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LO S ANGELES CHAPTER O F DISABLED SPORTS USA • TH E UNRECABLES • PO BO X 24856, LO S ANGELES, CA 90024-0856
SPRING ISSUE
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
T H E U NRECABLES
A P R I L- JU N E 2 0 1 3
CLUB ELECTIONS & FWSA CONVENTION HELD IN JUNE
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
J. DAVIS
A
s I’m writing
this message,
I’m sitting in
our condo in my
Mammoth Office (aka
The Looney Bean)
ready for another funfilled Unrecables ski
weekend. Spring is already in the air
as it was 90 degrees as I climbed out of
the L.A. Basin yesterday and 60’ish
when I rolled into Mammoth at
7:00pm. I even saw one patch of wildflowers starting to come out. By the
April trip the drive along Route 395
could be beautiful.
Even as the spring brings us
some unpredictable and tricky conditions, I have to say it’s been a great
snow year at Mammoth. Especially if
you compare it to last year…but then,
most years were better than that.
We’ve had three trips since the
last time I wrote and all of them have
been awesome. It seems like we’ve
had more new volunteers this year
than we have had in past years, and
seen some of our previous volunteers
that haven’t been up in a while. We’ve
also had some new students. So,
thanks to all our members that are getting the word out about our club.
continued -- p. 5
THE UNRECABLES
ELECTION SEASON
Board Nominations
April 9 - May 14
General Election &
Annual Meeting
June 11, 2013 @ 6:30pm
Mi Ranchito Family Restaurant
see back page for location
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Vice President’s Message
Memberships Matters
L.A. Council News
Spring Skiing has Arrived
Unrecables Celebrates Whoolly’s Birthday
LAC & FWSA & The Unrecables
Sunshine
Keep Fit and Think Safety
Calendar of Events
2013 FWSA Convention
Membership Application
VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
SPRING SKIING HAS ARRIVED
KEITH BONCHEK
MARINA SALLAWAY
I
finally got on
the slopes this
winter! Better
late than never I
guess.
It was
spectacular, both
the weather and
the snow. No one
could have asked
for a better weekend. Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time together, especially at the
gathering on Saturday night. On a
personal note, I want to thank my ski
buddies Kenny Chan and Cindy
Julian, they were awesome. Kenny
had that GoPro Hero camera on top of
his helmet. I can hardly wait to see the
video he has from it, and laugh at
myself.
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
GORDON CARDONA
T
hank you to those who signed
up for membership or renewed
their membership during our
ski trips this season. We appreciate
your support.
To those who have not
renewed this season, please submit
your Membership Application and
dues to me. Your dues help keep our
club up and running. Our club is run
by volunteers and your dues help with
our bills (eg. equipment & maintenance, storage, insurance, etc). Thank
you for your support! !
Gordon
Welcome New Members
Herbert Raymond
Joseph Takeli
Kaitlin Yang
SPRING ISSUE
Helen and Chuck DeBerard
retired from the club after being in it
for many years. We will be sorry to see
them go, but wish them well. I want to
thank them for volunteering and helping with the club in training and teaching the disabled skiers. I don’t want to
say “good bye” but I do want to give
them a BIG HUG for all they have
done and want them to know they can
always come by and say “hi”.
Ski season is rapidly coming
to a close. There are only two or three
more months left. Some of you who
haven’t made the trip this year, need to
start planning now, before the season
slips away. Yeeeeee Haaaaaw!! !
Keith
L.A. COUNCIL NEWS
L
.A. Council General Elections
will be held on April 1st at
Dinah’s Family Restaurant. If
you’re interested in running for a position, contact Sigrid
Noack,
our
L.A.
Council Representative.
The FWSA Convention will be in Reno,
Nevada, on June 6-9,
2013. The event will be
hosted by the Bay Area
Council. If you are interested in
attending, contact Sigrid. We hope to
see you there! !
H
i Skiers!!
We l c o m e
to Spring!
We have had a few
trips with blizzards
and one gre a t ,
sunny trip. I hope
many of you can
make the April 19-21 trip. Mammoth
hands out a hard card for lift tickets
now. If you have one please include
the red number on the back when you
respond, yes to a trip.
Also, when you respond to
me, I need certain information in order
to make a trip happen. Do you need
lodging or will you find your own?
How many days will you be skiing?
Do you have a hard card, number?
Can you take passengers or do you
need a ride? (Trip forms are always
appreciated.)
Thanks and hope to see you in
April. !
Marina
SKIING MADNESS IN MARCH
THANK YOU DONORS
Erika Riddel
Rinda Wohlwend
ROKKA Race League
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T H E U NRECABLES N E W S
THE UNRECABLES CELEBRATES WOOLLY’S BIRTHDAY
MICHELLE MCCARTHY
H
appy birthday, Woolly! We
had another wonderful weekend in February at Mammoth
where we sampled Mother Nature’s
offerings. Friday was a glorious sunny
day. Saturday, participants braved the
wind and were treated to soft luxurious snow to ride on. The winds eased
up on us in the afternoon, and we
enjoyed a light snowfall as we drove
down the hill at the end of the day.
Sunday it was back to beautiful
Mammoth weather.
We welcomed new members
John Gray and Kaitlyn Yang.
February trip participants
were: Dee Armstrong, Earl and Karen
Boyko, Gordon and Wally Cardona,
Darryl Coit, J a n d Amanda Davis,
John Gray, Erin Hayden, Cindy and
Mike Julian, Soo Lee, Steve
Lefkowitz, Michelle and Robert
McCarthy, Hannah Nishimoto, Sigrid
Noack,
Chuck
Tucker,
Alex
Wolansky, and Kaitlyn Yang.
Volunteers-in-training joined
in the fun as well: Jason Julian (6 yo),
Taylor McCarthy (5 yo), Katelyn
Julian (4 yo), and Joslyn McCarthy (3
yo).
Highlights: Gordon Cardona
T H E U NRECABLES N E W S
and Kaitlyn Yang rocked the half pipe
with Mike Julian at the helm. Earl
Boyko entertained us with the story of
Mammoth and how the ski re s o r t
started. Darryl Coit gave his instructors a workout from Main Lodge to
Chair 9.
Saturday night we had a Taco
feast. Thanks go out to Soo Lee for
shopping and our chefs: J, Amanda,
Soo, and Erin who did an amazing job.
Things were spiced up with Wally’s
amazing guacamole. Then we were
t reated to Chuck’s applecake a la
mode for dessert.
Thanks to Hannah Nishimoto
for doing double duty as Equipment
Manager and check-in coordinator.
Thanks to J doing triple duty as Ski
School Director, President, and chef.
Thanks to our videographers, Michelle
(well, she tried) and Robert. Thanks to
Marina for coordinating the trip
including tickets, condo, rides and
more.
A great time was had by all!
Thanks to Mammoth Mountain for
supporting our program! !
Michelle
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SPRING ISSUE
LAC & FWSA & THE UNRECABLES
SIGRID NOACK
L
ots of happenings are
coming up!
L.A. Council
is
holding
its
annual Election on
Monday, April 1st
(no, it's not an
April Fool's joke).
We should have 2 or 3 reps at the meeting to show our support & vote! The
meeting is at 7:00pm at Dinah's Family
Restaurant at Sepulveda & Centinela, just
off the I-405 fre e w a y.
Really easy to find, and
they have very good
food. Located at 6521
S. Sepulveda Blvd, LA
90045; 310-645-0456.
FWSA is busy getting the 81st
Annual Convention organized. Please
make a note on the dates: June 6-9,
2013 in Reno, Nevada. The early delegate registration $149 deadline is May
10th. After that the price goes up to
$175. Some of the exciting activities
include Thursday’s River Walk Pub
Crawl, Friday's 7th annual Michael
German Memorial Golf Tournament,
Reno Run Whitewater Rafting, Tahoe
Rim Trail Hike, Grand Sierra Spa Day,
Grand Sierra Resort Fun, and a Beach
Party right there at the Resort
Swimming Pool!
