VICE PRESIDENT S REPORT, SEAN PINARD. Issue #1 September 2015

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Hope everyone had a great summer! Thanks to the volunteers over the summer who did the events and projects that we had going and ongoing. We will be looking hard at doing some work on the clubhouse in the coming weeks so keep your eyes peeled on our website and Facebook page if you can help. If you would like to be on our email help list then let one of the officers know. Keeping our trail system the best takes a lot of work so if you can spare some time please join us, you won’t regret it. You get a warm cozy feeling inside when the day is done. There is plenty more to read on here so I will shut up now. See ya in the woods!

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Calling all members, I have begun preparations for the 2015 Grass Drags SOS food booth!

Some key points I would like to put out there. My job has changed in the last year causing me to travel a lot and be very busy; also Lisa Charrette has also changed jobs making her schedule very busy with odd hours. This year Lisa will only be advising for me and I want to thank her for her many many years and heavy commitment to the event and our club!

That being said I will be looking for all kinds of help this year before, during and after the event. We are also in a position of losing our trailer storage location as Scott Torrey is selling and moving North. He is working on arrangements for the trailers but it is still in the air at this time. Also thank you to Scott for the use of his property for many years!

Please let me know if you can help in any way. The dates for all major parts are on the web and on the event page. You can respond to the event on FB or contact me directly smpinard@roadrunner.com.

What’s Inside?

• President’s Report • Trail Master’s Report • Vice President’s Report

• Membership Report

• NHSA Information

• Activities Report

• Open House Report

• General Meeting Info

• House Committee

• Newsletter Items

Vice PRESIDENT'S REPORT, SEAN PINARD continued

For those working the event, I caught some grief last year (all in good fun) on the booth apparel. I purchased a matching orange sweatshirt, as it can be cold down there. I will do my normal order of orange t shirts for the event within the next few weeks and can order sweatshirts if anyone wants them. I am keeping it simple with 1 style standard crew style, orange with our logo. Current price is $14.00 each with a couple dollars for XXL and bigger. I also use mine for trail work. If you are interested please let me know and I will compile a list for an order. If I see a large qty coming in I will set up a line on square for payment. Or you can send a check to the club if you prefer. To add to this if you have kids looking for a t-shirt or sweat shirt the prices are the same. Just let me know and the size.

We will be having a Clubhouse cleanup Saturday Sept 12

. 9:00 am. We will be looking

for as much help as possible for larger jobs outside as well as cleaning and organizing for

the upcoming season. We will be working on the well and septic as well as moving chips

to key area’s in the trail system. All levels of assistance will be needed. Please check your

schedules and let us know if you can help. We will try to do something for lunch if we

have an idea how many will be coming. We may be doing some building so bring tools if

you have them.

Please respond to scruboakscramblers@gmail.com or you can contact Sean Pinard @

603-785-4907 or via e-mail @smpinard@roadrunner.com. Thank you and we look forward to

seeing you there.

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Welcome back fellow sledders’ and trail users. We are excited and looking forward to this upcoming winter season. As in years past our goal is to improve on the trails to be the best they can be. As usual there will be a few subtle changes around our system this season and maybe even a new trail (pending landowner permission).

As I have stated year after year, Please Stay on Trail. There have been numerous landowner complaints about off trail riders last year. This is putting us in jeopardy of losing trails and it is making it more difficult to get new landowners permissions. Remember It Is not our land or our right to ride on others people’s property. It is a privilege. We should be thanking our landowners not irritating them. STAY ON THE TRAIL. Sorry for the rant but some just do not get it or care. We have also been working with Fish and Game to help educate these few people.

We are always looking for more volunteer Trail Patroller’s. If you are interested in joining our program Please contact myself for more information.

This off season we are fortunate enough to have some more wood chips given to the club. Last year we had put chips over a couple of really rocky areas and it seemed to work well. We are in need of a couple of dump trucks to help move these chips. If you can help out with hauling, please contact myself or any board member.

SCRUB

OAK

SCRAMBLERS

SNOWMOBILE CLUB

Food Booth

@ The Grass Drags

Peterson's Brookvale Farm ~ Fremont, NH

Information: www.nhgrassdrags.com

Oct 9 - 11 2015

Friday 2:00 - 9:00

Sat & Sun 9:00 – 6:00

Green Gate next to NHSA Booth

Turkey Legs!

Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Italian Sausage & Pulled

Pork Sandwiches!

Membership 2015-2016 – Brian Wade

MEMBERS,

As we enter our forty third season, the Board of Directors would like to thank all of the club members for making the Scrub Oak Scramblers Snowmobile Club the club that it is today.

