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OVER-THE-HILL-GANG
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CHAPTER MEMBERS AS OF MAY 10, 1988
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NAME ADDRESS
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Anderson, Ernie Box 770391, SS 80477 879-2772
Anderson, Robin 41400 RCR 38A, SS 80487 879-5792
Burg, Ed Box 772858, SS 80477 879-7742
Blackett, Hill Box 774260, SS 80477 879-7536
Calori, Al Box 773558, SS 80477 879-3648
Daw, Ed & Pat Box 880273, SS 80477 879-4938
Dierks, Louise & Fred Box 881390, SS 80488 879-7010
Doner, Dick Box 774643, SS 80477 870-0218
Fetcher, John Box 880575, SS 80488 879-0998
Freiberger, Harriet & Fry Box 770944, SS 80477 879-8079
Gero, Ben Box 773785, SS 80477 879-4615
Hackett, Hal General Delivery, SS 80477 879-2603
405 W. Holland, Archbold, OH 43502
Haydon, Buddy Box 770351, SS 80477 879-2797
Heins, Gail & Derek Box 772034, SS 80477 879-6587
Hewson, Nancy Hale St., Beverly Farms, MA 1915 879-1581
Jezukawicz, Stella & Julius Box 771903, SS 80477 879-6094
(Bailey) 838-5345
Karkow, Ruth & Bob Box 881455, SS 80488 879-0874
Kurtz, Alma & Bill Box 6227, Denver, CO 80206 879-8062
Landers, Jim Box 882016, SS 80488 879-1605
Lehmann, Earl Box 774983, SS 80477 879-2408
McDowell, Bea 2200 Stockbridge Rd, Akron, OH 44313 879-8300
Nelson, Irene Box 880880, SS 80488 879-7596 (W)
Nettles, George 509 W. Quinsy, Pittsburg, KS 66762 879-0073
Newton, Katie Box 771723, SS 80477 879-0884
Novak, Pat Box 881022, SS 80488 736-2330
Olds, Morgan & Robin Box 771478, SS 80477 879-2660
Pelson, Evelyn Box 772453, SS 80477 879-5079
Pensack, Joni & Harv 17 Linden Ave., W. Orange, NJ 07052 879-8731
Pomeroy, Bill 929 Lincoln Ave., SS 80487 879-3500 (W)
Randolph, Dick & Carol Box 771057, SS 80477 879-1075 (W)
Ryan Root, Ann & Bill 47890 RCR 129, SS 80487 879-5837
Roth, Martha Box 880618, SS 80488 879-0427
Russell, Johanna & Cliff Box 772815, SS 80477 879-2680 (W)
Summer, Vernon 32840 RCR 14, SS 80487 879-1512
Tarlow, Jack Box 772229, SS 80477 879-5139
Tischler, Bill Box 772508, SS 80477 879-0515
Vail, Jan Box 773838, SS 80477 879-0917
Voss, Roger Box 880909, SS 80488 879-3428 (W)
Weller, Keith & Scott Box 881449, SS 80488 879-1059
Wiik, Sven Box 774484, SS 80477 879-0517 (W)
Wren, Gordy Box 880486, SS 80488 879-0557
Meyers, Isty Box 881854, SS 80488 736-2205
(W) = Work
NON-MEMBER SPOUSES
Elaine Anderson Carl Vail Josie Nettels
Ava Calori Birthe Wiik Roz Tarlow
Criss Fetcher Nancy Blackett Anita Voss
Jim Hewson Vera Doner Jean Wren
Mary Lehmann Nelda Haydon
Susie Pomeroy Totsy Landers
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STEAMBOAT TODAY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1999
Over-the-Hill Gang offers up to $1,000 in athletic scholarships
MICHELLE BALES
STEAMBOAT TODAY
Steamboat’s Over-the-Hill Gang is once again offering financial-assistance programs that, in the past, have benefited skiers and snowboarders. This year, though, the group will expand the financial assistance to local athletes of any sports discipline. In addition, interest groups are encouraged to apply for the financial assistance.
Over-the-Hill Gang member Phil Durian explained the reason for the increased scope of the scholarships.
“Our membership and fund-raising efforts have increased so we have more money to invest into the community,” Durian said.
