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* Meetings
are held every third Thursday of the month at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club @ *The
July meeting will be held at the Summer Picnic at TWO
You've
probably heard by now or you've been notified by the New York State Department of Motor
Vehicles that beginning this year there's an increase of the snowmobile registration fee
from $45 to $90 per sled. In order to avoid
this price increase you must join a snowmobile club.
When you become a member of a club you'll receive a voucher. This voucher proves your club standing. Submit the voucher with your registration and
you'll receive the reduced rate. Upon becoming
a member of a snowmobile club your information is entered in to a database that NYSSA
sponsors. This database also proves your club
standing. This database is only
accessible to the snowmobile club you join, NYSSA and the DMV. Family
memberships/vouchers will be issued to families described as husband/wife and their
children (17 years of age and younger) who share the same address. There is no cap on the amount of sleds one can
register per membership as long as each sled is registered to the same address. It also doesnt matter if sleds are registered
in different names as long as each person and their registration share the same address
and are shown as a member of a club. Vouchers
will be made out in multiple names as long as the group is considered "family"
as described above. Single
memberships/vouchers are issued to single individuals.
There is no cap on the amount of sleds one can register as long as each sled
is registered to the same individual and address and the individual is a member of a club. Business
memberships will work the same way as family memberships.
It is important to complete the membership form and list owners/officers of
a business and their family accordingly. Business
members receive advertising space on our map. As
a result of this new two-tier registration system, all clubs associated with New York
State Snowmobile Association (NYSSA) voted on a standard minimum membership fee of $25. This insures that no club can undercut another just
because they offer a lower fee. Thus our fees
have risen from $15 to $25 for a single membership, and from $20 to $30 for a family
membership. Business memberships remain at
$50. More
information is available at club meetings. You
can also visit the NYSSA website at www.nyssnowassoc.org. Please note their bulletin board
for links to membership information and frequently asked questions. EVENTS: Our
summer picnic "PIG ROAST" will be held on This
show, which is being held at the New York State Steam Pageant grounds located on THE
TOWN OF We
recently finished the second of the two bridges on the Sandy Bottom trail in Honeoye. This trail, known as S41A, is one of our links into
town. HVR has established a great relationship
with the Town of TRAIL
A
special thank you goes out to Dave Phillips, Todd Miller, Greg Zink, Jim Fyfe, Scott
Wohlschelgel, Clint VanDewark and Dwight Slocum for the construction of the second bridge
on the Sandy Bottom trail on June 3rd. Upcoming
work to include the following: *Bridge
on Kip Gillen's property - tentative date - August 26th. *Canadice
Trail improvements - tentative date - September 16th. *Bulldoze
and clear trails in the *Installation
of permanent signs and gates. STORAGE:
Snowmobile
and/or snowmobile trailer storage. Large
vehicle storage building that is clean, safe and
secure. Reasonable summer rates. Contact Brian Rayburn at FOR FOR ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4-7-06 Meetings
are held every third Thursday of the month at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club @ What
a disappointing winter for snowmobilers. Keep
your fingers crossed for a better 2006-2007 season!! Officer
Elections were held at the last meeting on President
- Clint VanDewark
Trail
Manager - Dave Phillips Vice
President - Dwight Slocum
Marketing
Manager - Scott Wohlschlegel Treasurer
- Vickie Wohlschlegel
Event
Coordinator - Jim Fyfe Secretary
- Vicki Bruce
Equipment
Manager - Dave Stevens REMINDERS: HVR DOES NOT SUPPORT ATVs ON TRAILS. EVENTS: The
Steak Roast was held at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club on We
prepared breakfast for the Livingston County Trap League shoot on Summer
will arrive before we know it. Our summer
picnic is scheduled for Snow
Show: Efforts are now being put in place for a combined Snow Show in HVR
CLOTHING: We
still have a couple XXL gray sweatshirts available with our embroidered logo - $20.00
each. We also have new black sweatshirts
available in sizes L and XL. These sweatshirts
feature NYSSA
ANNUAL MEETING: We're
sending two representatives from our club to the forum this year. Denis & Vicki Bruce have volunteered to attend
the weekend long meeting. We look
forward to hearing all about the seminars and latest news. TRAIL
EXPANSION: This
summer HVR will assess our area with plans to improve our trail system. This means continuing to better our existing trail
system by building bridges, installing culverts, clearing and brushing trails to make
Honeoye a great place to ride. We have taken
on some major tasks over the past few years and it's starting to show more and more. One primary need for improvement is trail marking
up in the hills south of 1.
The
trail that runs from 2.
Steve
Robertson
will be working to expand on the Hemlock trail and into the 3.
The
final C4 connection into the These
are all big tasks, but with the help of members and key people in these areas HVR hopes to
work through each area and improve little by little to give us the best trails in the
area. TRAIL
Upcoming
trail work and goals for this summer: 1.
Finish
Sandy Bottom trail second bridge. 2.
Build
a bridge over the creek on Kip Gillen's property. 3.
Installation
of 4x4 posts and chain or gates at road crossings per landowner's. 4.
Moving
the C4 trail off of GROOMING
EQUIPMENT: Unfortunately,
we really did not get to use the equipment a lot this year.
