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1 Volume 67, Issue XII Trail Sweepings The Newsletter of the Trailsweepers Snow & Sports Club, Inc. April TSSC ANNUAL SPRING BANQUET At The Chateau, Saturday, May 5th, 2018, 6:00 to PM Save the Date and Sign Up Now and save $5. Cocktail Hour with Cash Bar. Dinner and Dancing to the Harvest Band. Carving Station: Top Sirloin of Beef Horseradish Cream Sauce. Burger Sliders & All Beef Mini Hot Dogs with all the fixings. Crispy Bacon Mac-n-Cheese Balls. Southern BBQ Chicken with Creamed Corn. Hand Cut Potato Chips with Sea Salt. The Chateau Market Table: Artisanal Cheeses, Cured Meats and Ham, Artisan Crackers and Flatbreads, Vegetable Crudités, Marinated Grilled Vegetable Platter, Seasonal Fruit Display, Assorted Humus, Spreads, Dips, and Salads. $50 Per Person ($55 after April 26 th ) Send check made out to TSSC and dinner choices (includes salad and desert) to: Marla Brucker; 161 Cottekill Rd.; Cottekill, NY Questions: or bruckermarla@yahoo.com Chicken Française Pan Seared Salmon Vegetable Lasagna Gluten Free Entrées available upon request. Name: Phone #:

2 TSSC Roster Club Officers President Jean Pavone Executive Vice President Marla Brucker Administrative Vice President Jackie Olivet Secretary David Cardall Treasurer Dale Ziegenfelder Club Board of Directors Robert Fletcher (19) Mark Bailey (19) Katie Quick (19) David Wise (19) Rudy Firmbach Nick Mercurio (18) Jim Tomassetti (18) Diana Ziegenfelder Committees Membership Carol Tomassetti Meeting 50/50 Jean Pavone Programs Jean Pavone NJ Ski Council Jim Culla Sharon Kenny Ski Racing Jim Tomassetti Discount Lift Tickets Sharon Kenny Kayaking Yvonne Baker John Hoefinger Fall Hiking Margaret McGrath Media Facebook Carol Tomassetti Kate Henderson Trail Sweepings (Newsletter) Daniel Desmedt Web Site: Social Events After the Holidays Party Karen Spinozzi Fall Kickoff Party Janet Mihm Spring Banquet Marla Brucker Diana Ziegenfelder Hello Trailsweepers, Another winter season is just about behind us. March certainly has been a great month on the ski slopes and XC trails. I know I may have said it before, but it is always a good feeling for me to walk into the Hunter Lodge on any day of the week and see other Trailsweepers to ski with. A big thank you to Dale Z for organizing the TSSC ski race team for the March 24 NJSSC President s Cup at Hunter and to all the club members who participated! Because of work commitments, I couldn t make it but I heard it was a great bluebird day for racing and skiing. The course was a fun, dual course in great condition and all our club racers did very well! Congratulations to Trevor Bailey, Yuri Kobziar, Sharon Kenny, and Diana Ziegenfelder who placed in the top three in their respective A, B, and C categories and to everyone for contributing points to the overall team competition. As of this writing, the results were not finalized for the overall Cup team winner because some mistakes were discovered in the calculation of our team points leading to our top two racers results not being added to the team total, which if corrected, would lead to TSSC, currently in 2 nd place, winning the Cup again! May 5 th is our annual Spring Banquet and Awards. Marla and Diana have been working hard to ensure we will have a great night of food and dancing. Send your check in soon to reserve your seat at this fun party! On April 10 th club elections will be held. After several years of serving in officer positions for the club, I have decided not to continue as President. I plan to stay very involved in the club and support it in other ways. Looking back, it has been a great year and a lot of fun for me. In addition to leading the club as its President, I was happy that I could run the Rams Horn Hike, Mini Golf and Dinner, and co-lead the day trip to Tanglewood. Hopefully this summer we will have these outings on the schedule again. Many members stepped up to run outings and events my thanks to all of you. Thank you also to our board, officers, and our Trail Sweepings editor, Daniel Desmedt, for a job well done this year. And a special thank you to Jackie for her support and encouragement this past year. In closing, I hope the membership continues to support club activities. In two years, our club will be 70 years old! I am looking forward to, as I hope you all will, to celebrating our longevity with another great anniversary party! See you on the trail, Jean president@trailsweepers.org President s Corner Mailing address TSSC, PO Box 3061 Kingston, NY (Continue on page 3)

