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President’s Report – Warren Ripple

Judy and I experienced our first day of skiing on January 29 with

bright skies and finely groomed slopes at Sun Peaks, BC. That was

followed up with four more days of full sun and one day filled with

light powdery snow. The trip had true ski-in/ski-out, very few skiers,

and no lift lines. Kelly and Kim Rehm got to experience the very best

of western skiing on their first big western trip. Mary Beth did a

wonderful job running a great ski trip. Thank you, Mary Beth!

Judy and I were also on Teresa Gifford’s “Valentine” overnight trip to

Holiday Valley, along with 49 other skiers. The Sunday morning rain

eventually changed into snow around 4 PM Sunday afternoon and

continued up until the time we loaded up the bus on Monday. We had

a very nice time skiing at Holiday Valley. Thank you, Teresa for

running a great trip!

This year, we again experienced a very mild NE Ohio winter. The mild

winter has been very challenging for local ski resorts and the near NY

and PA ski resorts. It has gotten much harder for our club to pick

dates for day and weekend ski trips and to fill those trips. I

appreciate the efforts of Betty Wise to run a day trip under these

challenging conditions. Next ski season we will investigate joint day

and overnight trips with other clubs in an effort to improve upon the

number of ski trips we fill.

At this month’s business meeting, we will be accepting nominations

for new club officers to fill positions opening at our April election

meeting. The officer positions which will be open for nominations

are: Vice President, Treasurer, and Officer Delegate to CMSC. Please

consider running for an office and becoming more directly involved in

guiding your club’s activities.

There is still some winter left, so let’s all think snow!! - Warren

Contents

President’s Report . . . . . . . 1

Ski Instructors Needed . . . . 2

St. Patrick’s Day Puzzle . . . . 3

Announcements . . . . . . . . . 4

Marketing Report . . . . . . . . 5

CMSC News . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Puzzle Solution . . . . . . . . . . 5

Sun Peaks Trip . . . . . . . . . . 6

Golf Scramble . . . . . . . . . 10

Membership Application . . . 11

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

Goodyear Ski Club

Ski News March 2017

GSC Business Meeting

Officer Nominations

Tuesday, March 14

at 7:30 PM

New Era Restaurant

10 Massillon Road

Akron OH 44312

Please take a seat!

Vice President

Treasurer

Delegate to CMSC

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Ever thought about being a ski instructor at Boston Mills/Brandywine and Alpine Valley?

Peak Resorts Is Looking for Ski Instructors for 2017-2018!

BM/BW/AV has one of the largest Ski Schools in the nation with over 300 instructors on staff. With a large

demand for our service, we are looking for individuals that have a passion for teaching and helping others

and want to learn how to instruct people to be great skiers and snowboarders. We expect our instructors

here at Boston Mills/Brandywine and Alpine Valley to have a high level of passion and commitment. In

return, we provide onsite training to help you become a professional instructor along with the opportunity

to make money while having fun.

Being an instructor is a great way to meet like-minded people and spread the passion for skiing and

snowboarding that we all have. Apart from meeting great people, we also offer weekly clinics taught by

our education staff to help fine tune your own riding and teaching throughout the season as well.

Minimum Requirements to Be an Instructor:

Minimum age of 16 by December 1, 2017

Ski or Snowboard at an intermediate-advanced level

Passion for the sport and a willingness to educate others

Fall Training:

Fall training is mandatory for all instructors. The training fee is $50. New hires are required to attend

all training sessions.

The training is a total of 16 hours over four days covering the latest teaching standards as well as

group dynamics of teaching and many other techniques to improve your teaching and riding abilities.

Once you have completed all of your training requirements and have shown yourself to be

professional, you will be asked to commit to a set work schedule. To meet your requirements you must

sign up for 3 shifts in at least 2 days –totaling about 12 hours per week. We will try our best to honor

the schedule you request, but because the number of required instructors varies by day and shift, you

may have to agree to work other days/shifts in order to meet your minimum hour requirement. After

all of the schedules are set, the Ski School will then hire enough instructors to meet the projected

needs for the season.

So, how can you improve your chance of being hired?

1. Select a work schedule that matches the most in-demand times. Commit to more work hours than the

minimum (12), but don’t inflate your schedule.

2. Demonstrate your professionalism – make sure you have reliable transportation, be on time, be

prepared, and have your own equipment.

3. Demonstrate your teaching ability - be willing to present to a group and lead them through exercises

and to create a fun learning atmosphere.

4. Demonstrate good skiing or boarding skills on the snow. You do not have to be an expert to be an

instructor, but you need to demonstrate balance, basic turning skills and the ability to ski/ride in

control at all times.

* It may be days or weeks between completing fall training and when we open, dependent on weather.

You will need to watch the resort websites www.bmbw.com or www.alpinevalleyohio.com. Things will

move fast once we open, and you need to be ready to report for duty as soon as we open. (continued>)

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Uniforms: Every instructor must wear an official instructor uniform while at the resort. Uniform jackets

can be rented for $25.00/season, collected at the last training session, and must be returned by the last

day of the season.

