Oct 2005 - Flying Dutchmen Ski Club

Having Fun For Over 46 Years!
President
Karen
Youngwirth
Hello Dutchmen!!
October 2005
Calendar of Events
October 6 - General Meeting
A Good Adjustment
October 20 - General Meeting
Wear Black and Orange
November 3 - General Meeting
Winter Sports Night at the
Riveredge
November 5 - FDSC Blood Drive
November 12 & 13 Workers Weekend at the Lodge
November 17 - General Meeting
Membership Meetings
begin at 8PM
at the LIEDERKRANZ
Hill Road and Spook Lane
Reading, PA
THE Deadline for the
November issue of Ski Trails
is October 6.
It was so fun to see
so many members at Trip Night! At
this writing, there are some openings on all the trips. Hope to see
YOU on one of them!!
The second indication that ski
season is approaching are “Swap
Sales.” Both Pinnacle and Buckman's
have sales in the month of October.
It is fun to go see what other people
are willing to sell, and you just might
get the thing(s!) you need. It's especially great for newbies getting into
the sport, or for those returning
after several years. (I like to go to
the sales to socialize, too!)
If you are not going to
Wildwood, join our friends at the
Reading Liederkranz for their annual Oktoberfest. Lots of great food,
music, and of course, BEER!
Scott Boyer and I, as the current
Mr. and Ms. Flying Dutchmen, would
like to ask your help in electing our
successors. We are not going to
have the nominations at a specific
meeting. We would like to receive
nominations from now until early
November. Please take a moment
and think about someone that you
think has done something outstanding or special for the club or for you
as a member. Please give Scott or
any member of the board your suggestion(s). A committee will review
and select five nominees for each.
Election will be at the first meeting
in December.
Have some fun!!
Karen
BEAR CREEK
SEASON PASS
Purchase your Bear Creek Season
Pass now at a special price. FDSC
members can buy a single Season
Pass at the “2 or more” price. Visit
www.fdsc.org, Lesson Section, and
click on the link to buy online. Offer
good until November 15, 2005. Any
questions call 1-866-SKI-AT-BC ext.
353 and mention the “FDSC” rate.
As an extra bonus, if you purchase
the pass and sign up for the Tuesday
night FDSC lesson program, FDSC
will refund $10 of your lesson registration fee. The savings never stop!
FD;BE
2006
Belleayre Mountain Instructional Trip
- Jan 6-8
Lori Henne 610-927-1369
Lake Placid-Whiteface – Jan 20-23
Susie Watrous 610-944-0753
Marcia Fehl 610-926-0475
Ben Rupp 717-728-4298
Steamboat Springs – Jan 28-Feb 4
Kevin & Suzanne Claypoole
610-285-6945
Elk Mountain – Jan 29
Ellen Schwartz 610--779-8043
Sunapee NH – Feb 9-12
Julie Buchter 610-375-6223
Sun Valley – Mar 5-12
Nat & Michele LeGrande
610-372-0245
Estrimont, Canada – Mar 16-20
Sherry Vazquez 610-370-1262
Patti Spitler 610-478-1718
Social
Director
2005-2006
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1st. Vice President & Membership:
Holly Trout . . . . . . . . . . 610-207-0381
E-mail: [email protected]
2nd. Vice President & Programs:
Jeff Rapp . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-488-7772
E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer:
Jen Lesher . . . . . . . . . . . 610-796-2652
E-mail: [email protected]
Past President:
Brian Gallagher . . . . . . . 610-478-8191
E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary:
Sue Gottschall . . . . . . . . 610-385-7265
E-mail: [email protected]
Skimeister:
Jen Speakman . . . . . . . . 610-378-5040
E-mail: [email protected]
Trip Director:
Dave Coffey. . . . . . . . . . 610-678-2912
E-mail: [email protected]
Publicity Director:
Diane Ferro . . . . . . . . . 610-373-5602
E-mail: [email protected]
Lodge Director:
Ed Soja . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-373-5602
E-mail: [email protected]
Competition Director:
Bernie Resch . . . . . . . . . 610-781-4596
E-mail: [email protected]
Social Director:
Patti Spitler . . . . . . . . . . 610-478-1718
E-mail: [email protected]
FDSC Lodge . . . . . . . 570-646-0660
HOTLINE:
(610) 370-2760
WEB:www.fdsc.org
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Bernie Resch
Patti Spitler
President:
Karen Youngwirth . . . . . 610-775-8708
E-mail: [email protected]
Competition
Hello fellow
Dutchpeople,
Hey Gang,
Sorry I missed all
of you at Trip night. I
sure hope most of
you signed up for at least one trip!
