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02/24/10  We are having a planning meeting at the Harrisville Rod and Gun Club for a benefit for Don Gadbaw.  He had an accident on his sled and his insurance doesn't cover many of his medical expenses.  Anyone wishing to attend the benefit on April 3 at the Harrisville Fire Department is more than welcome.  If you can't attend but would like to make a donation to the benefit of something to raffle, call or drop it off at the shop.  Any one who know Don & Lynne know that if there is something to be done for someone else, they are there to help and we re glad to step in and help them in their time of need. 

02/23/10  Bill took two of our good customers, Bob Silmser and Robby Tebo, to Old Forge to ride the 2011 demo 800 Pro R RUSH sleds.  We found the sleds to be very responsive and smooth.  Polaris has changed the geometry in the rear pro-ride suspension, which seems to make them ride even better.  The power of the 800 engine is quite impressive.  They wouldn't let us look under the hoods, they wanted to keep it a surprise until the dealer show in Vegas March 7th.  After that all the info will be on the website, www.polarisindustries.com.  All in all, we were very impressed with all the improvements....

Consumers are invited to the Consumer Demo Rides in Old Forge March 13 and 14th, you can get your chance to ride the all new 800 Pro R RUSH.

It's been a busy couple of weeks again.  We had some friends in again from Wyalusing Pa. (Wyalusing Snow snake, Northern Division). We had a great time at camp.  They travel 4 and a half hours to ride with us. We spent some "quality" time with our friend Mark at the Pinecone on Saturday (where Chip and Jeff did a little River Dancing!). On Sunday we did some old-fashioned sledding down the groomed sled trail in front of camp and sat around the bonfire watching snowmobiles go by, then watched the Superbowl.  Paul tried to "wrastle" a deer and as far as I know the deer won! Everyone hit the road back to home on Monday morning.  Last weekend we made the trek to their hometown to celebrate Bugs's retirement...the lucky guy!  Enjoy it Bugs!  We sure did have fun at the party!  (Thanks for the free room and board to the Grand Poo-pah and his missus!)

Bill, Brad C. and Dave R. rode almost 500 miles on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday!  They left our camp in Cranberry Tuesday morning and rode to Speculator, 190 miles.  Wednesday they rode from there to Turin passing through some pretty sparse conditions in the Boonville area, 150 miles.  Since it was vacation week from school for most area kids, they had a hard time finding a hotel the second night and stayed in a really nice B & B (Roz"s), they raved about the breakfast, french toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, etc. Thursday they made their way back to Cranberry Lake, 130 miles, no worse for the wear. 

02/03/2010 It's been awhile since I have updated this page.....we have had a busy sled season!  We have not had a chance to ride much since we have been spending so many hours in the shop!  Many of you may not know that Josh Simmons went to work full time at the St. Lawrence County Jail, but we were fortunate to have hired Tyler Forbes, a graduate of the Canton College Polaris Training School.  If you get a chance, stop in and meet Tyler!  We also have a new "puppy", a black lab named Ranger that is now about 8 months old.  He is great at greeting customers.....

Heres to Puxsatauny Phil being correct and there being 6 more weeks of winter! 

03/25/09 It's been a fun couple of weekends for us.  On the 14th we played "golf" on Cranberry Lake!  What a blast.....they had painted the teeing area and greens with green food coloring, put in flags and holes for us.  It was VERY reasonable, I think we paid $10 per person and that included a personalized shirt and dinner at the Lodge.  Then on the 21st we held the First Annual Cook's Pond Polar Plunge.  A group of people that gather at each others camps decided to take the plunge in the pond to raise money for the snowmobile club.  Thanks to the Jones for cutting the hole and serving food there was $250 raised.  Here are some photos:          

I think they will try to do it again next year!  Thanks to all who participated, you are a brave bunch!

03/04/09 Bill & I just got back from the 2010 Dealer Show at Turning Stone Casino in Verona. Bill and Ryan took the new 600 RUSH for a demo ride.  This was the second time Bill has ridden the sled so he was getting more comfortable on it and was impressed with the handling & control. Looking the sled over in the showroom situation was quite interesting, it has an all new chassis design, all new rear suspension design, and some interesting features for Snowcheck.  You get a 2 year Polaristar ESC, you can order different height windshields, you get a bag to go under the seat for storage, and you get a RUSH Soft Shell jacket.  Polaris has not given a jacket in years!  You also have to option of adding electric start to the RUSH. 

The Dragon models come with one of four color and graphics package and a choice of up to $800 in accessories or a 3 year Polaristar ESC.  

The clothing line looked pretty cool, not a lot of change, but slightly different.  I talked to the clothing manager about layering, layering, layering!  For those of us that have not gotten the massage yet, he said to remind customers that cotton is the worst thing to ride in, we should have polyester next to our skin to wick the moisture away! 

The helmets looked great, same AF 1.5 shell, new graphics.  As yet we have not received our 2010 Snowcheck Kit with brochures, as soon as I do I will post it here, or you can call us anytime. 

02/23/2009  This is a new page to our website, something similar to a "Blog"...I thought it would be a nice place to just put some ideas and information out there for our customers and website visitors, what we have been up to and events that may be happening in our area . I will try to keep the events page up to date, but sometimes fall behind in that task!   

Wow, can you believe that February is almost gone?  What a nice winter....other than a couple really cold weekends and then a "slight" thaw in February, we have had pretty consistent snow on the trails.  Hopefully everyone has been having a great winter also, getting to ride as much or as often as you want. 

Bill went to Old Forge recently to ride the new RUSH 600 from Polaris, he was pretty impressed.  I believe there will be a consumer ride there on March 14th and 15th, so if you would like to at least see the 2010 sleds, that would be a great time.  You can check out the virtual video at www.polarisindustries.com. 

Bill & I are headed to the Turning Stone Casino Sunday,  March 1st for the 2010 dealer meeting, so we should have all the information on the 2010 sleds figured out by the end of the second week of March. 

If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, head to the Harrisville Rod & Gun Club, the Long Pond Snowsled Club is hosting the Old Dog Ride.  They usually get about 25-30 sleds from the 1960-1970's, most of them beautifully restored, along with Darrells restored groomer.  It is a blast from the past that you shouldn't miss.  Many of the drivers dress in vintage clothing and helmets also, fun fun fun!

Ride safe, hope to see you on the trails, Bill & Janice