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November 2020 • Vol. 52 • No. 3 MSA, PO Box 80, Augusta ME 04332

United we trail, divided we fail

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The Unsung Heroes -A Trail Masters Tribute by Mark Chinnock

It was a cold January night, 8pm the mercury is hovering one click above Zero. As I approach the groomer shed the night is black, I turn down the drive- way and my headlights illuminate the shed, white smoke billowing from the chimney. Pulling down in front of the shed, I step out of my truck the snow so cold crunching under my boots with every step. As I unlock the door, I can hear the roar of the furnace “Ahhh yes! Heat” I flip the light switches on, and there it sits our (new to us) Pisten Bully 400, my heart races as this is my first solo trip out this season with this new beauty. Walking over to the workbench I grab the clipboard and proceed with my pre-run checklist, with that out of the way I climb in to the cab and open the overhead door, I start the engine and 400 horses come to life. Staring out into the night, the headlights shine to reveal the 8 inches of fresh snow that had fallen the night before. I slowly pull out on to the snow enough to close

the garage door, while letting it warm up to temp I fill the 260 gallon tank with fuel, I walk over stick my head in through the man door and shut the lights off and lock the door. So excited I almost forgot to go back and grab my pack, coat and thermos, in doing so realized that I never shut my truck off when I pulled in, not anxious or anything! God help us. Back in the cab I go and drive over to what is probably the most important part of the nights adven- tures the Mogul Master drag, once the electric and hydraulics are hooked up, I do a once around and make sure everything looks good. Back in the cab one last time before I head off into the night, tonight’s trip will be a 100-mile round trip and a fairly easy run

as it consists mostly of R.R. bed and log- ging roads, which I am very much ok with being my Maiden Voyage. A couple hours in to it and I am starting to settle down and enjoy the ride, fingers are forever busy tickling the hydraulics and adjusting the drag, listening to tunes and the sound of the engine. Starring through the wind- shield at the trail ahead and the snow cov- ered trees, along with the fact that it is now almost midnight on a Monday night in the middle of basically nowhere. There are no sledders out, just me, my machine and the woods as I keep looking behind me at the perfectly flat blanket of snow that I have left behind. It really is hard to explain and is a great feeling of accomplishment and one, which I know, will put a smile on many faces in the coming days. I am now clos- ing in on my 100-mile trip, the morning is drawing near and this groomer/operator is tired, but as I lock the groomer shed and walk toward my truck I turn, look back and smile, a feeling like no other and yes hard to explain! So, by now you’re probably wondering where I’m going with all this, well this story

my friends are the fruits of a Trail Master’s labor a story told over and over again and are very rewarding, but it doesn’t come without a considerable amount of work and dedication to the sport. I seriously doubt if anyone would give argument when I say the Trail Masters position is one of most importance and without question the most time consuming. Along with rewards of the actual grooming portion of the job, there is the Landowner relations part and the actual boots on the ground trail work as well as the Grant and paperwork prepa- ration side of it. With that being said there is nothing wrong with splitting the job up between two or even three people, in our club for instance we do just that, we have one person who has been writing the grants forever, one person who knows every- one and handles the landowner relations and then one that loves the trail work and grooming duties. I think this makes it eas- ier than putting it all on one member. One thing I would like folks to remember when out riding next time on a nice wide freshly (Continued on Page 16)

Maine Snowmobile Program vs MSA

Thinking Snow, Hello Snowmobilers. I hope everyone stayed healthy over the summer. As we all navigate through this pandemic, I’m finding that we are ready for snow and getting back out on trails even more than in the past. Get out and help a club with their pre-season work. There is always brushing that needs to be cut, bridges to build and reaching out to the landowners for permission and a thank you for allowing us to have a trail on their property. Remember to be an ambassador for the sport of snowmobiling, and we all will have a safe enjoyable season. I’d like to take this time to talk about the differences with what the Maine Snowmobile Associa- tion (MSA) and the State of Maine Snowmobile Program do for the sport of snowmobiling. A lot of people get the two programs con- fused as to what is the difference. I have put together some of the

differences hopefully to answer that question. The fact is both pro- grams work together in order to be successful, they just have different responsibilities. How to reach the State of Maine Snowmobile Program 22 State House Station,18 Elkins Lane, Augusta, Maine 04333 Tel 207-2874957 What the State of Maine Snow- mobile program does: The State of Maine Snowmobile Program administers the in-aid grants to the snowmobile clubs to help them offset the cost of main- taining trails and grooming. The majority of the revenue comes from the users that register their snow- mobiles. The program also receives a small percentage of the gas tax. There are four (4) grant programs that the State of Maine Snowmobile Program oversees. The In-aid Club Grant, In-Aid Municipal Grant, In-Aid Disaster Relief Grant and the

Capital Equipment Grant. These all have their own set of rules and guidelines that need to be meet. The State of Maine Snowmobile Pro- gram works with the State of Maine Snowmobile Advisory Council with recommendations on these grants. The State of Maine Snowmobile Program help clubs to stay current with the bureau of taxation and incorporations. The Maine Snow- mobile Program holds trail licenses with large landowners who allow snowmobile trails on their lands. The State also handles the Land- owner Liability Insurance that helps protect the 14,000 miles of snowmo- bile trails that are in this State and on private owned land. Also, dis- tributes the snowmobile trail signs, but NOT the ITS signs. How to reach the Maine Snow- mobile Association (MSA) P.O. Box 80, 7 Noyes PL, Augusta, Maine 04332 Tel. 207-622-6983 What the Maine Snowmobile