Shadowing: Every new hire will be required to shadow a seasoned instructor and be approved by

training staff prior to being able to teach. The number of shadows and requirements will be highlighted

during fall training.

If you have questions, please call the Ski School office (800-875-4241 x2010) and leave your contact

information or email at bmbwsnowsports@bmbw.com.

Thank you for your interest,

Boston Mills/Brandywine/Alpine Valley Snowsports Administration

St. Patrick’s Day Word Scramble

KESSAN =

TICCLE =

MASHCR =

PHISBO =

SIRDUD =

Arrange the circled letters to form the

surprise answer as suggested by the

picture on the right.

If Christmas was held on March 17, then we’d get

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YKIWESH =

SUTTO =

MADLEER =

CEILKRIM =

EARPAD =

Arrange the circled letters to form the

surprise answer as suggested by the

picture on the right.

Ironing her four leaf clovers might

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Upcoming Events

GSC Nominations Meeting – Tuesday, March 14 at 7:30 PM

New Era Restaurant, 10 Massillon Rd, Akron. We will be opening

nominations for Vice President, Treasurer, and CMSC Delegate.

GSC Election Meeting – Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 PM

New Era Restaurant, 10 Massillon Rd, Akron. Nominations will be

accepted for Vice President, Treasurer, and CMSC Delegate; we will

then hold GSC officer elections for the term of 2017-2018.

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

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

Hairspray! – Saturday, June 24 at 7:30 PM, Weathervane Playhouse

1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, OH 44313. We will meet at Papa

Joes’s for dinner before the show. Hairspray, winner of eight Tony

Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical comedy,

piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and songs.

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

Arrowhead Golf Center, 1500 Rogwin Circle SW, North Canton. $65

See flyer on page 10 for more information.

GSC Annual Family Picnic – Sunday, August 6 at Noon

Wingfoot Lake State Park, Pine Tree Lodge Shelter.

CMSC 50th Anniversary Party – Saturday, November 4

Mediterranean Party Center, 25021 Rockside Rd, Bedford Heights.

March Birthdays

2 Mary Beth Grether

3 Eric Young

13 Dave Stewart

19 Paul R. Dolensky

27 Don Giroux

29 Mike Larson

31 Rita Tinker

Winners

50/50 Raffle

Ken Neff $24

Free Drinks

Teresa Gifford

Les Wise

Bob Seidel

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 330-368-2114

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 Suzanne Nappi cmscrepGSCI@gmail.com 330-814-0856

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

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

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Marketing Report ~ Judy Ripple

BOSTON MILLS BRANDYWINE SKI CLUB SOCIALS

George Csepegi reported that he, Jim Betz and four others represented GSC at the Boston Mills Ski Club

Social on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. A lack of natural snow and warmer temps might have kept other

Goodyear, Stark and Lewis members at home, but Boston Mills had been making snow, so a day of

socializing and skiing commenced. If anyone attends A Night Out on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 at

Brandywine, please send pictures and a recap to me at marketingGSC16@gmail.com as Warren and I will

be skiing in Breckenridge.

GOODYEAR SKI CLUB WEBSITE AND ON FACEBOOK

If you haven’t already, check out the photos from the GSC trips to Sun Peaks and Holiday Valley 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, preferably 1.5 to 2 hours on a Friday

morning. I will function as Volunteer Group Coordinator, complete the paperwork and coordinate a date in

later April or May. Information will be in the April Newsletter and you will need to contact me if you will be

participating. For those interested, we could go out for lunch afterwards.

The Foodbank offers several opportunities for organizations to wear their organization’s shirts, promote

their organization and support a good cause. We will evaluate after our shift and determine if this should

be an ongoing endeavor.

CMSC News ~ Suzanne Nappi

TRIPS: CMSC just got back from Chamonix & Barcelona – it was an awesome time with a great group of

people! Ninety–five went to Chamonix, and sixty-six went on to Barcelona.

RACING: Race season is underway. The Race Banquet will be held on April 22 – the theme is GOLD!

WEB: The new website is still under construction, but coming soon.

SKI & TRAVEL SHOW: Saturday, May 12 - Paul Webber – Airport Marriott

CMSC 50th Anniversary Party: Saturday, Nov 4 – Mediterranean Party Center, 25021 Rockside Rd.

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Sun Peaks, British Columbia ~ Mary Beth Grether

It was almost a perfect trip until the end when it became an adventure.

Fifteen of us embarked to Sun Peaks on Air Canada to Kelowna Airport in British

Columbia. Our bus driver from the airport to the resort was kind enough to make a

beer and food stop for us on our three hour plus shuttle ride. After everyone got

settled in, we met Nancy Greene (Olympic champion) and her husband Al Raine (her Olympic trainer) for

some drinks and learned all about the mountain. Since our last visit, they opened a school on the

mountain. Not a ski school, but regular education. Could you imagine having to put your skis on and take

a lift to get to school each morning, and then ski home? There are 60+ elementary students and 20+ high

schoolers. We saw a bunch of students out for phys-ed class with their snow shoes. Life is tough for them.

