b'Annual Meetingbeen very positive to deal with. He isAMBITION any riders who rode on their trails this Johnny on the spot when it comesThis gentleman has been one of theyear,things appeared as they always to getting trail issues addressed and ismain problem solvers for his club. Thehavewell groomed and maintained the first to volunteer to attend a Forestclub purchased a groomer this pasttrails and good signage. Service meeting when the time comes. fall and took over for a contractor whoOne thing was different though; a key He balances all of his volunteer trailhad been grooming their trail systemperson was missing from the team. In duties with a demanding full-time jobpreviously.honor of his memory, the club created but never seems to miss a beat. He hasAs many of you can imagine, being aa memorial arch in memory of David recently moved out of state, but werookie to a 65-mile class 1 groomingPage. The arch is located on Corridor wish to provide a little piece of his pastcontract with one machine was a114 at EX24.with VAST to move along with him.challenge to say the least.David served the VAST community as Eric Zeno of the Foote of the MountainUltimately, he kept the tracks turningtrailmaster, the Essex county director, Snow Travelers is this years recipientfor the club this past winter and rose toand in many other capacities for 42 of the Appreciation Award. the occasion on many levels, rallyingyears.the club when things got tough.Special thanks to all who have been MOTIVATOR They say the tough get going and thatinvolved in stepping up and sharing is exactly what he did. His ambitiousthe clubs responsibilities without This individualefforts have earned Eric Baruzzi of theskipping a beat and for making work had beenMad River Ridge Runners this yearsafter this tragic loss appear seamless to snowmobilingAmbition Award. the larger VAST community of riders.for over 20The Brighton Snowmobile Club is well years but hasdeserving of this Award of Excellence. recently becameE.D.S involvedAWARD OF in the localEXCELLENCE E.D.S snowmobileAWARD OF club in anChange canEXCELLENCEofficial capacity.come in many He and his fianc have beenforms inDavid Lamell volunteering their services in the NEKour lives. Itof the Sterling since the fall of 2017 and are nowmight comeSnow Riders president and secretary of the club.creeping alongof the began incrementallyattending his As the clubs secretary, he is one of- or forcefullyclubs meetings the main members behind the bridgeand verytwo years ago. projects and overall operations ofunexpectedly in the form of aHe shared then the club. He is great at motivatingdevastating tragedy. that he was volunteers and is helping to rejuvenateDealing with uninvited change in ourinterested in getting involved and the club.lives is often difficult; how we copehelping out.We expect great things for his clubwith that change will have an impactHe started out with one weekend a and are pretty sure he will be involvedon our future and in our small world -month, helping with brush cutting and in many other aspects of the VASTa snowmobile club. shoring up bridges and decking. This association in the future.Despite the transition and strugglespast year, he attended all the clubs Brian Delisle of the Burke Driftassociated with a major loss, thiswork session weekends. He always Skippers is the 2019 Motivator Awardclub overcame many challenges andshowed up with a positive attitude and recipient.roadblocks and kept on excelling. Fora can-do spirit. He also volunteered the use of his equipment in order to get 16 | Snowmobile VERMONT'