Association (MSA) does: The MSA is the sports lobby- ist at the State House. Watching for any bills that effects the sport of snowmobiling. Without them, the sport wouldn’t have the voice needed when bills are presented in Legislation. The MSA is the one to meet with representatives and legis- latures to inform of issues and con- cerns that could impact the sport of snowmobiling. And there can be a lot of them while in session. The MSA helps clubs with promoting memberships, safety through media and fund raisers like the Super Raffle. The MSA meets with clubs to coordinate the Interconnected Trail System known as ITS. They coordi- nate the Statewide ITS Map and other safety material you see on the trails. The MSA distributes the ITS signs and does trail inspections for safety. As you can see, both offices are very important and have their own

individual responsibilities and pro- grams. The two constantly are work- ing together to keep the clubs strong as possible. Either through financial support from the State of Maine Snowmobile Program. Or the Maine Snowmobile Association through constant support dealing with legisla- tive bills, encouraging memberships and the help in promoting the sport. Thank you to the landowners who allow snowmobiling and thank you to the thousands of volunteers who groom and maintain the trails. Join a club and be part of a great group. Joe Higgins Supervisor Off-Road Vehicle Snowmobile Program State of Maine Dept. of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry Bureau of Parks and Public Lands Off Road Vehicle Office (207) 287-4959 Fax (207) 287-8111

The calendar features pho- tographs from across the state, contributed by MSA members whose work cap- tures the beauty and and excitement of snowmobil- ing in MaineMaine. It includes information about the MSA, the list of MSA-affiliated snowmobile clubs, and marks major holidays throughout the year. The price of the calendar is $10, plus postage. Calen- dars are shipped USPS/Pri- ority Mail - please include your US Postal Service mailing address. Calendars are also available at the MSA Office, 7 Noyes Street Place, Augusta. The calendar is produced by the MSA; proceeds ben- efit the Maine Snowmobile Association. Thank you for supporting the association through your calendar purchase.

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From the President

fall foliage still hanging on and an absolutely gorgeous view from the meeting place, the deck/porch of the club President, Adam Ahlquist. Barren Mountain in all its beauty staring right back at us. It was a great meeting with 16 members which I think is more than the population of Elliotsville! I brought them up to speed on MSA news and they in turn told me how many miles (42) of trail they groom with their 2020 Skandic and mini mogul master. I learned a whole bunch of new short cuts during our meeting that I can’t wait to hit this winter. Another great group of hard working snowmobilers that take pride in their trail system and their beautiful area of Maine. Thank you Adam for the invite. Make sure your club gets their Super Raffle tickets in for the drawing. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a new sled or trailer or new gear? How about slow in coming, however if your club would like to hold an area workshop and have the space to comply with the “number of people restrictions” I would be more than happy to come to your location and put one on for you. In the absence of the workshops, I would like to share that the focus of the MSA Trails Committee is still on Signage. We without a doubt have the best trail system in the Northeast and keeping our signage on par with that is a must and keeps our riders safe and a reassurance of knowing where they are at all times. Please take a look at your signs and if they’re faded or falling apart take a few minutes and go over them or replace them. If you need paint markers or signs let me know or call the numbers attached to

an overnight stay or dealership gift certificate? One ticket could be the winner of a prize. I personally know a guy who bought one ticket and won a sled. You never know. December and the holidays are just around the corner now as well as the official start of the snowmobile season for Maine. Now is the time to get the sled serviced as well as your trailer. Don’t forget that new shield for the helmet or other gear that might have made it’s last trip last winter. My theory is, “It’s better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it”, especially on those long trips. Mother Nature is about to unleash whatever weather she’s got and I know the clubs of Maine are ready for her. A little snow on Thanksgiving always makes the meal taste better. Hope you all have a terrific Thanksgiving. Until next month, Think Snow, Mike this column and we will make sure that you get them, keeping in mind the ITS signs and Club signs come from different sources and are at no cost to the clubs. As I mentioned earlier there is some new information added for riders on the map, look for “Dan- ger” areas and highlighted areas that are subject to trail changes with pos- sibly little warning due to constantly changing highly logged areas. As always, the Trails Committee is here to lean on if needed by a club or member to help with any Trail related issue, so by all means call, email or message me and if we don’t have the answer we will find it. Till next time Thank-you for read- ing and keep on fighting the good fight! Mark

around the state have seen their first coating of snow with more forecast tonight. We are getting ever so close and I for one am really starting to get the itch. Hoping everyone got their October paper OK, remember, if your club/ MSA dues aren’t paid, you don’t receive a paper. The October paper continued to see small subtle changes as we move forward with a “new look”. Speaking of new looks, how many of you have checked out our website, mesnow.com? It too has seen some much needed updates with more to come. The trails conditions page has been a topic of much discussion and last year we started making changes to it as well. It is a “one stop shop” for trails conditions for clubs all over the state to chime in with their respective conditions. Most clubs post theirs to Facebook so just copy and paste them Chinnock head trail man for the MSA make us hard to beat! That’s just my opinion, you all make me very proud of what you do and how you do it. This year has been overwhelming; the virus has changed us emotionally and physically. Everything is changing or will be changed. Many points of destinations we’ve gone to for years are not reopening. So what do we do? We’re going to ride and have fun, just now it looks like a sandwich on the trail instead of a hot meal! I hope things lighten up by the start of the new season, so it will business as usual. We’ll see. The area VP’s are once again standing up and doing an awesome job from Matt in the far North and down east with Eileen, to the Coastal with David and heading West with Jim these folks are a great team and I’m very happy with all they do! I was invited to attend a drive thru Landowner’s Supper with the Leeds Stump Jumper’s. It was great! Raffle tickets were sold and the food was great! The meeting at The Ossipee clubhouse was a success and it was great seeing you folks from the Western/Coastal part of the state. To the smallest to the largest clubs in Maine Thank You for all you do! Call me if you need anything.. Be Safe, AL you need a card sent for any reason. Birthday, Anniversary, death in the family or birth announcement drop me an email. (skidoo6000@aol.com) or give me a call 207-945-6809 or 207-478-6821. Leave me a message and I’ll send it out ASAP. Happy trails, Gail

to us to post on our site as well. The MSA office continues to be swamped with calls from snowmobilers from all over New England and beyond. With the Canada border currently closed, many snowmobilers are looking to Maine for their winter vacations. Al Swett, continues to volunteer at the office in Augusta, answering the phones, getting the mail and returning correspondence. He has been a life saver for our office with the departure of Susan. We have interviews for a new office manager starting the first week of November so hopefully, we’ll have someone in place by Turkey day or first of December. One of my favorite things to do as President of MSA is visit with clubs. In October I got to attend a meeting with the E-Ville Riders of Elliotsville. We had a beautiful day with some

