Meriden Ski Club Newsletter

Announcements and other news:

SUMMER MEETING ELIMINATION

The regular summer meeting schedule has been eliminated from May 1 thru August 31, 2009. The Board of Directors are also considering a reduction of the weekly meetings starting September 1st, 2009 thru April 30th, 2010. When a decision is reached you will be notified by direct e-mail and by the July electronic newsletter. Be sure to complete the survey or send an email to the board if you have any suggestions or concerns.

Those of you planning to participate in the summer programs are asked to contact the event chairperson direclty of your intent to participate and send necessary deposits and/or fees required to the chairperson or the MSC post office box address listed on the web site.

Direct payment to PayPal or other acceptable applicaitons is being addressed by your Board of Directors to make the process easier for our members in the future.

LET'S GO TUBING LET'S GO TUBING LET'S GO TUBING

Don Simmonds, one of the Ski Instructors for the Meriden Ski Club, and his wife Joanne go rafting every year and have invited the Meriden Ski Club to participate.
WHERE: Deerfield River in Massachusetts
WHEN: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:00am
DETAILS: We'll meet at the rest area on Rt. 2 W just passed the town of Charlemont, MA. The rest area is on the left after the Rt. 2/8A intersection. Turn into the parking lot and drive over to the far right. That's our meeting spot.

Bring your own tube if you have one. If you don't have one, tubes may be available (no guarantee) for rent from some homes on the drive up to the drop-in spot on the river. It's best to have your own, cheap river tubes can be found at many discout stores. We usually bring our own food and drink picnic afterwards too.

The rapids on the river are mainly class 2 with a class 3 thrown in for thrills. The length of the tubing trip (time on water) is approximately 4 hours. We get out of the river at the rest area where we parked our vehicles. If you aren't so crazy about tubing, the rest area is a nice place to spend the afternoon. It's real close to the river and a wonderful picnic spot. And since we're on our own here, trucks and large occupancy vehicles are needed.

DIRECTIONS: Rt. 91 North to exit 26 in Greenfield, MA. Follow Rt. 2 West to Charlemont, rest area is down yonder on left.

For more information you can contact us through the ski instructor's link from ski club web site at, SkiInstructor@MeridenSki.com

- The MSC is looking for members to chair events throughout the summer and next ski season. Don't just talk, take action and "do". Contact any officer or chairperson to join the fun!

Discounts and Specials

- CSC Discounts - See the Discounts Web Page

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