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From the Editor.... 
Dear Member,
Just a little over a month left for skiing, and then spring and
summer will be here. Hope everyone skied a lot! If not, still 3
more bus trips and still time to organize a spring
fling! Business meetings and awards activities are still to come,
too! Check below for details!!
Note: Deadline for the May /June newsletter is April 30, 2010
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 President's
Letter
The end of the ski season is fast
approaching. For many of us, the tail gate party will be
the last hurrah, but there are those hard core skiers who
will continue into April. It has been a great year.
Sunday River was a well attended weekend
with great conditions. Thanks, Anthony! Sandy Davis'
Park City trip, with skiing at Deer Valley and the
Canyons, had perfect weather and excellent skiing.
Something for everyone! Ken Conrad's trip to Stowe, as
usual was well attended with Russ celebrating his 71st
birthday, and fresh snow to boot!
Our ambassador, Bob Curry, will be
hosting our last Member's Night on March 4th. This will
be the Cheesecake Contest, so bakers get out your
cheesecake recipes, or the one you always wanted to try,
and come join us. Who knows, you might even win!
The all important Budget Meeting will be
on March 11th. Come and see how your dues are spent on
all of our activities. March 25th at 6:30 pm is the Jr.
Awards and pizza party, followed by the second most
important meeting (after the budget meeting), the
Election of Officers. Come and participate, nominate a
friend or volunteer yourself to run for an office
or chair an event. The Board of Directors is always
looking for new faces and ideas. Don't be shy!
I would like to applaud all the chairmen
and chairwomen who organized all the social functions
and trips. These individuals did an excellent job to
ensure that you, our members and their families, had a
good choice of activities to choose from.
This is a great ski club, but it can get
even better with more member participation!!
Regards, Marge
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Calendar of Events
Meeting Schedule
Mar 2 - BOD Meeting, 7:00 pm, Jane Fowler's house
Mar 4 - Member's Night
7:30 pm, AOH Hall
Mar 11 - Reg Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH
Hall
Mar 18 - Reg Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH
Hall
Mar 25 - Reg
Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH Hall
Apr 1 - Reg Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH
Hall
Apr 6 - BOD Meeting,
7:00 pm, Don Comstock's house
Apr 8 - Reg Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH
Hall
Apr 15 - Reg Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH
Hall
Apr 22 - Reg Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH
Hall
Apr 29 - Reg
Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH Hall
May 4 - BOD's Annual Dinner
Meeting,
7:00 pm, the Hayden's house
May 6 - Reg
Meeting, 7:30 pm, AOH Hall
Note: Summer meeting
schedule goes into effect in May, 1st Thurs of
each month until September.
Upcoming Events
Budget Meeting
- Mar 11, 7:30 pm, AOH Hall
Jr Awards Pizza
Party - Mar 25, 7:00pm, AOH Hall
Election of Officers
- Mar 25, 7:30 pm (following Jr Awards), AOH Hall
Tailgate Party @
Okemo - Mar 27, 3:00 pm by the bus, Okemo
group parking lot
Annual Dinner Dance
& Awards - April 24, Hawthorne Inn
MSC/CSC 2008-2009 Ski Trips
** No Spring Fling trip scheduled due to
conflict with Easter Holiday. If interested in putting
together a last minute trip, please talk to any Board
Member and submit paperwork.
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Announcements and Other News:
Tonight is the last Member's Nights for the
2009-2010 season!! There is no formal meeting,
but our Annual Cheesecake Contest will
be held. Ambassador Bob Curry has planned a
fun filled evening, so please attend. Better yet, cook
up a cheesecake and enter it in the contest!! You could
win prizes!!
Please mark your calendars for two future meetings.
These are important meetings for both the club and
YOU!! Come and be involved in the administration of
this club and voice your opinions. Budget
Meeting: Thurs 3/11/10 and Election of
Officers: Thurs 3/25/10. Both meetings are
held at 7:30 pm at the AOH Hall. Sandy Meyerhofer and
Peter Englert are getting married!
The MSC board is working on some great "off the
slope" summer activities, so mark you calendars
and watch for more information. If you would like to run
an "off season" activity, please see any board member
and share your ideas! Here is a sneak preview of
activities:
Annual Dinner Dance at The Hawthorne Inn
- April 24, 2010, details to come soon!!
Rock Cats Baseball with picnic - Fri,
June 25, 2010
MSC Fishing Trip - End of June, date
TBD
MSC Beach Outing at Old Saybrook -
looking at July 17, 2010
MSC Annual Picnic and Pig Roast at the Meriden
PBA - End of August, date TBD
Other activities that have been successful in the past,
that we would like to run and would need volunteers,
are: Golf Tournament, Mini-Golf Tournament, Block
Island Excursion, Go Carts (Sandy Meyerhofer???).