H ello Maine Snowmobilers! The Great Pumpkin has come and gone. Now there is frosting on that pumpkin as we get ready for Turkey day. As I type this, many places Mike Grass, Jr., 207-368-2316 249 Condon Rd, Plymouth ME 04969 mgrassjr@gmail.com

From the Executive VP

Trails Committee Chair Report

Alan Swett, 207-872-7282 234 County Rd, Waterville ME 04901 snowtraveler@roadrunner.com

H i Folks

Here we are November has arrived. The month is a time to get ready for a new season of riding. Many clubs have been very busy getting the trail system back in shape after the off time. New bridges and widening of some areas have been completed. Still, a lot more to do by the backbone of the Maine snowmobiler. A group of volunteer’s that are second to none! Their devotion and passion for a sport that makes riders from all over the Northeast come here to our state and ride the best trails. We’ve come a long way, new equipment, tractors, groomers, drags and a better signage program with the help of Mark I t’s time I introduced myself . my name is Gail Ryan I am married to Barry Ryan the Assistant Treasurer of the MSA . I’m a Mom of 2 and grandmother of 4. I’ve been snowmobiler for 40 years or so. I love snowmobiling and the people involved. Now on to the job I’ve taken on.If

Mark Chinnock,Trails Committee Chair 207-754-9874 435 Poland Corner Rd, Poland ME 04274 napadude66@hotmail.com Hello, Everyone, so by now the 2020-21 ITS Map should be in the hands of the MSA V.P.’s, Directors and the Trails Committee. You can pick them up at the MSA office in Augusta or at any one of our monthly Directors meetings. You may notice that the map has somewhat of a fresh new look to it starting with the cover as well as more information for the rider on the Map itself. One of the programs that I started a year ago was the Trail Signage Work- shops which we held several across the state, and by and large proved to be fun and informative, the work- shops outline the information in the signage handbooks that are put out as well as some basics of good signage practices and things that the Dept. Of A.C.F. and the MSA would like to see on the trails. This year with the advent of Covid-19 the workshops have been

Treasurer’s Report

Lori Hemmerdinger (207) 890-5455 544 Plains Road Poland, ME 04274 Treasurer@mesnow.com

Respectfully Submitted, Lori Hemmerdinger, Treasurer

Hospitality Chair - Gale Ryan

Monthly Income Monthly Expense Net Revenue Checking (10/31/20)

$ 56,224.29 $ 27,312.23 $ 28,912.06 $ 49,185.33 $ 26,176.41 $ 53,648.44 $ 1,284.78 $ -

Dedicated Account (10/31/20) Credit Line (10/31/20) Building Fund (10/31/20) Brian Wass Safety Fund (10/31/20)

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Director’s Meeting 560 - Secretary’s Report - October 20, 2020 - Brad Barker

A t 7:00 PM President Mike Grass Jr. called the meeting to order. Pledge of Allegiance Mike welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked everyone for attending. Pretty good turnout. Motion was made by Jerry Major and seconded by Jack Lord to accept the secretary’s report as distributed, motion carried. Treasurer’s Report was read by Lori Hemmerdinger. Mike stated the dedicated account is the profits from last year’s Super Raffle funds, the account is still untouched and also the credit line is still untouched because of our reduced payroll. Copy to Mike said he made a surprise visit to the E-Ville Riders in Elliotsville TWP meeting, one of the three per year. The sixteen members in attendance maintain and groom 42 miles of scenic trails, they made him feel very welcome, and they were blown away that a new club was visited by the MSA president. Mike then recognized the steering committee members, putting in a lot of time without a dime of compensation. Al Swett has taken over Susan’s job since she left a month ago, picking up mail and answering the phone. Lori Hemmerdinger has been going into the office one day a week, paying bills, posting money received, balancing the books, doing reports. Bob Flagg is our I.T. guy, dealing with the servers and preforming behind the scene things we don’t even know about. Eileen has been posting memberships as they come in, doing 370 in one day. An all-time record. This is how MSA is running, all volunteer. (A round of well-deserved applause.) Bob spoke of the trail traffic, predicts will be an all time record this season. Needing snow statewide, we get what we get, and make it work. Executive Vice-Presidents’ Report Al Swett stated the phone has been ringing non-stop, getting E-mails from New York, Connecticut, Virginia, and all over the Northeast because they can’t go into Canada. They have heard such good things about Maine. They want to come here. They want to know where to go. Incredible. It’s just incredible! If we gets some snow, we will have some darn good riding. The only problem with that is I’ve learned that some restaurants are struggling to stay open. There have been three applicants for office manager. Raffle tickets are coming in like crazy. Brought some raffle tickets down. Ordered more raffle tickets, they’re going like wildfire. Memberships are coming in like incredible, incredible rounds of memberships. From all over. A lot of folks are signing up from the newspaper or online. The office help are be filed at the office. President’s report

