July - Hudson Valley Ski Club

Volume LXXVII Number 7
HVSC
Bike & Pool Party
at Claudette’s
July 2015
“Shakespeare”
at Boscobel
Bike & Pool Party at
Claudette’s—July 25
1
Boscobel—August 20
1
Thursday, August 20
5:00 PM picnic (when
Boscobel grounds open)
From the President
2
Vermont Adventure
Week—Aug 12-16
3
Picnic is
BYOB
and bring
a dish to
share.
cutlery,
paper
goods, tables provided.
Bring chairs.
Trips Cancellation policy 3
Saturday, July 25
The Arabian Nights
(July 26 Rain date)
at the home of
Claudette Hennessy
by Mary Zimmerman
Meet at Claudette's at 9 AM
for coffee, drive to the
approximately 20 mile bike
ride around the Wallkill Valley.
Pool party, volleyball starts at
noon. Bring a dish to share,
BYOB. Soft drinks, plates, etc.
and a grill are provided.
From the Newburgh Beacon
Bridge, north on Route 9W
and right on Old Post Road.
Claudette's is the 7th house on
the left (#404 with mailboxes
on a wagon wheel). If you need
more information, call
Claudette at 236-7971
[chennessy@hsysgrp.com]
Directions: From the MidHudson Bridge, go south on
Route 9W to Marlboro, turn
left on Old Post Road across
from the Village Square Mall.
Third Annual Vermont
Adventure Week
Show starts at 7:00
For ticket prices, info, etc.
contact
Gwen Cardarelli
at 845 452-4599
(gcardarelli@hvc.rr.com)
RSVP: Payment due no
later than July 1
Trip descriptions-2016
4
Membership application 5-6
& waiver
Appalachian Trail
Restoration
7
Take Me Out To
The Ballgame
The Third Annual
Vermont Adventure
Week
The Renegades Are
Back
August 12 -- 16
See page 3
Game and tailgate party
June 26. Tailgate starts at
5:00 p.m. in the tailgate section
of the parking lot in the back.
Game starts at 7:00.
Details in June newsletter.
Jim Gahn
Inside this issue:
Hudson Valley Ski Club
Poughkeepsie, New York
HVSC Information
Page 2
Club Information
HVSC past member
Don Roberts
Club Officers
President:
Frank Van Zanten
Vice-President:
Jeff Elwyn
Secretary:
Rich Partridge
Treasurer:
Jim Gahn
Sergeant at Arms: Pat Cummins
Board of Directors
Herb Eschbach
Keith Faucher
Ellen Kelly
Pat Marsh
.
Cindi Millsap
Committee Chairs
Budget and Finance:
Vacant
Constitution:
John Macek
Events:
Gwen Cardarelli & Ellen Kelly
Instruction:
Mark Searle
- Racing Sub-Chair:
Tom Pompei
Marketing and Publicity:
Craig Goldstein
-Media Liaison
Vacant
Meeting Programs:
Vacant
Membership Services:
Pete Gray
-Sub-Chair: Welcoming, Mentoring,
Susan Eschbach
Newsletter - Website:
Mike Harelick
Ski Council - Discount Tickets:
Jim Gahn
Ski Trips:
Bill Egan
Retention:
Contact information is available in
the Online Membership Directory
on the club website
www.hudsonvalleyskiclub.org
Or queries may be sent to
info@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org
Newsletter Editors:
Mike & Angie Harelick
183 Millers Lane
Kingston, NY 12401
845-339-4894
Deadline: 15th of the month
send info to:
editor@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org
www.HudsonValleySkiClub.org
website for the most recent updates.
From the President
Long-time HVSC member
Herb Eschbach has
informed me of his
resignation as a member of
the club's Board of
Directors, citing personal
reasons. This was
unexpected and came as a
shock. Herb wrote:
Since joining the Hudson
Valley Ski Club approx 20
years ago, I found a
"family" that became a
part of my life; so much
so that my involvement
overshadowed other
interests, but certainly
without regret. It has
been an honor to serve in
Frank Van Zanten’s
Garden Party
Saturday, August 22 4:00 PM
(August 23 rain date)
Location: Home of
Frank and Lois Van Zanten
138 Wilbur Blvd Poughkeepsie, NY
Food: Bring a dish to
share, BYOB
Soft drinks, plates,
etc. provided.
Amateur horticulturists can compare
notes. Ladies and gentlemen are
invited/encouraged to wear their favorite summertime chapeau.
xxx
Our 69th Year in Business
www.potterbrothers.com
Stores in:
Poughkeepsie ~ Kingston ~ Fishkill