Some of the other Convention
highlights are the huge Friday night
Silent Auction (Sigrid is one of the
assistants), the Saturday morning
Travel Expo (which Sigrid is in charge
of!), the Snowsports Leadership
Academy, Celebrity Speakers, the
Public Affairs Panel, the Saturday
Awards Luncheon, a Celebrity MultiMedia Presentation, Saturday Awards
Dinner, and Sunday's Far West General
Meeting, Elections, the Charity
Recognition awards (Sigrid is in
c h a rge of this program), and the
SPRING ISSUE
Communication Awards presentation,
w h e re we are sure to be able to
applaud Gordon Cardona again for
his terrific work on our Unrecables’
newsletter and Bonnie West for her
outstanding volunteer work as our
Webmaster!
FWSA is offering a special registration deal this year. If we have 6
delegates, we get a refund for the 6th
person. A wonderful incentive. Reno
is a fun place, maybe we can get 6 delegates. I'm signing up as our first delegate.... who else wants to sign up!
Please let me, Sigrid, and J. Davis
know.
The accommodations for the
Convention are very reasonable, convenient, & beautiful! The Grand
Sierra Resort &
Casino
has
offered us double
occupancy rooms
for $79 a night. That’s a real bargain.
There are also RV spots available. For
reservations call 1-800-648-5080 and
mention Far West Ski Association 2013.
Make your reservations online at
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/Far
WestSki. Please check out fwsa.org for
complete details of this Convention.
The Unrecables continues to
shop at Ralphs. Remind everyone you
know and everyone you meet, to resign up for Ralphs Community
Support Program. We need to re-register every September.
Give your friends & everyone
you meet one of our scanbar papers
(I’ll send you some if you don't have
any) or they can sign up online at
www.ralphs.com. Click on Community, then Community Contribution,
under Participant, click Enroll, then
you need to do the sign-in/password
thing. Then the Unrecables or account
#80831. That’s it. Remember that this
is our #1 fundraiser. Because of this,
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we can aff o rd
not having trip
fees again this
year. So, please
help us out be spreading the word, all
year long!
Skiing at Mammoth is great!
We’ve had totally awesome trips so far,
but just because Spring has sprung,
there is no need to pack away your ski
stuff yet! We have the April & May
trips coming up! In past years they
have been some of our greatest trips!
Remember the huge snow storm on a
May trip weekend! Unbelievable! So,
make reservations with Marina
Sallaway as soon as possible and don't
miss out on all the fun! Contact
Marina at recordsmcvm@aol.com. !
Sigrid
SUNSHINE
Sympathies
Marina Sallaway
grandmother passed away in January
Thank You
Helen & Chuck DeBerard
retired from skiing
T H E U NRECABLES N E W S
THE UNRECABLES KEEPS FIT AND THINKS SAFETY
Skier’s Responsibility Code
by Richard Lubin, D.C.
Part II
WHEN STARTING DOWNHILL
OR MERGING INTO A TRAIL
LOOK UPHILL AND YIELD TO
OTHERS
While people downhill do have the
right of way, there are times when
you and another skier may be merging at the same time. Always look up
the hill to assess the situation. Please
realize that the ever-increasing population of snowboarders is at a distinct
disadvantage because of the mechanics of snowboarding. Skiers are looking straight ahead and can look both
ways with equal facility. Snowb o a rders ALWAYS have a side to
which they cannot easy see, it is the
side behind them. The very nature of
snowboarding makes it hard to see in
one direction, unless one makes a
very concerted effort to turn your
whole head and trunk around. The
importance of this is that you must
realize that if you are approaching on
the back side of a snowboarder they
will likely not see you. Assume they
will not and you can easily avoid a
collision.
USE DEVICES TO HELP PREVENT RUNAWAY EQUIPMENT
This includes brakes on a ski and
snowboard leashes. Skis can release
if you fall, making them a dangerous
missile. All modern skis have devices
that stop them. Snowboards on the
other hand stay attached to your legs,
so unless your foot comes off, they
stay put. So why require a leash? It
is when you may be removing that
board that it may get away from you.
