SKI CHATTER. ANTIQUE CAR SHOW & Bike, Hike & Eat Weekend AUG 8-10

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1 SKI CHATTER 8/1/2014 ALL THE NEWS THAT FITs SWC, PO 228,Schenectady, NY Clubhouse Phone (802) Clubhouse Reservations (518) A SCHENECTADY WINTERSPORTS CLUB PUBLICATION Phone numbers in the Ski Chatter are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted. WEB Site: Thursday Night 2014 Bike Rides SCHEDULE CHANGE for the Thursday Night 2014 Bike Rides Please be aware that the overall schedule for the Thursday night bike rides has changed. The last of our bike ride will now be on Thursday August 21. No one came forward to schedule that date so, Heidi and Anna have been gracious enough to move their date from the 28th to the 21st. Much as we all like the long days, by the end of August, they are not so long and we have to quit early anyway. Whether the rides had beautiful weather and were well attended or if the weather was wet and were not as well attended, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, all who have hosted the rides. Actually, Sue s bike ride was rained out but quite a few of us showed up and we had a great time. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS July 31 Thurs Night Bike Ride Pat & Paul Evan-owski Aug 1-3 Trails & Ales Weekend at the Clubhouse Aug 7 Thursday Night Bike Ride Kim & Ed Griner Aug 8-10 Antique Car Show weekend at the Clubhouse Aug 14 Thurs Night Bike Ride Carol Hamlin/Bob Miller Aug 21 Last Thursday Night Bike Ride Heidi Walsh / Anna Palmer Aug Clubhouse Recreational Paddling Weekend Aug 23 Barge Chaser Canoe & Kayak Race at Kiwanis Park, Rotterdam Sept Paddlers Lodge Weekend with Sue Knapik Oct 3-5 Leaf Peeping Weekend at the Clubhouse Dec th Annual Bomber Pre-season Ski Clinic ANTIQUE CAR SHOW & Bike, Hike & Eat Weekend AUG 8-10 Walt Kangas will be hosting a great week end at the Clubhouse on the Aug 8 to 10 weekend. The annual, Award Winning Stowe Antique Car Show is that weekend and it is just up the road from the Clubhouse. Walt will be cooking up all sorts of goodies for your enjoyment before and after your jaunts to the Car show and short hikes to the many waterfalls in the Stowe area. This is always a great weekend since most of the antique cars drive right past our dinning room windows. It is rumored that one of our member will be bringing his 71 Nova Super Sport and a 62 Rolls Royce (some difference there). There will be opportunities for biking, and boating (paddling and maybe Walt will bring Tuuli - his Ness Yawl sailboat) in the Waterbury Reservoir across the street from the Clubhouse. If we are lucky, we may just have Chef Earl to provide a culinary masterpiece for our Saturday night dinner. Make your reservations on line ( so Walt knows how much food to prepare and get a good room while they are available. Make Summer Clubhouse Reservations We are now requiring you to make reservations for the Lodge whether it is during the winter or summer. The Lodge reservation system is online for our entire year. It is important that folks who are planning on using the house make reservations so that others will know what to expect when they arrive. We have had folks think that they were staying in their favorite rooms (and had reserved that room) find the room filled when they arrive. This is a situation that is easy to avoid if everybody just takes the time to make a reservation before they start the drive north. Please be considerate. Although you may make reservations on line, you can still do so the old fashioned way: call Tom Jaras at You must make a reservation for ANY STAY that you are planning for the Lodge at Waterbury Center. Terry & Gina riding along the Mad River during the June Bike Weekend (A great ride) 1 Dues were Due June 1 Since the Club's fiscal year runs from June 1 to May 31, now is the time to send in your dues. The new membership form is on the outside page so you can just print a copy and send it in. You can also use the Membership page on the website ( to pay by PayPal or credit card. The website is preferred as it makes less work for our volunteers. Remember, if you have not paid your dues, you will have to pay non-member rates when you stay at the Clubhouse this summer.

