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MSA Club News

negotiating with land owners. Your primary or associate membership allows us to communicate with you on important issues and adds to our leverage when negotiating on behalf of snowmobilers. Early reports are for a colder and snowier winter and for that, we are grateful. Low snow coverage for some of last winter was hard on the equipment. We do not anticipate any change in our trail system including providing continuous access to the B-52 crash site that is on the bucket list of almost every rider. “Final Mis- sion, The North Woods” a book by Joseph Wax documents the historic and fateful day in 1963 when this crash occurred on Elephant Mtn. in Piscataquis County now part of our trail access. Bob Ludwig, Secretary raludwig184@gmail.com EBEEMEE SNOWMOBILE sc EBEEMEE TOWNSHIP, ME Find us on Facebook: Ebeemee Snowmobile Club @EbeemeeSnowmobileClub · Sports & Recreation Happy Fall from Ebeemee Snow- mobile Club! I hope this finds you all safe and healthy and thinking about win- ter sports! The days are growing shorter, docks and boats are coming out and our talk around the campfires has turned to the upcoming winter. Another sure sign that winter is on the way, I hear from our Groomer of the Year, Trailmaster Traci, much more frequently now! Our board members went to Wild- woods (Thank you again Cheri for all of your support!) and met with some members from the MSA to receive our two awards! Club of the Year and Groomer of the Year! Again, I am so proud of this little club! We have accomplished so much in the recent years. Thank you again to all who have helped us and thank you to all the people who show up for trail workdays and lending a hand with repairs as they come up. We are working on lining up groomer opera- tors for this season so Pete will not be the only one in the BR seat! Speaking of the BR, time to start opening that up and doing some maintenance. I have two gallons of bright red paint for the drags. Anyone out there love to paint? Come on down! In the works – Traci has started meeting with our landowners regard- ing upcoming trail improvements we wish or need to make. Please, please, please reach out to Traci and sign up for trail work. There is once again,

have arrived from MSA and have been mailed. As in the past, we will include six MSA Super Raffle tickets. We also have had a nice donation of a new pair of Yukon Charlie’s Pro II Hike Adven- ture Series Snowshoes complete with bindings, Trekking poles and a snow- shoe gear bag. We will also be includ- ing these tickets in your membership envelope. Please do try to sell them to support both MSA and our club. If you need more tickets, give us a call. Debi Lynne, Baker Secretary PO Box 1145 Greenville, ME. 04441 This year we are faced with chal- lenges as never before. Many of our seasonal visitors have stayed on in an attempt to enjoy the relative isolation of the Greenville area and to take advantage of our exceptional school system that presently is utilizing tra- ditional in-class learning. ATV traffic was way up in the summer and we expect a similar increase in snow- mobile activity in coming months. Many will be new riders and/or new to our trail system. Some will be surprised but hopefully prepared for the severe weather conditions riders may encounter if this is their first exposure to the North Maine Woods. We will need to place heavy empha- sis on educating the riding public on permitted trails and in-town access points respecting private landowner requirements. Keeping everyone safe is always a challenge in areas around vehicle traffic, sidewalks, gas stations and restaurants. Luckily, our local PD and Warden Service have expressed an eager willingness to work with us to the satisfaction of all involved. The club will continue to place emphasis on good directional trail signage this year. The “Greenville Fire Rescue Bog- gan Fundraiser” on “gofundme.com” is gathering funds to purchase a back- country rescue sled. Consider a dona- tion for this piece of equipment as an insurance policy should you need to be transported to medical care in the unfortunate event of a crash. While crashes are relatively rare, this rescue sled will save lives and minimize fur- ther transportation injury. We also endorse the view that every rider should belong to a club as your meager dues goes a long way to support the grooming and snowmo- bile promotion activities of the local club. Clubs are a group of volunteers that groom trails, post signage, clear downed trees rebuild bridges, trim overgrowth, receive the input from any dissatisfied member of the public and are the ambassadors of the sport MOOSEHEAD RIDERS sc Find us on Facebook

