b'Club NewsLittle Ascutney Snowmobile Club President Mike Coleman gets creativewith a method Chip Woods to transport hay to the clubs trail for seed mulch.During the seventies, there wereSnowmobiling is perfectly designed snowmobile shows at the Northfor social distancing and outdoor Springfield Armory. Other activitiesactivities. I think this was one of the included progressive suppers, pokerbusiest seasons I have seen. Hawks Mountain Ridge Riders runs, the March of Dimes Ride andAs with more use, more maintenance other ride-ins. For several years,will be needed to get the trails readyOne of our projects this fall will bethere were joint cookouts with theagain for next season. Luckily, we debrushing and improving the trailWeathersfield club at the Octagonhave a great group of volunteers that to the top of Hawks Mountain.WeHut at Crown Point Campground.welcome the challenge and will put extend a huge thank you to ChipAlthough he is no longer able to ride,countless hours and days in to make Woods for his nearly fifty years ofhe still plays a role in the club allowingour trails the best we can. Soon, we dedication to our club. He served asus to store most of the signs, fences,will be mowing, pruning, cutting, and trail coordinator to both our club andetc. at his house during the summerwidening trails as well as installing Windsor county for many years. In theand the groomer during the winter. new culverts and bridge repairs/early years, he did a lot of groomingSteve Kruse, Club News Correspondentreplacements. with his snowmobile with a woodenLike us on Facebookdrag. Later, he ran the Bombardier andThis year, we hope to start a capital Tucker before turning it over to thecampaign to raise funds to replace our younger guys. He also used his Jeepgroomer. It is no secret that we had our to clean out road crossings when theretroubles with our aging Mule UTV. were problems.Thanks to a generous neighboring He says we are now mainly just anclub member, we were able to borrow individual or small group riding club,his UTV to keep our trails groomed. but he speaks fondly of earlier yearsSo, look for upcoming fundraisers when the club had many events.Little Ascutney Snowmobile Club and club socials by following us on Starting in the late sixties, there was aFacebook. cookout at the top of Hawks MountainIf we learned anything from Covid, itEvery little bit helps and we look every Saturday night. There wouldis that snowmobilers can roll with theforward to being able to provide be a large attendance, includingpunches. As you all probably know,you with the great trail conditions as many people from other clubs. A lotVermont ended all Covid restrictionswe have in the past. As always, ride of people from the town of Baltimoreat the end of June 2021. For thoseright, stay on the trails, and thank went. Since Hawks Mountain is inof you that thought Covid wouldlandowners as well as club volunteers.Baltimore, they decided to name thekeep snowmobilers home duringKevin Barnes, Secretary club after it.the last winter, you would be wrong.Like us on Facebook28 | Snowmobile VERMONT'