b'Club NewsTreasurer, Don Strohmeyer; Secretary, Joan Choiniere; Trail Master, Dick Jewett; Assistant Trail Master, Glen Gustafson. As we continue to deal with Covid-19 our schedule of events is tentative so like us on Facebook for up-to-date news. At this time we are planning to host our Valentine bonfire and poker runs in Feb. Since we cannot have our fundraising dinner party, we are having a raffle. The grand prize is a Polaris 4-wheeler, 2nd a Marlon Sled Loader, and 3rd a Klim jacket & bib set. Only 150 tickets at $100 eachThe Side Hill Cronchers hosted aThank Youpartyfor Cindy and Rick Yuris. will be sold. To buy one email us at chestersnowmobileclub@comcast. the club barbecue and bonfire thatof great landowners, Rick & Cindy net. We would greatly appreciate it ifwe had to cancel last year. With allYuris, club members who hosted the when you go to VTVAST.org to buythe trail work this fall, you can expectland for the Warming Hut plus did your TMA please continue to choosethe trails to be smoother, wet areas toso much more, reluctantly had to Chester Snowmobile Club as your clubbe properly drained, more signage insell their home. Super grateful for all choice. place, and trees trimmed for a widerthey have done for us, on 8/22 we Joan Choiniere, Secretarypass. We hope to finish widening thehosted a Thank You party for them. Like us on Facebook trail behind the school, repair a fewLuckily, another great landowner and culverts and improve a stone bridge. Itclub member bought their property took many years to get to where we areto preserve the Hut and the trail. We now and we wont stop. will be giving the Hut a fresh coat of Kevin Barnes, Secretarystain and other freshening up. Brush Like us on Facebook hogging & trail cleanup is in progress. Big news on the officer front. Doug Little Ascutney Snowmobile Club Peabody has decided to step down from club secretary after so many Volunteer - Oxford dictionary definesyears. Dougs impact and the number it as a person who freely offers toof hours he has put in towards helping take part in an enterprise or undertakethe club have been enormous. They a task. Let me expand on that. Itswill be hard shoes to fill. Luckily, Doug the people that happily jump in theLudlow Side Hill Cronchers will still be helping out and we have a groomer and set out in the middle ofnew secretary, Sue Riveiro, who surely the night when the temps are aroundCongrats to all of the VAST awardwill do a fabulous job. A Gun Raffle zero to make sure the trails are readywinners! Volunteers are priceless. Thefundraiser is underway. The drawing for everyones enjoyment. Its the smallSHC volunteers are busy trying to planis on Oct. 30. Buy your ticket on our band of club members that show upa reroute on South Hill to keep ourwebsite. Great odds! Big shoutout to at a trailhead with their ATVs loadedNorth Hillside of the trails connectedSeiples Shoot Shop, The Tyson Store, with chain saws, brush saws, signs,to the Okemo side as there was a trailand Ludlow Insurance for helping us and sledgehammers to make sure weclosure. There is a promising option.out and to the players.are ready for opening day. Its the clubSincere gratitude goes to all of theTina Berge, Public Information Officer board of directors that meets, plans,past and current landowners. You areludlowsidehillcronchers.com and executes the direction that the clubthe foundation of our sport. SpeakingLike us on Facebookwill take to ensure the continuation of the sport. Its the caravan of vehicles filled with lumber, 4 screws, and power tools so volunteers can replace an old or build a new bridge to connect the trails. Im sure most of the people reading this are volunteers themselves and we thank you for all your hard work. It takes a lot of clubs to create this great map of trails we have in Vermont. Keep up the good work!Whats in store for the season fromLittle Ascutney volunteers Mike Coleman, Sam McMillan, Janet Allen, Shawn Hill, and our club? If all goes well, we will haveWayne Geise put the finishing touches on a new culvert.36 | Snowmobile VERMONT'