I organized a poker run where participants went to various locations to pick up

an envelope containing a playing card. You could collect eight in all. Some of the

vendors gave discounts to the club. The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory was

a favorite with a discount on your purchase. No purchase was necessary, but I

think everyone took advantage of that discount. Other merchants included

Vertical Café (discount on a hot drink), the Lone Wolf Gallery & Willow Tree Gifts

(discount on purchase), Free Fall (discount on rentals or demo skis), and

Bottoms Bar & Grill. Cards were also available at the welcome party, mountain

tour and the final showdown. We opened the first three cards at the midweek party just to see the start of

everyone’s hand. Judy got the first ace, then Scott had a pair of jacks, but Suzanne topped round one with

a pair of queens. There were several others with possible straights or flushes. The midweek party was

held in the Cahilty meeting room with plenty of appetizers – enough that no one went out to eat. We were

able to BYOB to the room, which was more cost effective for every one while we had three tables of

Euchre playing. We also had Euchre playing in the lobby several nights, but we had to make sure Betty

and Les Wise were not partners. But they kept each other honest. We tried Euchre on the bus going out,

but the roads were too curvy. We got in three hands before motion sickness was kicking in.

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I’d better mention some of the skiing. Sunday–sunny but cold; Monday–sunny but cold; Tuesday–sunny

but even colder; Wednesday and Thursday–sunny and cold: Five straight days of sun. Duh, Sun Peaks!

Taking advantage of the sun, most everyone skied Monday thru Thursday and took Friday off. Ripples,

Kim and Kelly Rehm, and Grethers skied Friday in the only snow day. After coming out of lunch with

Warren and Judy, there were three inches of fresh snow. It was like skiing on a cloud. It proceeded to

snow another four inches, which caused havoc on our trip home. (More on that later.) Randy and I skied

at least a run with everyone except the Wertzes. We did see them ski down to the bottom on our day off,

so I know they were out there.

It was the first trip of the year, but perhaps next year we should publish in the January 2018 newsletter

the correct order of getting ready to ski. Put your ski pants on before your boots, Kelly! When do you put

on your leg brace, Linda? And when do shin protectors go on? Buckle your helmets, Warren and Suzanne!

Warren and I got separated from Judy, Linda, Esther, Randy and Rick. Per Judy, we missed the mogul run.

Randy said, “What mogul run?” (Dirty look from Judy) There were other opportunities for mogul runs that

MB got on video tape. Great

job, Judy! Several days we

made it to the Morrisey side

where many runs were

around wide open trees, but

you did not get the sun. Judy

and Warren Ripple, Rick

Beagle, Esther Detray, Linda

Slicker, Randy and I made it

to the west bowl for several

runs. As a Christian, I am

not supposed to use the

word hate, but I hate t-bars.

We did it twice and then left

the west bowl.

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Betty Les Suzanne & Esther

Other than sore muscles, there were no injuries (that people would admit). The indoor or outdoor hot tubs

took care of the sore muscles. At the hot tub, it was a real melting pot where we met other skiers from

New Zealand, Australia, UK and Quebec.

With the good exchange rate of 1.3 US to every 1.0 Canadian dollar, we were able to stretch the midweek

party allowance to include appetizers supplied by the club on Thursday while we wrapped up our poker

playing. After everyone opened the balance of their eight cards, Betty and Judy ended up with flushes,

and Scott had a full house (jacks over fives) but Esther just squeaked him out with a full house of kings

over fives. There was a small cash prize for Esther and chocolates shaped like hearts, diamonds, clubs and

spades for all. Again there were enough appetizers that I don’t think anyone went out to eat.

Judy Scott Esther

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We stayed at the Cahilty Hotel and Suites, where breakfast was supplied every day as part of our

package. They even made a to-go breakfast since we left at 2:30 AM on Saturday. Yes, I said 2:30 AM,

and it was good we left then. A truck took out a powerline and shut down the road for hours. We were

only stuck for 75 minutes, but that was still too long for some (male & female) who found the restroom

hole behind the shuttle bus. Luckily, it was still dark at 4:15 AM, and no one pulled behind us for about 30

minutes. Too bad my camera was not handy then. We eventually made it to the airport on time thanks to

our driver. He was passing semis and cars like there was no snow on the ground. I closed my eyes and

said Hail Mary after Hail Mary. The flight out of Kelowna was delayed, so we did not make our connection

to Toronto. We eventually made it there at 1:30 AM, and most of us slept on the airport floor or played

cards until our 7:45 AM flight. We eventually made it to Cleveland after 9 AM, and all our luggage arrived

too.

It is hard to beat five days of sun, breakfast every morning, two meals paid by the club, and NOBODY

getting hurt. I call that a successful trip with a hiccup at the end.

Mary Beth

Kim & Kelly at the midweek party Kim & Kelly at the Toronto airport

Kelly, Scott, Rick, Randy, Les at the welcome party Linda and friend in the ski village

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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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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

March 2017

3/14 Tue 7:30 PM GSC Business Meeting New Era Restaurant, Akron

April 2017

4/11 Tue 7:30 PM GSC Election Meeting New Era Restaurant, Akron

May 2017

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

June 2017

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