The Flakey. May, [The picture was taken at the CSC Spring Convention in Myrtle Beach, SC last weekend. Wish you were there.]

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We ve already had lots of activities including hikes, bike rides and even a few cookouts this year and we look forward to many more.

The event hosts spend lots of time and even their money in planning carrying out each event and we need to show them our support so these type of activities will continue.

Ed Bernstein has been the HSC treasurer for several years and has asked for a replacement. He will turn over his books to someone this month.

1 The Flakey Huntsville Ski Club Newsletter May, 2014 From the Prez May 1, 2014 Hello again! May is already here and it brings with it lots of activities to keep the members of the Huntsville Ski Club busy until we can get back on the slopes again next winter. We ve already had lots of activities including hikes, bike rides and even a few cookouts this year and we look forward to many more. We especially want to thank each and every event host for their dedication and hard work and also encourage all our members to take advantage of these opportunities as often as possible. The event hosts spend lots of time and even their money in planning carrying out each event and we need to show them our support so these type of activities will continue. [The picture was taken at the CSC Spring Convention in Myrtle Beach, SC last weekend. Wish you were there.] Urgent Need! Ed Bernstein has been the HSC treasurer for several years and has asked for a replacement. He will turn over his books to someone this month. As of today we have had no volunteers to take over this critical position in our club. Please call me if you think you can do this. Ed is willing to work with you in transition. Planning for next year s ski trips is now happening. Several potential ski locations have already been identified and vendor bids are available for some. Gene Hartsfield, our Ski Trips Director, is holding an important planning meeting on Apr 30 at 6 pm at the Huntsville public library. Please be there if you are interested in leading a trip or assisting. If you can t make the meeting, please call. His number is Looking for something to do??? Check out the latest information and pictures on our Facebook group page at groups/huntsvilleskiclub/. Also, check out our website at You are welcome to be our guest at our monthly meeting. We meet each month on the third Wednesday at Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) on the corner of Holmes Ave and Monroe St. at 7:00 8:30 pm. Have a wonderful HSC day, Bob Breeden - HSC President (256) Table of Contents From The President/Announcements 1 Branson Trip 2 Tahiti and French Polynesia Cruise 3 Party at Ron Paulus Lake House 4 Social Committee Announcements 5-6 Reminders Next HSC Meeting May 21, 2014 Huntsville Area Association of Realtors 535 Monroe Street Board Meeting 6:00 pm Social Time 7:00 pm Meeting 7:30 pm Note: Guest Speaker for May Meeting Topic: Fitness, Scuba Diving and Great Dive Locations Special Events Committee Announcements 6 Training, Membership, Publicity and Officers 7 CWRT Sesquicentennial Event 8 May Calendar 9 Membership Form 10 Keep up with Huntsville Ski Club on Facebook and our web site Huntsville Ski Club is on Facebook Huntsville Ski Club web site

2 Trip Leader: Christie Buck or

TAHITI and FRENCH POLYNESIA CRUISE (PACIFIC PRINCESS) OCTOBER 29 NOVEMBER 8, 2014 Plan ahead... Cruise Tahiti and the Polynesia Islands October 29 November 8, 2014.

3 TAHITI and FRENCH POLYNESIA CRUISE (PACIFIC PRINCESS) OCTOBER 29 NOVEMBER 8, 2014 Plan ahead... Cruise Tahiti and the Polynesia Islands October 29 November 8, nights and all meals included on the Pacific Princess...Hold your reservations with a $550 deposit (refundable until July 1, 2014) Plus $30 sign-up fee (non-refundable) per person due at booking... Ports include: Papeete, French Polynesia Moorea, Polynesia Huahine, Polynesia Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia Rangiroa, Polynesia Raiatea, French Polynesia Bora Bora, French Polynesia Papeete, French Polynesia Cost: $2,499 Balcony (2) per person (BB Level) $1,999 Window (2) per person $1,799 Obstructed window (2) per person $1,699 inside (2) per person $120 taxes not included per person CANCELLATION POLICY NO PENALTY TO CANCEL PRIOR July 1, 2014 A $550 deposit plus $30 sign-up fee (non-refundable) per person is due at booking. The second payment of $700 is due April 16, The final payment is due June 18, The trip is fully refundable until July 1, A Group Cocktail party on the ship is included. Side excursions, air fares and Papeete Hotel rooms will be available at a later date at additional cost. Trip leaders: Vonette Hartsfield ( ) vonhartsfield@yahoo.com Gene Hartsfield ( ) ski.gene@yahoo.com

