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The FaGowee International, Sacramento Chapter

March 2006
 

 

'TIS NIGH TIME FOR THE WEARING O’ THE GREEN!
SO, THERE’S A ST. PATTY’S PARTY AT KATI’S


 

Put on your best green garb and join the rest of us Irish lads and lassies for a traditional St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on
Saturday, March 11th
 …commencing ‘bout 6 pm and stoppin’ when the eatin’s done and the movie’s over.
(Sorry but it’s the only day I have off to do this and you can celebrate it again on the 17th!)

“Lord of the Dance” with Michael Flatly and the Irish ensemble will be on while we dine. Dinner will be:

Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, and Carrots (all stewing in the big pot)
Cheesy Cornbread with Honeybutter
Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream with Chocolate Cake for dessert
Decaf coffee (to wash it all down) if you want something else to drink, you’ll have to bring your own.

After Dinner, we can settle back to watch
John Wayne & Maureen O’Hara in “The Quiet Man”…a real classic
and/or possibly another well-known Irish classic.

There is an $8.00 charge for this evening of gastronomical delights and your check will be your reservation.
My co-hosts will welcome and check you in at the door.
Since I must purchase and prepare this food in advance, I need to know how many to prepare for…therefore, please send your check made payable to:
Kati White
9449 Appalachian Drive
Sacramento, CA. 95827-1136
to reserve your place at the table.
Space is limited so you’d best be hoppin’ to it!

We will be joined by the members of eLifeConnection, so you will have the opportunity to make some new friends and share the evening. Proceeds after expenses will be donated back to the appropriate organization.
If you have questions or get lost, just call Kati’s house at 363-9000 and some one will hopefully help you.
 

 

Snowshoe trip to Echo Lake

 

Break out your snowshoes because the FaGowee’s are planning a snowshoe hike in the Echo Lake area.

This location has breathless views of Lake Tahoe and is an easy hike for newbie’s and seasoned shoers alike.

            We will meet on Wednesday, March 22 (rain date 29)
at the Bradshaw’s Restaurant in Rancho Cordova on the northwest corner at the intersection of Sunrise and Folsom Blvds.
We will leave at 8:30 am. If you will be having breakfast first be there at 7:45.
We should get to the sno-park by 10:30 and return around 2:00.
We can stop at the Strawberry Lodge for a late lunch if the mood, hunger and thirst strike us.

Sign up with Karen Fontaine @ 916-985-8523 no later than March 18th
After that time you are on your own to get there.

            We will be carpooling so if you are willing to drive let Karen know and you might want to pickup your sno-park permit before hand.
Go to www.ohv.parks.ca.gov for sales locations.
If you are a AAA member you might check with them.
Mail requests are not a good idea because they are only good for the date specified and
because of weather concerns it would be hard to know the weather 5 days in advance.
I plan to get mine the day before. If you are going to get them en-route, phone ahead to make sure they have one-day permits.

If you are riding with someone be sure to share the costs.

            You may rent snowshoes at REI for a reasonable amount.

This is a fun exercise and a better way to see the beauty of the mountains
 

Board Members

PRESIDENT
Jim Van Riper
721-0892
president@sacramentofagowees.org

VICE-PRESIDENT
Lee Johnson
967-5903
vicepresident@sacramentofagowees.org

EX-PRESIDENT
Eric Schmitt
782-3158
pastpresident@sacramentofagowees.org

SECRETARY
Margaret Norville
725-3414
secretary@sacramentofagowees.org

TREASURER
Norman Benedict
985-8523
treasurer@sacramentofagowees.org

TRIPS
Diane Wilson
361-3140
trips@sacramentofagowees.org

SOCIAL
VACANT

RACE
Andrea Woelfle
487-9052
andreajoew@sbcglobal.net

MEMBERSHIP
Karen Fontaine-Benedict
985-8523
membership@sacramentofagowees.org

HISTORIAN
Bob McDonald
817-4277

NEWSLETTER
Tracee Carter
509-279-8454
newsletter@sacramentofagowees.org


 