doing a great job Bob, Lori and Eileen, keeping things running smoothly. (Al) Enjoys doing it, has a passion for snowmobiling, has a fondness of everyone, and means that sincerely, for the all the clubs whether a small club like this or a thousand member club, we are all in this together. It all comes to a full circle. We are all going to make. That is what MSA is all about. The phone is right there call me. Dave Watson- Thank you Ossipee Mountaineers for hosting this meeting. Recognized the 9 coastal clubs represented. Seeing a lot of trail work being done on Facebook. We want to see snow down here, it’s been awhile. It’s a family and a passion, and want to ride from home. Eileen Lafland- Eastern region is rolling right along. Has a Club in the eastern region that she has entered 65 NEW MEMBERS, said they are going to double their memberships and well on their way. Marion’s club is hosting a 10 club meeting tomorrow night. People are very excited, hope they can get things going. Some of the clubhouses are too small to meet, so they are calling in, still figuring out how to meet, went to a meeting in the groomer barn. Keep going everybody! Jim Boyce -Things are going great in the Western. Got the club packets out on Sunday mornings. Got to meet with Phillips, Salem, New Vineyard and Weld, and clubs around me. Doing really well. Good news in Carrabassett Valley J.V. Wing finally got landowner permission from a big landowner, so they are good to go. The Weld Club has taken over a section of ITS 89, making the trails wider and brushing them out. In Kingfield, we have only 60 miles of trails and 10 new landowners, people are moving up, they are coming from everywhere. Spoke of his new best friend, a landowner from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Expressed the importance of signage, can never have enough signs, stop and stop ahead, it’s not for the locals, it’s for the people from away. Salem just invested in a Cricket machine, so their signs are nice and neat. Things are happening in the Western Region, good omen with the snow, hope for the ground to freeze first. The snow is coming! Al tried to contact Matt Stedman in Ashland by the video chat, but failed to get through. Jack Lord- From 95 to Jackman, Lexington, Cambridge everyone is scared of how much traffic we could end up with in the Central Region. How they are planning more grooming. Clubs are patching instead of replacing bridges being conservative on spending. New bridge going up in Jackman, also a

hotspot, reservations are filling up very quickly. Al is trying to put a showcase ride together at the Skyline for this winter. Still working on the details. This is what our passion of snowmobiling is all about. Incredible the dedication of the Vice Presidents to travel to these meetings. This is what we do. This is what MSA is here for, the best trails in the Northeast. No question about it. Thanks to you guys. Standing Committee Reports Mark Chinook MSA Trail Committee Jim Boyce is my poster child of signage, go to Kingfield, they do a fabulous job. Trails Committee had a couple of meetings. Map is in the works, coming out next week, with some changes. Couple of things are time sensitive that you get in the MSA membership packet like officer update form and from Joe Higgins the grant applications, Municipal Grant deadline of December 1st and the Club grant deadline of December 31 st . Jack brought up that the physical address for the club address would be helpful to deliver the membership packets, putting only P.O. Boxes make it difficult to hand deliver. Think we are going to have a busy winter. Jim brought up how he puts out garbage cans on the trail to collect bottles, cans, and trash, how the landowners really appreciate it. There was discussion of how clubs are loosing landowners permission at an alarming rate from disgruntled landowners. Also how there are a tremendous amount of real estate transactions. Al Swett Safety Committee Report- Attended a safety meeting in Brookfield Renewable Resource which controls almost all the dam water flow in Maine. If there is a fatality on the water, it is investigated to find out the cause, if there was a change in the dam height, what the flow rate was, how could it be prevented. Very interesting meeting. IFW is joining MSA with doing the safety posters. Which are on display and

are available. LMK if you want help with a safety check. John Monk Steering Committee- Acknowledged one of our newest members to the Hall of Fame Jerry Major. (Round of applause.) The MSA has discussed a $10.00 increase for residents with $5.00 being allocated to the trail system and $5.00 to the Capital Equipment Grant and a $20.00 increase for nonresidents with $10 trails system and $10 Capital Equipment being allocated. All the other states have raised their residential registrations to around $100. and we offer way more trails. John also requested that everyone reach out to their respective clubs and ask for a response in writing as to what they feel would be a reasonable/acceptable, club voted and supported registration increase. Your input is important to establish an average, which will be proposed. We did pretty well with our capital equipment grant all 33 requests were funded. When he went into IF&W he became aware of LD 1824 effective 9/19/2019. Basically the definition of a snowmobile has changed, if it is not defined as a snowmobile it can’t be registered as a snowmobile. If it is a groomer like a S-10, it can be registered as a groomer. This to prevent registering a vehicle and it going onto the snowmobile trail for a joy ride, the town offices are supposed to catch this. A snowmobile is propelled by mechanical power designed to travel over ice and snow and is supported in part by skis, belts, or cleats. Snowmobile does not include a motor vehicle as defined in Title 29-A. Ross Hanworth, Executive Director of New Brunswick Federation Snowmobile Club, Canada called to say they we not grooming the boarder trails, the boarder is closed indefinitely. The people who drive long distances to attend these meetings, I can’t thank you enough. Why is there were only 5 regional directors, not one from every county? Number one reason is financial, more efficient, lack of manpower, the major rivers divide in general. The long and short of it. Don’t be ashamed to ask for

