CHCH Vlume 2, Issue 3 March 2018 Bard Members President: Resigned Vice President: Jeff Breakfield Grants & Permits: Shelley Ramsey Treasurer: Sylvia Sheldn Secretary & Newsletter Editr: Kathy Rice Bard Members: Freddie Pllard Randy Wheeler Bb Walker Ry Byrd Grming Chairmen: Gary Eff and Ken Cleman Gaming: Russ Rsin Activities Directr: Karla Harling Upcming Events fr the Club March, 2018 March 24 - Drag Races Freddie s March 31 - Freddie s Midnight Run Dg Race March 31 - CCL Clses April 2018 April 5 - Bard Meeting, 6pm-7:30pm, The Albatrss April 5 - General Meeting, 7:30pm-8:30pm, The Albatrss April 9-15 - Arctic Man, HD Muntains April 27, 28 & 29 - Kenai Peninsula Sprt, Rec & Trade Shw May 2018 May 6 - Bard f Directr s Meeting, TBA May 6 - General Meeting, TBA August 2018 August 18 Bird Hmestead Glf Turnament Nvember 2018 Nvember 3 - Kick Off Party, Sldtna Sprts Center Crrectin t last mnth s newsletter February/March Happenings 2018 WOW (Way Out Wmen) WOW 2018 View Freddie Radhuse All funds are used t help cancer patients n the Peninsula. All mney raised ges t the patients and their family s t help with the financial burdens this disease brings. It is nt t late t dnate t the cause. Over $55,000 was raised t date and 24 peple have applied fr assistance and receive it. Page 1 f 7
Vice President: Karla Harling Treasurer: Sylvia Sheltn Secretary: Kathy Rice Trustees: Randy Wheeler, Bb Walker, Jeff Leete, Ry Bird, (Freddie Pllard is stepping dwn) APRIL 5 ELECTIONS Yu must be present t vte. The theme this year was Patritic. The Ride and all events were at Freddie s Radhuse. Thank yu t all f yu wh helped make this a success and t Freddie, Emily, Sheila & Freddie Jr. fr having the WOW at the Radhuse. Als thanks t Chris and all her helpers fr all their hard wrk. Our wn Mnica Zappa ran the Iditard and came in 38 th. Way t g Mnica we are prud f yu. President s Ntes As f March 17 th I have resigned as CHCH President. At this time I find I need t lk at my pririties and reevaluate this past year. My health just desn t want t cperate. Our granddaughter is spending this year with us befre jining the Navy. I want t make memries with her. Bill has taken n the jb f being my lead caregiver alng with back up fr any CHCH activities and WOW. It s time he can give up sme f that. The safety prgrams we have gtten started are imprtant. Family fun days was a great event. Gd jb Karla and crew. I will serve as past President fr a ne year term. Jeff Breakfield has been a gdsend t me. He will be a great president in the interim at least until electins. CHCH Bard Member ELECTIONS The nminatins have been clsed. The fllwing is the list f peple running and which psitins they are running fr: Ninilchik Fire Department Kathy Rice and Mark Syska are nw EMT1 s. They passed the 150 questin test and 6 scenaris. Alng with them, there were three ther candidates Terri, Wanda, Chris wh als passed. Cngrats t All. Bill & Kathy Lpeman as well as Mark and Kathy are the eyes and ears fr the Ninilchik Fire Department. They have 2 rescue sleds, ne at each cabin, which include backbards air splints, an AED and much mre. We are still wrking n raising funds t purchase ne mre AED fr ur hills crew. We have arund $500, but need mre funds. There is als ne lcated at the Radhuse. Due t lgistics thugh we wuld like t have ur emergency persnnel carry ne frm their lcatins. As sme f yu knw the Fire Department is trying t raise mney t keep the department ging. It is nt tax funded; funding is dnatin nly and fundraisers. Please cnsider dnating. All dnatins are tax deductible. Attached is a frm yu can cmplete and send in with yur dnatins. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY WILL BE HERE IF NEEDED! ETT s in the Hills: CALL 911 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (911 will cntact the ETT s) Bill & Kathy Lpeman are lcated n Straight In Trail by the phne bth. Bill: 398-6783 Kathy 398-4853 Mark Syska and Kathy Rice are lcated n Nrth end f Lb Lane. Mark 299-7933 Kathy 503-910-4175 Dave Bear, Fire Chief President: Jeff Breakfield (Kathy Lpeman has resigned) Page 2 f 7
