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Tulsa Oktoberfest 2010
Join us for Oktoberfest 2010 on Saturday October 23, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We will leave that Saturday morning and can check-in by 3:00 pm.
We have a block of rooms at Best Western Trade Winds Central Inn. No need to make your own reservations! Check out is at Noon on Sunday. The cost is $80 per room (we may have up to 4 in a room) plus an additional $5 for WSC members and $10 for non-members.
The deadline to sign up is at the October SNO at Granite City East on October 5, 2010, no exceptions please. We must cancel any remaining rooms by Oct. 9th and fax room assignments to hotel per contract.
There will be a pre-party in Michelle’s Suite around 3:00pm. Beer and finger foods will be available. Then it's off to Oktoberfest on the hotel provided shuttle at approximately around 5 pm. The shuttle runs back and forth throughout evening.
If you're interested in signing up or have additional questions, please contact Michelle Grillot at 316.304.4127 or Contact us.
Bowling Outing
Join the WSC on Friday, August 27th for a night of bowling & go-carts at The Alley, 11413 E 13th St N., Wichita. You can also add 2 go-cart rides for $4.99. We will meet for dinner at 6:00 pm at Back Alley & bowling at 7:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!
Please RSVP by Monday, August 23rd, contact Misty Woodward at 316.655.0239 or Contact us.
Golf Outing at Pine Bay
We will have a Wichita Ski Club Golf Day at Pine Bay Golf Course, 6615 S Grove, Wichita on September 18, 2010. The tee time is 8:30 am and 9 holes will be played. It is a Shotgun Start with a maximum of 20 golfers, 5 foursomes. The cost is around $25 per person for green fees and cart cost, to be paid by each person at the golf course day of outing. A $10.00 deposit must be paid by Saturday, September 11th. The deposit will be credited toward your fees at the course. Cancellations allowed until September 11th. There will be no refund of the $10 deposit. Each foursome must have at least one active member.
We will have lunch following at The Garage, 579 W. Douglas, Wichita. Ski Club members that are not golfing are welcome to join us for lunch at noon.
Contact George Stahl for additional information at 989.450.8399 or Contact us.
2010 BratFest at Cheney Lake
This September 25, 2010 will be the annual Bratfest at Pirate's Cove next to Ninnescah Yacht Club at Cheney Lake. Your only cost is the participants are required to bring a package of Bratwurst and a side dish for evening meal on Saturday, starting at 11am until whenever. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm. There will be some sailboats and powerboats available during the day on Saturday. If you take a ride please donate money to the boat owners to help them pay for gas. If you plan on camping, you are responsible for getting your own site and the camping fees.
Please sign up ahead of time to allow the WSC to have enough food by contacting Steve Ashmore at 316.208.6347 or Contact uss.
Kaw Lake Trip Photos
A good time was had by all at Wichita Ski Club's at Kaw Lake, Oklahoma July 23rd through July 25th. We stayed at Coon Creek Cove, which is 8 miles east of Ponca City, Oklahoma on Hwy 11. John Kimball provided us with photos he took during the trip. If you weren't there, you missed out! Thanks again John for all your efforts to record the fun.
Camping Trip at Cheney Reservoir
Wichita Ski Club had a great time on the camping trip at Cheney Reservoir, on the west side of the lake in the Ninnescah Sailing Association camp area on May 21st & May 22nd. John Kimball provided us with photos he took during the trip. He also included a Cheney 2010 video slideshow of the trip he put together. Thanks John for all your efforts to record the fun.
Flatland 2010 in Winter Park
Wichita Ski Club again did well at the Flatland Ski Race in Winter Park, Colorado in January 2010. John Clark has once again sent in a bunch of his photos of the entire event from start to finish and including some après skiing too. Thanks John for keeping us up to date online.
The searchable results of Flatland 2010 will be available online soon.
Trip Report By John Clark
At 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, sixteen members of the Wichita Ski Club boarded a shared bus with the Tulsa Ski Club to attend the 46th Annual Flatland Ski Association races in Winter Park, Colorado. Approximately three to four hundred skiers attended.
We checked in to the Zephyr Mountain Lodge at 7:30 Wednesday morning where the lodging was the epitome of ski in/ski out. Just walk out the door, go between two hot tubs, put on your skis and ski one hundred feet to the Zephyr lift. At the end of the day you could ski from the bottom of Mary Jane to the ski rack next to the hot tubs. There was one casualty on the first day when Jennifer Alexander injured her knee at the top of Mary Jane. Her skiing experience ended with a trip off the mountain wrapped up in a ski patrol sled.
Wednesday night Nancy Meyers hosted a wine and cheese party that was not limited to wine and cheese. It also included summer sausage, various dips and snack crackers and was highlighted by smoked sardines. Thursday's schedule included the open race which is a race designed for the more experienced racer and is more difficult than the standard NASTAR course. (experienced racer means racing experience and not age although our own J. D. Frederick received a gold medal in both categories)
The snowshoe race was Thursday evening. This is a relay race that consists of four racers, one of which must be a female, running a 1/8 mile lap in snowshoes. Our team racers were Lisa Hartnett, Paul Warren, Andy Glatt, and David "rocket man" Pauly.
Thursday night was the welcome party for the purpose of becoming acquainted and reacquainted with the members of the other clubs. A buffet dinner was followed with drinking and dancing to the music of a DJ until 11:00 pm. Max Marsh became reacquainted with a Tulsa member and for the rest of the trip was the recipient of romance advice from his roommates Vern Imes and David Pauly. Only Cupid knows what will develop.
Friday was race day. For the majority of FSA racers, this is a challenging race where each racer in given two runs. The ski was blue, the sunshine bright, and there was no wind. This made for excellent race conditions. Medalists for the Wichita Ski Club were J.D. Frederick, Herb "Ski Hog" Schnoetzinger, Nancy Meyers, David Pauly, Lisa Hartnett, Paul Warren, Tatyana Bobrova, and Max Marsh.
Saturday was again bright and blue and the open race was held. This race is for first time racers and the competitors for Wichita were Charlie Graham and Ileen Pena. Jennifer Alexander was eligible but because of the previously mentioned injuries she had been placed on injured reserve. Late afternoon on Friday and Saturday some of our members and members from Kansas City, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City clubs had a wine and hot tub party. This reporter attended neither event and therefore unsubstantiated rumors will not be published. The awards banquet was held Saturday night and was again followed with the DJ until 11:00 pm.
Sunday had no scheduled events and was spent skiing, shopping and relaxing followed by a (this time non-eventful) bus ride home. The 47th Annual Flatland Ski Association races will be held at Steamboat Ski Resort from January 25 through January 30, 2011. Mark your calendars.
Annual End of Summer Fall River Lake Bash
We were again camping and boating at Fall River State Park. Here's some photos thanks to Seth Roland to show why this was the best summer party of the year so far. Thanks also to Trip Captains John Hough and Seth Roland. We told you that if you didn't go that you would wish you had and this proves it!
Another Glimpse into the Past
First, our longtime member Seth Roland submitted a few of his photos of the past, a houseboat trip in 1987. Now another longtime member, Lou Myers, has sent us some of his golden oldie photos from the 1960's. If you recognize yourself or any other members having a good time in one or more of these, please leave your comments at our Flickr photos.
Would you like more information on the Wichita Ski Clubs membership and history? We have half a century of adventures and a few of the original members to prove it. Visit our club history to find out.
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