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SNDCALENDAR OF EVENTS January 4th: Gasmann Coulee Cruisers Monthly Meeting at 7:30 pm at the Stromberg’s. January 6th: Dakota Trailblazers Monthly Meeting at Big Red’s at 7:30 pm. January 7th: Magic City Driftbusters Fun Run in Ruthville – 11 am – 5 pm. January 10th: Sno-Trails monthly meeting, 7:30 pm, Driftbusters Clubhouse. January 13th – 14th: 3rd Annual Pink Ribbon Riders ND Snow Run. January 20th: Beaver Valley Sno-Goer’s Monthly Meeting at Webo’s Restaurant at 8 pm. January 21st: SnoJam 2012 in Mapleton, ND. January 21st: Gasmann Coulee Cruisers Fun Run at Hunters Dean in Foxholm -11 am-5 pm. January 21st: Beaver valley Sno-Goer’s Annual Banquet. January 28th: Snowmobile North Dakota State Ride in Wahpeton, ND.
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Family and calling all sledheads to dance to the Snow Gods! Mother Nature has been teasing us this year. I had to drive to the airport 15 November in a white out, wait three hours to get on my way to Nashville and all I could think about is I’m going to miss the first snow to ride on. Got back to North Dakota and it was warm for Thanksgiving so most of the snow melted. December we get another tease and no substantial accumulation, what ever happen to the 200 inches that was mentioned a few months ago? Hope by the time you read this you have put on few hundred miles on the wonderful trails in North Dakota and enjoyed a Snow White Christmas with your families. My “Helmet is off” to all the volunteers that maintain the trails and keep them well groomed, you are deserving of a “pat on the back” from the local sledheads. Please register your sled, it is the law and not worth paying a $50.00 fine when you can help SND and NDPR. REMEMBER, $35.00 of the $40.00 two year register fee goes back into the Snowmobile trail fund!!! The earlier you pay the fee the better we can adjust the SND budget for the next season and hopefully a few extra rounds with the groomer. Many thanks to you that have supported the trail by registering your sled, you make SND’s job so much easier when the board of directors process the budget. I had a visit with Tim Vallely, Vallely Sport and Marine in Minot on my way to a work project; we sat together on a jet and talked about snowmobile issues and events. I asked if he mind I include our conversation in an article for SND, he was all for the idea. We discussed an issue of the dealer selling sleds to
those who ride on private land. Land owners ride on private land without having to register their sleds. Now I don’t have a problem with that, by no means do I oppose the opportunity, it’s great to know there is still land that is not developed to ride on but do they ever cross or ride in the public ditch? I would think so, the reason Tim brought the subject up is that when the private landowner goes to resale his sled the dealer must register the sled to resell it. A big cost to the dealer and gets passed to the person who buys the sled, who has to register the sled again.. Now my question to the SND members is this something worth to initiate to the legislature for changes in the law, all snowmobiles become register? I would like to have this discussion on the SND web site and it will be after the board makes a few comments first. I want the boards’ input and then the members before acting on any issues. I want to listen to what you think is fair, I know we have the snowmobile dealerships backing the idea. Tim and I talked about developing a Family Snowmobile event within the Minot city limits preferably an establishment on north hill. What issues may occur: safe traffic crossings, permission to groom the west road ditch on north hill just for this event, temporary signage (post 10 mph speed limit), NDPR & Minot Police Department patrolling the event. Benefits would be snowmobilers spending money at all the Minot north hill establishments and providing a new out door family event, working together with the Minot PD, NDPR and local snowmobile dealerships to establish a safe environment. Tim volunteered to help us make this event happen by providing sleds or four tracks OHV to the Minot PD/ NDPR to patrol the area and to be available to communicate with the city government. I thought this was a wonderful idea to pursue and SNOTrails Association may possibly sponsor the event in the future. Hopefully by communicating with the local PD, NDPR and the local business we may be able to have the
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event and from lessons learned we can develop a good foundation for other family snowmobile events in other North Dakota cities. Let me know your thoughts on any snowmobile events and promotions by providing feedback to our SND web page: http://www.snowmobilend.org/. Thanks Tim Vallely for your take on some of the snowmobile issues we face and can possibly develop a sound, safe environment for our future snowmobilers’ families. Okay, back to upcoming events, hope to see everyone at the SND State Run in Mooretown, ND, I’d like to extend an invite everyone to sit in and show your support to the SND Board members at the Friday night, Jan 27th, 7 PM SND Board Meeting at Pantes in Wahpeton, we would like your feedback or any new ideas for the future Strategic Plan that will be developed. I promise to bring the HORN if it’s okay, I will wait till after the meeting to give you a sample of it’s fine musical note. :~) SND and NDPR are in the process of procuring a new groomer for the next season for more information contact the SND office. There will be groomer demonstrations, and then surveys will be processed after operating different types of groomers in Bottineau on Jan.7, 2012. You will have the best time in your life by supporting the Pink Ribbon Ride at Lake Metigoshe on the 13-14 January; you will come away with a wonderful feeling of helping cancer survivors in North Dakota. Remember to volunteer your sled to help local Sheriff and Police Departments during the upcoming snow storms during emergencies. The past few years SND members have transported medical personnel to the hospital, medicine to their neighbors. Last year the groomer aided an accident on a major highway during a storm, ensure you have permission from the SND/ NDPR and law officials prior to accomplishing the rescue effort. Ride with a friend and be safe! Happy Snowy Trails to all!
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Finally, the first signs of snow have appeared and I don’t know about you but it places a smile on my face. We all know last season spoiled us to the max but it’s hard to get motivated for the season when the month of November averaged over 40 degrees. Thanks to everyone that has installed trail signs, maintained equipment and marketed for the recreation. It takes each and every one of you to kick off the season. The kid in me hopes we are bombarded with snow again this season so I can spend my spare time flying though the snow drifts. The adult in me doesn’t want to deal with any unsafe waterways and of course flooding. I’m thankful we’ve seen some cooler nights and ice starting to form around the state. However, I caution all of you to still watch the waterways and check the ice before maintaining any of the state trails. Please remember Snowmobile North Dakota’s Trail Program policy when grooming waterways. (ALL GROOMER OPERATORS, THAT ARE OPERATING STATE EQUIPMENT, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE for checking ice depths on all bodies of water. The ice depths have to be at least 12 inches deep, before crossing over the body of water. The groomer operator must check for ice depth 30 feet out into the water before crossing, in the middle, also again 30 feet before the end of the body of water and additional ice checks need to be done as needed due to obstructions (such as but not limited to… cattails, beaver dams, snowdrifts, etc.) THE GROOMER OPERATOR NEEDS TO CHECK EACH AND EVERY TIME BEFORE THEY CROSS THE BODY OF WATER.) The Board of Directors and I realize this 4
takes extra work but remember this policy exists for the SAFETY of the programs groomer operators and snowmobilers enjoying the trail. SND is excited to offer the Membership Rewards Program grant again for the 2011-2012 season. The program has helped increase and sustain membership numbers within the clubs across the state. Each club will have a chance to win a $500 trail maintenance grant based on a 25 point system. The deadline to be eligible for the grant is February 1st, 2012 and the drawing is held at the February Board of Directors meeting. Clubs are placed in the drawing for every 25 points earned. There is not a maximum number of entries, so if a club collects 150 points they earn six entries into the drawing. Points are earned as follows: 1. Renews individual or family memberships: 1 point each 2. New individual or family memberships: 2 points each 3. Renewed or new associate or business memberships: 2 points each 4. Clubs with 20 members or less must secure 100% renewal in order to receive one entry in the drawing. On January 7th, 2012 for the first time in the history of the state snowmobile trail program, an equipment field test will be held in the Peace Garden Trail Association. The Equipment Committee has been working very hard on adopting a set of standards for the testing to use as a basis for future equipment purchases. The following grooming units will be available for the testing: Pisten Bully, Prinoth and Tucker. From 1-5 p.m. please feel free to stop by the field test and take the opportunity to become more familiar with each piece of equipment. Different drag companies will also be at the field test. With lots of new and exciting things happening for the 2011-2012 season, I ask all of you to stay safe and have an Awesomo 5000 season!!! Happy New year!!!!
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n o s n o r h T Todd Hey there all! As this is being written on December 1 we have only received a dusting of snow here in Bismarck. By the time you read this my hope is that you had to shovel your way to the mailbox to get your Snodak news or better yet reading it online looking out the window and not being able to see your mailbox because of deep snow. Maybe even having to extend your mailbox posts like we have to do with our signposts! We can only hope. This past fall Dale Diebert and I went to Bloomington to attend a two day Tucker school at Track Inc. It was a very well done class and very informative. We got hands on training with various service procedures on the Tuckers. We even got some experience trouble shooting various problems set up on several machines rigged by the service techs at Track. I’m sure many of the things covered at this school will come in handy in the future while doing equipment inspections and working with all you trail coordinators across the state. My thanks go out to SND and the board of directors for the opportunity to participate in the school. I feel it was very well worth the time and money given what was covered. It was good to see everyone at the convention again and look forward to seeing more of you at the state ride and Pink Ribbon ride. It should be a good time with Southern Valley hosting the state ride this year. Let’s all show up and have some fun on the trails we all work so hard to maintain. Hope this finds everyone safe and well. Let’s be careful out there and get out and enjoy the trails!
