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Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club, Inc PO Box 507 web site: www.gltrailblazers.com email: gl_trailblazers@yahoo.

Your board members will happily colead with you to help you with that experience. Please contact any board member to let them know which ride you d like to lead.

, please bring them. No chainsaws. Bring a lunch and rain gear, too. Adopt-a-Trail Work Day, Saturday, September 17 10am Leader Tom Mason 970-531-5812. Meet at Idleglen.

1 Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club, Inc PO Box 507 web site: Volume 10 Number 4 - Leaders & Co-Leaders Needed We encourage each of you to try your hand at leading a ride. It s a great way to get more involved in your club. Your board members will happily colead with you to help you with that experience. Please contact any board member to let them know which ride you d like to lead. See the ride schedule later in this newsletter; several of the rides are still in need of leaders. Upcoming Events see full schedule later in this newsletter Adopt-a-Trail Work Day Sunday, August 28 10am Leader Tom Mason Meet at Idleglen. The group will ride ATVs to the part of the Spruce-em Up Jack trail most in need of work. If you have tools such as shovels, hoes, rakes, rock bars, limbing saws, loppers, McLeods, Pulaskies, etc., please bring them. No chainsaws. Bring a lunch and rain gear, too. Adopt-a-Trail Work Day, Saturday, September 17 10am Leader Tom Mason Meet at Idleglen. The group will ride ATVs to the part of the Sherman Creek trail most in need of work. If you have tools such as shovels, hoes, rakes, rock bars, limbing saws, loppers, McLeods, Pulaskies, etc., please bring them. No chainsaws. Bring a lunch and rain gear, too. Highway Cleanup Saturday October 1 10am Leader Mike Ingle Meet at Mile Marker 9 the big turnout with the big rocks across from Stillwater Campground. The club will bring the donuts and trash bags. Bring your morning beverage, gloves and a safety vest. We have a few vests to loan, but if you have one please bring it. Usually, after our morning socializing, we get the mile cleaned and are done by noon. Recent Events Buffalo BBQ Parade July 17. David Zimmerman and Mike Ingle headed up the parade with the help of Rachel Zimmerman and a 4 wheeler from Spirit Lake Polaris, used to pull the two snowmobiles through town. We carried signs that read THINK SNOW and passed out candy to the kids (and few adults) along the route. The signs drew lots of attention from the crowd, everything from thumbs up with cheering; to boo s accompanied by the ever threatening pointing of the index finger. It was all in good fun. The candy throwers (read hander outers) had no trouble keeping up with float this year as the turnout for the parade participants was large and slow moving. A special thank you goes out to Rachel s friend Danielle who generously made the drive up to Grand Lake to pass out candy. Next year we d like to have club member turnout en mass to help us give away all the candy, and show the town how we support snowmobiling in Grand Lake! Contributed by David Zimmerman Summer Picnic August 6 Before the picnic, the board worked to set the coming season s ride schedule. We had some requests for rides to change, to be kept, etc., and did our best to work with them. See the schedule later in this

2 newsletter. Mike Ingle brought photos to show the progress on the club s new chuckwagon. The picnic was small good. Besides the fried chicken, we had several varieties of macaroni, potato and pasta salad, deviled eggs and watermelon. The weather was clear and sunny for the whole time, so there was no need to scramble to clean up and dodge thunderstorms this year. We had a nice time socializing over our lunch and talking about how we ll enjoy the coming season. Other Events On the weekends we do the Adopt-a-Trail work days, some of the club members plan to fill their weekend by getting together for a ride in the area. On the first Adopt-a-Trail weekend (August 27 & 28) they ll ride for fun on Saturday, then work on Sunday. On the second Adopt-a-Trail weekend (September 17 & 18) they ll work on Saturday and ride for fun on Sunday. If you are interested, contact Tom Mason at or autowrenche2002@yahoo.com Snowmobile Expo (Snow Show) October 8 & 9 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. The club will not have a booth, but will help the Chamber staff their booth and provide maps and insight on the Grand Lake riding experience. We can use folks for a couple hours at a time please contact Tom or Debbie to let us know when you can be an ambassador for our riding area. Also, Tom Mason plans to rent a Swap Meet space for Saturday and is willing to share that space with you if you have a few things you d like to sell there. NOTE: Last year the organizers did not allow stuff to enter or leave the Swap Meet area except before the meet opened or after it closed for the day, so if you can t carry it in you need to be there early or get it to Tom before that weekend. Board Position open Board member Kimbirly Orr has resigned. That leaves a vacancy on the board. If you d like to fill that vacancy for the remainder of her term, contact any board member. Pink Ribbon Ride - March 2012 Grand Lake If you want to learn more about the Pink Ribbon Riders you can check them out at Keep an eye on our web site Tell your friends & neighbors to check it out! It has a link to the club Facebook page, too, where you can post photos to show off your rides. The club now has a permanent address gl_trailblazers@yahoo.com it is checked daily for incoming messages. Board of Directors President Tom Mason autowrench2002@yahoo.com Vice President John Amerman ja.grandlake07@comcast.net Secretary Debbie Mason mooseduds@yahoo.com Treasurer Bill Adams wladamsjr@msn.com Board Member David Zimmerman zimmcon@earthlink.net Board Member Mike Ingle ingledavid@hotmail.com Board Member Lisa Jenkins executivedirector@grandlakechamber.com Board Member VACANT Regular Board meetings are held the first Saturday of the month at 5 pm at the Grand Lake Fire. There are no meetings May, July, or September. Become a business member! You can t find a better advertising value than a business membership. For $52 ($32 goes to the CSA for lobbying efforts to protect our sport) you get a monthly listing in the Trailblazers newsletter. You also get a listing in the Snowscoop magazine reaching thousands of snowmobile enthusiasts across the state and country. You are mentioned and supported on our new website that is generating close to 50 hits (and growing) each day. You get a listing on the new CSA website as well. Both websites are being promoted extensively this year, bringing hundreds of additional viewings. The Trailblazers also have a new

