b'Club NewsOur groomer has been made ready for this season, waiting patiently for the white stuff to fly.We have started to discuss the comeback of the CPS Pancake Brunch. Stay tuned for more information. Stay safe and healthy and enjoy theNewark EZ Ridersholidays! See you soon. Well its that time again. The VAST Carolyn Girardin, Directortrail system will be open. The colespondsledders.comvolunteers at the club level are the Like us on Facebook people who get it done for all the people who ride and enjoy the trail system. Our club has a great group of volunteers who work together to repair and get our small section of class 1Hardworking Waterford Ridge Runners trail ready every year for all the VASTvolunteers stand on a newly-built bridge. members who travel the trail through Lyndon Sno-Cruisers Newark, Vermont. Our volunteers were recognized this year with the Looking ahead to Dec. 16, the servicedVAST Project of the Year award. This snowmobiles are doing snow dancesaward recognized how our group of every day. The sleds wanted music tovolunteers stepped up and installed a be turned up to do better snow dances,40 steel beam bridge and rerouted 800 so I did. You should have seen the site! of trail in a very short time: Waterford RidgeRunners Many thanks to the volunteerstarted in early October and had itThis is a bad news/good news snowmobilers who have helped withcompleted and ready for the season.story for this edition of the Waterford our trail marking. After 3 1/2 weeks, itThis year, we have had a few workRidgeRunners update. The bad news? is all complete with one last section todays, de-brushing and working toThe supply chain mess caught up rope off. improve a few small sections of ourwith us. In late September, we placed With this issue, we want to saytrail. No major reroutes or closures arean order for our new grooming unit Thank Youto the 114 landowners forexpected. (a Can-Am Defender with tracks and providing a place for the trails we ride.Thank you to all landowners whocab) only to be told that the unit may Lyndon Sno-Cruisers have 61 miles ofallow VAST to put trails across theirnot arrive until January of 2022. The trails for all of VAST to enjoy. Respectland and to all the volunteers who helpfinancing we need to secure the unit their land as it is posted; otherwise,do the work to put the trail systemis on hold until we can get a VIN for a we could lose that trail system. Sorrytogether. machine which has yet to be built. We to preach. Responsible snowmobilersare working feverishly on a Plan B understand this! Please respect all users you might meetfor this season!The Annual Poker Run Fundraiser isout there on the trail; they might justAlso working feverishly is our good Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1st Prize isbe the land owners who allows us tonews:we have secured a trail from $500, 2nd prize is $100, and 3rd prize isput the trail there! Please ride right andWaterford to Danville via Corridor 218 $50. Completed hands can be turned inrespect all posted speed limits. Pleasethrough Passumpsic! With the help at the last stop. Come enjoy a valuablestay on the posted Vast trails. from bordering clubs and the county fundraiser for the club to obtain aHope to see you out there on the trailtrails coordinator, we can now provide storage container for our supplies. this season! a path westward. A lot of volunteer A Poker Run Reception is in theStephen Leedy, Presidentwork goes into making a trail project planning stages. Posters will be postedLike us on Facebook of this scope a reality. The generosity of at trail junctions, local businesses,our landowners is equally important. Sno-Cruisers Facebook and website,Want to help? Contact us through our and VT Hardcore Snowmobilers withFacebook pageor, better yet, buy complete details. 50/50 raffles andyour 2022 TMA from the Waterford auctioning mystery hands will be partRidgeRunners to help finance these of the fun. continuing projects! Have an enjoyable Christmas! Looking forward to seeing new faces Larry Dwyer, Secretaryon the trails this year!lyndonsnocruisers.comMichael OHara, Correspondent Like us on Facebook Like us on Facebook24 | Snowmobile VERMONT'