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A Message From YourPresident
John Vogel, OSSA President
Official Publication of the Oregon State Snowmobile Association www.oregonsnow.org P.O. Box 6328 Bend, OR 97708 Volume 32, No. 3 NOVEMBER 2009
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PAIDBend, OR
Permit No. 473
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photo submitted by MT. Jefferson Snowmobile Club
Peggy Sez...by Peggy Spieger
OSSA Executive Director
Hello Snowmobilers. GrantCounty Snowballers are excited abouthosting the 2010 OSSA Convention.The Grant County Chamber of Com-merce and all of John Day is lookingforward to welcoming you to theircommunity. They boast 750 miles ofsnowmobiling in Grant County andare ready and willing to show youwhat they have to offer. Rides willstart on January 19th and continuethrough Sunday with the exception ofSaturday. Saturday events includethe general membership meeting,informational seminars, election ofdistrict directors and a Saturday nightdinner. A registration form isincluded in this paper. Registration is$20.00, including dinner, and $15.00for children under 12. The boardmeeting will be on Friday; also rideson Friday and there will be a Friday
night social with fun and games forall. The Snowballers will appreciateyou signing up for the rides inadvance to help with their planning.
Nominations are open for Snow-mobiler of the Year, Dealer of theYear and Winter Recreationist of theYear. Snowmobiler of the Year is aperson or persons who have con-tributed significantly to the sport ofsnowmobiling over the years. WinterRecreationist is a person who throughtheir profession has contributed toand supported snowmobiling andDealer of the Year is a dealer whocontinues to promote OSSA member-ship and support snowmobiling.Club supported nominations must bein to the OSSA office no later thanJanuary 1st so the OSSA board hastime to vote on the nominees.
Elections will be held for DistrictDirectors for district 4 and 7. Clubsin these districts are entitled to twovotes each by their designated dele-gates. Delegates vote for the candi-
date within their own district. Pleasesend the names of your delegates tothe OSSA office prior to the conven-tion. Elections will also be held forDirectors at Large in districts 5 and7/8. Directors at Large are elected bythe board.
Rogue Snowmobilers are still gath-ering signatures to combat the Ore-gon Wild proposal to turn 450,000acres of multiuse land into wilder-ness. Yes, 450,000 acres. You canhelp by gathering signatures on apetition and sending them to KimGreenwaldt. Contact her [email protected]. We didnot receive the grant but OSSA iscommitted to helping prevent thiswilderness expansion. For donationinformation contact Kim or OSSA.Again, the impact of wildernessexpansion of this magnitude willaffect everyone. Continue to write,phone, fax or email your local com-missioners, state representatives, sen-ators and your elected representatives
in Congress. Senator Wyden andSenator Merkley as well as your Ore-gon Congressmen need to hear youropinion of this proposed wildernessexpansion.
Mt Hood Snowmobiling: The MtHood Wilderness bill, contrary to pre-vious statements, does take awayprime snowmobile areas. ContactJoni Mogstad for more information.Email to Ron Wyden’s Portlandoffice to voice your objections.Email [email protected].
And last, but not least, our thanksto all the trail clearing crews and thegrooming crews for getting the trailscleared and making sure our equip-ment is ready for the snow seasonthat will soon be here.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody.Blessings to all and special thanks toall our Service men and women.
Happy Snow Days have started to arrive. As I sit here typingout this article for this month’s newspaper, the white stuff hasstarted to accumulate in the mountains and valleys for your rid-ing pleasure. I have read several articles lately stating the localstate snowmobile associations and clubs have dwindled over thepast few years because of low snow and snowmobiler apathy.Then we hear reports and read articles in the media of Yellow-stone cutting back on daily entries to 318 snowmobiles and 78snow coaches. Well let’s talk about some of the good things us assnowmobilers are doing locally that have a positive impact onour sport. We are hitting the airwaves with positive messages,proactively promoting snowmobiling as a safe family sport, nothurting the environment while riding cross country. We are doingthis on the state level and thanks to the Rogue Snowmobile club;this is being broadcast as a public announcement in the Medfordarea. Believe it or not some environmentalists are starting to seethe forests should be open to multi-users. There are still a largenumber of people who feel the forest should only be for the ani-mals and the peaceful solitude. Remember by taking little stepsyou can go a long ways in promoting the good of snowmobiling.Here are a few to consider: Join a club and the State SnowmobileAssociation, Volunteer time to do trail clean up, don’t be afraidto let people know you’re a snowmobiler, and be respectful to allusers of the forest. If we continue to be proactive instead of reac-tive, we can make a difference and educate more people on howthe forest should be enjoyed by all and not one special group.Here is a quote from the Blue Ribbon Magazine “Ignore yourrights and they’ll go away”
I would like to remind everyone of the OSSA Convention thatwill be held in John Day on January 19-23, 2010. The GrantCounty Snowballers will be hosting rides all week long prior tothe convention. There will be more information to come by mailand on our web site of all the activities happening during theweek. This is a reminder that the rooms at John Day are goingfast so if you haven't made your reservation, do it now.
Mt. Jefferson Snowmobile ClubBy Patty Isaak
Hi Everyone! The leaves arechanging colors and snow is on itsway. A new storm is moving in andthe Roger Schmidt Shelter is readyfor new memories to be made. Solet’s have a great winter season!We had a fall work party and did afew repairs to the shelter and woodchopping and stacking. Thanks to thegroup that showed up and tackledthe job again.
Our groomer is almost ready, elec-trical fixes are being fixed. ThanksDave! We will have a groomer workparty soon to grease it up and get itready for all the wonderful snow wewill have soon. We will be working
on trail marking this winter seasonalso. We will be working on ourcamp host program again. Pleasecontact Ron McClaughry for moreinformation. Our club is working ona small version map to hand out fornew people new to the area so theycan feel comfortable to leave theparking lot and find their way back.Thank you to renewing members forgetting in your dues in sooner. Ournumbers are strong and if you knowsomeone who rides and they are nota member of a club, please encour-age them to join a club. It is impera-tive that we keep our sport alive!Next club meeting at Pietro’s Pizzain Salem Wednesday November 18at 7 pm.
2009-2010 Scheduled Club Rides
January 1 -Ray BensonJanuary 19-24 OSSA ConventionJohn DayJanuary 23- Big SpringsFebruary 6 –BreitenbushFebruary 13-Valentine’s Ray BensonFebruary 20-Diamond LakeMarch 6 – Ray Benson PlaydayMarch 20- Poker Run Ray Benson
Everyone have a wonderful Thanksgiving! See you on the snow!
Lunch Ride to
Burns is
FULLThere are other
Rides on Wednesday
January 20th.
