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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 2011 Next Meeting: TUES. Nov. 8th, 6:00 PM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

COMING EVENTS

November Meeting November 8th 6:00 pm

Crowne Plaza Hotel Theme - Rice Depot See Page 11

Friday Night Flights November 11th 5 pm

See page 3

Razorback Tailgate Party November 19th

See Page 4

Snowball December 17th 7-11 pm Crowne Plaza Ballroom

Plan ahead, sign up your friends See page 9 for more details

Profiles of Ski Club Members Nita McBee & Paul Cochran

See page 5

Volunteer Application Form See page 10

Complete Agenda for Meetings

& Activities for 2011/2012 See page 3

Big Sky Trip Final Payment Due

January 6-13 2012 See trip info on page7

Snowmass Trip Payments Due

Feb 4-11 2012 See trip info on page 8

Established 1967

President’s Message

I hope to see all of you and your guests at the November 8th meeting. Our official club charity is the Rice Depot & we will be asking for your help this one time in the form of a donation that we will present to them on behalf of our membership. You may also donate children’s gloves & coats. See page 11. We had another great turnout at the October meeting includ-ing several guests & more new members. We are already ahead of last year in memberships ! The “October Fest” theme hit the spot with hot dogs & all the trimmings. Our So-cial committee is doing a wonderful job on meeting themes and I also want to thank the membership committee for all the hard work they do, including the sign in table each meeting. We now have a Free LRSC “Coolie” for each member. Pick one up at the sign in table if you did not get one last month. Our two ski trips are sold out, but if you want to ski with us this year, please check with the trip captains for possible add on or cancellations . Second & third payments are due for Big Sky & Snowmass. Our October fish/chicken/shrimp fry party was a huge suc-cess, thanks to Carlyn Yancey and her helpers. The weather was perfect & everyone seemed to enjoy the food, friends and the roaring fire. The Friday night Flights Happy Hour is earlier this month and will be on Friday Nov. 11th at Cantina Laredo in the Midtown Center across from Park Plaza. See you there ! We are having another Razorback Tailgate Party on Nov. 19th. The last one was a huge success. Check out the de-tails on page 4. Our fabulous SNOW BALL will be the party of the year On Dec. 17th. Ask everyone you know to start planning to attend. Call Cheryl Nesuda, at 221-0076 for tickets. So “Think Snow Ball” Mike Graves, President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011—2012 Office/Committee Name Phone

President Newsletter, Ski Trips Mike Graves (501) 837-7222

Vice President, Social Cheryl Payne Nesuda (501) 951-0019

Secretary, Social Kay Marsh (501) 690-1202

Treasurer, Audit Dave Sullivan (501) 374-0483

Ski Trip Chair, Audit Patti Lucarz (501) 454-8735

Membership Chair Gem Koski (501) 730-5252

Membership Ann Neeley (501) 350-6500

Membership Carol Thompson (501) 231-6783

Advertising Chair, Social Ronnie Jones (501) 920-9665

Social Chair Carlyn Yancey (501) 223-8384

Audit Chair, Social Roger Nesuda (501) 551-1511

Social Vicki Luer (501) 831-0571

Advertising, Ski Trips Mary Moore (501) 760-3808

Web Master David Bentley (501) 412-3848

November Birthdays

If you want to ski, party and have all kinds of fun this coming year,

then you have come to the right place. If you would like to help,

fill out a volunteer form on page 5 and give to a board member.

Debra Norton November 2 Mike Graves November 3 DeeDee Boniecki November 4 Cindy Furgerson November 8 Cathy Harris November 9 Richard Petrus November 10 Greg Freeman November 19 Debbie Hayes November 23 Sue Price November 23 Rex Cole November 23 Tom Clifton November 27 Ann Turner November 29 Diane Thomasson November 30

OUR NEXT

“FRIDAY NITE FLIGHTS” Will be held at Cantina Laredo located at Midtown Center on Friday Nov. 11th beginning at 5:00 pm This is the perfect way to end the week with friends. Guests are always welcome

See you there! If you get there early, grab a BIG table.

