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President’s Report – Warren Ripple

Our April business meeting was lightly attended, but we met the

requirements of the club’s constitution by having a quorum (10% of

members) present for the election of officers. Tom Nemcheck and

Greg Dyer were re-elected and will serve terms as vice president and

treasurer, respectively. Thank you very much, Tom and Greg! I

appreciate your continued support of the club.

The position of CMSC delegate remains open; we may review the

necessity of the position during our review of the constitution later

this year. We will also be considering changes to the constitution and

policies, including club dues, associate club membership fees (fees

charged to non-members for participation on GSC ski trips), the fee

for printed and mailed copies of the newsletter, and officer

responsibilities. Currently, I have five volunteers for the Constitution

Committee. The club constitution requires 5-10 committee members,

so if you would like to participate, please let me know. We are

looking to meet in June or July, as best matches people’s schedules.

Spring is here, and maybe summer isn’t too far behind. Most people

would prefer to be outside and not inside attending a meeting, so we

will again take a break from monthly business meetings following the

business meeting on May 9 at New Era Restaurant. There will be no

business meetings in June, July or August. Business meetings will

then restart in September. There are several events scheduled for

this summer listed in the newsletter. Each monthly newsletter also

has an upcoming events calendar for your quick reference. It’s still

too early to have any ski trips decided for next season, but look to

your summer newsletters for that information, as well.

Trip Officer’s Report – Jim Kovach

Our ski season is over. Cancelled trips complicated the club’s efforts

to provide our members with some ski adventures. The Holiday

Valley Inn trip proved to be one of the highlights, and the recently

completed Crested Butte trip provided a bright note on this

somewhat “iffy” season.

For 2018, we are working on our week trips NOW! We hope to have

our choices for western trips narrowed to 3 or 4 by early May and our

picks ready by June 1. We’re still looking at the possibility of having

an eastern trip in the mix, too.

Contents

President’s Report . . . . . . . 1

Trip Officer’s Report . . . . . . 1

Marketing Report . . . . . . . . 2

Foodbank Instructions . . . . . 2

Announcements . . . . . . . . . 3

Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . 3

CMSC News . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Hairspray Flyer . . . . . . . . . 4

Golf Scramble Flyer . . . . . . 5

RubberDucks Flyer . . . . . . . 6

Contact Information . . . . . . 6

Crested Butte Recap . . . . . . 7

Volunteer Dinner . . . . . . . 10

Membership Application . . . 11

Event Calendar . . . . . . . . . 12

Goodyear Ski Club

Ski News May 2017

GSC Business Meeting

Tuesday, May 9

at 7:30 PM

New Era Restaurant

10 Massillon Rd, Akron

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Marketing Report ~ Judy Ripple

GOODYEAR SKI CLUB WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK

Please forward any spring or summer event photos to me at marketingGSC16@gmail.com and to Suzanne

at nleditorgsci@gmail.com, and we will post and publish. Continue to check out the photos from our trips

and events on our GSC Facebook Page and the GSC Website. Like and Share with your friends. You can

also post photos as a Visitor on Facebook.

COMMUNITY SERVICE/CHARITY ACTIVITY

At the February meeting, the club discussed volunteering with the Akron-Canton

Regional Foodbank and decided to volunteer at the warehouse sorting food

donations for 2 hours on a Friday morning. The Foodbank offers several

opportunities for organizations to wear their organization shirts, promote their

organization and support a good cause. We will evaluate after our shift and

determine if this should be an ongoing endeavor. I already have five volunteers

from the May meeting, but more would be welcome. Please call or text me at

330-323-7092 if you are interested in participating; either follow the instructions

below, or I can email you the link. We will go out for lunch afterwards.

INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED FROM AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK

Goodyear Ski Club is scheduled to work at the Foodbank on Friday, June 16 at 10 AM to 12 PM.

If you have not volunteered here before, you will first need to complete a Volunteer Application.

