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Yippee it’s the New Year! work less and have more fun. Whatever your resolution is, I hope you can stick to it better than I do every year! Our last meeting we met at Casa Fiesta for some good grub and met a few new members that are going to be joining in on the fun. We also spent time talking about Winter Wonder Land and our Christmas party being held in December. It was mentioned that we need to write ideas down on what food we are bringing because last year we had 10 dishes of cheesy potatoes… not seeing the problem in that! Dessert and cheesy potatoes sounds like the perfect dinner to me! In the next Corral, I will update everyone on how both of those went. With the New Year generally comes new officers. Seems at this time all our present officers want to stay right where they are and no new candidates stepped up. So I guess if it isn’t broke don’t fix it! Not much to report this month. I hope everyone has a wonderful 2018 filled with love and horses. Our meetings are the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the First Brethren Church in Fremont, this month we will meet at 6 p.m. for our Christmas dinner and party! For more information give one of our members a holler, we would love to see you! Visit our website at sanduskycountyohc. com and our Facebook page under Sandusky County Horseman’s Council for up-todate information Give your fuzzy horse a hug, sneak your fingers under that warm mane and give them a kiss, horse life is good! ~Marla Sidell SCIOTO The Scioto County Chapter held their monthly meeting and January 2018
Christmas party Dec. 5, 2017 at Fred’s Pizza. Fun and food was had by all. Those in attendance were Trudy Uldrich, Georgette Rice, Dave Rice, Taylor, Kelly, and Clara Babcock, Sandy Adkins, Ray and Kathy Harris, Shelly Wilson. Weather permitting we will be having a trail ride on Jan. 1, 2018 at 11 a.m. We will be meeting at Shawnee State Park at the Mackletree Bridle trail off State Route 125. Our next meeting will be held on Jan. 2, 2018 at Arby’s in Portsmouth. We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ~Sandy STARK We are now beginning a new year, starting fresh again and hoping for a great year. Our officers for the year 2018 will be Ida Noel and Barbara Daymut sharing the office of president, JoEllen Reikowski serving as secretary and Gail Phares returning as treasurer. A planning meeting of the officers will be held this month to schedule our events for 2018 and with the help of our members, we plan to have fun! Until next time, happy trails to you! ~Jo Ellen SUMMIT It’s early December but our articles are due with another 26 days left before wrapping up 2017. The best news is that we still have time to accomplish a lot before then. Summit OHC has been very fortunate and appreciative for all the support from our members, OHC chapters, and local communities and organizations in our efforts to restore the horse trails at Richfield Heritage Preserve, a former girls scout camp. While somewhat small in stature, the area holds great potential as a link to connecting other existing parks and preserves. Workers gathered on Nov. 11 for a yearend leaf blowing event to clear the new trails. Word has it that they actually had to bring in equipment and rakes as all the hot air the members normally generate still could not get the job done. Our fall colors were not up to local standards this year but what followed is the same ritual of
Grabbing lunch at the Costic Food Truck.
2018 officers: Peggy, Karen, Roxanne and Joann.
cleaning up after Mother Nature tripped the light fantastic. These plucky volunteers were pining to leave home for a change of scenery to help spruce things up elsewhere. God knows they had no shortage of their own tree litter but they were lured by the promise of lunch prepared by our own Iron Chef, Peggy Costic and her sous chef, Roxanne Owens. After working up a healthy appetite, the crew was treated to a fiesta taco bar, dessert and of course, some hot beverages and lively conversation. Greg Monsanti was presented with a gift certificate and a custom made western bird house (compliments of the Michelangelo of bird houses, Denny Costic) in appreciation for all his efforts in making this project a reality. Our OHC members also have had the pleasure of riding the trail and inspecting their work which spanned many months. If you missed the opportunity to join us, don’t despair. There will be more opportunities next year. Speaking of which, the slate of officers for 2018 holds no surprises. Asking other members to consider trying their hand at running things keeps many from attending meetings until the process is all over. Deer in the headlights have nothing on this group when asking for some new blood. The prospect of holding office is rated somewhere between having a tooth abscess with accompanying root canal and duking it out with a truck salesman to purchase another vehicle. With that being said, here is the current list of officers
for 2018: President Roxanne Owens, Vice President Karen Beres, Treasurer Peggy Costic and SecretaryJoann Ulichney. Congratulations one and all; it’s a dirty job but someone has to do it. So put a smile on your lovely faces, grab the scrub buckets, Tidy Naps, and Oxi Clean, and let’s get ready to celebrate the sparkling New Year with anything it cares to send our way. To each and every one of our readers, we hope that you made the most of the other 26 days left in December because I can assure you we did. You can read about our exploits and adventures in your next issue of the Corral. Have a safe, happy and blessed New Year. ~Joann Ulichney
Horse shoes and spurs? Some tough old birds.
HORSEMEN’S CORRAL
TRUMBULL Happy New Year from the members of the Trumbull County Chapter! We have smiles in our hearts as we recall the fun and friendships of 2017 and we sure look forward to the adventures awaiting us in 2018! The December meeting preceded the annual Christmas party. Once again the food was fantastic, the fellowship rewarding and the festive décor a terrific kick off to the Christmas Season! It seems that even though there may be scheduling difficulties to attend meetings during the year; many members make it to the Christmas party. Reminiscing of riding in 2017 and ideas for the 2018 schedule solidify our dedication to trail riding…and of course talk about all the latest new gadgets we just might see on the trail this year. Dashing through the trails, on our majestic mares and steeds… laden with their apple treats and our new electronic needs...oh! Jingle bear bells, Jingle bear bells…Jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to ride the glory of the trails all day! Trail miles were turned in by many members to be included in the tabulations sent to the State OHC committee. Thank you to 59