SEVEN LAKES SNOWMOBILE CLUB
  NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER 2009
by: Andy Spezzano

Winter is about to set in and I hope you all are ready to begin the season with well serviced snowmobiles so that you spend all your time riding and not repairing them. If you left last years gas in the tanks, then you may have bad fuel or fuel with water in it. Ethanol attracts moisture and also rots rubber tubing. The marine industry has found many problems with the fuel systems on boats using blended fuel. Be sure to check or have checked your fuel system before venturing out on your first ride.


TRAIL WORK
Trail work is still underway on Saturday mornings at 8:00 AM thru noon.  Meet at the Club Building to join work parties or the formation of your own work party. Trails need serious brushing back and raising of the tree canopy. Work parties will either work the northern trail system or will be sent to the Moose Mtn. trails to Miss Wakefield Diner end of the system. If you want, you may contact Marty Heon at 603-522-0087 or at: Relaxbuoy@aol.com if you want to start out from the Diner without first coming to the Club Building. You should contact Marty before Friday night so he can plan ahead for you. There are now 100 + miles of trails to maintain and all needs attention this year.

GENERAL MEETING
There was a well attended Club General Meeting at the 7 Lakes Road House formally the Pine River Steak House. The meeting included a dedication of the “Dick Doyle Memorial Trail” We were glad to see all of Dick’s family with his wife Janice, daughter Susan and son Steve. It was very emotional listening to some of the tales by Dick’s friends Bob Lundgren, Dick Wessel, Freeman Davis and Dave Towle.

NEW GROOMER
The new $170,000 Tucker and Drag  has been delivered and is sitting in the Club building waiting on snow. The groomer is much different than the older model and will require dedicated operators. However, these operators will need second seat company that can be made up of club members who would like to go out at night and keep the operators company and help in the event of a problem. Our operators will receive special training to operate this year. Procedures will be implemented to insure that we operate damage free and safe through out the season. This year every attempt will be made to do most of the grooming at night and into the early morning so if you do not see the groomer this year it is because it was out the night before.

APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIPApplications are available on the Club Web Site. Go to the Application Page, you can fill in the information on your computer, print and mail. Better yet, there is a PayPal button that will allow you to pay your membership online. Watch for the options that will allow you to make donations to the Groomer Fund, Building Fund and/or Easter Seals Camp SnoMo. This option should make it much easier for you.

SAFETY COURSE
New Hampshire Fish & Game will make an attempt to certify both Wayne Robinson and Marty Heon this year so that we can offer a Safety Course in time for this season. We will post any dates on our Web Site as well as send out email information when we are sure of the dates. The course is mostly for children who will be or will be 12 years old or older on January 1st.

NASCAR RACES
Again we were short with volunteers for this great fund raiser and did lose out on some funds. Chuck did an outstanding job and is frustrated on how we can not get 45 people out of our membership and friends to spend the day at the races.  However the money we did get was critical to helping pay our share of the new groomer. This is a great opportunity to see the race and help the Club maintain its standing at the track.  For next year Contact Chuck Waleik at 603-522-6070 early and mark your calendar early so you can help.

SNACK SHACK
The Snack Shack will not be in operation  this year as we have no one to operate it. The Shack provided a warm place to stop with friends and family but without a lead person and a group of volunteers we can not open it. The Board did however decide to have the Porta Potty again located at the Snack Shack location on Pick Pocket Road. This should at least offer some convenience to the ladies on the trail.

LANDOWNERS
The subject of landowners was brought up at the general meeting with landowner John Kenney in attendance. The message seems that we as snowmobilers often take for granted that we have a divine right to use the land of others for our snowmobiling and nothing could be further from the truth. We have almost 200 landowner permissions and value the gift of use by these landowners. As riders, if you know any of them, be sure to thank them and show your appreciation. Also the other message was, have the local businesses who benefit from the landowner permissions and from the financial gain of snowmobiling in the area shown any appreciation or support of the sport? Some have and many have not. Maybe we should list the businesses that acknowledge the support of the landowners and of the Club.
WINTER CARNIVAL
We still are planning for a Poker Run and Carnival at the Miss Wakefield Diner on Feburary 6th. This year Scott is planning much more with a live band, vendors, games and food. There will be much more than we ever had before. We are proud of the support the Club receives from Gracie and Scott each year and the effort they put in to both provide and sponsor the event. Watch our web site for more details as the plans develop.

With the current economic situation, we hope the coming year will change for the better and that you and your families have a safe and happy holiday.

 
 

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year


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