The Board is planning the following for 2011-2012

Meeting date & Meeting theme Other Proposed Activities November 8 - Rice Depot Nov 19 Razorback Tailgate Party December 13 - Toy for Tots-bring a toy Dec 17 Snowball January 10 - Winter Cruise Party theme Jan 6-13 Big Sky Ski Trip February 14 - Valentines Day theme Feb 4-11 Snowmass Ski Trip Tentative Super Bowl Party March 13 - St Patrick’s theme Mar 17 Oaklawn Day at the Races April 10 - April Showers , Prizes, Apr Open for suggestions BOD Elections May 8 - Last Meeting till Aug. May Possible Float trip or other trip June - No Meeting June Summer Party-Cruise July - No Meeting July Trip to Hawaii, Fiji & Samoa Or your suggestions August 14 First meeting of 2012-2013 club year Aug Sign up for new ski year

* Friday Night Flights (Our Monthly Happy Hour) has changed this month to the Friday following

our monthly meeting (same week). Just watch for the date below.

Razorback Tailgate Party Nov. 19th War Memorial Golf Course

Arkansas vs Mississippi State (time to be announced later) Game starts at ? If you don’t go to the game, you can stay & party or

come by after the game. We appreciate volunteers to help clean up.

Get ready to wear your red and join your LRSC buddies for a Lit-tle Rock tailgate on the War Memorial Golf course. We will set up a canopy and provide the basics which include Hotdogs, Chili & condiments plus soft drinks. Members should bring dishes that go with the above such as baked beans, chips, salads & deserts. The game is set for ? so we’ll announce the time later on. The location is Z-8 which is the same space we had in Sept. in the middle of the golf course. You may bring your “other drinks” in a small ice chest & you might want a folding camp chair too. We are looking into bring-ing a TV if we can get someone to bring a generator.

Contact Kay Marsh at 690-1202 to let her know if you are coming so she can have the proper amount of food.

GO HOGS !

Profiles of Ski Club Members By Ronnie Jones Each month we will interview some members for you to get to know better.

Nita McBee Number of years in Ski Club 15 Years Occupation Hairstylist -just sold my shop after 29 years Favorite place to ski I’ve gone on two ski trips with LRSC, both to Lake Tahoe Favorite place to travel Caribbean Islands Favorite LRSC event Larry Storthz’s Houseboat—it is a fun filled Day on Lake Ouachita Nobody knows I……. Took ten yrs of Tap & Jazz as an adult How did you find out about the LRSC A girlfriend Your idea of a romantic evening Dinner, dancing and some vino My dream vacation I want to go to Italy. After all, I’m Italian Most memorable LRSC moment First trip to Lake Tahoe. It was a blast. Favorite foods Italian & Mexican Favorite drink Diet Coke I drive a Black Toyota Camry-07

Paul Cochran Number of years in Ski Club 24 years Occupation Ne’er do well Favorite place to ski Snowmass Favorite Place to travel Anywhere outside of Portland, AR Favorite LRSC event Any ski trip Nobody knows I……. Eat broccoli How did you find out about the LRSC Word of mouth Your idea of a romantic evening Chef way & Visqueen My dream vacation Sailing the Caribbean Most memorable LRSC moment The As-pen trip bus wreck Favorite foods Dead cow. Favorite drink Bourbon & branch water I drive a Airplane

Recap of theRecap of theRecap of theRecap of the New Fall Fish FryNew Fall Fish FryNew Fall Fish FryNew Fall Fish Fry October 22 at Reservoir Park

Here are a few of the happy campers at the Fish fry. If you missed it, then you have to make an effort to make it to the next great LRSC function !

This is a trip for skiers. With over 4000 acres of ski trails, Big Sky & Moonlight Basin offer unparalleled skiing opportunities. Take the Big Sky Lone Peak Tram to the 1,166 ft summit & ski the total most vertical feet of any ski area in the US. With views of Yellowstone & three bordering states, you will experience the best Montana has to offer. We have a limited number of space (12) and each participant should be ready to ski their rear ends off at this wonderful ski area. The trip includes round-trip air fare from Little Rock to Bozeman, Montana, round trip transfers from the airport to Big Sky, 7 nights lodging (two to a room) in the slope side Huntley Lodge (named for TV news man Chet Huntley) just steps from the lifts, 5 day adult Big Sky lift ticket (Optional additional day & Moonlight Basin access available at additional cost), full breakfast buffet daily, The lodge rooms have a wet bar, coffee maker, refrigerator & TV. The hotel has the Huntley Dining room, Chet’s Bar & Grill, espresso bar, shops, ski storage, the Solace Spa, fitness center, sauna, outdoor heated pool & hot tub. This is a Friday to Friday trip and is sure to sell out fast, so sign up early. The Big Sky Mountain stats are: 400 inches of annual snowfall, elevation of 11,166 ft & a base elevation of 7000 ft . The trails are 26% expert, 33% advanced, 21% intermediate & 20% beginner. You may pay in three equal installments of $563.00 with the first one due at sign up. We cannot hold space without a deposit. We also strongly suggest that you purchase travel insurance for that unexpected kink in your travel plans. As always, you must be current with your dues for the 2011/2012 year. Skiing can be a dangerous sport and the participants of this trip agree not to hold the Little Rock Ski Club or its leaders in any way responsible for any injury that may occur as a result of having participated in this trip. Don’t wait too long. Sign up now.