help. His brother recently sold a “98” Ski- doo Skandic W/T for it’s rare liquid cooled motor for $750. for a race sled motor with dual exhaust. Later he saw it on Facebook posted as transmission with no motor $1000. Really sticky to compensate a landowner because of the fee would conflict with the no fee-state liability coverage. Instead of Mandatory Membership like N.H. maybe mandate a trail pass, but not at the same time as the registration increase. Would like to include a coastal regional legislator, who works well with the snowmobile clubs, to spread the bill out across the state. Unfinished Business: Did everyone get their newspaper? Thanks to Bob and Lori for putting the paper together. (Round ofApplause.) They put in 21,000 inserts into the paper in one night, with a little help from their friends. (Round of Applause.) Wildwood Restaurant and Cabins in Brownville is sponsoring a super super raffle drawing if your club that sells 400 or more super raffle tickets, you could win!! (Check your paper for details.) NewBusiness: Debra Gould fromDover has come up with an activity to benefit Clubs 75% and MSA25%. Details TBA. Jack Lord made the motion, seconded, motion carried. MSA calendars available and online clothing website updated. Mark is looking for a club to sponsor a Trail Workshop. 50/50 Raffle was won by Jim Roux, President of Southern Maine Snow Goers S.C. Pot of Gold Northport Ridge Riders, Inc. not present. Next meeting Mt.Kineo Lodge #109, Guilford, Me. 04333 November 17th at 6:30 A motion to adjourn, seconded, carried at 8:26 Ossipee Mountaineers S.C. thank you for hosting. Respectfully Submitted, Brad Barker

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high school reach out and trail safety checks are his favorite. He continues to produce safety materials that are now showing up on trails in all regions by active clubs. He brings his “road show” to every meeting and is seen to the end explaining and educating every one of the correct way. He is on it. B. Is the general reach out of MSA to help clubs understand the big picture from the entire state angle. Maine’s clubs do a relentless job at producing trails that most could argue rival the best avail- able in a volunteer system. But if you are member of a “County” club, do you understand the issues and concerns of a club in Sanford, Bangor, Windham or Dennisville? And of course that goes the opposite way too! Do you or your club clearly understand how your registration dollar gets to your club? How about the procedures of working with IFW in “crisis” moments that people wish not to think about until they are needed? As of recent, there has never been a stronger, better working group with a common goal than the MSA and the Maine Snow- mobile Program. This didn’t happen overnight, but has quietly been strength- ening as we have moved forward. About as plainly stated as possible, “MSA is the glue to hold Maine Snowmobiling together”! Attend one of our meetings when we are in your region. C. Is covered when outsiders of our sport that don’t necessarily align with our mission. MSA tries hard to explain that both “CAN” exist and furthermore allows our own and outsiders to access

Maine places not available in the winter seasons. Recently we received commu- nication that landowners do not always get a return on their access to their land. While on the surface, this is a partially a true statement and we are truly blessed we have the best landowners in the industry. But on the flipside, yank 600 million out of their budget for roads, schools and infrastructure and see what happens to their taxes. My bet is not a positive one. Oh, and their local econo- mies? Think on this for a bit… D. From my experience at working at a sled dealer, I will highlight on the environment card. The first wave of snowmobile safety and concern started back in 1973 with across the board noise reduction and extensive safety related mandates. High beams, brake lights, handlebar pads, and engine shrouding were now the norm. In model year 2002, snowmobile technology again turned explosive and has not let up since. Emissions and MPG have more than doubled in both areas. Technol- ogy now borrowed from the automotive industry now places them as efficient as the cars on the road. E. Nothing is preached more than “Stay on the Marked Trails”. Clubs strive of trying new ways to keep riders on the trails that members put their personal credibility to secure permission. This respect is what has got this industry to where it is. Keep up the great work clubs and salute to all that continue the good fight. You are what makes this work. F. One look no further than enjoying a

“Ride to the Ghost Trains”! This and tons of other spots are incredible sights that our clubs cherish and work hard to prevent closure. Social media has exponentially shown what Maine has to offer and now clubs throw out their all to make these spots all they can be. While this has always been a hot topic, it’s now hotter than it’s ever been. G. This is probably the primary role of MSA. Our general purpose in life is to watch out for our sport, and to borrow a term from the past, “Educate, Not Leg- islate”. While we try extremely hard to watch for legislation that will change our sport, we work just as hard to leg- islate in a positive way. Nothing can be more noticeable than our support of the “OEM exhaust bill” a couple years ago and without it, trails were closing every- where. It surely can be a two-way trail and both sides need to work together. H. While last on the list, NOTHING can be as noticeable as strength in num- bers of our members. MSAhas a strong rule of if you’re a member of a club, then you should be a member of MSA. Is your club 100% affiliated with the MSA? If not, why? How is it possibly fair that others do your fighting while you ride the good wave? Please join us and help us protect our sport. This has been a quick note of our recent workings. There are many more things we do to help others learn the world of snowmobiling. Jump on the seat and come ride along, John Monk, Steering Committee Chairman

of new electric heated vests, socks, gloves, and mittens. Maybe something that you could use for the new season. Everybody by now knows what PPE is. When you’re out there trim- ming and pounding nails for a new bridge take the time to put on a pair of safety glasses, ear plugs and make sure you have a good pair of boots and gloves. Be careful out there, you’re so good at what you do sometimes you get to comfortable and could get hurt. While working on your groomers and drags make sure you have the equip- ment blocked up with good sturdy jacks and blocking. Be careful when grinding and welding making sure you have the proper PPE. Have you changed your smoke and CO2 alarm batteries in your house? If not let’s do it. Do you have a fire escape plan with your family? Make one! Get your chimney cleaned and your heating source tuned up before winter hits. Many fires in our homes start because of wood stoves not properly cleaned or installed. Looking forward to a new season. I have many projects going on with Brookfield Energy, Life flight and IF&W. Please be safe! Al A. Above calls out about educating the safety of snowmobiles. Nothing has more significance of getting home safe or having your family member get home too. “Safety Al” is hot on this trail and continuing to engage in this area to levels never seen before. His recent meetings with Brookfield Renewable, Mike Sawyer of IFW and teachings of landowner rights to non- law abiding citizens have helped this reach out move forward. Middle and an appreciation of the natural and scenic areas of our state and the need to protect them. G. To encourage the passing of leg- islation and regulations in the best interests of both snowmobilers and landowners. H. To coordinate the efforts of its members in matters relating to the use and ownership of snowmobiles. H ello All, Many times we get asked, “What does MSA do? Above is pasted the purpose of the MSA directly from our bylaws. We felt this was a good time to share this infor- mation as with the recent input MSA has asked for on a potential rate increase to help clubs, some of the responses were literally all over the place. Clearly some people may benefit from a bit of educa- tion on “What does MSA do”? While most of the above bullets are fairly well laid out, I will attempt to add the current day situations of where we are. Here we go!

