GE SKI CLUB NEWSLETTER MAILING ADDRESS: PO BOX 327 NEW HARTFORD, NY 13413 WEBSITE: www.geskiclub.org APRIL 2007 VOL. 41 ISSUE 12 SPRING FLING BANQUET PLUS INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS Come enjoy a Night with us at One of Utica s Newest Fine Restaurants The Blue Flag. It s located in Historic Union Station. Where: When: What: Blue Flag Room, Utica Train Station, Utica, NY Saturday, April 28th, 6:00 PM A super Buffet with tossed salad, chicken and greens, sausage potatoes and tricolor peppers, pasta dish, coffee, tea and cake Cost: $ 30 per person Music: Cierra Putrello will DJ the event- dancing until 11 PM Please notify Sue Torres @ 7247461 by Wed., Apr. 18th. Checks payable to GE Ski Club. Attn: Sue Torres Vote April 03, 2007 American Legion Post # 1113 Whitesboro, Hope to see a h-u-g-e turnout
BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2006-2007 PRESIDENT RON GEISKOPF 732-5926 (info@geskiclub.org) PAST PRESIDENT RANDY BROOKE 337-8647 VICE PRESIDENT ANDY REATH 735-0349 TREASURER DAVE PARZYCH 292-1615 SECRETARY ALPINE MIKE SEMERARO 797-4400 JACK SUSENBURGER 866-4843 CROSS-COUNTRY ED CAMPBELL 738-1495 PAUL ZAJAC 724-2058 MEMBERSHIP/ Info/ ROGER PRATT 736-1206 Applications SUE TORRES 724-7461 (membership@geskiclub.org) NEWSLETTER BILL DUMKA 865-6156 SALES DAVID BARR 859-1167 PUBLICITY THERESA ZEHE 736-1893 SOCIAL ANN FALVEY 794-8281 (social@geskiclub.org) TRIPS MARCI GREEN 737-8936 (trips@geskiclub.org) SERGEANT-AT-ARMS PAT O HARA 853-6728 JOHN TECHMANSKI 853-5739 HAPPY HOURS: (Begin after work, although, many arrive after 6) Apr. 13 th, Park House, Boonville Take a left at the stop light. Just around the corner Apr. 27 th, Van s Tavern, Barneveld May 4 th, Vineyard in Washington Mills May 18 th, Cavallo s New Hartford Newsletter Article must be received by APR. 22 nd to be in the MAY newsletter!!! MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! Apr. 3 rd, Election of Officers, Post 1113 Whitesboro Apr. 28 th, Spring Fling Banquet, Blue Flag Utica May 19 th or 20 th, Golf Outting June 9 th & 10 th, Relay for Life MVCC June 21 st Saranac Thursdays Aug. 5 th, Clambake, Hinckley Lake State Park Sept Lake Placid Weekend (Date to be finalized) NOTES FROM THE PREZ: We ve had a good year with many great activities and trips. A Big Thanks go out to all our board members for all their Hard Work and all the Other helpers who contributed in some way. Your Ideas and a little help can go a long way in more successful activities. Remember to send in your money for the Spring banquet, April 28th Where we ll have another great evening! We Look forward to another Great Year. Ron General membership meeting Are held at the American Legion Post # 1113 in Whitesboro at 7:30 P.M. Meetings are Usually the 1 st and 3 rd Tuesdays of the month from Oct. to April. Guests are always welcome. MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION / APPLICATION: CALL OUR MEMBERSHIP CHAIRS: Sue Torres --724-7461 or Roger Pratt 736-1206 ACTIVITIES OPEN TO ALL 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. CHECK OUT THE NEW CLUB WEB PAGE UPDATED BY GUY Y AT www.geskiclub.org FOR CLUB ACTIVITIES AND PICTURES. THE EDGE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY. TO AVOID DELAYS OR NON-DELIVERY PLEASE SEND CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO: MEMBERSHIP/GE SKI CLUB PO BOX 327 NEW HARTFORD NY 13413 SEND ARTICLES TO BPHDUMKA@AOL.COM
NY Capital District Ski Council s 57th Annual Installation Banquet The NY Capital District Ski Council is excited to announce our 57th Annual Installation Banquet Please plan to join us at Panza's Restaurant on Saratoga Lake Saturday April 14th, 2007. Cocktail Hour will begin at 6pm - cash bar all evening, with hot Hors D'Oeuvres, and a fabulous hot buffet dinner to follow. We are looking to celebrate the history of all the local clubs, so if you have any ski memorabilia such as old equipment, clothing, lift tix, trail maps, pictures, etc that you would like to display that evening, please let me know...you will get your items back at the night's end! Stay tuned for more info, including ticket prices. Contact Maria Lattanzio, VP Activities NYCDSC or Bill Dumka GE SKI CLUB 865-6156 Cell phone- (518) 423-3058 Maybe we can get a group to go. Possibly a car pool. For more info: Contact Ron G. @7325926 or info@geskiclub.org
Boilermaker road race day - Sunday July 8 The G.E.Ski Club has volunteered to man an official boilermaker road race water station on Whitesboro St in Utica for many years now. If you would like to be a part of the official G.E. Ski Club boilermaker road race water station team, let me know by e-mail andyr@ugefcu.net or by phone @ 735-0349. By being an official member of the G.E.Ski Club boilermaker road race water station team, you will get an official boilermaker road race water station volunteer tee shirt, a special pre boilermaker road race volunteer party, a post boilermaker road race goody bag, an official volunteer pin, volunteer lunch, and free official volunteer beer, or soda, or beer, or water, or beer. If you have done this before and no personal information has changed, just let me know, by either of the above official means. Telling me at a happy hour won't work, I won't remember. If some thing has changed OR if you are officially volunteering for the first time, I need to know your full NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, and TEE SHIRT SIZE. All official volunteers MUST officially notify me by May 10, by above means, if you want to be an OFFICIAL G.E. Ski Club boilermaker road race water station team member. Telling me at a happy hour won't work, I won't remember. Anybody can come the day of the race and help at the water station. In fact you are more than welcome, but you will not be able to partake of the official parties or receive an official volunteer shirt, volunteer pin, beer, soda, beer, water or beer, if you don't sign