 Prez Says 
     The Sacramento FaGowee Ski Club offers parties, potlucks, a wide variety of social functions and several trips throughout the year for the benefit of its members and guests.
     With that in mind, I have two simple questions that I’d like to put to each and every member of this club. I personally don’t know your individual answers, but I’m sure there are many and they’re varied. These are questions that I’ve already put to the members of your Executive Board, and for the life of us, we cannot as individuals or as a group come up with an educated answer to either of them. Maybe a few of the members would like to come forward and enlighten the Board and myself.
     This club currently has over 100 members. Of those members, I see on the average less than 30 show up at the majority of the social events or trips, and less than 20 at the regularly scheduled monthly social meetings. I’ve been a member of this club for over eight years now, and I’ve been a member of the Executive Board serving in one position or another for the past six years. It truly amazes me that there are some members that have been on our club’s roster for those eight years that I’ve never met or even seen at any FaGowee function.
     I’m confused and dumbfounded at the prospect of why someone would want to join an organization, pay their yearly membership fees, and then never show up at a meeting or never take advantage of anything that the organization they joined has to offer them. Can somebody please explain this to me? Am I missing something here?

My two questions to the club membership are as follows:              

1. What would you like to see this club do for you that it doesn’t already offer that could possibly peak your interest to become involved?
 
2. In what future direction would you personally like to see this club go? And why? (I know – that’s a third question…sorry about that..)

     The Executive Board would love to hear some constructive feedback from the general membership in this area. Go ahead… Let us have it… I DARE YOU!!!
     And now, on a positive note, the weather gods have graciously provided you all with an abundance of snow at all your favorite resorts. So after making your feedback phone call (or e-mail) to the Board
member of your choice, go out and hit those slopes. Stay safe, stay dry and stay healthy.

And finally…

READ YOUR NEWSLETTER

****THE SKI SEASON IS HERE!!!!****
By: Bob McDonald

Celebrate the new ski season with pictures! Then I can include them in our photo albums. I bring a photo album to each and every FaGowee function with the photos of our past events, and I depend on you, the general membership, to supply those photos for the albums. If you have any pics of any FaGowee’s having fun, please get them to me so I can add them to our archives. For the sake of ease in creating and displaying the photo pages, I’d prefer the prints to be 4”x 6” in size.
If you have any questions of photos you’d like to part with, please contact me at 916-817-4277.


 

See Photos Online!!!
Snow News is published monthly for the FaGowee International, Sacramento Chapter members. Articles or photos MUST BE to Tracee Carter by the 20th of each month. You may e-mail the information to Tracee at newsletter@sacramentofagowees.org or call (509-279-8454). Editor has the right to edit or omit submitted material because of content or space, with Executive Board oversight.
  Special Announcements

 

 

New members

Do you know about our FaGowee Bucks Program???

The FaGowee Bucks Program was established to reward those who step forward
and open their homes to our social meetings, volunteer to organize out
events and outings or those who bring in new members.

You can earn 10 FaGowee Bucks when:

  • you host a social meeting or when you organize and outing or event.
    You can earn about one FaGowee Buck for everyone who
    attends your event of five or m    ore FaGowees.

  • you sign up new members or resign a previous member who has
    been out of the club over a year.

You can spend your FaGowee Bucks on any social event
(excludes membership fees, race team fees and ski lift tickets).

Attend our social or board meetings and
volunteer your time and earn some FaGowee Bucks!!!

 

 

March Birthdays

7

 Alex Glebov
10 Ollie Matthews
Fred Carlson 
11 Andrea Woelfle
13 Meredith Meschini
15 Laura Parrett
17 Michelle Stern
18 Bob Hill
31 Ann Fajen

 

Laugh and have fun at the
North Lake Tahoe Snow Festival

The annual event is March 3 – 12
Check out the website www.tahoesnowfestival.com for information on the events, lodging; packages, etc.
Included in the frivolity are concerts, feeds, silly contests like the Dress up Your Dog, Adult Tricycle Race and ice cream eating contests.
There’s a casino night, snow sculptures and moonlight snowshoe tour and lots more!
 

 

Wanna ski cheap at Northstar on March 12?
Only $20!

You will also benefit Tahoe Women’s Services on Women’s Services Ski Day.
The tickets must be purchased in advance, either on line at:
www.tahoewomenservices.org
Dave’s Skis & Boards
Porters on the Northshore and in Truckee
OR you can contact Tahoe Women’s Services
office at 948 Incline Way,
Incline Village, by phone (775-298-0010.)