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John Monk Chairman of Steering Committee MSA EXPLAINED! ARTICLE II PURPOSE Section 1 . A. To educate its members and the general public in the principles of safety in the use of snowmobiles. B. To act as a liaison between snowmo- bile clubs, landowners and the state agencies who are assisting or promot- ing the sport of snowmobiling. C. To promote better understanding between snowmobile owners, and the general public as to the proper use of snowmobiles. D. To encourage the use of snow- mobiles and the establishment of snowmobile trails in a manner that will result in a minimum effect on the environment. E. To promote among all snowmobilers a greater respect for the rights of landown- ers, and other winter sports enthusiasts. F. To encourage among its members

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Western Region VP events. Also a reminder when out riding this year no matter where you are support local businesses because they are going through the same thing that clubs are going through let’s all do our part. Also, register your sleds and reach out to your local club to see what you could do. Until next month ENJOY THE RIDE STAY SAFE!!

W ell here we are as I’m writing this hopefully elections are behind us and we can get to more important things like snow. Good news here in Kingfield on Nov 3rd we had 2 plus inches of white gold hopefully a sign of things to come. Clubs have been out checking bridges, building new ones and repairing old ones the enthusiasm is great. As we move closer to the season and most fundraisers have been canceled due to COVID-19. Remember to get memberships and sell super raffle tickets a great way to offset our usual

H ello fellow snowmobilers, As I am writing this article, most places in the County have seen snow accumulate on their lawns already, but in most places it has since gone too. Cold nights, cool days, leaves fallen, and deer season are all sure signs that snowmobiling is the next season coming! I am excited, how about you? Aroostook County clubs have been very busy already, with fall trail work underway, new signs installed & trail upgrades to name a few. Many clubs have scheduled work dates for projects of all shapes & sizes coming up, so check in and see how you can help. Remember, many hands make light work & it would be great to have as much done as possible before the snow comes. If you have never helped it is a great way to meet folks in the club where you ride. Most dealers have new sleds coming in daily, and some new grooming equipment is coming to the area this fall too. I cannot wait to see it out working the trails. This new equipment is directly funded by all our snowmobile registration dollars through the State of Maine Capitol Equipment grant. Speaking of funding…there are only 3 ways that snowmobile clubs get funds to maintain trails: 1. State of Maine, Bureau of Parks & Lands, Snowmobile Program offering of grants to reimburse part of the pre-season & in season trail maintenance 2. Club memberships 3. Fundraiser events/donations It is VERY expensive & time intensive to get trails ready and maintain them for the 80,000+ registered snowmobiles that travel on the trails in Maine every season.

James Boyce, 207-265-6512 1168 Fosterhill Road Freeman ME 04983 Jboyce1168@gmail.com

Central Region VP O K, here is the low down folks, from the Central Region. Winter is on the way. Checking with the clubs around and they are out and doing trail work, prepping, and fixing, signing and repairing. Signing is super important again this year. All Stop Signs should have name of road being crossed and if possible a GPS location in case of a rescue operation. I know there are a lot of people out there reading this that would like to help with the work, to find work parties and times, call your local clubs. Great trails don’t just happen on their own, and the more hands the lighter the job. As of right now all, ITS trails in the Central Region are intact. Eastern Region VP While I am in the thanking mood, I want to publicly thank Lori Hem- merdinger and Bob Flagg for the many, many hours spent getting these newspa- pers ready for print. Both these people continue to do their full-time jobs then spend countless hours in the evenings and on the weekends making sure the paper is completed. Lori is also handling all the treasurer duties, Bob all the IT stuff. Another huge thank you to Al Swett who is manning the MSA office while we search for an office manager again. EASTERN REGION CLUBS- I have said it before and will continue to say it- You are the best!! You are out there getting those memberships in, talking to your landowners, doing trail work and keeping your clubs running. A big HATS OFF to the Dennysville SC as they have submitted over 60 new members so far this year! Glenburn Lakeside Riders hosted a meeting in October with clubs in their area in attendance. All the clubs in this region are working hard to get their memberships in to the office and you are doing a wonderful job. I told the Western region at a recent MSA meeting- Look out! Eastern is coming for you! We have a dedicated group of clubs that are doing their best to attract members from other

Matt Stedman 207-557-1921 (call or text)

When going out the first few times, please familiarize yourself with the area, slow down, read the signs. There is a lot of logging going on, so please be safe. Now, you have read what’s on my mind, snow, snowmobiling, fun. So help each other, keep Smiling and we will have a good winter. Thank You for your time and work, these two things that you give to your clubs are priceless, and are so appreciated. Stay Safe, Stay Well, see you on the trails, at a meeting or just for coffee (you know where I live) I am here if you need me, I will try to help you with anything I can. Jack Lord

