AuSable Valley Snowmobile Association December Newsletter
Elections – At the General Membership meeting January 6, 2011 Rich Filley, Rob Tomlinson and Bill Weaver board seats will be up for re-election.
Have you heard of Winter Wildlands Alliance – If not you will, based in Boise, Idaho, it is present in dozen of states across the snowbelt… To say this group does not like snowmobiles is an understatement. It exists solely to work against snowmobiling and our access to public lands. They are backing a Michigan attorney who is challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s management plan for the Huron-Manistee National Forests which could limit snowmobile and hunting access to these public lands. If you want to know more about this group go to www.winterwildlands.org then contact our local and federal legislators to voice your strong opposition to this movement.
Trail Reports – The old Fred Bear Trail a portion of Trail #7 has been re-routed. A proposal was submitted and approved by the DNRE to re-route the Fred Bear Trail. Several reasons were stated for this change but primarily rider and groomer driver safety were the key issue. The new trail is just a little south of the original trail. Grading and signing was completed in early November and is ready for riding this season.
Did You Know? – There are more than 6,500 miles of groomed trails in Michigan. There are 69 grant holders (grooming groups) that maintain those trails – brush, sign and groom them. These are mostly manned by volunteers. It took more than 75,000 man hours to groom those trails during the 2009-2010 season. The equipment required to do the job totals more than 150 unites. The cost of each new grooming unit averages more than $180,000 per unit. (Source Michigan Snowmobile News November 2010)
Need a new Trail Map – Contact the Grayling Visitors Bureau or stop by one of several businesses in the Grayling area to purchase your 2010-2011 Trail Map. Funds raised from the sale of trail maps helps to supports AVSA operations.
General Membership Meetings– Our next General Membership Meeting will be on Thursday, January 6th at the Ramada Inn of Grayling starting at 7: pm. Our meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend.
Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year – Ride Safely
AVSA Board of Directors
Pres.-Rich Filley V.P.-Tom Everly Secretary-Mike Miller Grooming-Keith Miles
Safety-Art Fisette Web & Treas.-Rob Tomlinson B.O.D.-Bob Smith
B.O.D.-Bill Weaver B.O.D.-Mike Brown
Contact via US mail at: AVSA, PO Box 1176, Grayling, MI 49738
Or visit us at: www.GoSledGrayling.org
Frequent our Business Sponsors Whenever Possible!!
Airway Automation
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Dubois Lumber
Fay’s Motel & Cottages
Ferris Farms
Forward Enterprises
Frederic Inn
Grayling Chiropractic Center
Grayling Generating Station
Grayling Restaurant
Grayling Visitors Bureau
Jack Millikin, Inc.
McLean’s Ace Hardware
Nationwide Corp. Promotions
Pointe North Motel
Ramada Inn
Rich’s Cycle Service
River Country Motor Lodge
Sledheads of Frederic
Spikes Keg O Nails
The Medicine Shoppe
Woodland Motor Lodge
Secretary-Mike Miller