Jiminy Peak ~ Bromley/Killington, Vermont
various capacities, but
also to relish in the
euphoria and laughter
when taking a run or two
with you.
I read these eloquent words
as a tribute to the Club and
its members. I've had the
pleasure of serving on the
board with Herb for several
years during which I came
to appreciate his system of
values, his practice of
careful evaluation and
reaching decisions, and his
consistent belief in the
Club's importance. We will
all miss him as a member of
the board, but are pleased
at the prospect of
continuing to share with
him that "euphoria and
laughter" and runs down
the slopes. Thanks, Herb,
for what you have meant to
the Club ..... thus far!
Frank Van Zanten,
President
Hudson Valley Ski Club
passed
away
May 2 in
Tucson,
AZ. Those
who don’t
remember Don from Ski
Club may remember him
from IBM Poughkeepsie
human resources. Our
condolences to his family.
HVSC past
member
George
Edward
“Bud”
Stewart
passed away
May 23. Those who don’t
remember Bud from Ski
Club may remember him
from IBM Poughkeepsie,
sailing and/or ham radio. Our
condolences to his family.
to the following new
members:
Donna Augustine
Robert Fletcher
Roy Middagh
Mark Sturm
HVSC Trips
Page 3
Third Annual Outing in Vermont
August 14 – 15: 2 day/1
night backpacking/camping
on Long Trail (Appalachian
Trail) (Meet & camp with 3
day group) (Arrive by
evening Thursday, August
15, for briefing-start hike
early AM Friday, August 14)
Come for 1, 2, 3 & 4 day/
night stays
Base of operations:
Telemark Ski Lodge,
Pittsford, VT (3692 Route
7 North)
August 12: Afternoon
Kayaking on Chittenden
Reservoir with
Group dinner afterwards $
August 13 – 15: 3 day/2 night
backpacking/camping on Long
Trail (Appalachian Trail)
(Arrive by evening Wed,
August 13 for briefing-start
hike early AM Thursday,
August 13)
August 14, 15,16 and/or 17:
Guided Day Hikes, Road
bicycling tours, Kayaking
(Flat water), Mountain biking
August 13 – 16: Vermont
Challenge bicycling event (4,
3 & 1day rides) (See Flyer
or website)
http://vtchallenge.com/
TheRide.htm
Accommodations: bunk
beds available in dorm type
rooms, camping outside,
large common room for
relaxing, gaming, assembly
and meals, completely
outfitted commercial
kitchen, several bathrooms.
$
Bring your own: Food
goods, sleeping gear,
towels, camping gear and
bicycling, kayaking
equipment (kayak rentals
are available)
RSVP to Jim Gahn
845.561.6376 or
earmaster@juno.com
August 15 3:30 – 6:00 PM:
“Cooler in the Mountains”
Concert, at Killington K-1
Lodge “John King” Free
August 15 7:00PM: Hudson
Valley Ski Club Dinner and
Entertainment (Held at
Telemark Ski Lodge,
Pittsford, VT) $
Cancellation/Refund Policy for HVSC Ski
Trips
1. Minimum cancellation penalty
is $100 for weeklong trips and
$25 for shorter trips.
2. Cancellation requests must
be in writing and will take effect
the date they are received by the
trip leader.
3. Penalties vary from trip to
trip. Anyone who cancels from
a trip will be assessed penalties
as per our contract with the
vendor. Whatever the club
loses, the person who cancels
will lose plus the $100
cancellation penalty, however,
the penalty will not exceed
the total cost of the trip.
4. Refunds will not be
issued until after the
final accounting
of the trip.
THE TRIP
COMMITTEE STRONGLY
SUGGESTS PARTICIPANTS
PURCHASE TRIP
INSURANCE. The
price for trip
insurance runs
approximately 7% of the
trip cost. An option to
purchase trip insurance “for any
reason” may be available. If you
are interested in trip insurance
please let the trip leader know at
the time of sign up.
Nancy Egan, Trip Committee
Future
events…
Save the
Date:
October 2
Installation
Party for new officers and
board members.
Details to follow in upcoming
newsletters.
Gwen Cardarelli
at 845 452-4599
(gcardarelli@hvc.rr.com)
2016 HVSC Ski Trips
Page 4
Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado
January 23-30
$1,433
Hudson Valley Ski Club at
Breckenridge in 2010