The Board of Directors and Committee chairs have been hard at work since early spring and through the summer planning for a great riding season. There are many great club activities planned for this year’s riding season.

As we look ahead it’s time to renew our memberships. Our club is possible through the hard work of our membership and membership dues. This season our dues structure will be follow the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association State Wide Snowmobile Club Fee Structure of $35.00 per membership. A membership can include up to two adults in a household and the children within that household. (All snowmobile clubs in the state of New Hampshire will be charging a $35.00

membership fee) You will no longer receive a membership card. You will now receive a voucher for a reduced registration fee to be presented when you register your snowmobiles in the State of New Hampshire. This will be emailed to you by the club this season. Unless you request otherwise. Also you will be asked for your date of birth for tracking purposes only.

We encourage each one of you to renew now via check. Renewing via check ensures that your dues in full go to support club activities. You may choose to renew via SQUARE online, however remember there is a fee to the club, also you may choose to renew when you register your sled. (AT SELECT VENDORS) Renewing when you register may also incur a vendor fee of $2-$3 additional. What your dues do for you and the SOSSC:

$10.00 goes to the NHSA for membership & your subscription to Snow Traveler Magazine. (Early renewal ensures a subscription)

$25.00 goes to support SOS activities, open houses, work parties, grooming/ trail conservation, the clubhouse, & Family events.

Remember our club is active year round, fundraising, socializing, and working on our trail system. Please keep an eye on our website www.sossc.com for more upcoming events as well as our facebook page & twitter.

Again, thank you for your support & the Board of Directors look forward to seeing each one of you again this season!

SCRUB OAK SCRAMBLERS

July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Membership Application

S.O.S. Family Membership fee is $35.00. This includes spouse or significant other and children under 18 as members of SOS. $10.00 of your dues entitles you to an NHSA membership with a 1 yr subscription to the

Sno-Traveler Magazine.

Please complete this form (may be typed in), mail form & check payable to “Scrub Oak Scramblers to: Scrub Oak Scramblers Snowmobile Club, P.O. Box 185, Madison, NH 03849-0185

Name: _______________________________________________ Date of Birth (used for internal use only) _____________

Current E-Mail:_________________________________________________________________________ Spouse/Significant Other______________________________________________ Date:_______________

MAILING ADDRESS: Newsletters and Sno-Traveler will be sent to the following address:

Street/PO Box______________________________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________

Town:________________________________________ State:________ ZIP:_______________ If you live out of state, but have a local address; please provide your local address:

Street: _______________________________________________________________________________ Town:___________________________________ ZIP ______________ Phone: ____________________ Have you already joined NHSA this year through another club? Yes No If yes,

NHSA Card #______________

Newsletters will be posted online and communicated via e-mail, if you would like to receive yours by mail please submit a formal request with this form. (a simple note will do) Please be advised any new memberships after Dec 31st will not be able to receive the newsletter by mail! Thank you for your support!

What activities would you be interested in helping with?

Work parties Open House Grass Drags Winter Carnival Safety Patrols

TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP

FAMILY FAMILY RENEWAL $

35.00

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SOS 10th _{Annual Golf Tournament}

June h_{, 2015 at Indian Mound Golf Club}

Thanks to our sponsors & participants for attending this Camp SNO-MO Fundraiser

❖ Profile Powersports ❖ Yankee Smoke House

❖ Oxford House

❖ Conway scenic railroad ❖ Hole in One International

❖ Indian Mound Golf Club & Tavern

❖ Kevin’s Discount

❖ SOS Volunteers

❖ King Pine

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We had a nice group that joined Sean for the Kayak

trip in August. Then to finish off the day they joined

other Scrub-Oak-Scramblers Members at Scott and

Tammy Majowicz’s for a nice pig roast. Thank you

to Dave C. and Dave George for cooking the pig!

We look forward to seeing more members next year!

GENERAL MEETINGS

Please join us for our first meeting of the new season on Saturday, October 17rd. Our Oktoberfest potluck supper begins at 6:15 immediately followed by our general meeting. The club will provide the meat for this dinner and we ask that our members bring a side dish or dessert to share.

As a reminder, our monthly meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month from October to April. We hope you are able to join us for at least one of these delicious dinners.

O P E N H O U S E C O M M IT T E E

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Summer is winding down and preparations are underway for another successful snowmobile season. SOS needs your help. We are in need of volunteers to help with our Saturday Open Houses. We would love to have some new faces “Meet and Greet” our faithful and new guests at our open houses. This is a great way to become involved and support our club as well as meet new members and say hi to others you already know. Please reach out to Donna at

Merchandise

Merchandise is available 24/7 on our website and in our square store. We are continuously updating and changing products and availability with feedback from you.

