A Non-Profit Organization ESTABLISHED 1970 MEMBER CRESCENT SKI COUNCIL March 2 nd - Club Meeting - Non-Skiing Awards (Page 3) March 22 nd - Mini-Social at The Hare and the Hound (Page 4) March 25 th - Orchid Show and Dinner at Sierra Nevada (Page 5) Race March 10 th -12 th - Silvercreek, WV http://www.spartanburgskiclub.org
Notes From Your President We loved hearing the Valentine stories of Gil and Lois Bartell, Charlie Darling, and Roger Meadows at the February meeting. There are some truly delightful people in our club! I m sure our one week of winter is not the last we ll see. I understand the ski areas in North Carolina are soldiering on as best they can. The March meeting will be devoted to club awards, previously called gag awards. I hope some are hilarious, as always, but serious is good too. If you have an award to present, be sure to let Rich know so you can be on the program. Alison is taking us back to Thai Taste for the minisocial this month. That is traditionally one of our most popular, so be sure to let Alison know so she can have an accurate number for seating. (Sometimes not having a setup for you means someone else has to sit away from the group.) Also, bring your patience and have a drink. It takes a while to serve that many people! The warm weather we re having makes it easy to think about spring and flowers. On March 25 th, we re going to the orchid show at the North Carolina Arboretum. We will have an early lunch and a few libations at Sierra Nevada Brewery on the way. At this one, it s important to be on time since they won t seat our party until we are all there. The last time we went, Mike & I were unexpectedly detained, & we felt so badly that all of you had to wait for us. We ll be early this time. Barbara Congratulations! Newly Elected SSOC Officers 2017-2018 PRESIDENT PAT LEE SECRETARY ALISON KIMBALL VICE-PRESIDENT CONNI HARRELL TREASURER TED MUELLER Page 2
Awards Night Thursday, March 2 nd 7:00 PM Chapman Cultural Center As all of you know we celebrate a lot. We have a good time, enjoy our friends and give back to the community. In March we will celebrate our year by giving some well deserved recognition to our members for their contributions. These awards will be for their work as well as maybe just some observations. There could even be an award such as a gag award. Who knows? You need to be there. You just never know who will be on the receiving end. We welcome any award you may wish to present. Just e-mail Rich at dikdar@aol.com and tell him you are presenting an award. Soft drinks, water and a snack will be available but bring your choice of beverage if you wish. Look forward to seeing you. Mike Rogers Programs Page 3
All kinds of good eating in store for us... Here is the latest mini-social information... please be sure to mark your calendar if you want to join us! Wednesday, March 22 nd at 6:30 pm... The Hare & The Hound, Landrum SC Thursday, April 6 th at 6:30 pm... heading to a Spartanburg classic The Nu Way Lounge. In May, I d like to get us to the Sunday Brunch at Woodfin Ridge - a couple of our members go there frequently and I have been told that they have a nice buffet available. Looking at Sunday, May 21st as a date for that stay tuned for more information! Your Mini-Social Director, Alison Annual Club Race Results Our Club race was held Saturday,February 4 th on Sugar Mountain s NASTAR course. Participation was small this year but those that entered had a good time. Results: Women 1 st Marcy Cassady 32.55 NASTAR bronze medal Men 1 st Kevin McCall 26.19 NASTAR bronze medal 2 nd Mark McCall 27.69 NASTAR silver medal 3 rd Taylor Bomar 28.25 NASTAR bronze medal Page 4
Orchid Show March 25 th NC Arboretum in Asheville Let s have lunch first at Sierra Nevada near the airport. Meet at 11:30 and remember they will not seat us until the entire party is ready. Entry fee for the Arboretum is $6 per car, no matter how many people are in the car. The orchid show is in the Education Center. Entry fee for the orchid show is $5 per person. While Sierra Nevada does not take reservations, they will have a place set up for us to be together if we give them a head count. Let us know if you want to be included. You may sign up at the March meeting or minisocial or call or e-mail us. Mike and Barbara 864-578-0618 kwizen@bellsouth.net Page 5
Happy Birthday The following members have birthdays in March. Happy Birthday to: Doris Ann Mauney Chris Just Marcy Cassady Charles Darling Alison Kimball Sandra Jernigan March 25th March 1st March 20th March 6th March 8th March 28th Have a wonderful day! Treasurer News The balance in the treasury as of December 13 was $4927.00. The balance on February, 14 is $4105.91. Ted Page 6
CSC RACE SERIES SPONSORS OF THE MONTH The following businesses have donated merchandise and/or certificates to the Crescent Ski Council. Their merchandise and certificates will be used as prizes to the top three finishers in each flight of the CSC Race Series. Please support these establishments and product lines at every possible opportunity. www.cataloochee.com www.winterparkresort.com www.swanyamerica.com www.debooter.com www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us www.mammothmountain.com www.clifbar.com www.spyder.com Page 7 www.wintergreenreso
To Lois and Gil Bartell Roger Meadows Charlie Darling For sharing your beautiful love stories At The February meeting Also to Mark McCall For reading Roger s story Page 8
