NOTICES:
All club meetings now start at 6:30 p.m.
Club Dues are $30 per family. Renewals are due April 1 annually.
The phone number for reporting trail issues is 715-637-6860.
The County's website (www.barroncountywi.gov) has a link to sign up for trail condition notifications.
Oct. 13th MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:
- All ticket stubs and cash for the 3rd Annual SxS Raffle need to be turned in to Dennis Crawford ASAP (715-410-1436) and no later than Oct. 16th.
- Be alert for heavy equipment while trail riding: Normal trail maintenance work including grading, dragging, mowing and brushing operations are ongoing on the Wild Rivers, Cedar Lake and Narrow-Gauge trails.
- Logging near our Cedar Lake Trails has been completed, however removal of cut timber will continue.
- The Fall Color ride to Exeland was again well attended. It was an overcast day, however the fall colors didn't dissapoint.
- 7 club members participated in the club's fall workday on Oct. 10th and repaired a number of displaced sign and gate posts, as well as removal of some downed trees etc. It was noticed that a few of the planks on one of the Cedar Lake bridges need replacing & we'll dispatch a work crew this fall or in the spring.
- Four loads of gravel will be delivered to the Cedar Lake Trails for general maintenance and also to build up the area around the new pavilion. Once done, the new cooking grills will be installed.
- Barron County ATV Trails will officially close for the season on November 2nd at 8 a.m.
- Our County Trail Coordinator, Dalton Bygd intends to close the gates to the Cedar Lake Trails during the upcoming gun deer hunting season and reopen them afterward for winter ATVing.
- Upcoming club events:
- Oct 17th: Club ride to Wolf's Den for the Annual SxS drawing, where food and beverages will be available. Meet at the clubhouse for a 9:30 a.m. departure.
- Note: The club's annual Fall/Winter Calendar is on our website and is updated frequently.
- Our next Thursday Evening Dinner Ride (Oct. 16th) will depart the clubhouse at 5:00. Destination: Brill.
- Dennis Stillwell's name was drawn for the Attendance Raffle however he was not present to accept the prize.
Our next club meeting will be our annual Pot Luck Dinner Meeting at the clubhouse, on Tuesday, Oct. 27th beginning at 6:30 p.m. Bring a dish to pass and your own eating utinsels.