| Snow Panthers of Port Byron Official web site |
| New Club Officers for 2009-2010 President: Todd Ralph Vice President: Mike Paten Treasurer: Dave Hickey Memberships: Shelley Ralph Web/Publications: Ian Burke - 466-6195 |
| Land Owners Updated! Thanks for you continued support trail work is starting for the 09-10 season. Contact Ian Burke if you have any concerns or issues with your portion of the trail system. |
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| Club meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at the Port Byron Legion at 7:00PM |
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March News Letter Port Byron Snow Panthers Monthly News Letter Vol. 6, March 2010 As the Snowmobile season comes to a close, most of us can look back on a decent riding season. The snow conditions have not really ever been perfect this year, but we ride every chance we can. Considering the poor conditions, our grooming program never really had the chance to take full effect, but all of our groomers have been out and Fred Sponable and Brian Nowak have groomed for dozens of hours to keep the trails as nice a possible. Many other members have also groomed in the northern section of our trail system too. This effort is the result of club members working together. The guys that attended the groomer class that I offered and then attended the practical section with Dave Hickey are now putting what they learned into action. I am very pleased to see this happen. Thanks to all that have groomed this year. Also as the season wraps up we have three more events coming up. This Saturday March 6th we will be holding the 3rd Curley Maple Classic Snowmobile Drag Race. This year we are not promoting the event as much as in the past. There will be no cost to race at all and we will not be awarding trophies either. This event is for fun, and grudge matches. Like it was last year we plan to begin around 10AM, with grudge racing and challenges. You are welcome to bet between racers, and line them up, as you want to. We will provide a nice 660 foot race track, and a Christmas tree starting light. We will also be able to GPS your top speeds. We will not provide Alcohol, but this is a BYOB event. After the race the party will continue at Pirates Landing Bar. The track is located at the covered bridge, just past the Seneca River Bridge on Rt. 38. You can ride your sled in or trailer there. If driving a truck, park on Hard Point Rd, it is a left off Rt. 38 North. The race is st Eric Cuypilo’s barn, for information call 466-6195 (Ian) or 246-7766 (Eric). Also in March we will be having the Snow Panthers Meat Raffle. It will be held on Saturday March 20th at 7PM at the Port Byron American Legion. This is one of my favorite events each year and attendance is always great. At this event we hold a drawing about every ten minutes all night for prizes including meat packages from Ed and Jeans and 50/50 tickets. We will also have hats and Snow Panthers apparel for sale. It is fun for everyone and, a great way to conclude the riding season. We also have the landowner chicken BBQ that is on April 18th and details will follow in next month’s newsletter. Club News: * Club meetings are at a new time (7:00pm)! Our next club meeting will be Wednesday, March 10th at the Port Byron Legion at 7:00pm * Thanks to all the members that have been grooming and working to keep our trails as best as possible. The new groomer works real well. * The 3rd Annual Curley Maple Classic Snowmobile Drag Race will be held on Saturday the 6th at 10pm and Eric’s Barn, on Rt.38 just past Hard Point Rd. At our covered bridge. This is a BYOB Event and the party will continue at Pirates Landing for food and drinks after the racing is all over. * Don’t forget our club meet raffle on Saturday march 20th at the Port Byron American Legion at 7pm, we always have a great turn out and really enjoy this event. Please bring a dish to pass, and/or soda, chips and your culinary specialty * Trail clean up will begin in the next month, we will need volunteers to help. This is just one more chance for you to get involved. * Special thanks to all landowners that have supported us again this riding season |
| Groomer Classes Thanks to all that attended the groomer classes and have put the time in to help maintain the trails this year. Don't forget we will need to clean the trails up now that the season is wrapping up. Get involved and help us end the season the we should, by leaving the trails in good shape. |