Newsletter December 2005
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CHAPTER MEETINGS
Meetings are at 7:00 PM at the Barry
Township Hall on Orchard Street in Delton the second Wednesday of each month,
and are open to the public.
Next meeting: Jan 11, 2006.
TRIVIA QUESTION: "To hi ge se s di"
is Cherokee for what?
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Are you interested in becoming a trail adopter?
Dave Cornell reports that there is a need for a new adopter in Barry County.
Contact him at: onestep@mei.net .
UPCOMING EVENTS:
We are excited to be participating in Gun Lake
Winterfest. Winterfest is being held February 17 & 18 in the Gun Lake
Area. We are hosting a hike from the M-179 trailhead to Hall Lake on Saturday
morning February 18. This is a change from our previously announced date. Stay
tuned for more information.
Remember: The next annual conference is in Clarion, PA
on August 10-13, 2006.
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING?
Mick Hawkins is our new web master and is working to
update the web page. Please visit our web page. Anyone noting items
that need changes or having suggestions about the page should contact Mick via
e-mail. His address is
located under
Contacts on the web page.
Sheryl Drenth is working with Larry Pio and
Mick Hawkins to place the interpretive project on the web page. This is a
work in progress.
Tom Garnett passed along a prototype of our upcoming
brochure for the southern portion of our Chapter. It looks great; we can’t wait,
Tom. Thanks.
Tell a friend about the NCTA!
We are always looking for new members. Share your
newsletter with a friend and tell someone about Chief Noonday and the NCTA.
TRAIL CARE:
January 21, 2006: Construction project for the
Fort Custer Cemetery. Contact Larry Hawkins at
hawkeyemd@cablespeed.com for more
information. See
Events Calendar
for details.
February 4, 2006: Complete the construction project
for the Fort Custer Cemetery. This date has also been changed from a previous
announcement. See
Events Calendar
for details.
May the warm winds of heaven blow softly
upon your house. May the Great Spirit bless
all who enter there. May your moccasins
make happy tracks in many snows. And may
the rainbow always touch your shoulder.
Cherokee Blessing
Our sincere condolences to Dave
Cornell and his family on the loss of his mother, Florence Helen Cornell.
Events of Interest
Specialty Dinners offered at
W. K. Kellogg Manor
House Feb. 14, March 17, April 6, and May 5. For information call the
KBS Conference Center at (269) 671-2400 or e-mail
conference@kbs.msu.edu .
Receive the Chief Noonday Chapter newsletter on-line
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Contact Larry
Pio at nalcoman1@aol.com
Thank you to those businesses that support our
chapter:
Lee’s Sports & Sportswear
311 W. Kilgore
Kalamazoo
(269) 381-7700
Sandhill Marketing Communications
1715 Glendale Blvd.
Kalamazoo
(269) 382-2561
Mid-Lakes Mini Storage
11235 S. Wall Lake Rd., Delton
269-623-5005
Provide storage for the Chief Noonday Tool Crib.
Yankee Springs Outdoor Center
Long Lake and Chief Noonday Outdoor Centers
269-795-3856
Provide use of lodge for scheduled Chapter winter hikes
Katies & Christy’s. Midlakes
Screen-Printing,
Monogramming Active Wear and Tanning Salon
Delton, MI.
Carrying NCT Logo wares.
Answer to Trivia Question: "To hi
ge se s di" means "peace on earth" in Cherokee.
Web sites:
The web site for the North Country Trail Association
is:
http://www.northcountrytrail.org/index.htm .
The web site for the Chief Noonday Chapter is:
http://www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/index.htm
Newsletter Editor:
Linda Warren
linblessed54@aol.com
Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad,
let the sea and all within it thunder praise,
let the land and all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of the wood shout for joy… .
Adapted from Psalm 96
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
North Country Trail Association
Chief Noonday Newsletter
1020 Luce Rd.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
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