SCHUSS THE GREAT. LEXINGTON SKI & SPORTS CLUB/May, May Meeting: Skiing Whitefish Montana!! May 5, Ramseys Restaurant 151 West Zandale

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1 THE GREAT SCHUSS LEXINGTON SKI & SPORTS CLUB/May, 2015 May Meeting: Skiing Whitefish Montana!! May 5, 2015 Ramseys Restaurant 151 West Zandale Program will be presented by Yvette Hurt who will share pictures and discuss skiing at Whitefish, Montana. For anyone considering the OVSC trip there in 2016, this will be a great opportunity to learn more about what this destination has to offer! May Birthdays Jerrel Greer May 7 Social time will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

2 Executive VP Report 2016 trips!! The OVSC Western trips have now been finalized. The January trip will be to Whitefish, Montana, January 16-23, The second trip will be to Alyeska, Alaska, February 27-March 5, The European trip will be to Solden, Austria, but dates have not been set at this point. We are currently looking into trips to Utah; Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado; and the Powder Highway (Revelstoke, Kicking Horse, Red Mountain), British Columbia. OHIO VALLEY SKI COUNCIL SUMMIT ACTIVITIES! JUNE th For additional information and to register, visit the Cincinnati Ski Club web page: Friday June 12 Friday Golf Outing: California Golf Course, 5924 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati, OH Tee times start at 11:30am. Friday Welcome Reception: Hilton Netherland Cincinnati, 35 West Fifth St, Cincinnati, OH :30pm Saturday June 13 Saturday morning has 3 options or just explore the city: Bike ride starting at 8am. Segway Tour of the Riverfront 8:00-10:00am. The cost is $42 and limited to 20 people. The tour starts at The Garage at the corner of Vine St. and Central Parkway. After a 20 minute instruction the ride goes through the Central Business District south to Sawyer Point and the Bicentennial Commons, to Yeatman s Cove, Serpentine Wall and Friendship Park before gliding across the Purple People Bridge to Kentucky and finally returning to Cincinnati and The Garage. After the tour, a great option for lunch is Findlay Market which is nearby. The group will be divided into 3 smaller groups with a guide leading each group. Participants are required to wear helmets (provided or bring own bicycle helmet). Tours are cancelled in case of bad weather and the cost is refunded. Underground Brewery Tour 9:30-11:00am. The cost is $24 and limited to 50 people. The Lager Tour starts at historic Findlay Market at the Over-the-Rhine Biergarten. Walking up Elm Street, tour guests will learn how German

3 immigrants built the densely populated neighborhoods, which precipitated their great thirst for beer. Walking past the original Christian Moerlein brewery complex, guests will learn about this historic preprohibition brewery that once was one of the largest in the country. Guests continue to the Sohn/Clyffside Brewhouse, one of the most stellar examples of brewery architecture in the city, where they will see the ornate high-bay brewing spaces inside. The final stop is deep under the Jackson brewery, venturing through to the massive network of lagering cellars in the Clifton hillside. We return to the Biergarten to end the tour, where a cold beer is included in your ticket price, to quench your thirst like the Germans of old. Saturday afternoon will start out with 3 break-out sessions 12:30-2:30pm. Topics will include Traveling the World How to do a Trip from A-Z, and the other 2 topics are TBD. Saturday Summit Vendor Show is 3:00-5:30pm. There will be representatives from ski resorts and tour operators to help plan trips. Saturday evening a cocktail hour from 6-7pm. Dinner and Western Trip Presentations are 7-9pm. Saturday evening Dance 9pm-12am. The dance is included in the Summit registration or is $10 for those who would like to attend the dance only. Sunday June 14 Sunday morning breakfast is 8:00-10:00am with the International Trip Presentations at 9:00 a.m. Sunday Breakout Sessions 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Session topics will be: Presidents, North American Trips, International Trips, Racing, Summer Trips, Membership/Hospitality/Social. Sunday Closing session 11:30-12:00. Summit conclusion and drawings for the large prizes.

4 Board Notes The May board meeting will be WEDNESDAY, May 13, 2015 at 6:30 pm, at Linda Gorman s home. Members may attend any meeting of the board by notifying any board member advance. Contact Linda at lsgorm0@uky.edu for directions if you would like to attend. LSSC Officers and Directors PRESIDENT - LINDA GORMAN lsgorm0@uky.edu PAST PRESIDENT - JANET GRAHAM JONES jgjones@uky.edu SECRETARY-DAN GEIGER dangeiger17@gmail.com EXEC VP-HOWARD GLAUERT hglauert@uky.edu TREASURER-CHARLIE LISLE clisle1512@aol.com SOCIAL - JANET GRAHAM JONES jgjones@uky.edu MEMBERSHIP-CECILE MCKINNEY cilkyus@yahoo.com WEB MASTER-DAVID MORRISON davidaaronmorrison@gmail.com NEWSLETTER- ANNETTE RIEHLE asr817@windstream.net RACING-DIANNA MILLER hagski@aol.com PRESIDENT-ELECT-

5 Picnic with the Pops LSSC members interested in attending Picnic with the Pops, at Keeneland on August 15, should contact Janet Jones As of this writing, the official web page states: Update on this year s special guest coming soon! As always, a table decorating contest will be featured! Members News This section will provide a place for LSSC members who would like to share news or events with the club. This does not have to be limited to skiing. For example, it could include other sports activities as well as individual events (e.g., retirement, new addition to family etc.). Please submit a request, specifics of news/event to be shared, and your contact information to: Annette Riehle (asr817@windstream.net) by the 15 th of the month for inclusion in the next newsletter. LSSC website: