The January meeting will be held on January 8th since the first Thursday of the month is New Years Day. Our speaker will be Michael Whiting. He will do a presentation on the Southwest Land Alliance. He will speak about its role and its recent cooperative success with Alpine Cascade Corp. to convert 6,300 acres of land into a conservation easement.
- $20 gift certificate to re-sport (a sporting and outdoor goods consignment shop)
- Pass to the Springs
- Half the cash
Refreshments for February will be provided by: Charleen Stipe, Betsy Cotton, Phyl Daleske, Jamie Dinkler Cynthia Riski, and Carol Bermea
Don't forget to pay your dues. You can print the form from this web site, fill it out and bring it to the meeting. $30 family / $20 singles
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Message from our 2009 President
Your new Board of Directors, elected at the Dec. meeting. These folks are eager to please. Let them know if you have any suggestions.
President: Barry Ebersol
Vice President: Mike Schneider
Treasurer: Mike Ellis
Secretary: Barbara Johnson
Activities: Gregg Howard
Membership: Carolyn Warszaski
Member-at-Large: Ted Dinkler
Newsletter Editor: Susan Milford
New and old Board members present at the Dec. Board meeting
From left to right: Susan, Carolyn, Ted, Betsy, Barry, Joyce, Gregg, Mike, Mike and Doug
Upcoming Activities
Have You Heard?
Speaking of outdoor activities, there is a new store in town, re-sport. If you need outdoor gear or if you have used gear you want to sell, this is the place for you. They are located between Shanghai and Movie Gallery. It is a consignment shop dedicated to providing all types of outdoor gear, clothing, and sporting goods. They have donated a gift certificate for the Jan. raffle. So stop in sometime and check it out.
Astraddle a Saddle sleigh ride and dinner
A sleigh ride and dinner in the cabin at Astraddle a Saddle has been scheduled for Saturday, January 17. We will meet in the parking lot of Astraddle a Saddle at 6pm. They have discounted the price of the dinner for us at $ 35 / person. Those of you who have done this in the past know how much fun the sleigh ride is and how much you will enjoy the dinner. At the December meeting and Christmas dinner a sign up sheet was posted to see if there was enough interest -- 39 people had signed up. Unfortunately they can only accommodate 28 people at one time. Now that we have set a date, it is anticipated that some people will not be able to participate due to scheduling conflicts and hopefully we can accommodate everyone who wants to participate.
Payment is due in advance of the activity. Please pay at the SJOC membership meeting on Jan. 8 or before. Jean Carson is leading this activity and will take your payment for this activity. Her phone# is 731-3478. You can call her, get her mailing address, and send her a check before the Jan. 8 meeting. The first 28 to pay will be the ones who can participate in this activity. If you have questions , please contact Jean Carson or Gregg Howard (731-9514)
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Setting up for the Christmas party.
And the lucky raffle winners are: Susan,Tim, Betsy, Donna and Tammy!!! Looks like Santa was very good to them. Nice fan you got there Tammy.
YUMMO, good food was had by all.
The Van Patters started the dancing. It was their "last dance" as they have moved to California. Best of luck! You will be missed.
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December Outings
Our easy snowshoe on Dec. 6 started right on the divide on Wolf Cr. Pass. From there we proceeded SW along a snowmobile/xcountry trail that connected up w/the Treasure Mtn. Rd. (FS 725). Then took an old skid trail out to the middle of a clearcut area. We had beautiful views all the way down Wolf Cr. to the peaks past the W. Fork of the San Juan. On the way back we did some bushwacking. It turned out to be a beautiful day for a "shoe". A total of 18 people participated in the snow shoe. Afterwards most of us went to Bear Cr. Rest. for lunch and drinks. Thanks to all who participated. Gregg Howard
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Easy Snowshoe in campground on Williams Cr.
On Dec. 20 we took an easy snowshoe through one of the campgrounds along Williams Cr. in the Piedra country. We followed one of the roads around and down to Williams Cr. where we took a break and enjoyed the scenery. The snow was deep and we all took turns at breaking trail. Total length of the "shoe" was about 2.5 mi. As you can see from the pictures the scenery was amazing -- even the "fanny photo". A total of 15 people participated in the snowshoe. After the shoe most of us went to the Buffalo Inn for lunch and drinks. Thanks to all who participated -- and thanks to Lorna Fox and Peggy Schanken for the pictures. Gregg Howard
We all thought our backsides were our best sides -- can you attach a name to any of these fannies?
photo of Pagosa Pk as we were driving back from the snowshoe
one of the elk we spotted on our drive out to the snowshoe
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X-Country Lessons
On Dec. 19th, Lee and Dean Cox were gracious enough to give free x-country lessons to those of us with little or no experience. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot. They were great.
Lee had us go in a rectangle around him, so he could observe our "great" technique.
Explaining all the things we need to know.
The hardest part was learning to get up. Right Betsy?
Off to practice what we've learned
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Thank You's
The Club received several thank you's.
* Upper San Juan Search & Rescue group for the $510 donation raised from the silent auction.
* Mark DeVoti, Superintendent of Archuleta School District for the $1,000 donation to the 4th grade XC project
* Carrie Weiss for flowers sent during an illness
* Clayton Conrad Mastin, a former SJOC scholarship recipient, sent a graduation announcement that he received a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Louisville
