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Huntsville Ski Club March 2003 The nominating committee proposes the following candidates for the HSC Board of Directors for the coming year: President Sonny Norville Vice President Phil Hollister

1 Huntsville Ski Club March 2003 The nominating committee proposes the following candidates for the HSC Board of Directors for the coming year: President Sonny Norville Vice President Phil Hollister Secretary Carla Knight Treasurer Carl Case Social Nan Case Training Fred Killmeyer Recreation Christie Buck Local Trips Bob Breeden Western Trips George Cass Publicity Jim Hall Newsletter Barbara Hitt Membership Laurali Hollister ourworld.cs.com/hsvskiclub Election night will be at the regular HSC meeting in March. If anyone would like to be added to the candidate list, contact a member of the nominating committee. Further nominations will also be accepted from the floor on election night. (Note that any nominees must have agreed in advance to accept the position.) Your HSC 2003 Nominating Committee: Lloyd Marks Deanna Klusendorf Ina Jenkins Sue Chatham Joyce Howell Beautiful Vail, Colorado (See pages 8 & 9 for more ski pictures) Next Ski Club Meeting: Wednesday, Mar.19, 7:00PM at the Hilton, Board Meeting at 6:00 PM 1

2 It s time to turn out the lights, the party s over for this board. Do you remember who use to sing that on Monday nights? I want to thank my board for doing a great job this past year and say it was a pleasure serving with you. Your cooperation was nothing short of exceptional and I appreciate it! Good luck to the new board. I know you will do just as well or better. Thanks to the nominating committee. You were quick, thorough, and fair. Job well done! And thanks for nominating me From the Pres... In the Flakey. for VP (cause I m going to tell my fish story next year!) Make sure you attend the March meeting to vote in the new board. Show your support for them that night and throughout the next year. Months ago I asked you to step up to the plate and help out when asked. Many of you did. Just about everyone I asked to help did and I sincerely thank you. Remember, It s your future be there. See ya, Phill Hollister New Board Nominees 1 Ski Trips & Shoals Corner 3 Training 4 Social 5 Recreation 6 Fall Creek Falls Trip & Fort Walton Beach Trip 7 Ski Trip Photos 8-9 Calendar 10 Officers & Membership Application 11 Shoals Corner by Don Aston We had a great turnout At the Super Bowl cookout at Mike and Vickie Dotson's! Sure was fun! We had a good turnout at our February meeting. Lynn Simms brought his mother Katherine as a guest. We always enjoy having Katherine join us, plus she makes Lynn behave himself. Well, almost. Kaye Durrett is working to put things in place for Nantahala in July and should have details at the cookout at Jennifer Aston's parents lake home on March 1. Reservations usually have to be made in March at the campground, so anyone going will have to be at the cookout or call Kaye Durrett shortly afterwards. The cookout March 1 is a Mardi Gras theme cookout, so we should have some good Cajun food. Randy Myers and Karen Wood have volunteered to bring Cajun music and will teach Zydeco dancing at the cookout for anyone who wants to give it a try. Directions to the cookout were given out at the meeting. Jim Durrett announced the Kiwanis Pancake Day on Feb. 28 and March 1, and reminded folks that showing up right at closing time might mean you won't get any pancakes! Wendy Trousdale, Linda Walsh's daughter-in-law came to the meeting with her husband Brian and their two children to give a (Continued on page 3) 2