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It’s that time of the year again when another SND Convention has come and gone. This year it was held by the Gasmann Coulee Cruisers in Minot at the Grand International Inn. We had another successful silent action table that raised $2,600 that will be split between the Scholarship and the Grant and Aid programs. The Furtle Turtle Tie was auctioned off and the Gasmann Coulee Cruisers won it with the winning bid of $1,900, with all proceeds being donated to the
Minot Flood Relief Fund. I would like to take this time and say Thank You to everyone that was included in on my surprise birthday. I had once told Keri that she couldn’t surprise me anymore, man was I wrong!! Also, I would like to thank Voss Signs, out of New York, for making me my very own “Atari” sign!! You guys Rock!! I can’t wait to hang it up in the office! This past weekend Keri and I attended the 2011 Saskatchewan Snowmobile Blk & White Show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which was held by the Saskatchewan
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“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something” Author Unknown.
Volunteers are the backbone of Snowmobile North Dakota. Volunteers design trails, secure land leases, make signs, put up signs, take down signs, grub trails, groom trails, maintain groomers, and the list goes on. There are many motivators for volunteering: to learn something new, to be part of a team/club, because no one else will do it, for recognition, to assure progress, or pressure from a friend or relative. Whatever your reason, just do it! In this day and age, everyone is busy. Work, the kids, the house, the yard, seems like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. One cannot possibly be involved in every club/ activity, we have to pick and choose where we give our time. I hope that since you are reading the Snodak
news, snowmobiling is something you are interested in and would give your time for. They say in every club of 100 there are 5 people who do most of the work. Our club is very fortunate in that we have approximately 2530 active members. They show up for the meetings, take on sections of trail signing, and even volunteer for committees. If you are an active member of your club, thank you. If not, would you like to be? Contact your local club and volunteer to do something! I would also like to invite you to join us for the North Dakota Pink Ribbon Ride. I am a little disappointed in our numbers. This is a great organization for a great cause. There are organizations that raise millions towards breast cancer research. That’s a good and necessary thing. I hope they can find a cure for this awful disease. The PRR is different in that the money is given directly to the patients. The PRR is a volunteer
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Hi, We had five inches of snow in Minot in November, granted it melted. It gave us snow buffs snowmobiling fever! Now the weather needs to get colder and we need snow. By the time you read this all of the clubs will have their trail signs up and are just waiting for snow. On December 10th the Dakota Trailblazers will be having their fun run. It will be a great time. Hope to see you there. Be safe, when riding!
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Recognition, who doesn’t like to be recognized for their efforts? The SND Awards Committee were presented with a suggestion from the general membership to have an associate member of the year. The committee weighed out the options and to make sure it did not overlap with the current year end awards. At the 2011 convention in Minot during the annual meeting, the Associate Member of the Year award was introduced. The main motivation of this award is to reward those associate members who go above and beyond in supporting snowmobiling and the activities of SND. There are many clubs who live in areas where there is not a dealership, but have a business (or two) that deserve recognition for their support. The deadline for application will be the same as the other ‘of the year’ awards, April 1st. The forms for all awards will be available on the SND website.
Happy Holidays! I hope Santa was good to you and your family. Another winter is upon us and we resumed our SND meetings. It makes me wonder what our future holds. It seems every year our budget gets tighter and tighter, while the cost of everything is going up. I think of the groomers and how expensive it is to operate and maintain the fourteen of them in the state by SND. It is imperative that better care of the equipment is done to make the machines and tracks last longer. We, the Missouri Valley Trail Association recently got our 2008 Tucker groomer back from Minneapolis. It was due for some warranty work as well as reconditioning. January 2012, SND equipment committee members will have the opportunity to field test brand new Tucker, Pisten-Bully, and Prinoth groomers. The board members will also test new drags as well. The field test is scheduled for the Bottineau area. The sport of snowmobiling is so much fun. It is very enjoyable for me. The trail and groomer have occupied numerous, long hours for me and some of the other Beaver Valley Sno-Goer members. I just want to make sure we can keep this great thing going state wide. The people involved with SND are very dedicated and love to snowmobile. Please help us to help you make things go better when it comes to snowmobiling in North Dakota! Until the snow melts…….
Troy Klevgard Region 5
January is here…the trails are all full of snow and the groomers are hard at work, and many miles have been ridden, well…. At least I hope so. January is going to be a busy month in Region 5. It’s “flat-out fun” again this year for the 7th annual SnowJam event in Cass County. This snowmobile trail ride will be Saturday, Jan 21, headquartered at Hagge’s Bar and Grill in Mapleton, ND. Bring your sled and head out on the more than 100 miles of freshly groomed trails in rural Cass County, and stop as much as you like at the various SnowJam sponsor businesses. Bring your 1987 or older snowmobile to the vintage display and ride, with prizes awarded for Best of Show and People’s Choice. Parks and Rec will be there with their Snowmobile safety simulator – learn how to balance on a snowmobile. Relax after your day on the trail with food and a local band provided by Hagge’s Bar and Grill, and you’ll likely win a cash or door prize so don’t miss this end to a great day Then on Saturday, January 28th the Southern Valley Trail Rider’s are holding the State Ride. If you have never been to a State Ride, this is the year to do it. You can get your group together and go out and ride on some of our area’s fantastic trails. I have ridden down in that area quite a few times the last few years and it has always been a great time. The SVTA has a great trail system and does a great job grooming. The great thing about State Rides is that at the end of the day, you not only get together and share stories with “some” of your friends…. You get to meet riders from all over ND and the adjacent states also. If you still haven’t checked out the new Snowmobile North Dakota website, make an effort to do so. It has been totally made over and has a lot of new features. You can go to the Calendar section and view all the upcoming events throughout the State. It’s a great way to plan your winters!!
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Snow was just something I played in or shoveled for most of my life. I preferred the heavy, sticky snow when I was younger because it made a better snowball and fort. When I bought my first house I preferred the light fluffy stuff that was easy to shovel. I knew that snow was different from one snowfall to the next, but I never took it serious and treated it like a science. When I started working for Track Inc. I started thinking about “snow” as a construction material and wondered how anyone successfully builds with such an unstable material. Snow is a Light – Heavy - Sticky – Fluffy – Hard – Soft – Frozen – Liquid. So how do you use snow to make an “awesome” trail and keep it “awesome” all season long? You start by learning more about snow and learning how to process it into the type of snow you want. The ISSA, International Association of Snowmobile Administrators, and Kim Rapp of Trails Work Consulting are two good sources for more information. The Guidelines for Snowmobile Operator Training is available at www.snowissa.org/guidelines-resources/groomer-guide. pdf. You can not change what Mother Nature hands out – but you can learn how to react to the variables and keep the trail smoother and snow covered for a longer period of time. Consider playing (like children) in the snow this winter. Make note of the temperature, what type of snow you have, and how it handles. Make a perfect snowball each day and then think about what you had to do in order to succeed. A wet heavy snow quickly becomes a snowball and then an ice-ball if you pack it to hard. A dry fluffy snow will become a snowball if you warm it enough in your hand, but it will fall apart like dust if you pack it one extra time. The trail, outside temperature, condition of the snow, type of snow, speed in which you groom at, weight of your equipment, weight of the drag, blades on the drag, setting on the drag, etc. are all factors in how your trail performs. The weight of your equipment puts pressure on the snow. Blades on the front and on the drags put the snow in motion. Speed determines the amount of friction (melt) and also how well the snow rolls within or out of the drag. I know just enough to understand that this is complicated. There is an art to grooming snow. The best groomers do not simply drive the equipment down the trail – they take their time, understand the snow and manipulate the snow into a strong smooth trail that lasts and lasts Lorene Hanson, President, Track Inc.
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The snowmobiling season is now at full tilt and I hope everybody is enjoying themselves, safely. I have enjoyed teaching the youth snowmobile safety classes again this year and it is exciting to see the enthusiasm our youth have for the sport. For those of you that haven’t got your snowmobile safety certification
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Associate Member of the Year Snowmobile North Dakota has always taken the time to recognize influential individuals who contribute to the well being of the organization. Outstanding volunteers are recognized every year and are praised for all their hard work and contributions. Snowmobile North Dakota is creating a new award that will start this season; it is called the Associate Member of the Year. Every year, numerous businesses from around the state show their appreciation and passion for the sport of snowmobiling and Snowmobile North Dakota decided to recognize one of these Associate Members every year. In addition to the Associate Member of the Year award, Snowmobile North Dakota distributes awards including the Groomer Operator of the Year, Snowmobile Dealer Year, Snowmobile Family of the Year, Snowmobiler of the Year and Young Snowmobiler of the Year. For an award to be distributed there must be a nomination. The nomination process includes completing a form stating who should receive the award and why they should receive it. Questions on the entry form include promotion of snowmobiling in general and on the organized sport. Scholarships are also awarded to young individuals who have a passion for snowmobiling. In order to be eligible for a scholarship the applicants must the student must have taken the ND snowmobile safety course and also have a family or single membership with Snowmobile North Dakota. All applications for awards and scholarships are due on April 1.
