Anthony Sanovasi 

Meriden Ski Club Newsletter  - May / June 2008

 
 
IN THIS ISSUE
MSC Officers & Board Members
Calendar of Events
President's Letter
Update your Profile/Email Address
Tanya Marks - Corresponding SecretaryMeriden Ski Club Newsletter
 
Dear Member,
 
Summer activities and ski trips for next year are starting to get organized, so mark your calendars now.  If you are running an event or ski trip, please submit articles for the July/August newsletter by the June 30th deadline.
 
Regards,  Tanya, corsecretary@MeridenSki.com
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   Meriden Ski Club Officers
    
 
    President:  Russ Hayden                                       1st Vice President:  Bob Fowler
     30 Knollwood Rd                                                      189 Oxbow Drive
     Southington, CT  06489                                            Meriden, CT  06450
     860-621-6047                                                           1stvp@meridenski.com
     president@meridenski.com                                              
 
     2nd Vice President:  Don Comstock                    Recording Secretary:  Marge Hayden
     220 South Elm Street                                                30 Knollwood Rd
     Wallingford, CT  06492-4815                                    Southington, CT  06489
     203-269-4707                                                           860-621-6047
     membership@meridenski.com                                 secretary@meridenski.com
 
     Corresponding Secretary:  Tanya Marks           Treasurer:  David Riter
     39 Hidden Lake Road                                                5 Lenore Drive
     Higganum, CT  06441                                                Meriden, CT  06450
     860-345-3240                                                     
     corsecretary@meridenski.com                                 treasurer@meridenski.com
 
 
     Board of Directors;
 
     Lori Inman (Past President)  pastpresident@meridenski.com
     Ken Conrad
     Sandy Meyerhofer
     Art Rivard
 
     Club Ambassador:  Alice Gradwell     
 
    Club website http://www.meridenski.com
 
    
 
Calendar of Events
 
Meeting Schedule
May 15    Reg Meeting 7:30 PM  AOH Downstairs Meeting Room
June 3     BOD Meeting  7:00 PM  Sandy Meyerhofer's house
June 19   Reg Meeting 7:30 PM  AOH Downstairs Meeting Room
July 1      BOD Meeting  7:00 PM  TBD
July 17    Reg Meeting 7:30 PM  AOH Downstairs Meeting Room
Aug 5      BOD Meeting  7:00 PM  TBD
Aug 21    Reg Meeting 7:30 PM  AOH Downstairs Meeting Room
                               

Upcoming Events

Rock Cats Baseball - June 11
Niantic Fishing Trip - June 28
Go-Cart Racing - July 9
Mini Golf Tournament and BBQ - July 24
Mt Southington Charity Golf Tournament - July 27
 
MSC 2008-2009 Trips
Stowe, VT  March 6-8, 2009
Aspen/Snowmass  -  March 1-8, 2009
CSC On Snow Carnival  - March 6-8, 2009
Steamboat, CO - still in planning stages
 
 
 
Russ Hayden - PresidentPresident's Letter
 
The members of the Meriden Ski Club enjoyed an extremeely successful 2007/2008 ski and social season. Thanks to the commitment and dedication of the officers, directors and committee chairmen, our fiscal year ended on a very high note. We can look back upon a season that was full of activities, some new and some old stand-by favorites. Having an abundance of snow in New England and out West, the entire nation of skiers certainly had more options than they could exercise.
 
        Now we enter the planning stages for the 2008/2009 Meriden Ski Club ski and social season. This will start in ernest with the June Board of Directors meeting. As you can see from the summer activities already scheduled in this issue, the Directors and chairmen have hit the deck running. We are always open to input from all of our members and hope many of you will take the opportunity to voice your opinions.
 
        I want to thank again, all of the officers, directors and chairmen for an outstanding job keeping the Meriden Ski Club strong and vibrant for our members. I also want to thank all of our members for supporting our activities and making them so successful for the enjoyment of all.
 
        Wishing everyone a safe enjoyable summer and looking forward to seeing everyone at the summer activities and in the fall at our open house.
 
                                                                                       Regards, Russ
 
Rocky MascotRock Cats Baseball
 
Maggie Manchester is running a Meriden Ski Club Family Night at a Rock Cats Baseball game on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at the New Britain Stadium.
 
Rock Cats vs. Altoona Curve
 
Enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet that includes: Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, BBQ Chicken, Side Salads, Baked Beans, Watermelon, Chips, Cookies & Soda
 
Gates open at 5:05 PM and game time is at 6:35 PM
 
The cost is being subsidized by the Meriden Ski Club for the first 55 members to sign up.  Members cost is $15 and non-members are $22.
 
Click on the following link to see the Rock Cats Flyer  NOTE: The prices on the flyer are before the club subsidy.
 