Tickets must be purchased on March 11. You will also get a chance to win a Double Whammy season ski pass.

 

 

Check This Out!!

Two new pages have been added to the webpage: Links and Ski Resorts.
On the links page there are a few links of places to visit.
On the Ski Resorts page there is information about area and other ski resorts!

Also we can now be found on the search engine Google!!

 

 

***Press Release***
Event Recaps

 

A bunch of senior citizens were reported running around like wild Indians in San Francisco.
January 31, 2006 - Fourteen FaGowees met at Eppie’s in West Sacramento for breakfast before our mid-week trip to San Francisco to visit the De Young museum and the Hatshepsut: “From Queen To Pharaoh” exhibit.
     Carpooling is the only way to travel in the bay area as the 4 carloads of us, doing the speed limit, whizzed by stalled traffic while saving some very valuable time in which to complete our agenda. Each car had a map to the museum which did no good when we got to the park because of construction causing closed streets, missing signs, closed lanes. In spite of this three of the cars, each taking a different route thru the park, ended up at the exact spot within one minute of each other. Can you say blind luck?
     The price for the exhibit was well worth it but it also got us into the rest of this fabulous building which is an architectural wonder. We only had 3 hours to spend there and easily could have spent 3 more. I urge everyone 		  when they are near the Golden Gate Park to drop by.
     Getting out of the park was just as trying for some of us, our car took an unplanned scenic route thru some neighborhoods that I never want to visit again, but thanks to our navigator, without a map, got us down to Fishermen’s Wharf/ Pier 39 area for a great lunch at dockside. After lunch we all toured Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf for a couple of hours in sunny 68 degree weather, meeting up again at 6 for dinner overlooking the harbor. After stuffing ourselves on crab and chowder, it was time to leave. We took a route over the Golden Gate Bridge to the bay overlook, which gave us a fantastic view of the city on a clear night.
     Many thanks to Linda & Jerry, Diane C. & Diane W, Margaret and Jim, Chizuko& Jerry, Jackie & Barbara, Bob, Ann & Greg and Karen and one guest for making this a fun day in “The City By The Bay”.
Norman
 

Major gambling ring busted in Sacramento
February 5, 2006 - Sunday was Superbowl Sunday and a time and an excuse for the FaGowee’s to get together for food, adult beverages and fun. This event was also a chili cook-off which resulted with a tie for best chili between Chef (never met a habanera he didn’t like) Wally and Fred (mo peppers mo better)
 		   Carlson and a close second place to Karen Fontaine for her famous flame-thrower chili. Along with the chili’s were hot dogs and hamburgers, and more desserts than you could eat. I know…I tried.
     Did I mention there was football being played between commercials? Well those of us who took part in Jim’s football pool kept close watch		   on the score because there were big bucks on the line every quarter.
     There was a good turnout on this warm winter day and many thanks to Diane Wilson for opening up her home to us all. We did need another TV out on the patio though.
Norman

Love was in the air in Folsom
February 14, 2006 - Valentines day was another excuse for a party and a party it was. Karen Fontaine hosted this party, which featured a spaghetti dinner and an array of snacks, and desserts that would make anyone fall in love. Jim was there with 24-hour marriage certificates just in case things did get out of control. There was a trivia quiz to see who knew the most about love and who would have guessed that Jim Van Riper, the bachelor, would win. This just proves what a great    catch he is.
     There also was a dessert contest that was won by Bob McDonald another single man, (you girls better pay attention) who whipped up some kind of an ambrosia thing that was out of this world. Our judges Rob and Meredith had a tough time picking a winner because there were some fantastic cookies by Shirley & Eric and Linda & Jerry, a banana cream pie by Ted and Raley’s, cherry pie by Jim, hand dipped strawberries by Margaret and Diane, chocolate cake from Dick P. and so, so much more.  If that wasn’t		    enough we had snacks galore, Marilyn brought her famous deviled eggs, Lee brought enough chilled shrimp for everybody and others packed the table so nobody went home hungry.
    It was good to see Fred and everyone’s favorite valentine Sandy Lange who was in town for a short visit. Thanks to Norman who whipped up enough spaghetti for 40 people.
Norman
 

 

RENO FUN TRAIN 2006

 

The Donner Pass route is one of the most historic and scenic rail lines in America!

