T O P S H A M T R A I L R I D E R S N E W S L E T T E R V O L U M E 13 ISSUE # 11 OFFICERS Topsham Trailriders/ATV/Snowmobile Club PO Box. 421 Topsham, ME 04086 November 2014 President – Dan Parlin 725-7056 Vice President – Rocky League 353-3257 Treasurer – Tim Moody Secretary – Marcia Bickford 353-6315 Trailmaster - Charlie Parkinson - 207-319-5142 Asst. Trailmaster – Dave Anderson 725-8779 Asst. Trailmaster - Tim Doyle - 207-837-0225 Inside this issue: Notes from our President—Dan Parlin President Notes 1 Notes Trailmaster 2 Election Results 1 Damage to Bridges 2 Raffle results 4 Business Sponsors 1-4 Dear Members Elections were held at our last meeting and a motion was made by our former president Roger Bickford to keep the same slate of officers. Everyone accepted or didn’t object to returning this coming years so your stuck with us again. I would like to see a better turn out for our election and meeting so we can come up with better ideas to keep the club going in the future. If you didn’t make it you missed one of the best Bean Supper and Land Owners Dan & Linda Parlin appreciation Evenings ever on October 18th. We had the most land owners we ever had and one of our largest public turn out. It was great to see the support and a special thanks to all of the people that made this a successful event! See you in Jan when we have our first Bean Supper of 2015! Officer Elections Results APPOINTED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS President—Dan Parlin VP - Rocky League TRAIL MASTER Treasurer - Tim Moody CHARLIE PARKINSON Secretary - Marcia Bickford ASST. TRAIL MASTER TIM DOYLE Board Members William Brigham TOPSHAM TRAILRIDERS ATV Events 2014 - 15 Randy Bickford Timothy Doyle Dec - Annual Christmas Gathering. More information to be posted in the next Dale Rowe Newsletter. Thanks All that continue to support this club! Jan 17, 2015 - Bean Supper Ron Dumont WINTER IS COMING! Feb 21, 2015 - Bean Supper Dan—TTR President Mar 21, 2015 - Bean Supper Our Social Nights are held the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm at the Topsham Fairground Café Restaurant in Topsham Fair Mall off Rte 196. Come and enjoy a night on the town with family and friends! Bob & Lou Associates Inc. Hold That Child 573 North Raymond Road Poland Maine 04274 Phone:207-998-2211 Woody's Performance Centers Motorcycles-Snowmobiles-ATV's 70 Topsham Fair Mall Road Topsham ME 04086 Phone:(207) 729-1177 Enterprise Electric, Inc 46 Capitol Ave Lisbon Falls Maine 04252 Topsham Fair Ground Cafe Inc Fair Ground Cafe Inc 49 Topsham Fair Mall Road Topsham Trailriders Newsletter Trailmaster’s Notes Page 2 TRAIL #3 IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO TRUCK DAMAGE. TRUCKS AND CARS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON ATV/ SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN THE STATE OF MAINE. TRAIL #3 IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO TRUCK DAMAGE. ATV’S ARE NOT ALLOWED ON TTR SNOWMOBILE ONLY TRAILS, IF CAUGHT ON THESE TRAILS YOU WILL BE CHARGED WITH FELONY TRESPASSING. STAY ON MARKED TRAILS AND ONLY MARKED TRAILS. USE IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT Trailmaster - Charlie Parkinson 207-319-5142 The speed limit on Trail #1B between the two sets of wooden posts is 15 MPH, if this speed limit is not followed the Landowner will close the trail Permanently. Asst Trailmaster—Tim Doyle 207-837-0225 The Speed limit on Rte. 201(Maine St) and in residential areas like Bay Park and Topsham Crossing is 15MPH to help keep dust and noise to a minimum. While riding please wear proper protective equipment and keep speeds at a safe level. Ride Smart, Ride Safe, Ride Sober. Again, if you’re out on the trail please bring a pair of clippers or even a small saw to help cut back the new growth from the summer. Every snip helps. Thanks Charlie This young man drove over our trail # 5 damaging several bridges and got himself stuck. Warden Bob Decker from Maine Warden service gave him a summonsed for Criminal Trespass. The young fellow also has agreed to helped repair the bridges. THIS IS WHAT NOT TO DO ON OUR TRAILS! Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union 55 Cushing St Brunswick Maine 04011 Phone:(207) 725-8728 Freeport Auto Parts Wanted Dead or Alive CARS! 33 Allen Range Road Freeport Maine 04032 Phone:207-865-3967 CATHANCE CREATIONS (WELDING) 278 RIVER ROAD Bowdoinham ME 04008 Phone:(207) 666-5929 Topsham Trailriders Newsletter Calendar Raffle Winners This is a list of Winner of the Raffle thanks to the Efforts of our VP Rocky and many friends of our club! THANKS ALL! Oct 1 - Marcia Bickford - Free vehicle inspection from Bickford's Garage and a car cleaning kit and gift certificate from O'Reilly's. Oct 2 - Daryl Harriman - He won the $25.00 gift certificate to Applebee's. Page 3 LETTER FROM ATV MAINE PRESIDENT Hello ATV Maine members: We often hear folks commenting