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1 DEDICATED TO PROMOTING RIDING IN THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK August 2014 Medina County Ohio MEETINGS: 1st Wednesday of the Month 6:30pm Social 7:00pm Meeting at Boston Store (Boston Mills Rd.) Cuyahoga Valley National Park President s Message 8-14 aka The reluctant trail rider Hello everyone, President Karen Knuth Karen.knuth@jtekt.com (440) Vice President Molly Eastwood mollyeastwood@aol.com (330) Treasurer Rosemary Young mohotta@prodigy.net (440) Secretary Roxanne Owens rollercade4fun@aol.com (330) Trail Committee Mike Andrea mlandrea03@yahoo.com (330) Patricia Vance pavancelaw@aol.com (330) Jack Weese jack4ohc@att.net H: (440) C: (216) The August meeting had Patty Stevens with the Conservancy come and give us an update on the fundraising for Table Top-it is going a little slow, but we are horse owners, therefore we don t have a lot of money hanging around. However if you could scrape up some cash please consider donating it to the Conservancy so that Table Top can finally be opened after all these years. Would also like to thank Lorain County OHC for their generous donation to the fund. Enjoyed hearing about Dianna and Sam s adventures at Barkcamp. Sam took off on Dianna and was missing for 1 ½ hours-he was found in a parking lot, safe and sound, but poor Dianna was panicked for a while. Don t forget the clam bake is coming-get your reservations in. My 2 year old filly at the track- Ticketoutofhere-has had 2 official workouts and needs just one more to be eligible to race. Really looking forward to that-it has been too long since I had something running. Enjoy the sunshine and don t forget to keep track of your trail miles. Karen Knuth, MOHC President PAGE 1 OF 10

2 Jack s Stall We had a super work session August 9 th. 14 MOHC members and friends helped build a section of turnpike on the Valley Trail by the beaver dam bridge. It looks great. As usual Karen served up a fine lunch which was enjoyed by all of the volunteers and Jeff and Chad of the CVNP. Linda and I along with Kim McAninch and Dianna Weaver had a very nice time at the Gibby Memorial Ride the first weekend in August. Quite a few trail projects were completed. Jack Preece of Guernsey County was the 2014 Gibby Award winner. The brand new 24 by 40 pavilion was dedicated to Larry Matthews in honor of his longtime service. It was a very special evening. Campfire entertainment was provided by Kim when she was attacked by a rabid wolf. She can really squeal. Although I am the ride manager Linda and I were able to kick back and enjoy the weekend. Several wonderful OHC members have stepped up and assumed most of the responsibilities associated with the ride. Linda and I thank them from the bottom of our hearts. Two Spot, the horse that I have on loan from Gussie Anderson, while Willie is on pasture rest is a very dependable mount and a super trail horse. We walks just as fast as Willie but is more laid back and happy to be anyplace with a group of horses. Front, middle or bringing up the rear he is a happy horse. The next Fun & Fellowship MOHC Saturday day ride is August 23. The scheduled ride is Wetmore Trailhead to Boston Store. We will get to ride the turnpike that was built August 9 th. A large turnout would be nice. Thought for the month: I may not be good looking, but I make up for it with my dazzling lack of personality. As always: May your equine friend be with you as you traverse the trails of life. Jack Weese, MOHC gopher. Free to good home Registered Spanish Mustangs 18 yr., mare, grulla, retired endurance, yr.,red roan with corn spots, mare, trail riding, 14.0 James Prueter, mustangsdreamer@yahoo.com PAGE 2 OF 10

3 Big Dee s Tack and Vet Supply New Loca:on 9440 State Route 14, Streetsboro, OH or sales@bigdeeweb.com Medina OHC Members, Please ask for Big Dee Bonus Bucks when you purchase full price merchandise in- store or online. When you check out ask for Medina OHC Bonus Bucks. The Medina Code is MDOH Earn Bonus Bucks for Medina County OHC. Thank you Big Dee s and our members (Remember - Bonus Bucks do not apply on Warehouse Sales) PAGE 3 OF 10

