BMAC has more trails!

BMAC has some great news!! Our Trail Coordinator and BoD has acquired permission for more trails tonight! Details and mapping has to be worked out and we'll be releasing the details soon!

BMAC Update & Tentative Trail Work Weekend!!

Reminder! BMAC monthly meeting Sunday March 11, 1:00pm at the Ira Fire House, please bring a chair. We have plenty of room but seats are limited. Also consider a donation of a nonperishable food item for the West Rutland Food Shelf. Membership applications will be available after the meeting.
On Thursday March 8 our President and VP, Rusty and Jack made an evaluation of trail conditions and will be putting together a plan for groups to work trail work/repair/improvement with a possible (depending on weather) trail work weekend of March 24 & 25. We have 4 areas that will need volunteer man power.
More details to come, please try to give a few hours that weekend towards trail cleanup to make a possible early opening of the trails. Also, keep track of your trail work hours and if you get 10 hours accumulated this season documented with our BMAC treasurer you will receive a voucher for $10 off next years VASA dues!
Happy Trails,
Connie

VASA Safety course VEST schedules for 2012

All ATV riders in Vermont under the age of 18 are REQUIRED to have a state approved safety certificate? The fine can be up to $400! VASA is providing this safety course free.

First class of the season is scheduled for
Southern Vermont
Registration: March 21 AT 6:00 PM
Course: MARCH 31 AT 9:00 AM
LOCATION: New Brook Fire Station RT 30, North OF NEWFANE Village.
If you live in Southern Vermont or know folks who do, share this status so we can get the word to them. Limited number of classes this year, so make sure you sign up! Contact the office for more info! webmaster@vtvasa.org or 802-477-5075

Chittenden/Franklin County:
Registration: May 1 at 6:00 pm.
Course: May 12 at 9:00 am.
Location: Milton Fire Station, Bombardier Road, Milton Vermont.
More dates and locations to come! Please help us spread the word!

Central Vermont
A VEST course has been scheduled for your area!
Registration will be on May 16 at 6:00 pm
Course will be held on May 26 at 9:00 am.
Location- VASA Headquarters: 14 Don Camp Drive. Spread the word to anyone in Central Vermont that may have young riders!

Contact the office for more info! webmaster@vtvasa.org or 802-477-5075

March BMAC meeting

Reminder, the BMAC monthly meeting is in 1 week. Sunday March 11 at 1:00pm at the Ira Fire House on Rt. 133, 5 miles out of West Rutland.
Seating is limited please bring a chair and please consider a nonperishable food item for the West Rutland Food Shelf.

2012 memberships available at the meeting.

ATV Prayer by Kenneth Meyer

2012 Memberships available

BMAC

Birdseye Mountain ATV Club

VASA's 2010 Club of the Year!

2012 BMAC/VASA memberships Available at:
By the end of the business day Monday 2-20-12
Central VT Motorcycles; 360 West St., Rutland, VT - Phone (802) 773-4533


Dan Turco & Sons; (Rt. 7S.) 62 N. Shrewsbury Rd., Clarendon, VT. - Phone (802) 773-8650

Outdoors in Motion; 1236 US Route 4 E. Rutland, VT - Phone (802) 773-4334

Pro Cycle; 236 N. Shrewsbury Rd. N. Clarendon, VT - Phone (802) 773-2014

Progressive Motor Sports; 3058 State Route 4, Hudson Falls, NY - Phone (518) 747-6402

BMAC Club President; Rusty Heath, Vice President; Jack Johnson, Secretary; Connie Brown; Treasurer; Jody Prevost will have a supply of applications with them. And of course at club meetings the second Sunday of each month at the Ira Fire House on Rte. 133 Ira, VT. Jan. through April and at the BMAC Trailhead on West Rd., West Rutland, VT. May through Sept.

Fund Raiser for Ira Vol. Fire Dept.

Ira Volunteer Fire Department
Ira Fire Department currently has 13 members that operate 2 engines in the rural town of Ira Vermont. Engine 1 is a 1984 Pierce Dash with 750 gallons of water and a 1250 gallon per minute pump. Engine 2 has a 1000 with a 1500 gallon per minute pump, it also carries a set Amkus Hydraulic Rescue Tool or "Jaws of Life".

Our landowner Ted Sheloski is Assistant Fire Chief and we hold our monthly club meetings at the Ira Fire House; Directions; 2659 Rt. 133 Ira, VT, 05777 Jan.-April. 5mi. out of West Rutland VT.
They are in need of new equipment so;

On Feb 25
Come to the IRA Town Hall on Rte. 133 for a Pampered Chef Cooking Show Fundraiser to benefit the IRA Fire Dept. February 25th from 3-5 pm, live cooking demo, food, fun! Support your local guys and gals. Can't join us? You can place an order with one... of the firemen/women, or on line at www.pamperedchef.biz/westsidechef the host is the IRA F.D. Love our stoneware? Get unglazed stoneware at 20% off!! RSVP to a member or to my fb page, get entered into a special drawing!