The leash acts as a safety while you
are removing your leg from the binding. So we are all secure, just watch
for those runaway hats and sunglasses.
T H E U NRECABLES N E W S
OBSERVE SIGNS & WARNINGS
AND KEEP OFF CLOSED TRAILS
There is probably a good reason why
the trail is closed like lack of coverage, avalanche danger, not patrolled,
etc. Skiing is a relatively safe sport
largely because the resorts have made
it that way. People who work there
are professionals whose job it is to
ensure safety, trust their judgment as
to what are and unsafe areas. Also
STAY IN BOUNDS. Every year there
people lost and sometimes fatally
because they went out of the ski area
border. If you are lost, you may be
liable for the expensive rescue
attempts. If you seek a thrill, find it in
the ski area. At the end of each day
the ski patrol ‘sweeps ‘ the area for
people. Anyone can have an accident, make sure it is in a patrolled,
accessible area.
KNOW HOW TO LOAD,
UNLOAD, AND RIDE THE LIFTS
SAFELY
Is this no brainer for most people?
Sure it is. But if you are a beginner
skier, or a snowboarder, this can be
more challenging. Snowboard e r s
who have to ride onto and off the lift
with only one leg in the binding. If
you get on the lift with some boarder
who seems unfamiliar ask them if
they prefer one side or the other.
Don’t rock your chair and never ever
jump off the lift, this can send a
‘shock wave’ and throw others off the
lift. Also, don’t spit, drop things, or
clear off snow, there may be people
below you. !
Part 2 of a three-part article.
Always Think Safety
While
Skiing or Boarding.
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President’s Message
continued -- p. 1
As far as my bi-ski specialty
goes, we’ve been getting in a good
mixture of fun days with students and
clinics for our new volunteers when
we didn’t have any bi-ski students and
happened to have enough instructors.
All my lessons to date have been intermediate students so we have been
having a blast going all over the
mountain and satisfying our “need for
speed”. We’ve even had a little fun in
the terrain park!
On the Board side of things,
we are busy revising and bringing the
Club By-laws up-to-date, making sure
the equipment is all in good shape,
and restocking what is necessary. At
the March meeting, Steve Lefkowitz
let us know that he had talked to our
Founder Ron Bass, and that he asked
Steve to pass on his greetings to our
club members. Please let us know if
there is anything you think we should
be working on, and stop by for the
Social Hour and dinner before the
Board meeting sometime! !
J.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April
1
9
9
19-21
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
Social @ 6:30p
Board Meeting
Mammoth Ski Trip
May
6
14
14
17-19
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
Social @ 6:30p
Board Meeting
Mammoth Ski Trip
June
3
6-9
11
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
FWSA Convention in Reno
Elections & Annual Mtg
July
1
9
L.A. Council Mtg @ 7:00p
Social @ 6:30p
SPRING ISSUE
Far West Ski Association
81st Annual Convention
Mountain Magic Moments
June 6-9, 2013
Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
2500 East 2nd Street Reno, NV 89595
(775) 789-2129 (reservations)
www.grandsierraresort.com
hosted by Bay Area Snow Sports Council
Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
Reservations call 800-648-5080 or 775-789-2129
Group Name Far West Ski Association 2013
Online https://resweb.passkey.com/go/FarWestSki
Room Rates per night plus tax single or double occupancy
Grand Sierra Room $79
Summit Grand II Upgrade $104
RV Spots at Grand Sierra: call 800-648-5080 or 775-789-2129
Hotel Features
• 11 Restaurants, 5 Bars & Lounges, Casino, Beach/Pool, Spa/Health Club, Movie Theater, Bowling, Miniature Golf
• NO Resort Fees, FREE In-room Wi-Fi, FREE Parking
• Rates available 3 days pre and post Convention
• FREE Transfer from Reno International Airport
• Room block release date is May 10, 2013
Information www.fwsa.org
•Jane Wyckoff
FWSA Convention Chair
janewyckoff1@cox.net or 949-933-9607
Convention Highlights
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Silent Auction
Travel Expo
Snowsports Leadership Academy
Celebrity Speakers
Public Affairs Panel
Saturday Awards Luncheon
Celebrity Multi-Media Presentation
Saturday Awards Dinner
Far West General Meeting & Elections
Optional Activities
•
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• Mary Olhausen
Silent Auction/Travel Expo Chair
omary52@comcast.net or 503-880-7383
Pub Crawl
Michael German Golf Tournament
Reno Run White Water Rafting
Tahoe Rim Trail Hike
Grand Sierra Spa Day
Grand Sierra Resort Fun
Beach Party
• Linda Indreboe
BAC Host Council Convention Coordinator
bac.publicaffairs@skibac.org or 408-248-8426
2014 Annual Ski Week in Beaver Creek, CO
FWSA Package Includes:

