8872-R1_MSA_October2024_Newsletter

MSA Club News

Millinocket at the club’s Vintage Snowmobile Show/Swap Meet. Deer Ole Me

guys enough for all the work that they con tinue to do. I will update the trail workers next month because they’re will be many more people to give a shout out to. We are planning our LANDOWNERS APPRECIATION DINNER for November 9th from 4:00 PM till 6:00 PM. If you are a LANDOWNER please come have dinner and let us properly thank you. Without you the tail system would not be possible. The menu... baked ham, potatoes, squash, green beans, homemade rolls, and homemade pies. It is going to be delicious. Come eat, join the club, meet your neighbors oh and don’t forget about our raffle. Also the second meeting of the month we have a pot luck dinner meeting. October 16 th if this is published before then come and see us, 795 Bog Road, Hermon. November meetings are the 6 th and the 20 th . Join us we love people. Deanna Club secretary Fall has arrived and we are all looking for ward to more snow this winter than we had last year. I don’t believe our groomer left the garage except to star in an MSA news story. The club held a two-day yard sale in May. Thanks to everyone who donated items for sale and to the club members who gave up their weekend to work at the yard sale. Thanks to the generosity of Thornton Con struction of Milford, we have a new septic sys tem at the clubhouse. Our monthly meetings begin this evening, Oct. 2 nd . We have our regular line up of events beginning on October 26 th with our public spa ghetti supper. All are welcome. The 26 th will also begin our monthly trail maintenance days. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Till next month. THINK SNOW!!! Quadcounty SC is getting ready for the Sled season. The grants have been sent to Augusta. Planks have been ordered for the three 50-foot bridges that need to be replanked. Bush hog ging is on the list to get rid of those bushes and blackberry bushes that want to be face slappers. Excavator work removing rocks and culverts that pop out of the ground has started and a lot more to do. The beavers always like to use our bridges and culverts to make a lake out of our trails! There are trees that need to be trimmed or removed that want to fall into our trails. Hopefully we don’t have to clear 4 times like last year’s so-called Winter. Quadcounty SC is selling Super Raffle Tickets at the MSA snowmobile show in Augusta on Saturday morning of the show, stop in and say hi and get some chances to win great prizes while helping QCSC and MSA. QCSC is still serving breakfast, the first and third Saturdays of the month and will be serv ing Thanksgiving dinner for the 13 th year, free or donation your choice, come join us for a great meal and socialize or get it as a takeout. We will be working on trails on Sunday mornings, the Medicare trail crew can use some more helpers young and old. Equipment is furnished just bring boots and gloves and warm work clothes. We are old and 4 or 5 hours is a usual work session and we go home and take Tylenol! Your slow typing reporter, Kevin NORTHEAST CARRY sc Northeast Carry, ME Phone: 207-200-9417 Follow us on Facebook and Instagram Now that the leaves are changing, we all know what comes next… Northeast Carry General Store is looking forward to meeting and greeting all. Stop by for gasoline, food and conversation. (There’s always something tasty on the menu. Come check us out.) It was great to meet MSA officers, Larry and Eileen Lafland of Holden on September 21 st at the Northern Timber Cruisers’ Club house and Antique Snowmobile Museum in Pine Tree sc Milford, ME Hello fellow snowmobilers. QUADCOUNTY sc Springfield, ME

sign, near Pocumcus Lake. GPS: N 45 10.14, W 67 53.79. HELP NEEDED: Call 796-5027, Les, Brinda, or a store worker. TRAIL PROBLEM: Call 796-5027, Les. He will solve the problem. PINE TREE STORE: Hours 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 796-5027. NON-Ethanol Gas. Always remember, for food, drink, supplies and fun, “You can’t go wrong at The Pine Tree Store”. LODGING: Call 796-5027, Les, Brinda, or a store worker. MONTHLY MEETING: Every 2nd Wednesday @ 6:00, usually at the GLS Fire Station. PENOBSCOT sc Hermon, ME Find us on Facebook - Sled Hermon Raffle Fundraiser To Benefit The Penobscot Snowmobile Club

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Keep your fingers crossed. This year during the summer, we tried something different to raise funds for the club. Jim and Rick came up with a BINGO fund raiser. It ran for 12 weeks from July through the end of September. It was greatly received and everybody enjoyed themselves. We will be running it next year for a longer period of time. Exact dates have not been set yet. Trail work has been on going. There is still a lot of work to do before the trails can open for the season. If you haven’t already done so, please join a club. Our applications for membership are on our website. Please consider becoming an active member. The club needs your help.

