Easy Bucks winters for March were Christian Raymond and David Arthurs, both of Rangeley.  Neither were present.  Winners for April were Gregg Silloway of Oquossoc, Maine and William Anthony of Millbury, MA.  Neither were present.

The May meeting will be held on May 13^th and the June meeting will be held on June 10th at the Episcopal Church on Main St. in Rangeley.  Both of these meetings will be potluck dinners.  Bring a dish to share with others.  Desserts and drinks will be provided. 

At the May meeting, nominations will be taken for club officers and Board of Directors members.

The annual election will be held at the June meeting.  We are desperately looking for someone to run for the office of Club President.  Clark announced that he will be giving up the Presidency as of June 2006.  Think about this position.  We need someone with knowledge of the trail system and also knowledge of how the club is run, especially in coordination with the Maine Snowmobile Association and the Maine Department of Conservation.  Clark has groomed Matt Kennedy for the position of Trailmaster – something Clark has done himself for the past few years, so the Trailmaster duties will not be as cumbersome for the new President, even though the President will be responsible to see that the work is done and done properly.  Matt is sure to be a fine Trailmaster. 

As you can see on the heading of this newsletter, this will be the last one for this season.  With postage costs the way they are, this is being done to save money.  Each newsletter costs over $200 to send out when you figure the cost of postage, paper, and envelopes.  (Please consider having your newsletter emailed to you when you renew your club membership for next year to help us save on mailing costs - webmaster). So please, put the dates for the May and June meetings on your calendar and keep your eyes on the web page for any new news during the summer.  Of course, if something very important arises, we will send out notices. 

The membership renewal packets will be sent out around the first of September, as usual.

Many thanks to all the people who helped the club this year in the way of working on the trails, volunteering at the shows and Snodeo, and many thanks to the businesses and organizations who helped us out by making donations, either cash donations or in-kind donations.  This is what makes our club successful.  Of course, Mother Nature wasn’t very cooperative this season but we are sure next year will be much better.  This was very unusual weather for our area and from what I understand, there hasn’t been a winter like this for many, many years.  

We are looking for volunteers to man the booths at the two snowmobile shows we attend.  They are both in October.  More information will be available on the web page soon.  If you are interested, please write to us at the club address or e-mail me at info@rangeleysnowmobile.com.  One snowmobile show is in Augusta, Maine and the other is in Springfield, Massachusetts. 

We hope you all have a great, safe, and healthy summer.  Enjoy!  Before you know it, we will be in snowmobile mode again. 

Hope to see you at the May and/or June meetings!

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. Be sure to patronize these businesses when in the area. It is due to their donations that we have the great riding conditions we all enjoy!