Grming Fresh snw and high winds have ensured the grmers have had plenty f wrk t d every week this last mnth. One week Sustained 30-40 MPH winds created sme f highest, lngest and hardest drifts encuntered in several years and it tk a cuple weeks grming befre trails were back in their nrmal manicured cnditin. Additinally the Pisten Bully 200 experienced a planetary gear failure requiring it t be twed apprximately 15 miles back t the shp at Freddie s Radhuse t be replaced. All grming was dne using the new Pisten Bully 400 while the 200 was being repaired. The last few days have been abve freezing and suth facing slpes are lsing snw fast. We have heard reprts f a snw bridge washing ut ver a creek n the 5000 Rad. Cautin shuld be exercised when appraching all creeks. Hpefully weather will cl ff and we can get several mre weeks f grming and snw machine riding in this seasn. This time f year Mther Nature determines hw much grming can be dne as much as anything. Temperatures abve 30 degrees typically stps all grming as the snw just clumps up and large snw balls are left in the trail as they rll ut f the drag. Gary Eff Editr s Nte Clam Gulch, AK 99568 www.akchch.rg Thank yu Thank yu Ruby Windsr fr helping with running the Electins. Yur time and energy put in t this task is greatly appreciated. If yu have smene t thank please submit fr next newsletter Buy, Sale, & Trade PLEASE LET ME KNOW MONTHLY IF YOU WANT YOUR AD TO REMAIN IN NEWSLETTER. IF I DON T HEAR FROM YOU I WILL BE TAKING THEM OUT. THANK YOU! Adpt A Highway Prgram: Karla Harling is chairing this psitin. It helps us keep Oilwell Rad clean & ur name ut there. Cabin fr sale - 10 acres, certified well, sceptic system, 2 bedrms, indr bathrm, sunrm, 2 levels, sauna building 2 garages; 1 drive thrugh, turnkey, views, windmill and slar panels. Price is negtiable. Lcated n Jessie s Trail. Call Del (907) 953-4392 r Vicki (907) 690-1601. We have 127 memberships t date. 21 are businesses and 12 are new t the club. Keep encuraging new members. As we knw the mnies are used t grm the trails which help all f us wh have places in the hills as well as thse wh cme in t ride t areas where we can play in the pwder and lk at great views. If yu have an email address and yu are receiving this newsletter by mail please text r email yur email address t Kathy Rice at 503-910-4175 r chchsecretary@gmail.cm as it des save mney even if it is nt much. Thank yu. PLEASE SEND OR CALL IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT PUT IN THE NEWSLETTER. Yu can send infrmatin, articles and ads t: CHCH PO Bx 375 Page 3 f 7
FAMILY FUN DAY! What a day March 17th turned ut t be. With a wee bit f Irish luck, the Pt f Gld was fund at Freddie s Rad Huse, where Caribu Hills Cabin Hppers hsted Family Fun Day. The weather was perfect fr this event and the turnut was amazing. Events Crdinatr, Karla Harling gathered amazing club member vlunteers fr set up at 8:00 am. Thank yu all fr getting up befre day break t get things rlling. Shelley Ramsey, Randy Wheeler, Nancy Eff and Grandkids, Bb Windsr, Dn and Rbin Feltman, Jeff and Stacy Wartn, Rbert and Karen Andrade, Jeff and Melanie Leete, Ken and Vicky Cleman, Jeff and Pam Breakfield and Steve and Sylvia Sheltn. This event wuld nt have been pssible withut all f yu! The race track was grmed t perfectin and we had a sledding hill (sme say bigger than the Matterhrn at Disneyland) which was amazing, all thanks t Gary Eff. Digging bth; the kids spent a lt f time digging fr treasure, thank yu Nancy Eff fr putting this tgether. Thank yu Aarn and Shawna Cper fr dnating the straw. Argh The Pirate Bty, where kids gt t dig in a treasure chest full f fun prizes all made pssible by the generus dnatin frm Business Member and Spnsr, Carmdy Masnry, Mugs and Kathy Carmdy. The kids all had a great time. Then it was ff t the races. Thank yu t ur race fficials, the 3 Jeff s, (Jeff Breakfield, Jeff Wartn, Jeff Leete) and Randy Wheeler. They did a fantastic jb in getting the curse set up and flagging and timing all f ur races. T keep us all warm and tasty, we had generus dnatins f firewd, thanks t Dn and Rbin Feltman, Del Sanders and Rbert & Karen Andrade. Once set up was cmplete a breakfast buffet was purchased by CHCH frm Freddie s Radhuse t thank ur amazing business spnsrs, member spnsrs, Officers, Bard f Directrs and ur set up Vlunteers. It was a great way t get fueled up befre the festivities began. Game bths were set up and decrated, thanks t the utstanding