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August 9, 2008

Movie Night

by @ 12:21 am. Filed under Club News, Club Events, Events

Movie night is this Sat 8-9 at Winchester Drive Inn

Journey to the Center of the Earth
PG
8:45pm

Dark Knight
Keith Ledger
PG 13
10:35pm

Hancock
Will Smith
PG 13
1:15am

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July 11, 2008

Movie Night movies

by @ 8:51 am. Filed under Club News, Club Events, Events

Movie night 7/12/2008. Movies & times are:

The Indredible Hulk
PG 13
9:10 pm

Hancock
Will Smith
PG 13
11:20 pm

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Adam Sandlier
PG 13
1:05 am

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July 9, 2008

Movie Night

by @ 10:16 am. Filed under Club News, Club Events, Events

The Trailchasers’ July meeting is Tues 7-15. Movie night is this Sat. 7-12. I’ll send out movie info on Fri.
See you soon,
Christine

July 6, 2008

ACTION ALERT

by @ 1:50 am. Filed under Club News, 4x4 News

UNITED FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATIONS

www.ufwda.org

info@ufwda.org

1-800-448-3932

ACTION ALERT

July 3, 2008

Action Alert

Contact your US Senator or Representative NOW and ask them to co-sponsor and vote in support of HR 6233 and s 3113.

Background

On June 11, 2008, members of the North Carolina US congressional delegation introduced HR 6233 & s 3113 to return management of Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area back to the National Park Service by setting aside the recently enacted consent decree that has virtually eliminated pedestrian and off-highway vehicle access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. The bill will reinstate the Interim Management Plan for Species Management adopted through the NEPA process and public involvement by the National Park Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service and set aside the consent decree. The consent decree was a result of law suit settlement with Defenders of Wildlife and The National Audubon Society represented by Southern Environmental Law Center.

What to do

We need all of you, in every state across the country, to contact your US Senators and Representatives asking them to co-sponsor and support HR 6233 and s. 3113.

How to be the most effective

  1. Visit – visiting your elected officials is the most persuasive method of convincing them to support HR 6233 and s. 3113
  2. Fax - faxed letters indicating who you are, where you live, why you care, and why they should care are more persuasive than other methods of sending a letter.
  3. Call – a personal call is very effective and more effective than e-mailing
  4. E-mail – e-mailing a letter is less effective than visiting, faxing or e-mailing a letter, but will work if that is the method that enables you to do your part.
  5. Mail – using the U.S. Postal Service takes up to 30 days for delivery so it is the least effective choice in contacting your elected officials.

How to find your US Senator or Representative

To find your US Representative(s) click here : https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml

To find your US Senators click here : http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Talking points

These talking points are derived in part from information at the Free Island Press, July 1, 2008, “The Case For Passing Legislation That Returns Management of the Seashore to the Park Service”. www.freeislandpress.org. And from information on the University of North Carolina website, www.learnnc.org

June 10, 2008

Arkansas Trails Day

by @ 9:52 am. Filed under 4x4 News, Events, 4x4 Events

Does Oklahoma have a Trails Council or an Oklahoma Trails Day?

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NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas Trails Day takes to paths at Pinnacle Mountain

Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008

URL: http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Style/228224/

Whether you’re into the outdoors or out of it and eager to
get in, the first Arkansas Trails Day has something for you Saturday at
Pinnacle Mountain State Park.

A diverse collection of
volunteers have put together an all-day activity fair jammed with
family-friendly chances to learn and play. Led by the Arkansas Trails
Council, several flavors of outdoors enthusiasts will do their various
trail-supporting things from 7: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m. Saturday in the
park and beyond.

Everyone is invited, and almost everything is
free at this celebration of the 75 th anniversary of Arkansas’ state
parks. Two associated events will happen outside the park: The CARTI
Tour de Rock, a multi-distance bicycle tour that will raise money to
support Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute, will begin at 7:
30 a. m. in North Little Rock’s Burns Park. The National Off-Highway
Vehicle Conservation Council will conduct a seminar Friday and Saturday
at Rich Mountain Community College in Mena for U. S. Forest Service
personnel, off-road enthusiasts and others interested in motorized
travel routes in the national forests of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

More
about those two can be found in the Life Lines column on Page 3 E.
First, what will folks be able to do at Pinnacle Mountain ?

