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A Member of the Midwest Sport/Ski Council Traverski Newsletter January 2017 Traverski on the Web: traverski.org Traverski Group on Facebook SKI, SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB P.O. BOX 7094 ROCHESTER, MN 55903 Social Greetings Traverskis, I hope you’ve all had a wonderful holiday season thus far! As we continue through the winter season, the events keep fallin, just like the snow… The 2 regular club meetings at the new Charlie’s Eatery location (formerly the Elks Club) are on 1/5 and 1/19.. I won’t be there on the 5th, but I hope to see you on the 19th! - Ice Hawks Hockey Game: Friday 1/13 @ 7:05 PM @ Rec Center. Please join us to support the local Rochester Ice Hawks as they play the WI Whalers! Adult admission is $9 and may be purchased at the door - GOOOOO Hawks! - Happy Hour: Wednesday 1/25 @ 5 @ Newt’s South. Drink and app specials til 6, daily special includes ½ off glass of wine, $5.99 chips & guacamole - hope you can make it! - A snowshoeing event will be impromptu; an announcement to follow as the weather cooperates! January event possible ideas: Happy hour at Buffalo Wild Wings, trip to Treasure Island Resort and Casino, and more! Channel One Food Bank Volunteers The day for our next Channel One is coming up in 2017. Please mark it on your calendars and remember if you signed up. It is on Tuesday, January 10 th at 6 pm. Remember afterwards we head over to Whistle Binkies on the Lake if you wish. If interested in helping out, please call me, text me, e-mail me or sign up at the Traverski meetings. Thank you! Wendy Hickey 507-254-3639 [email protected] Channel One Coordinator As always, all social event requests are welcomed, just email me. I hope you all have a great winter! Thanks, Liz Johnson 218-260-9002 [email protected] Social Chair
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A Member of the Midwest Sport/Ski Council
Traverski Newsletter January 2017
Traverski on the Web:
traverski.org
Traverski Group on Facebook SKI, SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB
P.O. BOX 7094 ROCHESTER, MN 55903
Social
Greetings
Traverskis,
I hope
you’ve all
had a
wonderful
holiday
season thus
far! As we
continue through the winter season, the events
keep fallin, just like the snow… The 2 regular
club meetings at the new Charlie’s Eatery
location (formerly the Elks Club) are on 1/5 and
1/19.. I won’t be there on the 5th, but I hope to
see you on the 19th!
- Ice Hawks Hockey Game: Friday 1/13 @
7:05 PM @ Rec Center. Please join us to
support the local Rochester Ice Hawks as they
play the WI Whalers! Adult admission is $9
and may be purchased at the door - GOOOOO
Hawks!
- Happy Hour: Wednesday 1/25 @ 5 @
Newt’s South. Drink and app specials til 6,
daily special includes ½ off glass of wine, $5.99
chips & guacamole - hope you can make it!
- A snowshoeing event will be impromptu;
an announcement to follow as the weather
cooperates!
January event possible ideas: Happy hour at
Buffalo Wild Wings, trip to Treasure Island
Resort and Casino, and more!
Channel One Food Bank Volunteers
The day for our next Channel One is coming up
in 2017. Please mark it on your calendars and
remember if you signed up. It is on Tuesday,
January 10th
at 6 pm. Remember afterwards
we head over to Whistle Binkies on the Lake if
you wish. If interested in helping out, please
call me, text me, e-mail me or sign up at the
Traverski meetings.
Thank you!
Wendy Hickey 507-254-3639 [email protected]
Channel One Coordinator
As always, all social event
requests are welcomed, just email
me. I hope you all have a great
winter!
Thanks,
Liz Johnson 218-260-9002 [email protected]
Social Chair
January 2017 Page 2
“Oh the weather outside is
frightful!” But it is getting better.
Hopefully the deep freeze is
behind us, wouldn’t that be nice.
Here is hoping that everyone had
a wonderful Christmas and Santa
brought you just what you
wanted.
Now is the time for new beginnings. I am
starting the year with a new home. Just let me
get settled and I will have you over .
And it’s time for those resolutions, what
promises have you made to yourself?? Lose
weight or exercise more (that is the usual one),
learn something new or how about volunteer?
You can always host some fun activity for your
Traverski friends. You know we will show up!
I would like to thank those wonderful people
who put out the extra effort to run the trips, host
a football game at their home or put together a
meet and ski for us to attend. It is not always
fun trying to please everyone (if that is even
possible) but kudos to those who try. Please
be sure to show your appreciation to those who
go the extra mile to make it fun for all of us.
Happy New Year to you all and bring on the
snow fun!
Keep smiling!
Terri Bonner 507-250-3621 [email protected]
Traverski President
Meet and Ski
There are
some Meet
and Ski events at Welch Village that are
being hosted by Sitzmark. The dates for these
are January 14, February 11 and March 18.