2 SKI CHATTER A SCHENECTADY WINTERSPORTS CLUB PUBLICATION 8/1/14 Presidents Column by Dorie Valenti So Mel called and left a message. He said, Dorie. Mel. You know what Judy's planning on doing for the Electric City Regatta? Call me. I called him right back. What's she doing? She's borrowing Ray's C1. We're in a C2. We can't beat her in a C1?! Of course we can beat her in a C1. So what's the problem? It puts her in a different class so there is no competition. No competition?! No competition is a concept with which I'm not fully familiar and it made me uneasy, like trying to find a reason for being, and Mel seemed to sense this disturbance. I'll tell you what, he responded. We can go after Sue and Roy. Sue and Roy?! They are way out of my league. We'll ask them to give us a 5 minute lead. So we come in at 35 minutes and they come in at 31 minutes, that means we win, sort of? A sort of win wouldn't be bad, I thought, would be OK really, and as I kept doing the calculations if they gave us a 30 minute lead, we'd be able to beat them in pretty much no time at all, a sort of win kind of. Competition is the greatest, isn't it? Competition provides us with numerous opportunities to win, or if not to win to at least sort of win or to maybe even kinda win, kinda maybe, and if we can't make it into any of these categories we can always fall back on that old Gandhi saying about winning and effort and blah, blah, blah. I mean the bottom line is that you can't beat winning but sometimes in order to win we need to set the stage. Bill K taught me this, no, he actually didn't teach this to me, I watched him strategize a win and I learned from his performance. This happened about, well, some years ago when he was aging into the newly categorized Extreme Skier Class and he signed up to race in the Open Class with the young'uns. I was in charge of organizing our race team, and I called him up. I was annoyed with his decision to compete with the young'uns. What are you doing? I asked him. You are going to lose, and you are going to bring the team down with you I told him. He explained that he is planning on winning the Class II in the Open Category. In other words, he was planning on being the fastest of the slowest racers in the fast class, and he won! He won first place in the Open Class II Category and the team did well and we celebrated and drank a lot of beer and carried on ad infinitum showering ourselves with accolades of praises and we toasted to each other and carried on some more. You can't beat winning! So we had two weeks to go before the Electric City Regatta and it was Monday night at Kiwanis Park and Mel told me to sit in the back of the boat and to put my feet on the brace and I discovered in no time at all that my ability to keep the boat moving forward in a straight line may not be accomplished in time for the Electric City, but giving no never mind to that, what I really like about sitting in the back of the boat is yelling out the HUTS! I yell HUT! And Mel changes his paddle to the other side of the boat, just like that, like a reflex or something, like I have some sort of secret power, or if not, then the word itself is magical. I mean no one has ever responded to anything I have ever said ever in my entire life as quickly as this HUT. Unfortunately, the timing of my huts did not keep the boat moving in the direction in which it was intended to go and so Mel would sometimes HUT from the front of the boat, stripping me of all my powers, just like that! Usurped by the bow man! So, Mel, let's say Ray refuses to loan Judy his C1 but agrees to loan Joe and Judy his C2, would we be able to beat them? Hut, he said. (Oops.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We need your Program Ideas Perhaps you heard a good speaker? Maybe you are taking a great trip this summer? Suggest a good movie? We need to line up the programs and need your ideas. Contact Will Seyse ( ), our programs coordinator. Now is the time to make a suggestion so Will can do the coordination and scheduling for next season. Wow, this year will be Bomber s 35 th Pre Season Clinic at Stowe! Save the date, the event will be on the Dec 12, 13, 14th weekend. There will be 3 days of lift tickets, lessons and 3 nights of lodging. In addition to the welcome party on Thursday night, there will be a 35th Celebration party on Friday night. The clinic is operated in conjunction with the Stowe Mountain Resort Ski School and we are staying at the Stowe Motel. Details to follow. DISC GOLF FREE CLINICS (BEGINNERS NIGHTS) Now that we have a pair of Disc Golf baskets at the Clubhouse, our members may want to attend the free Disc Golf clinics at Schenectady Central Park (Sept 10) and Niskayuna's Blatnick Park (Aug13), All 6:00PM Meet at the Disc Golf Kiosk near hole #1 Instruction for new players in the basics of Putters, mid-ranges & drivers. Discs and portable baskets available for practice at the clinics. For more information, contact Or Or SchenectadyDGC@gmail.com SWC/MVHC/NNYP Photo Contest Show off the beauty surrounding the SWC Clubhouse or members having fun. Whether the image was captured by your phone, Instamatic or digital SLR with post processing, you can enter the photography contest. The only rule of the contest is the image must be taken while you stayed at the lodge. If you don't have an image yet, there is plenty of time, reserve your stay at the SWC Lodge by yourself or at one of the Summer Weekend Event(s). The photo contest will be juried by the club members at a SWC meeting after the Leaf Peeping Photo and Hiking Weekend (Oct 3-5). Send the image to Ronda Anderson iceanderson@nycap.rr.com or mail it to Ronda Anderson 130 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa, NY Winning photo will be included in the SWC Chatter 2 and enjoy a complimentary night at the SWC lodge.

