b'Annual AwardsHorizon Award Trailblazer Award Trailblazer AwardThe following person is someoneThe following person has been ridingThe following person has been who has been actively involved forfor over 50 years!His snowmobilingvolunteering since before 1972. He has years. He is fully dedicated to hisinterest began in the 1950s alongsidebeen a member of several clubs in the club.He is on call 24/7 to help withhis parents on a 15 horsepower Ski- Rutland and Addison counties. He is any emergency groomer repairs or toDoo. He has been involved in severala founding member of his club and take calls from landowners.He helpsclubs for over 30 years includinghas served as club president for over his club with grooming; sometimes heSmugglers Notch, Fletcher Rough30 years and was his counties Director rolls into the driveway just in time toRiders and the Brighton Snowmobilefor several years. He has led the club change his clothes and go to work (theClub. with several projects and fundraising paying job).He appreciates the thanksevents.He has been an enormous he receives on the trails from theHe has held the position of trailmasterasset to his community.thumbs-up to the fist pumps andin the past. He averages well overHe has participated in Vermonts short conversations he has with riders100 hours of volunteer time eachAchievement Center fundraising rides, while he is out grooming. year. He can be counted on to sharecountless landowner appreciation He provides videos of the trailhis experience, knowledge and workevents and rehabilitating Proctors conditions that he has taken whileethics on any topic:creating trails, re- Beaver Pond. He has an integral part in he was out grooming - and supportsbuilding bridges, signing trails, brusherecting the flag pole on High Ledge. local businesses as best he can byhogging or speaking with landowners This summer he celebrated his 92nd mentioning them in the videos.HeThe nomination shared that HisBirthday! He has given of himself to tries to educate folks in his videos asloyalty to VAST, the sport, his club andthe sport for more than half his life and well, reminding them that the landhis community is nothing less thanthe officers of his club cannot think of a they ride on is a privilege and thatoutstanding and he never asks formore deserving individual.riders should stay on the trails.anything in return. For his volunteerism of over 50 years, This past year, the club was unableJames Spaulding from SmugglersRay Beyette from the High Ledge to hold their annual fundraiser, soNotch Snowmobile Club of LamoilleSnow Stormers of Rutland county the following person led the way inCounty receives a Trailblazer award.receives a Trailblazer award.organizing a very successful raffle and he was also the top ticket salesman. The nomination stated, He is my inspiration to become a volunteer.I dont think it gets any better than that!The 2021 Horizon Award goes to Arthur Lefevre from the Sno-Packers of Lamoille county.10 | Snowmobile VERMONT'