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by Dinah Walsh
It would best if everyonestarted their snow dance rightaway so we can be sure to be onthe trails for the Thanksgivingholiday. I am told the trick is towear your pajamas inside outwhen doing the snow dance. Bythe time you read this, I am surewe will be waist high in snow.This last month, volunteer crewshave been out clearing trails inthe WRR trail system. If youdon’t already know, Walker RimRiders are headquartered out ofCrescent Lake. We have hun-dreds of miles of trails and a greatgrooming program. We generallyride the areas between Mt. Bache-lor to the north, and Diamond
Lake to the south. We normallymeet at the Crescent Lake Junc-tion Snowmobile Park to go onclub rides. Our first club ride ofthe season, December 12th, willbe around Crescent Lake, up toSummit Lake, and then to theTimpanogas Lake Shelter. On thereturn trip, we will probably stopat the Crescent Lake Lodge ormake the loop to the LemoloLake Lodge for a hot bowl ofsoup! Treasurer Bob Walshalways buys for everyone! If youwish to join us, please go to ourwesite www.walkerrimriders.comand let us know you will be there.That way, we can get a head
count and will not leave withoutyou. We plan to leave the Cres-cent Lake Junction Snow Park at9:00 am.
In addition to planned rides thisseason, we will be having aRADAR RUN on January 2,2010 on the airport runway atCrescent Junction Snow Park.This fundraiser will be for ourclub and charitable activities.Planned activities include mer-chant sponsors, hot food and bev-erages. Proposed activities
include door prizes, a swap meetand a winner’s purse!
Please mark your calendar asthe more people that turn out themerrier it will be. That eveningwe will have our club meeting at6:30 pm at KJ’s Restaurant inCrescent Lake Junction. Pleaseplan to attend. For a completeschedule of activities for 2009and 2010, please check out ourweb site at www.walkerrimrid-ers.com. In addition, you can callour snow phone for updatedinformation and trail grooming.Just call (541)-525-2133.
If you are looking for great rid-ing, great facilities, and greatsponsors, we would be excited tohave you join our club. Go towww.wakerrimriders.com andclick the word ‘Here’ on Mem-bership Application Download.Annual dues are only ten dollars.You are welcome to belong tomore than one snowmobile cluband need only pay OSSA duesonce. Our mailing address is P.O.Box 1090, Crescent Lake, OR97733.
Walker Rim Riders Walker Rim Riders-Schedule of Events2009-2010 Season Activities Schedule
2009
12/12 9:00 am Club ride Crescent Lake/Timpanogas Lake Shelter6:30 pm Christmas social & Meeting @ Fire Hall CommunityCenter, white elephant gift exchange & potluck(Bohemia Club Welcome)
20101/2 9:00 am Radar Run
6:30 pm Club meeting @ KJ’sTBA 9:00 am Candle Lighters @ Crescent Lake Warming Hut2/6 9:00 am Club ride to Elk Lake for lunch
6:30 pm Club meeting @ KJ’s(Appoint Officer/Board Nomination Committee)
3/6 9:00 am Club ride to Lemolo Lake for lunch6:30 pm Club meeting @ KJ’s(Present Officer/Board nominations)
4/3 9:00 am Club ride to Waldo Lake (bring your lunch)6:30 pm Club meeting @ KJ’s(Officer/Board Elections 2010-2011 Officer/Board members take office)
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Lodgepole Dodgersby Sherry Larson
If attendance at our dinners isany indication, we should have amountain full of sledders thisyear. The moose served 83 hun-gry people on Oct. 27! Our mem-bership is fast approaching100,with 95 signed up, ready forsnow.
At the meeting, which fol-lowed our chicken fried steakdinner, several items were dis-cussed.
First the ‘09-10 budget waspassed, the group voted to changethe bylaws (Art. Sec. 4) toinclude a $5.00 increase in clubdues. We approved sending ouresteemed President Tammy Biceand our loveable Secretary LeeWilloughby as delegates to theconvention. The Applegates vol-unteered to head up the Scholar-ship committee, Jean Watilo isnow officially our webmaster. Ifyou want information on the club,whether it be a calendar ofevents, viewing the newsletter,seeing pictures etc. log on to LaP-ine DodgersSnow.org.
Becky Kraft reported onthe”Raffle.” It’s a Gold Beachget-away, $10 per ticket for 4-104mile Mail Boat Jet Trips, onenights lodging for two at Jot’sResort and a gift card for $200.Total prize package is $668! April10 is the drawing date. Only 150tickets left!
The maps will be ready to govery shortly in November. All adshave been sold.
Check out the Frontier andWise Buys for articles about ourclub. Some of you may have evenheard President Tammy beinginterviewed on the radio thru helpfrom our association with theChamber.
The trail crew (16 guys) arecurrently working to enlarge theparking for cars at 10 mile. Withtractors from Ray Bice, NeilGruhlke and John Greiner, LarryDungey’s dump truck they’re get-ting ‘er done. Volunteers are”Rick, Ed, Ralph, Norm, Kim,Bob K, Jim K, Scott, Gary, JackR, Mike W and Gene. These guysdeserve your praise!
If you are interested in joiningthe Horand for breakfast atGordy’s just to socialize, give Gina call at 536-8803.
Next dinner is Nov. 19. Youwill be called by the calling com-mittee if you have paid your dues.
Last board meeting was Nov. 4that Kroeker’s
Safety classes will begin Nov.14th, 9 am to 1 pm. call Jean at536-2512 or Nana at 576-5863 ifinterested. These are held at theMoose Lodge, bring a lunch. $15person or $25 family. Please pre-register.
We have many new membersthis year. They are: James Olson,John Greiner, The Applegates,The Mousseau’s, Colin Brame,The Harders, The Berhow’s, TheBuckman’s, Jim Trantham, TheAlonso’s and The Hoseph’s. Seeyou on the slopes!
Raffle item winners were:Dreena Williams (Coffee), JohnBoud (Hat), Jim Trantham(Olives), The Buckman’s won awire Chicken(?), Spiegers won atrip to Eastern Oregon with a stayat Prairie House. Your Authorwon the $85 drawing. It wasn’tfixed. $85 also went our our trailcrew.
Bring items for our next dinner.Bring canned food for the Moose.Please Help Out!
As many of you know we haverevamped the OSSA website tohelp people find information eas-ier and give a much neededmakeover. With this now com-pleted the next questions whereand what do we do now? This iswhere I need your help. Pleasesend in your information, ideas,and events so they can bereviewed for possible addition tothe site.
Please remember there are nobad ideas and I look forward toreceiving your comments andfeedback.
