9211-R1_MSA_November2025_Newsletter

From The Executive Board

From The Membership Corner

A NOTE TO ALL CLUB PEOPLE FILLING OUT MEMBERSHIP TRANSMITTAL FORMS PLEASE HAVE MEMBERS COMPLETE ALL INFORMATION ON THE RENEWAL CARDS. In order for the MSA Office to have accu rate information, we ask that you get all infor mation from members. MSA uses this infor mation for data purposes so, having complete cards is important. Don’t forget to ask how the member wants to receive their paper. With postage increases it will help save money if a member decides they want the paper digitally or not at all. The member’s mailing address is another important area. MSA gets charged for a paper returned with an incomplete address. ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE- IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING SPREADSHEET TYPE MEMBER LISTS, PLEASE INDICATE WHICH MEMBERS ARE RENEWING AND INCLUDE MSA MEMBER NUMBER ON THE SPREADSHEET. We have been receiving spreadsheet lists that include many names on them, but only interest is high and people are ready to have a good ole-fashion Maine winter. Now it’s up to Mother Nature and OleMan Winter to give us one! As I reported in October news the Burling ton Back Country Riders in Burlington and the Twin Rivers SC in Howland have new faces and are really working hard to get these clubs back up and going strong. The meet ing in Burlington was a success and members of that club attended the MSA show to meet and listen to Joe Higgins and Brent Spauld ing talk about grants and trail signage. Also at the show were members of the Twin Riv ers SC to hear the same information. I went to Howland and met with Jay Mitchell and Robert Tretheway to help them understand the paperwork for MSA and deliver member ships cards and raffle tickets. All the people involved in the revival of these two clubs are eager to get the trails in shape and for people to join them. Reach out to them and welcome them back and while you are at it, why not join their clubs! The link they both provide in that area of the state is vital and will be great to have once again. On November 6th the Glenburn Lakeside Riders hosted a regional meeting. Fourteen clubs were invited as well as representatives from MSA . My thanks to this club for hosting this and for the wonderful snacks they pro vided. I’m not sure but I think a few people come just to see if Marion Pinkham has made her “famous” whoopie pies!! November also has clubs holding regular meetings, selling raffle tickets, doing trail work and in some cases holding landowner suppers. By the time you read this, Eastern Maine SC will most likely have held their annual landowner supper. This club has almost 200 landowners in four towns so a lot of work goes in to getting the word out to all of them. If any club in the Eastern Region would like me to attend an event they are holding, please contact me and hopefully I can make it. That’s all for his month. Enjoy Thanksgiv ing with your families and friends. Try not to eat too much so your snowmobile clothes still fit when the riding comes. Until December! Eileen W ell folks, not a lot to talk about this month, maybe that’s good. I know the trail crew are all busy getting as much as possible done to the trails to make it easy going for the rest of us this winter. All we need is Mother Nature to cooperate and give us an abundance of snow. Other than that we (Miss Terri and I), have attended a couple landowners dinner and met some great people. It is always a pleasure to thank them personally, and tell them a couple jokes. Nothing else newsworthy to report, so stay Happy and Healthy, and do the SNOW DANCE. Until next time, God Bless Jerry Major

some are renewals and the rest may be last year’s complete member list. It is important that we know exactly which names to enter, so they receive their paper and we don’t have to go back and delete many names that didn’t need to be entered. Including the member MSA number also makes it easier and faster for data entry as we can use that number to find them in the system rather than typing in their complete name and hoping there isn’t more than one person with that name. ONE MORE NOTE- If you include a person on the transmittal that doesn’t have a card, please note on the front of the transmittal member with no card included and then mark on the back of the transmittal which one(s) it is. If on the front it indicates there is payment for ten people but there are only nine cards and no indication who it is, we check each card to the names to find the person. We had many people fill out membership forms at the MSA Show in Augusta which is always great to have happen. If your club re ceives a letter and credit from MSA because someone did this, please acknowledge them