3 SKI CHATTER A SCHENECTADY WINTERSPORTS CLUB PUBLICATION 8/1/14 Clubhouse News by Terry Tamer Words from our Director: Well, we had a wonderful time in June at the bicycling weekend sponsored by lodge hosts Bill and Gina. We had 18 people there and we certainly took advantage of the beauty of Vermont mountains in the summer. And, the food served on the patio was delicious. Thank you, Gina. By the time you read this, we will have also enjoyed a July weekend of hiking up there hosted by Dorie and Sid. Thank you Dorie and Sid. More about this next month. Unfortunately, nobody came forward to sponsor the Independence Day (4th of July) weekend. Although Stowe was teeming with people doing all kinds of activities at that time, a friend of mine who drove by the Lodge on the weekend reported the parking lot was completely empty. Oh yes, by the way, we did have a lodge committee meeting while we were up there in June on Bill and Gina s weekend. We discussed many things about the future of the lodge and we actually made a few changes. Nothing is changed for the summer sponsored weekends there. However, we will be making announcements in the Chatter and elsewhere in future months discussing exactly what those changes will be. Finally, unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control Judy will not be able to sponsor the August 22 through 24 recreational paddlers weekend at the Lodge. However, if you are at all interested in such a weekend, see Sue Knapik s September paddler s weekend. Would you like to make the clubhouse a little bit more fun? We would like to raise $ 1,000 to invest in improving the opportunities for fun in the non-ski seasons at the clubhouse. One investment is to purchase and install Disc Golf units in our back yard. We will have some 50-50's and other activities such as silent auctions at our gatherings to raise donations. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation, or an item for a silent auction, please contact Bill Schaefer or any club officer. Scheduled Weekends at the Lodge AUGUST 1-3 TRAILS AND ALES WEEKEND AT THE LODGE with Kelly and Michael de la Rocha Take a self-guided tour of some of the region's fine breweries or join the group for an invigorating hike in the mountains or do both! Later we'll enjoy a meal inspired by local beer and sample a few artisan brews, too. AUGUST 8-10 ANTIQUE CAR SHOW AT THE LODGE with Walt Kangas The plan includes the antique car show at Stowe (featuring a club members 71 Nova Super Sport and a 62 Rolls Royce), biking, and boating (paddling and maybe Walt will bring Tuuli - his Ness Yawl sailboat). If 3 we are lucky, we may just have Chef Earl to provide a culinary masterpiece for our Saturday night dinner. AUG 22-24, JUDY S RECREATIONAL PADDLING WEEKEND CANCELLED Due to circumstances beyond our control the weekend hosting is canceled. But, you can come up on your own and take advantage of all the possibilities like driving or walking to the top of the highest mountain in Vermont. There is always things to do in Stowe or Waterbury. Please try to take advantage of one of the other offseason sponsored weekends at the Lodge if you can't go up this weekend. SEPTEMBER PADDLER S WEEKEND AT THE LODGE with Sue Knapik. The racing paddlers are occupied all summer long with their races. This will afford those paddlers and any recreational paddlers a chance to paddle some of the waters in Vermont or have a change of pace and go for a hike or a bike ride. You also don t have to be a racing paddler to come. They are really a great bunch of people and they don t bite. OCTOBER 3-5 LEAF PEEPING, PHOTOGRAPHY, HIKING AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WEEKEND AT THE LODGE with Ronda Anderson and Catherine Young. These ladies will be bringing back the old tradition of the autumn leaf peeping weekend at the lodge. However, they have lots more ideas to make it interesting. In order to peep at the leaves you have to get out in the forest. Hence the hiking. Then, why not bring some of that beauty home to share with others? Hence the photography. You can be a rank amateur who just takes photos with your phone or you can have a highly technical one. It is the person who points the camera at something beautiful that has the greatest impact on the quality of the photo. More directly from Ronda and Catherine later. June Bike Weekend Dinner on the Patio (empty plates)

