Moultonbor SMC December Update

WINNOCTURN · 11-27-2011, 06:14 PM

Moultonboro Snowmobile Club
PO Box 118 - Moultonboro, NH 03254
www.moultonboroSMC.org
December 2011 Update

HELP!!
DECEMBER 3rd

We have 3 large area's of fencing to install and are really feeling the pressure to get it done before the ground is firmly frozen (Camp Tecumseh, Joal Tree Farm, and Coe Hill Road). We need Volunteers to get this done. Meet at the Club Garage at 8:30am.

2011 MSC Christmas Party

Place: Canoe Restaurant Tavern

Date: Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Cocktails
Cheese, Fruit and Nuts
Veggie Crudités Platter with dips
Cash Bar
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Dinner
Salad and Bread
Roast Pork Loin
Penne Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo
Roasted Potatoes
Fresh Vegetable
Chocolate Lava Cake
Coffee/Tea
Cost: $25 per person

Children’s Menu:
Chicken fingers and French Fries
Cost: $6.50 per child

*****Families with children are welcome and encouraged!*****

We have the entire “Smokin Loon” Tavern for the party. The porch is glassed in and heated for 42+ people. The bar area will have appetizers and buffet area with the cash bar open for the entire party. This is a closed party, so we don’t have to share the bar space with others.
There is a MINIMUM number of 30 people required for dinner.

Please RSVP by December 10th with payment and number in your party to:
Cathy Erving
PO Box 220
Center Harbor, NH 03226
603-253-4666

Moultonboro Snowmobile Club
John Harrington
774-219-1886

11-22-2011

Happy Holidays to all members of the Moultonboro Snowmobile Club. Thank you to all of those that have sent their renewals into the Club. We appreciate the support! Bring on the snow. In the meantime, I would like to update you on some club news:

New Director: Jim Callahan of Moultonborough has joined the board as a Director. Jim has recently been hired as a police officer for the Town of Guilford, NH after working for several seasons as a member of the NH Marine Patrol. We thank Jim for stepping up to fill this position and look forward to working with him!

Volunteer Opportunities/ MSC Leadership: Like all snowmobile clubs in NH, the Moultonboro Snowmobile Club officers and directors are all volunteers. We have one opening on our board. Please contact me or any other club officer or director if you are interested. We meet monthly to conduct club business. Please see our club website moultonborosmc.org for contact information. We appreciate all of our club volunteers; you make the club what it is!

Thank you: I would like to send a special thank you out to George Higgins. George acts as our communication coordinator. He manages our email list and sends out most of the updates from the Club. If there are mistakes or missed deadlines, he works tirelessly to get us squared away (the mistakes and missed deadlines are usually mine!).

Trail Work: We are well underway on our trail work for the 2011/2012 season. We have work parties each Saturday. We really need more help this year and are going to try to hold 3 large trails days instead. We will be advertising these dates via email, the website, Facebook and a sign board in town. Please try to set aside some time to help. Most of the work encompasses cutting overgrowth, installing snow fences and general clean-up. As you are snowmobiling through the woods this winter, you will get a special sense of satisfaction: "hey we worked on this trail".

The MSC garage is located on Highway Garage Drive which is approximately 3/4 of a mile down Moultonborough Neck Road on the left. We hope to see you there- we are happy to have any help we get, even if you can only make one weekend a year.

Web Site: Please visit our website at moultonborosmc.org to see our new look. The site will allow us to easily post updates and will automatically update our Facebook page. As the season progresses we hope to be providing real time updates from the groomers. Thank you to Paul Driscoll for getting this done!

Holiday Party: Our annual holiday party will be held on Saturday evening, December 17, 2011 at Canoe Restaurant in Center Harbor. We will have the entire downstairs to ourselves including the newly enclosed porch and I hope to see old friends and meet some new ones. Thank you to Cathy Erving for helping to organize this event. Details will be posted on the website and we will be sending out a reminder email as the date nears.

Snowmobile Safety Course: We will be holding our 2011 Snowmobile Class on Saturday December 17th at the Geneva Point Center, Geneva Point Road, Moultonboro. The Class will start at 8:00am and run through to 3:30pm. The Club will be providing Lunch.

Please bring your riding gear as part of the Class requires riding on an outdoor course to test your knowledge of snowmobile rules and riding skills. We encourage Parents to attend the class with their children.

Please contact Steve Janaitis at 603-253-6707 as soon as possible to reserve a place in the Class.

