8843-R6_MSA_September2024_Newsletter

MSA Club News

We have at least one trail reroute to do as well as a few culverts to install this fall. We have a lot of trails that are not ATV trails, so they will need to be inspected for downed trees and other damage. Our meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Norway Town Hall. We host a pot luck dinner starting at 6:15 with the meeting starting at 6:45. Everyone is wel come and encouraged to attend. We are always looking for new members. There were over 200 sleds registered in Nor way last year but we only had 67 family mem berships. The Norway Trackers takes great pride in our local trail system and supporting the community. We encourage you, if you ride our trails, to support us. Without mem bers, there would be no Norway Trail system. A family membership is only $35 and can be done digitally through a link on our Facebook account and through Venmo. You may also send us an email and we can send you links or mail you hard copies. Look us up on Facebook. We have a lot of info there including meeting and trail updates and just fun bits about snowmobiling. JOIN A CLUB, SUPPORT THE SPORT Dan Trouant, Membership Chair

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EMBDEN TRAVELERS sc Embden, ME Find us on Facebook

Jo-Ellen Kelley, Secretary Limestone Snow hawks MOLUNKUS VALLEY SNO-DRIFTERS Sherman, ME Hello Friends, Well summer has flown by kids are ready to return to school & we at MVSD ARE PRE PARING FOR ANOTHER GREAT SEASON. We cleaned the yard up & got wood in for winter in April due to many Volunteers thank you all. In May we paid off a groomer early! got returnable money from bottles/cans & yes you still can drop yours off at Perry’s on the dump road and tell them they are for Molunkus Val ley greatly appreciated.... We have club hats for sale if interested send us a message on our FB Page :) Memberships are rolling in! It’s all because of our Awesome Club where there are no strangers only friends you haven’t met. Our first meeting is Sat, Oct 5 th potluck at 5 and regular meeting @ 6 see you there! Looking forward to an awesome season~ until next time Keep on Keepin on! Deb Long MEDUXNEKEAG RAMBLERS Meduxnekeag, ME Well, it’s that time of year to start thinking about snow and cold weather, trails groomers and volunteers. Memberships will be going out soon or can be paid for thru Paypal on the club’s page. Like us and follow along for updates as the season progresses. Member ships and raffle tickets will be available from any officer or at the meetings. The first meeting of the season will be held on October 15 th , starting at 6pm, meet ing, no potluck. Any Questions please call 207-694-0867. Respectfully submitted, Judy ASHLAND SNO-MOBILE CLUB Ashland, ME Hello Maine snowmobilers, I hope you have all enjoyed your summer. Meetings are on the 2 nd Monday of every month and most of them are at the Ashland Rec Center. We will be working on member ship packets & and getting our 2024-2025 sea son schedule of events nailed down. If you are interested in joining the club, learning about who we are and what we do, please reach out to us on Facebook by searching for “Ashland Sno-Mobile Club”. Please join us on September 14 th & 15 th in Ashland for the Big Woods Grass Drags. This is a great snowmobile racing & community event that we put on with the Portage Lakers Snowmobile Club and is a major fundraiser for both our clubs. If you have enjoyed our trails, live &/or ride here often please consider joining our club. Every member helps to make the load a bit lighter and ensure the clubs’ future. There is always a way to chip in and help regardless of what past experiences you have. We look forward to meeting some new folks this year, enjoying good times both maintaining & rid ing the trails in the Ashland area. We will be scheduling workdays for the fall & always need extra hands to assist in bridge repair, sign maintenance, brushing & trail clearing. Contact us to find out how you could help. Ashland Sno-Mobile Club BIG VALLEY SNO CLUB Island Falls, ME Welcome to the 24 - 25 season! Please join our club, you can email us here bsecretaryofbigvallysnowclub@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook for riding condi tions, events, and more. We have several park and rides if you want to spend the day with us. Island Falls has sev eral restaurants, places to stay, and exceptional trails. We hope you join us this winter, for hopefully, a great riding season. CENTRAL REGION

Hello All, Here’s hoping the most updated topic on the MSA site this season is “Where’s The Snow.” Membership notices and Super Raffle Tick ets are being sent to last year’s membership. New applicants can contact Amy Champany at 414dunbar@gmail.com or 207-566-5097. Still a great option is six raffle tickets for $10.00. Help your club, the MSA and perhaps yourself! Locally, the annual Snow Fest will be February 15, 2025 to be held at noon at the boat-landing on Embden Pond. Look for updates on our Facebook page. Speaking of Facebook, please give attention there for trail maintenance, starting soon, and meeting dates to be posted soon. We do have a bridge out on the trail from Concord Corner towards Pleasant Ridge. Currently, the reroute for that closure is via the west shore trails. Here’s hoping for winter conditions more suitable to winter outdoor activity than we’ve had the last couple seasons. Be safe and courteous out there! Still your Cub reporter ROME RUFF RIDERS Rome, ME The Rome Ruff Riders were awarded our third Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant and we got to it right away. We started in April with a Request For Proposal solicitation. The contract was awarded to Mainly Trails and work began in mid-May. A large section of the East Side Trail was ditched and several culverts were installed to redirect water flow off the hillside. Three new steel framed bridges were installed to replace undersized and problematic culverts. The first phase of work was completed in June. The trail has been drying out nicely and work will resume and be completed by the end of summer. These upgrades will slow trail ero sion, significantly improve our ability to groom and prolong our base throughout the season. We have also contracted Snow Buggy to fabricate a new drag to be used with a second side by side groomer. We hope to begin the season with a side-by-side groomer and 76” drag paired with a sled groomer and 50” drag on both sides of the lake. As in the past some club members will use personal machines for additional grooming resources. We will again publish the regional C4 map and those will be available from participating clubs and at the Rome Town Hall. Our meet ings are the second Tuesday of the month Sep tember to April, 7:00 PM at the Rome Town Hall. All are welcome. Hello Fellow Snowmobilers, I have taken the job to be our club reporter once again. We have just finished our 37 th year of our chicken BBQ, which was a great success once again. Thank you to all who supported our club. We are getting ready to start trail work and work around the club house. We are asking for your help once again. Look for upcoming dates on working on our Facebook account. It has been a great summer and hopefully a snowy winter. Be on the lookout for your club membership package, it will be in the mail shortly. Please return as soon as possible. Our club will be manning a vender site at the upcoming New Portland Lions Agricul tural Fair selling MSA raffle tickets on Sep tember 13,14, and 15 th . Come on by and take a chance on a new ride or trailer, plus other gifts. Also don’t forget to put this on your cal endar of things to do. The MSA Snow Show October 18,19,and 20 th . Remember to ride right of trail. Cathy Horne Lexington Highlanders Snowmobile Club LEXINGTON HIGHLANDERS sc Lexington Twp, ME