4 SKI CHATTER A SCHENECTADY WINTERSPORTS CLUB PUBLICATION 8/1/14 4 MoreThursday Night Bike Rides Join riders of all skill levels every Thursday through August to get some exercise, enjoy the outdoors and socialize afterward over pizza. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULE. The ride of the 28th will be on the 21st of August. It will be the last scheduled ride of the season. The rides are every Thursday evening starting promptly at 6:30. It's best to show up by 6:00 or 6:15 so you can get your bike tires pumped up and everything in order before leaving. Each Thursday the host plans at least two rides (a short, easy ride and a longer more challenging ride) so there is something for everyone. They will provide maps and all you need to bring is your bike and a helmet (helmets are required for all SWC rides) and $8.00 to help pay for pizza and beverages. Bike Ride Schedule: July 31 - Paul and Patricia Evanowski Aug. 7 - Ed and Kim Greiner Aug Bob Miller and Carol Hamblin Aug Heidi Walsh and Anna Palmer Aug No Ride Driving Directions to Rides/ Host Homes July 31 - Paul & Patricia Kurowski-Evans, 343 Saratoga Road, Scotia, From Scotia: Take route 50 North (Saratoga Road), for 3+ miles. Pass the Hannaford and Price Chopper Plazas and the Community Church driveway on your left. Go past one more driveway and ours is the third - with the reflectors. There is a long curved driveway and a small brick house. If going south on Route 50: Look for Lee Street. We are the fourth driveway on the right after Lee St. From Northway, Exit 9, Clifton Park: Go West on rte. 146 for about 8 miles. Do NOT make a left at the light on 146. When you reach route 50 (Saratoga Road), turn right, (north) and go another half mile. Look for #343 (see details, From Scotia ) Aug. 7 - Ed and Kim Greiner, 558 Old Highway 30, Esperance, NY From Schenectady or Albany: Take I-90 (Thruway) to Exit 25A, route I-88. Go 5.7 miles on I- 88 and get off at exit 24. Go to Route 20 (left side of exit ramp, crossing over the highway). Turn Right, going west, onto NY 20. Go 6.3 miles, turning left onto Old Highway 30 (CR157). Go 0.4 miles. Kim and Ed s home is on your right. You need to budget a longer time to reach the Greiners for this ride so start 15 minutes earlier than 4 normal. Aug. 14 -Bob Miller and Carol Hamblin 6314 Hawes Road, Altamont Coming from Schenectady, go south on Broadway from State St., turning left on to Guilderland Ave and the "Y" just beyond the Campbell Ave. intersection. Continue south past Curry Rd (Rt.7), where Guilderland Ave. becomes Rt.158. Two miles beyond the traffic light at Rt.20 intersection, turn right on Rt.146, toward Altamont. Go ¼ mile to the top of the hill and turn left on Hawes Rd. (by a cemetery). It is the 7th house on the left. From the Northway, coming south, continue past the Crossgates Mall off-ramp, to the "T" intersection at Western Avenue (Route 20). Turn right and proceed west 5 miles to Route 146, where there is a Stewarts Shop and signs to Altamont. Turn left on Route 146 west. Continue on 146 through Guilderland Center and past the intersection of Route 158 (where there is a prominent hardware store on the corner) and ¼ mile on up the hill to Hawes Road, as above. Aug. 21 -Heidi Walsh and Anna Palmer CORNING PRESERVE The ride will start and finish at the Albany Riverfront Barge in the Corning Preserve. The trail will take us along the Hudson River for a route of no more than ten miles. Meet in the barge parking lot and be ready to ride at 6:30, as the sun sets at early. We'll party later on the barge, a full service restaurant. Directions are as follows: From Points North and West, take 787 South. Take Exit 4A and go straight to the second light and turn left. At the next light (facing the Hudson River) take another left. Stay to the right and watch for Corning Preserve sign. If you don't like fast roads - From Schenectady, take Rt. 5 to State St. and Broadway in downtown Albany. Take right on Broadway and at next light take left. At light (facing the Hudson River) take another left. Stay to the right and watch for Corning Preserve sign. From the Thruway, take Exit 23 to 787 North. Take Exit 4 then merge to the far right lane. Stay to the right and follow signs to Corning Preserve. Bike ride start from the Kornrumpf's house