The weather just did not give us the big dump we really needed to put it all
into full swing. Grooming is still
somewhat a learning experience for HVR but we are getting better. This was year two for the Bombi and it did get out
and some grooming was done from the gun club. This
location proved to work out very well. The
Skandic also got out from its location at Bruce Wohlschlegels. This
worked out to be a key spot as well. A special
thanks to the Honeoye Fish and Game Club and Bruce W. for letting HVR use these locations
as a hub for the grooming equipment. A thank
you also goes out to Brian Rayburn for again offering to store grooming equipment over the
summer. FUTURE
FUNDING: Looking
down the line at the next couple years, HVR needs to put out projections and goals to see
where we're headed as far as signage, bridges, equipment and improvements. Along with these goals we need to analyze the
funding that will be coming in and how to spend it best to improve our trails. This will be a topic at the next meeting and input
from members is appreciated. STORAGE:
Snowmobile
and/or snowmobile trailer storage. Large
vehicle storage building that is clean, safe and
secure. Reasonable summer rates. Contact Brian Rayburn at FOR FOR ------------------------------------------------------------------
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Trails:
The
(Were
still awaiting approval on the second 20 bridge).
A big thank
you to everyone who pitched in and helped
out. Special thanks to Steve M,
Tim S, Scott W, Dwight S,
Garry W, Jack S, Brian S,
Clint V, Roy W, Austin W, Tom C and
Wards Lumber. The Bombi will now be able to run
this trail.
With the
bridge added to the
are being
developed into town to avoid the dreaded swamp and
approval from
the DEC on a bypass around these areas. This
year
there will be
alternative routes in and out of town due to the
flooding last
season. Each route is being planned with the
Bombi in mind and the amount of traffic the trail will receive. Please be aware of these changes since old routes
will be closed and off limits to riders.
Trails
(continued):
A large
bridge will be installed behind
Trail clearing needs to start soon in town and on the Hemlock
Trail. We need volunteer help to get this
project wrapped up.
TRAIL
POSTING
scheduled for Saturday, November 5th. We
need help!! If you can pitch in, please be at
the Honeoye Fish & Game Club at
Trail Issue:
Four
Wheelers on Naples/Atlanta Trail need to be stopped. These
riders are stating they have permission to be on the trail and are using our name. HVR does not support ATVs on the trails. If this activity does not stop, this area will be
shut down to snowmobiles for good. If you are
riding this area, please contact the landowners personally to discuss use of these
trails. Some properties have been sold, so
what used to fly in these areas is no longer the case.
Again, HVR does not support ATVs on the trails, primarily at the
request of landowners.
New Law:
A new law was
recently passed in the senate that will affect snowmobile registration costs. We should see this law go in to affect for
the 2006-2007 season. As it stands now,
the new law means that members of a snowmobile club will continue to pay the $45
registration fee per snowmobile. This cost
will increase to $100 per snowmobile for non-club members.
Fun Facts:
How much do snowmobilers contribute to the
economy?
Snowmobilers
in
Using
these figures and 150 HVR members x $3,000 = $450,000 per year spent on snowmobiling here
locally. Wow!
The
following shows the impact made and date it was recorded:
Anchorage and Mat-Su Borough over $35 million
annually in 2000; $7 million in 2003.
8-17-05
Attention Officers, Members, and Authorities,
Last night I received a phone call regarding the Trail that Runs from Liddiard Rd. over Cotes Rd. to Richards Rd. for those that may not know this area by road names it is south of Monkey Run, the area known as the bowl by some, the area has wide open fields and allot of fun areas to ride due to drifting. We are currently in jeopardy of loosing this trail route and not because of Snowmobiliers because of four wheelers. This is because some people the landowner has stopped have stated they are members of a local club what club I do not know? and they have access to this trail. This is false our Snowmobile trails are off limits to all other vehicles unless stated by the land owner this means it is on a case by case basis. To keep our trails we need to prove to the land owners that we can help manage the problems that come up and do what we can to help them.
From the land owner he has told me that people unload four wheelers by the truck and trailer load on these seasonal roads this past summer it has gotten out of control. He has lost parts of his Corn Crop due to them and the area is all rutted up. The last time He stopped a group of them they tolled him there was nothing he could do it was there trail. And they acted so belligerent to him that was it. Currently he is in the process of installing gates and barricades he has some installed already and is continuing across his property to stop them from coming in.
He has stated that he would like to see us to continue to be able to use this trail route for snowmobiles only if people can stay ware they are supposed to. This Thursday night I am meeting with him to walk the property and get a feel for what we need to do. The plan is for after we walk it we can get a figure on signs posts ect needed. Then mark it a couple weeks prior to bow season. Riders must stay between markers and out of the property until after hunting season. Or the trail is shut down for good. This Land owner wants to work with us lets not loose this trail. Lets do what we can to help him out.
As for ATVs they are off limits and will be fined if they come onto the property! Please spread the word that if the ATVs dont stop we wont be riding anything in this area in the future!
May 4, 2005
NEWS:
At the past meeting we
discussed our goals to tackle this summer. They
are as follows:
1. Build Bridges in town on the sandy bottom trail. Poles have been set for the first bridge and the poles for the second are ready to go.
2. Trail into and out of town; new routes are being established. One to the north of 20A and one into Sandy Bottom on the south of 20A to avoid the flooded swamp area (letters have been written to pending landowner).
3. Need to work on bridges behind church by pond and/or shorten the groomer bypass. Installation of culverts or a change in route is a possibility per landowners (pending).
4.
5. Park trail out of the south end through Mike Cudlips property (pending).
6.
Fix culvert and widen trail between Allens
Hill and
7. Continue to install roadside trail markers where possible for identification and trail closing.
8. Widen a section / corner of the trail on Dulans property to accommodate Bombi for the Hemlock trail.
9.