Remember you can view cur-rent and past newsletters onlineand get the most current informa-tion on the 2010 convention.OSSA webmaster webmaster@ ore-gonsnow.org
OSSA Website by Kirk Snyder
Yellowstone National Park
A new plan to provide for lim-ited regulated snowmobile andsnowcoach access in YellowstoneNational Park for the next twowinters has been approved.
An environmental assessment(EA) and proposed rules werereleased for public review lastfall. Comments received havebeen reviewed, and a finding ofNo significant Impact has beensigned. It is available online athttp://parkplanning.nps.gov.
The Plan allows up to 318commercially guided, Best Avail-able Technology (BAT) snowmo-biles, and up to 78 commerciallyguided snowcoasches in a day inYellowstone for the 2009-2010and 2110-2011 winter seasons. Italso continues to provide formotorized oversnow travel overSylvan Pass and the Eastentrance road.
During the next two years, theNational Park Service will pre-pare a new EnvironmentalImpact Statement and a new longterm plan for winter use in Yel-lowstone National Park.
However, this decision pro-vides long term direction for win-
ter use management in Grandteton Nation Park, and the JohnD. Rockefeller, JR. MemorialParkway.
Twenty-five snowmobiles aday will be allowed to travel onthe Grassy Lake Road, with noBAT or guiding requirement. OnJackson Lake, an initial dailylimit of 25 BAT snowmobileswill provide access to ice fishingopportunties for persons possess-ing appropriate fishing gear and avalid state of Wyoming fishinglicense. The limit may beincreased to 40 snowmobiles perday if monitoring of parkresources indicated acceptableconditions. Grooming and motor-ized oversnow travel on the Con-tinental Divide Snowmobile Trailbetween Moran Junction andFlag Ranch will be discontinued.
Rules to implement the deci-sion will be published in thecoming weeks in the FederalRegister, to allow the parks toopen for the winter season asscheduled on December 15,2009.
Let it Snow!
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Central Oregon Snowbustersare ready to take on the season!After our first general meetingon Oct. 15th, we have made a lotmore progress. We are now26+members strong and grow-ing. We know that there will bemore memberships coming insoon. One of our more recentchanges is the fact that our Gen-eral meetings will be held @ProCaliber Sports, in their meet-ing room, upstairs. ProCaliberhas graciously offered the roomfor our meetings, for as long aswe need. Thank you ProCaliber!General meetings are on the 3rdthursday of every month (Novemeeting is on the 19th) @ 6:30pm. We are doing potluck fordinner, as our dinner hour and alot of you work until 5 or 6 pm.So bring your favorite potluckfood to the meeting.We hope tosee you on the 18th! We have astart on the club calendar for thisfirst season and some of thescheduled events will be:
A club ride from WanogaSnoPark to Three Creeks/Sisters:Dec. 12th.
“Cathouse” party on Dec. 31stA ride from Wanoga to Crane
Prairie on Jan. 9th.
Central Oregon Snowbustersby Barb Allwardt Just to name a few.
We still have to add a couple ofevents and rides to the calendarand are asking you for your input.Please contact one of the clubofficers or board members withyour suggestions, or just [email protected].
Our website is almost there.Rob Allwardt is working dili-gently to get it up and running!We will include the club calendarfor the month, a link to the OSSAwebsite, and also links to the busi-
nesses that support our club.The OSSA website will alsoinclude a link to our website! Wewil notify all members when thewebsite is complete.
COS is also working on a clubLogo. Until such time as wehave an Official Logo, Barb All-wardt has offered to embroiderCENTRAL OREGON SNOW-BUSTER, on your shirt, sweat-shirt, fleece vest or jacket for afee of $5. Please contact Barbfor your order.
The groomer is ready to startgrooming the trails thanks toWally Buckman, Larry Riser,Rob Allwardt and Wally’s 2 sons(Richard and Roland). Richardalso did a TON of work onimprovements to the “CatHouse”….with the help of RyanMerritt. Thanks to all of you foryour hard work. You will noticethat a couple of our events arelisted as being at the “CatHouse”… Yes, we will host acouple events where the SnoCats
are stored, but not to worry, it iscompletely enclosed, and theCat’s will be outside for theseevents. Just a New place to havesome fun!
With all of this said, pleaselook forward to more informa-tion from this new club! Keepsafety on your minds be patientfor more club information, butmost of all have fun in the snow!
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by Cheryl & Jeff Ranger
I can’t get over how fast Octo-ber has gone. George at Lake ofthe Woods has received his firstcouple inches of SNOW!
I want to thank, once again Ted& Barb Naccarati, Ray Gibson,Scott & Rachel Blower andGeorge Gregory for all their helpthis last weekend with cleaningthe rails at Lake of the Woods.
In addition to the work atLower Great Meadow on Octo-ber 31, cleaning out the creekbed. We have one more sched-uled work party at the GreatMeadow on Saturday, November14, at 10 am. We will be going upto the Big Meadow warming hutto cut fire wood for the shelter.We will also be splitting the logrings that are currently up therewith a wood splitter. That is if wedon’t get to much snow by then.But if we do we will be travelingby snowmobile & sleds.
We have a crisis at hand! Wecould be losing 450,000 acres ofCrater Lake to wilderness area.This would be land from hwy140 up to hwy 58. If approvedthis would affect all the riding in
this area, including All of PelicanButte. You should all havereceived the Rogue clubs packetthat I sent out. Please, Please getthose petitions signed and yourhand written letters sent to ourSenators Representatives andlocal county commissioners. Youcan e-mail or call me if you needmore packets, have questions, orwant to find out how you canhelp. This is OUR back yard weare talking about. So lets getinvolved! [email protected].
Also, don’t forget to get yoursnow park permits!
We need them starting inNovember. Double check yoursled registration and tags.
While you’re at it this is a goodtime to check those belts, sparebelts, plugs oil, etc so you’reready to ride when the snowarrives.
As you may have heard, theForest Service is installing a new,larger, culvert under the entranceroad to the Low lodge. This willimprove the water flow throughthe Great Meadow. This is onlythe first phase in the process tomove the high water levels wehave experienced in the meadowduring the winter. There will bemore work done to complete thisprojects and will take place at alater date. Let’s hope we seesome improvement this winter!
I’m still working hard withMargaret Bailey, district Ranger,from Fremont-Winema National
Forest, on acquiring the the shedat Four Mile Lake. The plan is toturn it into a winter warming hut.I’m making some progress butstill have a ways to go on thisissue.
I’m also in the process ofbuilding a wood splitter for theclub. this will be used to helpstock the firewood in our sheltersand make it easier for us oldguys! Thus far the main framework has been built. I hope to beinstalling the spindles, hubs &tires soon. I am also looking forthe rest of the hardware, search-ing for those super good deals. Iam hoping to make it available toclub members to use for a smallrental fee, to help generate fundsfor the club.