artwrk prvided by The Bys and Girls club f Kasilf. We had a Under the Sea aka Fishing Pnd that was ran with the help f Nancy Eff and made pssible by ur Business Member and Spnsr: Melanie Leete with Jack White Realty. Melanie s generus dnatin made it pssible fr CHCH t purchase all the prizes that the kids fished fr. We had a Hay Page 4 f 7 Cngratulatins t ur race winners; 120 CC Class: Eli Brigham, 550 CC and under Class; Claytn Cper and the Blindman Obstacle Race; partners Diane Duncan and Sylvia Sheltn. Thank yu t Peninsula Pwer Sprts fr the amazing prizes; cats, dvd s and decals. Thank yu t business member and spnsr Randy s Glass fr yur generus dnatin s CHCH culd purchase prizes fr ur kid s races and thank yu t Orca Theater fr all the mvie tickets. Thank yu t members Terry and Karla Harling fr dnating prizes fr the races. Randy was glating abut being the winner f every race. Laughter and fun was heard thrughut the hills. While everyne was hustling and bustling with the activities we had sme members wrking like crazy n memberships. Vicky Schlum and Del Sanders did an utstanding jb getting new members. A ttal f 17 new
members and 3 renewals. Vicky made everyne aware f why ur trails are grmed. They kept wrking, well after the event had ended. The radhuse was turning ut the lights and Vicky was still filling ut membership frms. Great jb yu tw! Everybdy s a winner when yu becme a member. A raffle fr all f ur new members was made pssible by the generus dnatin by business member and spnsr River and Sea Marine. Pam Breakfield and Sylvia Sheltn were busy with ur merchandise bth. Thank yu t ur new business member and spnsr Gamas Designs fr stepping up and getting us ur shirts, hats and sweatshirts fr this event. We saw several f ur members sprting their new shirts. We had sme amazing fd at this event. The grill fired up, Steve Sheltn and Bb Windsr did an amazing jb with the ht dgs, grilled nins and sauerkraut. Then we served chili, baked ptates with all the trimmings, ht cca, cffee and sme fabulus sweet treats t. Thank yu t ur amazing chefs Stacy Wartn, Rbin Feltman and Shelley Ramsey. Thank yu Dn Feltman fr saving the day with letting us use yur generatr t keep things ht. Thank yu Rdrig Rdriquez fr yur smking ht salsa, Karen Andrade fr the ckies and Karla Harling fr the rice crispy treats and ckies. up and put away. Dave and Shelley Ramsey, Randy Wheeler, Nancy and Gary Eff and the grandkids, Bb Windsr, Dn and Rbin Feltman, Jeff and Pam Breakfield, Charlie and Selene Jhnnie, Steve and Sylvia Sheltn, Jeff and Melanie Leete, Rbert and Karen Andrade, Ken and attended, participated and vlunteered. Vicky Cleman and Karla Harling. Thank yu Freddie s Radhuse fr letting us hst ur event at yur amazing place. Thank yu t all wh If we missed thanking anyne, we are truly srry! We greatly appreciate everynne wh was invlved in making this an amazing event! If all f this wasn t enugh then the LifeMed Alaska Helicpter landed alng with Ninilchik Emergency Services. Yung and ld watched as the hellicpter landed, what a sight. Thank yu Jeff Leete fr rganizing this. Sad t say we had t end the day, s break dwn began. Thank yu fr all wh helped in getting things cleaned Page 5 f 7
Freddie s Radhuse Caribu Hills Saturday Dinner Specials Special events - may nt have dinner specials 5pm 8pm Drag Races (see calendar) Cabins & Rms in Ldge fr Rent Call 907-567-7530 Pull Tab Vendrs and Business Partners Please remember t supprt ur pull tab vendrs when yu are ut and abut. The Albatrss is ur ldest vendr while the Bridge Lunge is ur newest. The sales help t supprt ur club, s that we can enjy thse grmed trails and club events. The Albatrss The Bridge Lunge The Duck Inn Maverick Saln The Upper Deck Our ther Business Partners Als dn t frget t visit ur ther business members t shw ur appreciatin and supprt fr their membership t ur club. Twin Cities Veterinary Clinic Carmdy Masnry, LLC. My Tax Man, Inc. Crane Rental Prperties Kenai Medical Center, Inc. Jack White - Melanie Leete, Realtr Freddie s Radhuse Taln Air Service, Inc. AK Saln, Inc. ORCA Theater CBC Rentals River & Sea Marine Plar Screens & Signs Gilman & Pevehuse Peninsula Pwersprts Rn s Recreatinal Center Gama s Designs AK Blt & Chain Inc. Page 6 f 7
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