Chairlift Chatter November 2011
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October 2015 www.skissc.com P.O. Box 60713 Harrisburg, PA 17106-0713 PRESIDENT’S CORNER MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL/MEETING Our September membership meeting brought out Tuesday, October 6, 5 & 7 pm approximately 90 members and guests! It was so well attended Our next membership meeting/social will be held on Tuesday, that to better serve our members and guests, October 6 at Boomerang's (formerly Doc Holliday's), in their Boomerang’s is expanding the banquet room for our banquet room (we believe we'll have the full room, not half, October membership meeting. We encourage this time). Bring a friend or two to introduce to our Club! Our everyone to take advantage of the waitresses social "hour" begins at 5 pm with food and beverage who will be serving us food and beverages in service in the banquet room. A short business the banquet room starting at 5 pm. meeting will begin at 7 pm, followed by an A special ‘thank you’ to Bob and update from Roundtop Mountain Resort on Brenda Martin for hosting a deck/pool changes at the mountain and discounted lift party at their home. We also had a great ticket packages, and a presentation by turnout for our Pinchot "play/picnic" on Mountainside Ski & Sport on their latest August 23 with over 50 people attending. equipment. SSC's trip leaders will be on hand 'Thank you' Mike Gavin for making sure we stay in with their displays to answer your questions and to shape! Some folks tried kayaking and the standup paddle take your applications and deposits (or second installments). board for the first time. Also ‘thank you’ to Sharon Royer and Directions: From I-83 take Exit 40A and turn east onto Terri Falk for putting together a fantastic weekend at Jim Limekiln Road; turn left at the Comfort Inn sign. Thorpe. Don’t miss our last deck party on September 18 at the Boro Bar & Grill Riverview. With ski season approaching you may want to kick up your workout program. Back by popular UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR demand, Train Yard Gym and Fitness is again offering a 6- week Skier/Boarder Conditioning Program. SSC and Sep 18, 5 pm Deck Party @ Boro Bar & Grill Riverview Roundtop Mountain Resort are offering a Sunrise Skier (formerly Big Woody's), 4425 N. Front St., Development Program, open to all clubs. Enclosed articles Harrisburg offer detailed information. Sep 23, 5:30 pm Happy Hour & Movie Night @ Macaroni Enjoy this beautiful time of year… Grill (2531 Brindle Dr.) & Regal Theatre my favorite! (1500 Caughey Dr., Harrisburg) Sep 26, 5 pm Harvest Moon "Wine & Wolves" @ Corn- wall & Speedwell Forge Sep 27, 9 am Gettysburg Battlefield Bike Ride @ 1195 CENTRAL PA SKI EXPO Baltimore Pike (Route 97), Gettysburg Friday, October 23, 6 pm Sep 30, 5 pm Board Meeting @ Harrisburg Regional Come join Susquehanna and Lancaster Ski Clubs for the Chamber of Commerce & CREDC, 3211 Sixth Annual Central Pennsylvania Ski Expo on Friday, N. Front St., Harrisburg October 23 from 6-9 pm at Groff’s Farm Golf Club, 650 Oct 6, 5 pm Membership Social/Meeting @ Boomer- Pinkerton Rd., Mount Joy. Representatives ang's (formerly Doc Holliday's), 110 Lime- from mountain resorts across the kiln Rd., New Cumberland country will be present to give you Oct 10, 6 pm Craft Beer Appreciation Evening @ Barb's firsthand information on the newest Oct 11, 10 am Poker Bike Ride @ Stoney Creek Rail offerings at the mountain, lodging, Trail, Dauphin and travel to their respective Oct 21, 5:30 pm Happy Hour & Movie Night @ Macaroni destinations. There will be light Grill & Regal Theatre appetizers, a cash bar, a DJ, and lots Oct 23, 6 pm Central PA Ski Expo, 650 Pinkerton Rd., of great door prizes! Don’t miss this Mount Joy opportunity to meet the mountain Oct 28, 5 pm Board Meeting @ Harrisburg Chamber reps, mingle with fellow skiers/ Oct 31-Nov 1 Trip to Finger Lakes Wine Region riders, and get ready for another great ski season! Admission Nov 3, 6 pm Membership Social/Meeting @ location is free for SSC and LSC members! There is a nominal TBA admission fee of $5 for non-members. You can join SSC at the Nov 11, 5:30 pm Happy Hour & Movie Night @ Macaroni door. For more information, contact Dianne Paukovits at 717- Grill & Regal Theatre 256-9119. Nov 14, 6:30 pm Get-Acquainted Party @ Roundtop Moun- tain Resort HAPPY HOUR & MOVIE NIGHT STONEY CREEK POKER BIKE RIDE Wednesdays, Sept. 23 & Oct. 21, 5:30 pm Sunday, October 