Here is it, March already!!!  About another month of great snowmobiling.  We haven’t had a lot of snow here but enough to keep the trails in great condition.  Hats off  to our groomer operators and District Trailmasters!   We keep hearing from visitors that we have the best trails in the State of Maine.   All in all, it’s been a great season for riding, and a great season for the club. 

The March meeting will be held at the Congregational Church on March 8^th.  Social hour at 5:30 PM, dinner at 6:30 PM, meeting follows dinner.  The Rangeley School, Class of 2010 and their parents are preparing the meal for this dinner as a fundraiser for their class.  The menu will consist of ham, mashed potato, corn, bread and assorted pies and ice cream.  Sounds yummy!  Please try to attend – let’s make this a good fundraiser for this group of great kids!

At our February meeting, we honored Mr. Ronald Sargent of Rangeley by presenting his family with a plaque and a trail sign, which shows that our trail system has been named the “Ronald W. Sargent trail system”.  Mr. Sargent is the pioneer who created the trail system we are still using today.  Check out our website for photos and information.

February Easy Bucks winners were Rachel Violette and Brad Nystrom.  Neither was present at the meeting so they won $50 each.

The winner of the 2003 Mini-Z we raffled off was Paul Jaffarian of  Atkinson, NH.  Congratulations!  We understand there is a new grandchild in the Jaffarian family who will be able to enjoy the snowmobile!

We have Snodeo 2003 sweatshirts for $10 and hats for $6.00.  These items can be seen on our website.  If you wish to order one, just e-mail me at gavi2@verizon.net and I will mail it to you with an invoice for the item(s) plus shipping cost. 

Also, we have RLSC Club long-sleeve t-shirts in gray and tan that we sell for $18 and RLSC hats that we sell for $12.00.  These can be mailed out to you also.  Just contact us by regular mail or e-mail.  These items are also shown on our web page.

Also, we have “Cash for Gas” booklets for sale.  We are selling these books for $90. This program offers you certificates that you can mail in with your gas receipts once a month and you will receive a check in the amount of $15 for each certificate you send in – or if you prefer, you may use the certificates towards some great vacation travel deals.  If you would like more information, contact us at the e-mail address below.

Special thanks to Paul DeLong and Mike Oulton.  Paul donated a moose horn for the auction held during Snodeo and Mike Oulton painted “Snodeo 2003” and the Club logo.  The painting was exceptional – thanks to both of you!

Also, two names were omitted from the list of people who helped make Snodeo 2003 a success.  These are Larry Koob and Peter Fox.  Larry and Peter arranged for the auction we held on Friday night, which was a very successful fundraiser for the club.  We hope to expand on this at future Snodeos.  Thanks to both of you!!!

That’s all the news from here for now ------  hopefully you are all planning to visit the Rangeley area to ride during the month of March.    After March, the snow usually disappears fast, so come up and get your riding in while it’s still here and while grooming is still being done on a regular schedule. 

Until next month.................

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. 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!