4 A big thank you goes to all of our enthusiastic volunteers. You are the best of the best Medina Chapter OHC Thank you 2014 Supporters Please offer your thanks and patronage to those listed below: ALADDIN S Eatery Fairlawn, 3895 Medina Rd., Fairlawn, OH 44333, , AMANDA SKULINA, LICENSED PARELLI PROFESSIONAL, Medina, OH, AQUA POOLS, Retail Store Location: 1996 N. Cleveland-Massillon Rd., Akron, OH 44333, , Request Service AVALON FARM, Nancy Varley, 7716 Wooster Pike Rd., Seville, Ohio BIG DEE S TACK AND VET SUPPLY, 9998 State Route 43, Streetsboro, OH 44241(800) , (330) , Fax: (330) , sales@bigdweb.com JOANNE H. BRIGGS M.D. INC., OPTHAMOLOGY, Summit Medical Plaza, 3600 W. Market St., Suite 100, Fairlawn, OH 44333, , DoctorJoJo@aol.com BUEHLER S MEDINA, 3626 Medina Rd., Medina, OH, 44256, (330) C. MARTIN TRUCKING, Solid Waste & Recycling-Residential, Commercial & Industrial, 5604 Lafayette Rd., Medina, OH 44256, (330) Provided manure dumpster for the Celebration Ride and can for you too CHRISTOPHERS HAIR AND NAIL SALON, 127 Ghent Rd., Fairlawn, OH 44333, CLIPITY-CLOP, Chippewa Rd., Rt. 82 at Riverview Rd., Brecksville, OH 44141, , , CONSERVANCY FOR CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, 1403 W. Hines Hill Rd., Peninsula, OH 44264, (330) CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Vaughn Rd., Brecksville, OH, 44141, EQUISSENTIALS, 3200 Chestnut St., Oneonta, NY (800) , GIANT EAGLE FAIRLAWN HALE FARM AND VILLAGE, 2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath, OH 44210, HILLTOP CUSTOM EMBROIDERY, Kathy Kinstler, Sharon Copley Rd., Medina, OH, 44256, KENDALL HILLS CLAY STUDIO, Carrie Adams Smith, (by appointment), 4669 Quick Rd., Peninsula, OH 44264, McBRIDE HORSESHOEING, Lori McBride AFA Certified Farrier, LAURELANDHEATH@hotmail.com, MEDINA COUNTY CHAPTER OHIO HORSEMAN S COUNCIL, MEDINA FARMERS EXCHANGE, 320 S. Court St. Medina, OH 44256, MOLLY EASTWOOD CELEBRATION RIDE TEE-SHIRTS BLANKET MUSTARD SEED MARKET and CAFÉ MONTROSE NAIL PREMIER, 3871 Medina Rd., Fairlawn, Ohio 44333, pedi and mani NERVOUS DOG COFFEE BAR 1530 W. Market Street, Akron, OH 44313, 4161 Steels Point, Stow, OH PETS PAJAMAS - FAIRLAWN, 3893 Medina Rd., Akron, OH 44333, , The RAIL local burgers, 3265 West Market St., Akron, OH 44333, RAIL (72450) REUSS GRIFFITHS EQUINE PHOTOGRAPHY, reussg@yahoo.com, RICHFIELD ART STUDIO, Sarah Costic, 3838 Brecksville Rd., Richfield, OH 44286, , sarah@richfieldartstudio.com ROYAL WIRE, York Delta Dr., N. Royalton, OH 44133, (440) , Fax (440) , PAGE 4 OF 10

5 SAM S CLUB-CUYAHOGA FALLS, 1189 Buchholzer Blvd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH, (330) SHELL STATION - WHEATLEY ROAD, 3907 Wheatley Rd., Richfield, OH SHERRY EUCKER, NATURAL HOOF PRACTITIONER, Certified by the AANHC, Barefoot Trimming (216) , bratlikeu@yahoo.com AMANDA SKULINA, LICENSED PARELLI PROFESSIONAL, Medina, OH, SMITH BROS., 3087 Marks Rd., Medina, OH 44256, (330) , SNODGRASS EYE CARE, 2872 W. Market, Ste. C, Fairlawn, OH 44333, , TAVERNE OF RICHFIELD, 3960 Broadview Rd., Richfield, OH 44286, TERRY LUMBER SUPPLY, 1710 W. Mill Street, Peninsula, OH 44264, Akron , Cleveland TRAIL MIX - BOSTON, 1565 Boston Mills Road, Peninsula, OH 44264, (330) Thanks to the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, this nice little store is just off the Towpath Trail in the village of Boston. It s a great place to buy a drink or snack and take a break or purchase a special CVNP gift. TRAIL MIX - PENINSULA, 1600 W. Mill Street, Peninsula, OH 44264, A nature inspired gift shop & welcome center run by the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. VALLEY TACK, 6780 Center Rd., St. Rt. 303, PO Box 291, Valley City, OH 44280, (330) PATRICIA A. VANCE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 544 White Pond Dr., Akron, OH Pavancelaw@aol.com JACK WEESE, QUALITY LEATHER REPAIR, 345 Buckeye Dr., Berea, OH (440) , jack4ohc@att.net Special thanks go to Medina OHC Members and Friends who have generously donated time, money, merchandise and auction items to the