3 Board News By Jackie Olivet The Board of Directors met on February 27 and March 20. In February, it sanctioned the kayaking program. It also continued a review of the club s insurance policies with a report by Jim T. It received its first report from its Nominating Committee chaired by Mark B for the club s April elections. Finally, the Board reviewed, discussed, and made changes to a first draft, prepared by Jackie O, the Board s chair, of proposed Constitutional and Bylaw changes initially requested by a number of Board members. This was a continuation of an ongoing months long review by the Board of looking at the club s current Constitution and Bylaws to: update when these documents could be amended by the membership so that there was more flexibility; review the current dues structure, in place for over 11 years; change the make up of the Board and reduce the total number on it to reflect the club s current needs; and change how the Board can vote at times, adding electronic means of voting. On March 20, it spent considerable time exploring our need for candidates for our April elections and reviewing and discussing a second draft of proposed Constitutional and Bylaw changes, including voting to submit each proposed change to the membership at possibly the second meeting of April or July, as required in the current Constitution. As my time as Administrative VP/Chair of the Board comes to an end on April 10, I want to take this opportunity of thanking the Board members I have had the pleasure of working with this past year, Nick, Jim, Rudy, Kathie, Dave, Mark, Rob, and Diana! I have so appreciated their commitment in serving the club in such a thoughtful, conscientious way, as they fulfilled their responsibilities. I want to thank Jean, my wife, for her patience this past year, as I have served in this position, and Marla, Dale, and Dave, as our Exec VP, Treasurer, and Secretary. I have enjoyed the opportunity of serving the club as its Admin VP, as we are approaching in just two years TSSC s 70 th anniversary!! Yes, it s another excuse for holding a great anniversary party! Many of us remember the club s great 60 th party, which Dale and Diana Z chaired! Not many social/sports minded clubs can point to such a continuous, successful existence! As I am approaching my 40 years of being a continuous TSSC member, with wonderful lifelong friendships and memories, I urge members to keep the club going with its wonderful spirit of fellowship and friendships! (as she drops the mike! See you on April 10) Jackie, Admin VP/Chair of Board CLUB ELECTIONS Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Tony s WE NEED YOU! Come Vote & Consider Serving the Club! We need a quorum & keeping with tradition, refreshments will be provided! Club elections for all officers and three Board members will be held on Tuesday, April 10, a regular club meeting night. Officer positions are: President; Executive Vice President; Administrative Vice President (who also serves as Chair of the Board); Treasurer; and Secretary. Officers serve for one year and Board members terms are for two years. Nominations, which started March 27, will continue April 10 immediately prior to the elections. Board members whose terms do not expire in 2018 comprise the club s nominating committee. This year s Nominating Committee consists of: Mark Bailey, Chair; Kathie Quick; Dave Wise and Rob Fletcher. Any member interested in serving in one of these positions for the coming year should contact one of the members of the Nominating Committee or any current officer or Board member! If someone is interested but will not be able to be at the meeting on April 10, you do not need to be present to be nominated or elected so long as you indicate to one of the Committee members or me, chair of the Board, your definite interest in being nominated and serving, if elected. To all club members please consider getting more involved in the coming year and serving in one of these positions! TSSC has been ongoing since the 1940s and formally organized since the 1950s as a vital and dynamic sports, outdoor, and social club in the Hudson Valley only because members have been willing to get involved in one of these capacities! Without members willing to serve in this way, the club will not be able to sustain itself. Hope to see you April 10! At the March 27 meeting, the nominations so far were: President: Vivian Griffin Executive Vice President: Rob Fletcher Admin VP: Open Treasurer: Dale Ziegenfelder Secretary: Dave Cardall Board: Skip Alford, Mike Griffin, Sharon Kenny and Steve Wingard. Jackie, Admin VP/Chair of Board

2018 Kayaking Schedule This year we decided to have midweek kayak trips as well as weekend paddles. As a result of our change, there are double the trips and double the fun on the water.