Welcome To My Personal Web Site
www.pamperedchef.biz
Marci Barrows (802) 438-6174 or 770-3912,

This is a great chance to buy good quality merchandise, taste some great food and help the Ira Fire Dept at the same time. Big thank you to Marci Barrows.
Thanks
Connie

BMAC 2012 Riding Season

It's going to be a great riding season!

In less than 3 days our new club President, Rusty, has organized his staff and is enlisting the help of members who want to move this club forward. So much has already been started in planning and actual details confirmed to make sure we have a smooth running, fun riding season ahead of us.

Monday, Rusty and his alternate delegate Dave Brown attended the VASA BoD monthly meeting which had guest speaker, VT. Lt. Governor Phil Scott who is an advocate for legal ATV riders. Rusty will be communicating details of the Lt. Gov.'s views at our next monthly meeting March 11 at the Ira Fire House.

They also picked up BMAC's 2012 membership materials and Rusty has assembled a crew to get the membership packets put together this coming weekend and should be at the dealers by Tuesday Feb. 21. Monday is Presidents Day and they might not be open.

As of right now, Trail Coordinator & Vice President Jack Johnson reports that Ted's MT. is open (and Landowner Ted approves). Farrell's MT and the rest of BMAC trails are closed due to iced trails at the top of the MT. and trail work needed to be done on the rest before opening.

If,...and we do mean if, the weather stays mild and cooperates, we are planning a large scale trail work weekend towards the end of March, with landowner permissions.
Come to the March meeting and keep an eye out for email notices and/or contact us if you're willing to help.

One last note, after the club meeting Sunday, Ted informed us that he had obtained another landowner's permission for trails on new land and we already have appointments set up to approach other landowners for permission of trails.

This looks to be an exciting riding season as we move forward with VASA's ideals of extending trails and providing safe, family riding. Come join us and make this happen.

Happy Trails,
Connie

BMAC 2-12-12 Election of Officers meeting

BMAC is pleased to present the new slate of officers for 2012.

President- Rusty Heath
Vice President- Jack Johnson
Secretary & PR- Connie Brown
Treasurer- Jody Prevost

BMAC Election Candidate Update

BMAC Election Candidate Update
An election is about choice and choosing the right individuals for the right job. I have done my tour of duty as secretary and followed through with a full term. I have carefully weighed my options and the pro's and con's of being an officer with BMAC. I feel the club would benefit with a new direction and attitude. With that being said, I have decided to run for President of BMAC. I have pre selected my running mates to form my own staff. A staff that will work together and represent the club in a professional manner and help move our club forward. The candidates are as follows

Party A
President-----------Ray Viger
Vice President---Jack Johnson
Secretary-----------?
Treasurer-----------Tabatha Viger

Party B
President---------Rusty Heath
Vice President---Jack Johnson
Secretary-----------Connie Brown
Treasurer----------Jody Prevost

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Come join us on Feb. 12th at 1:00 PM. Cast your vote and help us make 2012 the best riding season yet.
Thanks
Rusty Heath BMAC Secretary

BMAC Monthly Meeting 2-12-12

I'd like to confirm the date and time of BMAC's February meeting will be Sunday February 12th. at 1:00 PM. Meeting will be held at the Ira firehouse, located on rt. 133 just south of Ira. Please bring your own folding chair as there are very few chairs. The Ira Volunteer Fire Department has generously allowed our club to hold our meetings there and will be making accommodations for each meeting.
This months meeting will consist of any last minute nominations. Immediately following will be the ballot voting of 2012 BMAC officers. All positions are still open for nominations to run for election. As of today officer candidates are as follows.

President--------Ray Viger is running for election.
Vise President-Jack Johnson is running for election.
Treasurer--------Tabatha Viger is running for reelection.
Secretary--------For the good of the club, I have decided to run for reelection and promise to seek out computer tutelage where needed.

Come join us in the election process and making plans for the upcoming riding season. Don't forget to bring your chair and if your able please bring a nonperishable food donation for the West Rutland Food Shelf.

Respectfully
Rusty Heath , BMAC Secretary

BMAC Monthly Meeting 1-8-12

At today's BMAC monthly meeting, food donations were collected for Tony Morgan Director of the West Rutland Food Shelf and many thanks to Jack John Johnson and his wife Linda for the large box of brand new socks and handmade mittens, hats and afghan for the food shelf. Dave will deliver to Tony.

Important meeting notice from BMAC Secretary!

