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June
2006
NEXT
MEETINGS:
*07/22/06, 8/17/06, 9/21/06
Meetings
are held every third Thursday of the month at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club @ 7:30.
*The
July meeting will be held at the Summer Picnic at 11:00
a.m.
TWO
TIER
REGISTRATION:
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 doesn’t 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 Saturday,
July
22, 2006
from 12:00
to 6:00
at the Sandy Bottom pavilion. HVR is providing
the roast and beverages. We plan to eat around
1:00. Please bring a dish to pass such as your favorite
snack, salad, dessert or food of choice. Please RSVP to Jim Fyfe at 624-4482
by July 17th. This
really helps
us in knowing exactly how much pig and drinks we need for the picnic. Remember, the sooner we know the better. Also there's the lake for swimming, a playground
area for kids, nature trails, basketball court, etc. We
have reserved the main pavilion for the day, so feel free to come early and enjoy the
park. This has always been a great time. Rain or Shine!!
Please come and join us. Some
come by boat to so if you're a boater keep this in mind, but you'll need to beach it,
anchor and wade to the shore as there are no docks.
SNOW
SHOW:
This
show, which is being held at the New York State Steam Pageant grounds located on Gehan
Road
in Canandaigua, has been tentatively scheduled for October
14, 2006. We're working in conjunction with The Lehigh Valley
Club and The Finger Lakes Snowmobile Club. The
highlight of this event will be snowmobile grass drags.
There will also be a major raffle. Some
items to be raffled are a new snowmobile, trailer, cash and a number of other great
prizes. There will be dealers present at this
event and concession stands. A youth
snowmobile safety education class will be held at this event. And there will be a "sled swap" - details
to follow. We want to thank Jim Fyfe and Dave
Stevens for contributing their time in preparation for this event. We need volunteers, so please let us know if you
would like to help out. Free admission for
volunteers!!
THE
TOWN OF RICHMOND
AND
HVR:
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 Richmond. These bridges help to improve this relationship
even more. HVR joined the Street-Scape
committee last fall. This allows us to provide
input and knowledge of snowmobiling into the town improvements that you see going on
today. Vickie Wohlschlegel is our
representative for this and she relays information back and forth through the meetings. In the next few years you will see pocket parks,
sidewalks, a new bridge in town, new street lighting and more. Some additions to the town that may come out of
this are snowmobile-parking areas. Another
major item for HVR is the construction of a snowmobile bridge over Honeoye Creek. This bridge will allow a town curfew change and
will prevent riding along Route 20A in town. These
plans are just in the works, but we now have the town and Street-Scape Committee willing
to help us make these improvements reality.
TRAIL
WORK:
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 Naples
and Honeoye areas.
*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 229-5563 or 314-1213.
FOR SALE: Tilt bed trailer, 4’x8’
with 7/8” ball. $140. Contact Dale Schaefer @ 367-2849.
FOR
SALE: 1991
Polaris Indy 400. Good condition. $1000. Contact
Vicki Bruce @ 217-1084.
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4-7-06
NEXT
MEETINGS:
04/20/06, 06/15/06,
*07/22/06 (May's meeting is an
officer only meeting, details to follow.)
Meetings
are held every third Thursday of the month at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club @ 7:30.
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 March
16, 2006. The results are as follows:
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 ATV’s ON TRAILS.
EVENTS:
The
Steak Roast was held at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club on February
11, 2006. Thank you Mark Tones and staff for providing a
great meal.
We
prepared breakfast for the Livingston County Trap League shoot on March
19, 2006
at the HFGC. Thank you to Denis Bruce, Dwight
Slocum, Steve Robertson, Dave McMillan and Mark Tones who contributed to making this event
a success.
Summer
will arrive before we know it. Our summer
picnic is scheduled for July
22, 2006
so mark your calendars now. Details to follow. *Please note the July meeting will be held at
this event.
Snow
Show: Efforts are now being put in place for a combined Snow Show in Ontario
County. The Lehigh Valley Club tried last year to do what
the Finger Lakes Club had done in the past, but the turn out was not what was hoped for. The Finger
Lakes
and Lehigh Valley Clubs want to try it again with our participation. The idea is to bring the show back bigger and
better than ever with our combined efforts. This
show would include grass drags as a big focus. Ideas
and input will be needed at our April meeting. Please
attend and offer your ideas so we can pass along information to the other clubs and work
out details for this event.
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 GOT SNOW?
embroidered on the back - $26.00 ea. If you
would like one please attend a meeting.
NYSSA
ANNUAL MEETING: APRIL
7-9, 2006 WATERTOWN,
NY
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 Harriet
Hollister-Spencer
Park. Three areas are also going to be pulled in under
our club's name. These are as follows:
1.