New Members: Jeff & JackieGion 2 sleds 2 riders. Jim &Karen Mieloszyk 3 sleds 3 riders.Robert and Anna Poteet 3 sleds 3riders. Tom Rezner 2 sleds 2 rid-ers. Brett & Claudia Tosh 3 sleds3 riders. I also would like toremind everyone that the clubscurrent calendar of events can befound on our clubwebsite:www.kbsnowdrifters.org.
One last note: George at Lakeof the Woods has a new winter-schedule out. He will have opencabins 7 days week. The Over-board Pizza shop and the Storewill be open Friday, Saturday andSunday. The Store will open at 9am and Pizza shop at 11 am clos-ing at 7 pm.
Klamath Basin Snowdrifters
SCHEDULED EVENTSSchedule of Activities
December 5 Free Hotdogs at Bone Springs 12-2 Board Meeting 5:00 General Meeting 6:00 Potluck 7:00 12 Ride to Bluewood leave clubhouse at 9 am bring a lunch and extra gas19 Christmas Party Club house $10.00 max on gift exchange Potluck dinner 6pm
at the clubhouse card game of 31 after dinner 26 Family Ride leave clubhouse 9:30 bring a lunch Free Spaghetti Feed at clubhouse 4 to 6 27 Radar Run and Dealer shootout at Target Meadows 10-1 Prizes…
Top Speed $100.00 OPEN class Top Speed $ 50.00 800cc and above Top Speed $ 50.00 700cc class Top Speed $ 50.00 600cc and below
January 2 11th Annual Silver Run $1,000 in prizes (Poker Run format) leaving from the club
house between 9-11 am Board Meeting 5:00General Meeting 6:00Potluck 7:00
9 Free Hot Dogs at Bone Springs 12-216 Steak-Out BBQ at the Clubhouse 5-7 bring your main course
for Chef Greg to grill30 Ride to Yellowjacket leave clubhouse at 9 am, bring a lunch (75 miles round trip)
February 6 Board Meeting 5:00 General Meeting 6:00 Potluck 7:00 13 Family Fun Day at 7 meadows 12-4 we will have a bon fire with hotdogs and
s’mores.20 Free Hot Dogs at Bone Springs 12-2 27 Kids Play Day starts at 10 over around 12 (site to be determined later)
March 6 Board Meeting 5:00 General Meeting 6:00 Potluck 7:00 13 Free BBQ Hamburgers and Hotdogs at clubhouse 4-6 20 Free Hotdogs at Bone Springs 12-2 27 End of the season Banquet and Awards (site to be determined later)
by Myrna Clarke
OK, story is somebody goofedbig time this year and we met atthe Grooming Shed for ourannual 1st. meeting of the year inOctober instead of September.Even the great BBQ/Potluckfood and fancy desserts didn’t domuch to calm down a few rowdymembers. It’s didn’t matter thatthey can’t get the sleds out onthe snow yet, they were ready,willing and able.
President, Neil Bork, reportedthat he’s working on a newbridge for Ruby Creek. If FSpermission comes in time itcould be done this year. It will becompleted next year for sure.
Jim Sheler Grooming Chair-man, reported a total of 439 vol-unteer hours tallied since June.Pole Creek was done, and the1065 trail about 90%. The 100road was also worked on and the1090 trail, which was cutthrough last year, wasretrimmed. The club is stillworking with the FS onimprovements to trail 7340.
Jim also said the SnowCat hasbeen in for service. Tracks werereplaced along with the “bogie”wheels. Jim feels the Tucker isnow in excellent shape to startthe season.
New business was discussedand Vicky Christenson suggestedwe do some kind of an activityafter the potluck and meetingsinstead of just adjourning asusual. Myrna Clarke volunteeredto help here.
It has been decided to have a“White Elephant Prize” BingoParty. each family is asked tobring a favorite “White ElephantGift” in a brown paper bag. Thiscan be old, new, cute, funny, use-ful or not....Get the picture?
This will be on November14th. It’s our annual Thanksgiv-ing Dinner and meeting held atthe community hall, starting at6:30 pm. The club will furnishthe Turkey and everyone isasked to bring aside and dessert.Please BYOB table service,smiles and be ready for a funtime.
Remember, Please bringcanned foods or package goodsfor our local food drive. MyrnaClarke, suggested we consider
reavaluationg club dues and pos-sibly consider increasing them asmy other clubs have been doing.This was put in the files for nextyear officers to consider.
Glen Ferfuson, made a motionto finish cementing the rest ofthe floor in the grooming shed,or as much as money will allow,after checking the cost andmoney available. Ed Yarbro, sec-onded. Motion passed.
The drawing was held. 3rdplace, $15.00 went to VickyChristenson, 2nd place, $25.00went to Jim Sheller and the 1stplace, $35.00, went to MyrnaClarke. Congrats to the winnersbe there to play and win.
Activity Schedule for 2009-2010.
2009. November 14th, 2009:Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner atSumpter School House. Dinnerat 6:30. Meeting will follow din-ner.
December 12th, 2009: Christ-mas Potluck Dinner and giftexchange at the Sumpter schoolhouse. Dinner at 6:00 with thegift exchange and meeting to fol-low.
December 31st., 2009: AnnualBon Fire, Chili and Hot Dogfeed. 6:30 at the Sumpter FairGrounds. Club ride to follow.
2010. January 9th, 2010: Funday and potluck dinner meeting.Fun day at the Sumpter fairgrounds from 10am to 2pm.Potluck dinner 6:30 pm at theSumpter School House. Meetingwill follow the dinner.
February 6th, 2010 Potluckdinner at 6:30 Sumpter SchoolHouse. Meeting to follow.
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March 13th, 2010: Dessertauction and potluck. Potluckdinner at 6:30 at the SumpterSchool House. Meeting andAuction will follow dinner.
April 10, 2010: Club dinnerand election of officers. Placeand time to be announced.