BMAC will be starting off the 2012 season with a new place for monthly
club meetings. One of our land owners who also is asst. Fire chief, Ted
Sheloski and associates has agreed to let BMAC use the Ira Firehouse,
located off Rt. 133 on toppin rd. just south of Ira. The first meeting
is slated for Sun. January 8th at 1:00pm. Nominating committees and
members will be nominating new officers and board members. Elections
will follow at February's meeting. Looking forward to seeing some new
faces and new ideas this year.
Also if your able. Please bring a nonperishable food donation for
the West Rutland Food Shelf. Thanks.


BMAC Secretary

Rusty Heath

Ted's MT is open to riding, weather and snow amount permitting.
Safe Trails!
Connie

Wed night forest fire

We would like to personally thank all ATVers that answered our emergency call late last night to assist our fire dept's. who were fighting the fire in ChippinHook on Walker MT.. And those who stayed through out the night and today transporting fire fighters and equipment to hotspots. The fire lit up the MT. but the head lights of all the ATV's lit up the MT. as well. Many acres were affected, but because of the ATVers it enabled our brave Fire Depts. to safely access, control and put out the fire in the dark of night where no trucks could go.

I have received an email today with deep appreciation and thanks from the Clarendon Fire Dept. and personally from Ted Sheloski.

And at this time I'd like to update our BMAC phone call list of ATVers willing to be called by phone for emergency response. This doesn't mean a firm commitment to be there, but if the circumstances are right for you, you'll be aware of when help with your ATV is needed. What I need is names and phone numbers.

FYI, I have been in discussion through these last few years with my local VET, Janet Carni explaining our training drills with local emergency reponse. The day after Irene she, in her position with EMS requested that the Red Cross allow BMAC to offer our clubs ATV services. They had to get permission from the national Red Cross headquarters. It took 3 weeks after our emergency of Irene flooding, but BMAC received the official word from the National Red Cross that BMAC has been approved to be called on in an emergency situation such as Irene.

Again deepest thanks for your help
Great job everyone!

Connie

Hello members, It's me again, Tabatha Viger.  Officers wanted me to let all members know that if Sunday is nice, we will try to work on trails before and after the meeting if anyone is available to help.

We will be meeting  Sunday, September 11,2011 at 9am at the trail head weather permitting.  If raining, the work time will be cancelled, and we will see everyone at the trail head for the meeting at 1pm.

BMAC meeting

Hello Members,
Just wanted to remind all members that our monthly meeting will be this Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 at the trail head.  We will be discussing the closing of trails due to hazards caused by Hurricane Irene.  We will be planning a priority list on what trails need to have priority first and try to set work days.  Everyone's input would be greatly appreciated.
See you then
Tabatha Viger
BMAC Treasurer

From Southern VT Trail Riders

SVTR, and VASA Members.

Do to the effects of Hurricane Irene, the Southern Vermont Trail
Riders trails are CLOSED until further notice. Until I can get out
there to assess the damages I ask everyone to please stay off the
trails.

In the meantime, anyone who can volunteer their time and machine,
please contact local fire department or law enforcement to see where
you can help if needed.

Unfortunately, I realize it is a Holiday weekend, but our priorities
should be with helping out where we can, trail maintenance will have
to come second.

I would like to thank those of you who have already taken it upon
themselves to get out there and help with rescue, first response and
welfare checks.

More information to come ....

Lloyd SVTR

BMAC & WRASC trails

BMACThe president Roy Sims and The Trail Captain, Jack Johnson is notifying all members immediately that our trails are closed until further notice. We are evaluating the damage from the hurricane that passed through our area on Sunday, and when we have more information, we will let everyone know when and if they can reopen.

WRASCALL of The West Rutland ATV Sportsman's Club's ATV TRAILS ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE !!!!!
Due to the direct hit that the Rutland area got from hurricane Irene, all of WRASC's atv trails are in tragic shape. Some trailheads are not even accessible and some of the trails themselves may be totally wiped off the map. We will be checking all 50 plus miles over the next few days to see what might be fixable and can be opened after they have time to dry out from the over 6 inches of rain that came with the storm. The Woodlawn/Danby trails will probably be closed at least for the rest of the season and will take extensive use of heavy equipment to repair and rebuild the trails. Our members have rode Woodlawn for over 20 years. Never have we sustained such damage in the past and never have we closed the entire Danby trail system anytime during our clubs 13 year history. We will keep everyone informed of the status of the trails as we can access and figure out if there is something we can do to reopen them or not. Please tell your fellow riders of the closure since we do not have every members email address. We do not want anyone venturing onto the trails since it is a VERY dangerous situation at this time. Also riding while the ground is still so wet can cause more damage to the trails and cause more landslides on trails that are in risk of giving way. The landowners also do not want anyone out there due to the risk of injury to anyone venturing out on the trails. EMS & other rescue personel are very busy trying to save and shore up the actual roads in the area and helping people who are stranded in their homes from washed out roads. The last thing they need is to rescue someone joy riding on damaged trails where they should not be anyhow.