The
trail that runs from Atlanta
to Wayland, with the help of Mark R., will be brought into our jurisdiction. Thus getting the trail under control and marked
properly by working with National Grid and NYSSA to avoid losing this trail.
2.
Steve
Robertson
will be working to expand on the Hemlock trail and into the Livonia
area.
3.
The
final C4 connection into the Finger
Lakes
to Lehigh Valley Club's area so if we ever get snow we can ride Route 104 officially and
legally.
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
WORK:
WE NEED YOUR HELP!! PLEASE VOLUNTEER!!
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 Canadice
Hill Rd. A lot of clearing will be necessary.
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 Wohlschlegel’s. 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 229-5563 or 314-1213.
FOR SALE: Tilt bed trailer, 4’x8’
with 7/8” ball. $140. Contact Dale Schaefer @ 367-2849.
FOR
SALE: 1991
Polaris Indy 400. It's an oldie but a goodie. $1000. Contact
Vicki Bruce @ 217-1084.
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JANUARY
20, 2006
NEXT
MEETINGS:
02/16/06, 03/16/06, 04/20/06
Meetings
are held every third Thursday of the month at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club @ 7:30.
First
of all we would like to wish all of you a very safe and HAPPY NEW
YEAR!! We would also like to thank you for
being members of The Hill and Valley Riders, Inc. snowmobile club. We currently have nearly 200 memberships! No wonder our area is being called "The Little
Old Forge of the Finger
Lakes." Now all we need is some snow!!!
REMINDERS: HVR DOES NOT SUPPORT ATV’s ON TRAILS.
EVENTS:
The
steak roast will be held at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club on February
11, 2006. Enclosed is a form with detail for this event. Please return this form along with payment no
later than February
6, 2006. As always we'll have great door prizes and 50/50
raffles. We look forward to seeing you!! NOTE: If you ride your snowmobile to this event,
please enter the HFGC through the downstairs (back) entrance and leave your gear in the
basement, as there will be limited space upstairs.
Our
first annual snowmobile poker run, to benefit Dave Grace & his family has been
rescheduled for Sunday,
February
12, 2006. Sign in and details at The Shamrock Inn at 10:00
a.m. $15.00 per player.
The
HVR Christmas Party was held on December 10th at the Honeoye Fish & Game
Club. All who attended had a great time.
We
prepared breakfast again for the Trap League Shoot on December
11, 2005
at the HFGC. Many thanks to Jim Fyfe, Clint
VanDewark, Steve Robertson, Jack Schenkel, Yvonne Polle and Dwight Slocum for their hard
work. Also we'd like to thank Rhonda Baube at
Subway for donating food items for this event and for past events.
NEW:
The
HFGC is stocking several different varieties of snowmobile oil, spark plugs and other
miscellaneous items in case anyone gets into a jam on the trail. Thanks to Cycle Enterprises for supplying these
items.
HVR
CLOTHING:
We
still have a few XXL gray sweatshirts available with our embroidered logo - $20.00 each. We'll have a limited supply of black sweatshirts
available soon. These sweatshirts have GOT SNOW?
embroidered on the back - $26.00 ea. They sell
quickly, so if you would like one, please contact Vicki Bruce at 217-1084
or attend a meeting. If you would like to
purchase a special item, such as a different color, style, hat, fleece or T-shirt, please
visit Sew Bee It at www.EMBFORYOU.com or call Caroline at 367-3890.
NYSSA
SUPER RAFFLE:
A
BIG thanks to all who helped out with this fund-raiser.
We had over $1200.00 in ticket sales.
Our club gets to keep half of these proceeds, which amounted to
approximately $600.00.
HONEOYE
STREET
SCAPE COMMITTEE:
In
the last newsletter, we informed you that we were asked to join in with the Street Scape
Committee. HVR would like to thank Vickie
Wohlschlegel for volunteering to be our contact and lead with these efforts.
CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE MEETING:
On
January
5, 2006,
Clint VanDewark was the guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce meeting held at the HFGC. This was HVR's chance to give a report to those,
some of whom are not in the loop of the snowmobiling sport, information about our club's
future goals, our present projects and our local community involvement. The consensus after the meeting was that the
committee is very impressed with what we are doing and they are now aware of the
improvements we have made. Some members were
surprised at the impact snowmobiling makes and how much we are linked to a statewide
network. This was a great boost to both HVR
and to the Chamber to see what snowmobiling is to date here in our area and what doors it
may open in the future.
