b'Club Newsstops - the Orange Rind, NEK County Store, Nicks Gas N Go, Mikes Gas & Redemption, Cafe Lotti, Everybuddys Casual Dining, and East Burke Market. Raffle winners have been posted on the clubs Facebook, and each winner donated the win back to the club. This helps show the support that snowmobilers give to the local clubs.We cannot forget the postings that our groomer operators also put on Facebook and thank them for workingDan Airoldi of the Saxon HIll Riders sent in this cute 1984 picture of his son Josh begging their day jobs and then going outfor one last spring ride. He is sitting on Dans 1974 Ski-Doo TNT. with the groomers to get trails into good riding condition for the many snowmobilers.opened, and a wonderful partnershipAs we look ahead for next year, we do As I took my grandson out on thewith Royal Electric helping us groom;have our challenges. There are a lot of trails, 99% of the snowmobilers we meta helping hand from our neighbor clubdevelopment pressures here in Essex. used the skills that are taught in the(Lunenburg Polar Bears), and someWe are already starting to tackle these snowmobile safety classes. really fantastic trail riding! Althoughhurdles before this season is over. The Looking forward, we have threewe wont miss the pandemic situationgroomer has its own set of issues that reroute projects and a bridge andthat compromised our gatherings, weour crew will be working on.culvert project to do. As always,did have a good riding season (shortThank you to all of our landowners! It volunteer help is appreciated. Theas it was!). Already looking forward togoes beyond saying that without you information will be posted on ournext season, so stay tuned for updatesthere would be no trail.Facebook page. on our Facebook page! Keeping it short, it has been a great Larry Dwyer,year. Take care!lyndonsnocruisers.comMike OHara- News CorrespondentDan Airoldi, Membership Like us on Facebook Like us on Facebooksaxonhillriders.org Like us on FacebookCHITTENDEN ESSEX COUNTY COUNTYWaterford RidgeRunners2020-21 could best be described as an interesting transition to a brighter future for our club. We have a coupleSaxon Hill Riders Brighton Snowmobile Club of great projects coming in the nextYo, folks! I am writing this with a greatAs I sit here writing this in March, season that promise to improve trailbig smile on my face. It has been someI am thinking about the end of our conditions and connectivity. Its a littleof the greatest local riding in Essex,/ snowmobile season. It was certainly early to go into details, but the level ofColchester/Westford that we have hadshorter than we would have liked, but enthusiasm and commitment withinfor a while. Our top groomer, Andyour trails in the Island Pond (Brighton) the club are sure signs of success. NewDoe, and his sidekick, Roger Gaskins,area were never better. Our groomer grooming equipment should arrivehave it all down engineering theoperators get an A+ for all their work. for 2021-22 if all goes well, and thatperfect trails, and they have been great.We are grateful for our landowners will guarantee the high quality ridingwho gave permission to use their land experience you have come to rely on inClub membership is down a littleand to give riders the opportunity the RidgeRunners trail system.this year with the VAST onlineto view the magnificent scenery of We have a couple of our membersmembership system, but, on the othernortheast Vermont.expecting new bundles of joy to joinhand, the system has allowed us to their families (and ours!), and we lookcontact and thank all of our membersOur biggest fundraiser event of the forward to welcoming our newest trailfor choosing our club. I got back manyyear was our Annual Sled Raffle. It crew additions soon! This past seasonemails thanking us for what we dowas a bit different this year due to saw new officers installed, new trailsand a few indicating that they wouldCOVID and was held outdoors as a volunteer to help when needed.18 | Snowmobile VERMONT'