NEWINGTON SKI CLUB MINUTES
November 1, 2018
Indian Hill Country Club
Meeting called to order by President, Ted Rogala at 7:35 pm.
Secretary’s Report: Accepted
Treasurer’s Report: Was given by Carol and accepted.
Membership: Jack Fede reported that we have 177 members, that includes 26 new members.
Upcoming Events: Ski Sundown Ski Swap 11/2; Boston Ski Expo 11/8; Warren Miller film at the Bushnell 11/17. (This conflicts with the Snowball). It is playing at Mohawk November 2 & 3, 2018. Manchester Road Race is 11/20 with tailgating with Mt Laurel, contact Rusty Cushman for more details.
Pete Noyes Memorial Hike: November 10, 2018 at Talcott Mountain. Starts at 10 am. All are welcome to join. Following the hike we will be tailgating. Feel free to bring food/snacks, etc. to share.
Open House: November 15, 2018 at Indian Hill Country Club from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Marilyn and Mike are coordinating and are looking for volunteers to help with such tasks as set up and cleanup, etc. Reminder that you must be a member before you can pick up your bulk tickets. Snacks will be provided by Indian Hill. If you have anything to raffle off, please bring it in.
Snowball: November 17, 2018 at The Hartford Marriott, Windsor. Mike Brown is our Ambassador. Ticket prices are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Mike is looking for people to help secure raffle prizes. We are looking for another club to share hospitality suite with.
Monday Night Racing Pizza Night: Kick off sign up with free pizza at Mt. Southington on 12/17, time TBD. December 17, 2018. Racing begins on January 7, 2018 at Mount Southington.
Christmas/Holiday Party will be January 17, 2019 at Indian Hill Country Club.
Kids Day: January 27, 2019 at Mount Southington. Free to all kids on CT Ski Council. Register by January 11.
Soup, Stew & Chili night will be February 7, 2019 at Indian Hill Country Club.
Club Day: February 10. John Hunter planning event at Okemo.
CSC Awareness Days: Be sure to check the CSC website before heading to Ski areas to confirm awareness day prices. As it is a preliminary calendar, it may change.
CSC CT Senior Games: February 26, 2019 at Ski Sundown
On-Snow: March 1-3, 2019 at Mount Snow. More info coming soon.
Sugarloaf Trip: Dates are March 10 -19, 2019. John needs a $300 deposit now to reserve condos and confirm trip. Lift tickets are $250 under age 65. 65+ is $200. One and a half hour group ski lessons included. Contact John for more info.
Miscellaneous: Manchester Road Race is Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018. See Rusty for more details. Joel stated that Mount Southington is looking for ski instructors.
Tonight’s 50/50 Raffle Winner: Jon Putnam is the winner $14 !
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm.
Minutes submitted by Andrea Albert, Secretary