We are working with Stone Construction to
route behind their shop in town along the fence line and County property. C.A.D is closed and Stone may be purchasing the lot
so changes may occur in the near future. We
need to clear some of the brush behind the collision shop in town to accommodate the
groomers better.
There was much discussion at the past
meeting with regard to the Groomer and where our priorities should lay as to where we are
grooming. This was our first season of trying
to run everything (having people operating the groomer) and cover all areas as well. Obviously, there is room for improvement and
hopefully for next season we will have a smoother system in place. Any feedback is welcome. It was mentioned that our main priority should be
to groom around the Gun Club area first. Trails
need to be set up so that we CAN groom anywhere from the club outwards without having to
trailer it somewhere. We also need to SHARE
the responsibility of grooming by having at least four plus people on the schedule that
can operate as back-ups. Currently we have five people that have expressed serious
interest in this and will plan to take part this next season. If you are experienced with operating machinery and
this is something that you would like to do next season, please let Brian Steenburn, our
new Equipment coordinator, or our new Trail coordinator (
The Finger Lakes Visitors Association would
like to have a flyer of some sort to promote our snowmobile club, bed and breakfasts,
etc., Due to the amount of calls and interest they have seen this past year for the sport
of snowmobiling. One to bring people into our area but to get them educated and apart of
our club. Dwight Slocum has offered to help
create something for them to use.
FYI
We have received the remainder of the trail funding from the County in the sum of
$14,386.95.
EVENTS:
We have scheduled our annual summer picnic
for July 16th at Sandy Bottom beach in Honeoye.
Bob Gray will be looking into holding a pavilion for that day. More information to follow as the date gets closer. In the meantime, mark your calendars!
On May 28th and 29th,
the Honeoye Gun Club is hosting a yard sale. If
you would like to sell some of your things there, you may rent a table for $10. More information on this can be obtained from Mark
Tones at the gun club.
We will be having a breakfast on Sunday,
June 26th at the Gun Club. Prep
work should begin by
OUR 2005 HVR OFFICERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT Dwight Slocum
TRAIL MANAGER Steve May (replacing Dave Phillips)
MARKETING Scott Wohlschlegel
EVENTS COORDINATOR Bob Gray (replacing Jim Fyfe)
TREASURER Vicki Wohlschlegel (replacing Chip Reitz)
SECRETARY Vicki Lewis (replacing Kim Phillips)
EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR Brian Steenburn
March:
*Next
Meeting March 23rd (NOTE: This meeting is being held on a Wednesday
due to the upcoming holiday)
*Honeoye
Road Side Clean Up Day is April 23rd. Anyone
interested in helping out should meet at the Gun Club at
*Last
Meeting of the season will be held Thursday, April 21st
*There
will be a mid- summer meeting re: funding, trails, and party. Tentative date is July 21s .
Trails
officially close by mid to late March per conditions. Pay attention to signs. Some areas will have a chain with a Trail
Closed sign. These will be put back up
signifying that the trail is closed for the season. Other area trail signs will be removed
and all signs should be taken down by the last week of March. If signs are down, the trail
is closed for the season. Please be aware this is at the request of landowners such as
Knight Farms where if signs are not taken down we will not be able to post the trail
again.
Annual
NYSSA Meeting located in
HVR would like to have three people
attend the Conference. This is where we as
snowmobiliers learn the ins and outs on Trail funding, Insurance, Grants, what
other clubs are doing, pointers, and where we, as clubs, can vote on what goes on within
our State For Snowmobiling, such as Registration rates, trail funds, and more. HVR has
three seats for this that will represent 90 snowmobiliers. For the past four years we have
sent members to this and it is well worth it. If you are interested in going to represent
HVR, please contact
Election
of officers to be held on March 23:
If you want to be a part of keeping
this club going and you have new ideas, how about being an officer of the club? Or, if you
think you know who can do the best job, come on and take part in the Elections. Tell us
what you want to see happen within HVR and our area.
Future
club plans and events to be thinking about:
Fun
Facts:
Hey did you know there is a Snowmobile
Hall of Fame?
Located in
There is also the International
Snowmobile Hall of Fame ISHOF located in
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I've posted this letter from a member of our club.
Kim, (picture of me)
I just thought I would send you a quick note to say hello from Kuwait. I was
activated with the 98th Division out of Rochester and sent here (to Kuwait).
Anyway, it is probably one of the more original excuses for non-membership
renewal that you have heard in a while!! lol. Its funny, I miss my family,
my friends and yes, even my civilian job, but I find myself constantly day
dreaming about snow filled adventure. It really gets me through the day
sometimes....
Kim, I just want to thank you for all of the work that you do for HVR and
could you also pass on a "thank you" to whomever updates the HVR website? I
am lucky enough to get web-access during my off hours and when I have time,
I check the HVR website to read (and sometimes re-read) the news letters and
stuff...LOL, I have even downloaded last years trail map. Anyway, now you
know that the HVR website is famous enough to be accessed from the other
side of the world... :)
Oh, and there are 6 foot drifts here already...except that there isn't any
snow... isnt that a hoot? Take care. I should be back sometime near the
end of May hopefully. Take care, and think snow!
Sincerely,
Staff Sergeant Marc Acito
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Date:
Schedule of upcoming meetings:
January 20th, February 17th, March 17th (elections
of new officers will be held at this meeting) and April 21st.
NOTE: All meetings are
held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at
News and Events:
Trail Grooming:
Primary operation of grooming
equipment will be run by Brian Steenburn. Grooming will primarily be done on Sundays and
Mondays. Some grooming will occur in the evenings through the week. Be sure to check
the web site and the clubs hot line for trail conditions.
