b'Club News114, trail markers to paint, and hopefully a groomer barn to be painted in August. It looks as though there will be a logging operation on Corridor 114 next winter and some reconstruction of the trail may be necessary. The list goes on and on! Call Reno Gervais at 802-723-6138 if you can help us out volunteering some of your time.We hope to have a year-end cookout and get-together in early fall. Keep an eye on our website for the date, time and place. We hope you will be able to join us.Homer Selby, Club News Correspondent brightonsnowmobile.orgNortheast Kingdom Snowblasters annual club meeting was well attended. Like us on Facebook season chores. Welcome to Polar BearThe Polar Bears were advised of a Country! meeting scheduled in June involving Yes, the 2018/19 season was the bestVAST and the New Hampshire Bureau in years. Membership was up, but soof Trails. The topic of discussion is also was the trail traffic. Our groomingcommerce zone access for Vermont equipment was definitely put to theand New Hampshire snowmobilers. Canaan Border Riders test. Everything is currently gettingThe club and countless others are the once-over. Repairs are alreadyanxious to hear the results. It is hard to believe summer is flyingunderway for our power units andFor next season, were considering by. We are busy planning our annualdrags. something new. Expect a flexible co-ed softball tournament for LaborDiscussions at our April meetingmeeting schedule which will Day weekend. Its an enormousincluded the disruption caused by theaccommodate weekend snowmobilers undertaking, so if any of youlack of a UTV for trail maintenance.during the riding season. Dates will be snowmobile enthusiasts would like toOur Polaris Ranger served us for manyposted in October. Think Snow!help us, please feel free to jump rightyears. Unfortunately, it is no longerMike Mutascio, Secretary in. It starts at 5 p.m. on Friday eveningusable. A replacement is desperatelyvtvast.org/lunenburg-polar-bears.html and runs through Sunday evening forneeded, yet also expensive. WeLike us on Facebookthe finals. Its our largest fundraiser ofcontinue to monitor opportunities and the year and also contributes greatlyhope a solution is in our future.to the local economy, filling rooms and restaurants for miles.The new shelter was a huge addition. We also had a summer social meetingWe were able to protect our equipment at Lake Wallace to enjoy an eveningand supplies, plus shield our grooming of laughs and a bit of formal meetingteam from the frigid weather. The club to tie up loose ends for the upcomingcontinues to augment the floor planNortheast Kingdom Snow Blastersseason. Until then, we hope to seefor storage and tweak the structure forHappy summer, everyone. We finally you all before the snow. Enjoy whatadded longevity. got through what must have been the summer we have left.Dana, our trailmaster, continues tolongest, coldest and the wettest spring Mike Daley, Presidentassess our trails and bridges, whichever here in Norton. Mother Nature canaanborderriders.comtake a beating from severe storms.finally figured out that summer was Like us on Facebook Members are participating in seminarshere and we have been enjoying temps and meetings in advance of thein the 80s with ample sunshine. upcoming season. Thanks to VAST forWe are getting ready to begin a list of supporting our projects and repairs. projects that will improve the quality We are working with the Departmentof your ride on our trail system, of Forests, Parks and Recreation. Aincluding a rebuilt bridge and several process is underway to allow ATVculvert installs with some ditching to Lunenburg Polar Bears access to members on state propertyhelp with drainage. It is too early to for snowmobile trail maintenance.discuss logging operations, but we will Signs are in storage. Sleds are tuckedThanks to Forestry for their help, andfill you in as we get the information. away. Club equipment is beingto our volunteers for pitching in!We did meet with representatives from assessed. Members are tackling off- LandVest on site to discuss some issues Summer 2019 | 27'