success of all of our Medina OHC events. We sincerely thank all of you Many thanks go to the following: Gussie Anderson, Mike Andrea, Carm Charnas, Peggy Costic, Wayne Crouse, Debbie Donner, Molly Eastwood, Sherry Eucker, Hugh Freeman, Reuss Griffiths, Susan Hale, Dr. Pam Hess, Jonathan Hughes, Louise Harting, Hank Keyes, Kim McAninch, Lori McBride, Becky McCarty, Cathy McClure, Mary Ann McKeever, Beverly Rawlings, Stacy Sadar, Dan and Kathy Schmidt, Becky Sheryak, Jenny, Hannah, Chris and Tim Stein, Carolyn Sullivan, Joyce Tretow, Patricia Vance, Nancy Varley, Dianna Weaver, Ansel Weese, Jack Weese, Linda Weese, Pam Weese, Rosemary Young, as well as many others who work on the trails and help with event setups and more. You are the best Also, many thanks to the park personnel in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park for their many efforts to maintain the bridle/hiking trails and their help with our many events. We appreciate your fine work. Our team is committed to providing comprehensive Insurance and Retirement solutions. We base our services on the needs of our customers. Our strategy results in a high percentage of repeat and referred customers. We eagerly await the opportunity to earn your trust to deliver you with the best service in the country, while preparing you for the unpredictable. PAGE 5 OF 10

6 AUGUST 2014 TRAIL REPORT The volunteers assembled at Robinson at 8:30am.. This morning, Peggy Costic left her fine equine steed at home and cruised in on her gorgeous black and chrome Harley. (too many steeds not enough time) The August 9 project was repair of the Valley Trail in the area across from where Truxell Road ends at AP Road. Flat stones and wood framing was staged at the top of the hill on that area of the trail. The flat part starting at the bottom of the hill was always muddy. Cloth was laid down, the frame was carefully lined up including checking with a level. On this were Peggy Costic, Becky Sheryak, Wayne Crouse and Rosemary Young. Once that was done, Jack Weese, Greg Monsanty, Jeff Pettigrew and Chad Marks, drilled holes through the wood at the precise locations, Sheila Rizer was one of the folks who started the rebar in to the hole after which she began the work of pounding the rebar down using a device with a handle on each side placed on top of the rebar. Joining in pounding in rebar were Caleb Earnshaw, Hannah Stein, Chris Stein, Greg Monsanty and all these folks also used heavy sledge hammers to get the job done. Was like watching an Olympic competition Awesome skill and power Jeff and Chad had done all the prep work to line up the job on Thursday and Friday, staging all the material at the site. The work site was from the south end of the small bridge to the bottom of the hill. After the first two frames and cloth were set Chad proceeded to bring in the large stone that forms the base of the trail tread. Helping to smooth out the stone were Molly Eastwood, Rosemary Young and Patricia Vance. After all the large stone was installed then Chad and Jeff brought in dirt with small stone in it for the top surface of the trail. Louise Harting, Molly Eastwood, Bonnie Bennington, Patricia Vance, Hannah Stein, and Chris Stein cleared a drainage area at the bottom of the hill that carries water from the east to the west side of the trail and over into a wetland area. After clearing and properly grading the area so that water could flow downhill, the group set in flat stones to form a hardened path for the water to run over on its way across the trail. This provides a solid surface for horses to step on and avoids creating mud holes. This crew had much debate and discussion in their quest for perfection and utilizing advanced puzzle solving skills in order to set each stone at the optimal position. All of the folks for sure were having a great time and laughing and joking while getting the job done. The entire project was completed to perfection All tools and equipment were picked up and taken out and everyone headed back to Robinson for lunch. Karen Knuth provided a fine lunch of pizza, salad, and watermelon. Sheila