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by Diane Van Gelderen
Moon Country had a breakfast,road clean up, general membershipmeeting followed by dessert on Sat-urday the 17th of October. Thebreakfast was omelets in a bag (ChefChuck), spider web potatoes (ChefJan) along with mystery muffins(Chef Diane). The road clean upwas redefined as a road and parkinglot treasure hunt with categories of:“What was the thing that you justcouldn’t pick up,” “I need a micro-scope to see that.” “Oh how cute,” “Honey I need you,” “Oh my…I actu-ally touched that,” “What the heck,”“Why? Why is that our here”, “ Whatwere they doing when they lost that,”and “Please tell me you were wearinggloves when you picked that up.”Some of the winners were a “fittedsheet,” a pocket knife which Judisold and donated the proceeds to theclub, and the “Honey I need you”category went to Luann for finding a
broken drive belt/fan belt that wasover 6 feet long and large in diame-ter. Prizes for the winners of the roadand parking lot treasure huntincluded a Gummi candy hand – thatcrunched when eaten, Gummi fingersand toes and eyes in individual testtubes (who said we were not kids atheart especially when Halloween isjust around the corner). Alas, therewas a bottle placed randomly con-taining a certificate for $5.00. Noone found it and so it was retrievedfor next time.
The general membership meetingfollowed the Gummi candy awardsand covered by-law changes, website, hot line discontinued, next meet-ing is at the Elks. The dessert ofMonster Brownies finished off theday’s events. A personnel thank youto everyone who turned out and sup-ported this day’s effort-hopefully youhad as much fun as I did.
Our Christmas party is scheduledfor December 10, 2009 at the RiverHouse Convention Center. The clubwill contribute up to $275 toward thefacility usage cost. Please understandif you sign up for the party, you willbe billed since we have to commit ahead count and will be billed to thathead count. Menu and details will beforthcoming.
Our new web sites name is Moon-country.org. Our web site is fastcoming up and a special thank you toJill and Dave (those very talentedpeople whose creative genius is mak-ing it come to life).
As you may know, there is activityon land use, by whom, when andhow much. Some people want tohave it their way. Please stay up onthe events and write letters to let therepresentatives know your opinionotherwise we may find that the snow-mobile will be extremely limited inwhere it can travel. Web sites thatprovide information and keep readersup to date on issues are SnowmobileAlliance Western of States(www.snowmobile-alliance.org)which covers and monitors closure oflands; Dutchman Task Force ( [email protected]) is a e-mail infor-mation source which tracks localissues to name but a few. If youwould like to be added to their e-maillist, please contact them.
Pieter Van Gelderen, President,Moon Country Sno-Mobilers Inc.
Moon Country Sno Mobilers
by Big Al
We are waiting...are you? Forsnow that is.
Panhandler meeting for Octo-ber 09 started out with a deliciouspotluck dinner before gettingdown to business.
Member Wayne Inman broughtus up to date on some recentSearch & Rescue operations andstated that the new base radio thatwas set up in the Panhandle Club-house really helped a lot withthese S&Rs. Wayne also notedthat we are due for a refresherFirst Aid Class and member’s pre-
sent expressed interest in a GPSclass as well. Wayne stated hewould get the instructor for theFirst Aid Class and Duane Milessaid he could get an instructor forthe GPS class.
New club member and localRancher Dan Forsea talked withus about, Beef for Schools is aprogram to improve the quality ofthe school lunches that has beenset up here in Baker County. Hestated that over 33 local ranchersare supporting this program forthis year and have donated 13head so far. Dan said that themajor expense for this program isgetting the animals USDAinspected and processed. The ani-mals, at this time are being takento Idaho for the USDA inspectionand then a local butcher shop inBaker City is rendering all themeat into hamburger. There arefive public schools and one pri-vate school that are the recipientsof this generous donation fromthese local ranchers.
Member Duane Milesmotioned that the Panhandle Clubdonates $500.00 to the Beef forSchools Program, member Den-nis Oliver seconded the motion,
and the members presentapproved it.
The Clubs annual PresidentsDay weekend Poker Run with a$4000.00 pay out is to be held onSunday February 14th. For moreinfo contact Club PresidentWhitey Bloom at 541-742 7277or club Secretary Mary Herald at541-742-6446.
Work is progressing nicely onthe new trail map of the area thatWhitey has been working on andit will be appreciated by all the
sledders that ride here.Well snow should be here
before to long and I know I amlooking forward to it so hope tosee you on the “Best Snow inOregon” on hills around Halfway.Come on over I know you willnot be disappointed.
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2009-2010 Activity Schedule
December 7th Monday 6:30 pmpotluck meeting@Health Depart-ment
2010January 4th Monday 6:30 pmpotluck Meeting @Health Depart-mentJanuary 9th Saturday Club Ride 10am Huddleston Park Gary DayMemorial Ride
OSSA Convention and Rides, John Day, OR
February 1st Monday 6:30 pmpotluck meeting@ Health Department
March 1st Monday 6:30 pm potluckmeeting @ Health Department March 7th Sunday 9 am Ride to ElkFlat from Huddleston
April 5th Monday 6:30 pm potluckmeeting @ Health Department
Annual Banquet TBA
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SKYLINE SNOWMOBILE CLUB2009-2010 RIDE SCHEDULE
Dec. 3 2nd Monthly Meeting – 6pm at the Long Branchin Weston, OR
Dec. 19 Tollgate Area Ride Meet –Andes Prairie Sno-Park 10am
Jan. 7 3rd Monthly Meeting – 6pm at the Long Branchin Weston, OR
Jan. 9 Lookout Mtn. ride Meet at road 100 at10am bring sack lunch
Jan. 19-24 OSSA Convention and Banquet at John Day, Oregon
Feb. 4 4th Monthly meeting – 6pm at the Long Branchin Weston, OR
Feb. 7 Ride to Black Mtn. Meet at Andes Prairie Parking at 10am bring lunch
Feb. 20 Palmer Junction Meet at road 100 at 10am bring lunch
Mar. 4 5th Monthly meeting – 6pm at the Long Branchin Weston, OR
Mar. 7 Cross Countryride Meet at road 100 at 10am bring lunch
Mar. 28 Long Meadows Guard Station, Meet at road 100 at 10am bring sack lunch
(Our last scheduled ride)Apr. 1 6th Monthly Meeting – 6pm at the Long Branch
in Weston, OR (End of snow season)
Times and date can be changed. Bring sack lunch on rides
Board MembersPresident: Gary Woods
Past Presidents: Sally Thompson, Allen Thompson, Hank Thompson, Phil Russell
Secretary/Treasurer: Marilyn Russell
by Kim Greenwaldt
You should have been there!!The first meeting of the year hada wonderful meal made by Travis,Tami, Don & Elizabeth. It wasoutstanding! It was great to seeeveryone after a long summer.
As I talked about in my firstletter of the season, the wilder-ness proposals are still out thereand you can tell foremost on mymind. If you enjoy snowmobilingin the Southern Oregon Cascadesor the Wagner/Siskiyou Moun-tains this is truly our call to arms.Not only will it STOP all snow-mobiling, it will restrict all out-door recreation as we know it.This includes camping in themountains of Southern Oregon,and hunting, and fishing.
