A MSC SKI BEAR (BARE?) DAY IS PLANNED FOR THURSDAY MARCH

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1 March Volume 161 March 2017 Hello fellow club members: WOW! We finally have a real winter again, one with lots of snow. Linda and I have updated skis this year that really handle the deep, new snow nicely and take some of the work out of skiing soft stuff. Now we need a break in the storms to enjoy more weekends in the mountains without road closures, and blackouts. Club elections are in April and all MSC Board positions are open for nominations in April, so please indicate your interest in the club and run for a position of your choice. Note, Trump is not a member of this club, there will be no Tweets attacking you. MSC is an active social club and we have activities ( active activities) for all members scheduled year round. We also participate in the FWSA Ski Racing Program via the BAC Open League Racing Program. This is a great skiing program for skiers of all skill levels to meet fellow skiers of similar abilities from other bay area, and Northern California clubs. I have also found the race schedule induces me to plan more ski trips and do more skiing at a reasonable cost. Talk to Maarten Vandermeer ( ) our club Race Director for more info. As a club member, consider a multi-day trip to our Mile High Club Lodge in Truckee, where you can choose each morning from 3 resorts on Donner Pass, 2 on the Sierra crest or North Star on its own mountain south of Truckee. All of these resorts are within a 20 min. drive. In addition, cross country skiing and dog sledding are available. A MSC SKI BEAR (BARE?) DAY IS PLANNED FOR THURSDAY MARCH 23 (a spring day?) AT BEAR VALLEY. This is a MSC ski day planned for a lunch at 12:00 noon and to bring your favorite wine to share, (On the outdoor deck, if weather permits). Call Jim Sylvia ( ) to sign up and get further details and to get on the lunch list. ALSO, A CIOPPINO DINNER AT THE LODGE WILL BE ON SATURDAY MARCH 11. Again call Jim ( ) for details. This was very good when last done a few years ago and I will not miss it (we have our reservation already). Check out this newsletter for all the details of meetings, activities, trips, and other coming attractions. (They can change occasionally). Also, talk to me about skiing locally. March Meeting will be at Fuzio s on Tuesday March 14, 2017 as traditionally scheduled. Chuck Hennings President

2 MODESTO SKI CLUB LODGE NEWS Greetings! Wow, spring is almost here and we still have an abundance of snow. Rumor has it that some of the ski resorts may stay open until July!! The Lodge has been getting some use this Winter and I think would be getting more if we didn t get a storm every weekend. I myself don t really want to spend 10+ hours in the car either direction to Truckee or getting back home. Members and guests that can go mid-week have it soooo good. Our Spring Lodge Clean-Up Weekend Date is TBD due to the amazing amount of snow that surrounds the Lodge and is currently blocking the external dryer vent so the dryer cannot be used A couple of housekeeping issues. Please CLOSE and LOCK the WINDOW S in the BEDROOMS that you were staying in. Please CLOSE the BLINDS!! Do your part in cleaning and be sure to initial the chores list that you have actually done some cleaning while you are staying at the Lodge. Thanks in advance for all of your help in keeping the Lodge always ready for members and guests to visit. Be sure to let me know if anything needs attention at the Lodge. Best way to contact me is via as I can respond very quickly; mnighte@aol.com is my . Thanks! Michelle Nightengale, Lodge Chairperson

3 2017 MSC MEETINGS May the Luck of the Irish bless us all for 2017! Following is an updated listing for our upcoming meetings: March 14 th, General Meeting Fuzio s, th Street, Suite 100, Modesto Speaker: Amy Pendergrass, Owner of NTouch Bodyworks & Healing Join us for dinner at 6:00 pm, Meeting starts at 7:00 April 11 th, General Meeting Fuzio s, th Street, Suite 100, Modesto Speaker: TBA Join us for dinner at 6:00 pm, Meeting starts at 7:00 April 25 th, Annual Meeting Fuzio s th Street, Suite 100, Modesto Election of New Officers Join us for dinner at 6:00 pm, Meeting starts at 7:00 May 9 th, General Meeting McHenry Bowl, 3700 McHenry Ave, Modesto Join us for dinner at 6:00, Bowling to follow Thank you - Pam Shelton-Allen, First VP

