Wales Tales - April 2009

It was quite a winter season with near-record snowfalls. Hopefully you were able to get out many times and enjoy it to the fullest extent possible. Here we are in the middle of April and I think the snows are finally done now until next Fall. The trails are closed and the general membership meetings are over now until September. Before we start the Summer activities though, think about helping out with a couple of club activities coming up soon; Earth Day cleanup and the Greene Township cleanup. Details for these activities are below.

Thanks for being a club member! Talk to you again in the September newsletter.


Membership Meeting: On Thursday, March 26th, the membership meeting was held at the Greene Township Building. There were 9 Directors and 10 members present. The season was tough on our groomer sleds. They both needed late season repairs. It was decided that we will plan to sell one of them in the fall, since we anticipate the purchase of a newer and heavier duty grooming sled to take its place. We are still planning to obtain the large trail groomer with our grant money, but this is now expected to take longer than originally anticipated.

At the Board Meeting, the remaining board positions were determined and are:

Vice President- Keith Zambrzycki
Chairman of the Board- Rob Tobin
Treasurer- Chris Curtis
Secretary- Lance Dunn
Corresponding Secretary- Tim Bowers
Trail Equipment- Randy Slomski
Trail Boss- Ken Zambrzycki
Trail Assistant- Zack Barnett


Awards: In last month’s newsletter we listed our nominations to ECSA for distinguished service to our club and sport during last year. The other area clubs submitted their nominations as well. At the ECSA Spring Banquet held March 21st, award winners were announced and presentation made:

ECSA Snowmobiler of the year – Marc Matczak
ECSA Snowmobile Dealer of the year – Off Road Express
ECSA Snowmobile Club of the Year – Tri County (Corry)
ECSA Snowmobile Family of the year – Dale Zimmer
ECSA Snowmobile Business of the year – Wildside
ECSA Snowmobile Hall of Fame – Jeff Ludwig


Fundraisers: The drawing was held for the beautiful handmade throw and pillow donated to the club by the Greene Township food pantry. The winner was Rita Postlewaite. Congratulations Rita!

Trail Closing: The weekend of April 4th we had a great turnout for the closing of the trails.
23 members put in a great effort pulling markers and placing everything in storage.
The workers were:

Kent Kessler, Tim Bowers, Jim Johnson, Fred Morris, Bob Hunt, Lance Dunn, Tony Desser, Alec Slomski, Tony Nowakowski, Mark Husted, Bob Soeter, Zack Barnett, Steve Hair, Regan Tanner, Trey Tanner, John Luchs, Dale Williams, Steve Curtis, Marvin Miller, Randy Curtis, Keith Zambrzycki, Ken Zambrzycki and Marc Matczak.

Ken Zambrzycki would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all that helped.



Next Meeting: There are no scheduled general membership meetings from now until September. So, enjoy the Summer and stay safe. The board will continue to meet and plan work on trail improvements. These trail projects will need some willing workers. Please respond if called upon to help.

Coming events to keep in mind:

1)We will help celebrate this year’s Earth Day on Saturday, April 25th. This is when we show the communities how much our club appreciates the area that we enjoy so much during the winter time by removing the trash from along the roadways. All members planning on giving a helping hand to the cleanup should plan on meeting at 9:00am at the Greene Township Building on Tate road. We will need drivers and trash pickers.

We will pick up trash along Wales road from Station road to Route 8 and also on Knoyle road from Kuhl road to Wales road. Gloves and safety vests will be provided.

Anyone needing further information on the Earth Day cleanup, please contact Fred Morris at 899-6307.


2)We will help at the Greene Township Spring cleanup on May 16th and 17th from 9am till 2pm each day. As you may or may not know, Greene Township makes our meeting room at the township available to us at no cost. Not having to pay rental fees, allows these funds to be applied to trail improvements.

To show our appreciation to the township, we work with the township supervisors and area residents to help process their recyclables. It’s a great time!
Please contact Steve Hair (725-2132) to sign up and give a hand on one or both days of this year’s Greene Township cleanup.


Have a great summer!
T. Bowers