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Please if you must go out go slow and respect the property you are on. Spinning in the fields do not make a farmer happy. Watch for the obstacles under the snow. Keep a close eye on the trail for there are a few reroutes out there. And please stay on the "MARKED" trail.
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Members of the club spent some time on Oct. 3rd working on a portion of the central rail trail in Glibertville, near the gazebo. Club president Jay Pease said that a portion of the rail trail was given to the town in 1999 for public use, but there has been a lack of maintainence.
The club was awarded an $18,000 Recreational Trails Program from the DCR. "We originally applied for one in 2007, and re-applied for one in 2008. We were notified on July 1 of our grant award." Pease said.
On Oct. 3, the club members did the "grant match work". "With these grants, it is an 80/20 split, basiclly. Eighty percent is grant money and twenty percent is supplied by the people who applied for the grant. So, our 20% match is labor for trail clearing on public access land. We are also erecting gates and that covers a portion of our grant match," Pease explained.
The club is also providing $4,400 in club money to finish the purchase of a grooming machine, which is being supplied to the club by Ahearn Equipment in Spencer. The grooming machine smoothes the trails for the snowmobiles.
Pease said "We are doing this project to fulfill our grant obligations, but we are also doing it for our community."
Between regular members and land owners, the club consists of about 60 members.
The club was established in November of 2006 and became incorporated shortly thereafter. This year, the club received its 501(c) (7) non-profit status.
The club's trails go from the center of Hardwick to Barre. "We have about 15 miles of trail that connects to the Coldbrook Snowmobile Club's trail." Pease said.
He said that club has members from all over the area, including Brookfield, Spencer, Ware and Charlton. "In the state of Massachusetts, just like in Vermont and New Hampshire, you are required to purchase a trail pass and join a club in order to ride on the state trail system. The are 34 clubs in the state and all of these clubs comprise the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts, which is an organization in itself. Every club has a member on the board of directors of the Snowmobile Association. We attend monthly meetings in Springfield."
Pease said the club always welcomes new members. To join contact Pease at 413-477-6990 or jjmowing162@yahoo.com, wareriversc@yahoo.com, or the club's website at wareriversnowmobileclub.com. Pease said that the club will soon begin selling trail passes though their website. ARTICAL written by Turley Pub. Cristy Bertini
The club was awarded an $18,000 Recreational Trails Program from the DCR. "We originally applied for one in 2007, and re-applied for one in 2008. We were notified on July 1 of our grant award." Pease said.
On Oct. 3, the club members did the "grant match work". "With these grants, it is an 80/20 split, basiclly. Eighty percent is grant money and twenty percent is supplied by the people who applied for the grant. So, our 20% match is labor for trail clearing on public access land. We are also erecting gates and that covers a portion of our grant match," Pease explained.
The club is also providing $4,400 in club money to finish the purchase of a grooming machine, which is being supplied to the club by Ahearn Equipment in Spencer. The grooming machine smoothes the trails for the snowmobiles.
Pease said "We are doing this project to fulfill our grant obligations, but we are also doing it for our community."
Between regular members and land owners, the club consists of about 60 members.
The club was established in November of 2006 and became incorporated shortly thereafter. This year, the club received its 501(c) (7) non-profit status.
The club's trails go from the center of Hardwick to Barre. "We have about 15 miles of trail that connects to the Coldbrook Snowmobile Club's trail." Pease said.
He said that club has members from all over the area, including Brookfield, Spencer, Ware and Charlton. "In the state of Massachusetts, just like in Vermont and New Hampshire, you are required to purchase a trail pass and join a club in order to ride on the state trail system. The are 34 clubs in the state and all of these clubs comprise the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts, which is an organization in itself. Every club has a member on the board of directors of the Snowmobile Association. We attend monthly meetings in Springfield."
Pease said the club always welcomes new members. To join contact Pease at 413-477-6990 or jjmowing162@yahoo.com, wareriversc@yahoo.com, or the club's website at wareriversnowmobileclub.com. Pease said that the club will soon begin selling trail passes though their website. ARTICAL written by Turley Pub. Cristy Bertini