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arty & LaDona Malachowski M By Dakota trailblazers
Dakota Trailblazers! Can you feel the snow flakes on your face as you take off your helmet? Chilln’ around a warm fireplace or hot tubbin’after a long ride around Minot or Lake Metigoshe that what has been happening in our neck of the trail system. Monthly meeting at the White Buffalo Bar N’ Grill in Granville in December and where is all the white stuff, time to do the White Buffalo Shuffle and pray to the Snow Gods! We always have a fun evening after the important club meeting. The Christmas gift exchange is sometimes surprising what some of us trade for. One of the guys sometimes gets scented candles, bathing soaps and one of the gals would trade for an electric screwdriver! Projects that we have completed on the trail system, trail signed before
the 1 December, new heater for the warming house, December 10th Fun Run, more blazer signs manufactured. Is that Dale or Marty running the groomer? Want to go for a ride, I may need someone to help shovel or repair a sign, maybe keep me entertained with good conversation. We participated in the Space Aliens Helping Earthlings support program with 20% of our tab going to help North Dakota Flood Relief fund. Some of our families have been in the flood and it good to know your neighbor is there to help with some of the financial responsibilities to repair a flooded home. We joined the American Council of Snowmobile Association and Blue Ribbon Coalition to keep us informed of the many reports from government agencies that affect snowmobilers
and land leases Our next meeting is Jan 6, 2012 at Big Red’s in Dering, N.D, if you’re up for a good time come and visit us. On 2-4 of February we are having a club weekend at Lake Metigoshe, Feb 11th a family snowmobile ride from Norsby in Deering, lunch at 11 AM and Meeting at Noon, ride till dusk and silliness till the evening northern lights go out.. There is a Men’s ride at Lake. Metigoshe on the 17-18 Feb, hope we don’t lose Gary again or Dale takes a short cut and gets stuck! The gals join us for refreshments after the ride and warm up in the tubbin’. We will be helping the SnoTrails fun run that take place on Feb. 25th. Phew! Who says there is nothing to do in North Dakota in the winter time! Fat Boys do Fly and Gals rub Ben – gay on the sore spots!
Well here it is November already. Sorry our club didn’t have any previous news oh! Pat and I were displaced from the flood. We have our monthly meeting every first Friday of the month and our steaks frys on
every third Friday. We will do our Tuesday night rides to a local town and have supper; of course this all depends on the weather and snow conditions. The convention has come and went. It was a good time. Now
its time to get ready for the fun runs of the local clubs. It is also the time for getting our trail signs up. There is a lot to do right now. We hope to see you on the trails.
Wow, another season is upon us. On February 11, 2012 we are excited to be hosting the 19th Annual Pembina Gorge Snofest and are hoping for good snowfall. Last season’s warm weather in February put a early end to good riding conditions in our area.
There will be cash prizes and our hub center for SnoFest will be the Cavalier American Legion with food and refreshments available as well as a dance in the evening to round out the day. We have over 450 miles of groomed trails in the North East
Snowmobile Club Association area with plenty of scenery and different types of terrain to suit any rider. Hope to see you at SnoFest 2012! Ride safe! For more info please see the SND website.
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LAKE REGION SNOWMOBILE CLUB Greetings. The construction of roads, with many members in attendance. respect for these land owners, without dikes, and etc.. will require trail Thanks to those of you who can make land leases our trail system would be changes and will be more permanent the meetings. As our club continues in jeopardy. in nature. The lake finally froze the to promote SND, we would like to As a club, we will continue to proweekend of Dec. 3rd , with single dewelcome back our associate memmote snowmobiling in a responsible gree temps. We are now making ice. bers, family and individuals. and safe manner. Tread lightly…if We hosted the youth safety course, We have added new members to the you pack it in, then pack it out.. Hope mailed out flyers to 13 neighboring associate page again this year. In you are in good health and Happy schools. Pizza and beverage were addition, we have also increased our New Year from the Lake Region provided and a helmet was given family and individual memberships. Snowmobile Club!! away. A big thank you goes out to you. Our monthly meetings continue Trail signs are in place. Let’s show Published by Snowmobile North Dakota - An Organization of North Dakota Snowmobile Clubs 13
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Rough riders snowmobile association club By Al Hoesel
Hello fellow snowmobilers from the Roughriders! My favorite season (Winter), my favorite clothing (Snowmobile gear), my favorite cologne (2 stroke smoke with a hint of klotz octane booster) ARRRGH, ARRRRGH! Well now we have cooler temps , little ice crystals in the air , YIPPPPPPEEEEE! Our club did a Show n Shine at Gateway mall , mostly as a membership drive but also to just hang out, talk sleds and let the b-s begin! Very happy how this event turned out. We talked to many people, we had a few people sign-up as club members with a few more wanting to but needing to think about it. Hopefully the next meeting they will show up .We also had the Parks n Rec safety simulator on site, which was great for the younger riders. Funny how a few good snow
seasons brings people out and buying sleds. And were they surprised we had groomed trails, well hello!!!! Which we wanted to let people know there was a club and organized. Very proud to say I am a club member and proud of our club members. We setup at 8 am and closed at 5:30 pm. A long day but it went by really fast. After the show, the club went out for pizza and refreshments. This was another good outing, which we all enjoyed! Well now hopefully after many happy feet (snow dances) we will get blessed by a healthy blanket of white gold. I would really like to ride here to get some of those muscles I never use back in shape before I start making any mountain trips. Even though I am superman, sometimes the hot tub, ibuprofen and
refreshment takes the ailment away! As soon as it has snowed enough to start riding the trails we plan to have fun runs, This year we would like to see more of those as we had allot of interest. Plus we are working on our snow scramble and need to make that an epic event also. Well, being I am a hunt-n-pecker on a keyboard - hee-hee- I am going to stop here. A wish from the Rough Riders, you all have safe, happy and healthy holidays and hope to see you looking at my sleds taillight soon!
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Scala Rider G-4 Powerset by Nate Blaylock
I love attending snowmobile shows. There you meet the neatest people and can see the latest industry innovations. This year, at the West Yellowstone Snowmobile Show I noticed a new product called the Scala Rider G-4 Powerset by Cardo Systems Inc. This compact chunk of electronics allows a snowmobiler to easily communicate to another snowmobiler(s) while in motion; both hands-free and wirelessly. Is this not the toughest environment you could possibly communicate in? I mean, two snowmobilers parked sideby-side with engines off can hardly understand each other through their helmets. Now add speed, wind noise, snowmobile engine noise, vibration, helmet limitations, weather, distance and your own internal dialogue (did I fill up with gas?) to that mix and you have a real challenge. After the West Yellowstone show I immediately traveled on to the Big Horn Mountains in Eastern Wyoming for a week of riding. I brought a brand new G-4 Powerset along to test its muster. If you missed the snow shows this year and would like to purchase one, I noticed the G-4 is selling at http://www. revzilla.com for under $400. The pair of G-4 communicators came in a felt lined box more akin to what you would expect 16
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to see jewelry in. Everything was included and the installation was clean and simple. The G-4 fit the Klim F-4 as snuggly as four businessmen in a G-6 Gulfstream. The two communicators were supposed to be “paired” ready to use but they didn’t seem to work. I decided to try to repair them by following the instructions in the manual. The “re-pairing” indeed re-paired the communicators; and it was a simple as holding down a button and waiting for the devices to recognize each other. I left from the Bear Lodge one beautiful morning near the back of a six-pack of riders. The corresponding G-4 unit was attached to the second rider in the pack. Before-long the sled in front of me began tossing up ice; I could hear it hitting my goggles. I instinctively reached up to wipe my goggles clean; but before I could, I realized that there was no ice on them. I was hearing the ice hitting the goggles of the second rider. I asked her over the communicator if she was getting hammered with ice. She responded, “Badly, why?” The G-4 has astounding clarity, far better than anything I have ever
used. The G-4 is also easy to use and well designed. The onemile range advertised by Cardo seemed to be a legitimate claim and was certainly adequate. The range was reduced somewhat while riding through dense forest or other obstacles. The rechargeable lithium battery provides 10 hours of talk time and seven days of standby time, I was never able to drain the batteries even on the longest rides. We broke from the trail network to free-ride through the expansive terrain offered by the Big Horns. As the clouds gathered over us, clear easy communication became a huge advantage. We were able to warn each other of dangers lurking in the extremely flat light. “Hang left over the knoll, and power over the cornice there is a good landing”. We could ride with a greater degree of confidence with this new found ability to communicate.