Also some if not most clubs in the Northern Region are making the final push on selling MSA Super Raffle tickets, which too is another great way to support the clubs as half or the proceeds the clubs sell remain with them. For those of you who are looking at a cal endar and are planning your sledding trips to The County here are a few sledding events that are starting to be advertised. North Star Motor sports once again this year will be holding their first race of the season on January 17 th in Presque Isle. Stay tuned to their social media pages, as more info will be provided, as the date gets closer. The following day the Caribou Snowmobile Club will be holding their Annual Larry Doody Scholarship Memorial Radar Run on January 18th. Follow their Facebook page as location and event info will be posted on there. As the saying goes you save the best for last so with that being said mark your cal endars for the week of Feb 23 rd - March 2nd as Spud Speedway in Caribou will be hosting their 4th Annual SnowBowl which is sure to be a great time. Follow their Facebook page or check out SpudSpeedway.com for more info. To end let’s all keep our fingers crossed that this season is better than the past few seasons have been. I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and remember to always ride right, ride sober and ride safe. Nick Morrill If there’s anything I can do to support you or your club, please don’t’ hesitate to reach out. Thanks for all you do, Ron Nunes CLUB MEMBERS Once grooming begins submit your trail reports to: EDITOR@MESNOW.COM Please include your name and club affiliation service and trail maintenance. Your dedication and effort are what make snowmobiling such a great sport in our area.Thank you to all our members and workers – your contributions truly make a difference. For those who attended the Augusta Powersports Show, you already know it was a fantastic event. For those who missed it – mark your calendars for next year! The addition of new vendors brought fresh energy and excitement to the show. During the Trails Workshop, Joe Higgins provided an insightful update on grants, and Brent Spaulding shared important information about trail signage. The Maine Snowmobile Associations (MSA) is actively working with the legislature to develop new funding sources to strengthen the Grant Program. Stay Tuned for Updates! Remember, there are many ways to help, even if you don’t ride. Volunteering is a great way to get involved and build lasting friendships within the community. Out of 285, 108 clubs have submitted mem bership information. There are three club with over 100 members currently and an ad ditional seven clubs with over 50 members. Great job everyone! Keep them coming! Family memberships 1,596 Business memberships 316 For a total of 1,912 Totals by Region Central 232 Coastal 164 Eastern 695 Northern 533 Western 280 For a total of 1,904 and let them know you are glad they chose your club. THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBER SHIP PEOPLE FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK GETTING THIS INFO TO US. We appreciate your dedication. As of Oct. 21, 2025 here are the statics for everyone.

Eileen Lafland, 207-843-7813 PO Box 733 Holden ME 04429 L.andE.lafland525476@gmail.com

Eastern Region VP

Central Region VP

Eileen Lafland 207-843-7813 PO Box 733, Holden ME 04429 L.andE.lafland525476@gmail.com H ello everyone and Happy Thanksgiving to all! Here it is November and if we are lucky by now the ground is freezing, and snow is falling. In mid- October there was snow on Mt. Katahdin, so let’s hope we have a great winter! October was a month of shows. Some peo ple attended the show in NY the first weekend of the month. The second weekend MSA was in the NH Race into Winter show in Freemont. We had a booth there and the interest was high. Our booth was in the large multi tent with other vendors. We were beside Gary Marquis and Aroostook County Tourism and across from the states of Vermont, Massachu setts, and NY snowmobile associations. We had New England pretty much covered. The third weekend was all Maine. We hosted the 28th MSA Snowmobile and new this year Powersports Show. The weather was nice for the large display of outside vendors we had. Show attendance seemed to be on point with past years with some times having more attendees than other but overall, another successful show. Thanks to everyone who had displayed, volunteered, and attended. In those two weekends I saw and spoke with many people and clubs from Maine and specifically the Eastern Region. I must say the

Ron Nunes, 401-527-5370 260 Last Round Up Rd, Lexington Twp, ME 04961 Thelastroundup2018@gmail.com ello members and riders, All the clubs in our Central Region have been working incredibly hard on equipment H

Northern Region VP

Nick Morrill, 207-554-0074 406 Main Street, Stockholm ME 04783 landscaper9791@gmail.com H ello once again from the Northern part of the state. Harvest season has finally wrapped up for the 2025 year and hunting sea son is now in full swing which can only mean the 2025-26 riding season is hopefully only a few weeks away. Even though I like seeing that 4-letter word that begins with “S” in and out of the extended forecast, it would be nice to see our state get some much-needed rain before the ground freezes. Let’s hope Mother Nature is good to us in the coming days and weeks. Clubs throughout the region have started to hold their monthly meetings with some hold ing elections for new directors and officers for the year ahead, along with getting equipment ready for the season, doing some trail main tenance work and getting signage ready. I encourage everyone to join a club or clubs this year and help them out in any way possible.

Western Region VP

Jerry Major, Cell: 207-838-0892 137 Morrill Rd, Norway ME 04268 mrfun101jem@gmail.com

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