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It's Membership Renewal time!
Download the form and get
it in. Deadline is Aug 31. Not currently a member? Here's the
Prospective Member
Form.
Mark your calendars for our annual Summer BBQ
at Currier Woods on Wednesday, July 15th. Check out the
details. Come
one, come all - to the annual Summer Cookout at poolside in Currier Woods. We
have reserved the clubhouse and pool, so the weather will not stop us no
matter what! Neal Fisher will be playing the tunes from 7pm - ??? Bring
you swim suits and appetites!! Sharon and Jonathan will have the grills set
up, and soda, water, burgers, dogs and paper/plastic goods will be provided
(if you want to bring something else for the grill, feel free). If everyone
brings a salad or desert, that would be great! Take exit 26 on I84, go
DOWNHILL toward Cheshire on Rte 70 one mile to the light at Marion Road, take
a left, and go 1/4 mile to the entrance to Currier Woods. Go to the circle,
and take the second right on to Promontory Drive. go to the bottom of the
hill, over the wicked speed bump, and the clubhouse is on your left. Charge to
get in is $6.00 for Members, and $8.00 for Guests. Call Sharon and Jonathan
Houck @ (203) 272-0560 for directions or to volunteer to help with the set-up
(around 5:00 pm) and/or take-down.
 Meet
Harry Fisher's Great Grandsons and Neal's Great Nephews! These adorable
twins make their home in Springfield, VT.
Cape Golf Weekend needs volunteers! Wendy
can handle the golf and arrange for the house and sleeping allocations but
needs someone to
care of the food; buying, bringing
it up to the cape, getting people to do cooking, assigning tasks and final
clean up. Please
contact Wendy
if you're willing to do this. If no one volunteers, we'll have to scrub
the weekend.
Camping Weekend in Rhode Island was
postponed because of inclement weather. It has been rescheduled at
Melville Ponds August 28-30.
Monday Night Biking:
All rides begin at 6:00 but plan
to arrive early to set up your bike and find people to ride with. Helmets are
mandatory, as is the sign out/sign in policy with waiver. Our friends from
Newington and other ski clubs join us on many of the rides, and you are
welcome to bring others to join the group. Ride lengths vary and there is
always a ride for even novice riders. Next ride: July
6. This is a bonus ride originating out of Suburban Sports in Berlin.
It follows the same routes that we used a few weeks ago when Annie hosted it.
You're on your own for dinner afterwards.
A full list of upcoming rides is posted in our
Biking Page. A reminder that helmets are mandatory, as is the sign out/in
policy. Bring water and plan to arrive before the 6:00 start time, if
possible. Andy Le Clair, Biking
Chairperson, 283-4889. Recently, Annie Alden hosted our ride out of
Suburban Sports in Berlin.
For the third year in a row, Cannondale's Lou Forgione brought demo
bikes for us to ride and many MTL members took advantage of the opportunity to
try the latest lightweight carbon fiber bikes. A big MTL thank you goes
out to Annie, Lou, and the staff at Suburban. Check out the
slideshow.
Wayne Cormer recently participated in the BoulderBoulder10K in Colorado with
his 20 year grandson David from Germany. This event draws 53,000 participants!
Check out the
photos.
Congratulations to our
newly elected board! President Kay Leatherman, Vice President
Chuck Hannah, Secretary Bob Wallace, Treasurer Rick Sullivan, and Asst.
Secretary/Treasurer Betsy Chase. Board members are Kathy Amenta, Pat Revoir, Mandy Weber,
Scott Weber, Scott Farrar, Irene Murray, and Angie Testa.
Have you checked
out our page of Kayak events?
 A few years ago, Neal Fisher circumnavigated
the Big Island of Hawaii. Fortunately for us he kept a diary and it is
now online at
TopiaRoad.com.
Bike Weekend Extravaganza at the Lodge in Vermont, July 17, 18, 19, 2009
hosted by Neal Fisher. Neal has put together an event you don't want to
miss!
Click
here for complete details of the weekend.
Warm-up party on Friday Night. Saturday ride choices;
26 mile ride includes a
stop at Stoughton Pond and the Downers Corners ice cream store;
45 mile ride
goes into New Hampshire, returns over the Cornish-Windsor Bridge (the longest
in the United States), and around Ascutney Ski Area;
65 mile ride climbs up
and over to Woodstock, a beer at the Long Trail Brewery, and back through
Ludlow. Saturday night meal and bonfire (these are two separate activities).
These are definitely memorable rides.
Look what happened on the 26 mile
ride a few years ago. Contact Lisa Durland for reservations at lodge@mtlski.com
or 860-533-1981. Questions, suggestions; contact Neal Fisher at wnealfisher@gmail.com
or 860-665-9653.
 Mt. Laurel is now on
Facebook. With the demise of our online forum (the spammers won
again) this affords us a Discussion Board for posting messages to other members.
Did you know that your MTL membership card can get you discounts? Nathan
Mag's Mag and Son Clothing and Uniform has been added to our
Discounts page.
The
annual banquet was held Saturday night, May 17th, at the Wethersfield
Country Club and everyone had a wonderful time! A huge MTL thank you
goes out to the members who worked so hard to bring this about: Sharon
Houck, Aletta
Chamberland, Karen Grossman, Paula Felt, Linda Dinda, Carol Rowan, Lisa
Durland, Faye Ewen, Harry Fisher, Terri Tabshey, Pat Revoir, Charlie Luckhardt,
Lori Bernard, Susan Grant, Phyllis Campbell, Maryann Thomas, Trish Pearce, Lisa
Wnuck, and Patti Clairwood. We thanked our outgoing board (special thanks to
Jonathan Houck for four terrific years at the helm) and officers and
welcomed the new. Once again Karen Grossman did a wonderful job handling
the MC duties.
