E-Ville Riders Snowmobile Club

Elliottsville Twp, ME

May 2009

Dear Members,

Snowmobile season is now over for this winter. I hope everyone had a great winter and enjoyed our trails. Old man winter certainly cooperated and gave us plenty of snow. Sometimes too much at once but we were glad to have it.

The Officers, Board members and myself are happy that we had a safe and very successful year. Not only were we busy with lots of snow but our list of accomplishments is impressive. In the area of events we had ice cream socials twice a week all last summer, held a quilt raffle, a hunters breakfast and a hunters supper. February madness week included a potluck supper, cook-out, and a kids’ ice fishing day. And the 2^nd Annual Elliottsville Day with spaghetti supper was another big success.

We made major trail improvements, widened and graded trails, increased signage, built a new bridge on the trail to Brownville and developed and opened the Elliottsville Trail to Monson.

Our web page has had dramatic improvements and offers new links such as ice fishing, open water fishing and the weather center. You can check the site for information about upcoming events and activities throughout the summer.

We gained three new business supporters; The Lake Shore House, Sweet Water and Victory Motor Sports. We encourage everyone to patronize all our business supporters.

I would like to thank the many volunteers, who worked many hours to help the club achieve this outstanding list accomplishments. Everyone should be proud.

And yes, the Ice Cream Social will be starting in July! Watch for announcements.

On behalf of the Officers, the Board members and myself, we hope you have a happy and safe summer.

Mike King
President

Elliottsville Twp. Maine

November  2008

Dear Members,

          I would like to thank you all for the support you gave me and my officers over the past year. We have come a long way in a short time as a club. The only thing that didn't cooperate with us was the weather. We held the Cobe & Eula Trailhead Dedication & Spaghetti Supper during a snow storm and we still had a big turnout. Our Ice Cream Socials were such a success we expanded them from one weekend to every weekend for the entire summer.  We had large turnouts even though it rained most nights. 

We had an old fashioned winter with plenty of snow and it was quite a job to keep the trails open but we did it with everyone's help.  The Spring thaw did lots of damage to our trails. Culverts washed out along with some of the trails. The Snowmobile and ATV Clubs, together, not only repaired all the damages but improved many of the trails especially Buttermilk Trail and Kings Crossover Trail .( several pictures are on the web page). Also, we have expanded our trail system to a total of 65 miles including a trail extending to Brownville.  

We have several things planned for this coming season and will keep you informed as they progress.  Two immediate events are a Hunter's Breakfast and a Hunter's Supper.  I hope to see you there.

Looking forward to another great snowmobile season.

Mike King

President