Balboa Ski & Sports Club P.O. Box 8288 Newport Beach, CA 92658
Average Annual Membership — 300
October Issue- 2010
Come as you aren't! Friday, October 29th at 7 PM at Pennie Jones
This promises to be a frightfully fantastic, raucous and rowdy evening. In other words, it will be like all Pennie’s parties! Sign up early as the event will limited to the first 35 party animals. Call Betty Bains at 949-636-1469 to reserve your spot and start planning your costumes! Dinner, wine, beer & soft drinks will be served. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes. Member Price only $15 Non-member price $20.
Drop dead date for sign-up is Wednesday, October 27th at 5 pm. We strongly suggest you reserve earlier than this. Pennie’s address is 13731 Andele Way, Irvine
Balboa Ski & Sports Club P.O. Box 8288 • Newport Beach, CA 92658
www.balboaskiandsports.com
Connie’s Corner
We have exciting ski season news..... Our Mammoth weekend trip price has been reduced for the upcoming season! Your board has worked very hard to negotiate with our vendors and to pick the dates that help to keep our weekend trip prices down as low as possible. And we have once again planned for 2 weekday trips this season in response to last year’s participation. So what are you waiting for? Sign up now and reserve your spot on one or more of our trips, which make us such a special ski club! Please take a look at our very busy schedule to finish up 2010 as there is something for everyone! And each of the organizers would welcome your offer of help! We have Oktoberfest...”South Pacific” at the OC Performing Arts Center...a Halloween Party...a “Pray for Snow Party” to support BSSC’s racing program...monthly bridge nights, movie nights, and happy hour events...wine tasting....the newest Warren Miller Movie, “Wintervention”....and the year-ending holiday Boat Parade Party in Newport Beach. Between all of these events and our twice monthly meetings, we keep our members busy! Finally this month...I’d like to challenge each of our members to bring a friend to a fall meeting. Share the fun! And, should you see a new face in the crowd at a meeting, please introduce yourself and make them feel welcome. Let’s all be ambassadors this year for the greatest ski and sports club in southern California!
Connie Peacock, BSSC President
Happy Birthday BSSC
It was a bash and a blast. Many thanks to special people who worked to make this a special meeting, of course, our Signmaker extraordinaire, Donna Harvey, our man of many talents (even when he is not feeling well), Jess Gorman; Connie Peacock, our leader who also produced a schedule of events for the next few months, as well as her role as the Utah trip leader with material and booth, and Christy Walchli, my helpful “Balloon Lady” and Mammoth Trip Director and Sun Valley Leader. Thanks to Betty Bains for filling our schedule with fine events, Joe Culver, who manned the tennis table and talked about tennis, and wore a duel hat of history picture scanner. Thanks also go to Rich Toni for speaking on Mammoth mid-week trips and to Sheila Van Guilder who stepped in to man the Membership in Al Lawrence’s absence, Nova Madlock for directory assistance, Izzy Goberman for Race Raffle ticket sales, and Peggy Norris for her smiling face at our taco ticket spot. Also thanks to Corine Ghosn for sharing her birthday with us. Happy, Happy Corine. We want to extend special thanks to Laura Kennedy, Mammoth Mountain Resort local Representative who is a joy to talk to, and will be back on October 19th where she can really get us fired up on Mammoth. If you stopped to say hello, you might have noticed the Happy Birthday sign she had at her table, and the gifts she left us from Mammoth were wrapped in Birthday paper. Well done. Written and submitted by Maxine Hanlon
October Board Member Bio...
Think you know who this board member is? Maybe or maybe not! A little clue is that he seldom wears outfits like this anymore! Log on to www.balboaskiandsports.com to find out more about this month’s Board Member Bio.
Sorry but our Bio Boy has been out of town and was unable to get his information to me befrore we had to post this issue of the Snojob. Be patient and see it in next month’s newsletter.
BSSC Board of Directors
President Connie Peacock 949-636-2062 VP Operations Jess Gorman 714-491-2234 VP Finance Bob Santee 714-538-0743 VP Skiing Maxine Hanlon 714-641-8153 Treasurer Monica McCarthy 949-425-1057 VP Communications Bob Kyser 949-200-9466 Secretary Susan Corum 949-675-7966 Director of Trips Christy Walchli 949-548-4847 Director of Social Betty Bains 949-636-1469 Director Membership Al Lawrence 949-232-8012 Director of Tennis Terry King 714-292-8840 Director of Snojob Donna Harvey 949-933-1418 Director at Large Cathy Houldin Director at Large Linda Mosier
OKtoberfest Sunday, October 10th 2:00 PM till exhaustion
at the Old World German Restaurant Beer Garden 7561 Center Avenue, Huntington Beach Join Balboa and other OC Ski Clubs and test your skills on Virtual Snow Simulators. • Watch the Dog Races • Enjoy the beer garden music & dancing Call Maxine Hanlon at 714 641-8513 or Betty Bains at 949-636-1469 for information.
October Meetings at the Tee Room
Friday, October 22nd, 5 pm Village Inn on Balboa Island $2 off all drinks and 1/2 price appetizers. This will be a monthly BSSC event.
Join us for our two October meetings on October 5th and 19th. On our first meeting we will have an REI presenter. At our second, Laura from Mammoth Mountain will be our speaker
This month’s Movie and Meal Event October 17th is our date this month. Call or e-mail Maxine if you are interested. 714 641-8513 maxch@prodigy.net
Attend the Tony Award winning production of “South Pacific” at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on Friday, October 15th, 7:30 p.m. for the amazing price of only
$25 per person
checks made payable to BSSC
October Bridge Lesson
Wednesday, October 13th at 6:30 pm The BSSC bridge group will meet this month at Jay Grabill’s house. Call to RESERVE SPACE, IF YOU PLAN TO PLAY BRIDGE AFTER THE LESSON. 11601 Rosemary, Fountain Valley, 714-775-0367
Questions and reservations: Connie Peacock, 949-636-2062 You MUST call Connie prior to sending a check to the P.O. Box or your seat will not be reserved. Limited number of tickets are available.
