December 2009

***HAPPY HOLIDAYS***

December Meeting

The monthly meeting will be held on Thursday the 3rd of December at the Community Center.

Social hour will begin at 6:00 with dinner being served at 7:00.

This is our annual Christmas potluck.  Please bring a side dish, salad, appetizer or dessert that will serve 10 to 12 people.  The Club will provide ham and turkey.

Don't forget money for the raffle.

Tickets are a dollar each or 7 tickets for $5.

Proceeds benefit Pagosa senior students going to college as well as younger students studying nature and conservation and learning outdoor sports and skills.

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Helping Hands

We will be collecting donations for the Helping Hands program.  Local senior citizens and families with children have applied for assistance.  Their needs are listed on paper stockings which are available at either City Market.  Pick one or more stockings, buy what is needed, wrap it, place the paper stocking on the package and bring it to the meeting. We will deliver the packages to the appropriate people.

No time to shop? They will be more than happy to accept monetary donations.

What a great way to make someone's holiday a little happier.


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SJOC Website

Good News!  The outdoor club has its own website.  The address is
http://www.sanjuanoutdoorclub.org/
This website is searchable and easier to remember.
We are currently working on it and it should be finished this month.
You should be able to read the Dec. newsletter on both sites, but the
 January newsletter will be on this new website and not on the old one. 

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President's Message

The following proposed by-law addition will be voted on at the Board meeting scheduled for Dec.2 at 3:30 at the home of Joyce Ramberg. Any interested member may attend and is welcome to express their opinion. It takes a vote of 3/4 of the board to pass the proposal. We have been able to obtain a general liability policy for the club from Farmer's Ins. for a very reasonable annual cost of $350 with $1,000,000 per incident/$2,000,000 per year coverage. Importantly, this will also give us host liquor liability coverage as long as we do not sell alcohol. Thus, we should be able to continue providing beer and wine at our meetings and social gatherings.
Barry

Addition to the By Laws


ARTICLE 9.0 INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE

9.1 To the extent permitted or required by the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act and any other applicable law, if any Director or Officer of the Corporation is made a party to or is involved in any proceeding ( which term shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal) because such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, the Corporation: (a) shall indemnify such Person from and against any judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses ( including but not limited to expenses of investigation and preparation, and fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants or other experts) incurred by such person in such proceeding,and (b) shall advance to such person expenses incurred in such proceeding.

The Corporation may in its discretion (but is not obligated in any way to) indemnify and advance expenses to an employee or agent of the Corporation to the same extent as to a Director or Officer.

The foregoing provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses are not exclusive, and the Corporation may at its discretion provide for indemnification or advancement of expenses in a resolution of its Members or Directors, in a contract or in its Articles of Incorporation.

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article for indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not effect adversely any right or protection stated in such provisions with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification. If any provision of this Article or any part thereof shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision or part thereof shall be deemed amended to accomplish the objectives of the provision or part thereof as originally written to the fullest extent permitted by the law, and all other provisions or parts shall remain in full force and effect.

9.2 The San Juan Outdoor Club shall at all times maintain a general liability insurance policy with a minimum coverage limit of $1,000,000 and will pay the premium in a timely manner to maintain such coverage.


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Board Nominees for 2010

The slate of officers for 2010 is as follows:

President:  Betsy Cotton
Vice President:  Mike Schneider
Treasurer:  Cindy Heller
Secretary:  Susan Milford
Membership:  Margaret Kleiner
Activities:  Bob Milford
Member at Large:  Klaus Neubert
Newsletter Editor:  Brian Swett 

You will have the chance to vote at the December meeting.


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Upcoming Activities

Keep an eye on the Calendar.  Things are being added all the time.

Coming up, we have snowshoes, cross country skiing, bowling, and the Thursday ladies walks (or snowshoes if weather dictates).  Things will pick up once we have more of the white stuff.  Get your equipment ready!

