b'VAST NewsSAFETY AMBASSADOR PROFILEBy Andy RogersHi, everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the summer. Before you know it, we will be pounding in signs again. Last year, at an Orange county meeting, I was asked if I would be willing to become a Trail Safety Ambassador. I said No, thanks. Well, that didnt work, so there I was with my stick out like a sore thumb fancy new ambassador vest, riding around looking like somebody important.Safety Ambassador Andy Rogers surveys a field where riders have illegally ridden off-trail. I feel like Im a good fit for thisLaw enforcement was notified and will patrol that area in the future to catch and fine the position because Ive always been veryperpetrators. tuned into signage and would say tofor. Were not trying to police the trails.diabetic shock and tarps and candles myself, They should have peopleThats not our job. We just want tofor warming you up if something goes out here who report on this. Thatsbe one more step in making the trailwrong. And, if all else fails, we have part of what we do. Ill contact a clubsystem as safe as possible.duct tape! president or trailmaster if I come across a sign that got plowed down or, if I can,We also carry a fairly well-equippedMost of all, were just riders who enjoy Ill try to put it back up and not botherfirst aid kit and get some training onbeing out there and lending a hand anybody else. how to use it. Im not saying we wouldif we can. So far, I think its a helpful I also talk to a lot of people out on thebe your first choice for medical help,program. Ive had positive feedback trail and ask if theyre all set or needbut if youre out on a trail bleeding out,from everyone Ive dealt with. Lets a map or if theres anything I can helpyou dont get to be fussy! Lets hopehope that we have another great snow them with. Thats what were out therethat doesnt happen. We carry Jello foryear. If you see us on the trail, say Hi!CENTRAL VERMONT 120 SNOWMOBILE CIRCUITBy Cory Laferriere3 to 7 and their families show up forat each event and earned medals One day while out riding with a groupthe event. for their accomplishments. Look of my riding buddies, I had a thought.The families brought food and snacksfor future events in 2019/20 on I wanted to get a bunch of us togetherto share with others. The group ofour Facebook page under Central with our kids so they could ride theirkids and adults all had so much funVermont 120 Snowmobile Circuit.120 cc kid-size snowmobiles togetherwith what we created! The Central on a Sunday afternoon. It would be aVermont 120 Snowmobile Circuit safe space where we could teach ourwas born, and two weeks later, we kids to ride with other kids their agehad another event. At each event, the in a controlled environment.kids learned to ride different tracks To make this dream a reality, Iand practice riding and safety. They worked with Barre Sno-Bees groomerprogressed and got more confident operators Dave Watson, Matt Marsh and Bennet Stone. I asked if they would groom out a track at my in-laws property for kids to learn on, off of the VAST trail system but within the Sno-Bees territory. They were all glad to do this for us, and on the last Sunday in February, I put it out on Facebook that I was going to have a track made for kids to learn to ride. The response I got back was great! We had about 17 kids ranging in age from Summer 2019 | 3'