Rizer contributed her fabulous banana bread. Support crew back at Robinson consisted of Hugh Freeman and Linda Weese. On July 26, Jeff arranged for Chad to bring material to the site in order to repair the mud area at bottom of short hill on Riding Run that is just above the creek crossing of the loop. As this is very near the connector road, the material was staged on the roadside, Chad brought the tractor with the loader and most of the work was done with the tractor and loader. As you know, our volunteers often go out on days other than the regular monthly sessions to take care of some smaller matters. Most of the folks who were contacted were not available so only Patricia showed up. So another repair to one of our beloved trails has been accomplished. That area is now nice and solid and should be so for years to come In September our session will be on National Public Lands Day September 27. The public is invited to this one. The Park in cooperation with the Conservancy plans to do the same as was done for National Trails Day. All volunteers will park at Robinson. Our folks will be able to camp with horses on the front field only. Any non OHC volunteer who wishes to camp will be permitted to do that on Saturday night. They will camp in the back field as was done for National Trails Day. Two or three Park persons will also camp as well over Saturday night. Jeff Pettigrew is in charge of preparing everything needed for the project on that day. This includes staging materials. The project is improving Langes hill from the creek crossing to top of hill where trail is on flat ground. All volunteers will hike in from Robinson. There were over 120 volunteers on National Trails Day and as you all know, all the projects got done The goal for September 27 is to get the entire project done. The official time for this one is 11 am to 2pm. Our group will have some smaller projects to do before that starting at 8:30 am until 11 and then go to the main project. This has been a great year for horse trails The Park has really focused on fixing horse trails and for sure we equestrians truly appreciate it In October, the project is to open Tabletop Trail. On Make a Difference Day, October 25, the Conservancy and the Park will invite the public to come out and lend a hand with this one also. Thanks to the support of the Conservancy and our joint fund raising project for this trail, the Park will have the funds to keep Jeff, George and Chad on through near the end of November so this trail can be completed. (Trail Report continued on p.g. 7) PAGE 6 OF 10

7 (Trail Report Continued) At our quarterly meeting with the Park, Tom Toledo, who has been with the Park in maintenance for a number of years is filling in for Bill Zimmer s position, at your trail committee s inquiry, made it clear that our group, who is committed to providing funds for Tabletop, will be kept fully informed on the costs as the project progresses. Man hours are the biggest part of rebuilding the damaged parts of Tabletop. It will be Jeff Pettigrew, Chad Marks and George Lalos who will be doing this work. Without your donations to this fund raising project, these hard working men would be furloughed at the end of the season. Our funds will keep them on through November. Our club is dedicated to helping the National Park build and maintain the equestrian trails in the Park. We all enjoy these trails and appreciate them. Going back to the beginning of our club, none of these trails would be here without all the effort and dedication of our members. This is our Park and these are our beloved trails. Lorain chapter donated $500. All donations go to the Tabletop trail project. Make your check payable to the Conservancy for CVNP and send them to the Conservancy. Your donation will be tax deductible. A personal financial commitment is a demonstration of what you care about. Thanks to all of you Patricia Vance for the trail committee Announcement regarding the Medina OHC 2015 Elec:on of Officers Nomina.ng Commi1ee Members are: Linda Weese, lsweese@aol.com, , and Patricia Vance, pavancelaw@aol.com, Please