9443-R3_MSA_September2026_Newsletter

From The Executive Board

and cold winter as in the past years it has been extremely skimpy! But we had great trails and great season always looking for better! Always thinking positive thoughts at MVSD. Lots of things happening in our club. MSA Super raffle tickets have been on the move if you want some message us on Facebook and we will get them to you. Memberships are coming in. We are the club where there are no strangers only friends you haven’t met! If you would like to become a member, send us a message on Facebook and we will get you in! We meet on the 1st Saturday of every month starting October through May pot luck at 5 pm regular meeting approx. 6pm Officers for upcoming Season: President: Deb Long Vice President: Roger Bouchard Secretary: Patti Bechard Treasurer: Steve Bechard Membership Chair: Heather Willett Trail Master: Rick Long Assistant Trail Master: Shawn Southard Go for this & that: Rick Allen! Please Remember these are ALL Volunteers! Oct 3rd potluck at 5pm regular meeting Approx 6pm yes, we are doing trunk or treat in the park Halloween - stay tuned Until next time Keep on Keeping On! Deb Long Wow summer has flown by; a lot has been happening at the Meduxenkeag Ramblers this summer. The clubhouse got painted, new heat pumps installed, gravel pad down for Groomer garage. New signs up in various places along the trail. Rentals have been good this summer in keeping the clubhouse busy. Meetings will start in October, and annual winter breakfasts start the first Saturday in Jan uary of 2027. Memberships will be going out soon along with super raffle tickets or see club officers for tickets now or can buy online just like you can go to our website and join from there. We welcome all members, old or new or business old and new. Would love to see some new businesses sign up to support our club. In doing that you get listed in the monthly news and help with advertising your business. Much more will be happening as the fall and winter season starts, please join us in supporting the Meduxenkeag Ramblers Snowmobile Club. Respectfully submitted Judy Alright, enough about potatoes; let’s dis cuss what the area clubs have been up to this summer and what they have planned for the coming weeks. Even though there may not be snow on the ground, clubs are still busy rais ing money and working on projects. In July, the Fort Fairfield Snowmobile Club hosted its annual Potato Blossom Festival breakfast, the Big Valley Snowmobile Club hosted its cook out and pig roast, and the Caribou Snowmo bile Club hosted its annual Groomer Classic golf scramble. During August, the Portage Lakers served lunch during Lake Life Sum mer Days in Portage and the Washburn Trail Runners held their annual breakfast during the Washburn August Fest. Throughout the summer months, Linneus Sno Sports has been MEDUXNEKEAG RAMBLERS sc Meduxnekeag, ME farmers have roadside stands in our commu nities or attend local farmers’ markets, so be sure to get out there, purchase their products, thank them for supporting our sport, working with local clubs, and allowing trails to cross their properties. Without them, Maine wouldn’t have the vast and amazing trail system that we have. Oh, and if you’re a potato chip lover like I am, head over to your local store and pick up a bag of Fox Family Potato Chips or chips from the new Taste of Maine Potato Chip Company to support two great Aroostook County compa nies that support our sport.

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clubhouse. Unfortunately, due to the lack of funding needed to complete the project, the club has made the difficult decision to put the project on hold until **2027**. We’re hoping that with some more fundraising and support from our community, we can raise enough money to make this dream become a reality. Our Main fundraiser of the year, the 2nd Annual MTR BASH in the GASH, will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, during Colum bus Day weekend! Come join us for an afternoon/evening filled with: A delicious meal featuring BBQ pork and/or chicken with all the fixings Live music once again from the amazing BOOMERANG Band Gun and other great raffles Good food, good music, good people and a whole lot of fun! We are currently selling tickets for a .30-06 Weatherby Vanguard rifle, and (you do NOT have to be present to win!) Tickets can be purchased online through our Facebook page or from any of our active club members. We truly appreciate all the support we’ve received in the past and all the support we con tinue to receive. It means more to our club than we can put into words. We hope to see everyone out on October 10th and help us make the 2nd Annual MTR BASH in the GASH another great one! Let’s work together to make snowmobile sea son 2026–2027 a safe, fun filled and memorable winter! Thank you for supporting the Moosetown Riders! Summer Is Still Here… But We’re Already Thinking SNOW! Well, technically, the snow mobile season hasn’t started yet. But let’s be honest—does that really stop a snowmobiler from thinking about snow, trails, groomers, and where the heck they put their helmet last spring? Absolutely not! We may not have a ton to report just yet, but things are starting to happen behind the scenes, and the Portage Lakers are getting ready for another great season! Lake Life Weekend BBQ Was a Big Suc cess! Our Portage Lake Life Weekend BBQ was a great success! A huge THANK YOU goes out to Coffin’s General Store and Dean’s Motor Lodge for their generous donations and support. We truly appreciate businesses that continue to support our club and our commu nity. Another big thank-you goes to our club officers and volunteers who helped make the event fun and successful. It takes a great crew, as well as hungry people that love burgers, hot dogs, pulled pork, chili and nachos, to pull these things together—and luckily, the Portage Lak ers have a pretty great crew! I’d like to take this opportunity to congratu late a few individuals in the Northern Region on awards they have received or positions to which they have been elected to. First, I’d like to congratulate Limestone SnoHawks Pres ident Christopher King and his wife, Kim berly for receiving the Town of Limestone’s Community Service Award. This dynamic duo PORTAGE LAKERS sc Portage Lake, ME hosting bingo nights. Regarding projects, the Moosetown Riders, St. Francis Sno-Angels, Meduxnekeag Ramblers, and Benedicta Snow Gang snowmobile clubs, have all been busy working on groomer garage and clubhouse projects. In the coming weeks, the Easton Snowmobile Club, Madawaska Snowmo bile Club, and Aroostook River Snowmobile Club will host fundraising events. In October, the Moosetown Riders will host their second annual Bash In The Gash, and for those of you who enjoy bowling, the Pleasant Ridge Riders will host their second annual bowling tournament. Be sure to check out all these clubs’ social media pages for up-to-date info. I apologize if I forgot to mention any clubs in the region that held an activity this summer. Also, be on the lookout for Super Raffle tick ets, as clubs throughout the state have started receiving them to sell. This is a great way to support a club because it keeps 50% of their tickets it sells.

Of course, there may have been a few burgers consumed in the name of “quality control.” We take that responsibility very seriously. Mark Your Calendars! Our first meeting of the season will be: Thursday, October 2 nd at 6:30 PM Portage Lakers Groomer Shed. Our November meeting will be: Thursday, November 5 th at 6:30 PM Portage Lakers Groomer Shed Beginning in December, our meetings w ill move back to Friday nights on the first Fri day of each month at 6:30 PM at the Groomer Shed. Come join us! You don’t have to be an offi cer, a groomer operator, or someone who can identify every snowmobile by the sound of its exhaust. We welcome everyone who enjoys the trails and wants to help make our club better! Membership Time! We are currently work ing on our schedule of events for the upcoming season, so stay tuned! Tara will be sending out membership forms soon, so keep an eye out and JOIN OUR FUN CLUB! As always, you can visit portagelakers.org to join the club or make a donation. And remember: FUEL IS EXPENSIVE… WE NEED YOU! Seriously though, keeping our trails main tained, our groomers running, and our club active takes money—and every membership and donation makes a difference. Your support helps keep the Portage Lakers doing what we love: keeping the trails open and the snowmo bile community strong. We are excited to welcome Steve Cornell as our new Grant Writer! Steve and his wife, Jeanenne, are from upstate New York and also spend part of their time here in Portage. We are very happy that Steve decided to join our club officer lineup and put his skills to work for the Portage Lakers. Thank you, Steve, for jumping on board! We’re looking forward to all the good things ahead. New Members Are Always Welcome! Whether you’ve been riding for 40 years or your brand new to the sport, there is a place for you in the Portage Lakers Snowmobile Club. We need members, volunteers, trail sup porters, event helpers, and anyone willing to occasionally talk about snow when there isn’t a single snowflake in sight. In other words… we need snowmobilers! Follow us on Facebook — Portage Lakers for updates, events, trail information, and what ever else we manage to get ourselves into. Until then, enjoy the rest of summer, get those sleds tuned up, and start doing your snow dance! Think Snow! Club Secretary Tammy Kenney Ride. Support. Have Fun. Think Snow! works diligently and passionately to improve and maintain trails, not only during the winter months but also throughout the summer. They also promote snowmobiling and ATV riding in Limestone. This award was well-deserved for these two, a sentiment echoed by many who know them. Secondly, I would like to congratulate Dereck Grivois, President of Van Buren’s Gateway Snowmobile Club, for being elected to the MSA E-Board as the newest Northern Region Director. Congrats, Dereck; I look forward to working with you to support the Northern Region clubs. Lastly, regional vice presidents and direc tors are currently getting membership pack ets out to their area clubs, which means club membership renewals will be arriving in either your mailboxes or email inbox very soon. Be on the lookout for your renewal and submit it as quickly as you can, as every penny helps our clubs operate. Once again, I will host a regional information meeting in November, as I did last year. I’m confirming the date and time right now and will announce both in next month’s newsletter. I hope you all continue to enjoy the late summer, and please do your rain dances, as we all know our lawns and gardens could use a good watering. Nick Morrill