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Most clubs need to figure out how to come up with between 30-50% of their costs annually. I would encourage you to ask questions about how these 3 funding sources work in the area you ride. This knowledge is very powerful information to help lead discussions with potential club members. This is the last month to sell MSA Super Raffle tickets, they need to be returned by December 11th. If you haven’t purchased yours, ask the local club. Do not miss out on an opportunity to support your club & the MSA financially and have the chance to win one of many amazing prizes. If your club needs more tickets call or email me and I will get you some. If you have a question, problem, concern, or idea on snowmobiling in “The County”, get in touch with me. You can contact me at the phone # or email below. Matt Stedman has a great time!!! 2020 has been a crazy time for all of us. With that said SNOW DANCE is in full swing! Across the state we need snow. I try to follow all clubs with their trail maintenance. I am very proud of all of you, Clubs are “Getting it Done”!!! Thank you for your dedication. With the Canadian border being shut down Maine will be the # 1 spot in the Northeast to ride. Mother Nature please dump our state south to north with plenty of snow! If you have an event coming up please let me know if I can attend or one of my regional directors we certainly will try. Think Snow, Be Safe and enjoy “OUR” season. Thanks, Dave G reetings to all!!! As we enter this holiday season I hope everyone

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H appy Thanksgiving everybody! Well here it is Nov. and that much closer to riding season. I’m not sure about any one else but I can’t wait to get out there and have a good ride. I know there is still much to do before that can happen but March seems like a long time ago and we all need something positive to look forward to, right? Being a member of the Steering Com- mittee for the past year and a half has given me more of an insight into how this organization runs. I can not say enough thank you’s to ALL THE VOLUN- TEERS in this state who keep this orga- nization going. With everyone’s help starting with the club members, officers, committee people, and trail workers and then adding landowners, MSA directors, Committee Chairs, and Officers along with all our friends at the Dept. of Agri- culture, Conservation and Forestry and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, our sport is the greatest it can be. We are truly priv- ileged to have landowners who allow us on their property and volunteers willing to donate soooooooo much time to keep this group moving forward. EVERY- ONE reading this should give yourself a pat or two on the back because you all deserve it. Thanks so much.

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Eileen Lafland, 207-843-7813 PO Box 733, Holden ME 04429 llafland@midmaine.com

places to join them. Super Raffle ticket sales are coming in at a good pace. Without the fairs, large events, and the MSA show the money from these sales is much needed by clubs and the MSA. Keep selling and look for the announcement in this paper about the change in the prize for clubs selling tickets. Don’t forget to submit clubs news for the paper everybody. MSA is committed to having a paper a month through the winter months, so get your news in. I’d love to see as many Eastern Region clubs as possible fill those club news pages with what’s going on with you. That’s all until December-

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MSA Club News P.S.---Long johns on Charlie?? P.SS --- Get those reups in we are headed for 100!! P.SSS --- Any birds Ray?? P.SSSS --- Nice job on the planks Patrick!! 2020 has brought many changes to our lives and with these changes CRRSC is hoping all is well with you and that all of our members and landowners are staying safe. Please check out how Christina Olsen in managing our Facebook page. Great job Christina! My previous posts were not included in the newsletter, due to an error on the email address with a change in staff. Sorry, but this letter is essentially what you missed. We suspended our meetings in March and did not hold our election of officers in April. The directors have met and made the decision to keep all officers as they are until April 2021 and to suspend all club meetings until they are approved by the state. Until then the directors are meeting as needed. Also postponed is our huge indoor yard sale, but we will resched- ule this. These are trying times for everyone, not least of all, county busi- nesses. We will watch this situation carefully. Landowners will be contacted this month for permission to keep trails on their properties. The club has pur- chased an older, small bulldozer to smooth the trails that are being badly rutted in the summer and also to install culverts where needed. Written prior permission is required from landown- ers when a bulldozer is used to do any work on their property and we will be doing some dozing work. Check out Facebook for a list of improvements and projects in the works. This summer our sign sponsor boards were vandalized and signs were removed. Word spread quickly and 4 offers were made to replace the signs and repair the damage caused. We could not believe how kind peo- ple were. Condon’s Signs, Theri- ault Equipment, Brian and Sarah Buchanan of Patten, and John Gibbs from New England Sled Talk all offered to replace our signs. We are so fortunate to have great friends in the recreation community. Thank you all so much! Some of the signs mys- teriously reappeared on the steps of the sign shed though most were dam- aged. Terry Hanlon has gotten them all replaced as well as adding some new ones! The signs are a big boost CHAPMAN RIDGE RUNNERS sc Mapleton, ME

nize the signs and take a moment to reflect on just how much dedication goes into making the trails what we all want and expect them to be. Lastly, club meetings have changed and are now the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Pot Luck/Social Hour starts at 6 with the Business Meeting starting at 7 pm. I’d like to thank all of you that have already sent in your membership renewals and challenge all of you to introduce a friend or fam- ily to our family. If you wish to join for the first time, please contact us on FB for an application. We can send via Email, FB or US Postal Service. In the meantime, stay safe and with any luck we will see you all very soon. Respectfully Submitted Timothy Stitham – Club President 2020-2021 Hi Gang, Typing on the deadline -as usual! The partridge are falling like flies - best harvest in 40 years I am told! Hunters are also taking some huge moose - life is good!! The Snowgang is in the midst of some pretty serious trailwork, with heavy work being done on ITS#83 - Sherman/Whetstone, and Munici- pal #70 - Benedicta/Whetstone. Two major bridges will be redecked,one on each trail.ITS#81 -Sherman/Mat- tawamkeag Cuttoff is in great shape, as that trail had the canopy taken out last year. There will be a reroute on 81 this season from Sherman to Ben- edicta due to heavy logging - stay tuned for that. Our club meetings, which are held on the 2nd Tues. of the month will be determined on a month to month basic due to the pandemic. We will not put any of our family and friends in harm’s way just to hold a meeting - the phone or internet are always an option. As far as our agenda goes, the only thing on the docket at this point is our annual fishing derby. I will keep you updated on that. I have also been told that Keith Sanford & friends will hold at least three hot dog roasts on the trails. As far as our Caribbean Cruise Raf- fle goes, they are almost gone so if you want one call me at 365-7276 and I will try to get you one. Remember the drawing is the first Sat. in December. Well, guess that’s it for now, have a great Thanksgiving - STAY SAFE!! Jim Splan, Reporter @ Large BENEDICTA SNOWGANG Benedicta, ME Edie Okenquist - Secretary edo04217@yahoo.com