SAFETY
TIP:
For
all of you winter enthusiasts: All these
winter activities involve ice of some form and even if you never go out on it - let this
be a warning to you. Whether you go on the ice
or not you can truly never know when you may encounter thin ice on a lake, pond, stream or
creek. So are you prepared? If you are, you at
least have an ice pick of some sort in your winter coat pocket. If you don't have an ice pick - make one. All you need is a piece of wood, stick or branch
that is at least 1½” in diameter and cut it into two 4" lengths. Take each length and drive a 2" long nail or
screw half way into the end of the wood. Cut
the head off the nail or screw and put a piece of cork on each end; keep these in your
coat pockets. This simple task could save your
life. If you fall through the ice the water
will soak you to the point that your winter clothes will easily add 50 lbs to your
existing weight. The water temperature this
time of year is easily in the 30's (we shiver in the summer when the lake is in the 70's). The ice where you fell through is wet and acts as
the best slip and slide you could ever dream of. As
you try to climb out, the ice breaks apart and you are so cold it hurts to try to move,
but you try to grab anything to keep from sliding into the water. Now you wish you had two small ice picks, even one
would be nice! Each year people die from
falling through thin ice because of shock either in the water or from severe hypothermia
after getting out. This is a serious topic. With Honeoye Lake
right at our doorstep and neighbors with ponds you should be prepared.
TRAIL
UPDATES:
1.
BYPASS AROUND THE SWAMP:
Both
bypass trails are open and marked. Note
these trails run through residential areas. It is extremely important that all riders adhere to
the following guidelines to help ensure HVR is able to keep these bypass trails open. STAY
ON THE TRAIL, USE SLOW SPEEDS AND
LOW
BEAMS
(to limit headlights shining into houses).
2.
VALLEY INN & AQUA SOURCE PARKING LOT:
Use
extreme caution in this area due to traffic coming in and out. Do not run by the ditch at Aqua Source’s
display. This is an extreme hazard area. Signs indicate where to ride. Staying in and along the edge of the parking lot is
the recommended route. Stop signs are also located at each side of the parking lot. Use slow speeds.
Remember, sleds don’t steer the greatest on pavement, so watch for
parked cars and traffic. GO
SLOW!
3.
NAPLES
AREA
REMINDER:
The
main trail that crosses Cotes
Road
is changed to avoid Phil Huber’s property. As
you are heading south, turn left on Cotes Rd. then turn right about 200 yards down (+/-). See signage for this route.
4.
THE C4 CONTINUATION FROM HARRIET HOLLISTER SPENCER PARK:
This
will head toward Monkey Run and around the north side of Garlinghouse
Rd.
to the additional S44 trail in to Naples.
FOR SALE: Tilt bed trailer, 4’x8’ with
7/8” ball. $140. Contact Dale Schaefer @ 367-2849.
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DECEMBER 9,
2005
NEXT MEETINGS:
December 15th,
January 19th, February 16th
Meetings are
held every third Thursday of the month at the Honeoye Fish & Game Club @ 7:30.
Enclosed
you’ll find the new trail map for the 2005-2006 season.
Also enclosed is our current membership listing.
We’re happy to report we currently have approximately 140 members. If you haven’t renewed your membership, this
will be the last newsletter sent to you. Remember,
you get a map when you join the club!!
REMINDERS: HVR DOES NOT SUPPORT ATV’s ON TRAILS.
ALL
trails are CLOSED until after deer
hunting season, which ends DECEMBER 20th.
Please abide by landowners’ requests, as we do not want to lose our snowmobiling
privileges.
EVENTS:
The
HVR Christmas Party will be held on December 10th at the Honeoye Fish &
Game Club from 3:00
to 7:00. We apologize for the delay in getting more detail
to you before now. We were delayed in getting
this newsletter out due to trail work and map processing.
If you’re planning on attending the party, please bring a dish to pass. A cold cut platter will be provided. If you would like to participate in the gift
exchange, please bring a gift for a guy or gal. If
you’re bringing your kids, you can bring a gift for them as well.
We’ll
prepare breakfast again for the Trap League Shoot on December 11th at the HFGC. If you’re interested in helping with this
event, please contact Bob Gray at 229-2090. We would also like to thank Rhonda Baube at
Subway for donating food items for this event and for past events.
The
Steak Roast is confirmed for February
11, 2006
at the HFGC. We’re looking into having a
band this year. Details to follow.
HVR
CLOTHING:
We still have
several gray sweatshirts available with our embroidered logo. They’re selling quickly, so if you would like
one, please contact Vicki Bruce at 217-1084 or attend a
meeting. If you would like to purchase a
special item, such as a different color, style, hat, fleece or T-shirt, please visit Sew
Bee It at www.EMBFORYOU.com and/or call 367-3890. Sweatshirts will be available for sale at the
Christmas Party as well.
FUND RAISER:
The
deadline for turning money and tickets in for the NYSSA “Super Raffle” is
December 15th. Please return all
tickets and money to Vicki Bruce at the above address or come to the next meeting. Thank you to all the members who participated in
this event. We really appreciate it!!