contact Linda or Patricia if you are interested in running for President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer for the calendar year All officers must be elected at the November Mee.ng. Per the Medina OHC By- laws our current President, Vice President and Treasurer are eligible to run for office one more year on the second year of their 2- year eligibility if they so choose. The officer currently holding the Secretary posi.on has fulfilled the 2 year rule and so we will need a new Secretary for A slate of 2015 officer candidates from the nomina.ng commi1ee will be posted in the September Newsle1er. Keep in mind that any member may be nominated from the floor for any office at the Medina OHC November Mee.ng. Important Membership Information- Dues Increase for 2015 Dues for 2015 will increase by $5 for all membership types (regular, family and association). This increase was sanctioned by the state during this year s state meetings. New Rates: Individual - $25 with Liability Insurance - $45 Family - $35 with Liability Insurance - $75 Association - $35 Secondary will also increase Individual - $8 Family - $10 All membership forms for each county will be updated, so please be sure to wait until the newsletter includes the new membership form for 2015 before renewing your membership. This should occur in September. The individual chapters will benefit in that we will get to keep an additional $1 for individual memberships and $2 for family. Rosemary Young Your Friendly Membership Chair PAGE 7 OF 10

8 2014 MOHC State Ride and Pig Roast Thanks to the efforts of many, many volunteers the 2014 MOHC State Ride and Pig Roast was a huge success. I won t try to name everyone because if I miss someone I would feel bad. However; I must name a few key players. Tim Stein, Hugh Freeman and Louise Harding headed up the food. Peggy Costic and Becky Sheryak did the club store, silent auction and were official greeters. Jonathan Hughes outdid himself sell the tickets. Linda Weese took care of reservations and semi kept me in line. I was able to get everyone parked and moved in with no drama or trauma and no one got stuck at move out time. That is always good. We had almost 50 rigs in Robinson Field. It did not feel too crowded but I would not want to try to park any more rigs than that. I try to make sure that any rig can pull out at any time without having to move any other rigs. The weather was perfect except for a little rain on Sunday morning which wasn t enough to deter folks from riding. Many of our guests commented that they could see how much work has gone into our trails and that they loved riding them. The food was excellent. This year we did pork shoulders and butts instead of a whole hog. Much less waste than with a whole hog. Besides I was never able to auction off the head. A mighty fine breakfast was served Sunday morning. We also had hot dogs and baked beans on Friday evening. Thank you to our Food Chairmen Tim Stein and Louise Harting with partner Hugh Freeman. The folks riding the moonlight ride Friday evening had a good time. They went to the Covered Bridge and beyond to points farther west. They found that a bunch of horses on the Covered Bridge make a lot of noise and that the section of the Valley Trail between the rail road tracks and Everett Road can be quite dark under the tree cover before the moon comes up. Everyone came back smiling. The silent auction and club clothing store were very popular with our guests. The silent auction and the raffle earned quite a bit of money for the club. Thank you Peggy Costic, Becky Sheryak, Jonathan Hughes and all those who donated items. Kat Slavik s father, Lou won the which he then donated back to MOHC. Thank you, Lou. Brenda Montandon and her strummin friends provided old-time acoustic music after dinner. Thank you all for an enjoyable evening. We had guests from 16 county chapters and guest one from PA. That was a very good representation of OHC Chapters. It was so nice to see so many old friends and to make new ones. Thanks to all of you who came to the ride. You were all