 was Dawn VanHouten. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 12 th at the Catholic War Veterans’ in Pine Bush at 7:30pm. We will be collecting canned/non perishable goods for Thanksgiving baskets for area families. Please donate; this is a very good cause. Your club membership entitles you to many discounts at various local businesses. Click here to view a list of these businesses. A big Thank you goes to Larry Moeller for all his hard work at getting us these discounts. Please remember you must show your club membership card to get the discount. Your membership with NYSSA also entitles you to discounts as well. Visit the NYSSA site at www.nyssnowassoc.org. We had 15 members volunteer for Adopt-A-Highway on Oct 19th. A big Thank You to everyone who helped. The safety course is scheduled for Sunday, November 9th from 8:30 to 4:30 at the New Windsor Community Center, 555 Union Avenue, New Windsor, NY 12553. You must register to attend. Anyone wishing to register can email Jessica at smsrc2@hotmail.com or call 845-692-7229. Please note the December meeting will be held on Friday, December 5th. (note date change) A Christmas party will immediately follow the brief meeting. Additional details on the Christmas party will be discussed at the November meeting. Upcoming Events: November 7-9th, New Hampshire 2008 Snowmobile/ATV Winter Expo Rockingham Park - Salem NH www.nhsnowshow.com Dec. 12th-14th -32nd ANNUAL SNODEO, Old Forge, NY - Snodeo is the “kick-off” weekend for the 2008/2009 snowmobile season. On Friday morning, watch the exciting Snowmobile Manufacturer’s Challenge in Woodgate, NY, and then Snodeo will be open 3pm-7pm. On Saturday, Snodeo will be open from 10am until 5pm. There will be seminars scheduled, and the 120cc races for our next generation of snowmobilers. Take a chance to win a new snowmobile of your choice from 5 models offered, along with cash prizes and many other giveaways. The evening will consist of a spectacular fireworks display. On Sunday, Snodeo will be open from 10 - 2pm with the snowmobile raffle drawing at 1pm. Call the Town of Webb Visitor Center (315) 369-6983 for more info. If you have any questions or know of a snowmobile related event, please contact me @ 845-778-4379 or email @ info@shawangunksnowmobile.com. Lori Pinckney |
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October 2008 Dear Members: We had 41 members at our September meeting with 4 new members accepted. The 50-50 was sold by Jessica Dammeyer. $79 was won by James Goldsmith. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 8th at the Catholic War Veterans’ at 7:30pm. New memberships and renewals will be accepted. Please remember to register your sleds early. This will get the money into the trail fund that gets distributed to clubs for grooming and maintenance. The Fall Picnic will be on October 5th at Verkeerderkill Park at 1pm. If you would like to attend, but have not RSVP’d, please call either myself 778-4379 or Pearl 744-2916 as soon as possible. All are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. The Big East Snowmobile Show is Oct 3, 4, & 5 in Syracuse, NY. This event showcases all the latest sled models of the major brands and accessories. If anyone plans on attending, there is a $2 off admission coupon in the NYSSA September online magazine. The club is not sponsoring a bus trip to the Big East this year, maybe next year. The Fall Adopt-A-Highway has been set for Sunday, October 19th. We need volunteers for this event. We meet at the Hoe Bowl on Route 52 at 9am. We have 4 miles of roadway to do, and the more people who volunteer the quicker it goes. Please bring a pair of gloves. Orange vests and bags are provided. NYSSA will be having a board meeting on November 1st at the Hubbard Lodge at Fahnestock State Park on Route 9 in Cold Spring. Starting around 10 am. This is a first for a meeting in our area and an opportunity to see the workings of a Board of Directors meeting. A special 'Hudson Valley Regional Meeting' session will be held where issues and triumphs unique to this area are discussed. Input is welcome from any member! If interested in attending, let me know and we can coordinate sharing the ride or I can give the directions to getting there. A safety course for ages 10 & up is scheduled for Sunday, November 9th from 8:30 to 4:30 at the New Windsor Community Center, 555 Union Avenue, New Windsor, NY 12553. All participants must register