New ideas are always welcome!!! Sandy
Davis and Ken Conrad are getting married!
A message from the CT Ski Council regarding Bulk
Tickets: "...the ski resorts do check internet
sites to be sure bulk tickets are not being resold
outside the membership of the CT Ski Council. If you
cannot use your own tickets, check with your fellow club
members. Please do not sell them to non-members
of the CSC...keep in mind the return policies as
specified in the bulk ticket order form and
policy." Apparently, someone was promoting bulk tickets
on Craig's list, which could result in removal of a
club, a member, or the Council from this great program.
Or the mountains may opt out of the program altogether
if ticket abuse becomes a problem. The MSC can assist
in selling any unused tickets or they can be returned in
April according the the return policies listed on the
website. Please go to Bulk
Ticket Info regarding these policies.
Mt
Southington Night Skiing lift tickets are a
great savings!! Get yours at the next meeting and
save! Member's price is $21 (a $30 value) and they can
be traded up for daytime tickets. See Russ Hayden at
any meeting to get your tickets. Remember, 1 ticket per
member, per week. Please note that ticket vouchers are
good for next year, they do not expire! You can save
any unused tickets or buy more for next year. Add your
announcement here!
The MSC offers free ski & board instruction
to beginners. The program is headed up by Don Simmons and
takes place at Mt Southington. Check out the
website for more information. The mountain now has
reduced hours so check with Don about lessons for this
season. Note: You must purchase a Mt Southington
lift ticket to take a lesson and use the resort's lifts.
See Russ Hayden for discounted tickets.
The Meriden Ski Club is now on Facebook!!
Join now to share your experiences and
pictures with other club members. We will be
updating Facebook with club activities, so look
there for all the latest info. And it's linked
to our website for quick access to club info.
This is a great interactive tool to keep in
touch with the club! It's FREE!!!
And its easy! Go to
www.facebook.com to join, then search for
"Meriden Ski Club" and join the group. And
click the EVENTS tab for upcoming events.
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Annual Budget Meeting
Thursday March 11,
2010, 7:30 AOH Hall
Ever wonder where your membership dues go? What is it used for?
How does the club determine the dues? How is that money
distributed back to the membership? And you have opinions, don't
you? You have ideas, don't you?
Please attend the Annual Budget Meeting to find out the answers to
these questions. This meeting is your opportunity to ask
questions, give input and suggestions as to how YOUR money is
spent. Dave will thank you!
Please mark your calendars and get down to
this important meeting! Again, its...
Thursday March 11, 2010,
7:30 AOH Hall
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Slate of Officers for Meriden Ski Club
2010 - 2011
The MSC Annual Elections will be held on Thursday, March
25, 2010.
The following
Officers and Board Member positions are to be voted on at the
meeting, as well as the Club Ambassador and the Club Awards listed
below.
The Nominating
Committee has produced the slate of candidates listed with each
position. Nominations may also be made and accepted from the
floor. Persons making nominations must give the qualifications of
the nominee.
President Marge Hayden
1st Vice President Bob Fowler
2nd Vice President Don Comstock
Treasurer Dave Riter
Recording Secretary Jane Fowler
Corresponding Secretary Tanya Marks
Board of Director (1 position, 3 year term)
Ken Conrad
Club Ambassador
Schussboomer Award
Sportsman Award
Hillard "Dutch" Stoltmann Award
For more information regarding the election process, the
officer's duties, or descriptions of the awards, please refer to
the Meriden Ski Club Constitution and Bylaws for more
information. Go to
Constitution or
Bylaws located at
www.meridenski.com.
Please attend this important meeting, get involved with your
club, and add value. Your vote counts! The Junior Racing
Awards will be given out that same night, with a pizza party at
7:00pm. So please come out and support our future racers and
vote for the best ski club in the state!!
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MSC Racing Corner
For Skiers and Snowboarders!
On Snow Carnival - This weekend!!
The Connecticut Ski Council sponsors an On
Snow Carnival every year and this year we will be participating
at Mount Snow this weekend, Mar 5 - 7. The weekend consists of
all kinds of racing and fun activities such as down hill, cross
country, snowboard races, volley ball, and tug of war. It's a
great weekend to get together and compete in these activities
against other clubs in the CSC.