Replies are due at next week's club meeting May 15th at the AOH Hall.  The meeting is downstairs in the front room off the bar. 

 

 MSC Fishing Trip
 
Sandy Davis is running a fishing trip Saturday June 28, 2008.
 
Anthony Sanovasi
 
The trip will leave out of the Niantic Bay Marina aboard the Black Hawk II Fishing Boat.  The trip includes free parking, bait, instructions, tackle on board for sale, snack bar available on board.  The boat is coast guard inspected.
 
Sailing time is 1:00 PM and it will sail rain or shine.
 
Click on the following link  Fishing Trip for all the information on the trip.
 
Contact Sandy at 860-426-0271 or email her at sandy@uniteu.com and let her know if you will be attending.
 
 
Got Drive - Go Carts  Go Cart Racing

 
  Wednesday, July 9th at 7:00 pm
 
  OnTrack Karting
  984 N Colony Rd (Rt 5)
  Wallingford, CT
 
 

Cost: $20 to reserve your spot plus $2 at the door for a reusable head sock

** Minimum age 16 (participants under 18 need parent signature)
** Must have a valid drivers license or permit
No alcohol allowed, but snacks and other drinks are fine
Closed toe shoes only
 
Optional pizza afterwards at Christo's Pizza (Beer & Wine available)

Link to web-site: http://www.ontrackkarting.com/ 

Please mail $20 for your reservation to:

Sandy Meyerhofer
4 Red Maple Circle
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
860-436-4353
meyerhofers@yahoo.com 
 
 
Mini Golf Tournament
 
Donna Fowler will be holding our ever-so-popular mini golf tournament on Thursday July 24, 2008 at 6:00pm at the Putter's Paridise.  The club will provide hotdogs and condiments, so please bring a side or a dessert.  Prizes for the best and the not-so-best teams. Watch for details in next newsletter.   Bathing suits optional!!! 
 
 
2nd Annual Mt. Southington Charity Golf Tournament
 
**Note - The Meriden Ski Club has sponsored an entire hole at the tournament.  Your participation is direct through the tournament  and not through the ski club.  Please participate in a great program to promote skiing for the CCMC children.

Mt. Southington Ski Area is sponsoring a charity golf event at Southington Country Club on Sunday, July 27th.  It is going to be a fun event, with a lot of great contests, prizes and raffles. The tourney is going to benefit the CT. Children's Medical Center Adaptive Ski Program. All the profit from the golf tournament will be donated to the cause of buying specialized ski equipment for the CCMC children.

The golf outing will be a shotgun, scramble format, with the first tee time at "High Noon". There will be 3 first place team prizes, closest to the pin, closest to the line, many free hole-in-one offerings, and 50/50 "land on the green" raffles on the par 3's. Very different contests are available before and during play.  Hot dogs, burgers and chips are available at any time throughout the day. Soda, water and beer are complimentary.  It will be a lot of fun. 

Starting at 6:00 pm we are offering a cash bar and free buffet dinner at one of the local restaurants (tba) in the area, where we will give out the awards to the contest winners and offer chances on many great raffle prizes. The day includes golf, cart, dog, burger and chips, unlimited soda, water, beer, contests, prizes, and a full buffet dinner w/ a cash bar.  All this (and more) for only $99 per golfer.  If you wish to take part in the "after-golf" event only, the cost is $40.

The donation to sponsor a hole is $100.  Your company (or personal) name will be prominently displayed on one of the holes at Southington Country Club throughout play. Names of raffle prize donors will be announced during the raffle.  If you would like to donate a raffle prize, or make an anonymous donation, that would also be greatly appreciated.

If you would like to take part in any way, either as a player, sponsor or raffle prize donor, contact Mike Cirillo at 203-430-1280.  Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated.

 RECIPE CORNER
 
If you went on the Stowe Trip this past season, you enjoyed sunshine, rain, snow and Marie Block's Toffee Bark.   Sunshine, rain and snow are guaranteed again next year, but to be sure you experience the bark again, here is the recipe for your own enjoyment!!
 
Saltine Toffee Bark
"This recipe is simple and everyone loves it".
 
Ingredients:
 
1 large bag of semi sweet morsels
1 cup brown sugar
2 sticks of butter
1 tube saltine crackers
 
Directions:
 
1. Preheat oven to 400°
2. Line cookie sheet with foil, fold up edges to form a tray, spary with Pam
3. Place saltines side by side on foil
4. Melt butter and sugar in microwave until it's very bubbly
5. Stir mixture carefully and pour over crackers
6. Place in oven for approximately 2-4 minutes, until bubbly
7. Remove from oven and drop morsels over crackers.  Allow chips to melt, then spread evenly
8. Place in fridge until chocolate sets
9. Remove from fridge and break into pieces.
 
Submitted by Marie Block 3/08
 
Landow card with logo

 
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