Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Snowmobile Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 139
Proctorsville, Vermont 05153
www.Cavendishsnowfleas.com
January 2016
Email: [email protected]
FLEA CALLER
CHRISTMAS PARTY
We had a great turnout for this year‟s Christmas Party!
The group included folks who joined the Club a week
before the party to three of the original group of friends
who helped form the Club back in the 1970‟s. We were
able to acknowledge and thank Jennifer Stowell and
Roxie and Al Davis – and to hear their stories of early
snowmobiling in Cavendish. Especially entertaining was
Jennifer‟s stories of riding including a description of the
female riders walking 10 ft. ahead of the sleds, laying
down in the snow and rolling back toward the sleds to
„groom‟ the trail!
CLUB RIDE
RAVEN‟S DEN STEAKHOUSE
Manchester, VT
Sat., Jan. 23, 2016
As always the Yankee Swap proved to be a lively experience with Clay Sides keeping the participants on track.
We know what his job is going to be next year.
Meet at Cook Shack 8:30 a.m.
Ride leaves at 9:00 a.m.
Thank you to the Wilsons for again opening their home
and hosting the party, to Jared for coordinating the menu
and to those who provided all of the delicious food!
A MUST SEE VIDEO
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COOK SHACK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
As soon as the weather cooperates the Cook Shack will
be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 3 pm.
Please contact Jared (802-226-7494) if you can spend a
day helping in the Shack. It‟s a warm, fun place to make
new friends and help the Club, and it gets your name into
next year‟s drawing for a Volunteer TMA!
Do you have a dish that receives rave reviews from family
and friends? Please contact Jared if there is a weekend
when you could donate your favorite soup, a special sandwich, or dessert to enhance our menu.
Jared keeps a schedule so please be sure to contact him
before bringing food or coming to help out.
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JANUARY MEETING
Our next meeting is Thursday, Jan. 14th starting at 7:00
pm at the home of Dot and Pete Ramsdell, 369 Route
131, Cavendish. Hope you will join us!
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Last year a Windsor County man lost his life snowmobiling in Coolidge State Forest. His family has created a
video to remind folks to ride safely. The video is called
“Mike‟s Story-Why Snowmobile Safety Matters”. There is
a link to the video on our Facebook page or it can be
found at www.YouTube.Com
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HERE COMES THE TUCKER –NOW WHAT?
Our groomers have given up counting how many times
they have pulled a sled out of the snow because the driver
panicked when they encountered the Tucker on the trail.
An article worth reading and sharing with friends is –
Etiquette for Encountering Trail Grooming Equipment –
www.saferiderssafetyawareness.org/trail-groomingequipment-etiquette.html
Our groomers always look for a safe place to pull over to
allow folks to pass. It will make for a more pleasant experience for you and our groomers!
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TRI-STATE RECIPROCAL WEEKEND
This year‟s Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine TriState Reciprocal Weekend will be Jan. 29, 2016 through
Jan. 31, 2016.
REMINDER
The weekend provides complimentary snowmobiling in
the three New England states for VAST members that
have a valid 2016 TMA, and all snowmobiles legally registered in New Hampshire and Maine.
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DO YOU FEEL LUCKY?
The Club will again be running a season-long 50-50 raffle
with the winning ticket being chosen at our April Club
meeting. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and can be
purchased at the Cook Shack. Half of the money raised
goes to the winning ticket holder and the other half goes
into the barn Building Fund.
Just print your name and telephone number on the back
of your tickets and wait for a telephone call. Good luck!
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ANOTHER DINNER ON US
Brian and Kelly Weymer are the latest winners of a $25
gift certificate to The Chophouse for referring 5 new
members/sleds to the Club.
A new member is anyone who was not a member during
the 2015 season. Mail or email the contact information to
Karen. Once 5 of your referrals join the Club, you will
receive the Gift Certificate. Remember each sled counts
as a membership!
CORRIDOR 106 IS CLOSED
BETWEEN S 14 AND WR 68
SIGNS ARE POSTED AT BOTH
LOCATIONS AND AT OUR
COOK SHACK
INFO ON ALL VAST TRAIL CLOSURES
CAN BE FOUND ON THE VAST
WEBSITE
HAVE YOU CHECKED OUR WEBSITE?
If you haven‟t had the opportunity yet, you should check
out our website. Stacey Burkhardt, our website coordinator, has done a fantastic job with the layout and graphics.
Stacey also created the new graphic which appears with
Club ride info.
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AVOID A DUI OR SUI
VAST and the Vermont Sheriff‟s Department have
asked that we remind everyone of the penalties for
operating machinery on the trails while under the
influence of alcohol and/or drugs. If caught on a trail
which is also a public road, the arrest will be a DUI,
as if in a motor vehicle. If caught on a trail which is
not a public road, the arrest will be an SUI with a
fine and points against your license. We encourage
our Club members to be smart when operating your
sleds on the trails.
These penalties also apply to those who operate the
groomers.
CORRIDOR 5 TRAIL CLOSURE
The Hurricane Riders have advised of the following trail
closure on Corridor 5:
“Until further notice, VAST Corridor 5 from the West
Hartford Store north to Henderson‟s Camp is closed.
To ride to Sharon on Corridor 5 North, you may pick it
up by parking at the Jericho School House and getting on
the trail there, go to Henderson‟s Camp and pick up 5
North from that point.
Corridor 5 North of Henderson‟s will not be groomed by
the Tucker until we can get through on the trail.
Corridor 5 South of the West Hartford Store to Hartland
is open, and you can pick up 125 West to Woodstock
from the junction near the West Hartford iron bridge.”
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OUR TRAIL CONDITIONS ARE POSTED ON
OUR WEBSITE, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE,
AND THE VAST WEBSITE