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Oregon Snowmobile News December 2008 Prsrt Std. U.S. Postage PAID Bend, OR Permit No. 473 Volume 31, No. 4 DECEMBER 2008 Official Publication of the Oregon State Snowmobile Association www.oregonsnow.org P.O. Box 6328 Bend, OR 97708 Ashlee Farring Needs Our Thoughts & Prayers A Message From Your by Jim & Mary Lou Farring [email protected] President As most of you know, my John Vogel, OSSA President niece, Ashlee Farring is currently in Doernbacher’s Childrens Hos- pital in ICU. We’ve had so many Well, here it is December and we still haven’t gotten the snow wonderful family and friends depth we normally have at this time of year. This causes problems who have contacted us wanting to that we all need to be aware of when we are riding. Remember share their love and concern for that stumps and rocks are going to be just under the surface of the Ashlee. While we wish we could fresh powder snow. Culverts in ditches along with rocks and posts get to every one of those phone will not be covered and make for an accident waiting to happen, calls personally to give an update you need to be careful when leaving and entering the trails. Think and thank you for your thoughts Safety!! and prayers. It just hasn’t been The reports I’m receiving from the grooming chairmen is the possible. In an effort to keep you snow cats have been repaired/rebuilt, ready to get on the snow and all informed, a website has been groom the trails. There have been many hours put in this summer put together for Ashlee which we and fall getting them ready for the season. We need to give a very will try to keep updated each day big thanks to all the volunteers who helped in getting them ready with the latest news. for the new season. Please go to www.caring- Here is an update on the latest legislation to add wilderness to bridge.org/visit/ashleefarring And Mt. Hood. Oklahoma Senator, Tom Coburn pledged to filibuster click on “Read Story” in the the lands bill (HR 5151 Omnibus Public Lands Management Act) lower left corner of the “my that incorporated almost 150 separate measures including wilder- story” box. ness designations in Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico and areas in The website is so you can stay California. Coburn’s filibuster could of forced the Senate to burn informed of her ongoing care up two to three days in session, when they needed to work on from an unknown serious illness. pressing legislation such as the rescue of the auto industry. This is We all join in sharing the con- not the end of this legislation; it is just being postponed till next cerns of her care and return to year. I will be having a conference call with ACSA and other state health with you in this way. Her and attends Hood River Middle Hunter (5). She is compassion- association presidents on November 25th to discuss a plan of Aunt Shoo-Shoo built this web- School where she maintains a 4.0 ate, gentle, quiet and has a sweet action to fight these wilderness bills. I will give an update on this site with tender and caring love GPA. Ashlee likes to read, loves spirit. As you read notes to her matter at our board meeting in Bend on January 17th. I would like for this precious young lady who horses, obtained her snowmobile website, you can tell she is a spe- to thank all the people for calling and writing there Congressmen is now seriously ill and in much permit and wants to ride, enjoys cial young lady and is loved by and Senators on land issues. We need to work hard in stopping the need of serious care and love fishing, loves to listen to Carrie all. land grabs, so we and our future generations can continue to have from all of you who care and are Underwood and her favorite Thank you members of OSSA riding areas. praying for her rapid diagnosis foods are buffalo wings or any- for your prayers and support dur- Just a couple little reminders, OSSA is again this year raffling a and subsequent recovery. thing hot. She loves her younger ing this most difficult time! 2-place trailer (drive off/drive on) to fund our Legal Action Fund Ashlee is fourteen years of age sister Kaylee (11) and Brother and the OSSA Convention that will be held in Bend on January 13-17, 2009. As I understand from the Convention committee not very many registration forms have been received for this fine con- vention week. Let’s have a big showing for this event as we have had in the past few years. 