The Meriden Ski Club has a bus
going up Saturday Mar 6 for the day, so whether you're a Skier
or Snowboarder, sign-up for racing--it's a lot of fun! If
you've never raced before, try it out it will improve your
skiing and riding! See Marie Block to sign up for the bus.
Lift ticket pricing, Lodging
options, and more details about the weekend activities will be
posted on our website at www.meridenski.com . I will be
taking signups and completed waivers in the coming weeks.
It's not too late---Please see Sandy Davis now to sign
up the racing component of this fun activity!!!
On Snow Captain: Sandy Davis,
racing@meridenski.com
CT State Races -
This Weekend!!
The CT State Races have one more
race day to go, this weekend
preceeding the On Snow Winter
Carnival at Mt Snow.
Downhill/Snowboard/Cross
Country: Mar 5-7, OnSnow
Winter Carnival at Mt. Snow
Monday
Night Racing - Results!!
The
Meriden Ski Club participated in a weekly race series
sponsored by the CSC and came in 10th place with a total
of 7 racers. All of the 8 weekly races were held at
Mount Southington. The racers were split into groups
based on their age and gender and only compete against
those in their group for points. Every person who
completed a run received points for their club. The
time was taken for the best of two runs on the race
course.
Fun was had by all who raced, and 10th place was a good
finish for our small race team. Please consider racing
next year, it is fun and easy, and you can make it as
competitive as you want it to be. You might even find
yourself feeling the exhilaration and going for a third
run!!!!
You can go to the CSC Racing page &
see all the racing results:
< Click for race results >
Race Captain: Sandy Davis,
racing@meridenski.com
MSC Club Race
- A New Era!!
The Annual
Meriden Ski Club Race, held at Mt Sunapee on January 30,
was a great success!!. Twenty-five members participated,
ranging in ages from 7 to 74. The format was the best of
two runs on the Nastar course.
We have two first-time fastest member winners!! Jim Bobbi
unseated multi-year winner Ken Conrad and Sandy Meyerhofer
was a first-time fastest female. The fastest junior male
and female will be announced at the annual Junior Awards
party on March 25. Pizza and soda will be provided at
7:00, followed by the Awards Ceremony (before the
Elections). Adult awards will be given out at the Dinner
Dance on April 24. See Anthony Santovasi for more
information regarding the Dinner Dance.
Club Race Captain: Sandy Meyerhofer,
ClubRace@MeridenSki.com
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MSC Ski Trips
Our overnight trips were all
great successes!! We look forward to a repeat of fun and camaraderie
next year at these or other mountains! Here are a few
snapshots of "what goes on the road...":
Sunday River - Jan 15-18, 2010
Big mountain, but no pics yet!
Send photos, we want to see "MSC invades Sunday River"!!
Park City,
Utah -
Feb 6
- 13, 2010
Three beautiful views!!!
Stowe,
VT - Feb 26 - 28, 2010
Lots of snow on top of Stowe!!
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MSC Bus Schedule
The 2009 - 2010
bus price is $15 for members and $30
for non-members. Lift ticket fees will be collected on the
bus. Sign up with Marie Block at meetings, contact her call
(203) 634-0299 or email her at
BusTrips@MeridenSki.com.
Click here for the Rules of the Road and
more info.
Schedule
Mt Snow - Saturday 03/06/2010
NOTE: This is a SATURDAY trip and the
CSC On-Snow Weekend!!
Sign-up at the 02/4/2010 meeting.
CSC Awareness Day cost of $50.00
Stratton - Sunday 03/14/2010
Sign-up starts at the 02/11/2009 meeting.
CSC Awareness Day cost of $40.00.
Okemo Mountain - Saturday 03/27/2010
NOTE: This is a SATURDAY trip and the
ANNUAL TAILGATE PARTY!!
Special Bus Price is $10.00 per seat / member
Sign-up starts at the
02/25/2010 meeting.
CSC Awareness Day cost of $35.00.
Council Awareness Days
The CSC has arranged 106 days of discount skiing, available for
all MSC members in good standing and with a valid CSC sticker
membership card.
The entire list of discount days are listed in our website
and all of our buses run on discount days. Check out the list
of dates and be sure to read each mountain's instructions
on purchasing tickets (each is different!!). You must have a
valid 2009-2010 CSC sticker on you MSC membership card to
purchase tickets. Violators to any rules are subject loss
of membership privledges.
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Meriden Ski Club Officers
President:
Marge Hayden 1st Vice
President: Bob Fowler
30 Knollwood
Rd 189 Oxbow
Drive
Southington, CT
06489 Meriden, CT
06450
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