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Whoa Nellie! Can you believe the unofficial end of summer is almost upon us? It’s time to get back into the swing of ski things before too long. Mark those calendars now for the second Thursday of every month so you don’t miss our general club meetings! Our September meeting is the meet-n-greet event. We have a meeting but the sole purpose of the meeting is to get everyone reacquainted and get any new members acquainted with the rest of us. Our September meeting is also the membership meeting where most of you decide to save the 44 cents and pay your membership dues that night. It’s always a challenging time for the VP. Come loaded for bear Larry!

For October’s meeting, we are hoping to bring a magician in to entertain us. If you remember our lost February meeting last year, it was postponed ironically due to snow. Unfortunately when it was postponed, we lost the magician who was scheduled. But we decided to bring him back and as long as his schedule allows, he will be at the meeting in October.

Mark your calendars and reserve the first Saturday in November. The NPSC auction is scheduled. Letters are being sent out, as I am writing this article, to the reps at just about every ski area in the US. At least Jenny would attest to that estimate. The auction has to be my favorite non-skiing event that the club puts on. A lot of work is done by many people to put the auction on each year and each year it seems to grow in attendance. Please begin talking it up to your friends at work, neighbors, friends in other clubs that you belong to. It’s amazing how may people I find out who ski or have skied in the past who wouldn’t mind giving it another shot when I bring up our auction. You can’t beat the deal. Of course details will follow, but it can always be counted on as a fun Saturday night.

November’s meeting will be a bit of an experiment. Our meeting is the Thursday after the auction. NPSC has always been a staunch supporter of ASIA and the learn-to-ski program at Spring Mtn each January and February. As many of you know, that’s where I became addicted back in 2003. At our November club meeting, we are going to have a swap meet. Check out the notice in this newsletter. I don’t know all the details but as we get closer they will get ironed out. If all goes well maybe this will become an annual event!

December’s meeting welcomes Santa back again for another night of hugs and laughs. Mark your calendars as you don’t want to miss these meetings. Some people come into our lives for a season, but I hope that my friends in NPSC last a lifetime. For new members- we don’t bite! I hope you can attend at least one meeting this early season. As the song goes, see you in September.