Check out the race schedule
Race Schedule  

Where to Register for Racing
Race registration is between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. at the following locations:

 Northstar: Next to Children Center across from skating rink.

 Homewood: Bar at the South Lodge (formerly Tahoe Ski Bowl).

 Diamond Peak: Bar upstairs over cafeteria in the main lodge.

 Alpine Meadows: Main cafeteria next to the stairs which go down to the special tickets office (near fireplace).

 Heavenly Valley: Cal Bar in the main California Lower Lodge, upstairs by the cafeteria. FWRA: from 7 to 9 AM.

 To save time at future races and enable you to pre-register for races download the resort individual waiver forms at the FaGowee Race Team Page.

Keep up with the Sierra League at their website
http://www.sierraleague.com/home.jsp

Lift Ticket Rates

$15 Fri with College ID
IRIDE: 3^rd day free

$15 Tue &Thur
$15 Mon & Wed College ID

$5 off on-line tickets
$35 Sun-Fri College ID
$45 holiday

$47 Mon - Thurs College ID
Coupon on website

CAR RALLY DATE SET!!!

FaGowee Car Rally 2008
Kati White, Car Rally Co-Chair 

OK! Mark October 11 & 12 on your calendars for the FaGowee 2008 Car Rally and pray for beautiful weather.  We will start early…about 8 or 8:30 AM at our yet to be designated meeting place and head out for a day of fun in perhaps new and uncharted places.

Now… possible catches to this are…there is only room enough for 50 people at the lower rate so you will want to sign up early.  You must be a member in order to qualify for the lower cost for the Car Rally, i.e. $75.00 per person.

Otherwise, the cost for non-members/guests or late comers will be $125.00 per person.  Be aware also that everyone is paying for the Road Rally.  First payment of $50.00 is due June 30^th and final payment will be due August 15^th.  Usual FaGowee rules on refunds will apply so read those in the newsletter.  Checks should be made payable to FaGowees and mailed to P.O. Box 15058, Sacramento, CA.  95851. 

I would like to thank members of this year’s Committee:  David & Daniele Sliper, Sandy Lange, Fred Conjour, Dick Persons, Helene Mulligan, Bob McDonald, Norm & Karen Benedict and Andrea Woelfle (wanna bet that Joe gets roped into doing something? Ha!) for working on this event.  We met on Sunday, Jan. 20^th for over 5 hours (of course we ate and finished off several bottles of wine!) but the results were wonderful.  It’s been a long time since I’ve worked with a group of people who are so dedicated to seeing to it that this Car Rally will be one all participants will remember!

REMEMBER!  YOU MUST BE A MEMBER TO GET THE $75.00 RATE SO GET THOSE DUES IN NOW TO KAREN BENEDICT, OUR MEMBERSHIP CHAIR.  SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE.

We want the 2008 Car Rally to be one you’ll never forget so help us out! 

 Contact:
Dick Persons OR
Kati White
with your ideas and suggestions. 

Let’s give all FaGowees something to look forward to in the Fall of 2008! 

ANNUAL ABALONE DIVE & DINE
Nancy Glebov, Trip Leader

Get away from it all…. Leave the 100+ summer degree heat of home behind and take the scenic route through the California Redwoods to the cooler weather on the coast north of Mendocino. Join us as we relax among the redwoods and sunbathe on one of the cleanest beaches in Northern California. Take a ride on the Skunk Train through some of the most pristine redwood forests you’ll ever see. Explore the quaint town of Mendocino, test the libations at the brew-pub in Ft. Bragg and join us for a great abalone feast on Saturday night (there will be BBQ chicken for those who have an aversion to abalone).
                        

   COSTS:
        ~ R/VC Camping Fees:

       $38 per night for full hookups, including cable TV.
       $35 per night for partial hookups: water and electricity
                 Those staying in R/V sites will be responsible for paying their own camping fees to the R/V Park when they arrive at the park. The R/V campers will pay  
       the club only the “Saturday Night Dinner Only” fees for their attendance.

        ~Tent Camping Fees: Members: $40 ea. “Wildcard” Guests: $40 ea. Other guests: $50 ea. Thurs (8-11) to Sun (8-14)  Pay directly to the FaGowees.
        ~ Saturday Dinner Only: Members: $25 ea. “Wildcard” Guests: $25 ea. Other guests: $35 ea.
        ~ Divers: FREE (Please note: “Divers” are defined as those who actually physically go under the water and return with abalone for consumption by the
            attendees at the Saturday Night Dinner.)
        ~ Children 15 & under: FREE (Children must be accompanied by an adult)
        ~ Pets: The campground charges an additional $2 per night per pet. It is the responsibility of the pet owner to pay this fee to the park.

