NEXT MEETING
On July 15th the regular monthly
meeting will be held at 10
AM (NEW TIME for this meeting
only) at the Altmar Hotel in Altmar,
NY.
Altmar is located at the crossroads of Rte. 22 and
Rte 13, seven miles east of Pulaski. The Altmar
Hotel is located on Mill St. in Altmar.
PRESIDENT’S NOTE
The upcoming Pig Roast and Politician’s Ride
is coming soon. Included in the many invitations
we have extended was both gubernatorial candidates,
Democrat Eliot Spitzer and , Republican John
Faso. Mr. Spitzer has no interest . Mr.
Faso’s campaign staff is making plans for him
to be here on July 15th.
MAP NEWS
The new maps are now on sale for $3. Due to
the cost of postage we are unable to mail maps to
our members. These maps are on sale at
Little Lukey’s and the Altmar Hotel both located
in Altmar. They are also available at each monthly
meeting and all club events.
TRADE SHOW
On June 10th and 11th we held our 2nd annual Trade
Show /Craft Fair & ATV Rodeo at the Town House
Restaurant in Williamstown. This year we combined
the Trade Show with an ATV Rodeo to make the event
more appealing to all who love four wheeling.
Barry and Thelma Moot were chairpersons for this event
and Steve Cronk headed the Rodeo committee and they
all proved it can be done bigger and better.
Nice job! All the sponsors,
vendors, donators, visitors/spectators and competitors
have unanimously agreed that the show was a huge success
and are looking forward to the 2007 show.
CAMPOUT
Upcoming on August 4-6 is the annual camp out and
bonfire. The location is the same this year
as in prior years, Detweiler’s field off Route
13 between Altmar and Williamstown. Friday
anytime you can move in your camping equipment.
A bonfire is set for Saturday evening along with the
Pulaski parade at 6 PM and an evening ride.
Make you plans now to enjoy this weekend of camping
and riding.
WEST EXTENSION NEWS
The next regular monthly meeting of the West Extension
will be held July 11th at 7
PM at South 40 on Route 104A in Oswego. Lee
Ann Harris will be at the meeting to explain TrailPass
LLC insurance. A reminder from Pat, please return
all money collected for the sale of tickets to the
Pig Roast at this meeting.
July 13th is a Public Meeting at the Town Hall, Cayuga
Street, Hannibal. The meeting starts at 7 PM.
All members are requested to be present to show support
for opening roads in the area for connecting trails.
July 29th is the Pig Roast to be held at the IOOB
on Old Rte. 3, in Fairdale.
The West Extension will be separating from the main
Club effective January 1, 2007. .
Until that time all events, meetings, etc will go
on as previously scheduled. It was felt by members
of the West Extension that since Rte. 81 and
the Oswego River stop trail progress for us to meet,
they would pursue going to the west and south
to expand their trails.
Any new memberships to the West Extension received
after September 30th will be forwarded to the West
Extension for processing and will be sent renewal
cards showing the 2007/2008 year from the new club.
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BENEFIT STEAK BAKE
A benefit steak bake for Sye and
Jr. O’Neil’s daughter Brenda, who suffers
from cancer, will be held July 8th at the American
Legion Post in Parish, NY The bake starts
at 12 PM and a $15 donation will be accepted.
Jr. is our Trail Coordinator and Sye takes care of
our clothing and hat sales.
The Legion is located on S. Branch Rd. heading toward
Rte. 11 in Parish. Let’s make
this a huge effort
for Brenda and her family.
ATV RALLY & EXPO
August 26th is the date set by the Lewis County Chamber
of Commerce for their 1st Annual ATV Rally and Expo
including Tug Hill trail riding, mud bog, and timed
races. The location will be the Flat Rock Inn on Flat
Rock Road in Lewis County. The hours of the event
are 9 AM to 7 PM. The contestant fee is $10 and General
Admission is $5. The Expo includes ATV dealers, local
crafters, food vendors, and a poker run benefiting
Lewis County General Hospital Foundation. Family fun-riding,
games, paddleboats and live music will be part of
the entertainment. Mark your calendars and make sure
you support our neighbors to the north. Members
from our club are welcome to participate in any of
the events. Sounds like a fun filled day.