If you have an idea or would like a piece of clothing you already own embroidered. Please email the club address. We will arrange to have the Embroidery done for you and consider all designs.

(If we are currently out of an item you will be notified and it will be ordered in for our November business meeting) Trail Maps are located in the online store as well.

Our website:

http://sossc.com/merchandise/

Our online square store:

https://squareup.com/market/scrub-oak-scramblers

Our newest design is the "Groomer" design. We are taking pre orders that will be available for pick up at our November monthly business meeting (depending on ordering date) so you can have them for Christmas.

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OHRV AND SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATIONS NOW AUTOMATED

CONCORD, N.H. -- Beginning with the 2014-2015 registration year, Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) and snowmobile registration certificates will be computer-generated and printed by the agent on regular paper. Customers still must visit their OHRV registration agent in person to register their vehicles and receive their decals -- online registration is not available. A $2 transaction fee will be charged per vehicle registration; this fee goes to the vendor for the automated system, Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, to cover development and operating costs. . For example, a resident ATV registration, previously $55, will be $57. A resident club member snowmobile registration, previously $64, will be $66. For a statewide list of OHRV Registration Agents visit http://www.wildnh.com/OHRV/ohrv_agent_list.htm.

S N O W M O B IL E S A F E T Y C O U R S E

N.H. OHRV/SNOWMOBILE SAFETY COURSE

If you need to complete an Off Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) and snowmobile safety course to get your New Hampshire safety certificate, there is a There will be a snowmobile safety course for ages 12+ held at the Ossipee Public Library December 12th 2015 8-3. Pr-register with Peter Waugh @ 603-539-1307 or Paul Welch @ 617-877-1227.

Students will need to bring a lunch, Parents are encouraged to attend with their child.

This is a great learning opportunity for your children to help them learn and enjoy the great sport of snowmobiling! We look forward to seeing you there.

NEWSLETTER ITEMS

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Please forward any articles or items to sell / trade that you would like me to include in the newsletter by email at jack5428@verizon.net. I would need to receive these items no later than the 10th of each month for inclusion in the current month’s newsletter.

We hope you will feel free to contact any of us with questions or suggestions!

President

Dave George

781-935-4356

daveg1963@msn.com

Vice President

Sean Pinard

603-785-4907

smpinard@roadrunner.com

Secretary

Brian Wade

scruboakscramblers@gmail.com

Treasurer

Tammy Majowicz

603-730-4634

tammajowicz@gmail.com

Trail Master

Dave Charrette

603-539-2733

charrettefloor@aol.com

Board of Directors

Mark Bernard

603-539-6902

Stephen Jones, Jr.

603-986-6316

s_m.jones@yahoo.com

Activities Chair

Tammy Majowicz

603-730-4634

tammajowicz@gmail.com

Membership Chair

Brian Wade

scruboakscramblers@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor

Kim Fielding

978-251-8891

jack5428@verizon.net

Web Page Editor

Dave Hayes

dhayes@hireminds.com

Merchandise

Brian Wade

scruboakscramblers@gmail.com

Open House Committee Donna Jones

603-323-7470

Fredonna55@gmail.com

Sean Pinard

Jodi  George  

PLEASE CUT OUT AND POST ON YOUR REFRIGERATOR SOS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

● September 12 Club House clean up

● October 3rd Grass Drags Trailer Loading

● October 9-11 Grass Drags

● October 17 General Meeting and Pot luck dinner 7:00 pm

● October 24th Kids Halloween Party

● November Trail Masters Meeting TBD

● November 14th Family Movie Night & Pie Eating Contest time TBD

● November 21 Thanksgiving Dinner 6:15 with General Meeting

● December trails open TBD by trail master

● December 12th Family Movie Night

● December 12th Safety course 8-3 in Ossipee

● December 19th Christmas Dinner / General Meeting / Yankee Swap

● January 9th Family Movie Night

● January 16th Italian Dinner night / General Meeting

● Reciprocal Weekend (Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont)

● February 12th family movie night

● February13th Chili Cook-off

● February 20th Pizza Dinner and General Meeting 6:15

● February 20th Winter Carnival

● Club ride TBD

● Annual Groomer Rodeo TBD

● March 12th Game Night

● March 19th (Rain Date for Winter Carnival)

● March 19th Irish Dinner and General Meeting 6:15

● April 16th Ham Dinner / General Meeting 6:15

● Easter breakfast and & Egg Hunt TBD

● May 21st possible date for End of year Banquet

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Scrub Oak Scrambers

Snowmobile Club

PO Box 185

Madison, NH 03849-0185