b'Club Newsgive away. Many of these businessesworked hard getting the trails ready. have struggled amid the Covid crisisThe board has decided that, for the and need OUR support. Every ticketforeseeable future, we will conduct our holder won a prize. This was a hugemonthly meetings via Zoom. Check success as several of our ticket holdersthe website and our Facebook page for reported they had a good time in theinstructions on signing in. We hope to safety of their home participating inresume our Mountain Top Inn venue this virtual even. We wish to thankas soon as possible. Sadly, we wont all who made this event possible andbe able to host a Dam Good Time this hope to be back with the usual eventyear; stay tuned for a possible trailside next year as we missed the interactionride-in this winter. The club continues with the people.to pursue a new grooming unit after Our next event, Nicholas Gage Pokera disappointing grant determination Run, is scheduled for Jan. 30, 2021.from USDA and VAST. The good news We are looking at options to holdis our current unit is in good repair this safely and within Covid healthand ready for service this season. LetsDave Fucci of the Shrewsbury Sno-Birds mandates, so stay tuned for more infohope for lots of snow and groomerworks on the Arthur Trail to the groomer on this great event.miles to help with the cause. shed.In other news, we will be dedicatingThe Dammers welcome Aaron Carr to a section of Corridor 14 in Irasburgthe board of directors. Aaron is taking as the Larry Bowman Memorial Trail.Tim Andersons vacant seat on the Larry was our past vice president andboard; we thank Tim for his years of groomer operator and was an avidloyal service. Aaron and his wife, Amy, snowmobiler/volunteer. Dedicationsare Chittenden locals and have been will be posted at the OS-11 and OS-38active members of the club for severalShrewsbury Sno-Birdsjunctions.years; we are fortunate to have both As the season approaches, we areof them providing lots of positive clubWell, we just went through a nice busy repairing a couple of bridgesinput. Dont forget to check out Amyswarm spell, which helped us get some along with some washouts. New thisposts on Instagram and Facebook.last-minute things done. Dave has year, we are using 6ft. heavy dutyStay healthy and get ready to ride!been out in different areas with his stakes painted Hi Vis orange at allHopefully, this will shape up to be aexcavator and brush head, getting our Stop/911 road crossing. This is angreat winter for snowmobiling. Seesome more of the high overhanging effort to provide the utmost safety foryou on the trails soon! Ride smooth! limbs out of the way. We really the snowmobiling public.appreciate all his efforts. Dave does not Charlie Robbins, Board Memberhave to be asked to do something; he We are also dealing with a lot of newchittendendammers.orgjust sees an issue and goes and takes landowners, so respect the landownersLike us on Facebook care of it. He also tries to help some of and stay on the trail! the local clubs. Raymond Rodrigue, PresidentI just received an email from Matt orleanssnowstormersstating that due to the landowner in Like us on Facebook Plymouth contesting the land borders. the Route 4 trail in Plymouth will RUTLANDprobably be closed again this year! We COUNTY will keep you posted on any changes. Poultney Valley Dad and I got all the Tucker Snowmobile Devils maintenance done, and we built a stand with a winch to hold our Our volunteers have been takingcompactor bar. This should make it a advantage of the nice weather! Theyone man install without any tractor have replaced/repaired three bridgeshelp. Mike G., our new Treasurer, has on the 6-mile trail, and completed twogot all of our banking set up the way Chittenden Dammers re-routes. A huge thank you to ourhe likes: he says he is a paperless volunteers for all their time and hardperson. Everything is on the computer. The 2020/2021 snowmobiling seasonwork! We have worked with the StateHe is a young accountant, so we are in is here! Hopefully you got in on theof Vermont throughout the summergood hands in this computer age. early bird TMA sale and are ready towhile they re-surfaced the D&H RailWe are talking about going to the new, ride. The Chittenden trails are all set,Trail. Now we wait patiently for snow! nice-looking signs that our bordering and grooming will commence as soonCelena McManus, Secretary/ Treasurerclubs have, and, hopefully, they will as possible. Thanks to Paul Racine,Like us on Facebook be up for the 2021-2022 season. Mike Doug Todd, and all the volunteers who 34 | Snowmobile VERMONT'