Nick Morrill, 207-554-0074 406 Main Street, Stockholm ME 04783 landscaper9791@gmail.com Hope everyone has been enjoying all the warm summer days that Mother Nature has been providing. As I sit here writing this article, it just so happens to be National Potato Day - and who doesn’t love a good Maine potato? It’s a great day to support our Maine potato farm ers or any Maine farmer for that matter. Many H ELLO Sled Heads!!!

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BENEDICTA SNOW GANG Benedicta, ME

Hi Gang, We have had a really nice summer; leaves are turning in mid-August as I write this. You should have received your application by this point so please renew so you don’t miss out on the MSA Newspaper. If you are able to volun teer in any way let us know. We have a few raffles going on the MSA Supper Raffle which the club gets half of the proceeds, every application received 6 tickets please sell them or buy them, if not you can send them back. Also, our CITGO station in Sherman is selling them also if you would like additional ones. Please get them back to us by mid-November so we have time to get them back to the MSA for the early Decem ber drawing. Our cruise raffle tickets are just about all sold out. The drawing will be at our December monthly meeting on 6 December. Lastly, our cash raffle tickets are being sold currently with only 150 tickets being sold for a $100 donation, prizes will be $3000, $2000, $1500, and $1000. Drawing will be once all tickets are sold at one of our monthly meetings or at our annual fishing derby in February. if you would like to purchase one, or more, please contact club President Randy Bates @ 207-532-8036 -- other officers at www.ben edictasnowgang.com. or direct message on our Facebook page. To all that help sell these tickets for us and to those that buy them, these raffles are the Club’s major fundraising for the year, so big THANKS! We continue to make upgrades to our groomer barn. This past summer we have worked on the machines, run electrical and started on insulating the inside. Like every thing, it takes countless volunteers and funds to make it happen. Our plan is to try and have our radiant heat going for next season, once we can get the insulation completed first. Finally, stay tuned on future trail work details. Randy Bates filling in for Jim Splan MOLUNKUS VALLEY SNO-DRIFTERS Sherman, ME Hello friends, We at MVSD Never Sleep....Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall we keep busy with them all. We are getting ready for upcoming season, Thankful & Blessed we have a great core group of Volunteers! To get it done say the word and they appear. Let’s pray for a snowy

MOOSETOWN RIDERS sc Allagash, ME

Good morning from Allagash! The Moosetown Riders Snowmobile Club has been pretty busy this past spring and sum mer! We’ve cleared the land and laid down the gravel pad for our future groomer garage/

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