Membership: Members should have received their membership applications either electronically or with this letter via the US Mail. Please send them back as soon as possible. If you have not received them please see our website.
Trail Maps: We are performing a major overhaul to our club maps for this season. Because of this, they will likely not be available until late fall/ early winter. We are seeking advertisers to help offset the cost of printing. If you are interested in adverting with us please contact me.
Groomer: We have reached an agreement to purchase a 1997 Tucker 1000 Groomer and 16 foot drag to replace our Track Truck. The new to us Tucker will be located on the Balmoral/ Suissevale/ Skelley’s section of our trail system. This machine will allow us to better manage and groom this heavily travelled area.
Winter Festival: We will be holding a winter festival this year during the riding season at the recreation area at Playground Drive (across from Subway). This will be a family event with refreshments, activities and demonstrations. We are planning on having our grooming fleet on hand and will provide rides in our 2009 Tucker 1000 (and hopefully the new machine as long as we can get it transported there). Look for more details as the season progresses.

VitaBene · 11-28-2011, 04:34 PM

Hi,

We truly need help this weekend to get the snow fences installed. It is relatively easy work, it just takes people to get it done.

We use snowfence to mark our trails and to keep riders off sensitive areas. We will not be able to open these trails if we do not get this done per our agreements with landowners.

If you can't make it on time, just drive fdown the Neck Rd and come straight to Camp Tecumseh!

Thank you,

John

WINNOCTURN · 12-03-2011, 08:39 PM

Thanks to ALL those who helped get the JOB DONE today!

HELP!!

DECEMBER 3rd

We have 3 large area's of fencing to install and are really feeling the pressure to get it done before the ground is firmly frozen (Camp Tecumseh, Joal Tree Farm, and Coe Hill Road). We need Volunteers to get this done. Meet at the Club Garage at 8:30am.

VitaBene · 12-03-2011, 09:59 PM

We had a great turnout today, thank you to all that could make it!

All of our tasks are time intensive. When we have the type of turnout we had today, we really get it done fast

I hope to see and meet some of you at the Holiday Party on 12-17 at Canoe.

