HVSC Volume LXVIII Number 11 Hudson Valley Ski Club Poughkeepsie, New York November 2006 * 2006 * Our 68th Year * Holiday Sing-Along Open House Monday December 11 at the Best Western at the home of Claudette Hennessy . Wednesday November 1 Sing-Along and party start at 7:30 PM. Route 9, Poughkeepsie We have the song books; if you play an appropriate instrument, bring it. Please bring your own beverages and a dish to share. As in years past, with Special Buffet Dinner Claudette is again asking people to wear Period Dress, if possible. The Best Western will again Directions to Claudette’s will appear in the put on a special $15.00 (tax & gratuity is included) Buffet December newsletter. Dinner at 6:30 PM for members and guests before our Open House at 8 PM. Come out early to enjoy this meal Christmas Holiday Dance before the Open House and be sure to bring a guest. Friday, December 15 The ski areas scheduled to attend the open house this Buffet Dinner, Cash Bar year are: Hunter, Windham, Gore, Jiminy Peak, Live Music from the Midnight Image Band. Belleayre, Plattekill, and Thunder Ridge. Potter More information next newsletter. Brothers, Pro Ski of Hunter, and ASIA will also be there. Pat Cummins (cell phone: 845 519-7585) There will be an expanded Lift Ticket Lotto for this meeting as [email protected] all these ski areas are donating Lift Passes to the club to be raffled off. So there will be 8-10 winners of prizes worth over Night Skate at the new $400. Plus new this year is a Silent Auction with gifts for auction (at time of printing) of Season Tickets, and multiple lift Mohonk Mountain House Pavilion passes from the ski areas plus ski services and merchandise from Potter Brothers and The Ski Pro of Hunter. Come and Friday night December 8 (come bid on some great gifts for the coming season. Entertainment after or in lieu of "Race Training") books will be available for purchase. $15 includes skate session plus skate rental. (Contact me if you Refreshments of Cider, Donuts and Cookies will again be are interested in other activities). served. Come out to support your club, bring a friend and Be aware Mohonk does not allow have a festive time. alcohol consumption, but hot chocolate & soft drinks are November Meeting Previews available for purchase. Nov 1: Open House Meeting If interested, contact Mike Harelick [email protected] Lift Ticket Lotto Halloween Dinner Dance Nov 1: No Lift Ticket Lotto due to the Open House October 27 Nov 15: Belleayre, Catamount, Gore, Hunter, Southern Dutchess Country Club Plattekill Music provided by DJ Jo Anne & Hubby. Winners: Costumes vigorously encouraged. There will Oct 4: Butternut ~ Herb Eschbach, Hunter ~ Ingrid be costume contests. For more information Dolard, Jiminy Peak ~ Arnold Mahl, Windham ~ John contact your Dance Chairman, Macek, Belleayre ~ Craig Goldstein Pat Cummins 298-0854 Cell phone: 845 519 7585 Oct 18: Will appear in the next newsletter Page 2 HVSC Information Club Information Welcome to the following new members! November 11 is Veteran's Day Club Officers Richard Carling Mary Ann Rose ~~ President: Mark Booska 485-6246 Elizabeth Daley David Wood On November 11 call someone Vice-President: Lucinda Quinn Denise Wood David Ghostlaw 338-3528 you know who served Marilyn Rokahr Jarek Wysocki Secretary: and say Susan Eschbach 373-9138 Jill Anne Quaresimo Treasurer: "Thank You!" Russell Gray 855-9339 Sergeant at Arms: Larry Slezak 454-7824 Board of Directors Ingrid Dodard HVSC Board Meeting 718-986-4201 ______________________________________ Jeff Elwyn 334-8732 Pete Gray 462-2010 Susan Hasbrouck 229-6786 Shirley Rinaldi 233-4168 Mark Searle 471-6402 Support your club! Buy your Committee Leaders Entertainment Book Constitution: Glenn Morris 226-6167 from the Cross Country: Wednesday, November 15 Hudson Valley Ski Club Mark Booska 485-6246 Ed Miles 471-2504 6:30 PM, Best Western Price: $30 Dance Chairman: Available at club meetings Route 9, Poughkeepsie Pat Cummins 298-0854 or contact Education - PSIA/ASIA: Invitees: All Officers and Board Members are Mark Searle 471-6402 requested to attend. Any interested Ski Club Jim & Marie Gardiner 297-9570 Discount Tickets: members may attend as guests. or Russell Gray 855-9339 Russell Gray 855-9339 Contact: Mark Booska (485-6246) Marketing: [email protected] Mark Booska 485-6246 Membership: Pete Gray 462-2010 Newsletter staff: Mentorship: Herb Eschbach 373-9138 Deadline: Fifteenth of each month NJ Ski Council: Editors: Jim Gahn 561-6376 Ski Trips: Mike & Angie Harelick Nancy Egan 895-1714 183 Millers Lane Snow Boarding: Kevin Kokosa 229-6786 