4 2018 Kayaking Schedule This year we decided to have midweek kayak trips as well as weekend paddles. As a result of our change, there are double the trips and double the fun on the water. Most of the midweek trips start at 2 pm. while the weekend trips usually start at 10 am. Let s get ready for some fun and adventure this year with the launch of the kayak schedule. Things to remember: Working kayak/canoe. Paddle, life vest, spray skirt, water, snacks, camera. Proper clothes for the weather, gloves, hat, and anything else you might need. Date Time Meeting Place Paddle info Sun. Apr 22 May 8 Sun. May 20 Sat. June 9 Jun 19 Sat. Jul 14 Jul 24 Sat. Aug 4 Aug 21 Sep. 7-9 Sept 25 Sun. Oct 7 Chodikee Lake in New Paltz. 2:00 PM Tivoli Bay 11:00 2:00 PM Great Swamp on Rte. 22 in Patterson, NY Almost Summer Bash Party at Freer Park, Port Ewen, NY Stockport Flats from the Hudson Boat launch site in Hudson. NY Lock 6 on Mohawk River, Waterford, NY Easy paddle. Relative short distance. Launch on the Hudson River at the end of Broadway in Tivoli. Go across the RR tracks. Fun paddle in a swamp. Not the Hudson River. Relatively long. Call Yvonne for details. Paddle in the morning, TSSC party in the afternoon at the park. Paddle north to Stockport Flats on the creek. Start at lock 6 paddle through the locks to lock 2 on the Hudson River. Fun ride, easy. We will use a shuttle system to get back to starting point. 2:00 PM Saugerties Beach, Saugerties, NY Paddle up Esopus Creek. Easy Constitution Marsh, Cold Springs Kayak launch site. Paddle on the Hudson; explore the marsh. 2:00 PM Kingston Point Beach Before the TSSC Kingston Point Beach picnic meeting TBA 2:00 PM 11:00 Lake George weekend camping and kayaking See Note 1 below and contact Yvonne about this trip Dutchman s Landing in Catskill, NY Explore the creek and Ramshorn Preserve Cheviot Park launch site near Germantown. Annual year-end picnic. See Note 2 below. ote 1: Overnight at Lake George Launching from Huletts Landing Marina. We will paddle to a state owned island and camp at a NYS campsite. For this trip we will need a commitment so we have a head count. Must bring camping equipment, food, etc. and carry everything in your kayak. Please contact Yvonne and let her know if you are participating. There will be a get together prior to this trip to discuss the itinerary. ote 2: For the last paddle on Sunday October 7th, we will have a picnic at Cheviot Park will provide hamburgers and hot dogs. Please bring drinks,snacks and a chair. Hope to see you on the water!!!

5 Trailsweepers Win NJSSC President s Race (we think) Trailsweepers got lucky and managed to get some racers into scoring places, despite having a light team on the hill. For the women, Millie Bailey took third in women s A division. Sharon Kenny and Diana Ziegenfelder placed second in women s B and C divisions. Yuri Kobziar won overall, and Tyler Bailey came in second. Trailsweeper men took seven out of the top ten places. Dale Ziegenfelder and Rob Fetcher filled out the scoring for the men. The top four men and top three women counted for the team score. The scoring system used was the NASTAR Team system, which takes the racers handicaps and uses their age to compute their points. The system s intent is to help level the playing field for older skiers. The overall finish placing was based on NASTAR points, then the finish field was divided into A, B, and C divisions. Within each division, the top skier received 30 President s Race points, the second, 29, and so on. When the results were announced, Ramapo was announced as the winner with 195 points and Trailsweepers with 191. After examining the printout, it appeared that Yuri and Tyler had been omitted from the President s scoring. The initial results are marked to show the corrections, but we ll have to wait for the final review. Bike It: Special Program after our meeting on April 24 By Nick Mercurio Bike Educator Tom Polk is a life-long cyclist and enjoys road cycling and commuting as well as mountain biking. He has been teaching safe biking skills at the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County since Tom initiated the Y s Bike It! program for youth aged 10-14, and leads summer bike camps, afterschool programs, bike rodeos and other educational programs. He also created the Y s bike donation and reuse program known as Lend-A-Wheel. He partners with many organizations to provide bike safety education in the community, including the Kingston School District, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, the Mid-Hudson Health and Safety Institute, the Kingston Department of Parks and Recreation and the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County. Tom is a certified Ride Leader through the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) and is also a League Cycling Instructor with the League of American Bicyclists. Other cycling activities include chairing the Tour De Kingston Organizing Committee for the past five years and active membership in the advocacy group Bike Friendly Kingston. Tom is past chair of the Kingston Complete Streets Advisory Council and participates on many transportation related committees. See you on the 24 th. Nick Mercurio See the race run results and scoring on next page:

6 Ladies Last Name First Name Course Result Handicap Individual Race Team TSSC Total Kenney Sharon Yellow Blue Ziegenfelder Diana Yellow Blue Bailey Mille Yellow Blue Olivet Jackie Yellow Blue Balthazar Kathleen Yellow Blue Gersbach Sylvia Yellow Blue Men Place Kobziar Yuri Yellow Blue Bailey Tyler Yellow Blue Ziegenfelder Dale Yellow Blue Fletcher Rob Yellow Blue Wingard Steve Yellow Blue Viglielmo Kealey Yellow Blue Dekoskie Jeff Yellow Blue Bailey Mark Yellow Blue Wise David Yellow Blue Sternberg Holger Yellow Blue

7 Weekly Bike Rides These rides are organized by fellow club members and are not sponsored or sanctioned by the club. Mountain Bike Rides (starts April 2 nd ) Wednesdays: We meet at Trapps lower parking lot every Wednesday, biking at Mohonk. Rides leave at 5:30 till about 8pm. Followed by beer, soda and pizza at Village Pizza. We have both B and C groups riding now, neither group will leave anybody behind. Contact Rick Fick to get on his distribution list rjjee@msn.com or Hybrid Bike Rides (starts April 30 th ) Mondays: Hudson Valley Rail Trails Rides: (C-level or slower rides). The rides start at 6 PM. Each Monday we rotate between: Tony Williams park in Highland. Page Lumber (Rte 55 in POK) Boces in New Paltz Rosendale Hurley All beginners welcomed. Don't forget we tailgate after the ride, so feel free to bring something to share. Contact Rick Fick to get on his distribution list rjjee@msn.com or Road Bike Rides Thursdays: The rides start from Dietz Stadium will start Thursday April 12th at 5:30pm. and are typically from 25 to 38 miles. Happy Hours A few times a month, the club members meet at an area bar or eatery. Join us for a couple of hours of libation and friendly conversation. Check for last minute changes on our Website at trailsweepers.org/calendar.html April 6 Ship to Shore, 15 West Strand St, Kingston 20 Keegan Ales, 20 St. James St, Kingston Upcoming Events Check for last minute changes on our Website at trailsweepers.org/calendar.html Regular Meetings: At 7:30 PM on 2 nd and 4 th Tuesdays of the month at TONY'S PIZZERIA, 582 Broadway, Kingston. May vary during holiday months. April 10 Meeting. Election s Night. 24 Meeting. BIKE-IT special program For $ale 2004 BMW R1150RS Motorcycle. $4200. Mint condition. Low mileage. Full luggage. More info and pictures on Display.aspx?lid=7639 Contact: Daniel Desmedt. daniel@desmedt.net We will switch to 6 pm the first Thursday in May. There are several ability groups B, B+ and C. Jim Tomassetti is the contact: jtskirat@gmail.com or

September The Annual Kick-Off Dinner & Dance Party Saturday November 17 th at the Stonehedge Restaurant in West Park Mark your calendar.

September The Annual Kick-Off Dinner & Dance Party Saturday November 17 th at the Stonehedge Restaurant in West Park Mark your calendar. Volume 67, Issue V Trail Sweepings The Newsletter of the Trailsweepers Snow & Sports Club, Inc. September 2018 www.trailsweepers.org John Brooks Memorial Picnic and Hike at North Lake Sunday, September