9359-R3_MSA_May2026_Newsletter

From The Executive Board Secretary’s Report - Shanna Towle Directors Meeting - At Jeff’s Catering, Brewer, Maine - April 25, 2026

Joe Higgins, DACF: welcome, my office financial part of what you do, 3300 registrations over last year, signs more important than grooming so thank you for signing. Get reimbursement grants in, deadline is next week. With LD1547 thanks to Matt & James for all you did with this, this will increase the CEG funding and help decrease the shortfall for funding. Updating the CEG some. Joe will be retiring August 1st this year. Standing Committee Reports: Safety- Al said 2 deaths this year. Been talking about safety to the kids. Safety signs have been a big hit. There are signs in the back of the room to take. Scholarship- Barry recognized the committee, awards presented later this afternoon. MSA Trails & MapGears- Brent was a short season but riding in the entire state. Clubs did awesome job with what we got, we have a few holes to fill for inspectors but working on that, we did reduce the number of maps this year and did have 2 cases left, as of March 31st had 14,271 download 5,527 subscriptions & MapGears is very pleased with MSA. Did approximately 900 updates, 200 POI’s and several hundred email responses, we have about 2500 miles left to go for data on club trails, we share our data with BRP & Polaris, come a long way in 1 year when we started this app, communication is going to be key to this. Hospitality & Hall of Fame- Gail been sending cards out left and right but left list at home, read a story/joke. Membership- Eileen has the Phil Fletcher award with 9 to present today Old Business: 2026 Budget- Are there any questions on the budget? Jerry motioned accept, Ron seconded, motion carried to approve as written. Election of Officers for 2026-27 Season- Read by Mike Grass Jr., Jerry motion to accept as read, Ron seconded, motion carried & new officers accepted. President: Matt Stedman Ex. Vice President: Eileen Lafland Treasurer: Lori Hemmerdinger Assistant Treasurer: Barry Ryan Secretary: Shanna Towle Eastern Region VP: Barry Ryan Eastern Region Directors: Charlie Huntington, Craig Lemieux Northern Region Directors: Jeff Brooks, Denise Duperre Central Region Directors: Alan Dugas, Dave Cogley Western Region Directors: Paul Gallant, Paul Kennedy, Brad Barker Coastal Region VP: Dave Watson Coastal Region Directors: Tom England, Joe Walsh, Matt Barron Northern VP: Nick Morrill Central Region VP: Ron Nunes Western VP: Jerry Major New Business: Super Raffle- Al gave update on sleds for prizes, have Nitro trailer in production soon, have some great prizes this year too. Working hard to get tickets out earlier this year. MSA Powersports Show- Oct 23-25, 2026 this year. Golf Scramble- Mike says will be on June 27 Hermon Meadows 9am sharp, let’s see if we can duplicate last year, hope for better weather, see you there. There are 60 silent auction items on display Special Presentations Matt presented Super raffle sales top winners in each region. John Monk (started as a joke) presented “Goofy” awards Matt presented to Mark appreciation gift for dedication to the MSA Pot of Gold: Every club that is here today is in the bucket. Chris Gamache picked Narraguagus SC who won $400 to take back to the club. Meeting adjourned at 11:46 and after brief lunch break hosted by Jeff’s Catering, the awards presentation started after lunch.

Coastal Region VP

developing new trails. To all those volunteers, I extend a sincere thank you for your dedication and effort. I would also like to give a very special thank you to all our landowners. Without your continued support and permission to use your land, we simply would not have the trail system we enjoy today. To all riders, please remember to always respect the landowners and their property – this respect is essential to preserving our trails for the future. At the annual banquet and awards, the Central Region had a strong and respectable showing. We received a number of awards and recognitions for both our clubs and individual members. Congratulations to everyone – well deserved. On a personal note, I would like to extend my appreciation to Dave Cogley and Alan Dugas for their service as Central Region Directors. Your leadership and commitment have made a meaningful impact. Finally, I want to recognize the efforts of our legislative team and the MSA as a whole. Their continued work ensures that riding in Maine remains among the best in quality anywhere. As always, if there is anything I can do to help, please feel free to reach out. Thank you for everything you do. Ron Nunes Last and certainly not least- You all don’t know how much the Hall of Fame award means to me. It is an award Larry and I share together and something I am soooo proud of. I was totally taken by surprise and couldn’t think straight but know I cherish it immensely. Have a great summer everyone. Come back in September ready to start the new season. Eileen to Lori Hemmerdinger for being such a great friend and everything she does for MSA to Mark Chinnock for the support and your leadership the past two years to Liz in the office for your assistance when ever I called with a request to Matt Stedman for choosing me and having confidence I can do the job to the Steering Committee members who have done so much to keep MSA moving forward to all the clubs in the state and their members for everything you do to make Maine snow mobiling the best and to everyone who has supported me these past 23 years!! Good luck to your new Eastern Region VP: Barry Ryan. Our season is over, but we never stop loving the snow. Enjoy your summer and be safe. Dave clubs for being ready for snow, which we got this year. The trails were great. The grooming was great. It’s great that you all responded incredibly quickly when the snow arrived. I also want to say thanks to my regional directors for being there if something needed to be done: Tom England, Joe Walsh, and Matt Baron. I have a great team. The MSA Annual Awards Banquet also recognized the coastal region. MSA Dealer of the Year, FM Abbott, received this award for the third time. Their dedication to helping clubs has been going on for years. Congratulations to Wayne Keniston for being introduced to the Hall of Fame. His dedication to clubs certainly was recognized. MSA is already working on next year, and we are always looking for your thoughts on how to keep Maine the #1 place to ride in the East. Please reach out to me or my directors with your thoughts or questions.