for our club. As far as trails go, we are getting ready, with Allen Michaud mowing the entire trail system single-hand- edly! Tim and Dianna Cotton, and Chad and CJ Hersom re-stained the entire clubhouse! Many work- ers also turned out to do some work at the groomer barn. Thanks to all! Also, we have a dedicated crew of the white-haired guys working almost daily on the trails and groomer barn. We will set up a couple more work days to finish sealing the Bull Pen and a pad for the dozer. Watch Facebook. We’ll hope to see you on the trails! Sue Maynard Secretary The Meduxnekeag Ramblers have been working all summer on repair the groomers and some trail work done by the trail. The new Deculla Trail will need some grooming before the groomer can get thru. A new bridge was built on Club Trail 81 by the Trailmaster. We are planning a drive-thru mem- bership drive supper due to COVID. Pray everything comes together. Memberships have been sent out, so hopefully will get a good return with the winter predicted to be extra snow and cold. Clubhouse is available for rentals please call Sandra @ 207-538-9042 for availability. PORTAGE LAKERS sc Portage Lake, ME Contact Us! portagelakersmembership@gmail.com MEDUXNEKEAG RAMBLERS Littleton, ME It’s trail work season. A few proj- ects need to be completed. If you are able to assist, please get in touch with Beech Kenney or Glenn Cusack. It’s time to join your local club. Please contact us at portagelakers- membership@gmail.com - or visit www.portagelakers.org Portage Lakers would like to thank all the landowners that allow access to our trails! We’re able to have some incredible trails thanks to you all and we greatly appreciate it! Our club meetings are held on the first Friday of the month, 6:30 PM, October-April. Be sure to look at our Facebook page for locations! Upcom- ing meeting dates are; November 6, December 4, January 8, February 5, March 5 and April 2. We are currently working on our Or visit us on the web: www.portagelakers.org Find us on Facebook!

calendar of events. It’s looking like it’s going to be another fun filled year with lots of activities to do! Members of our club should be getting our cal- endar of events and few other things in the mail sometime this month, if not sooner! It’s time to start thinking about all your favorite stops to make this upcoming season! We’ve got amazing places to eat and stay in the County! Be sure to check out a new spot, the Rustic Retreat Lodge off of 90 in Per- ham! You won’t be disappointed! Look for details for all our events in next month’s paper or visit our Face- book page for the time being. Until then, be sure to send in your member- ship application and lend a hand to get the trails ready. We are looking forward to another great season. ~ Chelsea Stratton MOLUNKUS VALLEY SNO-DRIFTERS Sherman, ME Hello from Molunkus Valley Sno-drifters. We hope everyone is staying well through the COVID. You can check us out on Facebook: Mol- unkus Valley Sno-drifters. We meet the first Saturday of the month. Sup- per is at 5:00 and meeting is at 6:00. It sure was a nice summer and hopefully all enjoyed it. We had our first meeting since June and it was our landowner appreciation night. We had to cancel some of our events due to COVID. We sure missed our duck race and hope things get better so we can have it this coming year. It sure has been a different kind of year that no one will ever forget. We had our voting of officers in June: President Debbie Long Vice President Roger Bouchard Secretary Kimberly Qualey Treasurer Steve Bechard Membership Heather Willett Thank You to all that have helped and supported our club through the years. Hope all have enjoyed the fall. The trees were very pretty and full, but as I am writing most of them have fallen off. Stay safe and well. Kimberly Qualey club reporter EASTERN REGION

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WASHBURN TRAIL RUNNERS sc Washburn, ME Like Us on Facebook washburntrailrunners.org Hello All! As I have stated in previous months, we here at Washburn Trail Runners have been quite busy. As with most years, now is the time for preparing the Grant paperwork, tracking down Land Owners and getting everything squared away before the real fun hits us. In addition to all the “normal” work, we have taken some time to review our lighting situation outside and are looking to convert to LED lighting to provide better nighttime illumination around the clubhouse and the parking lot. Kevin has been out in the Cat taking care of some small issues in the trails that we found needed attention and we are full steam ahead with getting posts, markers and signs ready for deployment. It won’t be long now, that’s for sure! In our September meeting we decided to wait until the December meeting to make a decision on whether or not to open for the season. While there is a slight chance we may not be able to serve you, that doesn’t mean you won’t have 24/7 access to the clubhouse with the use of your swipe card. We are absolutely moving ahead with the understanding that we will be open, but should that not happen, we will go week by week to determine if there is a change that will allow us to serve you all. I hope you are looking forward to it! I know we are!! I’d like to take this time to thank the Town of Washburn, the Town Coun- cil Members and especially our Town Manager Donna Turner for making it possible to properly Hot Top our road and provide the patrons of our clubhouse with a nice smooth, clean road down to the clubhouse. I cannot express my thanks enough to all of you for making this a reality. Our partner- ship with the town is strong and we are very grateful for the support shown to us. Thank you all very much!! During the month of November we will be dedicating sections of trails to members that are no longer with us. New signs are in the process of being made and arrangements with family members are being worked out as well. It goes without saying that the dedication of these individ- uals resulted in the direct success of our clubhouse and I’d venture to say the snowmobiling industry in Maine in general. We hope you all recog-

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