11, 10 am It’s ‘Hump Day’ so RELAX!... Join us for an evening for happy What better time to have a poker bike ride on the beautiful, hour and a movie. Bring a friend... You do not have to be a scenic Stoney Creek rail trail than mid-October! The club member to come to this event. Eat/drink... We will meet weather should be cool, the leaves will be colorful after 5:30 pm at the Macaroni Grill at 2531 Brindle Dr., and the riding will be at its best! Meet at 10 am at the Harrisburg, for some drinks and a snack before the movie. gated entrance to the rail trail. The ride will go 10 miles When it’s near the time for the movie to start we will drive a out the rail trail. For those of you desiring a more short distance to the Regal Harrisburg Stadium 14 at 1500 challenging ride, there will be a ride going up the Caughey Drive. Stay tuned for an email blast 3-4 days before mountain to the fire tower. At the beginning of the ride movie night when we will announce the name of the movie you will be given 5 clues and 5 blank cards. Follow we’re going to see and the time. For more informative contact the clues to find hidden bags containing Sue Vancola at 215-564-6007 or [email protected]. colored stickers to attach to your blank cards. [Riders choosing to climb up the HARVEST MOON "WINE & WOLVES" mountain will find a bonus stop hidden Saturday, September 26, 5 pm on top. Please note: riders going to the fire tower will need a mountain bike and this is a very steep, Once again, Terri Falk is extending an invitation to SSC long and rocky trail (over 2 miles of climbing)!] members and their friends to meet and mingle at her historic After you complete the ride, you will be given one playing stone home in Cornwall for a wine and cheese reception that card for each sticker you have found (if you find all 5 stickers, will begin at 5 pm. You are encouraged to bring along a bottle you will receive 5 playing cards). There is a $5 fee to of wine or an appetizer to share. At 7 pm we will drive participate in the game, and the two best poker hands will approximately 6 miles to the Wolf Sanctuary of PA at receive a cash prize! Following the ride, we will have a tailgate Speedwell Forge for their "Harvest Moon Tour" (their entrance picnic in the parking lot. Brenda will provide hot dogs, brats and fee is $20 per person). Don't forget to paper products. Bring your own beverages and a dish to share. bring a folding chair, flashlight, blanket To help with the planning of the ride, please RSVP to Brenda and a long-handled fork if you want to Bent at [email protected]. toast marshmallows over the Directions to the parking lot (trail head): head north on bonfire. Visitors to the Full Moon 322/22W from Harrisburg towards Lewistown; take the Stoney Tours must be over the age of 16 with proof of ID. Creek/Dauphin exit; turn right onto Schuylkill St. (across from Please RSVP to Terri at [email protected] or 717-228-9939 to Pizza Shop); turn right onto Erie St., then left on Stoney Creek obtain her address and so she can plan her reception. Rd. to the very end (the road will change to gravel for the last 2 miles to the parking lot at the trail head). GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD RIDE Sunday, September 27, 9 am GET-ACQUAINTED PARTY If you like the outdoors, biking and history, you will enjoy Saturday, November 14, 6:30 pm SSC's annual bicycle ride around the historic Gettysburg SET THE DATE ASIDE NOW!! Don't miss National Battlefield. See one of the best national parks on the this year's Get-Acquainted Party! Free to Civil War our nation has to offer. All levels of riders are all members 21 and over. Dance to the welcome. There will be a 20-mile historic narrative tour with cut music of Second Chance Band, playing -offs at 10 and 15 miles. Meet at 9 am at the National Park everything from pop, rock, Motown, oldies, Service Museum and Visitor Center bus/RV parking lot. Bring country and classic tunes. The party starts something to share at the tailgate party after the ride. at 6:30 and goes to 11:30 pm in the main Directions from Harrisburg: take Route 15 south to lodge of Roundtop Mountain Resort in Gettysburg; take the Baltimore Pike (Route 97) exit; at the stop Lewisberry. Refreshments (light fare) will sign turn right; drive approximately 3 miles to the National Park be provided. Join or renew your Service Museum and Visitor Center entrance on your left; take membership now via the SSC website the first left into the bus/RV parking lot.