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5 MSC ACTIVITIES 2017 MARCH: Cioppino Feed at MSC Lodge, Truckee March 11, 2017 (Hosted by Jim Sylvia and Patrick Kelly) March: Ski Day at Bear Valley, (Look for more details), March 23, 2017 (Hosted by Cathy Morrow & Cheryl Kelly) April: Beach Blanket Babylon Show Night & Dinner, April 8, 2017 (Hosted by Jim Sylvia) April: Clean Up Weekend At The MSC Lodge, April 28-30, 2017 Date might be changed due to weather (Hosted by Michelle Nightengale) May: Golden Gate Fields Horse Races, May 13, 2017 (Hosted by Jim Sylvia) June: River Kayaking & Bbq at the Viaggio Estate & Winery, Date to be determined (Hosted by Ron & Pam Allen) July: Hiking Pinecrest Lake & BBQ, Date to be determined

6 August: Oakland A's Game, August 12, 2017 (Hosted by Norm Azevedo & Bill Silveira) September: Clean up Weekend at the MSC Lodge, Date to be determined (hosted by Michelle Nightengale) September: Moonlight Kayaking at Lodi Lake, Date to be determined (Hosted by Cheryl Kelly) October: Angel Island Tiburon Ferry Bike Ride, Date to be Determined (Hosted by Doug Ball) November: Annual Chili Cook Off Man Cave Date to be determined (hosted by Randy and Denise Cook) December: Modesto Ski Club Christmas Party and Dinner, Dec. 13, 2017 At The Vintage Gardens (Hosted by Cheryl Kelly and Jim Sylvia)

7 Modesto Ski Club Cioppino Dinner Place: MSC Lodge, Truckee Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017 Cost: $17.00-$23.00 per person (Cost dependent upon seasonal price of crab, fish, ect ) Menu: Cioppino, Salad, Bread & Dessert Time: Dinner at 6:00 PM Contact: Jim Sylvia (209) Please reserve your room with Michele Nightengale. Only 22 people will be served for dinner, No children weekend. Each person or couple is to bring their favorite wine to enjoy with their meal. Feel free to bring your own special Hors D Oeuvres to share before dinner Bon appetite!

8 MSC Bear Valley Ski Day When: Thursday, March Where: Bear Valley Ski Resort Lunch: 12:00 noon in the parking Lot Bring your favorite wine to enjoy with lunch (details to be announced) Contact Jim Sylvia to sign up (209)

9 The Modesto Ski Club Presents Beach Blanket Babylon Show Night & Dinner Event When: Saturday, April 8, 2017 Where: Early dinner at the North Beach Pizza San Francisco each person pays for their own dinner/drinks After dinner, we walk to the Club Fugazi for the show Time: Dinner: 3pm (dinner will be personal choice off menu) Show: 6pm (must be in line at 5:15pm for show seats) Show Cost: >20 people $56 <20 people $65 A non-refundable $10 deposit due by 11/10/16 ** If you are thinking of staying overnight, start looking sooner than later; try to get a hotel with a cablecar/transit bus connection that goes close to the North Beach/Little Italy vicinity** For any questions, please contact Jim Sylvia (209)

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11 More pictures of the MSC Breckinridge, CO Trip January 28 - February 4 compliments of Cheryl Kelly

12 Guess who is cleaning off the deck at the Lodge? photos from Rob OrrRob Orr

13 Hello skiers and boarders Well, we finally have snow but the result is the cancelation of our first two races at Northstar. It is hard to set up a safe course after that much snow, so Debi Phelps and Northstar made the right decision. We are trying to reschedule but the resorts are all doing their best to catch up so it is hard to find an opening. Next race is Slalom at Sugarbowl February 11 th and 12 th. Let s hope we can get it in this time. Make sure you confirm or cancel your reservation with Michelle at least two days before going to the lodge. We have to make sure we all do our share of the tasks at the lodge. That can mean clearing snow of the steps to the front door and to the basement, restocking firewood, cleaning up our area, etc. With this much snow, it takes a lot of work to keep the lodge accessible. One of our members has been active on the race course. Emily Gahn, daughter of Mike and Kathy Gahn (and my granddaughter) and former race team member of MSC is part of the Alpine Ski Team of the College of Idaho. Camille and I watched her team race at Mount Hood Meadows this past weekend. Her team won slalom races both Saturday and Sunday and the man s team won Sunday. Emily finished in 18 th place Saturday and DQ on Sunday. She straddled a gate and the judges determined that she did not hike up far enough. Last week in Tamarack, Idaho, she finished 10 th and 12 th in her GS races. Very good results for a person who never had any real race training before she went to college. Most other athletes have been racing since they were little kids. Hope to see you all at the next race. Keep doing your snow dance. Our race team: Richard Shawkey, Tim Hutton, Charles Hennings, Linda Hennings, Kyle Gahn, Lauren Gahn, Nathan Gahn and I. Have a great ski season, Maarten Vandermeer. Our schedule for 2016/2017 Ski Season Mar 18th Heavenly Valley SL Mar 19th Heavenly Valley GS Mar 31st-Apr 2nd Finals at Mammoth Mountain. We are planning a fun event (maybe club against club race) for Mar 25 with the Awards Banquet in the evening. Stay tuned. For more information, feel free to contact me, Maarten Vandermeer. Race director. P.O.Box 1341 Lockford, CA mavdmeer@comcast.net Home phone: cell:

14 BAC 2017 Things to remember; Upcoming Events: FWSA Convention will be held June 2017, in Boise, ID. If you are interested attending, go to to register as a delegate. Please notify Michelle Nightengale, mnighte@aol.com after enrolling as she needs to keep track of how many MSC members will be attending this Convention. More information will be provided at the March 14th General Meeting at Fuzio s. FWSA Ski Week 2018 The destination is Banff! There are three nearby ski areas Sunshine, Norquay, and Lake Louise. To secure a spot for this trip, please make a check payable to BAC in the amount of $200.00, that are being collected by Bill Silveira. Gail Burns, the BAC Travel Director posted the following: Next year's FWSA Ski Week trip will be to Banff, Canada from February 3-10, We will be accepting initial deposits on March 13th at the General BAC Meeting or by mail. During our site inspection to Banff last month, the Council Trip Leaders toured all the lodging properties which included: the historic Fairmont Banff Springs Ho- tel, Banff Park Lodge, Ptarmigan Inn, Bow River Lodge and Caribou Inns. The BAC Skiers will have their choice of three ski areas: Sunshine Village, Lake Louise and Norquay all on the same lift ticket. The surrounding Banff mountains are stunning and beautiful with craggy peaks, lake and ice fields. Since Banff is located in a National Park, sighting of elk, moose, and other wildlife are common. We are anticipating a large contingency of BAC ski club members who will want to join in on this exciting trip. The week-long lodging will range from $995-$1,440 depending on the type of accommodations that you choose. A Trip Flyer will be posted on our BAC website (skibac.org) when we receive our BAC group allotment for this trip. Stay tuned... Wishing you a wonderful ski season, Gail Burns BAC Travel Director

15 MSC/BAC/FWSA Man & Woman of the Year Nominations The selection process will be covered at our General Membership Meeting, Tuesday, March 14th at Fuzio s so please plan on attending. Bill Silveira BAC Rep (209) or billlou330@gmail.com March Trivia 1. Who led the first expedition to sail around the world? 2. What are the three base units measurement the metric system? 3. A muggle is a cross between which two dog breeds? 4. Who was the first President to live in the White House? 5. What was the NBA player Kobe Bryant named after? 6. How many states are needed to ratify an amendment for it to become part of the Constitution? February Trivia Answers: 1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2. German Superstition: They thought if a hibernating animal cast a shadow onfeb. 2nd, that winter would last another 6 weeks 3. February 1, February 3, Cinderella FYI I was asked the other day to include the MSC web site link in our newsletter which reminded me to send pictures to our Web Master, Murray Breeze: murray@debreeze.com Our Web Site can be found at: Please feel free to call or me with any questions or suggestions and I ll do my best to answer or direct you to the person that can better assist you! Marsha Silveira Editor mlousilveira@sbcglobal.net (209)

16 March Birthdays Karen Zaiger 02 Pat Moody 08 Marlene Hutton 12 James Rogowski 12 David Strong 15 Kim Anderson 16 Robert Steger 17 Daniel Trozak 18 Alan D. Stender 20 Tasha Ball 24 Ardyth Little 24 Marci Boucher 27 Tammie Vandenburg 27 Maxine Merriman 30 Current MSC Board President - Chuck Hennings First Vice President / Programs - Pam Shelton-Allen Second Vice President / Activities - Cheryl Kelly Secretary - Cheryl Harvey Treasurer - Debra Clover Lodge Director - Michelle Nightengale Membership - Paula Tucker Newsletter Editor - Marsha Silveira Race Director - Maarten Vadermeer Lodge Trustee - Doug Ball Ski Chairperson / BAC Rep - Bill Silveira Web Master / Public Relations - Murray Breeze Historian - Rob Orr Past President - Pam Shelton-Allen

17 1 Ash Wednesday Ski Fest Dodge Ridge S for D Cioppino Feed Truckee 12 Daylight Savings Time Begins MSC General Meeting Fuzio s Saint Patrick s Day First Day Of Spring 21 Board Meeting Fuddruckers Bear Valley Ski Day MODESTO SKI CLUB