Adult Volunteer Application / Youth Volunteer Application (ages 10-15 working with an adult)

Please sign-up to participate:

Log in to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank website Volunteer Information Center and navigate

to your scheduled day on the calendar. You will sign up for Volunteer Group: Goodyear Ski Club.

Welcome to the Foodbank: The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is located at the corner of Dart

Ave and Opportunity Pkwy off of OH-59 near downtown Akron. Our address is 350 Opportunity Pkwy,

Akron, OH 44307. When you arrive, please use our visitor parking, either in front of the building or in

the Dart Avenue lot. You may use the main entrance or the side, visitor entrance.

What to wear: Safety is our priority! Please note that open-toed shoes and jewelry are not permitted

in our warehouse when handling food. Comfortable shoes are recommended as you may be on your

feet the entire time. Lockers are available for your personal belongings.

Your volunteer project: Volunteer projects are based on the daily needs of the Foodbank. The time

you give sorting and inspecting food donations, labeling product for repackaging, or packaging bulk

items help us provide 84,000 meals to people struggling with hunger in our community, each and

every day!

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Upcoming Events

GSC Business Meeting – Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 PM

New Era Restaurant, 10 Massillon Road, Akron OH 44312.

Community Service Activity – Friday, June 16 at 10 AM to 12 PM

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, 350 Opportunity Pkwy, Akron.

Contact Judy Ripple at 330-323-7092. See instructions on page 2.

Maize Valley Winery Social – Tuesday, June 20 at 6:30 PM

Meet at Maize Valley Winery & Craft Brewery,

6193 Edison Street NE, Hartville for an evening of

socializing, wine (or beer) tasting, and dinner. All

are at your own cost; no reservations are required.

Their kitchen will be serving, and you can check out

their menu on their website. Just show up, and

enjoy a nice summer evening with friends.

Hairspray – Saturday, June 24 – Dinner at 5:30; Show at 7:30 PM

Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, OH 44313.

We will meet at Papa Joes’s, 1561 Akron Peninsula Road for dinner

before the show. See flyer on page 4 for details.

GSC Golf Scramble – Saturday, July 15 check-in at 10:00 AM

Arrowhead Golf Center, 1500 Rogwin Circle SW, North Canton. Cost is

$65 per person. See flyer on page 5 for more information.

Akron RubberDucks & Fireworks – Friday, July 21, 7:05 PM

Canal Park, Akron. Tickets are $9 each. Contact Rita Tinker at

330-867-3982 or myritashouse@aol.com. See flyer on page 6.

GSC Annual Family Picnic – Sunday, August 6 at 12 PM

Pine Tree Lodge at Wingfoot Lake State Park, Mogadore, OH 44260.

Don’t miss out on the fun! The Club will provide the meat, drinks,

condiments and tableware. Please bring a side dish or dessert to

share. If you would like to bring guests, the charge for any non-

member is only $5.00 per person. There will be a 50/50 raffle and

other giveaways. Stay and enjoy the park!

CMSC 50th Anniversary Party – Saturday, November 4 at 5:30 PM

Mediterranean Party Center, 25021 Rockside Road, Bedford Heights.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres start at 5:30. Dinner is at 6:30. Cost is

$50 per person for dinner, open bar, dancing to The Belairs, surprises,

and more! Make check payable to CMSC and send by October 20 to

Terri Lastovka, 2424 Chestnut Dr, Westlake OH 44145. Contact Terri

at talcpajd@earthlink.net.