Final Payment Due Now

Contact Trip Captain Patti Lucarz at:

Cell: 501-454-8735 Home: 501-833-3692 E-mail: patti@pattiLucarz.com

Established 1967

Big SkyBig SkyBig SkyBig Sky January 6-13 2012 MONTANA AT ITS BEST Trip limited to 12 Skiers

$1689.00 pp

Always a favorite ski destination for the Little Rock Ski Club, this trip includes: round-trip airfare from Little Rock to Aspen, round-trip airport transfers provided by the lodge, seven nights lodging at the Pokolodi Lodge (located at the base area of Snowmass Village next to the bus stop & about 100 yards from the main ticket office & Cirque Bar & Grill), 5 day adult lift ticket, continental breakfast daily & a welcome reception. We will fly on United Airlines. For the club to receive the best trip pricing, we must sell the trip as a complete package, but it will be possible to get more or fewer number of lift tickets for those who want to ski every day & those who only want to try a few. Optional pricing upon request.. The lodge features rooms for two, with coffee makers, mini-refrigerators, hair dryers, iron & ironing boards, color cable TV, safe deposit boxes & telephones, guest laundry facility, free Wi-fi, outdoor pool & hot tub. This trip is $135.00 less than the last trip to Aspen in 2008 ! It should sell out fast so don’t hesitate to sign up early. You may pay in 3 installments of $488. ea. & first one due with sign up. As always you must be a current member (2011/2012 dues paid) to go on a LRSC trip. In addition to Snowmass Mt., your lift ticket is also good at Aspen Mt., Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Mt. (a total of four mountains !). A free shuttle is available to take you to the other ski areas & to Aspen for shopping and fine dining. It is highly recommended that participants purchase trip insurance to cover unforeseen circumstances that would cause you a monetary loss if you could not be able to travel. Skiing can be a dangerous sport and the participants of this trip agree not to hold the Little Rock Ski Club or its leaders in any way responsible for any injury that may occur as a result of having participated in this trip.

Second Payment Due Now, Final Due before Dec. 1 Contact Trip Captain Mike Graves at: Cell: 501-837-7222 or Home 501-664-4678 E-mail: mngraves@sbcglobal.net Or Assistant Trip Captain Mary Moore at: Cell: 501-282-0391 or Home 501-760-3808

Established 1967

SnowmassSnowmassSnowmassSnowmass February 4-11 2012 A LRSC FAVORITE Space Limited to 24 people

$1464.00 pp

Plan Now to attend the 21st annual LRSC

SN WBALL

This event has become an annual tradition with the ski club since the “Christmas Party Meeting” was renamed the SNOWBALL in December of 1991 and changed to a more formal setting in 1993. You will get alot more value than the cost of the ticket this year as the committee and the board of directors have committed to offering a first class event for our members and guests. Don’t Miss-This will be the Party of the year !

Saturday December 17th 7 to 11 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel Ballroom Buffet, & Dancing to the Music of The Rythmn Shakers Band

$40.00 per person (members & guests)

Cocktail attire or as formal as you wish

Start planning now and contact your friends & family to be ready to party down at the Crowne. Roger & Cheryl Nesuda, Chairpersons

501-221-0076

ter. We hope you will enjoy.

Favorite foods: Chocolate, fruit and lots of cooked veggies.

Favorite drink: A glass of sauvignon blanc.

I drive a blue SUV.