Reminder you must Yield to the Grooming
equipment!
Attention! We will need help on
our first trip out with the groomers to do any trimming of low branches and to remove any
obstructions. Please check web site and hot line for details and date (First good snow).
Trail information and updates:
Trail Improvements completed for the
2004-05 snowmobile season.
* A special Thank You goes out to all of those that
contributed to helping to achieve these accomplishments for our upcoming season. Your
dedication to the club is very much appreciated.
New work to be completed:
Sandy bottom trail needs two bridges
built. We have the poles to construct the bridges but we have run out of time and
lack of manpower this year. The old footbridge (1st bridge) needs to be
removed and a new one built. The poles are on site for the construction. Clint
VanDewark has the plans to construct the new bridge. A second bridge needs to be
built to the south of the first one. We will utilize the poles from the old
footbridge to span this creek. This bridge is in wet lands and requires a permit
from NYSDEC which the Town of
For this year the trail is passable
but use caution and follow all signs and posted speeds. Crossing of shallow creeks
will be required due to the lack of bridges.
Special events:
Our Steak Roast is being held on
Saturday, February 12th. Cocktails will begin at
Our Christmas party was a great
success. It was good to see so many members
gather together to celebrate the holiday season. A
great big Thank You goes out to Daves Towing for supplying us
with some holiday cheer in the way of a keg! Thanks!
Treasurer Notes: The current balance is $3727.78.
Fun Facts:
TAS/Scorpion and the Scorpion
snowmobiles, what happened to it and where did it go? The Scorpion snowmobile started in
Date:
Schedule of upcoming meetings: - November
18th, December 16th, January 20th, February 17th,
March 17th, and April 21st, which is when the elections of new
officers will be held.
NOTE: All meetings are held on the 3rd
Thursday of every month at
News and Events: IMPORTANT: ALL
trails are closed until after gun season (which ends December 14th). The exception is the trail to Locks, which is
closed until December 22nd (after muzzle loading season). This is all per the landowners request, so
please abide to this since we dont want to ruin the relationships that we have built
with them. This also goes for the rules and
the common courtesy of sticking to the EDGE of the fields where signs request us to do so. A few people can very easily ruin it for everyone
so please remember this when youre out riding on someone elses property. Its a privilege that can easily be taken away
just as quick as it was given.
Enclosed you will
find some NYSSA raffle tickets to get you started. There
are more coming in the mail so we will be mailing more to you with the next newsletter. These are for the NYSSA super raffle. There will be only one drawing this year that will
be held in April. There are approximately 21
prizes, with a couple different snowmobiles being some of the choices to choose from. Our club gets to keep half of the money with the
other half going to NYSSA, each ticket is $5.00 we are selling these to help raise money
for the club what tickets are not sold please send them back to us. We would like each
member to try to sell 10 tickets if possible. Thank You for your help and support.
Trail information and update: Dave Phillips has ordered all of the
signs for the changes that we will instill on the corridor trails. Examples of these are bridge ahead, stop ahead,
bend ahead, etc. This will help give
everyone a heads up as to whats coming on the trail.
These are due in some time in the next week or so.
There was talk at
the last meeting of possibly putting a snow fence up along the side of
At Harriet Hollister
Spencer Park permanent signs have been installed. The
final posts and signs to finish up within the park will be installed after the park
finishes their road work and bulldozing of the newly widened snowmobile trails. Once this
is done we will finish installing the rest of the permanent signs within the park.
Trails have also
been bulldozed and widened on the
The Hemlock Trail
has also seen some attention with the addition of a new bridge, signs, and clearing to
accommodate grooming equipment.
Bridge work on the
sandy bottom trail is also in the process one 40 covered bridge will be installed
along with a second 15 bridge. Currently the town is doing there final approval and
permit process and installation is getting started.
All trail maps will
be completed and sent with the December newsletter. Anyone
that would like a copy of last years in the mean time can call
The town of
Special events: Our Christmas party is going to be Saturday,
December 18th (
Our Steak Roast will
be held on February 12th details on this event will be discussed further at the
November meeting.
Treasurer Notes: The current balance is $4800.00 with all bills
paid.
Fun Facts: -
What is a 19761
Snobyke?
The 1971 snobyke is just like it sounds and is basically the early version of the
Hawk that is out on the market today. The
snobyke is a track-driven until with a front ski and said to give the handling ease
similar of those of a small cycle, but it is a lot harder than they made it sound.
The track is driven by a single sprocket and powered by an 8hp. two-cycle engine. It features an all steel frame, ball bearing, full
floating suspension system, torque converter, and over-sized breaking system. It was capable of speeds up to 30 mph. standing
34 high, 12wide, and weighed in at 97 lbs.
This was the glorified winter moped of its time.
Date:
1.
Season Events:
a) DEC Days
b) NYSSA Snowmobile Show
c) Breakfast Buffet at the Honeoye Fish and Game Club October 3rd
d) First Annual HVR Chicken BBQ and Show October 16th at the
Richmond Town Hall Gazebo: Grooming Equipment, and Snowmobiles on display and
Childrens Safety Training October 16th.
e) Club Meeting at the Honeoye Fish and Game Club October 21st
f) Haunted Hay Rides at the Honeoye Fish and Game Club Starting on
October 23rd.
g) Trail signing and general clearing meet at the Gun Club November 6th
h) Club Meeting at the Honeoye Fish and Game Club November 18th
Since July a lot has
unfolded, September & October are going to be fun and we are going to need volunteers
to make it all successful!