3 Facebook page with your information being listed and promoted. This is target marketing at its best! You can t find a better return on investment. For only $52 you support the sport, help to keep our trails open and reach out to thousands of like-minded individuals each month. Please patronize our business members be sure to tell them you saw them in the newsletter. B.C. Building Services, LLC Josh Slack 7133 S Shenandoah Dr Elizabeth CO slack4fun@yahoo.com The Brown Group Personal Financial Services Ronald Brown 126 W Harvard, Ste 3 Fort Collins CO thebrowngroupllc@yahoo.com BRP, Inc US Chris Ruske PO Box chris.ruske@brp.com Crown Trophy John Movius 1500 W Littleton Blvd Littleton CO Crowntrophy24@yahoo.com First Financial Equity Corp Ken Himelright 5619 DTC Parkway, Ste 575 Greenwood Village CO khimelright@ffec.com Grand Adventures Chip Besse PO Box 1329 Winter Park CO Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Lisa Jenkins PO Box executivedirector@grandlakechamber.com Grand Mountain Rentals Kevin Cox PO Box glrental@rkymtnhi.com Lone Eagle Lodge Janusz & Bobby Gorliczynski 712 Grand Av loneeaglelodge@comcast.net Mountain Food Market Jon Linton PO Box Mountain Lake Properties Donna Ready PO Box donnaready@hotmail.com Mountain Lakes Lodge Doug Defoe US Highway 34 Grand Lake Co Off Road Body Shop Keith Damrow 830 E Railroad Av Akron CO offroad@centurytel.net Pancho & Lefty s Bob King PO Box

4 Power World LLC Clint Bobo PO Box 247 Granby CO Remax Resorts of Grand County Andrea Cox PO Box Shadow Mountain Flooring Bill & Dena Sauter PO Box Spirit Lake Polaris Matt Woody PO Box 1248 W C mattwoody@wildblue.net Tom of All Trades Tom Yurack PO Boc T.Yurack@comcast.net The Historic Rapids Lodge and Restaurant Tom Ludwig PO Box rapids@rapidslodge.com Zimmerman Construction David Zimmerman 3300 W Florida #27 Denver CO Ride & Activity Schedule All rides meet at Idleglen unless noted otherwise August 28 Adopt-a-Trail Work Day 10 am Leader: Tom Mason September 17 Adopt-a-Trail Work Day 10 am Leader: Tom Mason October 1 Highway Cleanup 10 am Mile Marker 9 on Hwy 34 Leader: Mike Ingle October 1 Board Meeting 5 pm Grand Lake Fire November 5 Board Meeting 5 pm Grand Lake Fire November 26 Pancake Breakfast 9 am Leader: Kim & Mike Ingle December 3 Board Meeting 5 pm Grand Lake Fire December 10 Hot Dog Ride 11 am Leader: December 17 & 18 Snowmobile Safety Training 8 am Grand Lake Fire Leaders: Tom & Debbie Mason & December 24 Family Picnic Ride 11 am Leader: January 7 Board Meeting 5 pm Grand Lake Fire January 14 Long Ride 9 am Leader: January 21 Moonlight Ride 7 pm Leader: January Yahoo Ride 9 am Leaders: Tom & Debbie Mason & February 4 Steak Ride 11 am Leader: February 4 Board Meeting 5 pm Grand Lake Fire February 18 Poker Run 9 am Grand Lake Community Building Chair: March 3 Board Meeting 5 pm Grand Lake Fire March 7 11 Overnight Ride Destination to be determined Leader: April 7 Annual Potluck, Elections & Board Meeting 5 pm Location to be determined May 19 Highway Cleanup 10 am Mile Marker 9 on Hwy 34 Leader: Mike Ingle

5 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION For TRAIL BLAZERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB, INC. By joining the Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club, you are enabling us to support legislation which protects your snowmobile rights and areas. You will receive our newsletters, keeping you up-to-date on the latest snowmobiling news in this area, our meetings and our events, and also Snow Scoop publications containing information on statewide events and legislation affecting Colorado and neighboring states. *As an additional benefit of this membership, you, your spouse, and minor children receive Colorado Snowmobile Association liability insurance, provided you are on a sanctioned club ride. If you enjoy snowmobiling in the Grand Lake area, help keep it open by joining the Trail Blazers. CSA strongly encourages members to renew online at if you prefer to renew directly with the Trail Blazers, fill out this form and send it in *WE DO ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE. (Please detach and mail with your payment) DUES ARE PAYABLE ANNUALLY, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 Individual or Family Membership--$42.00 (Please print clearly) Business Membership--$52.00 Name Spouse (Significant Other) Business Name: Mailing Address: Phone: Home Cell Work Address Number in Family: Number of Sleds: Names of children under 18 Please make check payable to: Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club, Inc. Mail check to: P.O. Box 507 Grand Lake, CO Please circle: Renewal Membership First-time membership If first time, how did you learn of us? How would you like to receive your newsletter? US Postal or Are you a member of another Snowmobile Club? NO, YES If YES Club name: Are you available to ride during the week? No Yes May we include you in our member directory? (Published in late December) No Yes What kind of riding do you prefer? Family Trail Off-Trail

Upcoming Events see full schedule later in this newsletter

Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club, Inc. PO Box 507 web site: www.gltrailblazers.com email: gl_trailblazers@yahoo.com Volume 12 Number 5 Upcoming Events see full schedule later in this newsletter August 3 Annual