up ahead of time to be on the official G.E.Ski Club boilermaker road race water station team. Remember deadline May 10 th. **Note -- The water station is on Whitesboro St at the corner of Chery St in Utica. It is right across from the fire house and just west of Heintz funeral parlor. (west is towards Yorkville) Volunteers are asked to be there between 6:00 and 7:00AM (about the crack of light) to help set up and are requested to stay until the end to help take down. Parking is limited and some roads are blocked off earlier than need to be (some rent-a-cops don't have any flexibility). Some parking is available at the water station or in Heintz's lot or you can park on Erie St and walk up Kernan Ave. The 5K Race officially starts at 7:30, wheel chair at 7:45, and main race at 8AM. See you there and thanks for your help. Andy Reath Official Captain G.E.Ski Club boilermaker water station team Notice Notice Notice Missing - A pair of Scott poles with orange clips on the straps. They did not make it to car from the bus after the Sugarloaf trip. If anyone saw or has any imformation on their whearabouts, it would be welcome. You can call Andy at 735-0349. Thanks
RELAY FOR LIFE This year's team efforts will be dedicated in memory of Doug O'Hara, who recently died of brain cancer. We are looking for 10 people to be a part of our main organizing committee and be registered team members. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, March 28th at 6:30 at Tom O'Hara's. There will be food and refreshments. Please come with a fundraising idea. You can register online. www.acsevents.org/relay/ny/utica - once on the site,look at the rt-side column for team box, find GE SKI CLUB and click and you'll see our team page. For more info, contact Pat O'Hara@853-6728 All ski club members, friends, family are invited to Relay for Life Weekend June 9th and 10th at MVCC- Utica Campus to share memories, stories, and walk. 666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 July Camping Trip is weekend of July 20 th 22 nd We ll be camping at Lake Eaton State Park Near Long Lake NY. The Campground has the usual amenities and a sandy Beach, and Motor boats are allowed. So, mark your calendars!! More info later. Kayak & canoe day on the West Canada. Well it's time for our annual trip down the raging class.5 rapids of the West Canada to Newport N.Y. on Saturday May 5 th. We will be meeting at the public fishing turn off on Rt. 28, 3 to 4 miles southeast of Mappledale, at the bottom of Putnam Hill Rd. (same place as always) at 11:00 A.M. Once we have gathered we will take cars to the Newport end, so we have a way of getting people back to get the cars we left. The trip is aprox 3 to 4 hours and we stop for a lunch break, so pack some vittles (food) & drink. There is about a mile and half of rapids about 2/3rds of the way, so spray skirts and P. F. D s (life jackets) are required. Boats have been known to flip is this area, so make sure your gear is tethered (tied down) in or on your boat. Prepare for the weather also. We've had 85 and sunny and 40 and rain on this trip over the years. When we are done and all packed, we will head back to Barneveld to Vans Tavern for some after trip stories, cold beer, and some of their Saturday food specials. Any questions call Andy at 735-0349. Hope to see y'all there. Andy
April Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Tomorrow is Election of Officers for YOUR club be sure to VOTE 8 9 10 BOARD 3 7:30 PM MEMBERSHIP MEETING AM LEGION 1113 WHITESTOWN MEETING GANDER MT. 6:30 PM 4 5 6 7 11 NEW and OLD Board Members 12 13 social Hour Parkhouse Tavern Boonville 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Social 29 30 Hour Van s Tavern, Barneveld 28 SPRING FLING BLUE FLAG ROOM UTICA TRAIN STATION 2007
May Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Social Hour Vineyard, Washington Mills 5 Kayaking West Canada Creek Rt 28 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Social Hour Cavallo s New Hartford 19Old Forge Paddlefest Weekend 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2007
APRIL ISSUE Spring Picnic We had a great turnout at Royal Mountain for our Spring Picnic (35 36 members). We collected $ 144 dollars for RELAY FOR LIFE. Thanks to all who help make it such a huge success. Steamboat Springs Trip The big trip of the season this year took us to Steamboat Springs, Colorado at the end of January. It was a fun and memorable trip. The people of Steamboat were wonderful hosts. It started with our Alpine Taxi driver (Bam Bam) who provided us with a list of his favorite places to go. We all found this to be very useful information. He also told us some cool stories on our ride. The shuttle drivers were also very helpful often seeing us walking somewhere and stopping to ask if we needed a ride. They went out of their way to help Steeves get to the clinic and find skis for Russ when his went missing. The skiing was great with a variety of trails and conditions. We saw some sun and snow and a little bit of ice to make us feel at home. Some of us partook in a free clinic with Billy the Kidd. He was very friendly and gave us great tips for skiing when we make it to the Olympics. The village of Steamboat was beautiful. It provided many different dining opportunities including The 8 th Street Steakhouse where you could cook your own steak, The Smokehouse, a fun barbecue restaurant where we played a cool game of trivia, (Rome New York was even an answer to one of the questions) and the Tap House a great sports bar that has cheap wings on Tuesday nights. The place was packed with young skiers and boarders alike. Of course shopping in Steamboat was also a hit. Some people also enjoyed the hot springs. The hardest part of the trip was saying good bye to Steamboat especially since it was 25 degrees and sunny the day we left but as Bam Bam s story told us our souls will not rest till we return to Steamboat once again.