b'Club of the YearWe also fondly remember Tom Murray and his wife Florence, who for many years housed our first groomer in their equipment barn. Tom, Edna, and Dave have all passed on and will remain an important and endearing part of our clubs history. Generations of the Tracy, Rhoades, Webster, and Edmunds families continue to exemplify the true spirit of volunteering with their ongoing dedication and have been the backbone of our organization.The Barnard Mountianviewers hold an annual poker run ending at the Barnard Town Hall Officers where many delicious dishes made by club members are served. Club President: Rob TracyVice President: Dean Edmunds to further improve the Barnard trailEdmunds and Jim Webster manned the system. The Mumfords have since soldgrill and handled the registration table Treasurer: Lynne Tracy their New Jersey restaurant and retiredwith ease from start to finish. Other Secretary: Kaleigh Rhoades and we will always be grateful to themvolunteers good-naturedly froze their Trailmaster: Dana Noyes and the many volunteers who helpedbutts off at the various trail stops. We make that November dinner a success,can always count on these people and bringing our goal of purchasing ourall volunteers: they are the heartbeat of Events and Fundraisers first groomer closer to a reality. our club.The annual poker ride typically The club checkbook was a lot lighterscheduled for the last Sunday in many years ago, and, in order to meetJanuary has also been a success -Going Forwardour goal of owning our first groomer,when Mother Nature cooperates. ThisEvery snowmobile club in Vermont we had to think about some seriousevent has been another opportunityplays an integral part in the long-term fundraising. Fortunately for ourwhere our sport is highlighted assustainability of the snowmobiling club, two very generous part-timefamily-inclusive, fun, safe, and anindustry and the maintenance of a Vermonters and accomplished Newimportant piece of the local economy.continuous statewide trail system Jersey chefs, Chris and Deb Mumford,It is heartwarming to see rosy-cheekedwith the support of VAST. And there stepped forward and offered theirchildren ride to the town hall with theirare three points that should always be professional services to prepare a roastparents and grandparents to be part ofin the forefront as we move forward; pork dinner. Our first was in earlythis exhilarating sport for generationstrail safety, respect and appreciation November 2005 and it was a hugeto come. Nearly 70 riders from allfor landowners who grant access, success. It was a daunting undertakingparts of Windsor county participatedand volunteerism. We are immensely at first to serve a crowd of over 100in 2019, when we had a fresh dumpproud of our groomer team in Barnard people such a labor-intensive meal,of snow, and enjoyed the 45-mile Rob Tracy and sons Josh and Jeff, from garnished soup to individuallytrail ride. Volunteers showed up withDana Noyes, Dean Edmunds and prepared desserts. We pulled out allsteaming crock pots of chili and soupsthose who served before them. Not the stops with rented linens, candlewhile long time volunteers Deanonly has our club been awarded Most lit tables, and the Barnard Town Hall kitchen filled with sous chef volunteers of all ages. We stumbled through during those first years and quickly learned that assisting professional chefs was demanding and waitressing not easy! Club volunteers were able to secure raffle prizes from community establishments and the proceeds from ticket sales really beefed up our bank account. It was always an enthusiastic dinner crowd, ready for a fun community event on the eve of deer season and before the holidays. It was also a great opportunity to enlighten people about our clubs commitment Club ride-ins are another activity that members of the Barnard Mountainviewers enjoy. 16 | Snowmobile VERMONT'