West Rutland Memorial Day Parade 5/28/12

‎2 trailers pulled by Jim and Chris Philbrook on their quads, one full of stuffed animals and one full of baskets balls were passed out to parade viewers by Jim Woods. We saw many, many smiling faces!

West Rutland Memorial Day Parade 5/28/12

Our BMAC fund raiser at Dan Turco Yamaha was a success! A great deal of food, plus T-shirts were sold, 2013 membership raffle tickets were sold. And 5 memberships were sold in just a few short hours. Thank you to everyone that were already members that stopped just to give support. And special thanks to Bruce Turco of Dan Turco Yamaha for inviting BMAC.

West Rutland Memorial Day Parade Reminder! We set up behind the West Rutland school at 9:30 am and have been invited to the ceremonies at the school if we wish to attend. The Town of West Rutland shows their support of BMAC by allowing us permission to use a trail system on their Town lands and forest. Lets have a good show of support for the Town's Memorial Day parade that honors our service members, those that fought and died for our freedom and those that are guarding it now. Clean up your atv's, wear your helmet, add some patriotic decorations if you wish. The important thing is make an effort to show our thanks to the Town, it's people and our service people. After the parade there will be a potluck picnic at the BMAC Trailhead, bring a dish to share. And ride afterwards. Happy & Safe Trails.

BMAC/VASA club membership drive & Fund raiser

BMAC/VASA club membership drive. Stop by and get your 2012 VASA membership. Time 10.00am. to 3.00pm. Saturday the 26th. At Dan Turco & Sons Yamaha, Rte. 7 So., Clarendon VT. For sale will be Club hats @ $15.00 Club shirts @$10.00 each Free 2013 membership raffle. Tickets; @ $1.00 each or 6 @ $5.00 Food fund raiser; Hamburger @ $3.75 Cheese burger @ $4.00 Package Deal- Cheeseburger, Chips & Bottle of Water @ $5.00 Hot dog @ $1.75 Package Deal- 2 Hot dogs, Chips & Bottle of Water @ $5.00 Chips @ $1.50 Bottle of Water @ $1.50 In addition various homemade deserts There will be a patio table and chairs with an umbrella for dinning.

BMAC Announcement!

BMAC is pleased to announce that our BMAC President, Rusty Heath, has been elected by all the clubs Board of Directors of VASA to serve in the position of Board of Director Member at Large and sit on the Executive Board of VASA! The Executive Board, which is President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, needed a 5th and active member, especially in the case of a tie vote. This position replaces the Past President position on the Executive Board which has been an inactive position for some time. Rusty is honored and excited to be able to work with the Executive Board of VASA for the next year. Congratulations Rusty!

Limited All-Terrain Vehicle Reciprocity NH & VT

May 15, 2012 Coming Soon: Limited All-Terrain Vehicle Reciprocity with Vermont CONCORD, N.H. – All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) enthusiasts in New Hampshire and Vermont will soon be able to enjoy limited ATV reciprocity between the two states. During 2012 and 2013, from May 23 through December 1, ATVs that are properly registered in Vermont may be operated in New Hampshire on state ATV trails without being required to obtain a New Hampshire Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) registration. Likewise, properly registered New Hampshire ATVs may operate in Vermont on approved ATV trails during the May 23 to December 1 time period without the requirement to purchase a state of Vermont registration, however a Vermont All Terrain Vehicle Sportsmen Association (VASA) trail pass is required on VASA trails, as well as proof of having completed an approved ATV safety class for operators under 18 years of age. This rule includes a two-year sunset provision and will end on December 1, 2013. Vermont ATV enthusiasts riding in New Hampshire must follow all applicable laws and rules governing operation, include youth operation requirements, spark arrestors, exhaust requirements, etc. Any operator 12 years of age and over must show proof of an approved safety education class or possess a valid motor vehicle driver's license. An ATV is defined as any motor-driven vehicle which has one or more low-pressure tires (less than 10 pounds per square inch), weighing less than 1,000 pounds and not exceeding 50 inches in width. Therefore, operation of side-by-side utility vehicles (UTVs) and trail bikes is not included in this new rule. These vehicles must be properly registered in New Hampshire to ride here, and may only ride in approved areas. For New Hampshire OHRV rules and information visit www.ride.nh.gov or www.nhtrails.org. In Vermont: www.vtvasa.org.

May 6 BMAC monthly meeting

Thank you Patti and Garrett for the great job of the BMAC Kiosk at the Trailhead. It was a beautiful day for the first club ride of the season at BMAC's May monthly meeting

BMAC Green UP 2012

We stopped at the Ira Town Hall and had lunch. Thank you ladies of Ira! A total of 10 bags, an assortment of metal and signs were picked up just on West Rd.

Saturday May 5 is Green Up day. Anyone that wishes to help green up can meet at the BMAC Trailhead 9-10 am and use your ATV to ride down West Rd. to the Ira Town Hall where you can pick up Green Up VT bags. The main purpose is to clean the road sides on West Rd. from the Ira Town Hall to where the dirt road meets the black top heading into West Rutland on West Rd. There is also some roadside trash inside the trailhead. If you have green or orange safety vests we would advise you wearing them/gloves/bug spray and please be aware of vehicle traffic. All bags can be left at the Town Garage just down from the Trailhead or at the entrance to the BMAC Trailhead. The Town truck usually comes through to pick up from 11-12 noon. Once the trails open at noon, please keep an eye out for any trash/bottles or cans on the trails and pick up. Sunday May 6 is our May club meeting at the BMAC Trailhead at our new time, 4:00 pm. Please bring a nonperishable for the West Rutland Food Shelf.