The Over-the-Hill Gang will make financial awards up to $1,000 to assist students in educational needs or skill improvements in their sports.
Past student recipients have included Rob Jones, Nate Stevenson, Johnny Spillane and Brett Buckles. Community organizations that have received support include the Yampa River Botanic Park, Healing Paws, Girls to Women, the Rocky Mountain Division of the U.S. Ski Team and the Jimmie Huega Express.
HOW TO APPLY
Athlete applications for the scholarships may be obtained at Steamboat Springs High School, Whiteman School, Colorado Mountain College, the Winter Sports Club or the Yampa Valley Foundation. Completed applications are due by Oct. 16, with awards to be made in December.
Community organizations interested in applying should contact Elaine Gilbertson at 879-1994 to arrange a presentation to the Over-the-Hill Gang scholarship committee.
-- To reach Michelle Bates call 871-4200 or email mbates@amigo.net.
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Ski Gang raises $11,000
Steamboat Springs'-
Over the Hill Gang has raised more than $11,000 to be used to help fund competitive youth sports and cornmunity projects."
At its annual fund-raising dinner and silent auction Feb. 3 at the Western Barbecue, more than 200 Over the Hill Gang members were on hand to purchase items donated by local merchants.
All of the funds raised will become part of the group's Community Fund and will be used exclusively in Steamboat and Routt County for two purposes:
Assisting local athletes trying to compete at world-class development
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levels in expensive sports. Funds are used to help, promising junior competi-
tors with equipment and travel costs.
Supporting projects that benefit the entire community, such as the Yampa River Botanical Park.
The Over the Hill Gang has a local membership approaching 400 people age 50 and older. The group provides a social network for members by offering participation in activities such as skiing, hiking, biking, monthly dinners and other social events.
Call 879-1994, or 879-6522.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Gang's generosity extends past
JOHN F. RUSSELL
STEAMBOAT TODAY
Jonathan Olinger came a little closer to realizing his goal of traveling to Europe with the high school soccer team next summer thanks to the generosity the Over-The-Hill Gang ski club.
Olinger, who has played soccer since he was 4 years old, became the first non-skiing Steamboat athlete to earn the financial assistant award from the organization. The Steamboat organization, made up of 300, 50-plus-year-old skiers ( all of whom have some tie to Steamboat Springs, but may not live here on a day-to-day basis) donated $750 toward Olinger's cause as part of an annual assistance program.
The ski club will also present five more awards at its Dec. 8 dinner at the Panda Garden.
Alpine ski racers David Lamb, Emmy Barr and Terra Williamson have also been named. Freestyle skier Catherine Reuter and nordic skier Katie Darst are the final two skiers to win the $750 award In addition, three local community projects will also receive funds. The club will support the senior residents of Mountain View Manor to help build a carport, Habitat for Humanity to help build affordable housing in West Steamboat and Soccer 2000 to help defray the cost of sending 36 local players to Europe.
"We had 16 applicants and six young people were selected based on their need and potential," club spokesperson Phil Durian said. "This is the first year that awards were given out beyond skiing."
The skiing club has been handing out the annual awards for more than seven years.
Durian said the money for the awards comes from an annual fund-raising dinner held in February.
Local businesses donate items for a silent auction which helps raise the lion's share of the money for the awards. Olinger said he found out about the awards in the newspaper. He applied and learned just week that he had won.
"Personally, I think it is great,” Olinger said of the awards. "I hope they keep doing it, because I think it helps a lot of kids."
Olinger and other members of the Steamboat Springs High School soccer team have been trying to raise money through private donations and will continue to do so until next summer. The total cost of Olinger's trip will be over $2,000. He said without the award his chances of making it to Europe wouldn't have been good.
"I love soccer. It is my passion," Olinger said. "This trip is very important to me."
The soccer trip will take 36 members of the high school program to England, Germany, France and Holland from June 15 through July 3.
The students will stay with members of local soccer clubs during the trip and be instructed by coaches and compete in a tournament in Holland.
