Dear Member,
Welcome to the 44th edition of Mt.Laurel's
e-blasts. We're experimenting with a new format which
we think you'll like.
First off - a
couple of important items: Next Wednesday, March 14th,
we'll be holding a St. Patrick's Dinner at Zabbara's
Restaurant. Our pre-registered headcount is down. It's
important to notify
Janice Bacon no later than Saturday if you plan to
attend. Cost is $14. Her home number is 860-482-8401.
We have sad news to
report. MTL member Emil Demikat's mother passed away on
March 6th.
Click for details. We're delighted to report that
Jean Clark and John Menze became engaged on the recent
Jay Peak trip!
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On Snow Wrap-up
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Official results are still a
few days away but it appears that Newington Ski Club won
by a
substantial margin. They now join us as the only two
clubs in the council to garner the coveted Triple Crown -
Ambassador Competition, Monday Night Racing, and On Snow.
After five consecutive wins at On Snow, Mt. Laurel
garnered the fifth place spot this year. There were
certainly some bright spots - our fastest four racers in
the Team Race - Chip Simplicio, Jon Nelson, Fran McPhee,
and Marguerite Meinzer, edged out Danbury for the coveted
top spot. Carol Sweeney, Jo Schmitz, and Marguerite
Meinzer gave us a substantial first place victory in the
Women's Race. Bill Balocki and Liz Hook combined for 2nd
place in the Cross Country event and our top five club
racers - John Turner, Richard Meinzer, Chip Laput, Monica
Meinzer, and Liz Hook, earned us 4th place.
Fred Murray and Ron Cormier's combined time in the
Snowboard Event gave us 4th place. Matthew and
Jonathan Spear helped us garner a point in each of the
Junior races. Unfortunately we were totally shut out in
the four remaining events: Tug of War, Volleyball
(postponed to Sunday), Fun Race, and Rally. Our sole
representative at those events was our president, Jonathan
Houck, and we owe him a big MTL thank you. Please extend
the same to John Turner who stepped up to the plate to
handle bib assignments for the racers. Our participation
numbers were way down this year. Some members were
precluded from participating due to injuries and others
had committed to other activities. Simply finishing in
the middle of the pack in the four Sunday events and the
two Junior Racers would have put us solidly in second
place and only a few points out of first. Just wait 'til
next year!
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Monday Night Racing
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Winter was slow in putting
in an appearance this year so our
Monday Night Racing series was shortened to six
races. A great turnout on the last night solidified our
second place finish. Overall Individual Season winners
for MTL were Chip Simplicio, Rob Dexter, Karen Grossman,
and Carol Sweeney. Congratulations! If you won any award
please plan to attend the State Race Awards at 7 pm prior
to the regular CSC meeting on April 10th.
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Club Race
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Club Race 2007 was a success
at Pico thanks to Tom Knudsen and his very capable team of
volunteers. Congratulations go out to Club Champions
Marguerite and Ricky Meinzer. Check out all the
results.
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Club Trip
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Mt.
Laurel returned to beautiful Davos in the Swiss Alps in
February. Europe had been experiencing the same sort of
winter as New England but we were fortunate to time our
trip to coincide with some significant snowfalls. The
scenery is breathtaking and the skiing as good as you'll
find anywhere. Check out the
slideshow. Eric and Patti Ardolino went above and
beyond the call to ensure that we had a spectacular winter
vacation. Tentatively, next year's trip will be to
Snowmass in Colorado.
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Upcoming Events
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Down the road:
Pig Roast Weekend April
13-15
Lip
Synch April 18th
Officer
Elections April 25th
Zabbara's Appreciation Dinner. May
9th. Penny Trick will be coordinating the event and the
price will be determined shortly.
And soon!!!
Monday Night Biking
Tuesday Tennis
Sunday Hiking
Wednesday Golf |