HONEOYE STREET SCAPE COMMITTEE - WE NEED A
VOLUNTEER:
Recently HVR was asked to
join in with the Street Scape Committee. You
might say, the Town of Honeoye wants to beautify itself,
and they want to keep Snowmobilers in mind. We
need someone from HVR to help voice the clubs interest and incorporate snowmobiling into
the town’s enhancements that are coming. If
you are interested, please contact Clint VanDewark for details 367-9216. This is a big chance for
HVR to show what we are about and take part in the community!
HVR DVD & FLYER:
A DVD containing photos of HVR
Events is available at the meetings. Also
HVR’s flyer will be hitting the shelves at local businesses to help encourage people
who are not members to join. These will be
located at local businesses and the Visitors Association in Canandaigua to help drive home
who we are and what we’re about.
TRAIL
CHANGES TO BE MADE AWARE OF:
1.
The bypass around the swamp:
(To get in and out of Honeoye on the north side of Route
20A). This is currently closed off!! HVR is working very hard with the DEC to get the
permits finalized. And we’re waiting for
an additional landowner to come on board to make this a success. Note this trail is shown on the map as (HVR) and
this will be opening up, but please be patient HVR begs you; this whole area is critical
for today and the future.
2.
The Continuation of S41A on our map:
This
will bring you around the south side of Route 20A. This trail is currently being finalized
and marked. This year there will be two small creek crossings with some very basic bridge
construction and next year this trail will be enhanced similar to the Faith Bible Church
property. Note: Stay on this marked trail as this is a completely
new trail and HVR is being watched. This
trail will connect you to C4 south of the Faith Bible Church
from Sandy Bottom.
3.
Naples
area:
The
main trail that crosses Cotes
Road
is changed to avoid Phil Huber’s property. As
you are heading south, turn left on Cotes
Rd.
then turn right about 200 yards down (+/-) see signage for this route.
4.
The C4 continuation from Harriet Hollister Spencer Park:
This
will head toward Monkey Run and around the north side of Garlinghouse
Rd.
to the additional S44 trail into Naples.
5.
A Heads Up:
North
of Honeoye, on Knight’s property, HVR wants to make it clear that you are to STAY ON
THE MARKED TRAIL!! You will see on the maps, No Snowmobile Signs,
these identifiers let you know where you need to be on your toes. Landowners have specific requirements for
these areas. We, HVR, are to abide by them in
order to keep the trail system. These requirements are everything from Stay on Trail to
Keep Out signs. Watch for the trail signs and
abide by them. This does not mean the other
areas are free reign. These are just areas
that HVR is struggling to keep due to people abusing the trails. If you see others abusing this privilege, you, as
HVR members, must take a stand and pull those riders in so we don’t lose our trails!
6.
To the North and to the South:
Clubs
around us are starting to peek out of the woodwork. A
state funded trail is now in place south of us (South of Loon lake). NYSSA has voiced interest in HVR helping to push on
those in the Quad County Club area to see how we can connect to this trail. HVR would not be making this trail; we would only
show guidance to those south of us as to how it can be done, similar to what we have done
with the Lehigh Valley Club. The Finger Lakes Club and the Lehigh Valley Club are also
making headway and a formal connection to us is being made so we can ride from Honeoye to
the Manchester
area and further north. A bridge has been
constructed over Mud Creek and things are slowly coming together.
7.
We Need Help Clearing Some Trails!
If
you can help, please contact Rich Kraft, Clint VanDewark, or Scott Wohlschlegel.
LOCAL LAW:
A
new Richmond Town law was put on the table
for review on November 8th. The law
was focused on keeping snowmobiles off the sidewalks in the town. HVR is in support of this portion of the law, but
we did not want it to lead us into being shut out of the town in the future. HVR stepped up to the plate, with the help of Scott
Wohlschlegel, who did some research and sent information to the town prior to the meeting. We were ready to fight our case, but it turned out
that we were well received at the meeting. The
information handed to the town ahead of time helped the town realize that the law was not
necessarily needed. The meeting ended with HVR
working with the town to both self regulate riders and to work on developing existing laws
to prevent the riding on town sidewalks, etc. A
clear success!
NEW:
The
HFGC will have several different varieties of snowmobile oil, spark plugs and other
miscellaneous items for sale at the Club in case anyone gets into a jam on the trail. Thanks to Cycle Enterprises for supplying these
items.
FOR SALE:
*HVR homemade pull
behind Drag 4’x7’ with single blade. Sled
needs standard hitch to pull it. Contact Dave
Phillips or Brian Steenburn for details.
*Tilt bed
trailer, 4’x8’ with 7/8” ball. $140. Contact Dale Schaefer @ 367-2849
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