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September 2020 Maine Snowmobiler 23 mote the sport of snowmobiling. Jerry is another example of what it means to be a Maine Snowmobiler and we are proud to induct him in the MSA Hall of Fame. The Steering Committee is doing their best to present awards in per- son to each of our winners. Please watch our October & November issues for the award presentation pictures of Vernon Robichaud and Harvey Williams. Congratula- tions to all of the MSA 2019-2020 winners. We salute you! cations you have any questions, feel free to call our office and we’ll help you through it. The Capital Equipment Grant applications are also available and if your club may be considering up grading your grooming equip- ment, give us a call as there are other funding opportunities with the USDA Grants and possible TIFF funds in the unorganized territories. Get those snowmobiles regis- tered and think snow. Hope to see you on the trails soon Joe Higgins

of Mollyocket Sportsman’s Club and has maintained his member- ship with us continuously for fifty years. In the 1970’s, Warren was part of the crew that created our club’s original trail system. War- ren’s tireless efforts and decades of experience working our trail system is an incredible contribu- tion to our club’s existence and success today. On most Sunday mornings, you will still find War- ren putting up signs, brushing or performing bridge maintenance. Warren’s positive attitude, spirit of cooperation, ingenuity and camaraderie exemplify Maine Snowmobiling.” Vernon “Barney” Robichaud of Mattawamkeag Barney was nominated by the Mattawamkeag Road Runners. Barney’s nomination reads, “Bar- ney got involved in snowmobil- ing after his retirement thirty-five years ago. Barney was one of the (Award Winners Continued from Page 14)

founders of many of our trails; including ITS81 from Lincoln to Benedicta; as well as the con- nector trail from 81 Medway. In addition to locating trails, he has been involved with every proj- ect to include bridges, trail relo- cations and 300-400 hours of grooming per year for at least the past twenty years. On March 5, 2020, Barney will turn 97. He is still very involved with trail maintenance, grooming and currently is involved in an upcoming relocation project of ITS81 for our 20/21 season.” Harvey was nominated by Mike Dolan and is a member of the Anson-North Anson SC. Har- vey was Trail Master and Assis- tant Trail Master for his club and played an instrumental role in his club. Harvey’s nomination reads, “He is the heart and soul of the Anson-North Anson SC since its very beginning. You won’t hear Harvey Williams of North Anson

much about his accomplishments whether it was trail grooming or developing new trails. He just got the job done and let someone else get the credit. All his years of hard work and dedication, he never gained financially. He was not associated with any snowmo- bile related business.” Harvey is a true example of what it means to be an MSAHall of Fame inductee.

many positions within the club including Secretary and Vice President. He has been a fixture within the MSA since the early 1980s as a club director and Trails Committee Western Region Vice chair. Jerry’s dedication to the sport was acknowledged in 1986 when Bombardier Corp gave him a brand new Ski-Doo to ride for the season. He has been a top fundraiser for both his club and MSA over the years and is always happy help and willing to pro- grant applications have all been mailed, so please check your mail boxes and get those back to us. The deadlines for the Municipal Grant Applications are December 1st, 2020 and for the Club Grant Applications are December 31 st , 2020. Also get in your sign orders and we’ll get them out to you. The Maine Snowmobile Association has offered to help get you your signs, and we can drop them off at the MSA office and a trails com- mittee member will get them to you. After looking over the appli- (Maine Snowmobile Program Continued from Cover)

Jerry Major of Oxford Jerry was nominated by Terri White-Major and is a member of the Rock-O-Dundee SC and Norway Trackers SC. Jerry has been instrumental in building the Oxford trail system and has held

CLUB MEMBERS Once grooming begins SUBMIT YOUR TRAIL REPORTS TO: MSA@MESNOW.COM Please include your name and club affiliation

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