Announcing the Hike & Potluck- Ski Season Starter!!!   November 1st • Independence Lake Meeting Room
Come at 2:00 PM to hike through the park or join us at 4:00 PM with a dish to pass and a beverage of choice. Bring checks to sign up for membership (new or renewal), an upcoming trip, or one of our new club shirts. Yes, we are reviving the WSTC t-shirt. Come see samples at the potluck and be ready to place your order. Bring a friend to introduce to our wonderful group of lovers of the outdoors.

Two additional fall hikes are already scheduled:

Oct 25 Hike Stinchfield Woods with Carole Hann & Al Vollmer at 10:00 am SHARP. Fall color! Lunch afterward in Dexter or Pinckney! Meet at Kids Land Montessori School parking lot across from Stinchfield Woods entrance on N. Territorial.

Nov 15 Hike Crooked Lake Pinckney Recreation area ­ Silver Lake with Carole Hann, 10:00 am SHARP; 5.1 miles. Lunch afterward in Pinckney. Meet in the parking lot. Hunting season starts today.

You can also join the Sierra Club Huron Valley Group for their hikes this year. If you wish to be notified of these outings send your e-mail address to Doug Cowherd, dmcowherd3@comcast.net, to ask to be added to his e-mail list for hiking.

PLEASE NOTE: This year WSTC hikes will start SHARP on the announced time. You may want to arrive a few minutes early if you need time to lace up your boots, take the curlers out of your hair, or fix up your makeup.

Thanks to our Secretary, Ed Steinman, our website has all the details you will need for the potlucks, trips, hikes and meetings: www.hvcn.org/info/skiclub/

Our Treasurer, Dan Sell, has already been sending checks for trip deposits, dues, meeting hall rentals, etc. He is looking forward to depositing your membership dues checks.

This year we will host trips to Marquette, Roscommon, Grayling, the UP, Wolverine, and Stokely Creek, Ontario. We have a new adventure scheduled for this season to a quaint B&B in East Jordan. Many thanks to Carole Hann for developing this very ambitious schedule and creating a beautiful brochure to describe the trips.

Mark your calendars for the ski club meetings to be held at the Kerrytown Concert House on 4th Ave. in Ann Arbor on the following dates:

November 10, 2009
December 1, 2009
December 15, 2009
January 12, 2010
January 26, 2010
February 9, 2010
February 23, 2010
March 9, 2010

Our Vice President, Nancy Morehead, is lining up presenters for these meetings. Some of the topics to be covered are: how to interpret the weather, what to wear in the cold weather, what to eat in the cold weather. Expert skiers are always at hand to advise on what wax to use on your skis in the cold weather.

As usual, we'll socialize at 7:00 PM and begin the Business Meeting at 7:30.

And refreshments will be served. Heidi Tietjen will be arranging for volunteers for goodies.

See you soon. Start your snow dances now.

Kathleen Donahoe