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The Trailbusters Snowmobile Club, Inc. is a non-profit snowmobile club founded
in 1966. The club maintains over 41 miles of Class A trails over both public and
private lands. The club provides snowmobile safety education classes and encourages
preservation, conservation and a healthy respect of nature and the environment.
In the News
The Lee Center Trailbusters would like to thank all
of our landowners for their generous cooperation in allowing us to have
trails travel across their property. Without their cooperation, it would
not be possible to have these trails.
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A man entered the bus with both of his front pockets full of golf
balls and sat down next to a beautiful, (you guessed it),
blonde.
The puzzled blonde kept looking at him and his bulging pockets.
Finally, after many such glances from her, he said, 'It's golf balls'.
Nevertheless, the blonde continued to look at him for a very long
time, deeply thinking about what he had said.
After several minutes, not being able to contain her curiosity any
longer, she asked;
'Does it hurt as much as tennis elbow?'
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| Owned - one newer Piston Bully!
The machine checked out and Larry made the deal! Click on the link below
the donation button for photos and more details. We have received a large number of donations
and have almost reached our goal. For those of you who have yet to donate,
we now need your help more than ever!
There is a very strong possibility that the club will be able to make this
purchase without a bank loan - but that will depend on the donations of the
membership. A number of people made some sizable donations to our groomer
fund, but we could use quite a bit more. You can send in your donation via
mail to: Trailbusters Snowmobile Club, P.O. Box 193, Lee Center, New York 13363
or you can make a donation by credit card by using the link below.
This year, we have enjoyed the best trail conditions ever due to the hard work of some
very talented and dedicated club members. A donation will allow these fine
individuals the ability to continue to provide some of the greatest trails in
all of upstate New York. Thank you!
"New to Us" Groomer Photos
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| On the Trail Party - Groomer Fundraiser
Everyone had a great time at our very successful "On the Trail Groomer
Fundraiser Party" held on Saturday, February 21st. Thank you to everyone who attended and made a donation.
The club served hot dogs, chicken riggies, desserts, hot chocolate,
coffee and soda, held a 50/50 raffle and sold tee shirts. Based on the
number of hot dogs served, we must have had well over 100 stop by for a
visit. The event was attended by Mike Fischer, the President of the New York State
Snowmobile Association, and his group on their five stop Oneida County
tour. A big
thank you is extended to everyone who brought a dish to pass or desserts and
to Dan Coffman and Patsy McCarthy for sharing their photos shown on the link
below.
On the Trail Groomer
Fundraiser Party Photos
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| We are taking orders for Trailbusters Tee Shirts!
$15.00 each, $10.00 youth sizes. All profits will go toward the groomer replacement fund. Help
the club and get a really cool shirt to wear! We sold out the first
batch and our now taking reservations for our next order. We can basically
order what we want, so if you are looking for a long sleeve shirt, turtle
neck or just a regular tee shirt, let me know. I will get pricing for the
other style shirts if requested. If you would like to reserve
one, please e-mail me at jpmccart@twcny.rr.com
or phone 315-334-5356 anytime between 9 am and 9 pm. We deliver
too. If possible, please pay by check
made out to the Trailbusters Snowmobile Club. Thanks!
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| Here's an Easy
Way to Help the Club - Save Those
Gas Receipts!
The club is again collecting gas receipts for gas purchased for
snowmobile use. The club can
apply for an 8 cent refund from NYS for each gallon used.
If we get enough receipts this could amount to a sizeable refund.
We have a box and signature sheet at Stewart’s in Stokes/State
Route 26N (Trail C7) and Nice N Easy (Trail C7) at Hawkins Corners/State
Route 26N. In addition to
depositing your receipt, you must sign
your name to the sheet for each purchase.
Better yet, save your snowmobile gas receipts from anywhere you
purchase the gasoline. Attach the receipts to your signature sheet,
which can be obtained by clicking on either link below, sign for all your
purchases and mail them to the club at the end of the season, no
later than 15 April 2009. Remember,
only save receipts for gas purchased for snowmobiles. Hopefully, by keeping track of your own purchases we will have a
larger participation rate for this program as many pay at the pump and
don’t make the trip into the store. This
can be a great fundraiser for our groomer fund, please help.