First Aid and CPR

First-Aid and CPR (combined $65) training will be conducted at the Archuleta County Education Center located at 4th and Lewis Streets. CPR ($50) training will be held on Monday, January 11 followed by First-Aid ($45) training on Wednesday, January 13. The training for each will run from 6-10 p.m. Important: There will be registration forms at the Dec. 3 and Jan. 7 meetings, but participants must deliver the completed forms and pay in advance at the Education Center. This training is open to the general public so register as soon as possible. For anyone needing recertification, this program will qualify, but you must inform them at registration. NOTE: Anyone who leads a 2010 SJOC sponsored activity will be reimbursed half their training cost at year’s end. Questions? Contact Mike Schneider at mschneid@skywerx.com

Chama Chile Ski Classic

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Cross-country Skiers and Snowshoers, come to Chama in northern New Mexico for a weekend of winter fun in the South San Juan Mountains!

The Chama Chile Ski Classic, over the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend, features 5K and 10K classical cross-country ski races, a 5K snowshoe race and combined events for all ages and abilities.

The weekend also includes 3 ski clinics (telemark, avalanche rescue, classic skiing techniques), guided ski tours, pasta dinner and beer tasting, and Awards Ceremony with music by the Unstrung Heroes.

For more information: www.chamaski.com, phone: 575-756-2746. Register online: http://www.active.com/.

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November Meeting

We enjoyed a wonderful presentation on the Grand Canyon by Ed Funk and Merlin Wheeler.

John Graves' fabulous music accompanied the slide show.

The raffle winners.  What a bunch of happy guys.

Just what Terry wanted! He was the happiest of all.

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November Activities

Ski Swap

The annual ski swap and bake sale was held on Oct. 24 and was an overwhelming success with the vendors, customers and for the scholarship fund. Everyone really enjoyed the move to the community center this year and the extra space available for displaying equipment. The bake sale added a very festive and fun feel to the event and a little snow on the mountains improved everyone's attitude. The total sale proceeds were over $22,000-that was up 21% from last year and the net profit to the club was $2688. The bake sale added another $530 to the general fund. All the volunteers deserve a big thank you for all the hard work, over sixty people chipped in to help pull off the event. I think everyone had a good time and enjoyed the camaraderie with their fellow club members. If you would like to help in some way next year let Ron Chacey hear from you, ideas are already being floated around about how to make the swap even better next year.

Thursday Ladies Walk

Hey girls, remember if there's snow on the streets, the walk turns into cross country skiing or snowshoeing (your choice) at the Golf Course.

The last Thursday in Oct. was pretty cold, 15 degrees. But that didn't stop these brave ladies

from their weekly walk. Brrrrrrrrr!


Bisti Badlands


Betsy, Sue and Susan  took off on a long day trip to the Bisti Badlands.  It is 30 minutes south of Farmington.  It makes for a great outing because you can mix in a little shopping afterwards.  We hiked  two miles due east from the parking lot to see some interesting formations.
This is a trailless area, so be sure and take a GPS.  There are no facilities. You wouldn't want to get lost out there. 

Typical scenery

Betsy and Sue adding some color to the landscape

Susan and Sue posing for the camera

Every column had a flat piece of rock on top - weird

Sue is just too cute - love that fanny pack!

Anybody home?


Golf Outing

SJOC golfers – Carolyn, Betsy, Bob, Doug, Toosje and Shirley – traveled to Farmington to play Pinon Hills, one of Golf Digest top ranked courses. We were very impressed with the course although the pin placements would challenge the best of golfers (and some of us are not the best so we were extra challenged). The course is open year round and is worth the trip.

Betsy and Carolyn on the green

Nice swing Toosje


First Easy Snowshoe

On Nov. 21st we went down into the meadows and forest behind the bottom of the Alberta lift at WC pass. We went about 2.5 mi., with some bushwacking and breaking trail.  Afterward, most of us went to Bear Creek  Rest. for lunch and refreshments.
 Gregg H.

We were making tracks, baby!

Follow the leader

Required group shot

We always work up an appetite



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This year has really flown by.  I really enjoyed being newsletter editor.  Being relatively new to the club at the beginning of 2009, it was a great way to get involved and meet more people.  Thanks to everyone who contributed articles and photographs. You made my job much easier.  Now I know a little bit more about computers - but still have a long way to go.  I just couldn't stand to be out of the loop, so I volunteered to be secretary for 2010.  See you outside!

Susan

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