Now is the time to take actionto prevent this from happening bywriting letters to your congress-men to let them know that youhave a right to enjoy the greatoutdoors and are more than will-ing to share them with the nonmotorized community. So if youknow the owner or manager of asporting goods, outdoor, boat, ormotorcycle business that will beimpacted by this, print a packetwith all the information, maps,and petitions from the RogueSnowmobilers website and getthat to them ASAP. Return thepetitions at our next meeting andwe will be passed on to our repre-sentatives making them aware ofhow we in Southern Oregon feel.
For those of you that went tothe annual work party, thank youvery much. We were able to fillthe wood sheds at ThousandSprings and Claude Lewis Snowparks. There were needed repairsdone to the Cat Shed and theWarming Shed. Eighty miles oftrail maintenance was completed,
as was our Adopt a Highwaycleaned up. There was still timeto enjoy a hamburger, potluck,and good friends telling stories.Once again to the 35 + peoplethat showed up to help THANKYOU!
In Closing we have a greatsnowmobile season planned witha lot of great club events, alongwith events shared with otherclubs in our area. Check yourschedule in the newsletter or onthe website. Any of you thatknow any snowmobilers that arenot members of the club pleaseencourage them to join. This likeno other year it’s so important tohave a large number of familymemberships so we can convinceour legislators that we to want toenjoy the great outdoors.
LET IT SNOW!!!!!OCTOBER EVENTSThe first meeting for the year
was met with great anticipation asover 85 people gathered togetherfor a delicious meal, to reminisceabout last season and to talk bigabout next season.
Some highlights from the nightwere meeting Ted Dole fromWaterworld, discussing thewilderness strategy, Dennis guar-anteeing that we will have snowfor the Christmas Tree ride andKim getting a ‘stud’ to take homethat Bob found for her!
Next we had a great turnout forthe swap meet and open house atPolaris. Sleds were sold, mem-berships collected, signaturesgathered for the petition and Billgot training wheels for his sled ( Idon’t understand why he was notamused). We also shared a greatBBQ meal as well as gorgeousweather.
Another classic moment washad when the geriatric VillagePeople showed up!
The next day over 35 of usgathered at Thousand Springs toget it ready (as well as Hamaker)for the upcoming snow season.We had people gathering, cuttingand stacking wood, repairing thewall of the CAT shed, repairingthe roof of the CAT shed and theshelter, fixing broken windowsand downed shingles, picking uptrash at the snow park and ourAdopt A Highway stretch, andsweeping out the shelter. Kidsand adults joined in and workedvery hard until about 1:30 whenwe sat down for a well deservedlunch.
After reviewing the pictures, itwas discovered that one person inparticular seemed to be standingaround with his hands in hispockets all day. I won’t mentionany names but just want to let theoffender know that he didn’t getaway with it!
As you can see, we alwayshave fun so be sure to join us atour next outing…..come on out tothe open house at Water Worldand join in the fun!
WILDERNESS FIGHTThe deadline to get your peti-
tions in has been extended.Please keep gathering signaturesthrough the end of the year. Wewould appreciate you sendingthem in as soon as you fill up asheet or two so we can get thenumber of signatures up.
We are well over 1000 nowwith many petitions still out therecirculating. Now is the time to goto your county commissionersand let them know that you wantthem to NOT support any newwilderness areas in Oregon and tospecifically oppose the two inSouthern Oregon. Also, keepwriting letters to all your repre-sentatives and don’t let the issuedrop.
What we are doing is working!!Be encouraged and don’t give up.Oregon Wild called and talkedwith us so know we have got theirattention and we know they aren’t
happy with us. We have been ona talk radio show and NO ONEdisagreed with us. We need tocontinue to be vocal about this.
Rogue Snowmobilers of Southern Oregon
ROGUE SNOWMOBILERSSchedule of Events
November 200917th Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. White City Fire Station
December 20091st General Club Meeting, 7p.m. D&S Harley5th Christmas Tree Ride & Chili Feed Thousand Springs12th Rogue Winter Banquet Diamond Lake Resort15th Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. White City Fire Station27th No Host Family Ride Thousand Springs
January 20105th General Club Meeting/Dinner, 6 p.m. D&S Harley16th Ladies Ride/Turkey Fry Hamaker18-23rd OSSA Convention John Day19th Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. White City Fire Station30th Avalanche Class & No Host Ride Thousand Springs
February 20102nd General Club Meeting with Pie Auction D&S Harley13th Mt. Bailey $3000 Poker Run Diamond Lake Resort16th Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. White City Fire Station20th Play Day/Chicken/Steak Feed Lake of the Woods
March 20102nd General Club Meeting, 7 p.m. D&S Harley13th Candlelighters Ride Thousand Springs15th Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. White City Fire Station28th No Host Family Ride Fish Lake
April 20106th General Club Meeting/Dinner, 6 p.m. D&S Harley10-11th End of Season Hurrah Thousand Springs20th Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. White City Fire Station
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONOSSA YEAR July 1st to June 30th
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES❑ New $25 ❑ Renew $25 ❑ Business $25
Last Name:First Name:Spouse’s Name:Address:City:State: Zip:Home Phone:Work Phone:Club Name:No. of Family Members: No. of Machines:
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Join your local club and your State Association NOW!Thanks to them we have groomed trails, shelters and parking lots.
JOIN The Oregon State Snowmobile Associationand your favorite snowmobile club. . .
OSSA Executive DirectorPeggy SpiegerP.O. Box 435LaPine, OR 97739(541) 536-3668Fax: [email protected]
Benefits of Club Membership
1. Cooperative enjoyment in club activities, rides and play days.2. Assistance through club membership in formalizing legislation for snowmobiles.3. Learning new areas to ride and familiarity with areas through joint rides.4. Strength in state organization through local club organization and input.5. Opportunity to gain knowledge of snowmobiling through club meeting speakers.6. Obtaining a feeling of “Belonging” of common bond experience.7. Meet new people and make new friends.8. Promote and understand safe snowmobiling.9. To protect and preserve the rights and freedoms to enjoy the sport of
snowmobiling.10. To help preserve and promote our natural resources.11. Assist in search and rescue missions.12. The ability to enjoy snowmobiling activities as a family and at a price reasonable
for doing so.13. Helping provide a trail groomer.14. Club organization enables members to gain licensing dollars from gas tax back
from state to local clubs.15. Helping to discourage bad snowmobiling practices.16. Assistance in formulating and conducting youth driver education clinics.17. Promote sanitation and non-littering in all areas used for snowmobiling.18. Serve as a catalyst in service to state and federal agencies in providing new snow
mobiling trails and parking facilities.19. Calendar of events for yearly activities.20. Club membership brings recognition to the member from both state and federal
agencies and prestige in that recognition.