July and August have been a busy time and are showing that things are moving along
quite well. Our funding through the County is going smoothly. The County Planning
Department has submitted our paperwork and by November we should have a figure of what our
funding will be for the 2004-2005 season. There will be some trail changes with the naming
of the current Corridor 4 Trail due to it now connecting into the Corridor 4 trail that
reaches toward us from the Palmyra Area. Manchester Shortsville area is putting together a
club and will be bringing this Corridor 4 trail from the Manchester Area to Route 332. The
Fingerlakes will then pick it up from this point to connect into our trail system. We,
HVR, will bring our Corridor 4 trail from
We are also happy to announce that we have moved forward with the purchase of a
Bombardier Bombi & Drag. At the end of August Dave Semmel & Clint VanDewark drove
to pick up our new piece of grooming equipment from the Trail Finders Snowmobile Club
located just South of Plattsburg, NY. The Bombi is 6 wide and 10 long, the
drag it pulls behind is also 6 wide and is about 10 in length. It is powered
by a 1,600 4 cylinder Ford engine.
The plans are to
continue to run the snowmobile and drag we have used in the past on the
This fall is a crazy time as we have a lot of events and we are asking for the
support of our members at the fullest extent. I understand that a lot of members are
members to support the club and our local trails but yet do not want to be the die-hard
volunteer and the member that is at every meeting. HVR needs its members to keep us
running and standing strong. Yes we receive state Funding and we have a lot of members
that do a lot of volunteer work. But the funding is only for our trails. The membership and volunteer part is what puts that
funding to work. Please do not hesitate to
contact Jim Fyfe at 585-624-4482 or Clint VanDewark at 585-367-9216 to volunteer. We can
jot your name down and be able to call you in our times of needs! If we are not home just leave us a brief message.
Every time we have an event, we all have a great time and it results in a lot of stories
and laughs. Trail work such as bridge building and trail clearing is also coming up so if
you like running chain saws, watching trees fall, making noise, laughing, getting dirty,
using a hammer or a screw gun please give us a call.
DEC
Days September 25th & 26th
Location: Route 5&20 between Avon &
Lima
The Club will have
a booth there to sell 50/50 and chicken barbeque tickets and as well as promote
membership. This is also a great chance to get
our name out to the public. We will need
volunteers for this event as we try to have two people in the morning and two in the
afternoon for both Saturday and Sunday. For
details please contact Jim Fyfe at: (585) 624-4482.
Breakfast
October 3rd
Location: The Honeoye Fish and Game Club
The Fish and game club has asked us to do a breakfast the morning of their first
shoot of the season. People have named this breakfast one of the best for there league.
The money raised will go to HVR. Volunteers
will be needed for this, as well. This event
usually lasts until
The
Chicken BBQ October 16th
Location: The
This is going to be quite the event! Scott
Wohlschlegel will be holding a Child Safety Training Class that runs from
Note:
Pre-registration for the training class is recommended to assure your spot in the class be
sure to contact Scott Wohlschlegel as soon as you can if you are interested. This
certification is required by NYS if you are under the age of 18 to be able to ride alone
on the trails. Tickets can be issued for not having this certification.
Note:
If you have a used sled for sale and would like to have it at the Chicken BBQ please
contact Clint V.
Memberships,
Please return your membership renewal as soon as possible to help us to get
your membership in to NYSSA and to have our files updated for insurance, mailings, maps,
ect
This should be an exciting season and also a lot of fun we look forward to you
continuing your membership and the new members that have joined us. We will hope to see
you out on the trail, at meetings, or participating in some of the events thought the
season. Thank you for your support and pray for Snow.
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Mark Your Calendars:
1.
Summer Party:
2.
Season Starters:
a) Harriet Hollister Spencer Park Improvement weekend
September 18th & 19th
b) DEC Days
c) NYSSA Snowmobile Show
d)
Tentative
First Annual HVR Chicken BBQ October 16th at the
e)
f) Hill and Gully Riders Snowmobile Show November 13th
What's going on behind
the scenes?
The
month of April started off with the annual NYSSA meeting in
Soon
after the NYSSA meeting a meeting was set up in the town of
The
month of June started off with a bang similar to April on June 5th Clint
VanDewark attended a Park advisory board meeting for the users of Harriet Hollister
Spencer Park. At this meeting multiple topics were discussed and HVR's involvement with
the Park was a big one. With the Corridor Trail running through the park it opens doors
for the park in regards to funding and park improvements. With this HVR is now looked at
as a very good asset to the park and other user groups are recognizing it. The Nordic
cross country Ski Group is looking to work with us on events and trail improvements, The
Park wants our input on trail Improvements and parking lot improvements. These are big
days and we HVR are a big part of them.
Other
exciting news that is moving forward is our Grooming Equipment. Dave Phillips & Clint
VanDewark have been looking for the right piece of equipment. This past season the topic
of grooming came up a lot and the purchase of a larger piece of equipment was discussed at
about every meeting. We discussed everything from another sled and drag, Argo and drag,
Bombardier Equipment, etc.,. But on June 17th the officers of HVR discussed
what concerns members have voiced and along with the officers own concerns and thoughts.
At this time we voted to move ahead to the Purchase of a Bombardier Bombi and Drag. This
is a big jump but it will improve the riding in the area considerably there will be a
learning curve but it will be defiantly worth it.