3 Ski Trips As of this last week in of February, three HSC ski trips have been successfully completed (Switzerland, Vail, and Monarch), one trip is out now (the NASA trip to Big Mountain), one leaves this weekend (Lake Tahoe), and the last trip to Grand Targhee leaves March 23. Reports have been good and everybody seems to be having lots of fun, even the ones who don't ski. My first time skiing Vail, all I can say it is huge, almost overwhelming (front side, back side, new side, etc., etc.) and Vail Village is very European. Such a variety of runs. No wonder it is rated #1. Monarch was fantastic. Powder snow every day. Jack (Vail) and Sue (Monarch) were superb trip coordinators as are all of our ski trip coordinators. They all deserve more credit and thanks than we can possibly give them. Please let them know that you appreciate their efforts. Be sure and attend the March meeting and hear all of the exciting trip reports. Phil Lindsey, Western Trip Coordinator Grand Targhee March 23-30,2002 (AEA week) Charlie Ross, , charlie_ross@knology.net We potentially have space available on this wonderful trip! Pre Trip Party scheduled on March 15 at 6:00 pm Please submit articles for April Flakey to Barbara Hitt at bghitt1@comcast.net by March 25. (Shoals Corner cont d.) presentation on the March of Dimes WalkAmerica on April 5 at UNA in Florence. Their oldest child, Heather, was born extremely premature, and Wendy showed a video of still pictures taken from Heather's birth through her coming home from the hospital in Birmingham after 5 months. Wendy did a great job, and we were all really moved by her story. Premature birth is the leading cause of infant death. Through the March of Dimes research, a test was found that enabled Wendy to know that her second child would also be premature unless certain steps were taken! This is a great opportunity to join our friends and help a worthy cause also. More details will be available at the next meeting, but anyone can call Linda Walsh to get information! Linda did say the walk will be a little longer this year, but if Linda can do it, anyone can! The next cookout is at the Durrett's on March 22 at 6 PM. This is a Texas Independence Day theme, so nice comfy Western wear is it! Our next meeting is on March 20. Peggy McCloy will be our leader! The Shoals group could not secure suitable accomodations the same dates as the official sanctioned Ski Club trip of October Therefore, anyone in the Ski Club who wishes to eat, fellowship, eat, hike, eat, shop, and eat this fall in new condos about a mile west of Pigeon Forge, please contact Bill Nelson. The tentative cost of the trip, including most food, is $130, based on two per bedroom. We will spend the first night on Thursday, November 13 and return home Nov. 16. Each of the two condos which have been reserved so far have 5 bedrooms and 4 baths, pool table, ho t tub, screened in porch and nice livinig and dining areas, along with good parking. Reserve your place ASAP and see the Christmas lights in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. 3

4 TRAINING HIKING Hiking is a great way to get ready for the ski season! Come join us at the Hiker s Parking Lot in Monte Sano State Park at 1:15PM, leaving at 1:25PM sharp! Hiking boots are recommended along with water and a snack. Hikes usually last about 2 hours. Contact Fred Killmeyer, , fkillmeyer@comcast. net for more information. TENNIS We play tennis every Saturday morning at 9:00 AM at the Huntsville High School courts weather permitting. All levels are encouraged to join us for mixed-doubles, 30 minute round robin sessions, lasting a total of approximately two hours. Call Kathy French, for more information. BIKING/BLADING The regularly scheduled bike/blade outings on Tuesday and Thursday evenings are over for this year. Special events will be posted by to those interested. Contact Fred Killmeyer, , fkillmeyer@comcast.net for more information. PRSM Fitness Center Ski Club members qualify for the group discount at PRSM. The PRSM facility is located across from Grissom HS and your workout routine can be designed by Mark Noble, well known sports consultant, at no additional cost. Mark has done numerous programs at ski club meetings and is also an avid skier! For a tour and/or more information call PRSM at Don't pass up these excellent opportunities to train.. If you are interested in adding other activities related to training or more information on our present activities contact Fred Killmeyer. And, now, Swimming! Anyone interested in swimming on Thursday at the Natatorium at 5:00PM, contact Fred Killmeyer. [Is there no limit to Fred s energy level?] 4

5 SOCIAL *Friday, March 5:30ish---West End Grill, located at the intersection of Rideout Road and Old Madison Pike. Meet for happy hour and/or dinner. *At the next meeting, there will be a sign-up calendar for Friday Night Cookouts. Please sign up early to get your weekend of preference. For those newer members who may not know, on Friday nights, starting when the weather warms up (usually April) and continuing throughout the summer, until the weather cools off (usually October), we have Friday Night Cookouts. A member volunteers to host the Club members at his/her house on a particular date. They provide grills, plates/ flatware/ice/sodas (for which the Club reimburses them $25) and members bring whatever they want to grill (if anything) and a vegetable or salad or dessert to share with others and BYOB. It s a good venue for making new friends or just spending time with old ones! I want to thank everyone for the opportunity to serve as your Social Director this year and wish the best to the new Social Director. You have been a great group to work with! I want to give a special thanks to all of you out there who made my job so much easier by volunteering to host cookouts/parties in your homes, who sold tickets and/or helped with decorating for special events, who participated in the social events in any capacity. Thank you, you are great! Freda Smith, Social Director 5

