b'Club OfThe YearBy Pam Butler others. Some of those who have servedthe very challenging Barnard terrain.On Annual Meeting day 2019,in the official role of club presidentThen along came Jeff Tardanico, many of our club members were atwere Wes Hennig, Doug Martin, Billa gregarious landowner with his the afternoon wedding celebrationRea, and Stan Butler. The source of ourown Bombardier power unit and of Rachel and Dan Ertel, twoclub name has eluded all whom I have4-foot drag. The power unit was adventurous young snowmobilersasked, but luckily someone createdclaustrophobic, to say the least, and Jeff who have brought new volunteerclub patches that are still around. It isis not a small guy, but he stuck it out, enthusiasm to the Mountainviewers.a fitting name for a Windsor Countyspending hours upon hours cramped Rachel is the daughter of Danatown that is known for its elevationup inside that machine in all kinds of Noyes (groomer operator) and wifeand views from the Delectable range.weather and making the trails better Linda, and Annual Meeting was theWes Hennig recalls club rides andthan wed ever had.furthest thing from anyones mindFun Days when the Mountainviewers that late summer day. The celebrationhosted sled drag races, figure eights,Finally, our dream of owning our continued when we learned of the Bestand club cookouts. Members tookfirst groomer became a reality in the Snowmobile Club of the Year awardturns hosting monthly meetings atfall of 2011, when the club purchased the following morning. We are the littletheir homes and, from what I havea Class One power unit and drag. snowmobile club that could, smalllearned, had a crazy amount of funAfter extensive searching, we located in number, dwarfed by other clubsriding. What happens on the trail staysa 1997 Tucker 2000 for sale from a larger grooming contracts, but big inon the trail! power company in Idaho with very commitment and heart. On behalf oflow use hours and never used to every club member, we thank VASTpull a drag. With funding from a for this acknowledgement and allGroomers and Equipment VAST grant, a loan from Windsor the volunteers who made this award The early attempts at grooming onCounty Snowmobile Club, some club possible. Sorry we couldnt be there! goat paths began with Sonny Wardsavings, and financial support of a few dragging a bed spring behind hismembers, we purchased the groomer. sled - certainly not the best way, butGiddy with anticipation, we had it shipped to what was then Cooks, to be The Early Daysit was better than nothing. Over thetuned up with hydraulics added to the Best recollections are that theyears and with the help of members rear. A new 9-foot Mogul Master drag Mountainviewers began as a club inmore like pioneerslike Dave Luce,came next, and we were off grooming the 1960s with founders Bill Edmunds,we upgraded to a basic drag, stillwith a group of six very eager Sonny Ward, and Dave Luce, amongpulled by a snowmobile. Dave workedvolunteer groomers - a dream realized countless hours carving out trails in 14 | Snowmobile VERMONT'