ings at their homes. Thanks to all for hosting. As the season nears, talk is already under way as to trail work, what’s needed where and how is it going to get done. Many hands make the load lighter for all. Club purchased a 2023 Honda Pioneer 1000-3 for trail maintenance and purchased tracks for grooming. Hopefully Mother Nature cooperates and gives us lots of rideable snow this year. Annual camping trip to Cathedral Pines in September is always a fun get away, with presea son talks of upcoming club events and trail work. Our meetings are held 1 st and 3 rd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. The 3 rd Tuesday a potluck supper starting at 6:15 p.m. with meeting to fol low at 7 p.m. We have some mighty fine cooks. WESTERN REGION Fryeburg Area sc Fryeburg, ME Greetings everyone, I hope you’ve all had good spring and sum mer seasons. The leaves are already starting to turn and fall is in the air! Let’s hope there’s a good winter in our future! I’d like to start this letter by saying a huge thank you to Cliff Taber for all his hard work on building our new warming hut which will be out on the trails this winter. Anyone interested in helping with finishing the hut is welcome as there are still a few things needed to complete the project. It’s currently sitting at Watson’s Garage so the work will be done there. We will post the winter location on our Facebook page once we’ve decided exactly where it’s going to be so keep an eye out for that. As with many clubs we’re seeing some of our older members/volunteers aging out so we’re in dire need for some younger folks to step up and get involved. Without new people to take over, the club may be in trouble going forward. I don’t think many people realize just how much work it takes to keep things run ning from the fall into the springtime. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, even if you’re only available a weekend or two to complete the needed projects. We have some bridgework to get done from both wear and tear to the crazy storm damage. As always, we’re looking for volunteers to work in our fair booth selling the MSA Super Raffle tickets. Please call me at (603) 986-7293 or shoot me an email at m021801@ yahoo.com if you’d like to work a shift or two. Shifts are from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, and 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM daily and 2 people are needed for each shift. Membership cards/letters have mailed out so please check the info on your card, keep the stub on the end and mail in your renewal with your check payable to Fryeburg Area Snow mobile Assoc. You can also pay via Venmo and just mail the card back by itself as our address is stamped on the back of each one. If you know of anyone who’d like to join, please have them reach out and I’ll send them a card to do the same. Sincerely, Bridget Gorton, Club Secretary Norway Trackers Norway, ME Find us on Facebook norwaytrackerssnowmobileclub@gmail.com Welcome back everyone, Nothing makes a hot day feel more refresh ing than dreaming about riding your sled down some freshly groomed trails. The Nor way Trackers are ready to get right back at it. Cobbosseecontee Snowmobile Club cookout at the McFarland’s held in July

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Streaked Mountaineers Buckfield, ME

Greetings all, I hope everyone has had a great summer. It certainly has been awesome....if you like hot weather. The guys have had a much-needed break from rebuilding bridges. They must be at a loss of what to do with all their free time :) They are a dedicated group and will pull together when the need arises. Luckily, the only major trail work needed this year is to smooth up an area of 89N. Morse Logging is working in the area and we can hopefully work with them to get the job done. Club members hosted the 3 rd annual land owner’s appreciation cookout in early May. Jim worked his magic on the grill. Members cooked and donated salads, chili, and deserts. The food was fantastic and was a mutual appre ciation between landowners and club members. Happy news, the youngest club members got engaged over the summer. We are all very happy for them. The oldest members will be celebrating their 50 th anniversary in Septem ber. How fast those years have flown by. We have been snowmobiling together since age 17 and still enjoy getting out on the trails. The days are getting shorter and the eve nings are getting cooler. An indication that snow is not that far off. Our club meetings are the 3 rd Wednesday at 6pm each month at the club house on School bus drive. We welcome new members and look forward to seeing cur rent members. We will be electing officers at the first meeting in September. See you on the trails soon. Leah Frechette, Club Reporter

Rock-O-Dundee Riders Oxford, ME

COBBOSSEECONTEE sc West Gardiner, ME

Hi There, As every one of you can imagine, we are doing everything possible to get our trails back in order. We have been going over them and trying to repair all the water damage that

www.cobbosseeconteesnowmobileclub.com Our club continues to meet monthly year round. Dave Cogley, Mike & Heather Hinkley and McFarland’s hosted summer cookouts/meet

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