b'Club NewsIf you would like to donate directly toand Windsor county secretary, Patty our club, use the link at https://www. Companik - Officer of the Year; Karen wardsboropathfinders.com/index. Marini - VAST Award of Excellence; html Think snow! and Russ and Jean Walsh - VAST Jennifer Mulligan, Membership/MediaPersonal Attributes Appreciation wardsboropathfinders.comBridgewater SnoZippers Award for their dedication to our Like us on Facebook landowners and the signage on our I am going to start this monthstrails. Congratulations to the Windsor news with a big Thank You tocounty folks who won awards: Dick WINDSOR our new landowners and existingJewett (2), Barry Messer, Yvonne, and COUNTY landowners for allowing permissionRonnie Rice, Andy Rogstad, and Keith to use their property for our trails.Young. All well deserved! Thank you As most everyone is aware thereto everyone who sold and purchased have been many land transfers intickets for our 28-Day Raffle and the state of Vermont this past year.helped make it a success! The clubs It has been a challenge in our areanext fundraiser will be the sale of trying to stay on top of the transfers.48 gift baskets in December. Valued Late summer/early fall is the timeOur next thank you is to ourbetween $80-$100, the baskets are of year when the snowmobilingadjoining clubs: Rob Tracy and theselling for $50. We are looking for a community starts to get excited aboutBarnard Mountainviewers as wellfew more individuals and businesses the upcoming season and this yearas Greg Fullerton and the Long Hillwilling to donate a specialty food item is no exception. Our club has a longsnowmobile club of South Woodstock.or a gift certificate for the baskets. And list of trail maintenance and reroutesThey have been a huge supportwe have already started receiving projects to tackle this year and weresource for us to lean on. Thanksorders for the baskets. Please email are looking forward to the successfulalso go out to Barry Messer and theFrank Companik (patricia.companik@completion of these projects with thecounty as well for helping us. Nowsbcglobal.net) if you want to donate an help of our dedicated club membersfor some outstanding club and non- item or order a basket. Details on-sale and volunteers. The trail work that isclub member support thank yous fordates and locations will be on our planned is part of an overall upgradethis past summer trail work etc.: Joshwebsite and Facebook page.of our trail system to provide anand Bruce Maxham, Ely Chynoweth,Joe Marini, President enhanced and safer trail network forAverill, and Julie Stevens. Riders,cavendishsnowfleas.com all to enjoy. Part of the work is also dueplease note the new signs that will beLike us on Facebookto landowner requests which shouldinstalled on our Corridor 12 trail that remind all of us that our use of theruns north from US Rt 4 to Barnard. trails is a privilege provided to us byThis corridor is extremely sensitive private landowners and we need to beand if we all do not abide by the rules respectful of that. This time of year isnoted on the signs then we will lose also a somber one as we remember allthis corridor. Signs will be located the first responders and members ofas you enter the trail from the west,Chester Snowmobile Clubthe armed forces that have lost theirsouth, and north.Lets all starting lives and those that have sufferedthinking of a very snowy season. Most folks enjoy a spa day, well physical and mental impairmentChris Stevens, Presidentour 1999 rubber track Tucker went because of the tragic event on Sept. 11,Like us on Facebook to a spa named Powsner Auto 2001. With this year marking the 20thMetal Works. Excited that it is back anniversary of this event, I thoughtin Chester after receiving extensive it would be appropriate to remindbodywork and all new paintit looks everyone to keep all these people andoutstanding. We cannot thank Mike their families in our thoughts andMontesanto and his staff enough for all prayers as many of them were and arethe work they did. At this years VAST still part of the Vermont snowmobilingannual meeting our Trailmaster, Dick community. It is through their sacrificeCavendish Green MountainJewett, received the prestigious Carmi and commitment to community service Snow Fleas Duso award, and a Distinguished that we are all able to enjoy the thingsService Award Member. Andy Rogstad that many of us take for granted andFor years I have been saying thatreceived the Executive Directors for this, we are truly thankful. Godour club has the best volunteers.Award of Excellence. Since retiring bless America! It was never more evident than atAndy has taken responsibility for all this years VAST Annual Meetinggroomer maintenance and repairs Todd Rotti, Vice Presidentwhen four of our members wereand keeps our Tuckers on the trail. At andoversnowriders.comrecognized for what they do for ourour Sept. meeting, the following were Like us on Facebook club and the snowmobile community.elected to the board: President, Stan Congratulations to VAST treasurerChoiniere; Vice President, Lee Whiting; 34 | Snowmobile VERMONT'