7 nights lodging at the
Village of Breckenridge.

5 day lift ticket. Good
at Breckenridge, ABasin, Keystone. Can
be used one day at Vail
or Beaver Creek

Round Trip Air

Ground Transportation
Trip Leader: Jim Gahn
44 Far Horizons Drive
Newburgh, NY 12550
845 561-6376
earmaster@juno.com
Deposit: $300
Then: five monthly
payments of $200 each July
through November. Final
payment in December
depends on options
selected:
$97 (Sr 5 day Lift pass);
$117 (Sr. 6 day Lift pass);
$312 (Epic Local Pass
option). Epic only if you
were planning to ski
Colorado on other times in
the 2015-2016 season.
This is as it stands now.
There could be changes at
end due to airline changes
although not probable.
Minimum cancellation
penalty: $100
Trip insurance is
strongly
encouraged.
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Deposit: $300
February 20-27
Hudson Valley Ski Club was last
at Whisler/Blackcombe in 2003
O5
day lift ticket
O Round
$1,538
PASSPORT
REQUIRED
O7
nights lodging at the
Delta Whistler Village
Suites
Trip Air
O Ground Transportation
Trip Leader: Jeff Elwyn
26 Country Lane
Lake Katrine, NY 12449
For trip related business,
call 845 481-4590
skiercom@hvc.rr.com
Then: $200 /mo for 6
months (July 1 to Dec 1)
& Jan 1 $38 plus any
adjustments (senior tickets,
6-day tickets, airline fuel
adjustments, etc.)
Minimum cancellation
penalty: $100
Trip insurance is strongly
encouraged.
HVSC Application
Page 5
Printer: Replace this page with
Application (waiver on back)
v
Online viewer: Printable application/waiver can be
found on the website. Click “How to Join” button.
Why does the
Application/Waiver Form
appear separately?
I try to keep the appearance of
the online version of the
newsletter the same as the
hardcopy version; however, in
the case of this particular form
pair it is better to separate
them.
The hard copy printer actually
receives two source files; one
the newsletter as you see here,
the other is the form pair with
which these two pages are
replaced.
Printing the form from the
“How to Join” page is also
preferable. Since only those
two pages are in the file, you
needn’t “worry” about which
pages to print.
This way the form pair that
you print out on your
computer from the “How to
Join” page is identical to the
one from the hardcopy
newsletter. That makes Pete
very happy.
In the future, if this two page
fill bothers folk, I could always
make a six-page version of the
newsletter with these pages
elided available.
Editor
Page 6
HVSC
Printer: Replace this page with waiver
HVSC
Page 7
Appalachian Trail Restoration
July 10,11,12
Once again this July Jim
Gahn and I [Tim
Messerich] will be
working with
RPH Cabin
Volunteers
restoring
locations
on the
Appalachian
Trail in
East
Fishkill,
Hopewell Junction,
Stormville and Fahnestock State Park. This
[year’s projects] are the
most ambitious to date.
Painting projects first.
Details: paint the Seth
Lyon Memorial Bridge
just behind the RPH
Cabin; paint Jim’s new
bridge in Stormville, NY;
and, the RPH Cabin interior is in need of some
serious wall to ceiling
recoat. Brushes and
other supplies will be on
hand.
Also during the week-
end we will be building a
small tent platform behind RPH and repairing
the damaged wooden
tread way at RPH.
Constructionskilled folks
and wheelbarrow
operators
are more
that welcome on
this one.
Invasive
species
have been killing trees behind RPH and
other locations along the
Appalachian Trail. So we
have been removing
them as best as we can.
During the weekend we
hope to plant a few new
trees to offset this worsening blight. Gardening,
clipping tools and gloves
are highly recommended.
Fahnestock State Park
is the location for our
major trail restoration
project. One hundred
feet of washed-out trail
will be restored. This
project will be coordinated by the Jolly Rovers
Trail Crew plus a number
of skilled volunteers from
within our ranks. Heavy
duty trail work not your
style? Do you like to
COOK? Help in that department would be great!
Remember we feed everybody! The BBQ plus
breakfast, lunch and dinner the entire week end.
Plus there is camping on
the grass lawn of RPH
Cabin itself.
Come on out and
spend the week end or
just a day. Meet the folks
who are walking from
Georgia to Maine.
For more info contact
Tim Messerich at bascomgrillmaster@yahoo.c
om or Jim Gahn at
earmaster@juno.com
For more info about RPH visit
Facebook and search
“RPHCVC”.
RPH Cabin on the Appalachian Trail
Friday Race Training
Coming Events -- July 2015
Every Friday evening Club members meet at an area eatery for a couple of
hours of friendly conversation.
If you have questions, comments or suggestions, contact Susan
Kokosa 229-6786 race_training@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org
race training coordinator.
June
June
July
26 Buffalo Wild Wings (Route 9)
1794 South Rd Wappingers Falls
1830 South Rd
3 Antonella's
Route 9
Wappingers Falls
10 Mariner's Harbor
1 Broadway
July
1 Meeting at Coppola's on 9 at 7:30
4 Independence Day
10-12 Appalachian Trail Restoration
25 Bike/Pool Party at Claudette’s
August
Kingston
Joint Happy Hour with Trailsweepers Ski Club
17 River Station
1 North Water St
26 Renegades Ballgame
5 Meeting at Coppola's on 9 at 7:30
12-16 Annual Vermont Adventure
20 The Arabian Nights at Boscobel
Poughkeepsie
24 Shadows on the Hudson
176 Rinaldi Blvd
Poughkeepsie
31 La Puerta Azul
2510 Route 44
Salt Point
22 Van Zanten Garden Party
Hudson Valley Ski Club
If undeliverable, please return to:
183 Millers Lane
Kingston, NY 12401
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 2704
Poughkeepsie, New York 126032704
www.hudsonvalleyskiclub.org
info@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org
July 2015
2016 Ski Trips
Breckenridge and Whistler
Celebrate Independence Day
For info and history of the US Flag see www.usflag.org
You can visit the HVSC
website—just scan with your
Smartphone.
Or: goo.gl/Op3yT