September 11th was the Annual
Golf Outing at Green Acres. Sue,
Dave and helpers did another fine
job of running a successful outing for
all the members and their guests.
Winners will be posted on the website and in Ski Trails.
Wildwood. What else can you
say!! A weekend of nothing but
FUN, FUN, FUN. Oh yeah, swimming,
sand sculptures, volleyball, eating
and drinking! We have great entertainment on Saturday night by The
Cabana Boys. Please talk to members who have gone over the past
years to hear about all the FUN
you're missing. Think about signing
up EARLY next year. The more members, the more FUN!
Look for us to have information
on the upcoming WINTER CARNIVAL.
We would like to have people signing up early for this event so we can
make the Winter Carnival a bigger
and better success. Have your checks
ready to buy tickets at upcoming
meetings!! See Sue Moser or myself.
For those of you who have not
setup your trip plans, please consider
Estrimont, Canada. Five days of
enjoyment with other "clubbers". It
is a bus trip, but you are sure to have
a Great time. Please see Sherry
Vazquez or myself for more info. We
do need more people for this trip.
Keep on Talking,
Patti
FDSC WINTER CARNIVAL
Sunday, February 12, 2006
at Bear Creek
Buy your discounted ticket at
Winter Sports Night.
The weekly Wednesday night golf
games are over. Mountain biking is
over (unless you have a light system).
All because the days are significantly
shorter now. Time to think about the
new race season.
We conducted a survey at the
Race team picnic to get a feel for
what people are looking for this season. Also, some other issues where
discussed (budget, webpage, race
training, fundraising, etc). I'll try to
incorporate all the input I got into
my decision making this year.
Nastar: Nastar rankings will be different this year. A platinum category has
been added. So there will be Platinum,
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Also,
INSTEAD of Recreational, Expert and
Professional, there will be Platinum,
Gold, Silver and Bronze ABILITY
GROUPS.
Council cup: Mark your calendar!
Sunday, Feb. 26th at Blue Mountain.
Training: Train hard, be successful!
• Sign up for the ski conditioning
class at Body zone!! I participated
last year and was happy I did it.
Not only does it help with injury
prevention, it also builds strength.
I believe the stronger you are, the
faster you can go! And isn't that
what we all want??
• Skating/ Gates training: We'll try
to organize a Sunday or two in
the fall to run gates on skates.
More details will be on the
bulletin board and at the club
meetings.
• Race camps/lessons: There are a
few options again this year. First
timers? Contact me if you are
interested in getting professional
instructions this year. I'll get you
in contact with someone.
Auf geht's,
Bernie
Skimeister
Jen Speakman
Attention Fellow
Dutchmen!
I am pleased to
announce that the
Flying Dutchman will once again
host a Junior Lesson Program! I have
a lot of information to share with all
of you so here is a summary of the
lesson programs. Please check our
web site for updates and more
details.
Junior Program Information:
• Only children of FDSC members
are permitted to participate.
• Ages 6-17 are permitted to
participate.
• Both ski & snowboard lessons are
available.
• Juniors will test weekly for exact
placement based on individual
skill levels.
• Approximately 5 students to each
instructor.
• The junior program will run
concurrently with the adult
program.
• Start time 6:30-8:00pm (tentative)
• Snacks & hot chocolate will follow
the lessons.
• Childcare is available by
reservation 866-754-2822 ext 320
• For further information please
visit www.fdsc.org and click on
the Ski & Snowboard Lesson page.
Sign-up & Fees - Junior Program:
• To enroll in the Junior Program
please go to the Ski & Snowboard
Lesson page on the website at
www.fdsc.org. For any questions,
email me at [email protected]
• Cost is $70 for all seven lessons, or
lessons & lifts $147. That's a $105
savings off of Bear Creek's lowest
group discount.
• Discount rentals available through
Pinnacle Sports & Buckman's Ski
Shop exclusively for the Jr.
Program - see ads in this month's
Ski Trials or visit the lesson page at
www.fdsc.org.