4 Party at Ron Paulus Lake House Saturday, May 24, Again this year, one of our first outdoor parties/cookouts will be at Ron Paulus' home on Wilson Lake. There will be volleyball, swimming, boating and other outdoor fun activities. This is the yearly event when the Huntsville clan get to meet the Shoals area clan, and we are expecting more than 100 people. If it rains on our parade, we will have the party anyway and call it liquid sunshine. Fun begins at 2:00 pm and dinner at 6:00 pm. Bring a dish to share and BYOB! A grill will be provided for cooking any meat that you bring to cook (meats not provided). Directions from Huntsville: Go west on US 72 (46 miles from research park) Continue through Athens, Rogersville, Elgin, then 2 more miles At mile marker 48 turn left on Lauderdale County Road 33 (at the North Alabama flea market) Go 2.3 miles and then veer right on County Road 415. (County Road #33 will curve left - don't do it.) Go 1.1 miles to 9th house on lake - house # 1131 is on postal box post. Directions from Florence: Go east on US 72 toward Huntsville - 12 miles from Cox Creek Parkway One mile past center star Turn right on Lauderdale County Road 33 (at the North Alabama Flea Market) Go 2.3 miles and then veer right on County Road 415. (County Road 33 will curve left - don't do it) Go 1.1 miles to 9th house on lake - house # 1131 is on postal box post. If you get lost call h, c Address: 1131 County Road 415 Killen, AL

From the Social Committee... Huntsville Ski Club's social committee got the year off to a swingin start with a dinner and dance party in April at Diana and Doug Faust s.

If you can host a cookout or potluck dinner this spring or summer please tell Ina Jenkins or Diana Faust and get an early pick of the date you want.

5 From the Social Committee... Huntsville Ski Club's social committee got the year off to a swingin start with a dinner and dance party in April at Diana and Doug Faust s. We are forming up the new year and planning some fun events for you, including lining up a series of summer dinner parties at members' homes. If you can host a cookout or potluck dinner this spring or summer please tell Ina Jenkins or Diana Faust and get an early pick of the date you want. All the home dinner parties are going to start at 6:00 unless otherwise specified by the host or hostess. While it is hard for those who work to get home, put their dish together, drive for half an hour or so in rush hour traffic and arrive unfrazzled, there are also those who like to attend other events after the dinner. So we have arrived at what we hope is a happy medium. The dinner parties will start at 6:00 unless otherwise stated. Some of the following events are special events but are included here to help you see the whole picture. Coming up in the near future, in digest format (look for details elsewhere in the Newsletter) are the following: May 2 Casa Blanca Cantina 1001 Heartland Drive 5:45 May 9 this date is open for you to host a party - call us! May 16 Logan s Roadhouse 4249 Balmoral Drive 5:45 May 24 Lake House Party at Ron Paulus 2:00 rain or shine May 30 this date is open for you to host a party call us! June 14 Huntsville Ghost Tour #1 of 3 (Special events) June 21 Annual Kayaking/canoeing Bear Creek Adventure (Special events) June 27 Dinner party at Brenda and Steve Wynn s 6:00 July 5 Huntsville Ghost Tour #2 of 3 (Special events) July 12 Civil War Sesquicentennial Social (Ski Club-sponsored event) Aug 9 Huntsville Ghost Tour #3 of 3 (Special events) Aug 17 Bowling Tournament 3:30 Parkway Lanes (Special events) Sept 20 Ditto Landing membership party (Membership) Nov 30 Branson trip (Special events) Dec 13 Holiday dinner/dance (Social) Weather policy for home dinner parties: You do not have to let anybody know that you are going to attend a home dinner party, just come. BUT if you let us (Diana or the host/hostess) know you expect to attend and it has to be cancelled due to weather, then we will try to notify you that it is cancelled. If you do not let us know you are planning to attend and it has to be cancelled due to weather, you will not be notified. A good way to find out about cancellations is to check the Ski Club's Facebook page. Notices posted there are instantaneous. Social Committee: Paulette Bernstein paulettebernstein@hotmail.com Ina Jenkins ina.jenkins01@comcast.net Mary Lou Lewis maryloulskier@aol.com Nan Case nancase@gmail.com Renata Limmer limmerr@gmail.com Sally Jean Watters sally.jean.one@att.net Pat Brewer patriciabrewer2102@comcast.net Diana Faust lovs2dance@gmail.com If you would like to be a part of this fun-planning group, please Diana and let her know you are willing.