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Some Recollections of the Steamboat Springs Over The Hill GangGUIDES' GUIDE
1998-1999
When Scott Welles was president, the club tried to keep the cost of the monthly dinners under $12.00. Scott would have the wine in the trunk of his car and bring it to the dinners. With only about 25-30 members, we could meet in smaller restaurants like downstairs at the Bristol Hotel (now Mazzolas) where one evening Gordy Wren, Vernon Summers and Dick Randolph swapped stories about skiing in the early days on Mt. Werner.
As the club grew, we met for dinners in the fireplace room of the Pine Grove restaurant (now The Ore House) and even had the original Mazzolas cater a dinner for us at the Lost Dog Saloon in Sundance Plaza. They also catered a dinner for us in the upstairs meeting room at Trappeurs Crossing one time.
After a few years, when Derek Heins was president, Gail made arrangements with The Ore House to hold our monthly dinners upstairs fora fixed price and that relieved everyone of collecting money and doing head counts.
When some members asked about having the dinners at some of the other restaurants in town, Joni Pensack volunteered for the job., For several years Joni was our social chairperson extraordinaire and we dined at a different restaurant each month including summer dinners on the Sheraton Golf Course patio. When Joni retired, it took three ladies to fill her shoes.
When Jim Landers became our president, the club had begun to grow and Jim asked Gail Heins if she would be the club's treasurer. As it was before computers, we'd get a few OTHG members to help send out the billing for membership around Gail's dining room table and also send out membership rosters.
The club was getting a lot of new members and the dues grew in the checking account. Gail suggested to the guides that the club donate $ 1000 to the Nordic Combined team to help defray the expenses for traveling to Lake Placid, N.Y. and Calgary, CA to compete. These early donations became the foundation of the club's yearly Athletic Scholarship awards to deserving young winter athletes in Steamboat.
Background Info
Also, when Derek was president, there were some members who questioned why we paid dues to OTHG International, because there were hardly any of our members who were going on OTHG International trips. The guides, however, were covered under the liability insurance policy provided by International. Derek discussed this with the owners of OTHG International and they agreed to let us have an affiliate status which relieved us of paying dues, but let us keep our name Steamboat Springs Over The Hill Gang. The ski corporation then gave us liability coverage under their insurance policy. After several years, the guides came under the direction of the ski school.
Gail
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GUIDES' GUIDE
1998-1999
AT THE BASE
- Be at the meeting place sign no later than 8:50 AM.
- Make a point of stating that we aid at an intermediate level and occasionally will break into two groups with the second group skiing at an upper intermediate level.
- By inference we are trying to discourage people from skiing with us unless they are at an intermediate level. A clinic would be more appropriate.
- Leave promptly. However, load the lift no earlier than 9:05 A.M. AT THE TOP
- Suggest doing a few stretching exercises.
- In order to maintain the safety and control of your group, take the following measures:
Refer to the Skier's Safety Code and ask for a few examples. Establish the "No Passing Rule" if the group is large and/or the slopes are crowded.
- Announce that we will meet for lunch promptly at 11:45 A.M. until 12:30PM at the third floor cafeteria of the Thunderhead Building. If anyone becomes separated from the group, they can rejoin us there.
- Quickly move out of the congestion at the top of the gondola area. One guide should proceed down Rudi's Run to the sign at the junction of Lightning and Blizzard. The guide at the top then asks the group to ski down to the lower guide. From this vantage point the lower guide can determine if anyone is not skiing at the intermediate level and suggest that they attend a Perfect Turn clinic.
- If the group is very large this may be the time to divide the skiers into two smaller groups according to their abilities.
- Before continuing, establish a clear location for the next stop.
- Prior to completing the segment approaching the next lift, instruct the group to stop at a specific point slightly uphill of that lift.
- Specify the lift to load and the direction to take upon unloading at the top.
- No guiding guests in "The Trees"
- Ski as a group when ability levels are comparable and groups don't exceed 12 to 14 guests. One guide leading and one sweeping.
- Don't ski too fast.
- Stop frequently; people from sea level have a hard time adjusting to this altitude and are usually not in as good shape as we are.
- Offer tips when asked, but our mission is to guide and provide an enjoyable day of skiing. Recommend clinics with Perfect Turn when appropriate.
Remember to have on your uniform when guiding: Incident Reports, Incident Location Maps and a black ballpoint pen for filling out these forms.
Also carry Membership Applications for prospective new members.
