Welcome
to the October 2006 Electronic Newsletter of the Volkssport Club of
We organize our letter with the next month’s club events first, followed by new
club information first, then “old” (previously published) club news that is
still newsworthy , followed by other walking information, then a Calendar of
Events
Next
Group Walk:
- Highland Falls YRE Group Walk - Saturday, 14 October (See Calendar
below)
Next
Club Events:
- Annual
New
Club News Appearing This Month for the first time!
Election Results for 2007:
As previously written, members of the club who appeared in person at the Octoberfest last week at Round Pond voted for club officers
for 2007. The
following were elected:
- President – Nancy Farrell
- Vice President – Patrick
Farrell
- Secretary –
- Treasurer –
Essentially,
you’ll notice that Joan and Nancy ‘swapped’ jobs. Congratulations to the winners! As we solicited many times, with few takers,
the club only runs with volunteers, so in the summer of 2007 when we do elections
again, we hope you’ll consider stepping up to the plate!
Going to
Make your hotel reservations now!! The convention hotel has limited openings
available we’ve heard, so if you plan to go to the Sacramento AVA convention,
make your reservations ASAP!
Thanks for the help!
We thank club members Tom Scuccimarra
for creating the Cold Spring trail (first time we used it) and Peggy Goetz for
creating the Nyack trail and assisting in the recurring Nyack event which we do
yearly. Both of these trails were used
in Events that the club ran last month in September – the Nyack trail was held
on the Nyack Street Fair Day on September 10th,
and Cold Spring on the Hudson River Valley Ramble Day on September 17th. It’s club members
that help like Tom and Peggy to bring to us new trails for us to use in club
sponsored, AVA-sanctioned Events. If you
have a favorite area you’d like to help map a trail for, let one of the club
officers know and we’ll be happy to assist in providing an event on your
favorite trail.
Members Walking News:
Club Secretary
Nancy Patrick wrote to us “from the road” that “A couple, who are members of our club, David and
Eileen Skinner (
Thanks to the Renewals and New Members!
Recently, we’ve received
renewals and membership dues from the following last month:
- William & Marianne Hegedus
- Lisa Mowery
- David & Eileen Skinner
- Edward G. Choma
- Tom & Patricia Carano
Ramble 2007:
The Hudson River Valley
Ramble for 2007 will be held on September 15-16 and September 22-23.
Mark these dates down on your calendar – our club will most likely run
an event on one of these weekends (usually the first of the two) as we always
do. We had a good turnout this past
month at the Cold Spring event, so most likely we’ll “re-run” that event like
we’ve done in the past with Rambles events (such as Poughkeepsie in 2004 and
2005).
What Would You Like in these Newsletters?
Now that we’ve been writing these
newsletters on a monthly basis for a few years now, and have it down to a
relative science, time to ask you, the members, what would you like to see in
them? Is there any information that is
lacking (local news, AVA news, walking news, whatever), or other suggestions
for improvement? Feel free to send your comments along to the Editor at our
email address volkssportclubofwestpoint@hotmail.com.
These Newsletters Available Online!
Did you know that both these monthly
newsletters as well as the minutes of our club meetings are available online
for your reference? Bookmark the club’s
website below so you have access to the dates and goings-on at our club
whenever you need to check something out!
http://www.ava.org/clubs/westpoint/clubnews.html
Previously
Published Club News that is still relevant!
(none this issue)
News from other Venues:
(none this issue)
Current Calendar!
Please note that the
Calendar of Events contains both confirmed and tentative dates of
events.
These below are 'confirmed' times and dates!
We are sometime
asked what a 'Group Walk' (as opposed to a Year Round Event (YRE) or
Event) is - We credit our sister club in Albany, the ESCV (EMPIRE STATE
CAPITAL VOLKSSPORTERS) for the following definition of GROUP walks: "Group Walk means all meet and signup together at the
same time, get a map and
start together, then you proceed at your own pace. There are NO GUIDES
for this kind of walk.. Nor does a group have to
stay together. "; so when you see this term in our calendar below,
you'll now know what it means! We usually have fast walkers, slow
walkers, and medium walkers, there's
almost always someone you can walk with if you join us for your first
time in a GROUP WALK!
As always, changes from the previous month in RED!
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Highland Falls YRE Group Walk
Saturday, 14 October
Date chosen to coincide with the Highland Falls Fall Festival !
Event Special Classifications - College Campus,
Revolutionary War
Our usual breakfast meeting will be held at
Registration at
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Sunday, 19 November
Event Special Classifications - Riverwalk
Our usual breakfast meeting will be held at
Register at
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Hyde Park YRE
Group Walk
Saturday, 9 December
Event Special Classifications - US Presidents,
National Heritage, Riverwalk
Our usual breakfast meeting will be held at
All are welcomed to the breakfast and meeting!
Registration at 10:15 AM at the Eveready Diner as well. Walking
at
These events below are tentative at this for
2006/2007
Hold the dates, and we'll issue
confirmations in our newsletters as we get AVA sanction confirmations and firm
up details - as always, you'll send them confirmed in our monthly
newsletters:
- Volkssport Club of West Point Annual Holiday Party
Sunday, 10 December (tentative – luncheon perhaps)
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“See you on the trail!”
- Joan, Farrell, Nancy, and Andrew
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