Over view:
With
the funding changes and our involvement within the Communities has brought us to another
level as a Snowmobile Club:
Scott Wolschlegel is currently working with the
town of
Clint VanDewark is currently working with the
town of
Dave Phillips is currently working with the
county and keeping HVR in the loop as things evolve with the new funding. Along with the new trail to connect our trail
system into the Finger lakes trail system witch is apart of the County Wide Plan making
Corridor 4 connect to the Wayne County trail system.
Dwight Slocum is currently heading up the HHSP
Improvements that will happen this September and working with Clint as the Parking lot
expansion and bathroom facility starts to unfold.
Jim Fyfe is starting to pull together the info
and support for the upcoming events.
Chip & Ann Reitz have been maintaining all
our expenses and recording what is coming in Our Current Balance is:_______.
Kim Phillips has been working with the news
letters and documenting are official changes such as Grooming equipment and state funding.
All the officers are currently keeping in touch
as the purchase of a Bombardier Bombi is in the works to assure the purchase and paperwork
is done right.
Summer Picnic:
The Picnic will be held at Bob Gray's house on August 21st starting at
The Chicken BBQ is tentavely scheduled for October 16th at the
Fun Facts:
What is a 1969 Fox Trac
Special?
The
Fox Trac was a full-size two passenger snowmobile, Made in
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Date:
For 2004-2005
Vice President: Dwight
Slocum, 585-669-2963
Secretary: Kim Phillips 585-624-7707
Treasurer: Chip Reitz 585-367-8546
Trail Manager: Dave Phillips 585-624-7707
Marketing Manager(s): Scott
Wohlschlegel, 585-229-5104.
Event Manager: James Fyfe 585-624-4482
See section 5., Parts
5.1-5.9 of Club By-Laws for officer functions.
Some future work needs to occur this year to further develop our
trail system. Work will be done to upgrade the
trail to Locks. Robert Gray and Rich Kraft will be working on redefining the trail
to
By the April meeting, we as a club will have to decide whether or
not we will be purchasing another groomer. Spring
would be the best time to purchase this. There
was also mention of possibly paying someone to groom next year on a full-time basis. With two groomers running and a full time person
running these, the trails would really be well maintained and it would free up our time as
members to really get more time to enjoy them. By
May 31st we have to have all receipts in to the state showing what we used our trail
funding money on, so this decision will be made at our next meeting on Thursday, April
15th.
Low miles, Deluxe cover.
$3500
Call Dave at 367-3558.
January-February, 2004 Newsletter
The phone number for the Hill and Valley Riders, Inc. HOT LINE is: 234-0108. Use it to keep up on the latest information of news, meetings, schedule rides and events. Check out our Website at hillandvalleyriders.com
The following is a list of the upcoming meetings:
February 05, 2004 at the Honeoye Fish and Game on Howcroft Rd. 7:30 p.m. (NOTE: Date change this month)
March 18, 2004 at the Honeoye Fish and Game on Howcroft Rd. 7:30 p.m. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
April 15, 2004 at the Honeoye Fish and Game on Howcroft Rd. 7:30 p.m.
Please try to attend all scheduled meetings. We need your help!
NEWS
The steak roast is being held at the Raymonds Valley Inn on Saturday, January 24, 2004. 6:30 pm cocktails and 7:00 pm dinner. Refer to your invitation mailed to you. Please fill it out and get it mailed ASAP. We hope to see you there. There is also a band playing on the same night at the Honeoye Gun Club. If you plan on going there afterwards, they ask that you please park your snowmobiles in back and leave your helmets, etc., downstairs.
There are some pine trees by County Road 33 that need trimming. We are looking for volunteers to help out with this. Everyone will meet on Saturday, January 24th at 8:00 a.m. at the gun club. This should only take a maximum of two hours. If you have trimming shears or pruners, please bring them. Remember, the more people that help out, the quicker we can all be done!
Thanks to Bob Gray for working to obtain area Business members that would like to be part of our club and have their advertisement on our map. Its great to have the businesses tied into our sport. We support local business and local business supports us. Its a great bond. Thanks to Clint VanDewark for the great job on the map.
This year our Hill and Valley Riders, Inc. District Trail Coordinators have done a great job getting the signs up in their respective areas. Without these groups of people performing their jobs, the trails would not be properly marked out for the season. Touring around the trail system we can clearly see big improvements compared to a year or more ago. Great work by the trail coordinators. The following is the list of coordinators and their areas. More help can always be used to help get the sign done year after year.
Jim and Tim Maloney- East side, Allen Hill Rd and Abby Rd.
Clint VanDewark West Side and 20a area
Dave Phillips State Land and Co. Rd 37
Scott Wohlschlegel and Mark Russell Naples area
Mike Hass Bristol Marrow Hill Rd.
John Earl and Larry Sykes Pierpont/20a area
Robert Gray South Hill and Bristol Area
Scott Wohlschlegel School/ball diamond, Nature trail and E. Lake Rd
Dwight Slocum Co. Rd 37 South and Spencer Park area
Election of new officers is coming up in March. Change is good for the Club. Electing new people to the Clubs management positions brings new ideas to the Club and keeps it invigorated. The Club is in very good shape management wise and runs very effectively and relatively efficiently, considering it is all voluntary work. By following the Clubs management system such as By-Laws, job descriptions and the diagram of responsibilities/job functions, the Club will almost run its self. All it takes is commitment to doing a good job and a sincere desire to be strong advocate of the sport of snowmobiling. Please consider running for a position in the club. You will have a lot of fun, meet new friends and bring about change that can enhance our snowmobile club. The presidents role is up for re-election this year. Scott Wohlschlegel has been president for 10 years. There is now a 3 year maximum for any of the clubs management positions.