PORTAGE LAKERS sc Portage Lake, ME Contact Us! portagelakersmembership@gmail.com Or visit us on the web: www.portagelakers.org Find us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/portage.lakers Here we are again, gearing up for another great season of snowmobil- ing. We hope you have had a wonder- ful summer. Winter will soon be upon us so the annual trail work fun will begin soon. If you are able to help PLSC this fall please get in touch with Beech Ken-ney or Glenn Cusack. Help is greatly appreciated so please reach out to us if you have interest in joining the work crews! If you received this edition of the Maine Snowmobiler Newspaper that means you registered a snowmobile in Maine last year. But did you also join a club? If so, Thank You for your sup- port! Our local clubs wouldn’t exist without you. If you would like to join, please contact us at portagelak- ersmem-bership@gmail.com - or visit www. portagelakers.org ($15 for an Associate Membership, $30 for a Family Member-ship, $50 for a Busi- ness Membership). The Portage Lakers are very excited to announce that we have a brand new 2019 Pisten Bully!! We can’t wait to get this beauty out of the trails! We owe a huge thank you to our grant writer Sue Rogers for successfully landing us the USDA Rural Devel- opment Grant and Maine Capital Equipment Grant! We couldn’t have done it without you Sue! The week- end of the September 19th we held a groomer reveal to our local commu- nity. In attendance, we had a rep from Senator Collins office as well as Rep- resentative John Martin and Senate President Troy Jackson and members of the MSA. We had lots of member- ships brought in with this event, so once again don’t forget to join! Our club meetings are held on the first Friday of the month, 6:30 PM at Dean’s Motor Lodge, October-April. The dates for this season’s meetings are October 2, November 6, Decem- ber 4, January 8, February 5, March 5 and April 2. We are looking forward to another great season of snow and fabulous rid-ing! Make sure to keep an eye out for any of our events happening! See you on the trails! Chelsea Stratton

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BENEDICTA SNOWGANG Benedicta, ME

Hi Gang, The Snowgang is really starting to “gear up” as I write, with some trail work is being done, and bridges are being checked. We are looking for a busy season. I need to let you all know, as many have not heard, that Trailmaster, Stuart Kelley and wife Becky, have retired, sold their business (Kelley Shell) and their home in Sherman and relocated to the Bangor area to be closer to family. Stuart took the job of Trailmaster very seriously, and per- formed his duties very well for many years. He will be missed, but has told me that he may still be seen in a groomer from time to time this winter. Our new Trailmaster is Patrick Joyce. If that name sounds familiar it’s because Pat and his wife Kim are the hosts of the Plunkett Pond Fish- ing Derby for the Snowgang, and they do a great job with it!! Pat is orig- inally from Benedicta, spending his childhood on Plunkett Pond. His is directly related to the Robinson fam- ily as his grandparents were Gene & Linne Robinson and his Mom’s name is Barbara. He is also directly related to the Guiggey’s & Qualeys. Pat was Assistant Trailmaster of the Hermon Snowmobile Club for five years and has been Trailmaster of the Orrington Club for 16 years. He and Kim are in Benedicta almost full time now and we look forward to working with them. Patrick’s cell# is 478-5284 if you would like to volunteer and ask questions. Looking forward a little, we are still working on how to hold club meet- ings safely during the tough times and what our agenda will be for the sea- son. Club applications have been sent out, so please re-up as soon as possi- ble - safety in numbers right. Our Caribbean Cruise Raffle is in full swing and they are going at a record number, so if you want one let me know and I will get it to you. Well, the leaves are turning and there are deer in the back field, so I’ve gotta get cracking!! DON”T THINK SNOWYET!! Jim Splan, Reporter @ Large P.S - Great job “Superseller” Randy Bates! P.SS - On to the Patriots - YAY!! P.SSS - How many deer am I allowed!!? P.SSSS- I Think 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Photo By Peggy Daigle

Photo By Peggy Daigle

Along with all of you, our club has experienced many changes due to the pandemic. Tuesday night Coun- try Music Jams and Dinners came to a screeching halt, along with other activities we used to take for granted. Any meetings that were necessary were held while keeping a distance of 6 feet or more. Club volunteers did work safely on outside projects. Brush was cut, fire- wood was brought inside, trail work along with bridgework was done, and the outside of our clubhouse has been freshly painted. The garage is set to be painted, too. The Trailmaster thanks everyone who pitched in on snowmobile trails, ATV trails, bridgework, firewood, and all the things that needed to be done. Yes, a lot of outdoor work was com- pleted, while we hope for better times when we can safely gather with our friends again. Nancy C. Deschene Secretary ndesc@myfairpoint.net SHIRLEY BOG TRAIL BUSTERS SHIRLEY, ME Check out our web site https://sites.google.com/site/ shirleybogtrailbusters Like us on Facebook Shirley Bog Trail Busters Get in touch with us at ShirleyBogTrailBusters@gmail.com We are still waiting to have our first meeting. With Covid and all it has been, we are trying to figure out how and where to have our ‘safe’ meetings. We will keep you all up to day via emails. Our 2020-21 membership packets

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