Add the snowy beauty of wintertime and it is spectacular!

Roundtrip Sightseeing Train March 24, 2006

Silver Legacy Prices per person, Double Occupancy $285.00
Fitzgerald or Eldorado   $275.00
Train Only, no hotel (get your own)    $199.00

One price includes everything (Food, fun, entertainment, hotel and more)
Roundtrip Reserved Seat from Sacramento to Reno aboard the FUN TRAIN Motor coach transfers to Hotels
Meals served aboard the train Winner’s Book of valuable coupons
Two nights hotel accommodations All taxes

PLEASE HAVE YOUR PAYMENT IN FULL TO ME NO LATER THAN March 5th, 2006 IN ORDER FOR ME TO MAKE THE REQUIRED RESERVATIONS AND GET YOUR TICKETS. ANY MONIES RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER.

Diane Wilson 9716 Elmira Circle Sacramento, Ca 95827 916-361-3140

 

 

NOSTALGIA RIVER CRUISE TO SAN FRANCISCO
By: Jim Van Riper

  

Join us as we cruise aboard the WWII Liberty Ship, SS Jeremiah O’Brien on a delightful day-long journey on the inland Sacramento Delta waterways from the Port of Sacramento and across the San Francisco Bay where we will berth at Pier 23 located near San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.
               A same-day charter bus return, two meals, beverages and entertainment are included in the price of this approximate 8-hour cruise.  A continental breakfast is served upon boarding and a delicious catered BBQ luncheon is served on the main deck in the afternoon.  Dance to 40’s Big Band music on deck, tour the engine room as well as the rest of the ship, shop in the ship’s store, wander up to the Flying Bridge, make new friends and exchange war stories with old ones. 

COST:  $175.00 per person

DAY / DATE / TIME:  Sunday, April 9, 2006 – we will depart from the Port of Sacramento at 9:00am

ARRIVAL BACK TO THE PORT OF SACRAMENTO:  Approx 9:30pm that same evening

PLEASE HAVE YOUR PAYMENT IN FULL TO ME NO LATER THAN APRIL 1, 2006 IN ORDER FOR ME TO MAKE THE REQUIRED RESERVATIONS AND GET YOUR TICKETS.   ANY MONIES RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER.  

MAKE YOUR CHECK OUT TO “SACRAMENTO FaGOWEES” AND MAIL IT TO ME AT:
Jim Van Riper
Nostalgia River Cruise
P.O. Box 7045
Citrus Heights, CA 95621-7045

 

AN ADVANCED WARNING:

Please be forewarned in advance that this is NOT a modern luxury cruise liner.
It is a restored WWII Liberty Ship.  This ship has NO facilities for the physically handicapped,
and climbing from one deck to another involves the use of steep stairwells and/or ladders.

 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SHIP:

            Jeremiah O’Brien was born in Ireland and immigrated to Maine.  He fought on the side of the United States, capturing several British warships and using them against the British naval forces during the Revolutionary War.  After being captured by the British, he was transported as a prisoner of war to England, where he promptly escaped (or just walked out unopposed) from his prison camp.  He escaped to Australia and immediately returned to the United States to continue his fight against the British navy, thus becoming the first ever U.S. Naval war hero.  The Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien was named after him.

Before WWII, shipbuilding in the U.S. was not a major industry.  But with the German U-Boats sinking ships off the east coast within sight of land, England on her knees, and the Japanese conquering Asia and the Western Pacific, it was essential to build a large, strong US Merchant Marine to carry combat supplies and materials to the Allied fighting forces.  Eighteen shipyards built Liberty Ships, and one-third of the building workforce was women.  Without these ships, the Allies simply could not have won the war. 

The WWII Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien was built in 56 days in Portland, Maine and was launched on June 19, 1943.  She is a 441-foot cargo ship veteran of the Normandy invasion.  She is fully restored and maintained in her original condition, and is operated by an all-volunteer crew.  She is as functional today as when she served as a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bridge of Ships’ during WWII.  The SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a mobile museum and is the only vessel present at the invasion of Normandy in 1944 to return fifty years later for the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994.  The ship is registered as a National Historic Landmark, and her triple expansion reciprocating steam engine is registered as a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark.

