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1533 SUNDANCE TRAIL LAKEVIEW, NY 14085 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED FOOTHILLS TRAIL CLUB TALES SEPTEMBER 2018 Visit and us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FoothillsTrailClub Foothills Trail Club Officers, Directors, and Chairs 2018-2019 Officers Chairs President, Claudia Lawler Archivist, Kirk Doyle TALES Editor, Carol Kobrin 105 Nadine Drive, Cheektowaga 14225 5205 Glendale Avenue, Hamburg 14074 6506 Amy Lane, Lockport 14094 572-8497 627-4199 912-0370 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Vice President Circulation,, Barbara Morrisey Trail Stewards, Don Bergman 1533 Sundance Trail, Lakeview 14085 5383 Tonawanda Creek Road, NT 14120 627-3878 625-8746 [email protected] [email protected] Secretary, Wendy Edson End-To-End, Shari Senefelder Trail Stewards, Jeanne Moog 209 Maple Avenue, Hamburg 14075 27 Patricia Drive, Tonawanda 14150 312 Sycamore Street, East Aurora 14052 512-0124 694-4346 652-6190 [email protected] [email protected] Finger Lakes, Donna Flood Treasurer, Jim Beardsley 5010 Salt Road, Clarence, NY 14031 Trail Administrator, Mike Schlicht 83 Bryant Street, Apt 9D, Buffalo 14209 759-6442 30 Temple Drive, Buffalo, 14225 [email protected] [email protected] 316-4388 [email protected] Directors Membership, Roy Tocha Elected 11 N. Eaglecrest Drive, Hamburg 14074 Webmaster, Jim Flood Three-Year Director, Dee McCarthy (2015-2018) [email protected] 759-6442 [email protected] [email protected] Program Tuesday, Gayle Syty Three-Year Director, Marty Ruszaj (2016-2019) 70 Pheasant Run Road, Amherst 14228 82 Misty Lane, East Amherst 14051 691-6750 689-4177 [email protected] Program Wednesday, David Wittmann 109 Nason Parkway, Lackwanna 14218 Disclaimers Three-Year Director, Sharon Kelly (2018-2021) 823-8156 2905 Four Rod Road, East Aurora 14052 As a courtesy to our members, we 655-5248 Program Weekend, Kathy Foote frequently provide information about [email protected] 349 Wimbledon Court, West Seneca 14224 e v e n t s s p o n s o r e d b y o t h e r 675-3989 organizations. Unless published in the Appointed [email protected] Foothills Trail Club schedule, these One-Year Director, Barbara Arber (2018-2019) events are not FTC outings. They are 206-4347 Publicity, Donna Flood [email protected] 5010 Salt Road, Clarence, NY 14031 merely items of interest and anyone 759-6442 wanting more information should One-Year Director, Brock Carmichael (2018-2019) [email protected] contact the appropriate organization. 585-322-3830 [email protected] TALES is a bi-monthly newsletter devoted to informing club members about club business, activities and hikes, as well as about environmental issues related to trails and hiking, and other items of interest to hikers. If you have an article of interest, please send it to the TALES editor. Please keep your submissions to a reasonable length and write or type clearly. If an article cannot be included in an issue, every effort will be made to put it in the next issue. Submitted articles may be edited if necessary. Please remember to include your name and contact information with your submitted material. Deadline for the November issue is October 1st. TALES September SEPTEMBER 2018 NEWS FROM THE FOOTHILLS BOARD The FTC Board met on July 23rd. Among the items discussed: • Sally Hardenburg has resigned at Co-President. Claudia Lawler will be Foothills President effective July 2018. • Darien Lake State Park lean will be painted, and a dedication ceremony is being planned. • Planning Committee for the 2019 FLTC Weekend at University of Pittsburg/Bradford Campus will stay at the facility in August to investigate hike routes and facility. The 2019 event takes place June 7-8-9. • Buffalo Day Hikes MeetUp group is being discontinued; Footprints in the Wilderness MeetUp group will continue and serve as a replacement for Buffalo Day Hikes. The next meeting of the FTC Board takes place on September 24, 2018 at the Reinstein Library on Losson Road. Leadership Change on our Board New Bunion Badge Coordinator and Help Needed As noted in the July 2018 TALES, Geri Ciprich has stepped down as our Bunion Badge Coordinator. A big thank you to Geri Sally Hardenburg has resigned her position as Co- for her many years of service. She will be missed but we know President, where she worked alongside fellow Co- we’ll see her out and about on the trails. President Claudia Lawler. As a result, Claudia takes over as President of the club without a co- Rebecca Pollard has stepped in to fill the position. Hiking or vice-president to assist with overseeing club sheets will now be sent to Rebecca at 5728 Southwestern Blvd, operations. Unit 1106, Hamburg, NY 14075. Thank you Rebecca for volunteering your time