Venture March, 2020 clock adjustment (forward 1 hour): 3/8/2020

Sun Valley, Idaho 2020

By Bob Maclauchlan, trip leader

It’s never fun getting up at 4 in the morning and dragging yourself to the airport, unless it’s a vacation and

you’re going on a ski trip to Sun Valley (or anywhere else) with 39 others. We

had a 6:30 AM flight to Denver where we had a 3-hour layover before

catching a 63 seat ERJ jet into Sun Valley airport, a short 20-minute drive

from our condos at the luxurious Sun Valley Lodge. The lodge packed us and

our equipment on their shuttles and dropped us off at the front door. The

resort handles group trips quite frequently and had 2 of the resort buses,

one small box truck and a couple of cargo shuttles for our group. One of the

cargo shuttles is pictured to the right, thoroughly packed→

We proceeded to a meeting room where we were served munchies

and beverages for our welcome reception. Kevin Bracken, Group Manager,

handed out lift tickets, bus schedules, room keys and all the other

information we would need to get around the property and town. We left

the party and walked to our large and very well decorated condos where our

luggage and equipment had already been delivered. It was a nice touch only

having to gather our stuff at the airport and only walk about 50 yards to the

shuttle and then having it in the room when we got there.

I believe things were mellow on Saturday night after the travel day and anticipation of getting on the mountain bright

and early Sunday morning. Surprisingly the mountain was not very busy for a Sunday, while talking to a local he told me

Sunday’s were usually quiet because it is “church day”. All the better for us, the only unfortunate part was Mother

Nature didn’t cooperate with any new snow for most of the week but did greet us with some high winds especially at

the top of the mountain. We skied mostly long steep groomers for the week, as the trees and off piste were a little

crusty all week.

Baldy Mountain, the larger of the two (Dollar

Mountain is about 1,500’ vertical) has two

base areas, River Run where the gondola is

located ,and Warm Springs where you can smell the sulfur hot springs from the river that separates both bases from the

parking lots. Staying at The Lodge, we were allowed to store our equipment for free every day so we didn’t have to lug

them back and forth every day on the shuttle buses. Sunday was also Super Bowl Sunday so a large number went to

Whiskey Jack’s that was already busy when Hi Rise arrived so Meg Goetz commandeered the pool tables for the gang to

sit around to enjoy drink specials, a taco bar and a very entertaining football game.

Monday, as every other day we were back on the mountain, but on this

day, we had our one and only injury when RoseAnn took a spill and the

bindings didn’t release causing a sprain to her knee and a trip to the

hospital. Special thanks to Meg, Andy and Jessie (brought her shoes to

the mountain) for their assistance during her time of need.

That evening our group descended upon a local Italian restaurant,

Ricco’s, for

dinner. We

were served

salad and had

our choice of

lasagna,

chicken

parmigiana

or marsala (more like chicken alfredo), meatball marinara, a

vegetarian dinner and dessert. I’m getting hungry just

thinking about it. We all ate well and had an enjoyable

evening in Downtown Ketchum.

On the mountain we were fortunate enough to find a very

comfortable location on Olympic Lane with a fantastic view of

the town and valley to enjoy one of our favorite activities on

the mountain, The Vista Beer! We were just off the run next

to the boundary rope and a ski patrol toboggan the Cindy and

Cesare used as a nice dry seat. This is a great time to share our

day’s ski activities (all of the great runs we enjoyed all day)

and still had about a 5-minute run to the bottom. The other

daily activity was the Après Ski soak at the condos in the

outdoor hot tub that fit about 15 comfortably and 20 for a lot

of fun. There was also a large heated pool that was always

busy as well. Although it didn’t stop us, we were told not to

bring our personal beverages into the area because they had bar service which was well run, but didn’t stop us from

having a lot of “water bottles” with us.

Saturday was our departure when all of our bags were picked up outside our doors at 9:30 AM and delivered to the

doors at the airport. Hotel check out was at 11

and the bus departed at 12:30 so we had a clean

out your fridge party in the main lobby of the

hotel while waiting for our shuttle and taking a

look at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Hummer that

was parked out the front door waiting for him to

depart back to California.

We had smooth flights through Denver, many of

our group

had

breakfast

there and

we landed a

bit early just

after 10 PM

in CLE.

Unfortunately I didn’t get to thank everyone while we were waiting for our luggage

at the CLE airport as I needed to retrieve our vehicle from the Park & Fly lot; thank

you very much for joining us on the trip but I hope you all had a great time and

appreciate you joining us.

The club is already preparing and researching where the week long 2021 trip will be heading. We hope to see you at our

Hi Rise Events during the “off season” and at our meetings, too!

HiRise Ski & Social Club

March Dinner of the Month

Calling all Leprechauns to join us and

Start Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day early this year!

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The Harp 4408 Detroit Avenue

Cleveland, OH 6:30 p.m.

www.the-harp.com

This iconic Ohio City landmark boasts a variety of features sure to please everyone.

Mix of traditional Irish & contemporary cuisine.

A wide selection of local & imported beers, wines and liquors.

Beautiful patio with great city views.

Live entertainment weekly (including Wednesday’s at 7 p.m.)

RSVP by Friday, February 28, 2020 to Marilyn Daley

Text or Call – 216.256.7123

Email – mcdaley@gmail.com

CAPTAINS BASEBALL GAME Private Party Suite “The Officers Club”

Friday - June 19th @ 7pm

Included in ticket price:

- All You Can Eat Dinner Buffet in our suite

- Fireworks Night – Watch from our Private Suite after the game

- Our Suite is behind Home Plate next to the Captains Club Bar

- Entry into HiRise special group raffle

- Free Give-away - Bobble Head Night for first 1,000 people

- Raffle for one HiRise Guest to throw out a ceremonial 1st Pitch Baseball

Tickets - $35 each Only 25 Tickets Available.