BSSC Birthday Party Ski Preview Meeting....
Happy Birthday to us!
Happy Birthday to us!
Happy Birthday to us!
Tennis Mixer...
We were having so much fun, I forgot to take photos until most of the people were gone! Oop...
As you can see to the right, our BSSC flag is traveling again! Nancy Slusher, new member Ralph Dexter and Barbara Jacobson in the Sierras on our 5 day hiking trip this August. Our hearty trio followed this trail along Rock Creek... mile after mile of the most gorgeous scenery. They were hiking at about 10,000+ feet on this trail between Bishop and Mammoth.
Next Season’s Two Major Trips
October Birthdays
Trip leader: Christy Walchli - (949) 275 2617 or e-mail her chriski22@yahoo.com.
Judy Chapel Francesca Sciortino Luba Dmytryk Bob Kyser Ann Shonstrom Ernie Minney Gary Worthington Laela Handy Donald Sharps Bob McCaffrey Nova Madlock Patti Moore Lynette LaRoche Cathie Schaeffer Pat Nangle Judy Thurman Greg Rund Gary Seaton Roy Lothringer Dean Padrick
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For your Notary Needs Peacock Notary will come to you. Connie Peacock, Notary Public 949-636-2062 peacocknotary@yahoo.com or see www.peacocknotary.com.
Handyman and Construction Service
Izzy Goberman available for all your construction and handyman needs including carpentry/ concete work. In Mammoth Lakes area or Southern California. skiizzy@ hotmail.com cell 949-436-1812 or 760-934-6575
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Trip leader: Christy Walchli - (949) 275 2617 or e-mail her chriski22@yahoo.com.
Mammoth Weekend Trip Prices Reduced! Good News!
Social Events at a Glance
October... Tuesday, the 5th - General Meeting at the Tee Room Sunday, the 10th - Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach Wednesday, the 13th - Bridge Lesson Friday, the 15th - South Pacific Musical Sunday, the 17th - Movie and Meal - 2 0r 3 pm Tuesday, the 19th - General Meeting at the Tee Room Friday, the 22nd - Happy Hour at The Village Inn Sunday, the 24 - Permanent Partner Tennis Tourney Friday the 29th - Halloween Party see details of all the above events on back cover
We sharpened our pencils, and pushed and pulled till we got a lower price! ONLY $330 for the weekend Mammoth Bus Trips 2010-2011!
Drive Up Trip
December 9-12, 2010
price to be announced soon
Weekend Mammoth Bus Trips
January 6-9, 2011, February 24-27, 2011 and March 17-20, 2011 Only $330 for bus, Cocktail Party and lodging at the Snowflower Condominiums
Two Mid Week Mammoth Trips
Drive up Sunday thru Friday, February 13-18th and March 20-25th, 2011 – only $225. Better food, great lodging at Snowflower Condos, and awesome mid-week skiing. Contact Christy Walchli (949 548-4847) or Maxine Hanlon (714-641-8513). For details check website. Pencil in the dates especially on Mammoth Mid-Week until reservations are reconfirmed. www.Balboaskiandsports.com Payment options, and details will be on website early October.
Trip Leaders Needed!
Balboa is still looking for help with the Mammoth trips. The club has been organizing Mammoth trips since 1955 and they are the heartbeat of the club. We need some infusion of newer “blood” for volunteers. Contact Christy Walchi <chriski22@yahoo.com> to be that person who keeps our club beating to the right rhythm.
November... Tuesday, the 2nd - General Meeting at the Tee Room Friday the 5th - Happy Hour, Village Inn, 5 pm Sunday, the 7th - Movie & Meal - 2 or 3 pm Wednesday, the 10th - Bridge Lesson, 6:30 PM Saturday, the 13th - Pray for Snow Potluck at 6 pm Tuesday, the 16th - General meeting at the Tee Room Thursday, the 18th - Beer and Wine Tasting December... Sunday, the 5th - Movie and Meal - 2 or 3 pm Tuesday, the 7th - Holiday Party Meeting at Tee Room Wednesday, the 8th - Warren Miller Movie - 7:30 pm Saturday, the 18th - Boat Parade Party - 5 pm Check Snojobs for more details as we get closer to these dates.
Let’s Go Skiing By Maxine Hanlon, VP Skiing
With hot weather like we had the last week in September it is tough to think about soft, cold snow and skiing - or is it? We have tentative dates for the Mammoth Weekend and Mid Week Trips and new pricing for the Weekend Bus trip of $330, a savings of $35 from last year. However, we need your support both as trip participants and volunteers. Our lodging will be the Snowflower Condos for all Mammoth trips. We have two more great ski trips — Sun Valley run by Christy Walchli and the Utah Trip led by Connie Peacock. We have just a few openings left on Sun Valley and some very important deadlines coming up on Utah. No later than October 10, it is “go” or “ no go.” Our pricing is based on a certain number of people going and without those numbers, the trip price is not realistic. At the October Board meeting, the fate of the Utah trip will be decided. ACTION is needed by you NOW. Contact Connie if you or your friends want to go — it is specially designed to be a quick trip with more skiing tailored to the needs of our working people. EVERY participant must sign in advance of the trip a BSSC trip wavier. For your consideration, a copy of the waiver and the BSSC trip policies are included in the BSSC website version of the newsletter. By the way, the name “SNOJOB” came into existence in 1968. Before that it was called the “No Name” newsletter. -