b'Club NewsDave Fucci straightened a corner in Wheelerville on the Shrewsbuey Sno-BirdsDave Watson and Paul Systo excavating a new drainage swale at the Barre Sno-Bees trails Beehive club garage. club, and last, but not least, you, theand inspection. We look them overwill eventually balance out, and when participating riders who support theevery year but this year we are goingit does, I can only hope it comes in the Dammers year after year are the bigto document it. Most of our bridges areform of big snow this winter.winners. getting older, but arent we all! Our club wrapped up the season with We hope you are enjoying the summerI went up and covered the tracks onour annual meeting and election of doing whatever fun summer activitiesthe Tucker earlier this year to protectofficers and directors. Our landowner you like. Soon, well all be enjoyingthem from the sun, but soon we will beappreciation letters have been mailed a new groomer. Stay connectedstarting summer maintenance. The lastout, and we have also had a variety of with Amys posts on Instagram andsprocket needs replacing. We will becommittees meeting regularly getting Facebook and our website. We willready when the snow falls.ready for next season.be announcing trail work days whenThere was talk also on getting newDirector Dave Watson and member, you can earn a TMA based on dayssigns and posts for intersections, but IPaul Systo, stepped up and made some worked. Now thats worth anticipating! have not heard the latest on that. Fordrainage repairs at our club house, The Charlie Robbins, Board Memberthe clubs that have done that, it is a bigBeehive. Dave and Trailmaster Matt chittendendammers.orgproject. I may have more info in theMarsh have the groomer inside with Like us on Facebook next issue.the tracks off and ready for its end-of-Fall is my favorite time to really get outseason maintenance. Grooming is not and get the trails ready. The smell of thejust a wintertime gig; these guys work leaves and the colors are great. If youyear-round to make sure its ready for go out too soon, Mother Nature maythe beginning of the season every year.make you do it again. Have a great restWere fortunate to have so many of your summer. Help your local club.awesome volunteers. With that said, It feels good! we are always looking for help. If you Roy Arthur, Vice President/Trailmasterwould like to help in any way, please shrewsburysnobirds.orgshoot me an email at president@Shrewsbury Sno-Birds Like us on Facebook snobees.com or call/text me at 802-461-5611. We can also be reached via I hate to say it, but this summer is reallyWASHINGTONFacebook message.flying by. Dave has been working onThat freshly groomed trail we all a small trail reroute. It will be a niceCOUNTY dream about only happens because improvement for this winter. We didof all our hardworking volunteers. Of get approved for a grant for a newcourse, cold temps and lots of snow Mogul Master drag to help us withhelp. And, none of it happens without keeping our trails nice and smooth.our landowners! If you love riding, the We also put in a grant for debrushinggreat Vermont outdoors, or just want our trails but we have not receivedto contribute to your community, give an OK on that just yet. Dave is goingus a call.to be doing the debrushing with hisSno-Bees of Barre Steve Avery, President excavator this year as Dad retired fromsnobees.com that job this year. We will also still beWe need a good steady rain as I seeLike us on Facebookdoing some hand debrushing on somemy lawn starting to get crispy for the trails also as usual. Another thing wesecond summer in a row. The Farmers will be doing is a bridge inventoryAlmanac says the total precipitation 24 | Snowmobile VERMONT'