Update

Received word from VASA that VT Statues allows ATV use during emergencies, must be coordinated with local emergency management. So you can't just take off on your own. If you have an atv, contact us or your local EM, or Fire/Rescue.

ATV Assistance for flood devastation

.We have been contacted by BMAC members that are willing to help assist in our areas affected by the flood devastation and a local dealer, said that there might be snowmobile trails that are still passable up through Town and State land to get to people isolated in Mendon, Killington, etc. On Rte. 4 east out of Rutland, they are building a temp rd. for emergency vehicles to get supplies to and /or people off the MT. There could be areas all over the State that could use atv help.



Anyone willing to offer atv help please contact us and we'll setup an offer to assist to Towns and the State.

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Found atv key

Ray found an atv key at the BMAC trailhead in the parking area near the road.
If you've lost one, contact us or catch Ray & Tabby at the trailhead where they are camping and identify the make of the key.

BMAC monthly club meeting

BMAC monthly club meeting this Sunday Aug. 14, 2011 at 1:00 pm BMAC trailhead. Club ride afterward.

Please consider bringing a nonperishable item for the West Rutland Food Shelf.

Warning ground wasp nest (?) on trail

Sunday 8-7-11, a group of riders from R.A.T.S. rode up and on Farrell's Lookout and after the first 2 machines reached the area of where the best lookout is with the table and chairs, some of the following machines where attacked by what we surmise were ground wasps. Six people got stung, some more than once. It was in the vicinity of the huge old pine, so it might be any place in that area.

Ted has been up there and drove around the area 3-4 times trying to stir them up to find their nest and had no success. If you go on Farrell's Lookout use caution, and if you spot the nest, contact us with specific local so we can take care of it. We'll keep trying to find it and give an all clear when we do.

R.A.T.S. at BMAC

Reading All Terrain Sportsman

BMAC ATV Challenge! Find the BMAC Buck!

Some where on our BMAC trails is the BMAC Buck. The first VASA member to notify us of his location (a description of what trail/where or photo that will identify that you found him), tell us either by email or phone, will win a BMAC T-shirt. Once someone has found him, he will be relocated to another place.
birdseyeatvclub@aol.com
Dave- 802-265-2045
We'll continue as long as prizes and the trails being open permits. The BMAC Buck challenge is open to any VASA member, but not to BMAC officers, BMAC BoD, or those in an appointed position.

BMAC ride schedule Aug. 2011

July 31 - VASA MT. Washington Ride

Aug. 6 - CVQR - Stockbridge, VT rain date Aug. 7 details to come

Aug 14 - BMAC Club meeting, after the meeting, Middletown Hill ride

Aug. 21 - NCATV/Hadley, NY Poker Run if you wish to go, contact us, an NCATV member must sponsor you.

Aug. 28 - TBD

July 23 & 24

A great way to escape the hot weather.

BMAC-Yamaha OHV Grant Access Initiative Grand Opening of Yamaha Gap

A fantastic atv event & beautiful weather! Thanks to all VASA members that attended and our landowners and their familys who attended the event. And now we're going to start building more BMAC/VASA trails!

Freedom of the Trails

7-17-11

Getting ready for the Grand Opening of Yamaha Gap

Tidying up the Trailhead for the "Freedom of the Trails"

July 10, 2011

BMAC monthly meeting and trail work weekend

July 9 & 10
Roy has designated this weekend a trail work weekend. This is the last weekend before BMAC's event "Freedom of the Trails" the grand opening of Yamaha Gap in appreciation to Yamaha OHV Initiative. We just need help with general trail work, clipping a few branches or berry bush shoots. Move branches and large rocks out of the trails. The trails are in good shape, but as you know the brush extends into the trails this time of year. If anyone could bring a weed whacker it would spruce up the area where the ribbon cutting will be. And could be used on the start of the 2-mile loop
As of now, we have 4 other VASA clubs that are coming to the event!
Keep track of your trail work hours by time & date and turn them into any officer. 6 hours will knock $10 off your VASA membership next year! We expect to start at 10 am each day, but come when you can, we'll probably meet you on the trails.
Sunday is the BMAC monthly meeting 1:00 pm at the trail head.

7-3-2011 at BMAC Trailhead

Happy Birthday America and little Emma (1 yr. old), granddaughter of landowner Ted.

BMAC club ride to Woodlawn 7-3-11

A great club ride with great friends!