Park
interpreter Sarah K. Jones says there will be plenty of food. Boy Scout
Troop 232 will sell Fat Boy’s Killer BBQ. Boy Scout Troop 198 will sell
hot dogs, lemonade, bottled water and Boy Scout candy bars. The park
snack bar will sell snacks, drinks and snow cones.

Visitors can
pick up the activity schedule Saturday at the park’s main day-use
picnic area. Most events will begin there, but some will be in the
Visitor Center. A tentative schedule is posted online at www.
arkansas-trailsday. org.

9 a. m., interpretive hike with photo
opportunity: Central Arkansas Master Naturalists and the Arkansas
Outdoor Photography Club will lead hikers on the paved Kingfisher
Trail. Photographers should bring their cameras.

9 a. m., meet
the hang gliders: Hang gliding enthusiasts with the Central Arkansas
Mountain Pilots club will explain their sport and where you can learn
it.

9: 30 a. m., slide show: Arkansas Outdoor Photography Club will show slides.

9:
30 a. m.-1 p. m., kayak clinic: Ozark Outdoor Supply will teach the
fundamentals of kayaking on the Little Maumelle River, which can be
entered from the boat ramp in the day-use picnic area.

9: 30 a. m., awareness workshop: Learn to “leave no trace.”

9:
30 a. m., climb the front of the mountain: The Ouachita Mountain Hikers
will march to the top of Pinnacle on its West Summit Trail.

9:
30 a. m., climb the back of the mountain: The Ouachita Mountain Hikers
will scramble to the top using the East Summit Trail, which includes
more challenging climbing over boulders.

11 a. m., walk the Kingfisher Trail: Master Naturalists will lead an easy educational hike in the shade.

11 a. m., hike the Ouachita Trail: The Ouachita Mountain Hikers will trek from Arkansas 300 to the park Visitor Center.

11 a. m., awareness workshop.

Noon, ceremony: Arkansas Trails Council annual awards.

1 p. m., awareness workshop.

1
p. m., interpretive hike with photo opportunity: Master Naturalists and
the Arkansas Outdoor Photography Club hike the Kingfisher Trail.

1 p. m., slide show.

1 p. m., day hiking seminar: Ozark Outdoor Supply explains the “10 Essentials for Day Hiking.”

1 p. m., hike the new Base Trail: Master Naturalists stroll 3. 5 miles around the mountain.

2
p. m., bicycle safety class and ride. (See below. ) 2 p. m., climb the
front of the mountain: Ouachita Mountain Hikers hustle to the top. 3 p.
m., walk the Kingfisher Trail: Master Naturalists lead an easy but
educational hike in the shade.

SAFE CYCLING Licensed cycling
instructor Tom Ezell will teach Bringing Up Cyclists (Kids I ), an
indoor class for parents, from 2 to 3 p. m. at the park Visitor Center,
11901 Pinnacle Valley Road. The multimedia program highlights hazards
posed by children’s small stature and emotional immaturity and explains
how to instill habits that can keep them safe. The program will also
help parents gear up to teach a child to ride. The Arkansas Bicycle
Club will lead a short ride after the program, open to anyone who
brings a functioning, properly fitted bicycle and a bike helmet.


May 7, 2008

VIRTUAL ONLINE RALLY FOR UPPER TELLICO OHV AREA

by @ 3:34 pm. Filed under 4x4 News, Events, 4x4 Events

The rally is tomorrow afternoon (Weds May 7th) from 1600-2100 EDT (4p-9p)

http://www.pirate4×4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=676594

VIRTUAL ONLINE RALLY FOR UPPER TELLICO OHV AREA
Pirate4×4.com builds on a successful rally format to protest more route closures

After
an extremely successful virtual rally for Johnson Valley and the world
renowned Hammers rock crawling trails in California, Pirate4×4.com
members are shifting their focus to the east coast and are once again
gathering for a massive virtual rally to save the Upper Tellico OHV
Park in North Carolina. On Wednesday May7th, 2008, Pirate4×4.com, a
leading website for the OHV community, will hold this rally from 4 to 9
pm eastern standard time.

