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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1993. PAGE 21.
Magazine editor praises B&W snowmobile trails
By Bonnie Gropp
Area snowmobilers have worked
hard to establish and maintain well-
groomed, well-marked trails and
last week recognition of the work
came by way of the experts, when
staff of The Ontario Snowmobiler,
a magazine distributed to all
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile
Clubs (OFSC) permit-holding
snowmobilers in the province,
came for a test run on the B&W
Nine tables of crokinole were in
play at Knox United Church's
schoolroom on Friday evening,
March 5.
Winners were: high lady, Karrin
Marks; high man, Mark Alexander;
Trailblazers and some Bruce
Regional trails.
Executive Editor Kent Lester,
Publisher Terry Kehoe, Ad rep
John Hildebrandt and OFSC direc-
tor Ernie Kometz were taken on a
tour by B&W Vice President Mark
Gropp of Brussels, Secretary Don
Blake of Blyth, President, Kieven
Bennewies of Brodhagen and mem-
bers Rick Konarski of Blyth and
Dennis Bennewies of Brodhagen.
The group did a loop ride of 115
low lady, Peter Irwin (playing as a
lady); low man, Matthew Beck;
most 20's, Mike Alexander; closest
to a score of 359, Jamie McCallum;
lucky draws, Mrs. Hilda Vincent,
Jeremy Campbell, Michael Sanders
and Jan Alexander.
miles on the southern Bruce
Regional trails, which includes the
Brussels area.
One of the reasons for the trip,
Mr. Lester said, came about as a
result of the provincial governmen-
t's $14 million grant to the northern
and central clubs last year. "This
area was overlooked. We feel they
haven't had their fair share of the
funding," he said. Mr. Lester feels
this may be a, result of a communi-
65 people
attend lunch
The Belgrave Women's Institute
sponsored a pot luck lunch at the
hall on Tuesday with an attendance
of 65 members and friends.
Rev. Peter Tucker said grace
before the meal. The program was
arranged by Mrs. Jean Pattison and
Mrs. Ruth Johnston, beginning
with a sing-song. Several piano
duets were played by Mrs. Alice
Brothers and Mrs. Freda Pipe of
Brussels. Old time music was
played by a band made up of Mrs.
Mary Coultes, Arnold Bruce,
Gordon McBurney, Frank Halla-
han, Ron McBurney and Alex
Robertson.
The last pot luck lunch will be
held on March 16 with Ross
Procter showing slides of Australia
and New Zealand.
14 tables in play
Fourteen tables of euchre were
played at the W.I. Hall, Wednesday
evening, March 3.
Prize winners were: high lady,
Mrs. Ethel Willis; second high,
Mrs. Aileen Leddy; lone hands,
Mrs. Audrey Edgar; low lady, Mrs.
Cora Clayton; men's high, Robert
Grasby; second high, Gordon
Bosman; lone hands, John King
and low man, Mrs. Dorothy Logan
(playing as a man).
cation breakdown. ''The Federation
and the province don't seem to be
aware of the size and magnitude of
snowmobiling in this part of the
province," said Mr. Lester. The
Ontario Snowmobiler, he hoped,
could be of assistance by informing
people of the significance of the
area.
According to Mr. Lester this part
of the province has 2,000 paid per-
mit holders, yet the entire grant
funding is going elsewhere. While
the north and central areas may be
where the bulk of the permits is
sold, he feels that the snowmobil-
ing is as good here. "We were
extremely impressed with what we
saw today," he said. "The trail sys-
tem here is second to none. I can't
remember anywhere you could ride
on such wide, safe trails at high
speeds as comfortably."
Mr. Lester's recommendations
should be taken seriously. With
two snowmobile publications to his
credit; he is also co-owner and co-
publisher of Super Tracks with his
brother, Mark; he knows of what he
speaks. In Canada 150,000 English
and French speaking Canadians
subscribed to Super Tracks, while
in the U.S. the circulation is
135,000. Ontario Snowmobiler
spreads the word to just under
60,000 enthusiasts.
To uncover the best snowmobile
riding, Mr. Lester and other staff
members travel through Canada the
U.S. and even Europe. "We try
comprehensively to have familiar-
ization tours which take us to all
parts," said Mr. Lester. Of the 350
clubs in Ontario alone, the group
will probably cover at least 100 this
year. "It's a very busy schedule, but
we love to snowmobile and we feel
it's important to show our support
to these clubs."
The second reason for the visit,
said Mr. Lester is that he met some
of the B & W members and was
curious about their system.
If he could fault the area in any
way, Mr. Lester said it would be
that they need to promote them-
selves better. "There is a tremen-
dous tourism potential here, which
is a product worth promoting.
That's one of the things local cham-
bers of commerce need to get hold
of."
The tourism industry in Ontario
has taken a "beating" lately,
because we can not longer compete
with the Americans, economically.
"It is too expensive to visit here so
Americans stay home. Snowmobil-
ing is a blessing , because the
Americans can't compete with what
we have.
Mr. Lester said he was very
impressed overall with the initiative
and cooperation from the 18 clubs
in the Bruce Region. "I think it's a
fine example of the co-operative
spirit that can be found when peo-
ple look beyond the competitive-
ness."
"Snowmobile tourists come
because of trail quality and the
BRSA has done a job of putting
together some of the best," he said.
The story on the BRSA and
B&W Trailblazers will appear in
the August issue of The Ontario
Snowmobiler.
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