We want to thank the Town of Canadice and Richmond for their support and belief in our Club and snowmobiling in our area. What a great place to live, work and play. We could not be successful without the towns help and involvement. We appreciate all that has been done by the members of both town boards, both in discussions and voting to support our clubs mission. Thank you Canadice and Richmond.
This years trail grant money awarded to our Club is approximately $1700.00 for Canadice and $3000.00 for Richmond. HVR purchased a new pull behind groomer. You can see a picture of it on our website under the trail conditions section (www.hillandvalleyriders.com ).
Your President of HVR has written many letters on behalf of our club to our elected officials in NYS and in Washington in support of snowmobiling in public parks. Now it is time for all snowmobilers nation wide to speak up and write letters to their representatives. You can find you senate and house representatives by going to the NYSSA website (nyssa@borg.com). Numbers speak loudly.
Secretarial notes:
All paid members names have been turned in to NYSSA and everyone should have received their NYSSA card. If you did not, please e-mail me at kim@dptool.com and I will get one out to you. This goes for any extra NYSSA or HVR stickers that you may need for any additional sleds you own.
With the membership listing all up to date, we currently have 130 members for the 2003-2004 season. 23 of these are businesses. We would like to welcome 14 new members, 2 of which are business memberships. In comparison with last year, we are down 28 members (6 of which were Business). Lets continue to spread the word regarding our club and get those figures growing.
Financial Status:
With the sales of the raffle tickets now being all complete, the club made a total profit of $882. Last year we made a profit of $951, so it was good to see that the figure stayed within a close range. Thank you to everyone that helped out with the selling of these. As you can see, it definitely pays off in the end.
Balance: 3,540.09
Congratulations to Chip Reitz, our 50/50 raffle winner from our January meeting.
FOR SALE:
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Date:
November/
January 15, 2004, 7:30
pm, snowmobile club meeting at the Gun Club on
Hit
the HVR Website Hillandvalleyriders.com for up to date club information, map
information and Club registration forms.
4200
miles. Good condition. Leather coat and cover included.
$3200.00
or B/O
Call
Chip Reitz at 367-8546
1972
John Deere 400 complete sled needs fuel pump Good
Shape $600.00 or best offer, will part out.
Aquaterra
Kayak single person with sealed storage
area In Excellent Shape asking $600.00
Large
Computer Desk Great Shape asking $150.00
Contact
Clint VanDewark (585) 367-9216
BUDGET
NEWS: Our balance is approx. $6800.
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October 16, 2003
Well,
here we are at the beginning of a hopefully great snowmobiling season. Our first meeting was held in September and
attendance was outstanding. Our next meeting is being held on Thursday, November 20, 2003 at
the Fish and Game Club on Howcroft Rd. 7:30 PM.
November
21, 2002 will be at the Fish and Game Club on Howcroft Rd. 7:30 PM. No meeting in December. Christmas Party will replace the meeting. See special event section of this newsletter.
NEWS:
As
you have probably noticed in the September issue, enclosed were the 2003-2004 member dues
forms. Please try to have these mailed back
in before the December meeting. Those that
have not paid by the Club Christmas party will
have to be removed from the member listing. After
submitting these forms, they will be processed by HVR (Hill and Valley Riders, Inc.
secretary and you will become a HVR and a NYSSA (New York State Snowmobile Assoc.) member. A NYSSA card and a decal will be mailed to you
after we have processed your information.
The
NYSSA raffle tickets were all mailed out with the exception of the amount that we held on
to for the DEC days. Hopefully everyone has
received them and is helping out by selling their 12 tickets. Thanks to those that have already sold theirs and
in return, asked for more to sell. Remember,
HVR gets to keep ½ of the money raised from the raffle ticket sales.
Just
a reminder to everyone, you can use the hotline # to leave any messages OR to check any
posted messages. This is a great way to relay
information and/or any concerns. The number
is 234-0108. Please follow the message
prompts to guide you through the messaging process.
Dont
forget our Website Hillandvalleyriders.com for up to date club information, map
information and Club registration forms.
TRAIL
INFORMATION:
Clint
VanDewark (HVR Vice President) is in the process of setting up a grooming team for
grooming this coming season. The plan is to
keep the groomer at the Gun Club, which is on the trail system.
Trail
clearing and sign posting day is set for November 2, 2003 at 12:00 noon at the Gun club. Members are asked to be there on time and groups
of folks will be sent out to inspect the trails and mount new signs/posts where needed. All signs should be up on the trails by 11/12/02. Dave Phillips will be contacting the necessary
trail coordinators making sure the trails districts are set with sign posting.
Trail
funding applications have been submitted for both Richmond and Canadice townships. We have not heard from the state on the trails
funding amounts but expect word soon. The
amounts to each club may be lower this year because of a statewide trail insurance policy
that is likely to be implemented. The
trail-funding program would pay for the policy. Therefore,
amounts to each club would be affected. There
will be more information on the insurance program in the next newsletter.
One
of the bridges washed out on the corridor 4 trail off Cole Rd. The Club has voted to not replace the bridge but
instead re-route the trail. The creek banks
are low and the Club is concerned that the bridge could be washed out again. Therefore, it would be a waste of time and money
to build another bridge. Please look for
changes in the trails signs for this area.
SPECIAL
EVENTS:
The
pancake breakfast is being held on November 9th at the Honeoye Fish and Game
Club on Howcroft Rd. Jim Fyfe is
coordinating this event and he is looking for some help.