• Please keep in mind that friends
and family who do not ski may
join the Flying Dutchmen and
their children who want to ski or
snowboard can enjoy the benefits
of this program. (Hint - spread
the word to your friends and
family!)
SCHEDULE FOR THE ADULT LESSON
PROGRAM:
January 3rd
Registration & First Lesson
January 10th
Lessons & KICK OFF PARTY
January 17th
Lessons & Standard Clinic
January 25th
Lessons & Standard Test
January 31st
Lessons & Advanced Clinic
February 7th
Lessons & Advanced Test
February 14th
Lessons
February 21st
Make up Lessons or Reunion
SIGN-UP & FEES - ADULT PROGRAM:
• A registration fee of $15 - check
made payable to FDSC.
• Discount lift ticket with FDSC
voucher, or a $10 rebate if a Bear
Creek season pass is purchased.
• You can register at any FDSC
meeting or go online at
www.fdsc.org and click on the Ski
& Snowboard Lesson page.
• Bump Clinic is coming!
The lesson program is an amazing
benefit to club & I hope to see you
on the slopes!
Thank you,
Jen
Recruit New Members
Contest
Recruit a new member by the end
of the year, and you and the new
member will be entered in a raffle
for one of you to win a $50
Dutchmen gift certificate. Make
sure the new member puts your
name as "referred by" on their
application. Contest is retroactive for
names of members and the new
members they recruited this season,
and will be entered into the raffle.
The Dutchmen gift certificate can be
used for anything FDSC (trips, social
events, etc.) or at Buckman's or
Pinnacle. Raffle winner will be
drawn at one of the meetings in
January.
Recruit as many people as you can...
your name will be entered each time
you recruit a new member!
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Membership
Trippin
Holly Trout
Dave Coffey
October -- makes me
think of Fall, the
leaves changing color,
pumpkins,
chillier
weather, summer is over... time to get
out the skis or snowboard and get
them tuned up and waxed for the
upcoming winter season!! I hope
everyone got signed up for the trips
they want to go on. I did!!
By now, all of you should have
renewed your Ski Club Memberships.
If you haven't yet, please do so
TODAY. If you didn't receive a
renewal form or can't find it, you can
use the form in Ski Trails or on the
website (www.fdsc.org) under the
Membership section. Membership
cards will be mailed November 1st.
This could be your next to last issue
of Ski Trails if you don't renew.
Renew NOW so you don't miss out
on any of our upcoming fun!
To those of you who completed
the questionnaire on the back of the
renewal form... THANK YOU! We
really appreciate your feedback and
will be compiling the results to help
make our club the best it can be.
Each of you who completed the
questionnaire will be entered in a
drawing to win $50 cash. This drawing will take place at Winter Sports
Night on Thursday, November 3rd.
Come out to see if you won! Plus,
there will be lots of exciting stuff
going on. The local ski shops will be
on hand to show you what's new
and cool for the coming season.
There will also be several ski areas
represented. It's a good night to
bring along somebody who's thinking about joining the club. There
will be lots of people to meet and
socialize with. To top all that, there
will be door prizes!! Come out and
join the fun :)
Holly
Diane Ferro
Hello skiers,
As I write this article, trip night is over.
Thank you to everyone who signed
up for one or more trips. There are
still openings on all the trips, so if
you didn't make trip night, you can
still sign up.
Don't forget to fill out the questionnaire on the back of the membership form. We would like to know
where you want the club to run trips
next year, that's right, next year. It's
not too early to start checking into
trips.
Don't forget to keep on top of
your trip payment schedules.
Wow! So many
upcoming events,
trips, lodge workers weekend, swap
sales, lesson program, Winter Sports
Night, Winter Carnival, conditioning
classes, and the list keeps growing.
Our club offers so many snow sports
events plus many other activities. I'll
need to retire to keep up with everything. Speaking of retirement, our
club is a great way for retired people
and others to keep active and meet
new people. See me at the meeting
to pickup some extra Ski Trails to distribute to those looking for a good
time.
THINK SNOW
Share the news…and a dessert.
Dave
Come out to our general meetings
and look for the New Member table!
Someone will be there to greet you,
show you around, introduce you to
people and answer your questions.
Meetings are held the 1st & 3rd
Thursdays of each month at 8pm at
the Liederkranz. Current members
are welcome to stop by too!