   BRING: Your own firewood, camping equipment, warm clothes as it can be cool, lawn chairs, towels, soap, etc. BYOB. You’re on your own for all meals except
         the Saturday Night Abalone Dinner.

   NEARBY THINGS TO DO: Included, but not limited to: Kayaking sea cave tours, Skunk Train, Botanical gardens, Pt. Cabrillo lighthouse, Mendocino Village,
        Noyo Harbor Fishing Village, magnificent redwoods, river canoeing, golf & tennis, many fine restaurants, bicycling, scuba diving, fishing, beach combing, shell
        collecting, horseback riding, blueberry picking and wine tasting at several local wineries.

   STILL NEEDED:  Volunteer Divers, Volunteer Cooks, and Happy Campers.

   CONTACT: Nancy Glebov at 487-1150 for more information.

  To guarantee your reservation, send your check payable to the FaGowees ASAP to:

Abalone Dive & Dine
Nancy Glebov
3725 Las Pasas Way
Sacramento, CA 95864

Please specify your preferred campsite # and your arrival and departure dates because the club is making the RV/campsite reservations for you.
Campsites are assigned on a first paid, first serve basis.

Please note that any refunds for this trip will be made strictly in accordance with the current FaGowee Refund Policy as published in each and every monthly issue of the Sacramento FaGowee Snow News newsletter.

Fun in the Sun Cruise
November 10-20, 2008
From ski to shining sea in the southern Caribbean

Join the FaGowees as we cruise the southern Caribbean in November 2008!  Our 10-day cruise sets sail from Ft. Lauderdale on the Emerald Princess stopping in Aruba, Grenada, Bonaire, St. Thomas and the Princess Cays with 3 fun and relaxing days at sea.  Details on club-planned activities will be forthcoming as the trip date nears. 

Itinerary

* Cabin pricing:

    Inside                       $1,156.00

    Window                   $1,408.00

    Balcony                    $1,696.00 

Optional trip insurance is recommended and can be purchased individually at the discretion of each traveler.  Princess adds a gratuity of $105 pp which may be adjusted up by personal preference.  A $100 pp deposit will reserve your spot now.  A payment of $200 is due March 10 and another of $200 is due April 20.  That totals $500, your deposit.  A mid-term payment is due June 30 – ½ the balance is recommended, but we’ll accept whatever you can pay – and a final payment is due August 26.  The trip is fully refundable until that time.  Send a check made out to FaGowees to Marcia Hackett at 1301 S. Walter Reed Drive, #102, Arlington, VA  22204.  If you have questions or suggestions, you can reach me at 703-920-4515 or e-mail at Marcia. 

* Prices are per person, based on double occupancy and include taxes and fuel surcharge.  There’s no guarantee gov’t taxes won’t increase.   Travel is not included to/from Ft. Lauderdale and is the responsibility of the individual traveler.  If you need assistance with a roommate, please state your preference with your deposit.  Theresa Marker and I will try to help you find someone suitable, but ultimately the responsibility is yours.

YIKES!! HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRICE OF GAS LATELY??? 

Do you peer at the price of gas and wonder how you can avoid bankruptcy?  Here are some tips from Richard Dangles, as per Internet sources.

1. Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still cool.  Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it gets warmer gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and temperature of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products) are significant. Every truckload that we load is temperature-compensated so that the indicated gallon gage is actually the amount pumped. A one-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for businesses, but service stations don't have temperature compensation at their pumps.

2. If a tanker truck is filling the station's tank at the time you want to buy gas, do not fill up; most likely dirt and sludge in the tank is being stirred up when gas is being delivered, and you might be transferring that dirt from the bottom of their tank into your car's tank.

3. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full (or half-empty), because the more gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates rapidly, especially when it's warm. (Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof membrane to act as a barrier between the gas and the atmosphere, thereby minimizing evaporation.)

4. If you look at the trigger you'll see that it has three delivery settings:  slow, medium and high. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to the high setting. You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping. Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered. If you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapors, which is being sucked back into the underground tank, so you're getting less gas for your money. 

 Hope this will help ease your 'pain at the pump'