to the Foothills Hiking Club. The Board is requesting your help in identifying a candidate who can assist the club by serving as a co-president or vice-president, or just as a backup Please be Polite and Courteous to Claudia. This person will work with Claudia to develop Board meeting agenda (the Board meets The Foothills Board wishes to remind all club bi-monthly, so 6 times a year), as well as act as the members to be polite and courteous with fellow presiding officer in Claudia’s absence. members, landowners, and those we interact Do you know someone who would be interested in with when hiking or volunteering on behalf of the this position? Are you that person? Please Foothills Trail Club. We may not always agree contact Claudia with your suggestions. with each other, but we must always strive to be kind and helpful, and to get along. Constructive We thank Sally for her many years of service to the discourse is certainly encouraged and such club and wish her all the best in her new dialogue should be respectful and without endeavors. malice. Foothills Trail Club www.foothillstrailclub.org !2 TALES SEPTEMBER 2018 More on 200 Year Anniversary hike series. On our June 9th hike and our June 23rd hikes we were very fortunate to have one of our landowners, Ray & Ann Zywiczynski, invite us to park in their Christmas Tree farm parking lot on Humphries Road. Not only were we allowed to park there but use the restroom, enjoy their beautiful property, and enjoy popcorn after the hike made fresh along with lemonade. Such wonderful landowners to have. For our July 14 and July 28 hikes we were allowed to park at the Holland Speedway (Now Hillside). They are not landowners but just as great to allow us to park there. As this TALES was going to print, our 7th and final hike was occurring on August 11. We met at Middle Road and carpooled to Allen Road. Technically we were now in Sardinia, but this is a nice easy section that was all downhill and a nice place to hike. Thank you to everyone who participated in the 200 Anniversary Hike Series. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Foothills Trail Club www.foothillstrailclub.org !3 TALES SEPTEMBER 2018 Fall Potluck, Hike and General Meeting Saturday, September 22, 2018 Sprague Brook Park – Casino 9674 Foote Road Glenwood, NY 14064 Cost: A donation of $5.00 per person for the use of the building and supplies. Location: The Casino Drive into the park from Foote Road and take the first left. The Casino is next to the tennis courts. This year Barbara Arber will head up the food portion of our Fall Potluck. Thank you Barbara for volunteering! You may drop off your potluck dish at the Casino around 9:00 am before heading out for the hike. The Casino has a full kitchen with a stove, refrigerator and many electrical outlets. Wine and beer is allowed but please NO GLASS BOTTLES. Please label your potluck dish. Hikes: First Hike -9:00 am – Fast pace, 3-B moderate terrain 7 miles. Meet at Sprague Brook Park Casino. We will do a warm-up hike to Tim's XC's trail then uphill to the warming hut. Fast hike to the XC ski course loop. Then an out and back at the Foote Trails section. This will follow with a downhill section back to the casino. We will finish with the end of the hike challenge on the skunk trail. Route ensures we will be first in line for the potluck. Leader: Marty Ruszaj. Questions: contact: [email protected] Second Hike – 9:15 am – Moderate pace, 2-B, moderate terrain 5 miles. Meet at Sprague Brook Park Casino. We will hike the trails within the park. Leader: David Wittmann 716-823-8156. Third Hike – 9:30 am – Moderate pace 2-B moderate terrain 4 miles. Meet at Sprague Brook Park Casino. We will hike to the cross-county ski trail and back. Leader: Frank Pecenco 716-759-2628, Sweep: Don Bergman. Fourth Hike – 10:15 am – Slow pace, 1-A Leisurely or nature walk, 2-3 miles. Meet at Sprague Brook Park Casino. This will be a leisurely, slow paced hike around the park which will include some road and trail walk. Leader: Jeanne Moog 716-652-6190, Sweep: Carol Mallon. Potluck Lunch: Around 12:00 noon. Please bring a dish to share. Please label your dish. 50/50: Drawing to be held after lunch. Hope you are a winner. Other Fun Stuff: White Elephant: Bring gently used or unused hiking or camping-related items to sell. All proceeds will be donated to the Foothills Club general fund. General Meeting: Please plan to stay and participate in the club’s decision- making process. Your responsibility: To enjoy yourself and help with set-up and clean up. Any questions contact: Dee McCarthy 716-866-1233 [email protected] Foothills Trail Club www.foothillstrailclub.org !4 TALES SEPTEMBER 2018 Hello to all hikers and trail workers.
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