Kingston, NY 12401 Publicity: 845-339-4894 Sal Alaimo 473-2481 Racing Program: [email protected] Tom Pompei 462-3944 ____________________ Summer Chairman: Voice Message Service for last Walt Gorgas 297-8746 Welcoming: minute changes and new activities: Susan Hasbrouck 229-6786 227-1123 Friday "Race Training:" Susan Hasbrouck 229-6786 Contact: Ed Miles (471-2504) All phones area code 845 to have a message put on the ser- vice. From your officers... Page 3 THE SKINNY ON CROSS ramping that up more as the because your ability to ski is lim- cycling season ends. Elizabeth ited by your ability to ski on one COUNTRY and I try to hike in the fall and we leg. Think about it. encourage all to join up with the By: Mark Booska Our ski season is always too Trailsweepers for one of their [email protected] short so don’t wait ‘till the snow hikes. I also do some minimal flies to find your ski legs. You exercises at home, which include don’t have to follow what I do, 3 sets of: pushups, abs, curls and tience this summer paid off but I would suggest a variety of Get psyched! arm swings with weights to simu- when I found some new skate exercises or activities that com- late poling. When I can’t ride or boots for half price and a new bine strength, aerobic, anaerobic Welcome to the first edition of get in some other aerobic work- pair of trick skis. It was also and stretching elements. The the skinny for this season. Let’s out, I jump rope, which I highly time to resupply the waxes and idea is to improve your skiing by hope that this winter brings recommend. Another thing that I add to the wardrobe. getting out and doing the things more snow than last year. Eve- do on a regular basis is specifi- that you like. Remember: Move- ryone kept telling me that if To stay in shape I rode 28-52 cally for anyone like me who has there was ever a good year to miles twice a week from April had knee surgery. You put an ment is life! have knee surgery last year was to Oct. plus a few Sat. or Sun. elastic band (I got mine from my Trail Pass Trivia returns next it. So now it’s time to get rides with the MHBC. I roller therapist) around your ankles and month with a free pass to Pros- psyched up and there is nothing skied or roller bladed at least walk. This stresses and strength- pect Mountain. If you would like like new toys to do it. My pa- once a week and now I’ll be ens the knees and it really hits to get on my e-mail list to receive the glutes. The final thing that I’ll regular updates on trips, where start doing now is balancing exer- to ski, lessons and who is going Twelfth Annual Hudson Valley Ski Club Holiday Raffle cises to work on the stabilization where please contact me. muscles. This is important for Mark Last year many members helped us achieve additional income by alpine skiing and especially XC soliciting about 80 gifts worth over $3,000. Some members even donated gifts they paid for themselves. Those members who worked to solicit gifts from stores, restaurants, hair dressers, supermarkets Suggestions & Comments Box and sport clubs deserve a lot of credit. Do you have any ideas on how the club can be improved -- trips, meetings, events, etc? The money raised at the raffle keeps our club healthy and allows us Send your Suggestions & Comments to to do things that make it more enjoyable to be a part of. If everyone Mark Booska [email protected] gets just one donation or helps in some small way, this year's raffle can be even more successful than last year's. HVSC Members: are you interested in serving on the new Marketing Committee with Sal Alaimo and myself? As you make the routine rounds of your normal day, please have copies of our "Raffle Request" in your pocket (you can download Contact: Mark Booska [email protected] copies off the website). Talk to your restaurant manager, massager, ski shop, gym manager, nail salon, dry cleaner, everyone and everywhere you patronize. Let them know that it's a great way to inexpensively reach an affluent market and that it's tax deductible. Support your club by bringing in prizes and then on December 6 come and buy raffle tickets. It's a lot of fun and everyone wins. Thank you ~~~ Mark Booska, President YOU WILL FIND THREE FILES ON THE HVSC WEBSITE RELATED TO THE UPCOMING RAFFLE. 1. RAFFLE NOTICE -- full text of above article in MS Word format 2. RAFFLE DONATION REQUEST LETTER -- letter to solicit potential donations 3. RAFFLE RESULTS 2005 -- A list of last year's winners and prizes ALSO: IN THE DECEMBER NEWSLETTER A COUPON WILL APPEAR FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL RAFFLE BY MAIL.