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| July 2008 Newsletter |
FLAGSTAFF AREA ATV CLUB
Meeting July 13, 2008
Opened with the Salute to the American Flag
Don Plante, President's Report
Meeting opened at 10:00am and 20 people in attendance.
Tim Pond Wilderness Camps will host a ride on August 16, 2008. The dinner will be Baked Haddock or Prime Rib for $24, plus tax and tip. There is a maximum of 30 people for the ride and dinner. Starting the ride from the Parking Lot in Eustis. Please RSVP by July 28th by calling Don at 246-5946 or Dick at 246-3201. At that time please let Don or Dick if you want the Baked Haddock or the Prime Rib. Bring your family and friends.
Trail maintenance we bought a half lift of lumber for a littler over $400, and we will need another half lift for the trails which took a beating this spring and they are in need of some work. If you can help even for an hour or so please call Dick or Don.
The Safety Course planned for July 19th has been cancelled. It's a very busy time and due to lack of interest we have cancelled it. If we have a substantial interest in the future we will consider planning another.
Sandi Isgro, Vice President's Report
We received a grant from the state for $15,000. We are looking for an alternate trail to Carrabassett Valley.
Bob Dennett, Treasurer's Report
We made $900 at the Family Fun Days, which is the best we've ever done. All bills are paid and we're looking good.
Ruthanne Smith, Membership Report
There are 253 members at this time.
Dick Smith, Trail Master's Report
We have 170 miles of trails to this date.
Thank you to C.M.P. and Jay Wyman for the donation of telephone poles, which we used on the bridge at Northwest Inlet.
Antler Hill trail is now one way for awhile until the wet areas are refined.
June 10th, we received a call from Brian Branson that we will get the Municipal Grant for $15,396 for Antler Hill and Carrabassett Trails.
June 11th Dick went to the LURC office in Rangeley for the permit for Northwest Inlet Bridge, it was okayed.
June 12th Don, Marianne, Ruthanne and Dick took two telephone poles (donated by C.M.P.) to Antler Hill, then picked up planking for box culverts and built a 7 footer.
June 13th Don and Dick took the backhoe to Antler Hill, started ditching and built a two-foot box culvert. Dick took planking for culverts up to the Natanis crew.
June 14th Don and Dick had the backhoe on Antler Hill Trail and ditched to the bridge site. Ray, Pete and Jeff repaired box culverts on the Natanis Trail.
June 17th Don and Dick took the backhoe and dump trailer to the bridge site beside Route 16 and started graveling the trail.
June 18th Ruthanne and Dick spread gravel at Route 16 bridge site. Don and Dick delivered the bridge stock to Antler Hill site.
June 20th Don & Dick took the backhoe and dump trailer to Route 16 bridge site and finished spreading the two loads of gravel.
June 21st Don and Dick went to Bag Mtn. and shoveled the gravel off the trail that had come off the banking.
June 22nd Dick gave two of our members, Dick & Barbara Bloom of Brant Lake, NY and their friends, Chick and Judy a guided tour of Nash Stream Area. They gave the club a $25 donation.
June 25th Don, Ruthanne and Dick cut trail at Antler Hill. Ruthanne and Dick took cribbing for boardwalk to Antler Hill and also did some signing.
June 26th Ruthanne and Dick cut trail at Antler Hill. The Nation called to tell us we will not have Alder Stream or Carrabassett with no explanation as to why. Ruthanne and Dick went to Alder Stream and started taking down signs.
June 27 Dick went to the North Road and took down the rest of the signing.
June 29th Dick took boardwalk stock to end of Antler Hill Road.
June 30th Dick took stock for Northwest Inlet Bridge to the site and built a six-foot box culvert. Don and Dick took materials to the boardwalk side of Antler Hill.
July 1st Dick took more stock to Antler Hill boardwalk and did 48 feet.
July 2nd Don, Marianne and Dick did 56 feet of boardwalk at Antler Hill.
July 5th Don, Neal, Mark, Jeff and Dick rode to Antler Hill Bridge site and put abutments in place and cut some more trail.
July 7 Don & Dick picked up two poles from C.M.P. and delivered them to the bridge site.
July 9th Don and Dick put poles in place and started planking, Marianne did the trail trimming and Ruthanne worked the winch. Don and Dick picked up a half lift of 2X6's from Stratton Lumber.
July10th Don and Dick finished Antler Hill Bridge. Ruthanne and Dick finished ramp and trail cutting in the afternoon.
July 11th Don and Dick went to Antler Hill boardwalk and almost finished it (eight planks short). Don and Dick delivered stock for boardwalk to the Pines Trail. It's getting very muddy before you get to the main boardwalk. Ruthanne and Dick took the backhoe up the Airport Road and did some water run offs on the hills where the road is eroding and cleaned two beaver clogged culverts.
New Business
Lee thanked everyone for the hard work on the trials.
Meeting Adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
Our next meeting is August 10, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the Community Building. Our meetings are held March through October at the Community Center in Stratton. Meetings are held the 2nd Sunday of each month at 10 a.m. October is election of the officers