there to have a really good time and I think you did. Cindy Barnett from Montgomery County traveled the farthest to get to the ride. Cindy is the State OHC Grievance Committee Chairman and my helper with the OHC State Rides. Back in the day, Cindy started the State Rides. Arden Sims of Washington County enjoyed a ride on Two Spot, my loaner trail horse. Arden is a candidate for the State President position at the election this coming November. My friend Gussie Anderson of Hocking County was unable to attend. Her stepson Danny was ill with a summer flu bug and was not able to bring Gussie to the ride. For many years Gussie was the State Trail Rides chairman. Many folks were asking about her. My little trail horse Willie is on pasture rest at her farm. A big thank you goes to our trail work volunteers, field prep crew, set-up crew, tear-down crew, food helpers and servers, the registration crew, and everyone else that helped with all of the many details to put on the event. We couldn t have the ride without your help and dedication. We also wish to thank the CVNP staff for their help getting Robinson Field into tip-top shape, clearing down trees at the last moment and their continuous work maintaining and improving the bridle trails. I believe that this was the best State Ride that MOHC has ever hosted. I have heard nothing but positive comments about the ride. MOHC members have much to be proud of. Jack Weese, MOHC 2014 State Ride Manager. OHC KIDS are the BEST Many thanks go to our Medina OHC Youth Members who camped for the weekend and helped with the Medina OHC State Ride. They are: Hannah Stein, Talia Stewart (Hannah s friend), Chris Stein, Grace Hlavin and Taylor Sypherd. Thanks kids PAGE 8 OF 10

9 CLAM%BAKE%and%FUN%GALA% October 3, 4, 5, % MEDINA COUNTY CHAPTER OHC % ROBINSON FIELD IN CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK Friday 10/3 1:00 pm Field Opens, Primitive Camping $10.00 for the weekend, Horse water, Ride the beautiful Cuyahoga Valley NP Bridle Trails. 7:30 pm If the stars line up, a possible evening ride. Saturday 10/5 10/4 Guided rides on request Play with fun Obstacles in and around the Field." Gear up for Halloween with an early Costume Contest 4:30 pm Horse, Dog, People Costume Contest 5:30 PM - CLAM BAKE Please bring a dessert to share and your own beverage. Coffee will be provided. CAMPFIRE at DUSK Sunday 10/5: Ride on your own. Field closes at 4:00 PM. Please remove all manure and loose hay from your site and take it home with you. Have a safe trip home. For more info: Reuss Griffiths , reussg@yahoo.com, Jack Weese Home , Cell jack4ohc@att.net CLAM BAKE --- $TBA per BAKE - INCLUDES 1 DOZEN CLAMS, ½ CHICKEN, CORN ON THE COB, YAM or POTATO, COLESLAW, ROLL AND BUTTER. CLAM LOVERS -- Add on to your bake: Extra dozen clams $7.00 CLAM HATERS Please indicate below on the reservation form if you do NOT want your clams. No price break. Reservation Deadline is Monday---- September 29th Please print neatly List your OHC Chapter(s) NAME(S) CAMPING YES NO PHONE HOME CELL NUMBER OF DINNERS X $25.00 = NUMBER of EXTRA DOZ. CLAMS X $7.00= NUMBER OF RIGS CAMPING X $10.00= TOTAL ENCLOSED (Indicate one yam or one potato for each dinner) Indicate # YAMS or # POTATOES If you are NOT using your bag of clams, indicate number of NO CLAMS WANTED Please make checks payable to Medina OHC Mail to: Reuss Griffiths, 4051 Wyoga Lake Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH PAGE 9 OF 10

10 NEWSLETTER Article Deadline10:00pm Friday after the Monthly General Meeting Rosemary Young (440) If you have received donations, you need to get the Business Card to Jack Weese for inclusion in the newsletter Advertising Deadline 1st of the Month MOHC members get business card size ad for FREE Horse Boarding Richfield Private 10 stall barn with indoor arena. Full care.pasture Turnout; Close to Hinckley Bridal Trails Discount on board for barn help (cleaning stalls one day a week) $350 per month Please Call Newsletter Editor: Adam@Chalasinski.com Environmental Engineering Student at U. of Cincinnati 345 Buckeye Dr, Berea, OH PAGE 10 OF 10