Let's have a fun and safe season !
Update to "Guide's Guide" published by Past President, Jim Landers for the 1992-1993 S
OVER THE HILL GANG
GUIDE'S GUIDE
2003-2004
AT THE BASE
1. PICK UP LIABILITY WAIVER FORM AT SKI SCHOOL TICKET OFFICE
2. PICK UP TRAIL REPORT
3. BE AT THE MEETING PLACE SIGN NO LATER THAN 8:50AM
4. INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO EVERYONE THERE
5. THOSE THAT HAVEN'T SIGNED THE WAIVER PLEASE ASK THEM TO DO SO.
6. MAKE A POINT OF STATING WE SKI AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AND OCCASIONALLY WE WILL BREAK INTO TWO GROUPS AT AN UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.
7. EXPLAIN THAT YOU WILL OBSERVE THEIR FIRST RUN AND DECIDE IF SOMEONE CANNOT KEEP UP THEN MAYBE THEY SHOULD TAKE A LESSON.
8. EXPLAIN WHEN THEY GET OFF THE GONDOLA THEY HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO GET A DRINK OF WATER, RESTROOM BREAK, OR GET THEIR GEAR TOGETHER AND MEET OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE OFF TO THE LEFT.
9. LEAVE AT 9:00AM TO BOARD THE GONDOLA
AT THE TOP
1. ASSEMBLE THE GROUP AND GET YOUR SKIS ON
2. MOVE AWAY FROM CONGESTION TO THE TOP OF RUDI'S OR VAGABOND AND EXPLAIN THE SAFETY GUIDELINES
A. TRY NOT TO PASS EACH OTHER
B. FASTER SKIIERS FOLLOW THE LEAD GUIDE
C. STOP BELOW THE GUIDE AND OTHER GUESTS
3. EXPLAIN THE DAY- BREAK AT 10:45, LUNCH AT THUNDERHEAD AT 11:45 AND SKIING AT 12:45. AFTERNOON BREAK IF NECESSARY
4. REFER TO THE SKIIER'S RESPONSIBILITY CODE AND ASK FOR EXAMPLES.
5. IF THE GROUP IS TOO LARGE THEN EXPLAIN THE SEPARTION PROCESS. ONE GUIDE INTERMEDIATE, THE OTHER GUIDE ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE.
6. BEFORE EACH RUN ESTABLISH THE NAME OF THE LIFT YOU ARE HEADING FOR AND WHERE ON THE TRAIL YOU PLAN TO STOP (HALF WAY DOWN, SKIIER'S LEFT, ETC)
7. IF OTHER GUESTS JOIN YOU AT THUNDERHEAD THEN HAVE THEM SIGN THE WAIVER ALSO.
8. PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE SEGMENT APPROACHING THE NEXT LIFT, INSTRUCT THE GROUP TO STOP AT A SPECIFIC POINT SLIGHTLY UPHILL OR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THAT LIFT
9. EXPAIN HOW MANY THE LIFT HOLDS AND WHICH DIRECTION TO TURN WHEN GETTING OFF THE LIFT
10. NO GUIDNG INTO TREES OR MOGULS UNLESS THERE IS A PREAGREED EXCEPTION DUE TO ABILITY LEVELS
11. ONE GUIDE LEADING AND ONE GUIDE SWEEPING
12. STOP FREQUENTLY. PEOPLE FROM SEA LEVEL HAVE HARD TIME ADJUSTING TO THS ALTITUDE AND ARE USUALLY NOT IN AS GOOD SHAPE AS WE ARE.
13. OUR MISSION IS TO GUIDE AND PROVIDE AN INFORMATIVE AND ENJOYABLE DAY OF SKIING. OFFER TIPS WHEN ASKED. RECOMMEND SKI SCHOOL AND AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS.
REPORTING
1. AGAIN THIS YEAR WE WILL USE THE GUEST LOG BOOK. HAVE ALL SKIIERS SIGN IN
2. MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS SIGNED THE WAIVER
OTHER
CARRY WITH YOU:
1. PENCIL
2. NOTE CARDS
3. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
4. INCIDENT REPORTS
5. INCIDENT MAPS
6. BUSINESS CARDS
7. TRAIL MAP
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