Look at this cart full of wonderful items our club donated to SafeHomes in February. Ladies, boys, and girls socks, and underwear of all sizes. The rest of the cart is filled with cleaning supplies and paper goods. Yes, cleaning supplies and paper goods. SafeHomes runs like any other home. So if you use it in your home, chances are, they will use it also. Pick up one or two extra items while you're in the store. Remember: socks and underwear for women, boys and girls. Any type of cleaning supplies and paper goods. As always I can't thank you enough for the generosity of items to the wagon and money to the "magic box" and my raffles. We will also deliver another check in March. Joy, Fundraising Page 9
Ron Scott Race Director H 919/362-5689 Rscott013nc.rr.com 2016/2017 CSC Race Series December 3-10 2016 Steamboat Race Camp Call Sports Am.Tours 800 876 8551 December Call 2016 Killington Race Camp Call 800 621 6867 December, 04 2016 CSC Development Training at Appalachian 9:45 to 3:00 December, 9-11 2016 Sugar Mt. Race Camp Call Kim Jöchl 828 898 4521 x224 December Call 2016 Timberline, WV Ski School 304 866 4801 John Lutz is RD Gate Training at Appalachian each Friday evening before a Boone Area Crescent Race Contact Ken L. Race Format - Two runs of Slalom on Saturdays and two runs of Giant Slalom on Sundays December 17 & 18, 2016 Appalachian Mt, NC Race 9:30 January 07 & 08, 2017 Sugar Mt, NC Race 9:00 January 14-21,2017 Crescent Ski Council Ski Week January 28 & 29, 2017 Wintergreen, VA Race 9:30 February 6, 2017 Cupp Run Challenge at Snowshoe, WV February 11 & 12, 2017 Beech Mt, NC Race 10:00 February 25 & 26, 2017 Sugar Mt, NC Race 9:00 March TBA 2017 Governor s Cup Race at Timberline, WV TBA 2017 Dick Trundy/Sugar Cup GS Sugar Mt. 9:00 March 10-12, 2017 Crescent Cup, SilverCreek, WV 8:45 March 23-26, 2017 NASTAR Nationals Steamboat Rich Mead DEC. 3-10, 2016 CSC Racing s 33 rd RACE CAMP @ STEAMBOAT-START PLANNING NOW AND CALL SARA OR GO ON-LINE AT S.A.T. TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE! Crescent Cup race format will be both GS and SL races on Saturday, weather permitting. GS will start at 8:45 SL start time TBA dependant on conditions and set-up time. Page 10
Dinner and installation of officers Piedmont Club Thursday, April 13 th 6:00 PM You are cordially invited to participate in a scrumptious seafood buffet and the installation of our officers for next year. Pat Lee will be installed as President, Conni Harrell as Vice-President, Alison Kimball as Secretary and Ted Mueller as Treasurer. Let s show our support for these folks that will lead our club nest year. We will also have an open bar from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The cost is $40 per person. We must know you are attending by April 6 th and you must be paid by that date. You can forward your check made payable to SSOC to me at the address below or bring to the March meeting. This is our time to dress up and shine and show our appreciation to the individuals who work to keep our club vibrant and sustainable. Mike Rogers 404 Quail Ridge Circle Boiling Springs, SC 29316 Page 11
Our May meeting will be at McMillan Park in Boiling Springs at the picnic shelter. We will prepare low country boil. This will take place on May 4 th. Mark your calendar. More details to follow. Page 12
SPARTANBURBG SKI AND OUTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016 2017 President Barbara Rogers 578-0618 kwizen@bellsouth.net Vice President Rich Darling 707-5297 dikdar@aol.com Secretary Alison Kimball 814-5372 akimball@bellsouth.net Treasurer Ted Mueller 592-3405 ted.mueller12@yahoo.com Membership Past President Conni Harrell 592-3405 concancom@gmail.com Publications Taylor Bomar 576-3776 taylor.bomar@att.net Website Historian Programs Mike Rogers 578-0618 kwizen@bellsouth.net Socials Alison Kimball 814-5372 akimball@bellsouth.net Crescent Rep Rich Darling 707-5297 dikdar@aol.com Trips Carol McCall 828-859-5500 mmccall1@windstream.net Fundraising Joy Bobo 433-0802 joy.bobo@att.net Publicity Teresa Bowers 864-431-1892 tcbowers@charter.net Racing Mark McCall 828-859-5500 mmccall1@windstream.net Activities Coordinator Mark McCall 828-859-5500 mmccall1@windstream.net Page 13
NOTES Any Spartanburg Ski Club member may submit items for publication in the newsletter. Publication deadlines can be found on the pullout calendar included in the newsletter each month. Call Taylor for information on how to submit your newsletter item. Also, don t forget - the club has a tent available for rent. It is an 18 X 20 tent, and it is easy to assemble. We also have 4 tables that can be rented with or without the tent. We have the makings for that special occasion and it is all very reasonably priced! Tent rental is $ 35. Tables can be rented for $5 per table. Remember; don t have a party without the comfort of shade. Your guests will appreciate it and so will the club! For rentals of either tent or tables contact Joy Bobo. The Spartanburg Ski & Outing Club normally meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. We are located at the Chapman Cultural Center (West Wing) on East St. John Street in Spartanburg on the first floor. During the summer months (June, July, and August) meetings are frequently held, more informally, at different sites and times. Therefore it is necessary to consult the club web site or a current newsletter for the time and location. April s meeting is held at the Piedmont Club. The club does not provide alcoholic beverages at membership meetings, but members are allowed to bring their own (BYOB) choices of beer or wine. Over-indulgence is not condoned under any circumstances. Cups, ice, and some soft drinks are provided. Thank you. Become a Member A copy of our membership application is located at the following web address: http://www.spartanburgskiclub.org/membership/ssocappl.doc SPARTANBURG SKI & OUTING CLUB PO BOX 2864 SPARTANBURG, SC 29304
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