Share the Warmth with

Arkansas Kids

Arkansas Rice Depot’s Kids’ Coat Project provides warm coats to students across Arkansas who benefit from our Food For Kids program. Since this program started in the fall of 2009, Arkansas Rice Depot has distributed hundreds of coats to students in need across Arkansas. A counselor at an elementary school in Hot Springs remarks on the Kids’ Coat Project at her school last year, “Just this winter when you sent a note explaining the [Kids’ Coat Project] I was scrambling to clothe many of our students. The stu-dents were equipped with only thin light weight jackets. Most of them didn’t own a coat. Our students were delighted to receive a real new coat, not only a new coat but one with tags on it. Our students don’t always get ‘new’ things. Thank you for making our students feel special and worthy of some-thing new.”

Providing coats is the cornerstone of this program, however when possible hats, scarves and gloves are also provided. Since this project began Arkansas Rice Depot has had a Christmas tree in our lobby decorated with hats, gloves, and scarves by staff and volunteers leading up to the holiday season to benefit the Kids’ Coat Project. Churches, businesses, and community groups also get involved by holding their own drives to benefit the Kids’ Coat Project. Arkansas Rice Depot accepts new, never worn coats in both children and adult sizes to benefit students grades Kindergarten through 12th on Food For Kids. If you are interested in getting involved with the Kids’ Coat Project please contact us and share the warmth with Arkansas Kids this year.

The Little Rock Ski Club & The Rice Depot

Thank You in advance for your kindness.

ARKANSAS RICE DEPOT

Our Story

Way back in 1982, a few caring Arkansans noticed there were a lot of children, families and senior citizens going to bed hungry right here in Arkansas. Many food pantries were struggling for supplies. The cupboard was bare at the shelters.

Children were hungry. So these folks organized and looked for food. And they found rice.

Home-grown, nourishing and inexpensive rice. They paid for it out of their own pockets and gave it to anyone in need.

Soon word spread about this organization that provided free rice to any group willing to fight hunger in their community. And the Arkansas Rice Depot was born.

Within a couple of years, nearly one hundred rice growers from Riceland and Producers mills were donating rice.

This was just the kind of foundation the charity needed. By 1986, then-Governor Bill Clinton

helped the Arkansas Rice Depot distribute its one millionth pound of rice. For a while, rice re-mained the only food distributed, and though nourishing, it wasn't a complete meal.

A Billy Graham Crusade changed all that. Six tons of food items were collected that year, and soon dry goods, canned foods, frozen meats and other items were donated, ware-housed and distributed across the state.

In 1994, an Arkansas public school nurse noticed some children arriving at school listless and

hungry. They said their school lunch the day before was the last meal they had. She won-dered if the Arkansas Rice Depot could help. Immediately, the Food For Kids program was launched, sending hungry children home with backpacks filled with food every night.

Today the Arkansas Rice Depot serves around 600 Arkansas public schools and the Food For

Kids backpack program has been duplicated across the US, helping feed hundreds of thou-sands of hungry kids.

Every year the Arkansas Rice Depot feeds around half a million hungry Arkansans, distributing food to shelters, schools, disaster relief efforts and homebound seniors. All with minimal over-

head. And in the summer of 2009, Arkansas Rice Depot received national recognition of our pro-

grams, when All Roker brought NBC's Today Show to the Depot, with his Lend A Hand pro-gram. Through Lend A Hand, Arkansas Rice Depot received a five truckloads of items with a value totaling over $600,000. Local dignitaries came out to join in on the fun. We were one of

only five charitable organizations chosen through Lend A Hand.

You see, we don't believe in big salaries or glitzy marketing campaigns – 98% of all donations go to feeding the hungry. So you can be confident your donation fills an empty stomach. It's

how this charity started, and it's how we'll continue our mission.

Membership Please help us keep your information updated by sending changes

in addresses, phone numbers and email to insure you receive reminders of special events, ski trips openings, and other items of importance. Any

changes should be sent to Membership Chairman Gem Koski, at P.O. Box 250046, Little Rock, Arkansas 72225-0046, or lgkuyken@yahoo.com

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Please remember to do business with our advertisers and to personally thank them for

helping to support our club. We appreciate their willingness to partner with us.

We want your input. We want all of your support and suggestions for trips and activities. We would

like input on functions that we might offer that will be of interest to you .

Please contact a board member with your suggestions and please respond to any

surveys we send your way.

PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. The advertisements that appear in Lift Line are paid advertisements. The LRSC does

not endorse products or services advertised. Advertisements that may compete or affect members’ participation

on trips or at functions sponsored by LRSC will not be approved for publication or distribution on line or at

meetings.

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