Walkin' Michigan
9/15/2003
with the Historic
Pathwalkers
member club of the
American Volksport Assoc.
Remarks
Jean Woltjer, President
211 Cambridge
Holland, MI 49423-3057
616-392-2844
You will notice that our newsletter has a new format this
time. I am happy to announce that Linda
Theil has accepted the responsibility of newsletter editor for the Historic
Pathwalkers. This is a welcome change
and I would personally like to thank Linda for taking on the job.
Along with this comes a change in distribution as well. It will be mailed only to those who do not
have computer access. This will cut down on expenses as well as time and effort
in producing the newsletter. As always,
member contributions are welcome.
You have all received copies of our proceedings at the annual
meeting in July. We were encouraged by
the attendance or our Regional Director,
Leonard Wojtysiak who in addition to Wayne Fieldhouse gave a
presentation to those present. As yet,
the core group has not come to a consensus as to the direction we want to go
and as a result we did not elect new officers. We have also suspended the
collection of dues for the same reason although we will collect a $10 initial
fee from new members. We will keep you
posted as to what happens next.
Walking Mason
Linda Theil, Editor
The Historic Pathwalkers, will sponsor a 5K or 10K AVA
sanctioned walk on October 4 in Mason, MI. The Girl Scout 2003-04 Walk Together
patch will be available. Cost of credit and patch is $4; credit only is $3. A
limited number of Volksport Month patches will also be available. Start times
from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., finish by 4 p.m. at Keans Store, 406 S. Jefferson.
The walk is through downtown Mason, shaded neighborhoods, parks, and
"Antique Town". Girl Scout
troops are asked to register by September 20 with trailmaster Pat Korloch. For
more information and fliers/registration forms, contact Pat.
This is a really lovely walk. Mason is the Ingham County seat
with a fine Nineteenth Century courthouse in the town square. The trail is a
figure eight passing through the downtown so that all ages and fitness levels
can easily participate in a 5K if they
wish.
If you'd like information about other area attractions and/or walks,
please feel free to contact me or Pat Korloch (below). If you're interested in
antiquing, there are antiques malls in Williamston (Williamston exit of I-96
one exit east of the Mason exit) and Howell (right off the Pontiac/M-59 exit
off I-96 about another 20 minutes east of Williamston)
Help at Mason
Pat Korloch, Trailmaster
We've made it really easy to help on this event - the start
point, checkpoint, and finish table are all at the same location. To insure we
have enough people to cover all the roles, we would like to have three people
at each of three shifts. The first shift is from 9:45 am to noon and will
likely be mostly start point and checkpoint duties. The second shift is noon to
2:00 pm and will be a combination of all three duties. The third shift is from
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm or when the last walker returns, whichever is first, and
will be mostly finish table and checkpoint.
We already have two volunteers for each shift, so we just need
one more for each shift. Please contact me to let me know when you can help.
This arrangement should allow all volunteers to work and walk on
the same day, without making a separate trip to walk.
Welcome members
John Pierce, Treasurer
Alma Lucas, Membership
Treasurer's report: Historic Pathwalkers has all bills paid to
date and $2,268.10 in the checking account.
Our club is delighted to welcome new members:
Chelane Priller from Mason, MI at chelane@voyager.net
Vern and Karen Rife of Hartland, Michigan at rife@bignet.net
Alma Lucas will be handling club membership and requests for
information about our club. Please contact Alma if you'd like to join.
The Historic Pathwalkers is a member club of the American
Volksport Association.
WalkingWorks
Pat Korloch
Walking Works at
1-800-733-2583
Walk Michigan at
517-485-9888
The latest wellness promotion from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of
Michigan is WalkingWorks. Perhaps you've heard of it since Ernie Harwell is the
spokesperson and has led several events. The idea is to encourage people to
lead healthier lives, including more physical activity in their lives.
When the walk was in Lansing, it started after a Lansing Lugnuts
baseball game. How appropriate! Hundreds of people joined Ernie in walking
three miles. Pedometers were given to the first 300 registrants and other
registrants received t-shirts. Check the web for this program so you, too, can
walk with Ernie.
P.S. The state of Michigan also has a walking program called
Walk Michigan
Caribbean
Volkscruise
February 21 to March 2, '04
Sandy Lynch
Holland America MS Maasdam departs Norfolk, VA. Two sanctioned
walks are pending at St. Thomas and San Juan. Other ports St. Maarten and
Antigua. Prices start at $1001 per person plus port charges & taxes. Sign
by Sept. 30 to receive a free upgrade in some categories. Brochures are
available.
This information was on the Walklist e-mail list. If you'd like
to get a daily digest of messages to this list, send a blank e-mail to:
walklist-digest@yahoogroups.com
AVA/IVV calendar
national & international
club news
2003
( AVA EC XIII Meeting, San Antonio TX, September 26, 2003
2004
( Atlantic Region Conference, Gettysburg PA, March 25-27
( Victoria International Blossom Walk, Victoria BC, April 16-18
( Discovery Walk Festival, Vancouver WA, April 23-25
( IVV World Walking Day, May 8
( IVV Congress of Delegates, Denmark, May 20-23
( Canadian Volkssport Federation, Vancouver BC, May 21-23
( Northwest Regional Conference, Leavenworth WA, July15-18
2005
( AVA 14th Biennial Convention, Cherry Hill NJ, June 22-24
( 9th IVV Olympiad, Pilsen Czech Republic, 2005
Share your news
Linda Theil, Editor
I'm going to try to put out a newsletter every couple months so if
you have any walking information or adventures you'd like to share with the
club, please send them to me at my address above.
I'd be happy to include a sale or swap column if you have
walking related items you'd like to sell.
If anyone is interested in doing a group walk at one of our Year
'Round Events on November 15, please let me know.
Also, please share our newsletter with anyone you know who is
interested in walking.