October 2009
Newsletter
Hello
everyone!
Welcome
to new EMSC business
and family members: Dale Jordan, South Brewer Barber Shop; Mike
Nelligan Construction; Marc’s Trucking & Snowplowing; Shawn Bouchard,
Electrical Connection; Peavey Manufacturing; Roger Wood; Herbert & Lorraine
Robertson; Garth Dearborn and Bay Murchison. Remember, if you have not
yet renewed your membership, this will be your last club newsletter and your
Maine Snowmobiler newspaper will end with the November issue. If you are unable to attend the
October meeting you can send your membership dues with the flyer mailed out in
September newsletter to EMSC,
The Annual Landowner
Recognition Dinner is Sunday, October
18th at 6:00 with a roast pork dinner. This is a great
opportunity to show appreciation to these folks for their continued generosity
allowing us to use their land to access the trail system. If you plan to attend please contact
Larry and Eileen Lafland (843-7813) on or before Thursday, October
15th to ensure that there is enough food or to see if there is
anything you can do to help. The
club meeting follows at 7:00.
I have assumed that
members know who to contact with questions about the club, whether it be hall
rentals, trails, membership, etc.
Let me introduce the EMSC Chairs and their responsibilities:
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Danielle
Littlefield: Danielle is our Hospitality Chair
responsible for sending sympathy, thank you, etc. cards to members. She can be reached at 944-1123.
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Steve
Garrison: Steve is the Building/Grounds Chair
responsible for the maintenance of the clubhouse and grounds all year. If you find that something needs to be
fixed, replaced, etc, contact Steve at 843-0749.
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Eileen
Lafland: Eileen has dual roles – Membership and
Safety. Eileen took on Membership
Chair this year and is the one to talk to with membership questions.
If you
recruit a new member be sure to let Eileen know because there will be 2 drawings
this year for the top “recruiters”.
You could win a free membership next year!
As our EMSC Safety Chair she’ll
keep us updated on the current safety issues/concerns surrounding the sport of
snowmobiling and will relay information from the MSA regarding safety. If you have
information about or need information on safety issues, contact her at
843-7813.
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Larry
Lafland: Larry heads up the “trail work team” in
the fall to get our trails ready for the upcoming riding season. In addition he works closely with
landowners. Trail work began on
October 2nd and continues every Sunday until work is done. Help is always needed. Walking in the woods on a cool, crisp
fall morning is invigorating and enjoyable! So meet at the club at 8:00 AM. Larry can be reached at 843-7813. Bring a piece of “orange” attire.
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Jan
Logan: You’ll be hearing from Jan very soon
with offers to purchase EMSC clothing – shirts, hats, vests, etc. You’ll see her at the club meetings
selling 50/50 raffle tickets. Money
earned from these purchases are deposited our “Charity” account. Recently Jan donated $200.00 from that
account to go towards the mortgage loan principle. We also give an annual donation to the
Pine Tree Camp. Want to know more
about our Charities function, contact Jan at 843-6246.
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Joanne
Garrison: Joanne is the one to call if you, a
family member or friend want to rent the club for an event. The hall is available to rent from April
to December each year. A calendar
is available on our web site showing availability. Contact Joanne at 843-0749 for more
information. Call now to book your
event!
Joanne also serves
at the EMSC Secretary. To ensure
that you receive your newsletter, please contact her with any change in e-mail
address or address. In the past few
months many e-mails have been returned because of insufficient addresses. E-mail is the preference to relay
information. Please send your e-mail address to catrider550@roadrunner.com.
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Lew
Tourtillotte: Lew has been our Super Raffle Chair for
several years but is stepping down.
Lew has done a marvelous job and we hate to see him go. However, this is a great opportunity for
someone to step in and take over this role. Contact Lew at 989-7019 for more
information.
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Jim
White: Jim attends monthly MSA meetings and
relays activities that are going on within the MSA that effect clubs in
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Brent
Spaulding: Brent heads up the 300 Club. If you’re not familiar with the 300
club, it works like this: When you
purchase a ticket you are given a number.
At each club meeting from November to April drawings totaling $1000.00
are given away in increments of one $500.00 winner, one $200.00 winner, one $100.00 winner and four $50.00 winners. You don’t have to be a member to get
into the drawings and you don’t have to be present to win (however we’d like to
have you there). Tickets are on
sale for $30.00. Contact Brent at
989-7762 if you have questions or would like to purchase a ticket.
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Sue
Tuholski: Sue and her husband Gerry became members
last year. Sue answered our call
for a new web master and happily stepped up to take on this new role. She is currently looking at ways to
provide information for club members and updating the current site. Take a few minutes to check out the web
site at http://www.easternmainesnowmobilers.com/
and let Sue know of your ideas, thoughts, suggestions, etc. She can be reached at 989-5145 or
gsski49@yahoo.com.
We recently filled
two Board vacancies: Dan Bowden and Jason Littlefield were nominated at last
month’s club meeting to fill those vacancies. Other EMSC Board members are: Jim & Marty White; Larry &
Eileen Lafland; Steve & Joanne Garrison; Wally Fenlason; Lew Tourtillotte;
Jan Logan, Steve Smith; Rita Griffin; Danielle Littlefield; and Mike
Nelligan.
A word
from Wally Fenlason:
I am
writing this letter to inform you of “your Club’s” financial
condition.
First, a
little background: Several years ago “your Club” experienced a devastating
fire. To be brief, the property was
under-insured and in order to re-build, a loan for several thousand dollars had
to be obtained. Since the
re-building, many expensive improvements had to be made (in the kitchen and
elsewhere). Also, as you may have
guessed, the insurance rates have sky
rocketed!!!!
While the
Club has been able to make the monthly payments and continue to operate “your
Club” is unable to make any major purchases; including new grooming equipment
(which is needed).
I urge
you to consider participating in the “MORTGAGE BUSTER SOCIETY” fundraiser
included with this letter. Please,
if you have any questions or suggestions, give me a call (989-3664). “YOUR CLUB REALLY NEEDS YOUR
ASSISTANCE!!
Our Annual Hunters’
Breakfast will be held on Saturday,
November 7th, 4:30-8:30 a.m. at the clubhouse. If you could help clean up after it
would be much appreciated. Contact
Eileen Lafland at 843-7813 to see how you can help.
B&D Marine is
celebrating the start of the snowmobiling season with an Open House on Friday, October 23rd, 8-5 and
Saturday, October 24th, 8-3. There will be free coffee, donuts and
snacks and a huge clothing sale.
With snowmobiling
season right around the corner the kitchen will begin serving food January
2nd. In addition to the
weekends, the club house is open Friday nights for supper through March. This has always been a great time to get
together with fellow riders and get to know new members. A sign-up sheet to volunteer to work in
the kitchen will be posted soon, but I wanted to get you thinking about it
now. For more information contact our Officers
- Eric at 843-7970, Dain at 825-5115, Paul at 843-5811 or Joanne,
843-0749.
Looking forward to
seeing you Sunday, October 18th!
Joanne