Of the 2710 Liberty Ships originally build during WWII, only the SS Jeremiah O’Brien (located in San Francisco) and the SS John Brown (located in Maryland) still exist in their original as-built condition and configuration today.
 

Trip, Trips and more Trips
June 5th– 10th Yosemite Camping Trip (SEE PAGE 7) Jim Van Riper
721-0892
Aug 17th-20th Abalone Dive ~ Details to follow soon Jim Van Riper
721-0892

   Diane Wilson

 

Social Corner
Please mark your calendars now for the following dates. There is always room for more.

Mar 3rd-   
          12th		 Lake Tahoe Snow Festival ~ www.tahoesnowfestival.com (SEE PAGE 3)
Mar 11th St Patrick’s Day Party ~ Kari White’s residence (SEE FRONT PAGE)
9449 Appalachian Circle, Sacramento ~ 804-3991
Mar 12th Ski Day @ Northstar a Benefit for Tahoe Women’s Services (SEE PAGE 3
www.tahoewomenservices.org
Mar 14th Board Meeting @ 7:00 pm ~ Jim Van Riper’s residence
7500 Blackthorne Way, Citrus Heights ~ 721-0892
Mar 22nd Snowshoe Hike to Echo Lake ~ Rain date March 29 (SEE FRONT PAGE)
 Karen Fontaine ~ 985-8523
Mar 24th

Reno Fun Train ~ (SEE PAGE 5)
Diane Wilson ~ 361-3140

Mar 28th

Social Meeting @ 6:30 pm ~ TBD
Apr 9th

Nostalgia River Cruise to San Francisco (SEE PAGE 5)
Jim Van Riper ~ 721-0892
Apr 11th Board Meeting @ 7:00 pm ~ Diane Wilson’s residence
9716 Elmira Circle, Sacramento ~ 361-3140
Apr 25th Social Meeting @ 6:30 pm ~ TBD
May 9th Board Meeting @ 7:00 pm ~ Bob McDonald’s residence
1070 Perazzo Circle, Folsom ~ 817-4277
May 23rd ELECTIONS!!! & Social Meeting @ 6:30 pm ~ TBD

 

 

FaGOWEE EVENT / TRIP REFUND POLICY
Revised, Approved and Adopted at the Executive Board Meeting, October 8, 2003

  1. The following Refund Policy applies to any Club event for which a fee is charged.

  2. You will automatically receive a 100% refund fur any trip or event cancelled by the Club.

  3. If you cancel and someone takes your place from the waiting list, you will receive a refund of the amount you paid, less a cancellation fee. The cancellation  fee will be $10.00 or 10% of the event/trip fee- whichever is more, unless a specific cancellation fee is advertised for the event/trip.

  4. If you cancel and there is no waiting list, or no one on the list takes your place, you will receive a refund of the amount you paid less a cancellation fee and less any expenses that the Club incurs due to your cancellation.

  5. If you arrange for someone not on the waiting list to take your place, you will be responsible for full payment to the Club plus any transfer fees or costs the Club incurs because of the change. Other money transactions are between you and your replacement. You must provide that replacement with a note for the trip leader or you must confirm the replacement directly with the trip leader prior to the event/trip. The person who submits payment must request all refunds from the Executive Board in writing within 60 days after the completion of the event/trip. The Executive Board will review the final financial report from the event/trip and may approve refunds in accordance with this refund policy.

  6. Any member may appeal to the Executive Board for refunds greater than provided by this policy if special circumstances warrant.

  7. There will be no refund for events that are designated as "Fund Raisers" unless they are cancelled or rescheduled by the Club.