they want to see changes within ATV Maine, specifically positions held within the organization. For a nomination meeting month, which I've been emphasizing and encouraging to attend to voice your opinion, we had a very low attendance this past Saturday. With that said, here are the nominations for 2015: Oct 3 - Aliza Welch $50 cash prize President: Tami Kane Oct 4 - Myrtle Lacroix - Gift certificate to Nail World Vice President: Real Deschaine Oct 5 - Sheila McCarty -Oil change from Value Automotive (value up to $33.95) and a Thirty-One Bag (I-PAD Bag) Secretary: Sherri Jordan Oct 6 - Jill York, of Topsham - a $90 wheel alignment from Topsham Tire Warehouse Treasurer: __________ Trails Vice President: Ray Archer Oct 7 - Charles Parkinson, of Topsham - $40 Tri-Sports Gift certificate Northern Region VP: Real Deschaine Oct 8 - Cliff Plourde, of Lewiston - $25 gift certificate from 99 Restaurant Eastern Region VP: Ray Archer Western Region VP: Mike Lee Oct 9 - Matt Pullen - $25 cash prize Central Region VP: Francis Smith Oct 10 - John Tremain - Firehouse Subs gift certificate Oct 11 - Dan Daigle - $25 gift cert. to Dairy Queen Oct 12 - Shannon Plourde of Durham - 2lbs coffee from Starbucks Oct 13 Dale Rowe of Topsham - 5 med sz sandwiches from Fire House Subs Oct 14 Dotty Carsley of Auburn - $25 cash prize, Oct 15 Lori Beaulieu of Brunswick - $25 gift cert to C&D Laundry. Oct 16 Linda York - Thirty-One Bag (I-Pad Bag) Oct 17 Doug Veilleux - a free wheel Alignment from Tire Warehouse Oct 18 Roger Bickford Lisbon Falls - $25 Gift Certificate Railway Café! Oct 19 Carl Dodge - a free membership to TTR Oct 20 Chet Coonradt of Winslow -a free wheel alignment from Tire Warehouse Oct 21 Aliza Welch(repeat winner!) - a certificate for one hour of welding from Cathance Creations Oct 22 Brian Barker - a free wheel alignment fromTire Warehouse Oct 23 Tim Moody of Topsham - $25 gc to Topsham Fairground Cafe Oct 24 Linda Parlin of Topsham - $100 gc from LL Bean Oct 25 Carl Dodge of Brunswick - $25.00 gift cert from Fire House Subs Oct 26 Tim Doyle of Topsham -a free wheel alignment from Tire Warehouse of Topsham 10/22/2014 Southern Region VP: Richard Willoughby ********************************************************** For 2015, we have (2) new positions (attached) which were voted in this past Saturday and will be open for nominations at the December 13, 2014 meeting: ATV Maine Governmental Relations Coordinator ATV Maine Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator ********************************************************** The webmaster position is open if anyone is interested ********************************************************** Also, we need a third person for the Budget Committee ********************************************************** As an informational piece, I've attached the Laws & Rules for “Games of Chance” ********************************************************** Reminder: Newsletter deadline is November 1, 2014 *********************************************************** We had a thorough discussion this past Saturday whether to bring Facebook back to ATV Maine and it seems the majority would like to see this happen as another positive direction to take. We will make a decision in December. If agreed upon, we will need someone to manage this. Respectfully, Tami M. Kane ATV Maine President Oct 27 Mike Wallace of Dresden - $50 gc from Team Woody's in Topsham PO Box 14, Jefferson, ME 04348 | 207-754-2843 Bickford Garage 149 Main St Lisbon Falls Maine 04252 Phone:(207) 353-8946 Brillant Motors 92 Main Street Topsham ME 04086 Phone:(207)725-6388 Swamp Yankee BBQ 17 Hunts Meadow Road Whitefield ME 04353 Phone: (401)-338-4951 Tri-Sports Inc. "Come ride with us!" 23 Gray Rd Topsham ME 04086 Phone:(800) 291-3328 TOPSHAM TRAILRIDERS NEWSLETTER Thanks to our Business Sponsors! ATV/SNOWMOBILE CLUB Atlantic Regional Credit Union, Brunswick Phone: 207-725--7056 Fax: 207-725-7056 Bickford Garage, Lisbon Falls E-mail: [email protected] Board of Directors Bob & Lou Associates, Inc (“Hold That Child”), Poland William Brigham (207) 721-9813 Brillant Motors, Topsham Randy Bickford (207) 353-6315 Cathance Creations (Welding) Ron Dumont (207) 353-2649 Timothy Doyle (207) 837-0225 Enterprise Electric, Inc., Lisbon Falls Dale Rowe (207) 751-3467 Freeport Auto Parts, Freeport Student Representative Swamp Yankee BBQ, Whitefield Vacant! The Board of Directors meet on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7PM at the Topsham Fair Grounds WE ARE ON THE WEB WWW.TOPSHAMTRAILRIDERS.COM Topsham Trailriders Topsham Fair Ground Café Inc, Topsham Tri-Sports, Inc., Topsham Woody’s Performance Center, Topsham Postage PO Box 421 Topsham, Maine 04086 NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD ON FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 700PM AT THE TOPSHAM FAIRGROUNDS
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