John

11-27-2011, 06:14 PM	#1
WINNOCTURN Deceased Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 849 Thanks: 350 Thanked 351 Times in 193 Posts	Moultonbor SMC December Update Moultonboro Snowmobile Club PO Box 118 - Moultonboro, NH 03254 www.moultonboroSMC.org December 2011 Update HELP!! DECEMBER 3rd We have 3 large area's of fencing to install and are really feeling the pressure to get it done before the ground is firmly frozen (Camp Tecumseh, Joal Tree Farm, and Coe Hill Road). We need Volunteers to get this done. Meet at the Club Garage at 8:30am. 2011 MSC Christmas Party Place: Canoe Restaurant Tavern Date: Saturday, December 17th, 2011 Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Cocktails Cheese, Fruit and Nuts Veggie Crudités Platter with dips Cash Bar 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Dinner Salad and Bread Roast Pork Loin Penne Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Roasted Potatoes Fresh Vegetable Chocolate Lava Cake Coffee/Tea Cost: $25 per person Children’s Menu: Chicken fingers and French Fries Cost: $6.50 per child ***Families with children are welcome and encouraged!*** We have the entire “Smokin Loon” Tavern for the party. The porch is glassed in and heated for 42+ people. The bar area will have appetizers and buffet area with the cash bar open for the entire party. This is a closed party, so we don’t have to share the bar space with others. There is a MINIMUM number of 30 people required for dinner. Please RSVP by December 10th with payment and number in your party to: Cathy Erving PO Box 220 Center Harbor, NH 03226 603-253-4666 Moultonboro Snowmobile Club John Harrington 774-219-1886 11-22-2011 Happy Holidays to all members of the Moultonboro Snowmobile Club. Thank you to all of those that have sent their renewals into the Club. We appreciate the support! Bring on the snow. In the meantime, I would like to update you on some club news: New Director: Jim Callahan of Moultonborough has joined the board as a Director. Jim has recently been hired as a police officer for the Town of Guilford, NH after working for several seasons as a member of the NH Marine Patrol. We thank Jim for stepping up to fill this position and look forward to working with him! Volunteer Opportunities/ MSC Leadership: Like all snowmobile clubs in NH, the Moultonboro Snowmobile Club officers and directors are all volunteers. We have one opening on our board. Please contact me or any other club officer or director if you are interested. We meet monthly to conduct club business. Please see our club website moultonborosmc.org for contact information. We appreciate all of our club volunteers; you make the club what it is! Thank you: I would like to send a special thank you out to George Higgins. George acts as our communication coordinator. He manages our email list and sends out most of the updates from the Club. If there are mistakes or missed deadlines, he works tirelessly to get us squared away (the mistakes and missed deadlines are usually mine!). Trail Work: We are well underway on our trail work for the 2011/2012 season. We have work parties each Saturday. We really need more help this year and are going to try to hold 3 large trails days instead. We will be advertising these dates via email, the website, Facebook and a sign board in town. Please try to set aside some time to help. Most of the work encompasses cutting overgrowth, installing snow fences and general clean-up. As you are snowmobiling through the woods this winter, you will get a special sense of satisfaction: "hey we worked on this trail". The MSC garage is located on Highway Garage Drive which is approximately 3/4 of a mile down Moultonborough Neck Road on the left. We hope to see you there- we are happy to have any help we get, even if you can only make one weekend a year. Web Site: Please visit our website at moultonborosmc.org to see our new look. The site will allow us to easily post updates and will automatically update our Facebook page. As the season progresses we hope to be providing real time updates from the groomers. Thank you to Paul Driscoll for getting this done! Holiday Party: Our annual holiday party will be held on Saturday evening, December 17, 2011 at Canoe Restaurant in Center Harbor. We will have the entire downstairs to ourselves including the newly enclosed porch and I hope to see old friends and meet some new ones. Thank you to Cathy Erving for helping to organize this event. Details will be posted on the website and we will be sending out a reminder email as the date nears. Snowmobile Safety Course: We will be holding our 2011 Snowmobile Class on Saturday December 17th at the Geneva Point Center, Geneva Point Road, Moultonboro. The Class will start at 8:00am and run through to 3:30pm. The Club will be providing Lunch. Please bring your riding gear as part of the Class requires riding on an outdoor course to test your knowledge of snowmobile rules and riding skills. We encourage Parents to attend the class with their children. Please contact Steve Janaitis at 603-253-6707 as soon as possible to reserve a place in the Class. Membership: Members should have received their membership applications either electronically or with this letter via the US Mail. Please send them back as soon as possible. If you have not received them please see our website. Trail Maps: We are performing a major overhaul to our club maps for this season. Because of this, they will likely not be available until late fall/ early winter. We are seeking advertisers to help offset the cost of printing. If you are interested in adverting with us please contact me. Groomer: We have reached an agreement to purchase a 1997 Tucker 1000 Groomer and 16 foot drag to replace our Track Truck. The new to us Tucker will be located on the Balmoral/ Suissevale/ Skelley’s section of our trail system. This machine will allow us to better manage and groom this heavily travelled area. Winter Festival: We will be holding a winter festival this year during the riding season at the recreation area at Playground Drive (across from Subway). This will be a family event with refreshments, activities and demonstrations. We are planning on having our grooming fleet on hand and will provide rides in our 2009 Tucker 1000 (and hopefully the new machine as long as we can get it transported there). Look for more details as the season progresses.

11-28-2011, 04:34 PM	#2
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,638 Times in 842 Posts	Help Hi, We truly need help this weekend to get the snow fences installed. It is relatively easy work, it just takes people to get it done. We use snowfence to mark our trails and to keep riders off sensitive areas. We will not be able to open these trails if we do not get this done per our agreements with landowners. If you can't make it on time, just drive fdown the Neck Rd and come straight to Camp Tecumseh! Thank you, John

12-03-2011, 08:39 PM	#3
WINNOCTURN Deceased Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 849 Thanks: 350 Thanked 351 Times in 193 Posts	Thanks to ALL those who helped get the JOB DONE Thanks to ALL those who helped get the JOB DONE today! HELP!! DECEMBER 3rd We have 3 large area's of fencing to install and are really feeling the pressure to get it done before the ground is firmly frozen (Camp Tecumseh, Joal Tree Farm, and Coe Hill Road). We need Volunteers to get this done. Meet at the Club Garage at 8:30am.

12-03-2011, 09:59 PM	#4
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,638 Times in 842 Posts	Thank you!! We had a great turnout today, thank you to all that could make it! All of our tasks are time intensive. When we have the type of turnout we had today, we really get it done fast I hope to see and meet some of you at the Holiday Party on 12-17 at Canoe. John