If anyone in Traverski would like to host a Meet
and Ski event, please let someone on the
board know.
Most Valuable Traverski 2016
During the Traverski Christmas Party, Liz
Johnson was given the Most Valuable
Traverski Award in recognition of her outstand-
ing service to the club.
Congratulations, Liz!
January 2017 Page 3
Giants Ridge Report
The Midwest Sport/
Ski Council once
again opened the
snow season with an
epic road trip to
Northern Minnesota.
A dozen or more Traverskis led the charge with
an 11 am departure from Rochester on Friday,
December 9. Libations featured a special run
of Traverski Badass Brew, and it was most
excellent. Thanks to brew master Brian,
marketing director Steve and quality control
manager Al. The ride also featured a
Caribbean theme and the word got around to
other clubs as some who boarded in
Minneapolis joined in the parrot theme.
Snow conditions were good upon arrival and
near excellent by Sunday with a couple inches
of fresh powder covering the groomed slopes.
The wine tasting, turtle races, human slalom
and other events were popular with a record
number of turtle race participants. Of note is
the new upscale restaurant /pub with
widescreen TVs next to the lodge. What would
have been an otherwise nondescript game
between a couple of Dakotas football teams
became the highlight of Saturday’s lunch.
Trish Reilly got a
wakeup call when she
unknowingly won the
poker run. In reality it
was more of a poker
walk as it was held
indoors prior to the
Saturday night banquet.
The game was Badugi, a
lowball twist where a
pair or two of one suit
essentially eliminates
one from competition.
For those who thought
they had good poker hands, eau contraire, the
meek shall inherit the earth. Congrats to Trish
for drawing the suckiest cards and walking
away with first prize.
Friday night featured a very good band that
played all original music. The keyboardist was
a bit overdressed and seemed a notch above
the rest as gig musicians go. He reminded me
of Rick Nielsen, the mastermind of Cheap
Trick, and likely the force majeure behind the
act. Of course we didn’t recognize the tunes
but all agreed it was most danceable.
A DJ cranked it up on Saturday night. It was
another good time and almost as if on cue, he
teed up “Little Willy” for a parting tribute to early
‘70s glam rock.
Survey results tallied after the trip indicate a
fairly strong preference to return to Giants
Ridge in the same timeframe next year. The
MSC trip organizers did a great job running a
near trouble-free weekend and we’ll look
forward to doing it again.
Lee Olson Traverski Trip Coordinator
January 2017 Page 4
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Skiing into the New Year... Spirit Mountain Day Trip!! Sitzmark (www.sitzmzrkmn.org), is once again inviting Traverski and other MSC members on a day trip to Spirit Mountain (www.spiritmt.com) in Duluth on Saturday, January 7, 2017 for just $59! Nonmembers may attend for $69. (This is just $10 more than the box office price adult weekend lift tickets which are $49!) This unbeatable price for a day of skiing includes the lift ticket, deluxe coach bus ride, a hearty breakfast and extra snacks (such as bread, meat, hard-boiled eggs, cheese, Nutella, bananas, orange juice, granola bars, fruit snacks, and more). Rentals and lessons are available for an extra fee (skis or boards; pay there... let me know when you sign up if you want lessons so they can have instructors available). In the past few years, we've had 60+ skiers each time (including many new people) and everyone wanted to go back again! We are also offering 10 lift ticket vouchers at $33 for people driving up on their own, which Sally Hed can mail to you in advance, or you can meet us at the mountain. These vouchers are good for any day this 2016/2017 season (redeem them at the ticket window or group office). You must be an MSC member to buy the voucher as it’s a special deal Sitzmark club got and they are not available for sale to the general public. Plan to wear your tie dyed Traverski bandana so we can find each other on the slopes! I'll have them available on the bus for purchase for $5 the day of the event. We will be boarding the bus at 7 am at the Honeywell parking lot (2600 Ridgway Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55413; park on the SW side of the complex by 35W). Get cozy as the bus will be full (50 people). We'll leave at 7:30 am sharp and serve breakfast once we get rolling; we plan to arrive at Spirit Mt around 10am.
Upon arrival, just gather your equipment and head to the Fireside Room (next to the Moosehead Lodge) to get your lift ticket, settle in, change clothes, and relax throughout the day (we reserved the room all day but cannot guarantee complete security). Pick up rentals and arrange lessons at the group office. For the return trip, the bus will board Spirit Mountain at 5 pm for a 5:30pm departure. We plan to be back to Honeywell around 8pm. This day trip will sell out fast, so sign up ASAP. To guarantee your seat, you must pay online: www.sitzmarkmn.org/skiing.html. We can discuss arranging carpooling from Rochester for the Traverski group and friends if we have significant numbers attending. I'm planning to stay up at Sally Hed's home the night before to prepare for the event.