7 Nights Lodging (dbl. occ.)

Far West Amenity Package
Registration
Presents
Mountain Rally
Welcome Party
Races
January 25th to February 1st, 2014
Pub Crawl
Ski week package prices will be available through Council’s participating in the FWSA Ski Week in Beaver Creek
Mountain Picnic
Lift tickets are included in the ski week package; however, EPIC
passes will also be available and should be purchased from our Tour
Operator at Skigroup.net by calling 1-800-500-2SKI (2754). Each
member purchasing the EPIC pass through Skigroup, will receive a
$25 discount off their lodging during our ski week. To check EPIC
Pass pricing, available mid-March, go to: www.snow.com/epic-pass.
Awards Après Party
Ski Week Banquet
5 or 6 Day Lift Tickets
Lift tickets are good at
5 Colorado Resorts
For More information contact a Council Trip Coordinator
Arizona Council
Bay Area Council
Central Council
Inland Council
Los Angeles Council
Northwest Council
Orange Council
San Diego Council
Sierra Council
Dan & Kim Spencer
Paula Kinahon
Mary Alexander
Wayne Stolfus
Sandy Blackwell
Christine Ciardi
Sheila Van Guilder
Susan Shaffer
Debbie Stewart
480-220-6906
510-357-6127
661-742-1381
909-799-3118
818-441-6191
503-819-3128
714-656-6032
858-481-5043
559-734-9294
2peasnapod@q.com
pkinahon@gmail.com
maryalexander0535@sbcglobal.net
spiderRX@aol.com
travel@lacouncil.org
c2blondie@hotmail.com
svanguil@yahoo.com
susansnowdrifter@yahoo.com
gwstewart@prodigy.net
Gloria Raminha, FWSA VP North American Travel, 12707 Windy Ridge Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93312
661-829-5996 (phone) · 661-800-8229 (Cell) · fwsa.natravel@bak.rr.com
Must be a member of a Far West Ski Association affiliated ski club or a FWSA Direct Member
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Volunteers Needed!
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Game Schedule
SATURDAY
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12:30 - Vaqueros v Heat Elite
1:45 - Roughriders v Outlaws
3:00 - Vaqueros v Earthquakes
4:15 - Heat Elite v Outlaws
5:30 - Vaqueros v Earthquakes
SUNDAY
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12:45 - Roughriders v Outlaws
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California Board of Equalization,
Fourth District
Bob Darvish, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,
V.A. Medical Center, West L.A.