6 RECREATION Ballroom Dancing: Every Tuesday evening at Skate Odyssey on South Parkway, Ballroom dancing is taught at 7:30 PM. A new dance is taught each month. Cost is $4.00. Cajun/Zydeco Dancing - the 2nd and 4th Wed. of each month at TUNES KARAOKE, 7 PM - 8:30 PM University Dr. Free Cajun/Zydeco Sat., March 8th - Mardi Gras Dance, Knights of Columbus, 8-11PM, 7:15 pm Free beginners lesson. Admission $12 Sunday Easy Bike Ride to Mullins : The Spring City Cycle Club meets at Winn Dixie on Whitesburg Dr. at 9:15AM and rides to Mullins for breakfast and returns to Winn Dixie, about 16 miles round trip. They ride back streets, very little traffic. For more information call Mary Ann (Louise) Johnson, or Monty (Thelma) Dobbins March CZC'S FIFTH ANNUAL BAMA BAYOU BOOGIE WEEKEND - Dance workshops plus Tim's Crawfish Festival on Sat. March 29 5pm-11pm. featuring Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Cha';s and Damon Troy and Louisiana Beat. For more information call April 12 (Sat.) CZC Dance with Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers (zydeco), 8-11, free beginner lesson at 7:15, $12, Knight's of Columbus on Leeman Ferry. BEGINNERS SWING SPECIAL REVIEW & MAKE- UP LESSON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27 TH : Vince Guarin & Mary Jo Blount taught Single-Step swing lessons in January and Triple-Step swing lessons in February at Elks Lodge #1648, 725 Franklin St. If you have taken any of these lessons, come on out and Vince & Mary Jo will review/teach as many steps as possible in this extra-long 1½ hour lesson (7:30-9:00 pm). This is your chance to make-up a few of the steps you may have missed or to review those you may have forgotten. Vince and Mary Jo will also be asking you for your input to determine if there is sufficient interest in the Ski Club to continue with dance lessons in the future. Cost for this lesson is $3 per person. Thursday is Chicken Night at the Elks, so come at least an hour or so earlier and enjoy a meal and a drink (at very reasonable prices) before the lesson. For further information call Vince 6

7 LOCAL TRIPS Fall Creek Falls, Tennessee May 2nd and 3rd Active, fun weekend at beautiful Fall Creek Falls, TN, May 2nd and 3rd. Hiking, bicycling, tennis, canoeing, horseback riding, and golf are all available. I have reserved 6 villas, which would comfortably accommodate 6 (2 per bedroom) and 3 Landside cabins for 4 people each (2 per bedroom). That's a total of 48 spots. There are also camp sites available for anyone interested in a more "rustic" accommodation. Cost of a villa is $ (including tax) per night, split between 6; and cost of a Landside villa is $ (including tax) per night, split by 4. Cost of camp site is $18.50 per night for first 2 people. Additional people (limit of 8) on same site are $.50 each. Please think about whom you would like to share villas or cabins with. One person from each accommodation will need to hold it with a credit card. Let me know when you have determined your cabin mates and I will give you further information on calling in to reserve your villa or cabin. If you'd like to go but don't know who you could share with, let me know and I'll try to match you up with some others. Deadline for reserving accommodation is March 25th. We would drive up on Friday, May 2nd. I understand the Friday night seafood buffet at the Inn is very good, so you may want to consider eating there. Meals are available at the Inn, or you want to bring your own food to prepare in the Villa and cabin fully-equipped kitchens. We will have a group cookout on Saturday evening at the Villa grills, so you will want to bring something to grill and something to share. Campers will take care of drinks, ice, plastic ware, napkins and any other nonperishable items. Hope to see you there! "christiebuck@hotmail.com" Christie Buck (256) FORT WALTON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TRIP MAY 23-26, 2003 Come and join in all the fun laying on the beach at beautiful Fort Walton Beach. We will be staying at the Surf Dweller Condos. All units have a beautiful front view of the ocean. The property also features an outdoor pool and tennis courts for you enjoyment. Cost will be $ per person staying in a two bedroom/two bath condo. Included in the price is the cost for the condo, pre-trip and beach party and sign-up fee. A non-refundable sign-up fee is $10.00 due at the March meeting. The balance and any cancellations must be made by May 1, Condos are filled on a first come/first serve basis. You are responsible for finding your own roommates and transportation. We will assist you as much as possible. Condos are not held until all space in unit are filled. If more than minimun number of people are in condo, all roommates and coordinator must agree to the arrangements. Send payments to Janet and David Emery, 131 Preswick Place, Huntsville, Al Phone: , Daveemery@earthlink.net Checks are made payable to the Huntsville Ski Club (No cash please). Please give me your name, phone, and roommates when mailing payments. SIGN-UP EARLY! THERE ARE ONLY 32 OPENINGS ON THIS TRIP!!! 7

