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Guess what time of the year it is?!  It’s time for our first Club meeting of the season!  Where did the summer go?!  Hope everyone had fun!

Not too much to say for our first newsletter of the season, but that will change after our first meeting as we discuss upcoming events.  We will be setting dates for our Highway Clean-Up, Chili Dump, and Christmas Party.  We will discuss the Calendar Raffle and Club Trip.  Come with your ideas on where we want to go for our Club Trip!  We want to try some place new this year!  We will also be looking for volunteers to attend the AWSC Fall Workshop on October 31^st-November 2^nd in Wisconsin Dells!  Attending the conference is a great way to learn more about the sport of snowmobiling and to have your voice heard!  If you are interested in attending, come to our meeting and let us know!

Our first Club meeting will be held on Sunday, September 14th at 6pm at the Shamrock Pub.  Board Members…remember our meeting will start at 5pm!

Hope to see you all there and catch up on what everyone did this summer!

Sincerely,

Julie Reuter

Hello Everyone!  What a great snowmobiling season we have had this year!  The trails were just beautiful throughout the whole state!  Finally!  This brings us to our last meeting of this season!

At our March meeting, we had our Annual White Elephant Auction/Bake Sale.  What a success! We will be donating the money to Midwest Therapeutics.  A BIG thank you to those who participated and to Joanne for always bringing her delicious pies, cookies, muffins, and canned goods to be auctioned off!

Our Calendar Raffle has been a great success once again this year!  Our top three sellers were Randy Kroes, Angie Schmidt, and Kenny Parker respectively.  Our Wrap Up Party is Saturday, March 29^th at the Shamrock Pub starting at 6pm.  Pam Willms is looking for volunteers to come help with the walk around raffles and to bring a treat for the patrons at the Shamrock Pub.  Also, Pam is looking for donations, such as raffle baskets or gift certificates to businesses, for the walk around raffles.  Please contact Pam.  Otherwise, just come on out that night and show your support!

At our last meeting we will be having a Pizza Party!  At this meeting we will setting dates for our Spring Highway Cleanup, Summer Picnic, and Groomer and Trail work.  If anyone is interested in hosting the Summer Picnic then come to our April meeting to let us know!  I will be sending out that information after that meeting to all of you, so watch for one more newsletter!  One event we have a date set for is our first Summer Camping Trip.  We will be camping at Joanne and Randy’s place in Coloma, WI July 18-20^th weekend. They have land there with water and electric hookups. Details to follow, but if you are interested pencil it in to your calendars now.

 We will also be having our Club Elections at the last meeting for the 2014-2015 season.  The following positions are up for the election with these nominees:

President:                              Tim Willms

Vice President:                     Kenny Schmidt

Secretary:                              Julie Reuter

Sergeant of Arms:                Peary Phillips

Board Members:                  Brad Lauer, Kenny Parker, Jamie Bellaire, Jason Betchkal

If anyone else is interested in being a Club Officer or Board Member, let us know, or if you know someone that would do a great job, then nominate them!

Hope to see you all at our last meeting of the 2013-2014 season and at the Wrap Up Party this coming Saturday!

Sincerely,

Julie Reuter

Hello Everyone!  Hope you had a great New Year’s and have been able to get out and ride our trails! Thanks to those who have taken time out of their schedules to groom our trails!

Speaking of the groomer…If anyone is interested in learning about the groomer and how to groom our trails, please contact Bob Zemke at 262-995-3538 or Randy Kroes at 262-639-2162. Grooming the trails takes about 8 hours altogether to prep the groomer, groom the trails, and cleanup. 

Racine County Alliance Youth Group is looking for more members.  If you or someone you know that has children and they enjoy snowmobiling, come and attend a Youth Group meeting.  The club meets every second Thursday of the month at 7:30pm at Raymond Town Hall.  You can contact Dane (a past president of the Youth Group) on his Facebook page, sledhedkids. 

Club Trip:  There are still 3 beds available.  Contact Pam Willms at pamntimwillms@aol.com if interested.  We are heading to the Aberdeen Lodge in Manitowish Waters, WI February 5^th-9^th 2014.

Club Shirts:  If anyone ordered club shirts from Angie, they are in!  Call her at 414-559-0063 to arrange a time to pick them up!

There is a new Snowmobile Trail App available on your smartphone.  Text SNOW1 to 44144.

Calendar Raffle:  Tickets are available!  See Angie Schmidt to pick yours up. You can either call her at the number listed above or email her at angie@leafltd.org to arrange a time to meet.  The Raffle begins March 1^st.  We will be having a Wrap Up Party on Saturday, March 29^th at the Shamrock Pub.  We would like to have walk around raffles at the party, so if anyone can donate prizes please let Angie know.  Also, if anyone is interested in drawing the winning tickets each week, contact Angie as well.  The tickets will be drawn on Wednesdays at 7pm at the Shamrock Pub.

Upcoming Events:         January 25^th – Winterfest at South Hills Country Club

                                    January 23^rd – 25^th – MS Club Ride in Lac du Flambeau, WI

                                    February 1^st – Tichigan Fishing Jamboree

                                    February 2^nd – Dive Team Radar Run on Eagle Lake

Hope to see you all at the next meeting!

Sincerely, 

Julie Reuter