Bob Fuss
Correspondent
CBS News
Margo Kairoff
Senior Vice President,
Wells Fargo Public Finance
Billy Kidd
Olympic Silver Medalist
Director of Skiing,
Steamboat Ski Resort
Hal Nelson
Director of Rehabilitation,
Downey Regional Medical Center
Tom Safran
Developer of Senior Housing
Safran & Associates
THE UNRECABLES
2012-13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
J. Davis, President
jveezer@cox.net
949-378-7895
Keith Bonchek, Vice Pres./LAC Rep
keith@keithbonchek.com
818-854-7345
Annette Mann, Secretary
annettemann@sbcglobal.net
310-839-7772
Michelle McCarthy, Treasurer
mvdpt@yahoo.com
310-795-5517
Gordon Cardona,
Membership Director
membership@unrecables.org
562-495-4933
APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS
John Melville,
Ski School Director
johnmelvillejr@aol.com
310-375-8843
Marina Sallaway,
Winter Trips Director
recordsmcvm@aol.com
8 5 8 -793-1186
Hannah Nishimoto,
Equipment Manager
hannahnishimoto@yahoo.com
310-479-3104
Jonna Wilkins,
Public Relations Manager
jjlwilkins@att.net
310-779-1472
Kathy Paisley, Sunshine
paizcht@gmail.com
626-458-0059
Sigrid Noack, LAC Representative
sigski@earthlink.net
310-823-1373
Amade Nyirak, Past President
amade2@gmail.com
805-300-1451
Gordon Cardona,
Communications Director
communications@unrecables.org
562-495-4933
Vacant position
ROKKA Race Chair
Happy Birthday!
APRIL
SUPPORT THE UNRECABLES
AND SHOP RALPHS!
RE-REGISTER YOUR RALPHS CARD
1. Log onto www.RALPHS.com
2. Click Community Contribution.
3. Click on “Participant”
4. Follow the easy steps to enroll.
Our NPO # is 80831. Please complete all the information!
5. Sit back and watch your grocery
shopping save YOU $$ and at the
same time earn $$ for our club!
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Bobbie Benson
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Michael Zimmerman
MAY
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Greg Smith
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Bridget Morell
Cathy Kinder
Chris Stanley
Darryl Coit
Marina Sallaway
Nili Hudson
Karen Boyko
Dina Garcia
Marc Lafleur
Michelle McCarthy
Terry Walton
If your birthday is missing, contact
Gordon Cardona with your birthday. !
Thank you for your support!
SigridNoack skisig@earthlink.net
T H E U NRECABLES N E W S
11
SPRING ISSUE
THE UNRECABLES NEWS
NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: JUNE 3
Coming up in the next Issue:
• FWSA Convention recap
• 2013-14 Board of Directors
SOCIAL HOURS
2ND TUESDAY, 6:30pm
April 9
May 14
June 11 Elections & Annual Meeting
Mi Ranchito
Family Restaurant
12223 W. Washington Bl.
Culver City, CA
310-398-8611
... and much more!!
SPECIAL THANKS
Keith Bonchek
J. Davis
Michelle McCarthy
Sigrid Noack
Marina Sallaway
PHOTOS COURTESY
Michelle McCarthy
Sigrid Noack
Cross st: Grand View Bl.
Free street and lot parking.
The Unrecables News
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CARDONA COMMUNICATIONS
Take I-405 fwy, exit on
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Just west of Grand View Bl.
Join us for dinner!
Gordon W. Cardona,
Publisher
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THE UNRECABLES MEETINGS
SOCIALS: Every second Tuesday monthly at 6:30pm at Mi
Ranchito Family Restaurant, 12223 W. Washington Bl.,
Culver City. Cross street: Grand View Bl. Take I-405 fwy,
exit on Washington Bl. and turn West. The restaurant is
located just west of Grand View Bl.
BOARD MEETINGS: Every second Tuesday monthly, following the Social.
L.A. COUNCIL MEETINGS: Every first Monday monthly,
except holidays, at 7:00pm at Dinah’s Family Restaurant,
6521 Sepulveda Bl., Los Angeles. Everyone is invited. !
FAR WEST SKI ASSOCIATION SAFETY SLOGAN
SKI WITH PRIDE, LET IT RIDE, WATCH ALL SIDES
FIRST WITH SAFETY AWARENESS!
CONTACT THE UNRECABLES
By mail: P.O. Box 24856, Los Angeles, CA 90024-0856
By phone: 562-493-4933
By e-mail: info@unrecables.com
Web Site: www.unrecables.org
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