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We just he had our annual open house and membership drive at the Club. Chicken BBQ with all the fixings Cooked by Larry with sides from generous members) Sleds from Bangor Motorsports, trailers from Scott’s Recreation Hermon. We got to show off the addition to our sled garage too! Thank you all for coming and helping! First Trail work day was the last Sunday of September and will continue until Snow hits! We meet at the club house at 730 AM every Sunday. Coffee will be on and some baked goods too! And don’t forget anybody that vol unteers for 25 hours or more of documented trail work receives a free membership for the next year! Up next is our Landowner appreciation dinner. We do this every year as a small token of appreciation to our generous landowners. All landowners are invited to come for a free meal put on by our members (executive,board and general membership included) this is also our general membership dinner and meeting Sun day October 20 th . Dinner at 6:00 p.m. followed by membership meeting at 7:00 p.m. Upcoming Events Sunday November 17 th Board of directors meeting 5:00 p.m. Club dinner 6:00 p.m. Membership meeting 7:00 p.m. Tuesday November 19 th MSA directors meeting presidents’ night at our club. 5:00 p.m. Fundraising is in overdrive now. MSA super raffle tickets are available for purchase at any club function and from most club members. 300 Club tickets have been printed and are ready to sell. They’re only 300 tickets available and we give away $1,000 cash per month start ing in December for the next five months. Tick ets are $30 for the entire season and your num ber stays in all year even if you’re a winner! And don’t forget your membership! If you didn’t come to the open house in September, you will be mailed a renewal packet form, please fill it out and return it with payment. There is a q code available so you can pay with venmo also. Temperature is dropping it’s starting to feel like fall so we know what’s coming next!!!! See you at the club house Troy G Trail Grunt GLENBURN LAKESIDE RIDERS sc Glenburn, ME Welcome fellow snowmobilers, As we transition from late summer to early fall, the days are getting a little shorter, the air is crisper (especially in the morning), and we get ready to enjoy the fall foliage. Just a few things to touch base on as we move into October. Clubs are starting to get active with meetings, suppers, and trail work. You should be receiving letters in the mail as membership chairs send out their membership letters (some even enclose 6 MSA Super Raf fle Tickets) to buy for this year’s drawing on December 10 th / 2024 in AUGUSTA. They are still only $2 each / 6 for $10, etc. If you didn’t get any, just reach out to your local club, they would be glad to get you in for all the great prizes. We always try to look forward, building on the past, and anticipating a good snow mobile SEASON for 2024/2025 - clubs are actively looking to recruit more members / volunteers to help out on trail maintenance. Should you be able to put in a few hours on Sunday’s -please contact Eddie #478-5375 or Barry# 631-9153 to get more details. We have allthe tools necessary, just need your support (Thanks in advance). A couple dates to mark on your schedule; GLRSC meetings are at the clubhouse at 7:00P.M -address is 2838 Ohio Street/ Glen

Nancy Moody Club Secretary

EASTERN REGION

Grand Lake Grand Lake Stream, ME

Pictured above is part of the Pine Tree Store’s cook crew. On left is Maeryn, who parent’s own Chet’s Camp’s. She is a student, Maine Guide and a real good cook. Next is Matt. He is also a student, soccer player, and collect’s rock crystal. Last is Lydia, who is one of the prettiest young Barrel Horse Racers in the state. She has been learning the cooking trade all summer and is now ready for you hungry snowmobilers. Still not much snowmobile news around town. People are buying and selling sleds. I’m debating whether or not to sell mine. It’s nice, but old. Kind of like me. The weather is changing. Fall has come and is about to leave. Winter is coming. All kinds of snow depth and storm numbers will be pre dicted. Can’t be as bad as last year. The Pine Tree Store has been stocked with various orange hunting clothes. That depart ment is starting to switch over to warm winter gear. Great stop for clothe’s gift’s or if on the trail and your cold and in need of that extra warmth. Most call it, “Snowmobile Season”. Jason Kelce call’s it, “Football Season”. I call it, “Chili Season”. I can’t wait for Brinda to make her 1ST Place Award winning chili. I bet a lot of you can’t wait either. Think chili, I mean snow. WORK: I heard that a few of those tree leaners from the December 18, rain/wind storm have come down on a trail or two. That means Les will have a work/bring your lunch detail for a crew, if you are looking for some thing to do. GROOMER TRAINING: Start thinking about this. Les will train members on our well equipped, professional groomer, the Snow Rabbit. That way once trailed, a 2-person groomer team with food and supplies could be sent out to do important trail work for as long as they want. If you are interested, you know who to talk too. Thank you everyone for taking the time to read about our snowmobile club and our special little town. Please ride our trails and make our town your town and stop on your snowmobile adventure. I guarantee you will be back. mikeremillard@mgemaine.com Please take the time to cut out the below lines of information and pack it away with your registration and insurance info. You never know. RESCUE HELOCOPTER LANDING SPOT: Located at the 2 nd Elsmore Landing

Enter for a chance to win your choice of a 2025 MXZ 600 EFI Sport OR a 2025 Can-Am Outlander 500 ATV. Only 400 tickets are being sold and drawing will be held at Bangor Mo torsports on December 14 th 2024. Scan QR code below with your phone to go to our secure payment site. A copy of your ticket will be emailed to you. $50 per ticket

Only open to 18 years or old er per state law. Winner is responsible for taxes and fees associated with prize

We have had our first meeting of the season with 19 people in attendance. Looking like we are off to a good start to the season. Trail work has started. Andrew Jackson has been out bush hogging for us. He says that the conditions are ideal because things are dry right now. He has been able to get some stuff done that they have not been able to get to for years. Yeah Andrew. Thank you for all that you do. Oh and thanks for the mowing that you have done all summer. We noticed. We might not mention it to you but we notice. THANK YOU. Cliffy Overlock our seasoned excavator operator has made plans with our trail master Byron Ogden to replace a culvert that got washed out last season that we were not able to get to. We cannot thank the trail

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