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rdo I felt like a fighter pilot as we broke from thick trees to an open meadow, “Where did you come out? I asked. “I am on your six”, was the reply. The G-4 will automatically connect when you speak and disconnect when you stop speaking. Other systems I have tried tended to cut of the first word. The G-4 cut off so little of the word that generally your mind filled in the missing letter and you didn’t even realize it had been missing. As the day progressed the communicators became so natural to use that our short messages ceased and more often the conversations started with something like “So this one time….” Yes we were telling stories over the G-4 units. Seriously, when was the last time that you told a story over a walkie-talkie? Never right? I mean that would be like listening to Ponchielli’s La Gioconda on a Fisher-price radio. The G-4 changes volume to match the surrounding ambient
noise. So the more throttle you have open the louder the G-4 broadcasts. This works so seamlessly you won’t know it is happening. The G-4 has a built in FM radio though I rarely ride where FM signal dare tread. This is no problem because the G-4 will act as a wireless headset for your Bluetooth MP3 player or A2DP stereo device. You can also initiate or answer phone calls from your Bluetooth capable phone over the G-4. When you are done with a call the G-4 will automatically return to playing yourMP3 collection or revert back to its primary function as a communicator. Of course the G-4 also has cable connectivity. Does your GPS talk to you? The G-4 is compatible with most Bluetooth GPS devices so you can listen to directions wirelessly. You can even talk back to the GPS; however I am rather confident the GPS won’t listen. The G-4 is rugged and waterproof and the “brains” of the device can be detached without removing the whole
unit from your helmet. The G-4 has 2-way, 3-way and 4-way intercom ability. Let’s break this down; Brian and Ryan are carving the trails in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (U.P.) with their gals Mary and Keri on back (respectively). Brian and Mary are Yoopers (natives of the U.P.), Ryan and Keri are residents of Lower Michigan. All four snowmobilers have G-4 communicators and are traveling Northwest on a narrow winding trail at 57 mph. Brian shifts his weight to the inside of the corner and says to Ryan, “Why don’t you ditch dem chukes and choppers and go co-op at Da Soo fer some Klim gear before your get like da Edmund Fitz, eh? Now the G-4 does not translate* so While Ryan cannot understand Brian, Ryan heard Brian loud and clear. Mary also clearly heard Brian and responds for the benefit of Keri, “Holy man Brian yur as rude as a quill pig, dat is da turd time I have told you that you got to talk slow for dem Fudgies and down-staters don’t ya know? “ Mary who has been silent until now tightens her grip on the snowmobile and explains to Ryan, “Yooper is a form of North Central American English. Yooper differs from Standard English primarily because of the linguistic background of the Finnish settlers to the area making it similar to socalled “Rayncher speek” of the Mesabi Iron Range.” Ryan still looks confused. “Look Ryan, its simple,”
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She continues, “Just replace the dental fricatives with alveolar stops and it is easy to understand.” “Oh thanks”, Ryan says as he dives his sled into the next hair pin corner in the trail. “So using that information I can deduce what Brian said; your gear is not of sufficient quality for the conditions, I recommend that you travel to the store at St Saul Marie to purchase Klim Technical Riding Gear before you freeze.” “Yes, exactly!” Keri answers, the trees are zooming by faster now as they enter a straight-away.
Ryan continues, “So what Mary said was; I exclaim Brian you are as ill-mannered as a porcupine. On three occasions now I have explained that tourists to the U.P. and residents of south Michigan have difficulty understanding our particular dialect, therefore speak with more agility please”. Mary and Brian reply at once, “Yah dat’s what we’re talking aboot.” Having overcome all communication barriers with their Cardo G-4 Powersets and having crushed all wintery elements with Klim Technical Riding Gear they snowmobile
off into the sunset. For more information on Klim products visit www.klim.com For more information on the Cardo G-4 Powerset visit http:// www.cardosystems.com *The G-4 does support multilingual status announcements; however Yooper is not one of them.
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In cooperation with Keep North Dakota Clean Inc., Snowmobile North Dakota is launching a “Pack it In… Pack it Out” poster contest. Posters are to be submitted to Snowmobile North Dakota where the posters will be judged by the Promotion and Membership Committee. Awards for the poster winners will be given out at the annual ND Snowmobile Convention. Poster Focus: Snowmobiling theme promoting “Pack it In… Pack it Out”. Prizes Awarded: First, second and third place posters are awarded cash prizes. 1st Place: $100 2nd Place: $75 3rd Place: $50 Rules 1. Contest is open to all students in grades 6 – 8. 2. Entries MUST be postmarked no later than April 1st. 3. Posters MUST be on white paper that is 8.5”x 11” and in landscape format. The posters are scanned to fit on a trail sign. 4. Posters must be reproducible and will be judged on readability at ten feet, originality, and neatness. 5. Each student may enter only one poster and must print their first and last name in the lower right‐hand corner on the front of the poster. 6. All entries must be original artwork created by the student. No computer‐generated art or printing, commercial glue‐on letters, or copyright items will be accepted. Stencils may be used for lettering only, but are not encouraged. 7. A completed “Entry Form” must be attached to the back of each poster and submitted by the deadline. 8. All posters must be flat. They should not be folded, matted, mounted, laminated or framed. They may be rolled and put into a tube and mailed. All posters that are submitted become property of Snowmobile North Dakota and may be used to promote the “Pack it In… Pack it Out” campaign. Please complete the following and submit with poster:
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Board of the Snowmobile Hall of Fame announces inductees The Board of the Snowmobile Hall of Fame (SHOF) is proud to announce the 2012 Inductees to be enshrined, Saturday, February 18, 2012. They include Larry Bosacki of Minocqua, WI, Joel Hallstrom of Theif River Falls, MN, Toni Haikonen of Finland, and Marcel Fontaine of Quebec, Canada. The induction banquet follows the day long celebrity trail ride, now in its 29th year, known as The Ride With The Champs (RWTC) sponsored by Modine HotDawg Garage Heaters of Racine, WI. The RWTC has become snowmobiling’s most prestigious
ride and includes two late model rider groups and two vintage sled rider groups. Two of these groups leave the Whitetail Inn in St. Germain after registration and breakfast at 7:00 am and go to Fish Tales on Lake Gogebic in the UP for their traditional lunch. One is the Vintage Challenge were older sleds attempt to make the 150 mile roundtrip. Those successfully completing the entire trip receive a Vintage Challenge Certificate at the banquet. The other two groups take shorter rides in the local Northwoods area. The $130 fee includes breakfast, lunch,
a souvenir bib, an event cap and includes the 6:00 pm cocktail and autograph session and the induction banquet at 7:00. There will be a silent auction at the banquet and raffle ticket will be sold until 8: pm when the drawing will take place for the 2012 SkiDoo MXZ 600 Sport snowmobile donated by Bombardier. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20 and can be purchased at the HOF or order by internet at www.snowmobilehalloffame.com.
The Inductees Joey Hallstrom Combining a deep passion for the sport with the competitive heart of a racer, Joey Hallstrom built the Team Arctic Racing Program into a winning powerhouse; helped launch the iconic Jeep 500 cross-country race; and strongly influenced several pioneering Arctic Cat snowmobiles. The many accomplishments during his 25-plus-year career at Arctic Cat reflect his strong vision, persuasiveness and force of will. An independent Arctic Cat terrain racer beginning in the late 1978, Hallstrom’s career with a reborn-Arctic Cat began first as a racer then as Race Manager in 1987. Recognizing the talent of racers and technicians and leveraging both in equal measure, Hallstrom built Team Arctic into a dominant force whose success defined the 1990s. Recognizing Arctic Cat’s need for race-focused snowmobiles, Hallstrom strongly influenced the creation of the iconic 1990 EXT Special and the legendary ZRs. He was intent to grow the sport of racing, spearheading the “boy racer” Jag Special in 1990 and launching a unique program that offered beginners the opportunity to freely compete on such machines in snocross. He dedicated similar support to Formula III and Mod class oval racing by commissioning small production runs of such chassis by T/S Racing beginning in 1989. Hallstrom’s vision to grow the sport included helping launch the Jeep 500 cross-country snowmobile race in 1987 and initiated the first NHRA snowmobile asphalt drag exhibition in 1994. He played key roles at magazine photo shoots and helped produce two books on Arctic Cat’s history. Hallstrom transitioned to Arctic Cat Product Manager in 1999, where he continues to influence the success of Arctic Cat snowmobiles now and in the future.
Larry Bosacki By embracing and nurturing the sport of snowmobiling during its formative years, civic-minded people like Larry Bosacki transformed winter recreation and the Wisconsin north woods. The third-generation owner of Bosacki’s Boathouse eatery on Minocqua Lake in the town of Minocqua, Larry understood that the fledgling sport was about people, experiences and hospitality. For more than three decades Larry gave from his business and himself to foster those key elements. By partnering with snowmobile clubs, grooming local spur trails at his own expense and promoting snowmobile tourism at every turn, Bosacki helped grow the winter economies of an entire region. To expand his local business and the opportunity to ride, he operated a Ski-Daddler dealership from his boathouse in the late 1960s. Bosacki also leveraged his many statewide political relationships to help forge important trail accesses and routes that would come to define the north woods snowmobile experience. Two breakthrough efforts included saving railroad trestle bridges for snowmobile trail use, as well as spearheading the first dedicated snowmobile trail crossing of an active railroad track. His love of snowmobile competition took many forms, including supporting and working on several race teams, and helping launch (and fund) the Snowmobile Hall of Fame. Bosacki’s accomplishments over three decades are testament to the power of people who act locally.
Toni Haikonen An international racing legend whose raw talent intersected with the rebirth of North American snocross, Toni Haikonen catapulted him and the sport into new heights beginning in the mid-1990s. Haikonen’s fluid style and blazing speed would produce historic wins at nearly every venue, while his easy-to-like personality made him fan favorite throughout the world. With a snocross career that began at age 12, Haikonen scored a Finnish National Championship, Scandinavian Championship and hundreds of victories prior to his introduction to North American snocross in 1993. His success in the U.S. earned him a sponsored ride with SkiDoo/FAST beginning in 1994. In a history-making night at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., in 1995, Haikonen began double-jumping the course’s massive jumps to score a monumental victory that simultaneously launched the high-flying era of snocross. In 1998 Haikonen notched another historic first by winning the inaugural ESPN Winter X Games snocross in Crested Butte, Colo., setting the stage for another period of snocross popularity. During his eight years of racing in North America, Haikonen scored dozens of National snocross wins, European Snocross Championships, MRP Championships and was a top finisher in select cross-country events. His last victory came in 2000, and he retired from the sport after the 2002 season.