Oregon State Snowmobile Safety Instructors
ALLISON, CATHERINESPRINGFIELD, OR(541) 255-0615
FOUGH, KELLYSALEM, OR(503) 581-7596
GOFFIN, RUSSELLMILL CITY, OR(503) 897-2915
HELLIS, CARLBEND, OR(541) 388-3099
HOADLEY, ALLENLAGRANDE, OR 97850(541) 963-5345
JAMES, RANDY B.ENTERPRISE, OR 97838(541) 426-3854
JORDAN, DENNISEAGLE POINT, OR 97524(541) 826-6326
FARWELL, SHEILAHALFWAY, OR (541) 742-4563
LINMAN, RONALDKLMATH FALLS, OR(541) 885-2815
LIPPERT, BENJIJOHN DAY, OR(541) 575-1088
LONG, BILLSENECA, OR (541) 542-2202
MATZOS, JOHNDIAMOND LAKE, OR 97731(541) 793-3341
MILLER, DAVIDKLAMATH FALLS, OR 97601(541) 884-2423
SCHASSEN, NANCY L.LA PINE, OR 97720(541) 536-5863
SCHWARTZ, KIMMILTON FREEWATER, OR(541) 938-7066
SHIREK, GLENN ROSEBURG, OR(541) 673-3787
VOGEL, JOHNHOOD RIVER, OR(541) 386-5584
VANDERZANDEN, SHIRLEYLAGRANDE, OR(541) 963-4334
WATILO, JEANLA PINE, OR(541)536-2512
YOUNKER, BRENTCORBETT, OR 97019(503) 695-2911
Hot sites to visit (when you aren’t on the trails!)
Dedicated Oregon Sledding Site ~ www.h2oregon.com
American Council of Snowmobiles Association ~ www.snowmobileacsa.org
Antique Snowmobile Club of America ~ www.ascoa.org
Blue Ribbon Coalition ~ www.sharetrails.org
California Nevada Snowmobile Association ~ www.cnsa.net
International Snowmobile Hall of Fame ~ www.snowmobilehalloffame.com
International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association ~
www.snowmobile.org
Oregon State Snowmobile Association ~ www.oregonsnow.org
Vintage Snowmobile Club of America ~ www.vsca.com
Pacific Northwest Vintage Snowmobile Club ~ www.pnwvsc.com
Washington State Snowmobile Association ~ www.wssa.us
Oregon Snowmobile News ~ ORsnowmobilenews.com
Email: [email protected]
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONLast Name: First Name: Spouse’s Name:
Address: City: State:
Home Phone: Work Phone: No. of Employees in Business:
Club Name: No. of Family Members: No. of Machines:
State Association Dues $Club Dues $ Contact:Total Enclosed for OSSA $ Phone:Donation to Legal Action Fund $Oregon State Snowmobile Association P.O. Box 435 LaPine, OR 97739 1-888-567-SNOW (7669)
OSSA YEARJuly 1st to June 30th
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES
New $25Renew $25
Business $25Contributing $50
(Business or Individual)
2009 - 2010 OFFICERS & CLUBSOSSA PresidentJohn Vogel782 Foxley RoadHood River, OR 97031(H) 541-386-5584(F) [email protected]
OSSA Past PresidentJohn BastianP.O. Box 100Canyon City, OR 97820(H) 541-575-3640(F) [email protected]
OSSA Vice PresidentVera RiserP.O. Box 7156Bend, OR [email protected]
OSSA Executive DirectorPeggy SpiegerP.O. Box 435LaPine, OR 97739(H) 541-536-3668(F) 541-536-4099 [email protected]@oregonsnow.org
District 1 DirectorJohn Gardner27850 SE Hwy 212Boring, OR 97009(H) 503-668-5282(W) 503-663-3544(F) [email protected]
District 2 DirectorGriffin GreenP.O. Box 253Turner, OR 97392503-743-2345
District 4 DirectorRick Bice20430 Klahani Dr.Bend, OR 97702541-312-2655
District 5 DirectorScott Blower2865 Galaxy WayGrants Pass, OR [email protected]
District 6 DirectorRon Greb61572 Aspen LaneCanyon City, Oregon 97820(H) 541-575-5650
District 7 DirectorDuane Miles36232 Holbrook Spur LaneHalfway, OR 97834(H) 541-742-5151(C) [email protected]
District 8 DirectorLeonard (Buckshot) Carter51451 Hwy 11Athena, OR 97813(H) 541-566-3401(C) [email protected]
Director at Large -District 1 & 2Nate Pattee12323 Silverton Rd. NESilverton, OR 97381503-932-9580
Director at Large -District 3 & 4John SpiegerP.O. Box 435LaPine, OR 97739(H) 541-536-3668(F) [email protected]
Director at Large -District 5Dobe Griffin2435 E McAndrews Rd.Medford, OR 97504541-770-1592(C)[email protected]
Director at Large -District 6Mike Choate608 FairviewBurns, OR 97720541-573-6598
Director at Large -District 7 & 8Denny FarwellP.O. Box 896Halfway, OR 97834(H) 541-742-4563(W) [email protected]
DISTRICT 1*Mt. Hood Snowmobile Club 1-AClub Membership Dues $25PRESIDENT, Todd CallP.O. Box 3322Clackamas, OR [email protected], Cheryl Mary240 SE 136th AvePortland, OR [email protected]
*Columbia Gorge Power Sledders 1-CClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Marvin HansenP.O. Box 342Cascade Locks, OR [email protected], Karen HansenP.O. Box 342Cascade Locks, OR [email protected]
Oregon Cascade Snow Riders 1-DClub Membership Dues $15PRESIDENT, Roy Moorhouse13963 S. Vick Rd.Mollala, OR 97038503-829-8983SECRETARY, Kristi Moorhouse13963 S. Vick Rd.Molalla, OR 97038503-829-8983
The Gorge Goodtimers 1-EClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Jerry Thomas4033 Summit Dr. Hood River, OR [email protected], Jean Stone3347 Ehrck Hill Rd.Hood River, OR [email protected]
DISTRICT 2Bohemia Sno-Sledders 2-AClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Marty Pittman37690 Wallace Cr. Rd.Springfield, Oregon [email protected], Kathie Allison1513 Mill StreetSpringfield, OR [email protected]
*Mt. Jefferson Snowmobile Club 2-CClub Membership Dues $20PRESIDENT, Terrill Isaak8524 Shaff Rd. SETurner, OR [email protected], Marie Wargnier5254 Bobbie Ct. N.Keizer, OR [email protected]
*North Santiam Snowmobile Club 2-DClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Doug EilersPO Box 493Detroit, OR [email protected], Lois McWhirterP.O. Box 512Detroit, OR [email protected]
