Hopefully, we all had a great summer and are just itching to get those machines out on the trails again!! 

Election of officers was held in June. Again this year, Kirk Ellis will serve as President, Clark Allen as Vice-President, club secretary as Secretary/Treasurer. 

When you receive your membership packet for this season, you will find a form describing a monthly drawing for cash which will be held at our membership meetings. Prize money will be doubled if winner is in attendance. We are doing this with the hopes that it will attract more members to attend our meetings. Also, it's always fun to see who the winner is. Hopefully, it will be YOU! 

Also in your packet, you will find an informational sheet explaining the insurance coverage you receive when you become a member. As far as we know, this has never been distributed in the past and we thought that you may be interested in learning exactly what coverage you have. 

The membership form has been simplified this year. If you turn the form over, you will find your present status of membership and the amount you need to submit to remain a member at that status. If you wish to change your membership in any way, please use the front side of the form. You will also find an extra membership form. This is for a membership recruitment contest. We are offering $100 cash to the person who can recruit the most members before January 1^st. The winner will also be upgraded to a Platinum Club status for the remainder of the year and will receive a free Platinum Club membership for the following year (2001-2002). You may photocopy this form if you need more than one (or we can send you more forms) - be sure to sign it at the bottom where it reads "recruited by___". 

The RLSC has some exciting ongoing projects for this season. One of our members with web page design expertise has graciously offered to design a page for the club. The site will be up and running in the near future. When you enter our site, you will be able to get the latest weather and trail conditions in Rangeley, lodging and other business information, schedule of events, and other miscellaneous information. Please write to the club with any suggestions you may have for our web page. More information on this in the next newsletter. 

Speaking of monthly membership meetings, we do not have scheduled meeting places at this time. The newsletter will be mailed out the first of each month and will indicate the location for the meetings. As in the past, the meeting will be held on the second Saturday of each month. 

The Rangeley Trail System will see some changes for this season. ITS 84 behind Rev-It-Up will be relocated. Also, the Magalloway bridge project will be done (hopefully) before snow. We finally received the permit and can proceed with construction. We can't emphasize enough the need for volunteers to work on this bridge. It must be completed before the end of the year to comply with the grant we have received from the State. If you can help with this project, please let Clark Allen know by writing to him at the club address or by phone at (207) 864-2039. This is the largest project the club has ever undertaken. Completion of this bridge will be a huge improvement on the trail to Pittsburg, NH, one of our most heavily traveled trails. Please consider joining one of the work parties being organized by Clark. We appreciate any help we can get. The Club is planning a dinner for volunteers who help on the bridge. We can make this a fun thing along with the work. 

Unfortunately, Oquossoc Trails has opted not to groom for the Club this year. They are presently undergoing the process to become a tax-exempt organization and this prohibits them from following our guidelines as to submission of paperwork needed for our grant reimbursement. The club is pursuing the purchase or lease of another groomer so that we can maintain the entire trail system. The trails will be groomed, as always, on a regular basis. 

Snodeo will be held on January 18th - 21st. We are planning some new events for this year. Let's hope it isn't as cold and windy as last year so we can do the fireworks. The Snodeo Committee is holding meetings and a tentative agenda will be sent out with the newsletter as soon as it is available. 

Plans are in the works for another "mini" snowmobile raffle this year. This drawing will be held in February at the annual RLSC dance held at People's Choice. Tickets will be sent to all members as soon as they are available. 

Maps will be updated to show new trails and rerouted trails in the near future. Trail maps are available by writing to the club (address at end of newsletter) - the cost is $5 plus $1 shipping. 

We will have a booth at the Augusta Civic Center during the annual Snowmobile Show on October 6th, 7th, and 8th. The club would appreciate volunteers to man the booth. If you are interested please let us know. Hope to see you there! 

Let's get those memberships coming in so we can continue to be the "#1 Maine Snowmobile Club"!!! Also, don't forget to send in your Super Raffle Tickets. Sales have gone extremely well so far. We certainly appreciate everyone's support.

  I guess that's all for now, get those machines all shined up and ready to go and hope for an early and long winter with lots of snow!!!

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