The 7th annual Lost Mine Poker Run, benefiting YWAM missionaries, the Holt Family, will be Thursday March 17th – Sunday March 20th at Goler Gulch. Trail-boss Dave Beaumont always surprises us with a GREAT poker run. Dave is currently preparing a 40 mile adventure loop and a 15 mile family loop. Both loops will be suitable for 2 or 4 wheels. The camp location will be off Randsburg road at the same dry lake bed as last year. Dont forget the TIGHT right turn onto the lakebed. Best bet is to pass up the tight right, use the round about and then come down on to the lakebed. The entry fee is your tax deductible donation to the Holt’s ministry at sign ups. The Holts serve our Lord in the Nation of Georgia and our support to thier missions works goes a long way, so lets show them how generous our club is!  Check out the flyer and call Dave if you have any questions or you would like to assist.  (661)251-7131. (more…)

I arrived at the District 37 Awards Ceremony February 19 early at 4:30 p.m. and it started snowing hard. It stopped shortly thereafter. It made me wonder how many people were going to show up, though. The event is held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Victorville, and even though it’s in the large banquet hall, every year the room gets filled up. The bad weather didn’t stop the people from coming, because once again, it was soon standing room only.

The ceremony started late at 6:30 p.m., probably to let everyone have a chance to arrive due to the snowy conditions on Cajon Pass. By then, RUTS members George, Michelle, and Travis Green, Dave and Matthew Krenik, Rodney Roderick, and Jack, Laura, and Sam Fuller had all shown up and had gathered together at one table that had the RUTS flag flying proudly. Unfortunately, the Ragers were unable to come down from Bishop, as it was just too long a drive.

The Awards Ceremony was great! I sold the remaining raffle tickets for the KTM530EXC I had left before 6 p.m., so I was able to visit with people and enjoy the evening.

It was fun to pull the winning ticket for the KTM530EXC raffle bike. Chito Pastor, a dual sporter, was the winner. Too bad he wasn’t present. He bought ticket #62 at the Long Beach Motorcycle Show.

Sherri Kibbe was acknowledged for her hard work for putting together the Awards Ceremony. She does this year after year.

Ed Waldheim won the Norm Stuart Award. He was worked for decades to keep the land open for riding. He warned us that it’s the 10% of people riding illegally that will get the land shut down for everyone. These people need to be stopped and educated about the damage they are doing to the other 90% of us.

Frank Brewer won the Sportsman of the Year Award. He’s in the Checkers and is in the 60+ class.

I broke out in tears when I heard my name called for the Sportswoman of the Year Award. I couldn’t believe, after being nominated for four years, that I won it. I enjoy selling the raffle tickets for the D-37 Legal Defense Fund so much, even though it’s a lot of hard work, and baking all those dozens of batches of brownies so everyone buys those tickets. It’s an honor to have won the award. All three of the other ladies nominated–Patty Blais, Sherri Kibbe, and Tracy Kennelley, are very deserving of the award, and I accepted it for all four of us. (more…)