PANHANDLE NORDIC CLUB
NORDIC TRACKS
January 2006 Newsletter
Announcement: Dues MUST be PAID by
January 4, 2006 for the 2005-2006 ski season or
your newsletter will stop! Dues are only $10 per
household. Please pay Geoff Harvey. See form below.
President’s
Address
Greetings for the New Year! Now that we need to shed
those holiday pounds, what happened to winter? Where did
the snow go? This can’t be another repeat of last
year’s weather pattern. And I just put on new,
studded snow tires. Oh, the glass seems half empty.
On the bright side….. The December Club meeting was
very informative and there were lots of cookies exchanged
and consumed. Ted Farwell gave a great presentation on
his story when he was a ski racer and competed in three
Olympics in the Nordic combined—cross country skiing
and ski jumping. And why would anyone want to do the
latter? Maybe that would be a method to scare those
pounds off. He also talked about his business, appraising
and designing downhill ski areas. There were lots of
questions from the 30 plus in attendance….Jim
Next
Club Meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006
Be there or be square. We’re going to the movies.
Popcorn will be served. Glenn Truscott found a
video on the Birkebeiner Ski Race which is the largest cross
country ski race in the country which is held
every year in Wisconsin. Check out the website, http://www.birkie.com/
Pray
for Snow and Cookies
Snow is needed for upcoming free Ski Day at 4th
of July and all state parks in Idaho on Saturday,
January 7. Snowshoers are welcome also. Remember
we are an equal opportunity winter sports club. Well,
maybe not snowmobilers. Cookies are needed
for the occasion, plus volunteers to
“person” the cabin and spread the news about
Nordic Club and serve refreshments.
Also Jackie Beery has requested even more
cookies and treats so she can assemble a basket
of goodies for the State Highway Department who
ploughs 4th of July parking lot as a favor to the Nordic
club. So if you don’t have a “connection”
to the “powers that be” regarding the white
stuff, make some cookies and volunteer to help out at the
free ski day.
Website
Check out the website www.panhandlenordicclub.com for
more information regarding Panhandle Nordic Club
activities. Also Hilma has a Blog site you can read
others comments regarding ski conditions at 4th of July
and other ski areas, plus much, much more.
Ted
Farwell: Check out Ted’s website at http://users.adelphia.net/~winterstar/pages/ted.htm
We are looking for WEEKDAY skiers who would like to
ski with those who work weekends. Please let us know on
the blogspot. Thanks.
http://panhandlenordic.blogspot.com
I
Want To Be in Pictures
Please bring new and old photos of club
happenings, i.e., ski adventures, 4th of July cleanup
activities and summer hikes. Jeannette is our historian
and will put them into our photo album for this and
future generations to admire. Please label the pictures
which will help to limit arguments regarding who, when,
where or what happened at a specific club function.
2005-2006
OFFICERS
President—Jim McMillen Treasurer—Geoff Harvey
Secretary—Donna Harvey Trail Chair—Van Bennett
USFS Liaison—Glenn Truscott Website--Hilma Volk
Historian—Jackie Beery
Announcements:
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Next Meeting: January 3, 2006
video on the Birkebeiner Ski Race will
be the main event.
AND……….
Cookies needed for snow plowers—see Jackie
Beery.
- There
are plans afoot to expand the snowshoe ski/dog
area and plans to expand the ski area in the
coming years to Beauty Saddle so it would be
possible to ski out 20+ miles and back!
- Club
member Van Bennett and his organization have
plans for a snowshoe event some time this winter.
Please see Van if interested.
- Langlauf:
The 10 k Langlauf cross country ski race is held
each year at Mount Spokane. The schedule for 2006
is: Sunday February 12, 2006 at Mount Spokane
Nordic
Club 2005-6 Dates of Events:
December 6, meeting
January 3, meeting
January 7, Free Ski Day
January 14-16 Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend
February, 7 meeting
February 11, Best Hand Fun Ski Fundraiser
February 18-20 Presidents’ Day Holiday Weekend
February 26, Rock Soup Ski
March 7, meeting, Tall Tales, Elections, Ya I Du Ski
April 4, meeting, set summer hiking schedule
Panhandle
Nordic Club Information: Dues
are $10 per household with dues to be paid each year at a
meeting or mailed to the treasurer. Park and Ski
sticker is $25 and can be obtained at Panhandle
Nordic Club meetings from Treasurer Geoff Harvey the USFS
Ranger Station at Fernan, Park and Rec building on
Kathleen Avenue, Army Navy at 1620 N Government Way,
Vertical Earth in their new building at 203 Coeur
d’Alene Avenue, Ski Shack in Hayden, Rose Lake Store
at Rose Lake Junction. Please mark your park ‘n ski
ticket for 4th of July Ski area (Area # 11), no matter
where you buy your sticker, and we get money back from
the sticker purchase. You must have a Park and
Ski sticker to ski at 4th of July.
Overnight
Trips: The club agreed that there would be the
following rules for overnight trips.
Participants need to put up 100% of the cost of trip up
front to person who is organizing the trip. If someone
can’t go, it is up to them to find a replacement and
to arrange for the replacement to repay him or her their
deposit. Organizers are NOT responsible for finding
replacements. If a replacement can’t be found, the
participant forfeits his/her entire deposit. Choice of
accommodations is up to the organizer. If someone wants
special accommodations, that person must make his/her own
arrangements. If you have an overnight trip that you
would like to do and you know of a lodge or cabin or
motel that could accommodate Nordic club members, bring
your ideas and a sign up sheet to the meeting.
Day Trips-Anyone can organize a day
trip, you just need a meeting place, destination and
instructions as to difficulty of course and time it will
take to ski the course.
NORDIC
CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Name: ____________________________________ Phone:
________________________
Address:
_________________________________________________________________
Email: (required, it’s how we communicate)
______________________________________________
Please mail to: Geoff Harvey, PO Box 1352, Hayden, ID
83835 Questions (208) 762-1246
Dues are $10.00 per household per year. Dues can be paid
at meetings or mailed to Geoff.
Panhandle Nordic Ski Club
C/O Geoff and Donna Harvey
5925 East Hayden Lake Road
Hayden Lake, ID 83835
For a printable application form click here
Or I'm sure we'll take your money if you provide the same
information on a sheet of paper.
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