Swan Mortgage, Inc.
Randall W. Swan
Mortgage Broker
Residential/Commercial
P.O. Box 443
Shillington, PA 19607
(610) 796-2510 Bus
(610) 796-2511 Fax
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Publicity
Director
Diane
NEW
MEMBERS
Briana Asp
Richard Barnhorst
Daniel Brown
Colleen Columbo
David D'Imperio
Caren Dissinger
Gail Grumbling
Judy Hackman
Jeff Hood
Shannon Isenberg
Fran Ishman
Raymond Ishman
Bob Juskus
Kathy Kissinger
Larry Kitchen
Denise Kosmoski
Jaime Linn
James Matz
Betty McKently
Jessica Reiter
Dustin Riegel
Keith Schaeffer
Pauline Semet
Amy Stalnecker
Susan Stalnecker
Lori Sullivan
Lodge
Program
Director
Ed Soja
Hello all and welcome to October.
Before you know it,
the leaves will be
changing and the
feel of autumn will be in the air. By
now, many have signed up for the
awesome trips the club has to offer
this winter. I hope you had a chance
to sign up for your favorite trip. If
not, there's still time.
Back in August we had our first
workers weekend for the year. We
had lots of fun and got much accomplished. The lodge looks great. The
deck finally got stained and it looks
awesome. We also installed balusters (spindles) on the railing to make
it much safer. Everyone worked hard
and did a great job. In addition to
the deck, a new ceiling fan was
installed, firewood stacked, and the
sofa was mended. I'd like to thank
the following people for their help
getting the lodge looking so good:
Diane Ferro, Chris Gamber, Gail
Grumbling,
Lori
Henne,
Ray
Jungwirth, Stan Miller, Jeff Rapp,
Holly Trout, and Pam Wentling. I
would also like to thank Erick Confer
for donating his stereo and speakers.
Now the lodge looks good and
sounds good too.
Mark you calendar! The next workers weekend will be the weekend of
November 12th. This is the weekend
the lodge gets cleaned from top to
bottom. We will also be converting a
section of the common area into a
7th bedroom. If you're interested in
joining the fun, please contact me. I
hope I can count on your help.
Ski you at the lodge,
Ed
Jeff Rapp
Ski u later,
Jeff
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What year did the Ms FDSC
contest start?
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The first 5 people with the
correct answer should go to the
Membership Table at the Oct 6
meeting and receive a FDSC
luggage tag.
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CONDITIONING
CLASSES
Join us at the
October 6th meeting
to hear Nick Fourie, one of our new
members, speak to us about chiropractic and skiing. See you there.
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SKI
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8 classes for $60
Session I - Mondays
6:30-7:30pm
First Class October 24 - Last Class
December 12
Session II - Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm
First Class October 26 - Last Class
December 14
All classes to be held at the Body
Zone-You do NOT need to be a
member of Body Zone to participate.
We do have the larger classroom
this year.
Check the bulletin board section of
the website for any updates.
Contact: Marianne van der Velde
Email:
[email protected]
or call 610-413-0675
Tentative Happy Hour
Schedule for October
9/30 Liederkranz Oktoberfest
10/7 Viva
10/14 Chucker Chubbs
(Old Hooters)
10/21 Casa Grande
10/28 The Works
11/4 3rd & Spruce
Meet around 6:30ish
for food, spirits and
conversation.
Visit fdsc.org weekly
in case of change.
SPORTS NIGHT
Thursday, November 3,
7PM at The Riveredge
General Meeting at 8PM
See the newest ski/snowboard
fashions and equipment.
Visit with our guest winter
resorts and sponsors.
Winter give-a-ways!
“We'll leave the light on for you”.
Nominations for Mr. and Ms. Flying
Dutchmen are being accepted now
through mid November. The person being
nominated should have a history of service
to the club and continues to promote the club.
Present your nomination to any board member or email
[email protected] with the nominee name, your name,
and reason why you are nominating them. Thank you.
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Workers Weekend
FDSC Blood Drive
Saturday November 5, 2005
from 8AM - 12PM at Pinnacle
Sports. Contact Sue Mosser
at 717-336-6472 to reserve
your time.
Two Antennas meet on
a roof, fall in love and
get married. The ceremony wasn t much, but
the reception was excellent.