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From racer to mechanic to race director, Marcel Fontaine lived, loved and dedicated himself to the sport of snowmobile racing for more than four decades. Most often cited for his undying passion for oval racing in Quebec, Fontaine masterfully guided Eastern Canadian oval racing for 30 years. His influence extended to nearly all forms of competition as he added snocross, drags, hillcross and watercross to his palette of offerings, while simultaneously building both relationships and coalitions that have preserved and expanded snowmobile racing during good times and bad. An oval racer from 1970-1976, Fontaine would transition to mechanic, then to race director for CCMQ beginning in 1983. It was as a race director and sanctioning body that Fontaine would fulfill his greatest achievements and lasting contributions. He founded SCM and Eastern Pro Tour, worked with ISR and Quebec race rules committees and raised the professionalism of snowmobile competition throughout North America. In particular, Fontaine’s efforts to improve safety and fairness made him a standout race director who was recognized by racers, peers and industry as one of the great leaders of the sport. Fontaine’s honest embrace of the snowmobile racing world as his “family” fostered a deeply loyal base of competitors and officials, and his unyielding professionalism leaves a legacy of success that will be felt for future generations of competitors.
Massachusetts to Host the 2012 International Snowmobile Congress The Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts (SAM) is proud to host the 44th Annual International Snowmobile Congress (ISC), June 5 – 9, 2012 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Snowmobile enthusiast from all over the world will gather at this premier international event. ISC is the preeminent snowmobile event of the year, featuring over 20 workshops covering an incredibly wide range of topics, including proper grooming techniques, trail easements, planning saddlebag trips, political impact, even vintage snowmobile restoration. A full list of workshops and ISC information is available at www. sledmass.com. In addition to the workshops there will be meetings of the American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) and the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations (CCSO), a surprise off-site event, an awards banquet, groomer displays, general exhibits, evening social parties and lots of fun. The conference is also a forum where snowmobile leaders and administrators from U.S., Canada, Sweden and Russia meet, share ideas and move the snowmobile recreational agenda forward. Historic Sturbridge is conveniently located at the intersection of I-90 and I-84 in Central Massachusetts, an hour’s drive from three major airports. We invite snowmobilers, industry leaders and others in snowmobile businesses, big or small, to participate in this unique event. We know that with your support, we can achieve our goal of showcasing ISC 2012 as “A Revolutionary Experience”.
Welcome 2012, bring on the snow! ule have been post-poned due to poor or non-existent snow conditions, which also has made testing our race sleds a bit more challenging, but a true racer always is prepared for what’s around the next corner, and this year it looks like it’s ice. Gabe Bunke
What a difference a year can make. Only a year ago, we were enjoying record amounts of snowfall and the start of a race season that we had not seen in years. Fast forward twelve months later and the ditches are brown in most areas and our race sleds are sitting idle. Our first 3 races on the USCC sched-
Typically, our racers try to get out on the snowmobile trails to do testing before the start of the cross-country race season. Since we have racers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Michigan, some of them have found some decent snow, others have drove hundreds of miles looking for decent ditches, most of us however have had access
to the only winter-related riding surface out there, which appears to be ice. In fact, over the holidays, typically a time when I personally get a lot of testing done, my only option was to test on the ice, however even that was a challenge this year. My secret stretch at an undisclosed location near Roseau, MN was still open water! It took a little more research on my part, but we did end up finding a pretty decent frozen stretch and we dropped our sleds and let the throttle drop. As you know, crosscountry racing is typically a combination of
road ditches and rivers or lakes. Your sled needs to be able to adapt to both, it needs to be able to handle the powder, bumps and approaches but it also needs to run well on the river and the ice. This year, our set-up appears to be changing, especially if the USCC decides to host a race soon that involves strictly ice. Even the smallest of adjustments to the front suspension by adding a sway bar or the addition of wheels to the rear suspension can make a difference when running on the ice. Of course riding style is a big factor as well. Of course, we hope that Mother Nature plans to dump inches and inches of snow on us in the near future, but if she doesn’t, at least we will be prepared.
In fact, looking on the bright side, perhaps it will help us prepare even more for one of the biggest races of the year, the Soo I-500 coming up February 4th. The very first Soo I-500 race took place in February of 1969, after local Sault Ste. Marie, MI businessmen envisioned an Indianapolis 500 race for snowmobiles, 500 miles on a one mile ice oval track. Personally, I have been lucky to win the Soo twice and it’s been one of the hi-lights of my racing career.
Maybe this year’s lack of snow is a sign for our team to hit the ice and shake up the Soo one more time. When you hit the ice this winter, be safe. Bring on the snow! For more information about the Soo I-500: h t t p : / / w w w. i - 5 0 0 . com/I-500_Home_of_ the_Internation_I-500_ Snowmobile_Race/ Home.html
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Making an “Awesome” Trail ... Awesome Track, Inc. attends many conventions, snowmobile shows and groomer work-shops. In our travels, we hear “our trails are awesome” and many ideas about the best methods to get that “awesome” trail. We hear about heavy drags, light drags, wide drags, narrow drags, best brand, and grooming speeds. Opinions vary largely. Speed truly is one of the most important aspects of grooming, regardless of the equipment. To quote the sources referenced below, “The ef-
fective grooming speed is typically in the 5 to 7 miles per hour range and is pri-marily governed by the way the snow is being processed in the drag.” Speed should be determined by the weather, moisture content and consistency of the snow you are grooming because “snow” is the material you are creating the trail with. Grooming too fast will throw snow out of the drag and off the trail, prevent snow from processing properly, create additional friction that liquefies the snow, and
cause side-to-side rocking of the drag. The IASA, International Association of Snowmobile Ad-ministrators, and Kim Rapp of Trails Work Consulting are two good sources for more information. The Guidelines for Snowmobile Trail Groomer Operator Training is avail-able at www.snowiasa.org/guidelines-resources/groomer-guide. pdf. Education, hands-on training, and practice are key components for making an “Awesome” trail.
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Bunke Racing Partners With Tharaldson Ethanol and NDSU Clean Snowmobile Challenge Moorhead, Minn. (December 6, 2011) – Bunke Racing is best known for competing in snowmobile cross-country and endurance races such as the Soo I-500 and the Red Lake I-500, but the team’s knowledge and competitive drive will be channeled in a totally new direction this year. In a partnership with Tharaldson Ethanol and the North Dakota State University Clean Snowmobile Challenge, the Moorhead, Minnesota-based Bunke Racing team will lend its snowmobile expertise in helping both groups build a cleaner, more efficient snowmobile. Bison Motorsports, a student-led group of engineers at NDSU, will be participating in the annual Clean Snowmobile Challenge sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). This is an event which challenges teams
of students to create a snowmobile suitable for use in our Nation’s pristine wilderness areas and National Parks. The goal of the competition is to create a sled that produces significantly less noise and emissions pollutants while retaining practicality, ride performance and attractiveness to consumers. This year, NDSU students are working on their second entrant to the competition after placing sixth in the 2010 event. Bison Motorsports will be only the second school to enter a Turbo-Diesel sled and will be focusing on power delivery, weight control
and emissions of noise and pollutants. The design will be centered around a donated Polaris IQ LX chassis and Kubota D902 3-Cylinder Diesel engine. The partnership with Bunke Racing and Tharaldson Ethanol will give the team a competitive advantage with the racing expertise and financial backing they will provide.
Tharaldson Ethanol is the nation’s seventh largest ethanol facility and produces high-octane, clean burning fuel from corn grown locally in North Dakota and western Minnesota. Tharaldson’s expertise with ethanol production and its use as a clean-burning fuel will be an integral part of Bison Motorsports’ success in the Clean Snowmobile Challenge as well as Bunke Racing’s ontrack success on the snowmobile racing circuits this winter.
“We’re proud to help North Dakota State’s brightest engineering students in any way we can,” Tharaldson Ethanol CEO Kyle Newman said. “The high-octane, clean burning characteristics of ethanol are a perfect fit for this competition.”
raced a diesel engine and for the most part, noise and emissions aren’t a concern when you’re racing. But we can help the team out a ton with ride quality, drivetrain and a bunch of other areas. They have a great start and we can help them win.”