5 Monday Night Paddling/ Pot Luck Suppers Dinners with Burgers and hot dogs will be served the second Monday of May through September. Please bring a dish to share. There is a $3.00 fee to cover the cost of meat, buns, condiments, paper plates, napkins, utensils and fuel for the grill. New this year we will be eating at 7:00 PM in hopes that people will spend some time recreating such as canoeing, biking, and walking. Many folks complained that when we were eating earlier, there was no time for much else. I would like to thank Heidi Walsh and others whom made these Monday Nights so enjoyable. Pot luck nights will be August 11th and September 8th. Hope to see you there. Your host George Astle and first Mate Margaret Parks Wednesdays May 7 to Sept 17 NNYP Weekly Time Trials Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM Course is 3.65 miles on Mohawk River at Rexford, NY (Aqueduct Boat Dock) Start 6:30PM sharp, on time for 99.6% over last 22 years NNYP members free, others $10 for the season, first time. Free. Contact: Alec Davis or alecdavis@earthlink.net Barge Chaser Canoe and Kayak Race Day & Date: Saturday August 30, 2014 Location: Kiwanis Park, Route 5S in Rotterdam Junction (between Schenectady and Amsterdam) Distance: 3 miles and 7 miles on the Mohawk River (between Lock 8 and Lock 9) Registration Time: 10 am First Start Time: 11am Entry Fee: $12/person and $5 youth. Picnic will follow. Bring a dish to share or pay $3 if you want to stay for picnic Contact Information: Linda and Bob Cooley, , cooleylinda9@gmail.com Classes: All NYMCRA classes, plus Recreation classes in the 3 mile race. Aug 1, 2014 Break a record for a good cause! Paddlers should participate in the "One Square Mile of Hope" on Fourth Lake Inlet on Sept 13th. It's an event to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Paddlers gather to make one big raft, hoping to break the official Guinness record again. The 2011 event ended up with Nancie Battaglia's cool aerial photograph in Sports Illustrated and other media. However, Suttons Bay in Michigan broke the record in 2013, so the Adirondack folks are trying again. Here is a link to their website: Sept Paddler s Weekend at the Stowe Clubhouse Come on up and join the other recreational paddlers at the Clubhouse. There are two rivers and two reservoirs to explore. They range from the mild sections of the Winooski to the famous Church Camp rapids of the Lamoille. Great food will top off the weekend with dining on the patio. The Green River Reservoir is power boat free and the Waterbury Reservoir is just across the street from the Clubhouse. There is even an Old Town canoe available on the rack up there. Reserve your room on line and send a note to host Sue Knapik sbknapik@yahoo.com with any ideas you have for the weekend. Race Schedule: The race schedule is listed on the in the archived April newsletter. Club Canoe Availability NNYP has canoes and PFD s for use by members, along with three adult-size wet suits: Wenonah CC 18 6 Lincoln CC 18 6 Sawyer CC 18 5 Club members may borrow these boats for a $10/day, $40/week donation. They are located at Sue Knapik s house, about 8 miles from Kiwanis Park. 649 Cranes Hollow Rd, Amsterdam There are also 5 canoes for members at the Clubhouse, including a reasonable Old Town. Since the availability of life vests (PFDs) and paddles is limited, you should bring one if you have one. 5

