Panhandle
Nordic
Club

President Jim McMillen, 208-667-0222
Treasurer Geoff Harvey, 208-762-1246
Secretary JoAnn Scholtz, 509-928-4632
Historian Jackie Beery, 208-664-4852
USFS Liason Glenn Truscott,
Trail Chair Van Bennett, 208-667-2282

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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

November 2004

President’s Message

I believe we need to be proactive and inform our friends and neighbors about
what the Panhandle Nordic Club can do for them. I promise to deliver on all my
promises. Check out our website to see my plan. Oh I forgot we don’t have a
website. That bothers me.


Panhandle Ski Club will:
  1. Cure the winter blues-no more SAD (seasonal affective disorder)
  2. Provide cookies at numerous events
  3. Have a balanced budget-no more dipping into the treasury so we can fund
    future projects. Club dues will not be raised!
  4. Provide informative meetings to expand your winter consciousness
  5. Have day and weekend trips with a lot of great people
  6. Keep us safe from those who disrespect cross country trails
  7. Gifts for everyone at this years Poker Ski
  8. And Fun, Fun, Fun and more Fun.


    Also I will do my best to fulfill my duty as your President. If I had an opponent, I know they would not keep their word and don’t have the “right stuff” to guide us through the 2005 ski season.So come show your support at our first meeting. Due to the elections we will meet on the second Tuesday, November 9, 7:00 PM
    at Fernan Ranger Station. Subsequent meetings will be on the first Tuesday of each month.

    Speaking of elections, do you know how the candidates you support stand on country skiing and snowshoeing? Check our website out to find out. Oh yeah, I forgot we don’t have one! Check out the Missoula Nordic Club to see what they are doing.     www.missoulanordic.org

    I do approve of this message….Any questions? Call 667-0222 or email mcmillen
    @icehouse.net for additional information.     Jim


    November 9 Meeting:

    Our guest speaker will be Chic Burge of Camera Corral and Spokane
    Mountaineers who will give us a pictorial presentation of local areas that offer
    hiking, back country/cross country skiing and snow shoeing. Areas included in
    the presentation are Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon, Cabinet Mountain
    Wilderness in Montana, Selkirk Mountains, Washington Scablands and areas
    along the Idaho and Montana border. Chic suggested that you bring a notebook
    and maps of these areas and a marker to highlight places you would like to check
    out. Chic’s presentation will offer more hiking and skiing possibilities for the club.

    Snow Shoers

    The Panhandle Nordic Club wants to develop more of a snowshoeing program.
    Please invite your friends who are interested in snowshoeing. We are planning a
    presentation on equipment and want to offer day trips this season.

    Ski Trips/Lessons
    We would like to offer a variety of day and weekend trips. Be thinking about trips
    you would like to go on and possibly coordinate. Also the Nordic Club Board has discussed offering ski lessons to all ages and having ski equipment available.

    Save your old equipment that could be used on a loan basis. A tentative schedule of events will be published in the next newsletter to help coordinate Nordic Club events.

    Summer Hiking
    This summer the Nordic Club offered a variety of hikes led by club members.
    If you have pictures please give them to Jackie Beery, club historian to put in our
    scrapbook.

    Local Business Bargains
    Don’t forget the Ski Sale and Swap at Fitness Fanatics November 6th and 7th.
    Bring in sale items before November 5th. Address is 12425 E. Trent, Spokane
    near Pines. They also offer ski-waxing classes and have snowshoe equipment
    and clothing.

    Instant Replay Sports on the corner of 4th and Birch in CDA (across from Mexican Food Factory) is having a going out of business sale until October 31st. They offer a variety of new and used sports equipment including cross-country skis, rollerblades, etc and all items are half price.

    BOTH THESE HAVE BEEN GREAT SUPPORTERS OF THE NORDIC CLUB.

    Jim

    Dues are $10.00 per household.
    For the NORDIC CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
    click here