b'Club Newson the Run and Sled Farm 2 for each donating a street sign to place at either end of the trail.With the season near its end, we want to shout from the walls, Thank you to all! Thank you, landowners,Franklin County Snow Raiders volunteers, club directors, ad board sponsors, groomer operators,It has been amazing to have more members, and followers.A specialtraditional winter weather in thank you to Missy Benson forVermont this season. Like most of organizing our awesome events. you, I had some great rides on the trails. Some of my favorite memoriesAlburgh groomer operators, President A special thank you to Steve Duffyare: two thirteen-year-olds drivingDamien Henry, Trailmaster Neil as he enters retirement from co- independently for their first season,Christopher, and contractor Eric trailmaster and being a groomera warm greeting from a groomerHokenberg shared the responsibility of operator. operator I hadnt seen since lastrunning he clubs 1979 Tucker.Kendyl Bell, Communications Directorseason, watching the headlights neksb.commaking their way across the freshlyTrailmaster Neil to open our trails FRANKLIN groomed meadow, and many more.finally happened. To have a trail The most important thing to reflect onsystem right out your front door is COUNTY this year is all of the people who aretruly a gift. Having a trail system right responsible for our trail system andoutside everyone elses front door is the great conditions. To start, a bigour responsibility! For the most part, thank you to all of the landowners! Wethe riders on our trails are great. If I appreciate the use of your propertyhear sleds going by my house, I still and your patience in cases of off- stop and peer out the window and trail riding. Next, a huge shout-outwatch them go by, knowing the fun to our grooming crews! You guysand enjoyment they are experiencing.Cold Hollow Bearcats worked tirelessly for several weeks to be sure we had the best possibleOur groomer operators: President The Bearcats, along with many otherconditions. Thanks to our group ofDamien Henry, Trailmaster Neil clubs, had a great season! We were ableofficers, all of them being willing toChristopher, and contractor Eric to groom our contract and providecommit to another year leading ourHokenberg have taken their turns trails that were in really good shapeclub. And finally, a thank you to therunning our 1979 Tucker. They laid to the snowmobiling public. After notpeople who prepared the trail and willthe trails flat, and the cold weather using our groomers and drags for acommit time and energy to pick upallowed them to set up and stay couple of seasons, we did have a fewthe trail, all while making plans forsmooth for weeks. We have a warm-up issues with each, but were able to worknext years season. We have a smallcoming along with rain. I dont know around them. Numerous volunteers,crew of regulars that we rely on, andif our cornfields or hilltops will survive including some new ones, got behindwe happily welcome newcomersthis weather. Then again, a March the controls of the groomers this yearto join us at meetings and with trailsnowstorm could keep us in business to help out. The Bearcats want to thankmaintenance. It was fast and furiousa little longer. Remember, if you are our volunteers, the landowners, and offor our club, but an amazing year!riding past someones house, act in a course, our snowmobiling communityWell see you all next season!way that anyone can look and smile at for a successful year. We will beLianne FrechetteSecretarysomeone enjoying the activity that we finishing up our season with the much- Like us on Facebook love.anticipated landowners dinner in lateI have had the opportunity to spring to give back to our generousGRAND ISLE introduce two more people to landowners. Looking forward tosnowmobiling this year. Our closed-another season like this one next year! COUNTY loop trail system may begin to look Baxter Weed, Vice Presidentfamiliar, but it takes on a whole new Like us on Facebookcharacter when you are providing a new experience and sharing some of our joy.David Lantry, Club News Correspondent Alburgh Sno Springers Like us on FacebookIt is early March, and we have reason to celebrate. That one big snowstorm that would push totals up and allow 18 | Snowmobile VERMONT'