6 Fridays Out: May 2 Friday night out: Casa Blanca Cantina 5:45. Cocktails and dinner at Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 1001 Heartland Drive (near Hobby Lobby) HSV at 5:45. We encourage you to come out and make some new HSC friends and renew your old friendships. Mary Lou Lewis hostess. May 16 Friday night out: Logan's Roadhouse 5: Balmoral Dr., HSV off Airport Road. Mary Lou Lewis, hostess. June 27 Dinner party at Brenda and Steve Wynn s 6:00 Where: 8008 Valley Bend Drive, Huntsville AL Phone: What you need to know: No Grill From the Special Events Committee ANNUAL TRIP TO BEAR CREEK We will return to Bear Creek on Saturday, June 21 for our annual canoe/kayak adventure. The cost for a two person canoe is $50. The cost for a kayak is $35. You must pay with cash or check only. We will meet at in the parking lot in front of Burke s Outlet on Madison Blvd. in Madison. This is one block west of Wal Mart on Madison Blvd. Meeting time is 7:45 Saturday morning. We will leave the parking lot no later than 8:00 for the one and one half hour drive to the Bear Creek canoe/kayak rental location in Franklin County. You should wear swimming suit and bring water shoes, hat, bottled water or other beverage, and food for lunch on Bear Creek. Remember to bring a change of clothes for the trip home. After our adventure on Bear Creek we will eat an early supper at the Speedy Pig BBQ place in Russellville. The point of contact is Jim Will, jim1940@knology.net GHOST WALK TOURS You will have the opportunity to join your friends for ghost walk tours around Huntsville on three Saturday nights during the Summer. The dates for the ghost walk tours will be Saturdays, June 14 th, July 5 th, and August 9 th. We will meet in front of Harrison Brothers Hardware store on the courthouse square at 5:45 Saturday evening. The cost is $10. You will have a choice of going on one of three different ghost walk tours. The tours will start at 6:00. During the two hour tour you will learn about the interesting and colorful history of people from past years in Huntsville. Contact is Jim Will at jim1940@knology.net ANNUAL SKI CLUB BOWLING TOURNMENT Mark your calendar for Sunday, August 17 th, for the annual ski club bowling tournament at Parkway Lanes on South Parkway. The time is 3:30 to 5:30. The cost for each person is $9 and $36 for each bowling team. Please arrive at bowling lanes no later than 3:10 Sunday afternoon, August 17 th. Eight lanes have been reserved for our club. If you are interested in being a team captain give Jim Will a check for $36 made to Parkway Lanes at the May, June or July Ski club meetings. The first seven people who give their check to Jim are guaranteed to bowl with your friends. Team captains can select a name for their bowling team. After bowling we will meet for supper at the Chinese Restaurant, Ding How, on Airport Road. Point of Contact is Jim Will jim1940@knology.net

From the Membership Committee... Mark your calendars for September 20, 2014 as this is the date of our Membership party at Ditto Landing.

If you change your email address, please notify Brenda Wynn (membership@huntsvilleskiclub.org) or Diana Faust (enews@huntsvilleskiclub.org) so you will continue to receive our notices.

If you think you are not receiving all of our notices, your notices are getting truncated, or you are receiving two of anything, let us know about that, too.

Biking HSC members, led by Fred Killmeyer, meet on Wednesdays at 1:15 for biking at Aldridge Creek. Contact Fred at 256-883-8274 for details.

7 From the Membership Committee... Mark your calendars for September 20, 2014 as this is the date of our Membership party at Ditto Landing. Be thinking of whom you what to invite as potential new members to the Ski Club. More details to come in later newsletters. If you change your address, please notify Brenda Wynn or Diana Faust so you will continue to receive our notices. If you have a spam filter on, let it know you want to hear from us. If you think you are not receiving all of our notices, your notices are getting truncated, or you are receiving two of anything, let us know about that, too. Training Opportunities Hiking Hiking season is over until the fall. In the meantime, watch announcements for special hiking events that may be available. Biking HSC members, led by Fred Killmeyer, meet on Wednesdays at 1:15 for biking at Aldridge Creek. Contact Fred at for details. Play tennis (doubles) with your HSC friends and others at the Huntsville Center on Saturday mornings. The go/no decision is based on weather. Huntsville Ski Club Promotional Items New Huntsville Ski Club t-shirts and beverage koozies are available for purchase. Shirts are $8.00 and koozies are $1.00. Items will be available at monthly meetings. See Jim Hall to purchase. Take a look at the draft for the updated HSC promotional brochure. Find the link on our Facebook page under the Files tab. Huntsville Ski Club 2014 Officers President - Vice President - Secretary - Treasurer - Membership Chair - Social Committee Chair- Ski Trips Coordinator - Special Events Chair - Training Director - Publicity Chair - Historian - Newsletter - Website- Bob Breeden Roger Chassay Pat Edwards Brenda Wynn Diana Faust Gene Hartsfield Jim Will Kathy French Jim Hall. Sue Chatham Shirley Whitten John Haskell Photos from the April 12, 2014 TN Ridge Ride and stop at the BBQ Caboose in Lynchburg, TN

Saturday, July 12: HSC Is Cordially Invited to Low-Cost Music and Dance at The Cooper House Here's your special summer 'stay-cation'--an invitation to the social event of the season--150 years ago.

If you missed it, this year will be even better: more period music, a guest dance mistress, commentary by folks in character; unique food truck and traveling sutler from Florence, with crafts and

The unique venue for 2014 is the beautifully refurbished Cooper House, an antebellum home at 450 Randolph Street in Huntsville.