YOSEMITE CAMPING TRIP
By: Jim Van Riper

DAYS / DATES: Arrive: Monday, June 5, 2006
                           Depart: Saturday, June 10, 2006
CAMPGROUND:
                Indian Flat R/V Park (Located 8 miles from Yosemite’s west gate)
                9988 Highway 140
                El Portal, CA 95318
                Phone: 209-379-2339
                Fax: 209-379-2275
                Web: www.indianflatrvpark.com
                E-Mail: reservations@indianflatrvpark.com
COSTS: R/V Site – 1 or 2 person rate ($5/extra person)
                      30 water & electric / $35 full hookup
              Tent Site – 1 or 2 person rate
                      ($5/extra person, $5/extra vehicle, $5/pet)
       $20-$30 (depending on the site)

     Your President is going on a 5-day camping trip to Yosemite National Park. This trip is NOT an official FaGowee function, but any and all FaGowee’s and their guests are invited to join those of us who are planning on going. If you want to go, however, you must make your own lodging reservations, and you will be responsible for your own meals, lodging expenses and Park entrance fees. (The entrance fee to Yosemite is good for 7 days from the time you purchase it, so you’ll only have a one-time fee for park entry.) Please note that the club will not be accepting any monies or making any reservations for anybody who wants to go.
     By going at this time of year, there will be many spectacular views of the waterfalls as well as lots of great hiking, photo ops and wildlife viewing opportunities. We are going mid-week before the schools let out for the summer, so there should be no real problem with crowds or traffic.
     The campground is located next to the Cedar Lodge (information & reservation # 888-742-4371) on Highway 140. The lodge’s restaurant and pool facilities are available to the campground guests. Cedar Lodge has both an indoor and an outdoor pool for the guests’ convenience, and there are no pool-usage fees to lodge or campground guests.
     Those who go on this trip will have a lifetime of memories of the fun and frolic with friends amongst the giant redwoods. I hope to see you there.
 

  

Discount Tickets

Each fall the Sacramento FaGowee Ski Club offers club members the opportunity to purchases lift tickets for North Tahoe ski resort at a discount (usually about $10 off the regular price). The best part is that unused tickets may be turned in at the end of the season by the posted deadline for a credit towards the next season.  The deadline for pre-orders for this season has come and gone. But there are still tickets available for all five North Tahoe ski areas on a first-come-first-serve basis. 

Alpine Meadows – Discount price: $39 ($49 upgrade during holidays).  Subject to blackout dates during holidays (12/25/05 - 1/1/06, 1/14/06 - 1/16/06, and 2/18/06 - 2/20/06).  Can be upgraded to beginner ski/snowboard package at no additional cost (non-holiday only).

Homewood – Discount price: $34 ($11 off reg. weekend prices, $7 more than weekday price of $27 ~ Mon-Thurs, non-Holiday).

Northstar-at-Tahoe/Sierra-at-Tahoe – Discount price: $51 ($62 regular) includes $8 food & beverage voucher when tickets are used at Sierra-at-Tahoe.  Can also be used for first time ski/snowboard package, 4 snow tubing tickets, 1 XC package, 2 XC trail passes, ½ day child lesson (not little bandits), during the summer for golf (Sun-Thur after 1 pm) and mountain biking.

Squaw Valley – Discount price: $53 ($9 off reg. price) Can also be used during the summer for carious activities.

Sugar Bowl – Discount price: $37 ($22 off holiday & $9 off reg.) great deal. 

Robert Rice - FaGowee Discount Ticket Coordinator
(916) 996-9842
fagowees@ricro.com
www.ricero.com/fagowee
 

 

 

NEED ADVERTISING SPACE? WANT TO SELL SOMETHING?

Several club members have recently made inquiries as to the possibility of placing personal advertisements in the Snow News. The Executive Board addressed that question at the January ’05 Executive Board Meeting. Effective immediately, we will be accepting personal advertisements for publication in your newsletters.

If you have something to sell or if you want to advertise your business, you can now place your personal advertisement in the Snow News, and your cost of placing each ad will be as follows:

AD SPACE SIZE:

MEMBER PRICE:

NON-MEMBER PRICE:

Business Card Size (2-1/8”H x 3-1/2"W)

$ 5.00 per month

$10.00 per month

¼ Page Size (4”H x 3-1/4”W)

$10.00 per month

$15.00 per month

½ Page Size (4”H x 6-1/2”W)

$15.00 per month

$20.00 per month

The Usual Small Print:

  1. Personal ads will be published one-time per month for the above-indicated prices. Please include your payment along with your ad and mail it to the FaGowee post office box.
  2. Your ad and payment must be received at the FaGowee post office box on or before the 10th of the month to be included in the following month’s newsletter.
  3. The Publications Editor has the right to refuse any advertisement that may be deemed inappropriate.