Please volunteer to by calling Jim at 624-4482. Kim Phillips will be making up a flyer that will
be placed in some local businesses and also an advertisement will be placed in On
the Trail. Bob Gray will put
place an advertisement in the Valley News inviting members and guests.
This
years Christmas Party will be held at at the Honeoye Fish and Game Club on Howcroft Rd.,
on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 2:00 PM. Please bring a favorite prepared dish to pass. If you wish to participate, bring a gift for a man and/or woman to exchange and a gift for your
own child to open.
The
HVR Steak Roast is usually held at the end of January either on January 24 or 21, 2004. Planning is taking place by Vickie and Vickie
Wohlschlegel. Stay tuned in future
newsletters.
There
are a few youth snowmobiling training courses being held at the following shows this year:
November
1, 2003 Canandaigua Motors. Call
Vickie ONeal at ONeal Polaris in Victor to register your child. This will be
at the Finger Lakes Club snowmobile show. Scott
Wohlschlegel, Vickie ONeal, and Scott Mattice will conduct youth training course
training.
November
2, 2003 Hilton flyers Snow show and Course at Bob Johnsons Chevrolet.
Rumor
has it that the Honeoye Winter Carnival at Neptunes on Honeoye Lake will occur in
February around the 6th 7th or 8th. Stay tuned in future newsletters.
2001
Arctic Cat ZR 600 Carbed model
3550
miles. Good condition
$3800
or B/O
Call
Jesse Cooper at 657-7324
2000
Arctic Cat ZR 500 Carbed model
4200
miles. Good condition. Leather coat and cover included.
$3200.00
or B/O
Call
Chip Reitz at 367-8546
BUDGET
NEWS:
Our
balance is $4800. This is a good and
promising figure to start the season out with.
Congratulations to Tim Maloney,
our October 50/50 winner!
See
You at the next meeting!!
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September 8, 2003
Our
1st meeting date is THURSDAY, SEPT. 18TH
AT 7:30 P.M., at the Honeoye Gun Club, on Howcroft Rd.
Hi everyone! Yes, its THAT time again The leaves will be falling soon and everyone knows what starts falling after that!
The
late summer picnic turned out to be another success with good food, good
weather, and good times amongst friends. I
think I speak for everyone when I say a big Thank You to Bob and Ann Marie
Gray for hosting this party at their home again this year.
Your hospitality was much appreciated!
Unfortunately, the camera got left on the counter at home, so there
arent any pictures to post to the Web site!
Enclosed
in this newsletter you will find your registration forms for the 2003-2004 snowmobile
season. These will need to be filled out and
mailed back to me or you can give them to me at the meeting. The deadline for returning these to me is November
20th. If they are not returned to
me by then, you will be removed from the membership mailing list. Also, we have enclosed raffle tickets for you to
sell. They will sell for: 1 for $3.00 or 2
for $5.00. You can buy these all yourself or
you may choose to sell them. If you need
extras, I will have some with me at the meetings. If
you cannot attend the meeting, just give me a call and I would be happy to mail you some
more. They do need to be turned in by NO
LATER than at the club Christmas party on 12/21/03.
The money needs to be returned to our Treasurer, Chip Reitz
(367-8546) either at a club meeting or by mailing a check directly to Chips house at
9406 Big Tree Rd, Hemlock, NY 14466.
The reason that we ask you to sell these:
This
money helps buy trail signs, improve trails, and it will help pay for each member to
automatically become a member of NYSSA. As a
member of NYSSA, we are now required to have each Hill and Valley Rider, Inc. member to be
a NYSSA member. By helping to sell your
raffle tickets, each Club member is involved in the fund raising and not just a select
few. In the past years, approximately 40
members did all the ticket selling, while others did not participate. If everyone participates and sells their allotted
tickets, we will have a fantastic fundraiser. Please
participate and be an active member.
We
get to keep ½ of the proceeds from the raffle ticket sales. This is a good deal for everyone involved.
TRAIL NEWS:
After
much paperwork and many town meetings, we have been approved for the 9 miles of corridor
trail through the Town of Canadice. We should
be getting approximately $6,000 from the state this year for trail funding with the
addition of Richmond and Canadice now being added to our trail system.
The
purchase of the new groomer is being temporarily put on hold until we find out how much
insurance is going to cost this year. We
should be getting this information shortly.
EVENTS:
The
NYSDEC fish and wildlife days are being held September 27th and 28th
(Saturday and Sunday). Our club has a booth
at this every year and we will need volunteers to help out.
We usually sell approximately 300-400 raffle tickets at this event. If anyone can help out, contact Jim Fyfe, our
Events Coordinator, at 624-4482.
The
youth snowmobile-training course is scheduled to be at the Finger Lakes Snowmobile Club
Snow Show on Saturday, November 1, 2003. The
event is being held at the Four Seasons Gift shop on Rt. 332 in Canandaigua. Class registration starts at 8:30 a.m. If you would like to sign any of your children up,
you will need to contact Vickie ONeill at ONeill Polaris in Farmington
(924-2554).
BUDGET NEWS:
As
of August 21st, our bank balance was $2,866.71.
This is without the check that we are still waiting for from New York State
from last years State Grant (approx. $1300).
FOR SALE:
1998 Yamaha V-Max Deluxe. Good condition with cover, new Woody's Skegs and a spare set of Woody's skegs. Asking $2700.00. Wife's sled. Call Scott at 229-5104
2001 Arctic Cat 370 Z with Electric Start. Less than 400 miles. Great condition. Cover and new battery. Great kids sled. $2500.00. Call Scott at 229-5104
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