New Member

Shawn Burkholder

Raffle Winner

Kim Price $17

Free Drinks

Betty Wise

Mary Beth Grether

Teresa Gifford

May Birthdays

1 Zee Kovach

2 Kim Rehm

4 Frank Yelinek

6 Jake Boccuti

6 Joe Donofrio

7 Pat Robinson

9 Joe Erickson

9 Al Muller

10 Dan Dawson

13 Charlie Caskey

15 Robin Vega

16 Thurl Carmany

18 Jack Dawson

18 Stephanie Lund

20 Kim Price

23 Leslee Fetterhoff

24 Tom Simko

24 Joel Walker

26 George Csepegi

28 Jim LaFontaine

29 Chris Kraszewski

29 June Seidel

30 Sarah Grimes

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Cleveland Metro Ski Council News ~ Suzanne Nappi

This will be my last CMSC news article as GSC’s delegate to CMSC. I am stepping down from my position

having completed the two-year term of 2015-2017. (I previously served from 2010 to 2013.) There have

been challenges in recent years as CMSC has lost one member club—Esprit—and the remaining clubs have

suffered declining membership. Still, the CMSC ski trips are very popular, and the race program remains

strong. A rollout of the new website will be announced very soon. CMSC is celebrating its 50th anniversary

this year with a big bash on November 4. Information about the party is listed on page 3.

Four officers and one new trustee were elected at the CMSC meeting on April 6, 2017.

President: Greg Schmid Trustee 2017–2020: Cynthia Daniels

Vice President: Krista Petrolla Trustee 2016–2019: Peter Keefe

Secretary: Keri Cavanaugh Trustee 2015–2018: Anne Houdek

Treasurer: Jason Popik Past President: Justin Forbes

We’ll meet at 5:30 PM at Papa Joe’s Restaurant, located at 1561 Akron Peninsula Rd. After dinner, we’ll

head over to the Weathervane Playhouse to enjoy the musical comedy Hairspray. Dinner not included.

Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is piled bouffant-high with laughter,

romance and deliriously tuneful songs. It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy

Turnblad, has only one desire — to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes

true, Tracy must use her new star power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of

heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a TV show...all without denting her 'do!

Make checks payable to “Goodyear Ski Club” and mail to: Suzanne Nappi

388 Hillbrook Drive

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223

Name _____________________________________________________________________________

Email: ____________________________________________________________________________

Phone _____________________________________________________________________________

Number of tickets for Hairspray on June 24, 2017 ____________ x $20 = $_____________________

Saturday, June 24, 2017 Show starts at 7:30 PM

Box office opens at 6:30 PM

Weathervane Playhouse 1301 Weathervane Lane

Akron, OH 44313

$20 per Ticket Contact Suzanne Nappi at 330-814-0856

or email snappilady@gmail.com

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Goodyear Ski Club Golf Scramble Arrowhead Golf & Banquet Center

1500 Rogwin Circle SW North Canton, OH 44720

Phone: 330-433-1880

Saturday, July 15, 2017 Check-in at 10 AM

First tee at 11 AM

Best Ball Scramble Four-person, mixed gender teams

Prizes for winners and all contestants

$65.00 per Player – Dinner-Only Option $20 Includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, steak dinner, beer & soft drinks

Limited to the First 40 Golfers Contact Paul Hanna at 330-592-8966 or email tphitsbig@yahoo.com

Make check payable to “Goodyear Ski Club” and send application to: Paul Hanna

731 Pebble Creek

Akron, OH 44320

# Golf + Dinner ________ x $65 = $____________________

# Dinner-Only ________ x $20 = $____________________

Total amount due = $____________________

Name _____________________________________________________________________________

Phone _____________________________________________________________________________

Email _____________________________________________________________________________

Preferred Foursome:

Golfer 1 ___________________________________________________________________________

Golfer 2 ___________________________________________________________________________

Golfer 3 ___________________________________________________________________________

Golfer 4 ___________________________________________________________________________

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Akron RubberDucks Baseball at Canal Park

Fireworks Friday, July 21, 2017

Game Time: 7:05 p.m.

Gates Open: 6:00 p.m.

Ticket Price: $9.00

Make checks payable to “Goodyear Ski Club” and mail to:

Rita Tinker

235 N. Pershing Ave.

Akron, Ohio 44313

Phone: 330-867-3982

Email address: myritashouse@aol.com

Name ____________________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________

City ________________________________________ State _________ Zip ____________________

Phone __________________________________

Number of tickets for game on July 21, 2017 __________ # tickets x $9 = $____________________

Total amount due = $____________________

Goodyear Ski Club Contact Information

Club Web Site: www.GoodyearSkiClub.org

Business Meetings: 2nd Tuesdays September-May at 7:30 p.m.