8 Jack & Rita made the Vail trip special Linda & Bob Vail Village and the slopes Ron, Chris, & Lou Tom 8 Carolyn

The girls ski Monarch Monarch Limerick There is a young lady named

She can teach you to ski, and fill you with glee, and take care of

Ode to Cross-Country Cross-country skiing in the forest pristine,

9 The girls ski Monarch Monarch Limerick There is a young lady named Sue, who runs a great ski trip; it s true. She can teach you to ski, and fill you with glee, and take care of Charlie, too! Ode to Cross-Country Cross-country skiing in the forest pristine, silently gliding through Nature supreme. So come on, down-hill skiers, if you think you can last. But there won t be no chair lift; You haul your own a - - 9

10 Ski Club Calendar Every Sunday morning afternoon Mullins Bike Ride See Recreation Section for details. Hiking See Training Section for details. Every Tuesday evening Ballroom Dancing See Recreation Section Alternate Wednesday evenings Cajun/Zydeco Dancing on 2nd and 4th Wed. of each month See Recreation Section Every Saturday morning Tennis See Training Section Every 3rd Saturday night Ballroom Dancing at the Shoals, See Social Section Every 1st, 3rd, 5th Sat. Contra Dancing, See Social Section A March 7 West End Grill, 5:30 on... March 15 Grand Targhee Pre-trip Party, 6PM March St. Patrick s Day Savannah Trip March 27 Dance Lessons at Elks Club March CZC'S FIFTH ANNUAL BAMA BAYOU BOOGIE WEEKEND April 12 (Sat.) CZC Dance with Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers May 2, 3 Fall Creek Falls Trip May Fort Walton Beach Memorial Day Trip 10

11 President Phil Hollister V-President Sonny Norville Secretary Joyce Bates Treasurer Joan Arnold Western Trips Phil Lindsey Social Freda L. Smith Local Trips Bob Breeden Recreation Mary Ann Johnson Hariett Dobbins HSC Officers for Publicity Jim Hall Membership Chris Mathews Newsletter Barbara Hitt Training Fred Killmeyer Historian Norma Oberlies Circle Applicable - Change of address - New Member - Renewal of Current Member - Renewal of Previous Member If renewal, are addr,phone, same? Yes No -Family Membership ($30) -Individual Membership ($21) - Check - Cash Sponsor (optional) Name First Mi Last Spouse: First Mi Last Address: City State Zip Phones: Home: Work: Spouse Work: Address : The undersigned acknowledges the hazards inherent in skiing and other sports participated in by the Huntsville Ski Club, Inc. In consideration of the benefits derived from club membership, the undersigned does absolve, release, and waive any and all claims or demands against the Club, its officers, directors, and each and every member thereof which may arise out of any injury, damage, or pecuniary loss incidental to participation in Club activities. Applicant s Signature Huntsville Ski Club Membership Application - Renewal Form - Change of Address Form Date: Note: Membership year ends August 31. Spouse s Signature Make check out to Huntsville Ski Club. Questions?? Call Chris or c1mathews@comcast.net Mail to Chris Mathews at 1010 Cole Drive., Huntsville, AL How did you find out about the Huntsville Ski Club? 11

12 THE HUNTSVILLE SKI CLUB PO. BOX 1601 HUNTSVILLE AL Huntsville Ski Club Meeting - Mar. 19 Shoals Meeting - Mar

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Deadline for March Flakey Feb 26 Send inputs to Update Your Address February 2002 Vol. 48 Issue 1 Next Board Meeting Wednesday, February 20 Hilton Hotel -.. 6:00 PM Next Ski Club Meeting Wednesday, February 20 Hilton Hotel -....7:00 PM HSC is online: http://ourworld.cs.com/hsvskiclub