David Watson • 207-205-1558 412 Roberts Ridge Rd, E Waterboro, ME 04030 Dwatson6841@gmail.com S pring has certainly been a cold one: rain, snow, but today, with the sun shining, it’s 76 degrees and sunny, the way it should be. I want to say thank you to all the coastal

Shanna Towle, Secretary 207-341-1747 878 Main Steet, Palmyra, ME 04965 shannatowle@gmail.com

Attendees: Not available Meeting called to order at 9:14 am by President Mark Chinnock. Secretary’s Report: Jerry Major made motion to accept as written, Jon Raymond seconded, motion carried. Treasurer’s Report: Jerry Major made motion to accept as written, Jon Raymond seconded, motion carried.: Lori read report, no errors or omissions so will be placed on file at the office. President’s Comments: Mark welcome all. Bittersweet goodbye as president and wouldn’t change the experience, couldn’t ask for a better team for the past two years. Ex VP Comments: Matt great to see everyone out to wrap up another season. Good year in legislation too. This is a great team and proud to be part of the association. Director of Operations: Al been chugging along. VP Reports: Western- Jerry went to a lot of club meetings this year. Want to recognize my directors. Thank you Central- Ron thanks all for coming. Everyone worked really hard this year, and the cold weather held everything together with the lack of snow. Recognize regional directors. Northern- Nick recognized regional directors. Largest storm in the county was 9” but kicked off in November then got snow in December and clubs did amazing job with the snow we got this year. School vacation week went well, good influx for businesses this season. Frenchville will be joining the MSA in the next season, great to see them come on board. Moosetown just wrapped and ended last Wednesday. Eastern- Eileen said Tom West part of the Narraguagus Club lost this week. Been doing this for 23 years. Recognized regional directors. Coastal- David thanks for being here. Thanks Mark for your two years. We finally got snow. Recognized regional directors. Guest Speakers: James Cote, Lobbyist: best news to deliver MSA has made a lot of progress this year. Big win last year was the MTP. LD1547 was our bill to two-tiered registration in July 2027 passed (extra after Dec 16th portion goes to trail fund). Any new bill will be introduced in December. Tyler Leach , Maine Game Warden Aroostook County: Enforcement efforts- had 13 OUI’s; 20 details (landowner/complaints); Jackman detail (near Sugarbush); 2025-26 stats- 59 crashes with personal injury, 2 fatal crashes, 60 trespass complaints addressed, off trail riding signage working, none traditional users (using sled as mode of transportation), modified exhaust 68 “cans” addressed: how can wardens help- know your local warden & be in contact, good signage, (if you put no off trail let wardens know), contact landowners when issues arise.

Eastern Region VP

Eileen Lafland, 207-843-7813 PO Box 733, Holden ME 04429 L.andE.lafland525476@gmail.com O for 23 years to my regional directors from this past year: Barry Ryan, Charlie Huntington, Craig Lemieux, and Gary Dowling ne last time. Here it is short and sweet! Thank you- to all the Eastern Region clubs

Central Region VP

Ron Nunes, 401-527-5370 260 Last Round Up Rd, Lexington Twp, ME 04961 Thelastroundup2018@gmail.com W e’ve had a very respectable season. While snowfall was modest, the consistently cold temperatures helped preserve what snow we did have, making for durable conditions and some great riding throughout the region. All our Central Region clubs worked incredibly hard to keep trails open – whether dealing with landowner concerns, rerouting or

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