Any member who is willing to help with this event
please contact Steve Cronk at 298-3312.
PARADE SCHEDULE
Mexico July 13 7
PM
Pulaski August 5 6 PM
WilliamstownAugust 19 6 PM
The times that are shown are start times. You
need to be at the parade site one hour before to set
up. Contact: Mary Gaffey at 298-5444 for
more info.
REGISTRATION NEWS
News has been received from the office of Senator
James Wright regarding our ATV registration fee.
In short here is what has happened. “In
2005 The Senate, Assembly and Governor agreed to increase
the ATV registration fee from $10 to $25 and implement
a dedicated ATV Trails Fund. However, the actual
legislation to authorize trail development was to
be taken up in the 2006 Session. It should be
noted that the Senator, with a few other upstate Senators
were able to stop the Governor and Assembly from raising
the fee to $45 with no trail fund whatsoever.
The Senate was able to help win a big victory for
the ATV riders last year.
However, when negotiations for this year’s budget
started to heat up, the Assembly Democrats refused
to negotiate on a trail fund bill to set up trails.
As the budget neared completion, the Senate had no
choice but to insert language that repealed the fee
increase of 2005 because you would basically have
a $25 fee still with no trail fund. The Senator
did not feel this was acceptable for ATV riders and
supported the fee being reduced with hopes that some
compromise could be reached by this week. It
looks doubtful that any ATV trail legislation will
be seen in 2006 with the Assembly Majority basically
holding out so they can stall trail development.
The fund was officially repealed on June 12.
The fee has gone back to $10. This was all done
as part of the overall budget and is found in Senate
Bill 6459-C on Page 7, Part G, Section 1.”
This information has been provided by Jerry O. Eaton,
Legislative Assistant in Senator Jim Wright’s
Watertown office.
Thanks to Jerry for such a concise accounting of the
whole situation.
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The Club is planning a RALLY to Albany
in late Septembers or early October. Watch for
details.
Enclosed you will find a copy of the NYS DMV form
#MV-215 (5/05) to be used in recouping a refund of
$5. for each of your machines fee already paid.
Stickers for 2008 are in the process of being mailed
to all holders of current 2007 registrations to extend
the registrations for two years. Each year’s
registration is now $10. The balance of $5.
should not go to the State. Send in your form
to request a refund for the difference. One
form is needed for each ATV registration refund request.
“The reason for refund” line of the above
form has been filled in to make your request understandable
to DMV personnel.
REMINDER !!
The gravel pit located on Rte. 13 and Austin Road
in the Town of Albion, Altmar, NY is closed to both
TrailPass LLC members and members of this Club.
Please avoid this area to avoid being fined by the
DEC.
WORK PARTY’S
As you all know the upkeep of existing trails and
formation of new trails is an ongoing effort by a
lot of people. Sometimes communication needs
improvement in order to let the members know when
they are needed for work party’s. The
Club is trying to encourage new and old members to
help with this tremendous task. Each Tuesday,
unless the weather is bad or it’s a holiday,
is a day to work on trails. We have work party’s
that start @ 2 PM, 4 PM and 6 PM. These hours
were chosen to fit into the lifestyles of all our
members. The location of these work party’s
is posted on Little Lukey’s board and the storage
shed’s board located on County Rte. 22.
Please check these boards before starting out.
Also Gail and Bill Atkinson have volunteered to direct
people if they can call before noon of the day they
are needed. Their number is 298-2110.
Keep in touch, we can use your help.
THANK YOU
A special thank you to all organizers,
ride leaders, participants and volunteers of the June
24 benefit ride for Brenda O’Neil held on the
West Extension trails. Sye and Jr. O’Neil
are very grateful for all the help and want to send
their special thanks to all of you.
Pat and Jim Marra and many others did an excellent
job of making the whole day a wonderful experience
for the 100+ riders, a great turn out. A special Thank
You goes to Dan Cary for the use of the tent.
Everything was well thought out and run. For
those of you who have not ridden the West Extension
trails, take a day and go. You will not be disappointed.
The mud bog was the best.
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