Check out the
slideshow!
In addition to the Monday Night Racing and Tennis awards,
the following presentations were made: Outstanding Prospective Member:
Rhonda Idleman, Outstanding Service Award: Rick Sullivan, Lifetime Member: Pat
Moore, and we were introduced to our new Ambassador: Betsy Chase. Have you
ever visited the History
and Traditions Page of Mt. Laurel? See who has received these awards
in the past.
Our annual bus trip to NYC will take place on October 24th. Contact Kate Robertson for
details.
The 2010
Fly trip has been announced. We will be returning to
Zermatt, Switzerland on
January 29, 2010 thru February 6,2010. We will be staying at the
***Gornergrat
Hotel. This Hotel is next to the main lift to the mountain, and on the bus run
to the other 2 mountains. Pricing is $1599.00 and include airfare, transfers,
7 nights hotel and 2 meals daily. For further information please call Eric
Ardolino at 203-265-9293. See the
interactive map by
clicking this link. Click flyer for trip
details and form. Check out a short
slideshow
of our last trip to Zermatt! See who is going.
Only 7 spots left, so sign up as soon as possible.
The
2010 Club Drive Trip will be to Sunday River, Maine March 7-12, 2010. $550.00 Five Day/Five
Night Ski and Stay Package Includes: Five nights lodging in Grand Summit
Resort Hotel, Five & ½ day lift tickets, Five daily 90 minute ski or ride
group clinics, Daily Breakfast Buffet, 3 Dinners.
Download the flyer!
We're going on
another cruise! Oct 16-23, 2010. Check out the
flyer! Take your Sweetie
on a luxurious Cruise in 2010! Join in the fun with Mt Laurel Skiers and A & S
Travel Center, as we celebrate our Club’s 65th Anniversary in grand style. We
will cruise on Royal Caribbean’s newest and biggest ship, “Oasis of the Seas.”
Depart Ft Lauderdale on Saturday, October 16 and cruise the western Caribbean
with ports of call at Labadee, Haiti; Costa Maya, Mexico, Cozumel, Mexico and
3 days at sea. Prices range from $899.00 for inside room to $1199.00 for
outside room with balcony, based on double occupancy; 3rd and 4th person in
room is $699.00 each. Federal tax, gratuities and airfare are extra. Reserve
now for best choice of rooms. Deposit $300.00/person Contacts: Karen Grossman
860-261-4041 Eric Ardolino 203-265-9293
Charlotte LeClair
Lorie Bernard, Wayne Cormier and Rich Clairwood submitted
some shots from the CT Breast Health
Initiative Walk in the Park that was held on Saturday, May 9th. MTL was
well represented. Thanks to Charlotte and RIck Sullivan for spearheading this
event who ask that we share the following: "Thank
you team MT Laurel
Skiers! We had 20 walkers, one runner and one biker attend the event
on May 9 and raised over $300 for the CT Breast Health Initiative. Next year
we plan to expand the team and consider it the pre-Sunday hike. Another
thanks who those who made pledges to the team and who joined the
Happy Hour the night before when I distributed the bibs and shirts. "
Where's the High School Picture of the Week?
With the onset of the summer meeting schedule we're going to suspend the
contest until September. In the meantime, if you haven't sent in your
photo please do so to
webmaster@mtlski.com. Take a
review of the morphs
that have been created to date.
DVDs of the 2009 Lip Sync are
available for $10. Copies of 2008 can be had for $5. See Pat
Moore at a meeting. Profits go toward the lodge fund.
Do you have any suggestions for
improving our club? Send them to
suggestions@mtlski.com
Personal
note from your webmaster Pat Moore: At the 2008 NASTAR National Championships
in Steamboat history was
made. For the first time a racer is National Champion in more than one
category. I won the Men's 60-64 Snowboard title and followed it up with
the Men's 60-64 Gold Division Skiing title. While out there I maintained an
online
diary. Plan on joining me at the Nationals
next year! Update:
Ski
Racing Magazine made note of the achievement.
Your website has been in existence since 1999. I found a site that
archives old webpages and was able to find how
our
site looked in 2003. Update: I was able to find an
archive of our site from 1997 when Todd Sun maintained it.
Check it out!
The Killington Trike Race is only a memory but
you
can relive those memories! Check out the
Blues
Brothers and Blues Babes Tribute Page! Woo Hoo!! Neal Fisher has
just submitted a recap of our
1995 entry.
You gotta read this one. It's amazing we
even went on to a third year after this! More photos soon!
Have you ever visited the MTL
Videos page? Some of them
have audio so turn down your speakers if you're at work.
A
new magazine devoted to skiing in the east has been launched.
Click to print the subscription form.
Important news: We
have instituted a
printable online
roster. The LOGIN and PASSWORD are the same ones you use
for the searchable roster. This online version is updated every time we receive
new information. Print a copy for home, office, and your glove compartment. If
your own entry needs modification (i.e. add your cell phone number), send a
message to Kay Leatherman at
membership@mtlski.com.
ODD LOTS....(Let me know what announcements you'd like to
make here).....Remember the newsletter
deadline is the third Wednesday of each month....
Directions to the
Lodge.....
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