 

Race Corner
Andrea Woelfle

March is a fabulous month for skiing… lots of sun and fun and a busy month for racers. In fact, half of the race year’s races are happening this month during the weekends of March 4 and March 11. Check the race schedule for details. If you’d like to try racing, don’t forget first time racers are free! These races go really fast now, so you can’t use the excuse, “I just don’t want to stand around and wait, I just want to ski.” No longer true!! If you finish 3 races, you can race at the finals, which are really fun, especially the cute free T-shirts. Even if you don’t race with us, join us at registration (7:30 to 8:30 a.m.) for discounted lift tickets. Tickets at Northstar, for instance, are only $41.

     

 

FaGowee Race Information

 The FaGowees race in the Sierra League, which is comprised of several ski clubs in Northern California and the Reno area. 
Racer levels range from low intermediate to expert. 
There are 10 ability levels with two age groups in each level. 
You race against skiers that have the age and ability as you do!

Everyone is there to have fun and to improve their skiing while having a friendly competition. 
There are GS, slalom and one giant slalom races each season for a total of 8 races plus the NorCal and Far West finals.

Races are $20 each or you can buy a race pass for about $75 (FaGowees subsidize your race pass by $25, making your membership almost free!
And you also get a wonderful gift if you race 3 times in a season).
You (and your friends that show up in the morning to register for the races) get discounted lift tickets on race day!

Scared to race?  Don’t despair!  

The first race is free and there are several race clinics, including those before the first races, which are sponsored by the Sierra League. 

More information go to:
http://www.sierraleague.com/home.jsp
 

 

 

It's never too early to start planning your skiing schedule for this coming ski season.
Here's the upcoming 2005-2006 race schedule:

Saturday, March 4, 2006 Race 5 - Giant Slalom Diamond Peak
Sunday, March 5, 2006 Race 6 - Slalom Diamond Peak
Saturday, March 11, 2006 Race 7 - Giant Slalom on Challenger Northstar
Sunday, March 12, 2006 Race 8 - Slalom on Surprise & Pioneer Northstar
Friday, March 17 -
Sunday, March 19, 2006		 FWRA Championships Kirkwood
Thursday, March 30 -
Sunday, April 2, 2006		 NorCals Alpine Meadows

Sierra League Racing Page
http://www.sierraleague.com/home.jsp

FWSA Racing Page
 http://www.fwsa.org/page/page/689667.htm

March 2006

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

      1 2 3

Snow Festival

 4

Snow Festival
5

Snow Festival

 6

Snow Festival

 7

Snow Festival

 8

Snow Festival

 9

Snow Festival

 10

Snow Festival

 11

St Patrick's Party

Snow Festival
12

Ski Day

Snow Festival

 13 14

Board Meeting

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St. Patrick's Day

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Spring Begins

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Snowshoe Hike

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Reno Fun Train

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Social Meeting
 

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March Events

3/3-3/12 - Lake Tahoe Snow Festival ~ www.tahoesnowfestival.com
3/11 - St Patrick's Day Party ~ Kati White's 804-3991
3/12 - Ski Day at Northstar for Tahoe Women’s Services ~ www.tahoewomenservices.org
3/14 - Board Meeting @ 7 pm ~ Jim Van Riper's 721-0892
3/22 - Snowshoe Hike to Echo Lake ~ Rain date March 29 ~ Karen Fontaine ~ 985-8523
3/24 - Reno Fun Train ~ Diane Wilson 361-3140
3/28 - Social Meeting @ 6:30 ~ TBD
 

April 2006

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Daylight Savings Time

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Nostalgia Cruise Day Trip

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Board Meeting

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Easter

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Social Meeting

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April Events

4/9 - Nostalgia Cruise Day Trip to San Francisco ~ Jim Van Riper 721-0892
4/11 - Board Meeting @ 7 pm ~ Diane Wilson's 361-3140
4/25 - Social Meeting @ 6:30 ~ TBD