The last snow melted away several weeks ago. The ground is still frozen 2 feet below the surface, but SPRING IS HERE!! Long white trailers are arriving. Towplane 4L is back on the field, and deep cumulus clouds are beckoning locals back into the air.

Bring work clothes to the opening weekend event. Marty Johnson will be the drill sergeant.

Here are the projects:

Clean out dead wood and brush from roadside – 8man-hours Place old telephone poles to define parking lot – 6 man-hours Replace windsock at tower – 2 man-hours Vacuum dead cluster flies from 3rd stairs to roof – 1 man-hour Clean tower windows – 5 man-hours Install repaired wind speed and direction indicator –1 man-hour Bring picnic tables and grilles out of storage – 4 man-hours Clean grass around tie-downs – 3 man-hours Landscaping around tower entrance – 4 man-hours Landscaping under roadside sign – 3 man-hours Assemble, lubricate, and adjust the multi-reel mower – 3 man-hours

Here is the weekend schedule:

	Saturday, May 15
		8:30 AM Breakfast at the tower. 10 AM -- Mandatory Safety briefing with Rick Hanson 11AM to 5 PM -- Glider assembly and cleanup projects 5:30 PM -- Social hour at the new John Egan’s Restaurant 6:00 PM -- Dinner at John Egan’s
	Sunday, May 16
		Tower restaurant open for breakfast & Lunch 9:30AM – General Membership meeting 10 AM – Mandatory Safety briefing 11 AM Board of Directors meeting Noon – lets go flying!!

Please let Bill McGinty, soar@sugarbushsoaring.org, know the number of attendees for Saturday night dinner.

Thanks to hard work by Staff, Board Members, and Granite Intersection, Sugarbush Soaring is poised for a really fine season of flying and social activities. Please be sure to join us for the opening weekend event!

Dave Ellis, President