with Jessica. Please email her at smsrc2@hotmail.com or call 845-692-7229. Club Weekend in Speculator is scheduled for Feb 6, 7 & 8, 2009. A list of local accommodations will be available in the next newsletter as well as more details on this trip. A second club trip is scheduled at The Edge Hotel, in Lyons Falls (Tug Hill area) on Feb 20th, 21st, & 22nd. The phone #: (315) 348-4211. Ten rooms are set aside so far for our club. Deluxe continental breakfast is included with your room rate. I am not sure if the rates are the same as last year. Call them or check out their website: www.theedgehotel.com. Additional details will be relayed as they are known. If you have any questions or comments, please email me or call. Lori Pinckney 05 SkiDoo MXZ 600 sdi x-package, black, 1.25" track, 3500 miles 50% are canadian; excellent condition: asking $4300 - Chris Vogel: 845-895-5728 |
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| Sept 2008 News Dear Members: Welcome to another snowmobile season! Thank you to those who have joined early either through the mail or using the online system. We had 39 members at our April meeting. The 50-50 was sold by Kristen & Jessica DiMartino. The winner of $49 was Dawn VanHouten. Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 10th at the Catholic War Veterans’, Center Street in Pine Bush at 7:30 pm. Membership renewals will be accepted at the meeting, however as discussed in August newsletter, vouchers might not be available. Please note that all members are required to either purchase or sell 1 scholarship raffle ticket. These tickets will be available at the Sept meeting and can be purchased for $10 each. Any additional tickets members can sell is greatly appreciated. The Scholarship Raffle, for those who don’t know, is a Raffle the club does every year. $2000 is raised and divided between Orange County and Ulster County BOCES students who have enrolled in Nursing, Small Engine mechanic or the Law Enforcement program. The Spring Adopt-A-Highway was April 13th. A big Thank You to the 14 members who volunteered. The annual September picnic is scheduled for Sunday, October 5th at Verkerderkill Park on Route 52 Pine Bush at 1pm. This had to be rescheduled from Sept 21st because that day was already booked. This may require additional discussion/confirmation at the Sept meeting. All attendees are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. This year’s menu includes: Clams, shrimp, burgers and dogs. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Otherwise, BYOB. A sign-up sheet will be available at the Sept meeting. If anyone has a sled or trailer for sale, let me know I can make up a “For Sale” list and send it out to all members. Any questions or comments, either email me @ membership@shawangunksnowmobile.com, or call 778-4379. Looking forward to a great snowmobiling season ! Lori Pinckney,
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Important 08-09 Dates: Aug 9-10 - Watercross Races at Flat Rock (Tug Hill) contact Lori if you want to go. Sep 10 - 7:30 pm - Regular Meeting, Catholic War Veterans. Oct 5 - Fall Picnic @ Verkerderkill Park, Route 52 west of Pine Bush. Time TBD. Oct 3-4-5 - Big East Powersports Show, OnCenter, Syracuse NY. Oct 8 - 7:30 pm - Regular Meeting, Catholic War Veterans. Nov 1 - (Sat) 8:30 am - NYSSA BOD Meeting, Hudson Valley - Location TBD Nov 12 - 7:30 pm - Regular Meeting, Catholic War Veterans. Dec 12 (Friday) - Holiday Party / abbreviated meeting - (Start 7pm), Catholic War Veterans. Jan 14 - 7:30 pm - Regular Meeting, Catholic War Veterans. Feb 7-8 - Club Trip to Speculator. Feb 11 - 7:30 pm - Regular Meeting, Catholic War Veterans. Feb 20-21 - Club Trip to The Edge Hotel, Lyons Falls (Tug Hill). A block of rooms is being held. Mar 11 - 7:30 pm - Regular Meeting, Catholic War Veterans. Apr 8 - 7:30 pm - Regular Meeting, Catholic War Veterans. Apr 17-19 - NYSSA FORUM & ANNUAL MEETING, Syracuse NY May 13 - 7:30 pm - LAST Regular Meeting & Pizza Party - Catholic War Veterans. |
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Election results from the March meeting are as follows: President: Paul Oomen, Vice President: Tony Rozzi, Secretary: Lori Pinckney, Asst. Secretary: Christina Oomen, Treasurer: Pearl Buckridge. The 3 new board of directors are: Bill Dammeyer, Brett Balbach and Vinny Willeburgher.
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Read last season's newsletters here.