DISTRICT 4Moon Country Sno-Mobilers 4-AClub Membership Dues $15PRESIDENT, Pieter Van GelderenP.O. Box 5596Bend, OR [email protected], Diane Van GelderenP.O. Box 5596Bend, OR [email protected]
*Ochoco Snow Sports 4-BClub Membership Dues $20PRESIDENT, Ron ClureP.O. Box 502Prineville, OR [email protected], Katie McGrath797 SE Knight St.Prineville, OR [email protected]
*LaPine Lodgepole Dodgers 4-CClub Membership Dues $10P.O. Box 70, LaPine, OR 97739PRESIDENT, Tammy BiceP.O. Box 2521La Pine, Oregon 97739541-771-3644SECRETARY, Lee Willoughby14725 Long Leaf PineLa Pine, OR [email protected]
*Walker Rim Riders 4-DClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Doug Wardell5401 Eastridge SouthSalem, OR [email protected], Kathie Allison1313 Mill StreetSpringfield, OR [email protected]
*Sisters Sno-Go-Fers 4-EClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, John Nolte448 18th StreetSpringfield, OR [email protected], Inez LeBlanc269 NW Helmholtz WayRedmond, OR [email protected]
Sledheads Snowmobile Club 4-FClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Scott WeaverP.O. Box 713Gilchrist, OR [email protected], Barry Haight P.O. Box 243Crescent, OR [email protected]
*Chemult Mountain Trail Riders 4HClub Membership Dues $7PRESIDENT, Pat SchaffnerP.O. Box 142Chemult, OR [email protected], Tracy RiceP.O. Box 25Chemult, OR 97731541-365-0949
*Central Oregon SnowbustersClub Membership Dues $15PRESIDENT, Wally Buckman19245 ApacheBend, OR [email protected], Barb Allwardt60439 Zuni Rd.Bend, OR [email protected]
DISTRICT 5*Klamath Basin Snowdrifters 5-AClub Membership Dues $20PRESIDENT, Bruce CullenP.O. Box 1125Klamath Falls, OR [email protected], Diane CullenP.O. Box 1125Klamath Falls, OR [email protected]
*Rogue Snowmobile Club 5-BClub Membership Dues $20PRESIDENT, Dennis Jordan221 Teakwood DriveEagle Point, OR [email protected], Kim Greenwaldt3996 Avenue HWhite City, OR [email protected]
*Chiloquin Ridge Riders 5-DClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Marvin Schenck130 HawthorneKlamath Falls, OR [email protected], Cathy BriggsP.O. Box 620Chiloquin, OR [email protected]
*Cascade Connection 5-FClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Ken Makinson215 shady Dr.Roseburg, OR [email protected], Brandy Purkett71 Oleta Ct.Roseburg, OR [email protected]
DISTRICT 6*High Desert Snow Drifters 6-AClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Mike Huseby351 1/2 MonroeBurns, OR 97720541-573-7243SECRETARY, La Dene Hurd982 E. JeffersonBurns, OR 97720541-573-6249
541-573-8372
*Grant County Snowballers 6-BClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Anthony KodeshP.O. Box 382John Day, OR [email protected], Sheryl Miller857 E. MainJohn Day, OR 97845541-575-0609
*Burnt River Snowmobile Club 6-CClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Dan ChapinP.O. Box 178Unity, OR [email protected], Annette Evans787 Skyhawk Dr.Ontario, OR [email protected]
*Sumpter Valley Snowmobilers 6-DClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Neil BorkP.O. Box 3Sumpter, OR [email protected], John YoungP.O. Box 3Sumpter, OR [email protected]
*Hi-Desert Storm Troopers 6-EClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Frank KadrmasP.O. Box 81 New Pine Creek, OR 97630530-946-4185SECRETARY, Richie Johnston19421 Thomas Creek Rd.Lakeview, OR 97630541-947-0254
*Over the Hill Snowmobile Club 6-GClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Bob DavisP.O. Box 27Paisley, OR [email protected], Carol JonesP.O. Box 220Paisley, OR 97636541-943-3136
DISTRICT 7*LaGrande Sno-Drifters 7-BClub Membership Dues $20PRESIDENT, Greg Blackman10304 White Birch Ln.Island City, OR [email protected], Mandi Case64003 Booth LaneLa Grande, OR [email protected]
*Panhandle Snowmobile Club 7-CClub Membership Dues $15PRESIDENT, Whitey Bloom48183 Cornucopia HwyHalfway, OR [email protected], Mary Herold48090 Cornucopia HwyHalfway, OR [email protected]
*Wallowa County Gamblers 7-GClub Membership Dues $15PRESIDENT, Gary BethscheiderP.O. Box 536Joseph, OR 97846541-432-6853541-263-0304SECRETARY, Marty ThompsonP.O. Box 508Enterprise, OR 97828541-398-0666
DISTRICT 8Skyline Snowmobile Club 8-BClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Gary Wood60488 Hwy 204Weston, OR 97886541-566-2238SECRETARY, Marilyn Russell605 Ankeny St.Walla Walla, WA [email protected]
*Four Corners Snowmobile Club 8-CClub Membership Dues $10PRESIDENT, Cliff Dougherty65450 Spur LoopHeppner, OR 97836541-676-5491SECRETARY, Mike Gorman53784 Hwy 74Heppner, OR 97836(H) 541- [email protected]
*Tollgate Trailfinders 8-EClub Membership Dues $25PRESIDENT, Greg Webber3313 S Vancouver St.,Kennewick, WA 99337509-582-7481SECRETARY, Patti Rose1821 SW 18th St.Pendleton, OR [email protected]
OSSA Charity ChairPeggy SpiegerP.O. Box 435LaPine, OR 97739(H) 541-536-3668(F) 541-536-4099 [email protected]@oregonsnow.org
Safety Training ChairKelly Fough4166 Carson Dr., SESalem, OR 97301(O) 503-581-7596(C) [email protected]
Blue Ribbon LiaisonJoni Mogstad4797 Old Dillard RoadEugene, OR [email protected]
Oregon Snowmobile NewsMike LancasterP.O. Box 6328Bend, OR 97708541-388-1480(F) [email protected]
WebmasterKirk Snyder818 SW 3rd Ave. #144Portland, OR 97204(W) 503-702-2149(F) [email protected]
ACCURATE NOTE:IF ANYTHING ON THIS PAGE IS NOT RIGHT, CALL PEGGY at 541-536-3668 WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION
*denotes grooming clubs
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