6 40th Annual Electric City Regatta July 12, 2014 Results 12 mi Race CLASS PADDLER(S) TIME PLACE K-1 Unl M 50+ Dave Wiltey 1:27:46 1 C1 M<50 Kevin Olson 1:39:01 1 C1 M Bill Robinson 1:42:02 1 C1 M 70+ Glen Vandewinckel 1:43:06 1 C2 M<50 Ben Schlimmer & Gary McLain 1:25:03 1 Patrick Madden & Eric Seyse 1:29:40 2 C2 M 50+ Jeff Schultis & Larry Harrison 1:25:04 1 C2 W Youth Briana Fitzgerald & Annie Ripton 1:58:35 1 C2 Mx <50 Joe Schlimmer & Becky Sutter 1:25:30 1 Steve Miller & Pam Fitzgerald 1:25:37 2 Greg Lowry & Cat Dailey 1:25:48 3 Peter Heed & Carina Peritore 1:29:31 4 Paul & JoAnn Olney 1:31:47 5 C2 Mx 50+ Bob Wisse & Cathy Grimes 1:26:35 1 Bruce Lee & Cathy Lipski 1:28:38 2 Jeff DeFeo & Priscilla Reinertsen 1:34:40 3 Bob & Linda Cooley 1:36:14 4 C2 Stock M<50 Will & Erik Whiting 1:33:55 1 Fred Goodnough & Brian Watson 1:42:08 2 Brian Jester & Steve Eichler 1:42:08 3 Nat & Tim Corwin 1:48:17 4 C2 Stock M 50+ Don LaFever & Mike Stensland 1:36:26 1 Geoff Moore & Jim Amell 1:38:43 2 C2 Stock Mx <50 John & Cynthia Jackson 2:22:05 1 C2 Soctk Mx 50+ Chas Billingsley & Blanche Town 1:36:59 1 Roy Keats & Sue Knapik 1:42:01 2 C4 Stock Kevin Berl, Rich Bitts, Bruce Coddington & Tim Henning 1:22:36 1 Jim Cooss, Jeff Pedersen, Clyde Yarnell & John Young 1:27:10 2 C4 Unlimited Pete McConville, Alec Davis, Dave Hunter & Dave VanDorp 1:20: mi Rec Race K1 Men Tom Denham 36:36 1 Mikel Arehaza 59:38 2 K1 Women Anna Jean Thompson 1:00:24 1 C1 Women Judy Brandow 41:51 1 C2 Stock Mx Mel Kincel & Dorie Valenti 36: mi Fun Race C2 W Youth Brian Fitzgerald & JoAnn Olney 11:01 1 C2 W 50+ Judy Brandow & Dorie Valenti 13:49 1 C2 Mx A/Y Gary & Brianna McLain 10:25 1 6

7 8/01/14 Please call leader in advance; weather and other factors may cause changes. Please, no pets on any hike as a courtesy others. This is a volunteer organization and with any activity there is a presumption of risk. Each participant is responsible for his or her own safety. Bring ample food and water, dress appropriately. This is a quiet month. Except for Plotterkill hikes, we have no offerings. In September we'll have a hike at Lake George; details in next month's bulletin. If you want to lead a hike in August, call John, , or Cecilia, , and we'll set it up. Have a happy summer and we'll see you next month. John Rack is still willing to take anyone who is interested in a weekday hike, to Plotterkill Preserve. He asks that you call a day or two in advance of your desired date. Call John at to make arrangements. HAPPY TRAILS! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our president, Dorie, on the Thacher Park Zip-Line The finsh line at the Tow Path Regatta 7

8 Schenectady Wintersports Club Northern New York Paddlers PO Box 228 Schenectady New York YOUR ANNUAL DUES ARE NOW DUE! Send in your membership dues now Membership Renewal Application Membership is from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015 Please check your Newsletter delivery preference: version of the Newsletter Address (This saves trees & club resources). Receive Newsletter by postal mail: (Slower, higher club cost) Name Age Group (circle 0ne) Address ZIP Phone New Member( ) Renewal( ) $25 individual( ) $35 Family( ) For Family Membership, please indicate: Name of Spouse Age Group (circle 0ne) Names and Ages of Junior Members To qualify for family membership, children must be under 18 or 18 and still in High School. Interested in volunteering? Circle any that you are interested in: Clubhouse, SWC Board, Snow Show, NY Capital District Ski Council, Activities, Warren Miller Movie, hiking, biking and other Club help such as outreach. 8 Make check payable to SWC Names and Numbers to Remember Board of Directors: Dorie Valenti, Pres H Judy Brandow, VP Administration H Joe Nicolella, VP Nordic H George Astle, VP Activities C Dan Kirkpatrick VP-Alpine H NNYP President (OPEN) H Keith Freeman, Secretary, H Rolf Guendel, Treasurer H Terry Tamer, Clubhouse Director H Bill Schaefer, At Large H Marilyn Mattice, At Large H John Rack, Mohawk Valley Hiking Club H Pete Weykamp, Past Pres H Others John Boscarino Membership H Tom Jaras, Clubhouse Reservations H Bill Schaefer, Ticket Vouchers H Will Seyse, Programs Chair H Bill Kornrumpf, Chatter Editor & H Clubhouse Facilities wkornrumpf@ieee.org Sue Knapik Blade Editor sbknapik@yahoo.com H Cecilia MacDonald MVHC Editor Cecilia@midtel.net H Dorie Valenti Webmaster doriev@verizon.net Clubhouse at Waterbury Center and mail with the completed application to John Boscarino, 126 Polsin Dr, Schenectady, NY