“This is totally new ground for us,” said Bunke Racing’s Gabe Bunke. “We’ve never
The 2012 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge is set to take place March 5-10 at the
Keeweenaw Research Center in Houghton, Michigan. Registration is limited to 25 teams so Bison Motorsports could face up to 24 other teams in the competition. For more information on Bunke Racing please visit www.bunkeracing.com. Follow Bunke Racing on Facebook: http://www.facebook. com/BunkeRacing
Polaris National Demo Tour Brings A Terrain Domination Experience To Riders Across the Snowbelt MEDINA, MN (Dec. 1, 2011) – Riders from the heights of deep snow country to the trails of the Midwest and Northeast are signing up to experience Polaris Terrain Domination in real world riding situations during the Polaris National Demo Tour. Riders must register at www.terraindomination.com to reserve a spot. The Polaris National Demo Tour is offering 25 total stops throughout the winter from New Brunswick to British Columbia in Canada and from Oregon to Maine in the United States. Riders get to take extended demo rides in real world conditions to experience legendary Polaris ride and handling. “A demo ride in real-world conditions is the best way for riders to assess and appreciate the Terrain Dominating performance of the PRO-RIDE chassis,” said Mike Jonikas, VP Snowmobiles, Sales & Corporate Marketing. “The National Demo Tour lets people enjoy the great ride and handling Polaris snowmobiles deliver.” Riders must be at least 18 years of age and must wear proper riding gear. Complete rider eligibility details are available online.
POLARIS CHOOSES PROGRESSIVE AS PREFERED POWERSPORTS INSURANCE PROVIDER Companies join forces to make it easy for off-road riders to get coverage that protects on and off their property
MINNEAPOLIS, (December 2, 2011)—Polaris has chosen Progressive® Insurance as its preferred ATV, Side x Side, snowmobile and neighborhood vehicle insurer. By joining forces, Progressive—one of the country’s leading insurance providers—and Polaris—a leader in the power sports industry—are making it easier for riders to get coverage that protects them and their vehicles, both on and off their property. “We’re working together so it’s not only easier for Polaris owners to buy affordable insurance, but to really understand what they’re buying,” said Progressive Product Manager, Charlotte Elek. “We’re available anytime by phone; and our website is filled with information to help Polaris owners make
even smarter choices about coverage that protects them and their vehicle.” “We are very excited to partner with Progressive,” said Polaris Financial Services Manager Kelly Clawson. “They will be able to serve our riders with years of power sports knowledge and experience.” In addition to making it easy to understand and buy coverage, Progressive helps Polaris owners save and manage their money through a variety of features: A variety of discounts—Customers save if they own a home, have a clean driving record, complete a safety course, pay in full—and more. Disappearing deductibles— Customers reward themselves with a 25 percent
reduction in their deductible for each claim-free renewal period. After four claim-free renewals, the deductible disappears altogether. Progressive offers this currently in 24 states, and will roll it out to all states in coming months. Easy payment options— Customers can choose to pay in full; or pay in installments by electronic funds transfer, mail, online or over the phone. To learn more and get a quote with Progressive, Polaris’ preferred insurer, visit http://www.progressive.com/ polaris, or call 1-800-8952880.
Polaris Racer Ross Martin Earns Two More Podium Finishes at Ironwood, Leads in ISOC Pro Class Points MEDINA, MN (Dec. 12, 2011) – Polaris snocross racer Ross Martin (Judnick Motorsports) won one of two Pro finals at the ISOC Ironwood National and extended his early season streak to four straight podium finishes. Martin won the Pro final on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Bessemer, Michigan, and finished second on Sunday, which gave him two first and two seconds in the season’s four Pro finals. Martin left Ironwood with a 13-point lead in the Pro point standings (168-155). Kody Kamm (Hentges Racing) won one of two Pro Lite finals at Ironwood, Justin Tate (Two-Eight Motorsports) won the Pro-Am Plus 30 final, and Jennifer Pare (JFP Racing) won the Pro-Am Women’s final. Tate and Pare lead the points races in their respective classes and Kamm is second in Pro Lite points. Martin won the Pro final on Saturday while teammate Mike Bauer (Judnick Motorsports) finished ninth and Brett Bender (Hentges Racing) came home 15th. In Sunday’s Pro final, Martin took second, Johan Lidman (Carlson Motorsports) was sixth, TJ Gulla (Hentges Racing) was eighth and Bauer was 13th. After two of eight rounds in the 2011-2012 ISOC schedule, Martin is the Pro class points leader and Gulla is in sixth, Lidman is seventh and Bauer is eighth. In Pro Lite racing, Kody Kamm earned his second win of the season, winning Sunday’s Pro Lite final. He was joined on the podium by fellow Polaris racer Andrew Lieders (Lieders Racing), who took second, while Jake Scott (Team LaVallee) finished fourth, James Johnstad (Judnick Motorsports) was fifth and Joe Fallen (Fallen Racing) was seventh. Kamm left Ironwood in second in the points standings, followed by Lieders in third, Johnstad in seventh, Scott in eighth, Andrew Carlson (Carlson Motorsports) in ninth and Fallen in 12th.
ISOC Ironwood 2011 results, continued: Justin Tate (Two-Eight Motorsports), the defending ISOC class champion, won his second straight Pro-Am Plus 30 final and solidified his lead in the points race. Michael Berghorn (Sierra Motorsports) finished fourth at Ironwood and is fourth in points. Polaris racer Marcus Evensson is 10th in class points. Jennifer Pare (JFP Racing), who won the Pro-Am Women’s final in the season opener at Duluth, made it two straight with a win at Ironwood, which gave her an 18-point lead (90-72) in the standings. Stephanie Schmidt (Schmidt Racing) finished fourth in Michigan and Tabitha Bode (Fort Fremont Marine Racing) was 10th. Schmidt is fourth in Pro-Am Women’s points after two rounds, followed by Tabitha Bode in sixth and Kendra Dallmann (LePage Racing) in 11th. In Junior class racing at Ironwood, Evan Daudt (Daudt Racing) won the Junior 14-15 final and was joined on the podium by third-place finisher Cole Cottew (Cottew Motorsports). Nickolas Lorenz (Lorenz Racing) won the Junior Novice 10-13 final and Cottew was second in Junior 16-17. The next ISOC race weekend will be the Canterbury National on Jan. 6-8, 2012, at Canterbury Downs in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Arctic Cat Launches E-Commerce Website for Canada Thief River Falls, Minn. (December 7, 2011) – Arctic Cat launched its first on-line Arctic Store in the U.S. late May and has now launched its second on-line store in Canada. Consumers in Canada are now able to shop for Arctic Cat parts, oil, garments and accessories on-line and have them delivered to their home or to a nearby Arctic Cat dealer. From dirt to snow, Arctic Cat makes on-line shopping easier to match the perfect product to your riding style and machine. Just to name a few of the consumer benefits: • 24-7 shopping: On-line orders are allocated within 24 hours and the consumer usually receives their order within 7 days either at their home or nearby dealer pick-up. • Easy Navigation & Product Searching: Parts can be searched by category, by model year or model name, color or size. • Secure, Confidential and Reliable: Built-in security measures protect your information from loss, misuse and alteration. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover are currently accepted. • For dealer pick up orders, the consumer indicates which dealership they want to visit for order pick up (within a 150 mile radius). “As on-line shopping becomes quicker, easier and more popular, our new on-line store will give consumers more access to Arctic Cat products and product information at any time. We partnered with Shopatron because their Coex Freedom technology funnels consumer orders to our participating dealers for fulfillment,” said Mary Ellen Walker, Vice President – General Manager of PG&A division. Walker goes on to say, “No doubt our dealers will see new customers and sales growth of their Arctic Cat parts, garments and accessories without the investment of building their own internet store.” The Arctic Cat on-line store also utilizes new technology from ARI - PartStream; an ever-expanding collection of parts diagrams dating back to 1974. This feature simplifies a consumer’s search for the exact part they require regardless of the age of their machine.
ARCTIC CAT PROCROSS CHASSIS TOPS PODIUM IN MICHIGAN Thief River Falls, Minn. (Dec. 12th, 2010) – Arctic Cat race fans can rest a little easier knowing Team Arctic/Monster Energy racer, Tucker Hibbert, put a serious beat down on the competitors in Sundays Pro Open snocross final in Bessemer, Michigan this past weekend. Hibbert was well on his way to winning the Pro Open final during Saturday’s main event, only to break a spindle when putting a pass on Ross Martin for first place. With two laps remaining, Hibbert had to coast around the track settling on a fourth place finish. “Once I passed Tremblay and Malinoski, I charged up to Ross (Martin) and put a pass on him for the lead. But our sleds contacted, which ended up breaking one of my lightweight spindles that we apparently lightened up too much,” said Hibbert. Qualifying first for Sundays Pro Open Final, Hibbert was motivated to win more than ever. Feeling strong and fast, Tucker’s Sno Pro 600 captured the holeshot and he never looked back. When the checkered flag dropped, Hibbert sent a demoralizing message to the rest of the field with a commanding 15 second lead over second place. Hibbert went on to say, “The whole situation (broken spindle) motivated me Sunday to try to win even harder. I wanted to prove to myself, my team and any other riders that Team Arctic was there to win.” Team Arctic Race Manager, Mike Kloety said, “We are really happy with the quickly improving results of the new ProCross race chassis. We are very proud of Tucker’s near perfect weekend, as well as our great showing in the Vet and Junior classes with the new Sno Pro 600.” Other notable performances came from Team Arctic Cross Country racer, DJ Ekre, who strapped on his snocross boots for the Plus 30 class with a third place finish. Leading the Junior 16-17 class was Ian Buchman and Tyler Adams placing first and third respectively while Austin St. Cyr led the Junior 14-15 class. The Sno Pro 500 swept the top five spots of the Junior Novice class with Trent Wittwer leading the way. The next race in the ISOC National Snocross Series is Jan. 6-8 in Shakopee, MN. Go to www. isocracing for more information.