541-312-2655 for more details. present to tell you about the free Peggy Sez... Come and enjoy the Powder in $2,500.00 accident policy for by Peggy Spieger, the Pines. every OSSA member as well as OSSA Executive Director The Friday night Hospitality other insurance options available OSSA Convention in Bend will be among the vendors in the to you. See page 3 & 23 For Information There’s a lot of activity around Riverhouse Convention Center. All groomer operators are Bend as the Convention Commit- There will be door prizes and encouraged to attend the Groom- & Registration Form tee folks get ready to welcome food and a no-host bar. The Gen- ing Seminar Saturday afternoon you to OSSA’s 36th Annual eral Membership meetings will from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Meeting. It all started in 1973 start at 9:00 AM Saturday morn- There will be something for all with a group of folks who laid ing. Also Saturday morning operators as well as the opportu- out a plan so well conceived that Nancy Schassen and Jean Watilo nity to share with each other. We it still used today to protect the will do a Safety Certification will have snow cats on the interests of all snowmobilers. Class from 8:00 AM to Noon. premises. Other seminars on And many of those folks are still Please contact Jean at 541-536- Saturday afternoon include Happy Holidays snowmobiling “after all these 2512 to sign up and receive the Search and Rescue and how to years”. Dedication is what snow- instruction book necessary before operate your GPS. mobilers are all about. taking the class. The Saturday evening banquet OSSA Convention Week will Also present for our Saturday activities will begin with a cock- start on Tuesday, January 13, morning membership meeting tail hour at 5:00 PM followed by 2009 with rides in the terrific will be some of our snow patrol the dinner at 6:00 PM. Be sure Central Oregon snow. Rides will officers from around the state as to get your registration in now; be in a different location every well as a representative from the there will be no tickets sold at the day, Tuesday through Friday, and Candlelighters, a support organi- door. Please join us for fun in there will be a ride on Sunday if zation for the families of children Powder in the Pines. there is enough interest. Contact with cancer. Shannan Walker, Gary Pankey @ 541-593-5927 & American Income Life, will be See Peggy Sez on Page 2 541-961-0536 or Rick Bice @ Page 2 OREGON SNOWMOBILE NEWS www.oregonsnow.org www.ORSnowmobileNews.com DECEMBER 2008 Peggy Sez From Page 1 Sumpter Valley / Blue Mountain Snowmobile The OSSA office and the snowmobiles to respond to the Club OSSA Board members have a Forest Service within that time supply of the ACSA calendars frame stating your preference for by Michaelle Clarke tact Jim Sheller. After the clean- Additional reminder to turn in available for you. The calendars future snowmobile accommoda- ing of the trail President Neal your volunteer hours 541-894- are $20.00 each and a minimum tions in the Mt Bachelor area. Let It Snow…Let It Snow... Bork will bring his Cat and com- 2377. of $20.00 is given away every We must stress that the Kapka Let It Snow... plete the smoothing of the trail. Continued community and day of the year, $40.00 on Sun- Butte sno-park plan include no If you have not paid your dues, Jim also report work still needs local events are being held in the days and $500.00 on various less than 70 snowmobile parking please pay them now. completed on the Groomer. Neal great little city of Sumpter Ore- other holidays. spaces. It is important to ask the Our THANKSGIVING is still hard working on recruiting gon. Remember this is not only Triton Trailer tickets are avail- Forest service to leave Dutchman POTLUCK was held November a Poker Run Chairman for this a fantastic snowmobile destina- able from the OSSA office, sno-park available to all winter 15th at the school house and was year. Anyone interested is asked tion but also a growing commu- Board and your club. The trailer users as it is now. Another alter- a great success. Thank you to all to please contact Neal ASAP. nity that is full of fun activities. will be given away on Valen- native would be to re-design who participated and the lovely The Clarke’s Cracker Creek Something to not be missed this tine’s Day, February 14, 2009. Dutchman sno-park into a snow- ladies, Marlene Bork and Carolyn Estates Subdivision and Bourne holiday season is the Christmas All money goes the Legal Action mobile/other winter use lot to Nordstrom for cooking our Road are areas still up for discus- Trains – Ride Northeast Ore- fund.
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