New Era Restaurant, 10 Massillon Road, Akron, OH 44312

Office Name Email Phone

President Warren Ripple presidentGSCI@gmail.com 330-323-6784

Vice President Tom Nemcheck vicepresGSCI@gmail.com 330-604-2503

Secretary Kim Price secretaryGSCI@gmail.com 330-835-7008

Treasurer Greg Dyer treasurerGSCI@gmail.com 330-465-4766

Trip Officer Jim Kovach tripchairGSCI@gmail.com 330-484-5707

Marketing Officer Judy Ripple marketingGSC16@gmail.com 330-323-7092

CMSC Delegate cmscrepGSCI@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor Suzanne Nappi nleditorGSCI@gmail.com 330-814-0856

Web Master Dave Collura webmstrGSCI@gmail.com 330-633-3183

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Crested Butte – Jim Kovach

Beginning with some early cancellations for

injury, and continuing with a “week before”

injury and a “day before” injury, our full

complement of 32 participants became 28

actual Crested Butte travelers. Once the

bedding arrangements were sorted out

(much to the glee of our single male

trippers), we finalized all arrangements and

headed to Cleveland. Some spent the night

at the Sheraton Airport Inn to get an early

start without an early drive. We all met at

the American Airlines check-in and had a

smooth experience with AA and with TSA.

Our flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth and on to

Gunnison were uneventful and relatively

pleasant. Alpine Express promptly loaded

us up on their large bus to make a short (?) grocery and adult beverage stop and a speedy 45 minute ride

up to Mt. Crested Butte. Check in at the Plaza was quick for all but Mary Beth & Randy and Jason &

Rachel. Their condo wasn’t ready yet. Someone missed that one on the list. Shortly after our arrival, we

headed to our welcome party at Trackers. Bland chips and even blander salsa were complemented by a

free cocktail on Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Lift tickets were distributed and dinner plans perfected.

Most were anxious to get prepped for Sunday’s day of skiing.

Beautiful blue skies greeted us

for all but one of our days at

CB. That day, we had lots of

fresh snow, gloomy skies, and

some heavy tracking. Through

the week, everyone seemed to

find enough steeps, groomers,

cruisers, and challengers to

keep them going. Consensus

was that this was a good ski

venue choice. Only seven of

our group had ever been there

before. We love presenting

new experiences!

There was only one serious

incident for our group. Randy

got taken out near the Silver

Queen lift line by a reckless

young lady who flew out of

nowhere to blind-side him. Ski Patrol, on-mountain clinic, and Gunnison Hospital all got involved to check

out a possible concussion. MB and Randy had the pleasure of an overnight stay at Gunnison Hospital, but

tests were negative, and Randy made it back, taking the next day off to rest. He was back on the slopes

the following day and SEEMED OK. He can tell the rest of the details. Kim Price tweaked a knee, but

managed to ride a snowmobile and get back on the slopes later in the week.

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Downtown Crested Butte offered

quite an array of dining

experiences. I don’t think anyone

had a hard time finding suitable

sustenance. Libations were

plentiful also. A few of us took

some time to tour the Romp Skis

factory in downtown CB, and

another few toured the Montanya

rum distillery. Hmm!

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Departure day went smoothly.

Alpine Express was right on time,

and American Airlines had plenty

of staff on hand to check us in

quickly. TSA got a couple of

opportunities to test the new

“groping” techniques now

mandated. I was one of those

massaged persons.