Social Media and The Snowmobile By Gary Broderick, President, New York State Snowmobile Association & Member, International Snowmobile Media Council Facebook? Twitter? What? You’ve heard those names, but do you know what they mean? In our universe it means you can advertise your club and the sport to millions for free. Yes, for free! We live in the electronic age and social media is rapidly becoming the easiest way to reach out to people. The International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has survey results showing that eight out of every 10 non-snowmobilers out there are interested in snowmobiling but aren’t sure how to go about getting involved and don’t know who they should go to. To me, the obvious answer is ‘to the clubs throughout the world
that are the backbone of snowmobiling’. The one constant in our universe is that we need members and we need members that will volunteer their time to help us accomplish the goals of our clubs. So, how do we get the two together, the 80 percent and the clubs that need them to be members? Social Media is a great way to start. I’ve heard many people say it’s really hard to accomplish this and it takes too much time to maintain. I disagree! Building a page on Facebook takes a matter of minutes. Seriously. For Facebook, go to the bottom of the page and click on the ‘Create a Page’ link and follow the instructions-they are fairly
intuitive. Once complete, you can invite everyone you know to ‘join’ or ‘like’ your Club page. You can also go to other pages like the American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) page, the International Snowmobile Media Council (ISMC) page or the pages for other clubs and associations. Once you’ve ‘joined’ or ‘liked’ a page, your posts will show up on their wall and other members will see them. Our own Facebook page for the New York State Snowmobile Association has over 3000 fans/members since its inception in 2010. Currently there are over 500 Million users on Facebook alone. How many can you hit? As
many as you want to. Add content to your pages on a regular basis-tell people what you are doing, planning or have done. To make it even easier, you can appoint administrators that can share the load. Each administrator can add content and pictures, modify pages and such. Facebook is a great way to chronicle your club’s adventures, triumphs and tragedies and an even better way to at-
tract people that see your page and say, “gee, I’d like to do that”. And again, all this at a cost of ZERO dollars. How hard is this? I personally have seven different Facebook pages I am an administrator on. It takes no more than a few minutes a day for me. The International Snowmobile Media Council is dedicated to promoting snowmobiling as a safe
and exciting family recreation. Originally developed as a forum for state, provincial and national snowmobile publication editors to share ideas, it has grown with the changing times to include video and on-line media as well. It is now comprised of a variety of media representatives who are directly involved with and support the organized snowmobile community.
Board of Directors
SND Officers: PRESIDENT Marty Malachowski PO Box 172 • Granville, ND 587414 701-728-6350 (H) • 701-720-6350 (C) lmmala@srt.com VICE PRESIDENT Laura Forbes 45 Rolling Hills Dr • Minot, ND 58703 701-839-1050 (H) 701-240-4229 (C) dlforbes@min.midco.net PROGRAM MANAGER Keri Wanner 1600 E. Century Ave., Bismarck, ND 701-328-5377 • snodak@midconetwork.com SECRETARY Sheri Hoffmann 4320 Camp Ave. • Larimore, ND 58251 701-397-5260 (H) nwhoff@polarcomm.com DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Byron Norsby PO Box 914 • Minot, ND 58702 701-308-1031 (C)
Cattail Snoriders Scott Erickson PO Box 174 Hope, ND 58046 Dakota Trailblazers Carol Mathwich PO Box 1012 Minot, ND 58701 Flatland Trailblazers Joey Schimelfenig 2363 46th Ave NE Harvey, ND 58341 Gasmann Coulee Cruisers Brandon Bock PO Box 14 Burlington, ND 58722 Ghost Riders Alden Hollenbeck 4647 14th Ave. N. Velva, ND 58790 Jim River Driftskippers Dennis Sand PO Box 1764 Jamestown, ND 58402 Lake Region Mark Shipley PO Box 981 Devils Lake, ND 58301
Dean Forbes 45 Rolling Hills Dr. Minot, ND 58703 701-839-1050 (H) 701-240-0395 (C) dlforbes@min.midco.net REGION 2 Mark Shipley PO Box 493 Devils Lake, ND 58301 701-739-8263 (C) 701-662-6896 (H) marley493@yahoo.com
Little Missouri Snowmobile & ATV Club Mike Storley 1491 1st Ave E Dickinson, ND 58601 Magic City Driftbusters Laura Forbes PO Box 1094 Minot, ND 58702 Marion Snoriders Kevin Isakson 10510 63rd St SE Litchville, ND 58461 May-Port Sno Travelers Greg Thykeson Box 221 Portland, ND, 58274 Minto Area Joy Riders Albert Haugen PO Box 84 Minto, ND 58261 Moonlighters Snowmobile & ATV Club Dennis Karsky 9341 103rd Ave NE Langdon, ND 58249 Mouse River Sled Runners Mike Bryn PO Box 523 Towner, ND 58788 Nekoma Trailblazers Bob Wilhelmi Box 116 Nekoma, ND 69355
Brian Sauer 1405 9TH Ave. E Langdon, ND 58249 701-256-2824 (H) 701-256-5499 (W) 701-370-9019 (C) 701-256-5488 (F) bnc@utma.com REGION 4 Dan Tveito PO Box 747 Linton, ND 58552 701-254-4433 (H) Brad Rodin 408 2nd Ave Marion, ND 58466 701-669-2308 (H) 701-669-2386 (W) bvrodin@drtel.net
Tonia Dosch 626 6th St SE Rugby, ND 58368 701-776-5230 (W) 701-208-0439 (C) toniab@gondtc.com
REGION 5 Troy Klevgard 601 Cottonwood Dr Casselton, ND 58012 701-347-9867 tklevgard@gmail.com
REGION 3 Perry Brintnell 12668 57th St NE Fordville, ND 58231 701-229-3267 (H) 701-229-3683 (W) xcr600pb@polarcomm.com
Greg Strommen 3230 9th St. W #203 West Fargo, ND 58078 (701) 212-7002 gstromm@i29.net
Clubs
2011-12 Beaver Valley Snow Goers Dan Tveito PO Box 394 Linton, ND 58552
REGION 1 Dale Deibert PO Box 99 • Surrey, ND 58785-0099 701-852-9378 (H) • 701-857-1617 (W) 701-857-1666 (F) vdeibert@srt.com
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North Valley Riders Mark Briese 14399 County Rd St. Thomas, ND 58276
Ridge Runners Perry Printnell PO Box 132 Fordville, ND 58231
Sno-Busters Dirck Nash 609 Ivy Ave Oakes, ND 58474
Northern Exposure Snowmobile Club Kyle Teubner PO Box 102 Leeds, ND 58346
Roaring 20’s Loren Johnson Green Acres #4 Bottineau, ND 58318
Southern Valley Trail Riders Association Joel Sirek 17290 78th St SE Wahpeton, ND 58075
Northern Lights Trail Blazers Joanie Bruggeman PO Box 191 Rugby, ND 58368 Northwest Trailblazers Jason Brenno 9451 101st Ave NW Columbus, ND 58727 Pembina Hills Trail Riders Tod Soeby PO Box 825 Walhalla, ND 58282 Ransom County Driftskippers Todd Rasmusson PO Box 365 Lisbon, ND 58054 Red River Sno-Riders Brian Mullenberg PO Box 2295 Fargo, ND 58108 Red River Snowmobile Club Steve Magnuson PO Box 12763 Grand Forks , ND 58208
Rough Rider Snowmobile Association LeeRon Plante PO Box 4162 Bismarck, ND 58502 Rural Cass Snowmobile Club Jason McSparron PO Box 58 Casselton, ND 58012 Sargent County Snowmobile Club Lori Yagow PO Box 166 Milnor, ND 58060 Seldom Seen Snowmobile Club Myra Mattson PO Box 1093 Rolla, ND 58367 Sheyenne Sno-Drifters Joel Iverson PO Box 342 Valley City, ND 58072
Tri-County Snow Dusters Bev Bachmeier 10517 55th St NE Brocket, ND 58321 Tri-County Trailriders Christian Larson PO Box 55 Park River, ND 58270 Turtle River Roughriders Brandon Thorvilson PO Box 131 Manvel, ND 58256 Valley Snow Drifters Dan Gorder 125 Manvel Circle Grafton, ND 58237 Walsh Coulee Cruisers CHad Lindell 7101 123rd Ave NE Adams, ND 58210 Williston Trail Riders Mark Telehey PO Box 204 Williston, ND 58802