Reasonably priced food and beverage items will be for sale from a terrific food truck, Neon Lilly's of Madison.

Neither your own food and drink, nor alcohol will be permitted due to Cooper House rules. But you can find it at the Arts and Entertainment district, at nearby Court House Square.

8 Saturday, July 12: HSC Is Cordially Invited to Low-Cost Music and Dance at The Cooper House Here's your special summer 'stay-cation'--an invitation to the social event of the season--150 years ago. Many of us attended the very popular Civil War Sesqui-Social ( ) last year at The Ledges. We agreed that the period dresses were well worth the trip. If you missed it, this year will be even better: more period music, a guest dance mistress, commentary by folks in character; unique food truck and traveling sutler from Florence, with crafts and clothing. Hold Saturday, July 12, 6-9pm, when we're again invited by the Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table (RT) and our own chili queen, Carol Codori, the new RT president. The unique venue for 2014 is the beautifully refurbished Cooper House, an antebellum home at 450 Randolph Street in Huntsville. Inside the great room and parlors, period music, dance, dress, and camaraderie will reign. Reasonably priced food and beverage items will be for sale from a terrific food truck, Neon Lilly's of Madison. Weather permitting, we can eat, stroll or dance on the patios and lawn, while the music is piped out. (Please note: No need to bring chairs. Neither your own food and drink, nor alcohol will be permitted due to Cooper House rules. But you can find it at the Arts and Entertainment district, at nearby Court House Square.) The Round Table is co-hosting this Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration with two others: the Huntsville Traditional Music Association, who played to acclaim last year, and the Huntsville- Madison County Historical Society. The groups will be filming an informal documentary during the evening about life in 1864 Huntsville. Ladies, wear in your simple long skirt or don those fabulous period dresses again. (We especially need Confederate ladies in mourning garb.) Gentlemen, wear any uniform, your western hat or a fun period look. Casual dress is welcome too. Tickets are $10/person for advance sales; $15 per person at the door. They expect a sell-out. Tickets will include a $5 coupon toward a new annual membership to RT, HTMA or HHS. Carol will sell tickets at May-June HSC meetings, or you can buy them at at the sesqui-event tab. The Round Table is a 501.c.3 organization. Net proceeds go towards education about the American Civil War and preservation of regional historic sites. Questions or to volunteer: Carol at or carolcodori@comcast.net More Pictures from Fall Creek Falls...

9 MAY 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Dinner 5:45 Casa Blanca, 1001 Heartland Dr. 3 10:00 HSV Center Biking 1:15 Aldridge Creek :00 HSV Center 11 Mother s Day Biking 1:15 Aldridge Creek Dinner 5:45 Logan s, Balmoral Dr :00 HSV Center Biking 1:15 Aldridge Creek Memorial Day 7:00 HSC Biking 1:15 Aldridge Creek :00 HSV Center Party -Ron Paulus Lake House :00 HSV Center

10 HUNTSVILLE SKI CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (One Application Per Individual) Circle type membership application New Member Renewal (Current Member) Renewal (Previous Member) Information Update Without mailed black & white copy of the club newsletter With mailed black & white copy of the club newsletter Individual Family Individual Family* Joining for :1 year $30 $40 $45 $55 2 years $60 $80 $90 $110 Half price for members residing 1 year $15 $20 $30 $35 over 50 miles from Huntsville or age 21 and under. 2 years $30 $40 $45 $55 Membership includes online access to the monthly newsletter, "The Flakey" at If Family membership*, how many: Adults: Minors: *Family membership: One or two adults in the same household, and any of their dependent children age 22 and under who live at home or who are full time students. Use additional membership application for each family member. TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ Circle the appropriate information below if you want information published in the membership roll available *-Denotes REQUIRED information *NAME as you want it to be shown in membership records: *STREET / P.O. BOX / APT NO. *City: *State: ONLY to HSC members. *ZIP Code: (Do Not Publish) *Home phone no.: ( ) Other phone no.: ( ) (Do Not Publish) *HOME ADDRESS: WORK ADDRESS: (If you can receive personal mail there) I wish to apply for membership in the Huntsville Ski Club. Signature: Date: Instructions: Fold in thirds, covering application information on itself then fold back leaving the delivery address exposed. Dotted lines are approximately 3rd of the page Ensure you seal the top and bottom edge Huntsville Ski Club PO Box 1601 Huntsville, Al 35807

The Flakey. Huntsville Ski Club Newsletter. March 2014

The Flakey. Huntsville Ski Club Newsletter. March 2014 From the Prez March 1, 2014 The Flakey Huntsville Ski Club Newsletter March 2014 Most Skiing for HSC has been completed. Only one CSC trip remains and is only a couple of weeks away. I m sure someone is