Gas Receipt Signature
Sheet - Microsoft Word Format Gas
Receipt Signature Sheet - pdf Format
For example: for every 100 gallons purchased, the club receives $8.00. If a
good percentage of the membership (say 300 members) send in their receipts for 100 gallons,
than the club will be reimbursed $2,400. That would be a very, very
successful fund raiser. Again, please help!
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| Blessing of the Sleds
Pastor Dan Goeway and Club President Mark Destito
What a fantastic day for the Blessing of the Sleds! On
January 11th, 2009, Pastor Dan Goeway and the congregation of the
Grace Baptist Church gave us an incredibly warm welcome. They served
pastries, coffee, hot chocolate and even had a large cake for us. We are so grateful
for their hosting the "Blessing of the Sleds". Everyone had a
wonderful time. Thank you!!! Pastor
Goeway and the club look forward to hosting the event again next year.
Earlier in the day, our Club President
Mark Destito appeared on WKTV Newschannel 2 and did a wonderful job
representing our club and our sport. He also spent some quality time with
Jim Gibbons from News 10 Now, taking him on a groomer ride for video. Below are links to local news coverage. Please make sure you play the
videos.
News
10 Now
WSYR Channel 9
WKTV Channel 2
A big thank you is extended to Patsy McCarthy and Dan Coffman for their
photos shown on the link below.
2009 Blessing of the
Sleds Photographs
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| Trail Party
Everyone had a great time at our Trail Party held on Sunday, January 18th.
Members, landowners and guests enjoyed an afternoon of good food and
conversation. This was one of the best attended trail parties in years. A big
thank you is extended to everyone who brought a dish to pass or desserts, and
to Millie Piersall and Patsy McCarthy for sharing their
photos shown on the link below.
2009 Trail Party Photographs
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| Please Join or Renew Your Trailbusters
Membership!
Please follow the Join
the Club link on the left to join or renew your Trailbusters membership.
If you enjoy our trails and would like to become a club member, we offer two options to join. You can print out our application form and
send it in by mail or you can choose the NYSSA online membership application
and printout your membership voucher immediately. Either way, we thank you for supporting the Trailbusters
Snowmobile Club!
FYI, this year, you can no longer join a snowmobile club at the DMV. If
you do not join a club, your registration fee will be $100 per sled. If you
do join a club, the registration fee is $45 per sled. The Trailbusters
Snowmobile Club would be honored to have you join us as a member!
Thank you to everyone who has already joined!
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| Safety Course Completed
Club member John Beggs reported that a very successful Safety Course was
held at the groomer barn on December 5th and 6th. The kids had a great time
learning how to conduct themselves safely around and on a snowmobile. John
was impressed by the great interest the attendees took in our sport, which
was reflected in the test scores that ranged from 90% to 100%. Congratulations
to all and a big thanks to John for taking the time to teach the
course.
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| Bridges Rebuilt
Club members completed work on four bridges over two beautiful weekends in
October. The club rebuilt two bridges, including the "Pepper
Bridge" located off the Stokes Westernville Road in the Town of Lee,
and the "Camroden Bridge" located off the Camroden Road in
the Town of Western. The club also moved the bridge on the towpath near the
NYS Fish Hatchery back into place, and moved a bridge formerly used on the
west side of Route 46 to a new location along the east side of Route 46,
eliminating the need to ride on the shoulder of the highway. A big thanks
goes out to everyone who helped out and to Millie Piersall for the photos!
Additional photos of all four bridge projects can be found by clicking on
the link below.
Bridge Work Photos
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| Email Addresses. Emailing the club newsletter
makes this task much simpler, faster and more cost effective. If you are not
on our email list, please provide your address. We will be e-mailing the
newsletter as well as any pertinent snowmobile related information as it happens.
Don't be left out.
Use this link to add e-mail address
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For additional club news, go to the Newsletters link on the left and
check out the most recent or historical club newsletters.
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