Associate Members
2011-12 3rd St Station Dan Corum 104 3rd St SE Rugby, ND 58368 Ackerman Acres Neil Ackerman 318 Shelvers Place Devils Lake, ND 58301 Alken Auto Glass Kory Kvelstad 112 5th Ave NE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Al’s Body Shop Al Kowalski 201 4th Ave S Devils Lake, ND 58301 Balta Bar & Grill 202 N Main St Balta, ND 58313 Berube Crop Insurance Jayme Berube PO Box 255 Rugby, ND 58368 Big Dog Saloon Dave Randash 117 Pleasant Ave Sureey, ND 58785 Bjornson’s Oil Company Inc. PO Box 250 Cavalier, ND 58220 Blake’s Marine Rick Blake 434 Hwy2 W Devils Lake, ND 58301 Bobcat of Devils Lake Shelby Vasichek 705 12th Ave SE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Boehmer Farm Snowmobile Repair Jim Boehmer 9446 62nd St NE Lawton, ND 58345 Bottoms Up Bar Laune Induits PO Box 484 Surrey, ND 58785 Bremer Bank Scott Johnson 424 5th St NE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Bremer Bank Wes Black 105 3rd St SW Rugby, ND 58368 Buckhorn Saloon Ryan Mylebust 209 Main St Penn, ND 58362 C & L Electric LLC Charles Peebles 409 7th Ave Munich, ND 58352 Cenex C-Store Steve Docktor Hwy 2 & Hwy 3 Rugby, ND 58368 Citizens Community Credit Union Tammy Fischer PO Box 1000 Devils Lake, ND 58301 CountryBank USA PO Box 1168 Devils Lake, ND 58301
Crop Production Services Bruce Karlstad 201 National Guard St NW Devils Lake, ND 58301 Decorated Wearables Mike Yoder PO Box 94 Devils Lake, ND 58301 Devils Lake Visitors Committee Suzie Balsch PO Box 879 Devils Lake, ND 58301 Dizzys Bar 107 3rd Ave W Bisbee, ND 58317 Donna’s Painting & Decorating Donna Mertens 1902 Hwy 20 S Devils Lake, ND 58301 Durum House LLC Larry Weber Box 625 Cando, ND 58324 Dutchs Bar Box 278 Bisbee, ND 58317 Ed’s Bait Shop Dirck’s Family PO Box 784 Devils Lake, ND 58301 Farmers Union Insurance Kim Zinke 416 3rd Ave NE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Farmers Union Oil Tom Haahr 600 Hwy 2 W Devils Lake, ND 58301 Farmers Union Oil 107 York St W York, ND 58386 First Agency of Devils Lake Merle Langton PO Box 1106 Devils Lake, ND 58301 First State Bank Of Munich Anna Lewing 204 Hwy 2 W Devils Lake, ND 58301 Flyway Bar Gary Schuler 107 Railroad Ave Webster, ND 58382 Garske Elevator Co. Marvin Brekus 121 Garske St. Webster, ND 58382 Gas Depot Lori Schwan 130 Hwy 2 West Devils Lake, ND 58301 GCR Tire Center Barry Burtness 420 3rd St NE Devils Lake, ND 58301 GeFroh Farms Chancey 7081 Hwy 66 Egeland, ND 58331 Gerrells Sport Center Scott Gerrells 415 4th St NE Devils Lake, ND 58301
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Gleason Construction Dennis Gleason 3214 24th Ave Sw Devils Lake, ND 58301
Lake Region Electric, Inc. Brent Pflaum 507 1st St NE Devils Lake, ND 58301
Greater Dakota Homes Pat Daniels 909 3rd Ave. SE Devils Lake, ND 58301
Lake Side Dry Cleaners Wendell Olson 410 N College Dr Devils Lake, ND 58301
Halverson Motor Sports Jeff Halverson 1410 Kelly Dr Devils Lake, ND 58301
Lake Toyota Jesse Everson 424 Hwy 2 E Devils Lake, ND 58301
Harper Oil/Rugby Service 120 Main Ave S Rugby, ND 58368
LaMotte’s Paint & Glass Todd LaMotte 301 4th St NE Devils Lake, ND 58301
Planet Powersprts Inc. Jason Bauman 3930 Memorial Hwy Mandan, ND 58554
Leevers County Market Frank Mack PO Box 957 Devils Lake, ND 58301
Proz Bar, Grille & Caboose Dick Prozinski PO Box 855 Devils Lake, ND 58301
Liquor Locker Mary Willert 219 6th St NE Devils Lake, ND 58301
Quality Welding & Steel Sales Cliff Brekken 8401 Hwy 2 Devils Lake, ND 58301
Hampden Bar Dave Wolf PO Box 222 Hampden, ND 58338 Hampden-Edmore Cooperative Arlen Hjelmstad Box 126 Hampden, ND 58338 Hanson Ranch Lyle Hanson 1390 Hanson Lane Linton, ND 58552 Harper Oil Gil Harper 120 S Main Rugy, ND 58368 Haugland Farms Mike Haugland PO Box 13 Lakota, ND 58344 Haugland Spray Service Tory Haugland 4806 85th Ave NE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Jeff’s Sport Shop Jeff Hase 11 54th Ave SE Minot, ND 58701
Lumber Plus 518 5th Ave Cando, ND 58324 M & M Performance Mark Olson 412 5th Ave S Devils Lake, ND 58301 Marketplace Motors Jeremy Devier 332 Hwy 2 W Devils Lake, ND 58301 Matejcek Farms kevin 5365 111th Ave NE Brocket, ND 58321 McGuires Dan Lagein PO Box 109 Rugby, ND 58368
Jerome Wholesale Chuck Jerome 1315 2nd Ave NE Devils Lake, ND 58301
Minnie H Center/Tan Master John Dahlen PO Box 451 Devils Lake, ND 58301
Jesters Lounge Jessica Brossart Main Ave S Rugby, ND 58368
Mitch Jorde potato Co. Mitch 7295 Hwy 281 Cando, ND 58324
Joe’s Sport Center, Inc. Cletus Kraft PO Box 664 Devils Lake, ND 58301
NAPA Ken Larson 515 College Dr Devils Lake, ND 58301
JS Wholesale & Vending Jeff Schwan 520 Railroad Ave SE Devils Lake, ND 58301
Nelson’s Racing Randy Nelson 4814 78th Ave NE Devils Lake, ND 58301
Klemetsrud Plumbing, Heating & A/C Jeff Klemetsrud PO Box 648 Devils Lake, ND 58301
Nodak Mutual Insurace Bob, Julie, & Roger 300 Walnut St W Devils Lake, ND 58301
Kvalevog Drywall & Painting Kevin Kvalevog 8210 52nd St NE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Lake Lumber Keith Kurtz PO Box 685 Devils lake ND 58301
OK Corral Roger Nygaard PO Box 156 Edmore, ND 58330 Outback Autobody Byron Norsby PO Box 914 Minot, ND 58702 Outlaw Automotive Cam Sigette 8311 Hwy 2 E Devils Lake, ND 58301
Panzer’s Power Sports, Inc. Jeff Panzer 1001 Hwy 20 S Devils Lake, ND 58301 Pain Reliever Bob Wilhelmi 212 Main St Nekoma, ND 58355 Peterson Construction Jay 4678 78th Ave NE Devils Lake, ND 58301
Ramsey National Bank & Trust Amy Heilman PO Box 160 Devils Lake, ND 58301 Razor’s Edge Robyn Huggins PO Box 1254 Devils Lake, ND 58301 Reslock Printing Brian Reslock PO Box 843 Devils Lake, ND 58301 Revolutions Power Sports Travis Burke 4225 36th Ave S Grand Forks, ND 58201 Rick Lysne Trucking 518 5th St SE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Rugby Dairy Queen Jon Lovick Hwy 2 Rugby, ND 58368 Rugby Eagles Terry 2809 Hwy 2 W Doyon, ND 58348 Ryan Fisk Farms Ryan Fisk 414 Warner Ave Rugby, ND 58368 Schaan Crop Insurance Mark Schaan 144 South Main Rugby, ND 58368 Schwan Wholesale Co. Wade Schwan PO Box 710 Devils Lake, ND 58301 Sears Hometown Store Eric Boren 346 Hwy 2 W Devils Lake, ND 58301 Service Tire Inc Karl Kraft PO Box 132 Devils Lake, ND 58301 South End R&R Cory Estenson 3582 Hwy 20 Warwick, ND 58381
Steer Head Saloon Donna Beeter Box 111 Surrey, ND 58785 Swanson Construction Mike Swanson 6250 24th Ave NE Rugby, ND 58368 Teal’s Market Jay Hinkemeyer 1609 Main St Lisbon, ND 58054 The Glass Shop Inc. Quince Hambek 319 S College Dr Devils Lake, ND 58301 The Ranch Steakhouse Joel Elvrum 1119 Hwy 20 S Devils Lake, ND 58301 The Viking Inn Gail Holum Box 801 Rolla, ND 58367 Thompson’s DL Glass & Paint T. Thompson 415 3rd St NE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Wally’s Supermarket/ Budget Liquor Guy DeSautel 807 Hwy 20 S Devils Lake, ND 58301 Ward Trucking Gary Ward 3917 Hwy 1 Lakota, ND 58344 Weber Trucking 613 Chapman St Lawton, ND 58321 Webo’s Restaurant Nancy Bosch 217 S Bdway St Linton, ND 58552 Western State Bank Lisa Uhlenkamp PO Box 610 Devils Lake, ND 58601 Wheels, Inc. Wayne 432 36st. S Fargo, ND 58103 White Buffalo Lounge Doug Woodal 110 Main St S Granville, ND 58741 Woodland Resort Kyle Blanchfield 1012 Woodland Dr Devils Lake, ND 58301 Xtreme Signs & Graphix Craig & Mandy Thomas 401 6th St SE Devils Lake, ND 58301 Ye Olde Tavern aka Lotta’s Shane Diseth 410 4th Ave Devils Lake, ND 58301