In 2007, the Southern Environmental
Law Center, in coalition with Trout Unlimited and P.E.E.R. (Public
Employees for Environmental Responsibility) filed a notice of intent to
sue the Untied Stated Forest Service, claiming it was in violation of
the federal water pollution act. This coalition stated that the Upper
Tellico OHV area was dumping sediment into nearby streams and
destroying the habitat of local brook trout. In turn, the USFS closed a
major portion of the Tellico trail system.

There are many
arguments against closing this popular OHV area, and many organizations
involved in keeping it open. Carla Boucher, the attorney for the United
Four Wheel Drive Association states, “United Four Wheel Drive
Association (UFWDA), along with its partners Blue Ribbon Coalition and
Southern Four Wheel Drive Association, are committed to taking all
steps necessary to save our access at Tellico, including legislative,
administrative, and legal action!” This rally will bolster the efforts
made by these organizations in this battle by showing a large
contingent of OHV users who back and support these organizations in
their efforts.

Virtual rally participants will be asked to post
their experiences, photos and history recreating with their families in
the Tellico area along with their feelings and beliefs as to why the
trail system should not be closed. Their comments will be posted and
tracked in a bulletin board format, with a goal of creating a lasting
record of how important this area is to a vast number of people in the
OHV community. Tellico is one of the very few public areas on the east
coast for OHV recreation. Interested parties are encouraged to
participate in the rally and read the thread.

On March 12th
2008, Pirate4×4.com hosted a similar virtual rally for the world
renowned OHV trail system in Johnson Valley, CA. That rally had nearly
1,500 posts from OHV enthusiasts all across the world in a four hour
time span. Saved in time in order to create a lasting homage to the
rally, to date the Hammers rally has been viewed by over 48,000 people.

# # #
If you would like more information on this topic, or to schedule an interview with Nick McCracken, please e-mail him at orangecherokee@yahoo.com. For Kurt Schneider, Pirate4×4.com land-use Editor, Please e-mail Kurt at kurtuleas@pirate4×4.com

# # #

Basic Rally Instructions:

1. Please post up your concerns on the Upper Tellico OHV area being closed. You MAY make multiple posts!

2. Tell people how you have enjoyed Tellico in the past! (Tell us stories!)

3.
If you have never been to the Upper Tellico OHV area, voice your
concern about this closure and tell people how you or your club
recreates responsibly in your own area! If you have always wanted to go
to Tellico, let us know!

4. Show them what this area means to the entire OHV community!

5. Post pictures! Trail rides, camping with your family, etc.

6. Have fun, but please remember to be professional. Many eyes will be on this thread!

7. MAKE SURE you see what number post your FIRST post in the thread is!

Please put that number somewhere in your sig-line so we know who has posted!

http://www.pirate4×4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=676594

April 14, 2008

And the battle begins

by @ 1:30 pm. Filed under 4x4 News

United Four Wheel Drive and Blue Ribbon have teamed up to fight the closing of Telco.

Read more here  –> http://www.sharetrails.org/releases/media/?story=573

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March 25, 2008

Looking for a few good wheelers

by @ 9:25 pm. Filed under Club News, 4x4 News, Events, 4x4 Events

Once again it’s time to plan for the our annual Fun Run, it’s time to volunteer for the Fun Run Committee. Also, it’s time to update our Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and we need committee members. This is an excellent opportunity to have your voice heard.

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April Car Show

by @ 9:17 pm. Filed under Club News

The April car show that was to be at Bass Pro has been canceled. Bass Pro has a new promotions person and the phone tag has gotten out of hand and the time to short.

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SWFWDA Fall Quarterly

by @ 9:12 pm. Filed under Club News

FWD-FWD has posted the SWFWDA Quarterly flyer and packet. (click here)

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