Get yours reserved and paid for before they are all gone !!

It sells out early every year.

Call - Diane Castrataro 440-256-6339 or Sign up and Pay at upcoming Meetings or Mail in

Make Check Payable to Hi Rise Ski Club and send to:

Diane Castrataro 10866 Sperry Rd, Kirtland Ohio 44094

Save the Date!!

Hi Rise Ski & Sport Club 2020 Banquet

Friday, May 8th, 2020 6:30PM to 11:00PM

Mediterranean Party Center

25021 Rockside Road Bedford Heights, OH 44146

Includes: Open Bar, Appetizers, Dinner

Buffet, Desserts, Dancing…

Details are being finalized and published in the very near future

Did you update your contact info w/the club

yet?

Save the date!! CMSC Metro Cup Golf

Tournament 3rd Saturday in July at

Punderson Golf Course! Help Hi Rise defend

championship status!! More info to follow

IMPORTANT!!

Your contact information needs to be verified!

Hello everyone, we are updating contact information for each member and need your information including:

• Name

• Address

• City, State, Zip

• Personal email address (not a work address)

• Cell or home phone number (not a work #) To make this as easy as possible, please use the reply all function to his message so that our database and membership chair, Nate Diederich, will receive your info. Too many emails are being returned as “undeliverable” and too many paper mailings we are sending (such as your banquet invitation) are being returned as undeliverable.

Hi Rise Ski Club Policy Reminder: business

solicitation of any member must be pre-

approved by the Hi Rise Board of directors.

Information contained in our membership

directory cannot be used for business

solicitation by any member, non-member,

or organization.

Hi Rise Ski Club! Spring Breakfast Hike! Sunday, May 10th, 2020

(yes, that’s Mother’s day)

NOTE NEW LOCATION:

Twin Ponds Shelter LOCATION

CHAPIN FOREST RESERVATION 10381 Hobart Rd.

Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Use your GPS using the address

above or the following directions:

Hobart Road Entrance: Take I-90 to

Rt. 306 south. Go four miles and turn

right (west) onto Chardon Road (Rt.

6). Go one mile and turn right (north)

onto Hobart Road. Go ½ mile to the

park entrance located on the right

(east).

$10 per person

Breakfast served at 9AMEnjoy a full

hot homemade breakfast, including:

bacon, sausage, egg casseroles,

French Toast Bake (with cinnamon

swirl bread), real maple syrup,

roasted potatoes, coffee, juice, and

tea.

*Please bring your own coffee mug* THEN: a fun hike afterwards to burn

those calories off!

If you wish to share a baked goodie, please feel free to do so!

Reserve your space and pay for your

breakfast ASAP: RoseAnn DiVincenzo

216-659-3991 or email: RoseAnnD@aol.com

Save the date: July 20th

CMSC METRO CUP Golf outing!!

Hi Rise Ski Club is the DEFENDING CHAMPS!

Contact Bob Maclauchlan

At 440-622-1283 if you want to

Join the Hi Rise Team!

Save the Date!!

August 14th, 2020:

Hi Rise at Cleveland Indians!!

ROCK N BLAST

Join Hi Rise for an evening

game with our fabulous

Cleveland Indians vs the

Seattle Mariners!

Tickets: $31 per person

And after we watch the

Indians win, there is a

fantastic fireworks display

that you must see!!

Tickets will be available soon

at upcoming

meetings!

GO TRIBE!

Area Free Concert Schedule for Mentor Rocks (Mentor) and The Grove (Mayfield Village):

2020 Mentor Rocks Schedule Announced The City of Mentor is pleased to announce the 2020 Mentor Rocks schedule!

June 2 Living on a Bad Name (Bon Jovi Tribute)

June 9 Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson Tribute)

June 16 Nightrain (Guns ‘n’ Roses Tribute)

June 23 Trippin’ Billies (Dave Matthews Tribute)

June 30 Hollywood Nights (Bob Seger Tribute)

July 7 Straight On (Heart Tribute)

July 14 Brass Transit (Chicago Tribute)

July 21 Tricky Dick & the Cover-Ups (Dance/Party Music)

July 28 Kick (INXS Tribute)

August 4 Ultimate Aldean (Jason Aldean Tribute)

August 11 Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars Tribute)

August 18 The Ten Band (Pearl Jam Tribute)

August 25 ESCAPE (Journey Tribute)

Mentor Rocks is an all-ages event which promotes a festival-like atmosphere each week. In addition to great music, attendees can enjoy a great selection of food from 12 area food trucks as well as an assortment of beers and wines. Admission and parking are free. The Mentor Civic Amphitheater is located at 8600 Munson Road in Mentor, Ohio.

The Grove, Mayfield Village 2020 Friday Night Concert Schedule:

And Saturday Concert Schedule:

Hi Rise Ski & Sport

Club The “What’s

Happening”

Calendar

We meet from September to May at the American Legion Hall in Willowick. Address for The American Legion Hall:

570 E 328th St, Willowick, OH 44095 Doors open for meeting at 7:30pm

We are meeting at the American Legion Hall starting on September 26th

March DOM: The Harp, Irish Pub, Hosted by our own Irish lass, Marilyn Dailey April DOM: Great Scott in Euclid (there is a coupon the “coupon book”, Hosted by Char Patacca

May DOM: Don Nachos, Hosted by Arnie Rodriguez May 8th: Hi Rise Member Banquet! Save the date—more info to follow!