Flights back were on time. All

luggage and skis arrived home

with their owners and we all

made it back to our domiciles

sometime after midnight, early

Sunday morning. Thanks to all

who traveled with us on this trip. We had some new members and some Western PA Ski Council members

join us, and we thank them for their company. I hope everyone had a great time. — Jim

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Volunteer Dinner April 2017

Goodyear Ski Club honored its volunteer workers with a steak dinner held at Frank’s Place on Market in

the Highland Square neighborhood of Akron. Proprietor Frank Horvath, a GSC member, and his staff took

very good care of us. Both the food and service were excellent. Thanks to Rita for the yummy brownies!

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Goodyear Ski Club Membership Application

www.GoodyearSkiClub.org

Name(s)

Children’s First Names (if members)

Mailing Address City State Zip Code -

Home Phone Cell Phone Work Phone

Email Address(es) Newsletter Distribution (check one) Email (free) US Mail ($6)

Category (check one) Female Male Couple Family

Birthday(s) (in order of names above) MM/DD MM/DD MM/DD MM/DD MM/DD MM/DD

Fees (Circle Amounts) New Members & Wear your GSC Nametag at business meetings Late Renewals Renewals for a chance to win the monthly drawing. Single $25.00 $18.00 ▲ Print exactly what you want your nametag to read Couple $35.00 $27.00 Optional Nametag (Cost: $5.00 each) Optional GSC Flag (Cost: $3.50 each) Dependent (each) $ 5.00 $ 5.00 Optional GSC Pin (Cost: $4.00 each) (Under 18 w /parent membership) Include tag/flag/pin payment with application Newsletter via US Mail ......... $ 6.00 $ 6.00 (unless a new member offer).

Total Enclosed:

Make Check Payable to: GOODYEAR SKI CLUB

NOTICE: By signing below and/or accepting any membership benefit, and/or by participating in any Club activity, applicant/renewer releases the Goodyear Ski Club, Inc. (the Club), its Officers, Board Members, Chairpersons, and Members from any and all liability or claim, including theft, property loss, accidents, death of or injury to themselves, family members, or guests, arising from participation in any Club activity, whether resulting from negligence or otherwise. I am also gifting a portion of my dues (eligible reimbursements divided by number of members) to Club Officers and supplemental positions.

Signature(s) Date Signature(s) Date If under 18, Parent(s) or Guardian(s) must sign

Special offer to NEW MEMBERS: For 2016-17, each new adult member will have a choice of one FREE GSC item. □ GSC Flag for your ski pole – All will be able to recognize you on the slopes as GSC member. Ignore the $3.50 cost. □ GSC Nametag – Wear your nametag at GSC Business Meetings and be entered into the monthly drawing.

Complete nametag section (above). Ignore the $5.00 cost. □ GSC Pin – Lapel pin with skier skiing down the “S” in GSC. Ignore the $4.00 cost. □ Not interested in any free items at this time. 8/1/2016

New Member (Referred by )

Renewal (due by October 1)

In addition to my name, GSC has my permission to

include items listed in this box in the Member Directory.

(Cross off any items to exclude.)

Address – Home/Work/Cell Phone – Email – Birthday

Please send check and completed application to:

Goodyear Ski Club, Inc. 3465 S. Arlington Rd, Ste E #178

Akron, OH 44312

E-mail version includes color. Mailed version is black & white.

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Suzanne Nappi, GSC Newsletter Editor

3465 S. Arlington Rd, Ste E #178

Akron, OH 44312

Goodyear Ski Club www.GoodyearSkiClub.org

Calendar of Events

May 2017

5/9 Tue 7:30 PM GSC Business Meeting New Era Restaurant, Akron

June 2017

6/16 Fri 10:00 AM Community Service Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank

6/20 Tue 6:30 PM Wine Tasting Social Maize Valley Winery, Hartville

6/24 Sat 7:30 PM Hairspray! Weathervane Playhouse, Akron

July 2017

7/15 Sat 10:00 AM Golf Scramble Arrowhead Golf, North Canton

7/21 Fri 7:05 PM Baseball & Fireworks Canal Park, Akron

August 2017

8/6 Sun 12:00 PM Family Picnic Wingfoot Lake State Park