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Hope
everyone is enjoying the snowmobiling season this year.
Our trails are in excellent condition.
We have heard only good comments regarding the conditions here in the
Rangeley area. Let’s hope for a good rest of the season and more snowfall!
Snodeo
was very successful this year. The
weather was perfect for all activities, attendance was very good and all
appeared to have a great time. The
fireworks were exceptional and Mike
Koob’s snowmobile ice sculpture float was a beautiful added attraction to the
parade. Great job! Snowmobile
manufacturers, (Ski-Doo, Polaris and Yamaha) were here in full force and gave
demo rides on Friday and Saturday.
Thanks
to everyone who donated their time to help out with Snodeo.
A special thank you to Joan and Gary Leiper, club members from Rhode
Island, who put a great deal of time into organizing the radar run.
Joan and Gary have been doing this for years and without their expertise
it would be difficult to run this event. We
don’t realize how much “behind the scenes” work goes into these
activities. Radar Run Results are
listed at the end of this newsletter.
Easy
Bucks Winners at the January meeting were Scott Morton and Michael Ceredona.
Neither were present so they won $50 each.
Congratulations!
Aleta
Rioux, Vice President, Western Region of the Maine Snowmobile Association
attended our January meeting and presented the RLSC with a trophy
and a check in the amount of $125.00 for third place in Super Raffle Ticket
sales. Thanks everyone for your
help in selling these tickets. Maybe we can try to reach first place next year.
The first place prize is $500.
Included
with this newsletter is a bulletin issued by the Town of Rangeley.
Please take time to read this and make a note of the procedures you need
to follow if you are involved in a snowmobile accident or arrive upon the scene
of an accident out on the trails. It
is wise to carry a cell phone with you when riding and remember the numbers to
call in an emergency. This
procedure could save lives. Take notice of the blue Rescue Zone signs when you
are riding and remember which zone you are in.
The Rangeley Snowmobile Club certainly appreciates the efforts of Jim
Quimby, Parks & Rec Director for the Town of Rangeley, and the Rangeley Fire
and Rescue Departments for their work putting up the Rescue Zone signs and
marking the trails.
The
February meeting of the Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club will be held on February
10th at the Episcopal Church Undercroft on Main Street in Rangeley.
Social hour starts at 5:30 PM, dinner at 6:30 PM and business meeting to
follow dinner. The meal will be
home-cooked and served by the senior class of Rangeley High School and the
proceeds will benefit their Project Graduation. The Senior Class
provided our meal for the January meeting and they did an excellent job.
The
annual RLSC February dance will be held on February 24th
with the band “Sofa Kings” playing. The
winning ticket for the Polaris 120 will be drawn at this event.
Don’t forget to mail in your raffle tickets. If you need more tickets,
please write to the club at the above address.
Those
of you who have not renewed your membership for this year will receive a renewal
form with this newsletter. This
will definitely be your last newsletter unless you send in your renewal form.
Please don’t let this happen. We
would like to keep our Club’s #1 in the State of Maine status.
Gail
Gavigan, Secretary
Please
visit our Sponsors page to check out businesses who have donated
or pledged to donate to our grooming and
trail maintenance program for this season.
2000-2001 CALENDAR OF
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