Trip organized by: Sally Hed of Sitzmark [email protected] 612-554-0864
Co-hosted by: Nancy Peterson of Traverski
[email protected] 507-206-7882
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STEAMBOAT USA here we come Feb 25-March 4, 2017!
We now have 21 people going to Steamboat..
Hurrrayyy!!!! An email will be going out shortly
about the Pre-trip party, so keep an eye out for
that.
We will be staying at Canyon Creek at
EagleRidge condos, which is about 200 yards
from the Gondola. The cost is $1345 per
person (single supplement $639) which
includes:
7 night lodging at Canyon Creek at
EagleRidge condos. 2 bedroom/2 bath
condo's, 4 people to a room/24 people.
5 day lift ticket with the option to buy a 6
day for an additional $50 or only 4 day for
$50 less.
Roundtrip nonstop air from Minneapolis to
Denver.
Roundtrip private airport transfer from
Denver to Steamboat. Includes 1 hour
grocery/liquor stop.
$50 food & beverage credit to use in the
resort.
Welcome Reception.
Local shuttle service to lifts (if you don't
want to walk) & downtown.
We will be flying Southwest which includes 2
free checked bags (ski/boot bag count as 1).
Here are the flight times: Feb 25 Depart MSP 8:30am arrive Denver 9:35am Mar 4 Depart Denver 4:35pm arrive MSP 7:25pm
A deposit of $200 gets your name on the list.
Here is the payment plan:
Deposit $200 August $250 September $250 October $250 November $250 December $145 (Please make your monthly payments.)
If anyone is interested in Trip Insurance, it is 6% of the Package price, about $80. It needs to be bought before final payment. If you are interested in this, let me know. There are many other things to do in Steamboat in the winter like snowmobiling, snowshoeing, dog sledding, Nordic skiing & sleigh rides just to name a few. If you have never been to Steamboat, it is a fantastic place to visit and if you have been to Steamboat before you know how great it is. If you have any questions let us know.
Your Co-Trip Leaders, Jodi Whitcomb [email protected]
Jorja Middendorf [email protected]
January 2017 Page 6
2016-2017 Traverski Board
President Terri Bonner 507-250-3621
Vice-President Carole Lentz 507-261-9409
Secretary Connie Sherman 507-281-4240
Treasurer Bill Thompson 507-271-2997
Social Chair Liz Johnson 218-260-9002
Membership Chairs Lori Kuhlmann-Leibfried 507-280-4246 Virginia Schuning 612-747-8335
Traverski Volunteers
Web site Jack Mogren 507-951-3984
Newsletter Editor Jeff Meaden
Public Relations/Advertising Nancy Peterson 507-635-4663
Ski Trip Coordinator Jodi Whitcomb
Jorja Middendorf
M.S.C. Representative Lee Olson [email protected]
Club Historian Raizel Weinberg 928-257-0260
Highway Cleanup Coord. Jennifer Hansen 507-288-8289
Channel One Coord. Wendy Hickey 507-254-3639
Traverski Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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New Years Day
2 3 4 5 6pm Social Hour
7pm Traverski General Meeting
At Charlies Eatery (former Elks Lodge)
6 7
Spirit Mountain Day Trip
8 9 10 6pm Channel One
Volunteering 8pm Whistle Binkies
on the Lake
11 12 13
7:05pm Ice Hawks Hockey Game
At the Rec Center
14
Meet and Ski at Welch Village
15 16 17 18 19 6pm Social Hour
7pm Traverski General Meeting
At Charlies Eatery (former Elks Lodge)
20 21
22 23 24 25
5pm Happy Hour at Newt’s South
26 27 28
29 30 31 1 2 6pm Social Hour
7pm Traverski General Meeting
At Charlies Eatery (former Elks Lodge)
3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Meet and Ski at Welch Village
February Newsletter
Articles Due
Traverski Activities Event Date Social Hour & General Meeting 1/05 At Charlies Eatery (former Elks Lodge) Spirit Mountain Day Trip 1/07 Channel One Volunteering 1/10 Whistle Binkies on the Lake Afterwards Ice Hawks Hockey Game at the Rec Center 1/13 Meet and Ski at Welch Village 1/14 Social Hour & General Meeting 1/19 At Charlies Eatery (former Elks Lodge) Impromptu snowshoeing event TBD Watch for Traverski group email Happy Hour at Newt’s South 1/25 Social Hour & General Meeting 2/02 At Charlies Eatery (former Elks Lodge) Meet and Ski at Welch Village 2/11 Steamboat USA Ski Trip 2/25-3/04 Meet and Ski at Welch Village 3/18
