The Lift - May 2003 - Ski Association of Hawaii

The Lift

June Events

June 7 - (Sat) Wine Tasting party 6:30- Kathy's House
June 8- (Sun) 5:30 am 5 mile Fun-Walk
June 13 (Fri) 5:30 pm Pau Hana Kapono's
June 22 (Sun) pm Taste of Honolulu

President's Message

Hello every one, I hope you all had a good May Day and month of May. For
those of you unable to attend the last meeting at the YumYum we had a vote for our next ski trip. Including eight hot line votes, the totals were: Whistler-11, Vail -13, and Aspen/Snowmass-17. Further details follow in the newsletter.

The Ski Club board thanks all the club members for our annual installation
dinner for board members. Honey Ruppel and Michele Herbert have agreed to volunteer their time for the good of all of us. I say three cheers for the new board members!!! I also want express my appreciation for the current members and all the effort they put into the club. Well, sometimes you don't know until you try. That's how I feel about the coming meeting at Kathy Mulledy's. I very much hope we have a good turn out and that folks become comfortable doing meetings this way. I want to thank the Mulledy's in advance of the event. Bill and Anita Hodges and Jeff Davis have already volunteered for future events.
Many Mahlos!!! See ya'll soon, Dave

New Look-(Also new times and locations) for General Meetings

To generate more member participation and enjoyment, General Meetings will take on a whole new look. EFFECTIVE JUNE they will be changed from the typical 1st Thursday of every month at the Yum Yum Tree. Now our focus will be more of a "Social Event" and will occur on the first Friday or Saturday of each month. The venue will rotate from a member's home to a local restaurant. We would like to have a "theme" to make things more interesting i.e. Wine & Cheese tasting, game night, decadent desserts, Chili Cook off etc.

If you have any good ideas PLEASE SHARE THEM! Keep an eye on each monthly newsletter for locations. Or call the HOTLINE at 545-SNOW.

Ski Trip 2004-UPDATE

Well folks it looks like we're "SNOWMASS" bound. Let's hope the implied name truly represents the amount of snow we'll receive for our upcoming January 2004 trip. Dates will be departing Friday 1/23 and returning Saturday 1/31. We have selected the last week in January as the prices do go up beginning the first week of February.

We are in the process of getting final quotes from selected outfitters. Anticipate the sign up sheets in July Newsletter with anticipated first> deposit due in August. Thanks to all of you for your input on various destinations and for all of your support in planning for another exciting winter getaway. Stay tuned for important information coming your way in July. If you have any questions, please call Amy or you can leave a message on the hotline at 545-SNOW. (Amy will be out of town mid June to end of June, so she will not be able to respond to questions during that time

Upcoming Events:

Wine Tasting at Kathy's- Saturday June 7th: 6:30pm
June starts off trying out having meeting/party at someone's home or other chosen location/event. The first one will be held at Kathy Mulledy's. We will have a wine-tasting party. So, bring your favorite wine disguised in a brown paper bag. Also bring along a pupu to share. There will be plastic cups available but I heard some of you wanted to drink from a wine glass.....so bring your own as I don't have enough to share. (Editor's note: not to mention she would have to be insane to trust this crowd with them.)
LOST call Kathy

Fun Walk- June 8 (Sunday)

Come join the ski club at 5-mile fun- walk on June 8, 2003. Meet near the Waikiki shell at 5:30 AM $20 paid by 5/31/03 late entry $25 6/1-6/7 race day $$$$ contact Honey

Pau Hana- Kapono's Friday the 13th at 5:30 p.m.

Back by popular demand, join us for a relaxing pau hana with beautiful sunset views at Kapono's located at Aloha Tower. Now don't be strangers....we really miss seeing some of you. Please try and stop by. Hope to see you there!! (Editor's note: parking at Aloha Tower is no longer the pain in the neck that it once was and Kapono's is a great Pau Hana location)

12th Annual Taste of Honolulu Honolulu

Civic Center Grounds- June 22
The Taste of Honolulu runs June 20 5-10pm. June 21 11- 10pm and June 22 11- 7pm but Ski Club members will be volunteering on June 20th and volunteers and others plan on getting together at Fireworks- July 4 Schofield Barracks - Once again our beloved former president is arranging a prime location for some serious firework viewing this July 4. More details in the July newsletter

Sunset cruise (aka. booze cruise)- July 20 5:15 pm

Meet near Dukes Canoe Club $10 with $2 beers and $1 mai tai's (RSVP with Honey pay when you get there.

California Wine Country River Cruise

Anyone interested in traveling aboard the 102 passenger Spirit of Endeavour? Explore century-old caverns, stacked high with vintage champagne...sip fine sparkling wine on the terrace of a French-inspired chateau or tour a mountainside vineyard by tractor-pulled tram. This wine country cruise, sponsored by Cruise West, will visit distinctive estates and enjoy special events, tastings and meals unavailable to the general public. Meet local wine experts both on board ship and ashore and get to know a true "insider's" Wine Country.

4 days 3 nights round trip cruise tour from San Francisco (air fare not included). November 7th. $ 649 pp but group discount may apply. If we have enough interest, we will organize this as a club event. If not, individuals may travel on their own. For more information call Amy or Lynda Bell at Regal Travel at 733-6112.

In case you Missed it:

Jazz at the Musicians Union-
One of Honolulu's hidden treasures and about the best value for $6 I have ever seen. Good music a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone I talked to had a great time. I am definitely going to check it out and very much recommend that those of you who missed it make it down there some Tuesday to check it out.

Upcoming Events

July 4th. (Fri) Fireworks Schofield.
July 20 Sunset Cruise

T-Shirts

Don't be the last person to get your Hawaii Ski Association T-shirt. Talk to a board member at the general meeting or look on the web-site.

Articles are due 3rd Thursday of the month to Omer Poirier

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