Oktoberfest
Sept 29 - Oct 2
at the Liederkranz
Food, fun, music
Authentic German Festival
German Domestic Beer, Food,
and Wine
Free Admission
FLYING DUTCHMEN SKI CLUB
❏ APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
❏ RENEWAL
Name (Mr., Mrs., Ms.)____________________________________________________Date of birth ______ / ______ / ______
Street ________________________________________________________Home Phone ( ________ ) ____________________
City ________________________State ____ Zip __________ - __________Business Phone ( ______ ) __________________
E-mail Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Date ________________________Check#______________________Referred By ______________________________________
Interested in: ❏ Ski Lessons ❏ Trips ❏ Racing ❏ Special Olympics ❏ Social Events ❏ Golf ❏ Tennis
Dues: $25.00
Initiation Fee (new members) $10.00
Checks payable to: FDSC, P.O. Box 14233, Reading, PA 19612-4233
RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (Please Read Carefully)
I understand the the Flying Dutchmen Ski Club, Inc. (the “Club”) is a year round skiing, sports and social club which sponsors a variety of activities, including skiing, for the benefit of
its members. I am aware that many of the club’s activities, including skiing, are inherently dangerous activities which involve the risk of serious injury or even death. I agree that by participating in any Club related activity, that I alone am responsible for my safety and agree that I alone assume the risks involved in any such activity.
In addition, and to the fullest extent allowed by law, I agree that I will not institute any law suit or other legal action against the Club, its members, officers, directors, delegates,
instructors, agents, employees, representatives, servants or assigns as the result of my participation or injury at any Club related activity. Nor will I voluntarily assist anyone else in the pursuit of any such law suit or other legal action.
I also agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Club, its members, officers, directors, delegates, instructors, agents, employees, representatives, servants or assigns from and against
any and all claims, actions, suits, judgements, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, that may result by reason of any suit or other legal action that I either commence or
assist with as described in the preceding paragraph. This Release and Indemnification Agreement shall bind me, my distributes, heirs, executors, representatives, successors and assigns.
I understand and acknowledge that the Club is acting in reliance upon the agreements made by me in the Release and Indemnification Agreement in order to extend to me the benefits of membership in the Club and were I not willing to abide by the terms of this document, such membership and opportunity to participate in Club related activities would not be
extended to me.
How did you hear of our club? __________________________
_____________________________________________________
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SIGNED ______________________________________________________________________
Members must be 18 years of age or older.
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PinnacleSnowsports.com
610-921-2371
October is Breast
Cancer Fundraiser
Month at Pinnacle. Buy
a Snowflake. Show you
care. Enter Drawing.
Store credit for the full amount of your gear sold.
Swap
Sale
Sept
30
Oct
10
Goods accepted starting Monday Sept 26th
Blood Drive
Saturday November 5
Nov Warren Miller’s “Higher Ground”
6 th & US Ski Team Charity Auction
Customer Appreciation Day
Bear Creek
Sunday
January 8
Women’s Demo Day
Bear Creek
Windham
Trip
2 days skiing
meals
Monday January 9
Sun/Mon mid-March
Sunday nite lodging
from $199
We’re closed Monday so you can ski with your friends at Pinnacle.
Breckenridge
Trip
Sun-Sun April
Bus to PHL Roundtrip Air 7 nites Lodging 5 day lift Rental Car
2-9
October Hours
M T Th F
Sat
11-7
10-3
SPECIAL SWAP
SALE HOURS
Weekdays
Saturday
Sunday
10-9
10-5
12-5
Open 7 Days a week
Nov 7th - Dec 31st
$1099
Stop by and check out the Atomic nanotechnology, Volkl
Allstars, Dalbello Kryptons, Salomon Scramblers & Siams,
Arc’teryx Stingray softshells, Rossi Airvantage jackets
& Zenith 9 skis, and DFC Cappel & UNINC snowboard gear
FDSC members presenting current membership card are welcomed to a discount of 25%off MSRP
on merchandise for personal use of member and 10% off Regular Price for immediate family
members. Discount may not be combined with other discounts or Sale prices.
FLYING DUTCHMEN SKI CLUB
BOX 14233
READING, PA 19612-4233
PRESORTED
STANDARD
US POSTAGE
PAID
READING, PA
PERMIT NO. 119