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May 2002
Downhill Times
T h e N ew s l e t t e r o f S AG A S a n D i e go - S k i • S n ow b o a rd • S o c i a l C l u b
PREZ (although we’ll miss those skills of candidate’s statements for inclusion
Richard’s) but he/she will arrange in this newsletter for your review.
SEZ: for providing food & beverages at Please review them and vote. It is
our events. Please volunteer to still VERY important that you vote
Welcome to take this slot if you have the skills, even though there are no contest-
our May interest, and time to help SAGA ed offices (unless there are write-
newsletter! over the next year. Awesome in votes). Officially, we need to
social events have always been a have a quorum of our membership
Of course, the cornerstone of SAGA and we vote for the election to be valid.
big news this really need one of you to step up We have even provided the
month is our and continue that tradition. postage for you to return your
election for ballot.
the next SAGA Executive Council. I’ve asked the first-time candidates
Our election meeting is May 7th. See “Prez” Continued on page 3
to write brief introductions/
This is our slate of candidates:
President: Jeff White MESSAGE FROM THE SOCIAL CHAIR
V.P.: Mike Powers
Secretary:Ted Kerkelis CINCO DE MAYO Ground Transportation
The home of Tom & Russ 2 nights tent-camping, (BYOT)
Treasurer: Craig Knudson 2 days rafting,
Social Chair: * May 5th. 4pm - 8:30pm
2115 Mergho Impasse 5 delicious meals,
Newsletter: Garrison Fletcher Special Wine Tasting and Music
Membership: Jeff Johnston $7, members; $10, guests
A true Cinco de Mayo Fiesta with on the River
Ski Trips: Russ Fox* Orientation
music, drinks and food. Mr. Cuervo
is going to roll.Tom & Russ are very Professional Guides
*Please note that Tom Learned and
Rene Van Rems have enthusiastic about this one, so let's
make it a big one. Deposit: $235 at May 7th Mtg.
asked to withdraw their Balance: $200 at June 6th Mtg.
candidacies for Ski Trip Chair and
Social Chair because of LA/SD SAGA I have lots of flyers with more
unforeseen changes in their work
situations. OSO CAMPOUT detailed information. I'll have them
June 14-16, 2002 in the next meeting, May 7th.
Joint Trip L.A./San Diego SAGA The response I have received so
As you can see, we do not far is outstanding, so if you are
currently have a candidate for our Please sign up early as this trip is
always sold out early. interested please call me to reserve
Social Chair position. This is our your space.
very important office that is
responsible for organizing all of GAY WHITE See “Party” Cont. on page 4
our social functions (pool parties,
mixers, etc.). To be successful, the WATER RAFTING NEXT MEETING
person needs to have good July 12th – 14th
organizing, communications, and American River South Fork Tuesday, May 7, 2002
social skills. It is not critical that $435 (all inclusive). A true bargain 7:00 PM @ Numbers
the person have cooking skills for what you get. What’s included:
Round Trip Air Food will be available!
ABOUT THE CANDIDATES
Executive Council
RUSS FOX never see snow again, now where
President Running for Ski Trip Chair: can I move that does not have
Jeff White I wish Tom well with his future snow!" That first move was to
endeavors and you can count on Houston,TX. I was a PE teacher in
(619) 295-5324
me, as I have done in the past, to OK and TX for fourteen years. I
jeffwsd@yahoo.com bring you new and exciting and decided to get my Masters and did
unique ski trips as well as searching that at SF State. Fell in love and
Vice President hard for the best possible deals on move to SD in 1992, North Park to
all of our trips. While I certainly be exact. No lover now, but have
Wayne Michaels
can not guarantee (yet) what the been very active in the North Park
(619) 235-9660 next season will have in store for Community. I am the Chair of the
baker-michaels@home.com us, especially with all the changes planning committee. I also am the
going on in the travel industry, I founder of the Altadena Neighbor-
promise to listen to you (our hood Association and a Board
Secretary members) and work hard to bring Member. I served on the Balboa
Ted Kerkelis you several inexpensive, yet Park Committee for several years.
(619) 227-2090 fabulous ski trips! This is my I worked on numerous campaigns,
myword@home.com passion.... It's what God intended three of Christine Kehoe's and Tony
for me:To be the Ultimate Ski Trip Atkins. I belonged to the SD
Organizer Fairy! So, let's not let Democratic Club and was Volun-
Treasurer him (or her) down! Thanks in teer of the Year recently.Why do I
Craig Knudson advance for your support. want to be VP of SAGA?? It is a
(619) 584-1330 GAY thing, this is the only Gay and
MIKE PRESTON POWERS Lesbian group I am involved in. I
craig@banktemps.com Running for Vice President: enjoy and look forward to putting
I joined San Diego SAGA, not for in some time for this organization.
Social Chair the reason most of you have I don't know anything about snow
Richard Rossini joined. I hate snow and I said when
I left Oklahoma, "I will be happy if I “Candidates” Cont. on page 4
(858) 450-1492
rrossini@san.rr.com SAGA SPRING POOL PARTY -
A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL
Newsletter
Garrison Fletcher Gracious Host:Thomas Osborne event in my absence and from what
I hear he did an excellent job.
(619) 696-9901
I was not able to participate of this Thanks Jeff.
apexsd@earthlink.net event, but made sure that all the Richard
food & drinks were lined up for it.
Membership
Our Mr. President Jeff White took
Russ Fox
on the responsibility to run the
(619) 683-3232
russ_fox@yahoo.com
Ski Trips
Tom Learned
(619) 497-0243
diverskier@aol.com
www.sagasd.com
“Prez” from page 1 entertaining video that L.A. SAGA popular spot for the party-goers.
had put together of their ski trip Our Cinco de Mayo Party is on
to New Mexico last year and our Sunday, May 5th, at the home of
You can either vote by mail or by joint trip with them to Cervinia, Russ Fox and Tom Schaide (this is
bringing your ballot to our meeting Italy. Special thanks go to Ken becoming a welcome SAGA
on 5/7. We will not be able to Slater (L.A. SAGA) for producing tradition!). The details are in this
provide you with another ballot at the tape and giving us a copy. newsletter.
the meeting. Only ballots that are
received by that meeting will count I will discuss our recent Member/ Now that ski season is over, we
so please don’t put your ballot Guest Survey at our next General have a very exciting summer
aside---vote NOW and send your Meeting while the final election season taking shape--- camping
ballot in immediately.Thanks! tally is completed. We are trips, white-water rafting, house-
compiling the final data from that boating, and, of course, more pool
Donna Hunter, owner of Mariah survey now. parties. Please remember to
Expeditions, gave a presentation at signup early for the trips because
our last meeting that got everyone I want to thank Thomas Osborne there are limited openings and
interested and excited about our for opening his beautiful home to often lots of interest.
white-water rafting trip. Thanks go us for our first pool party of the
to Richard Rossini for arranging year. This was the earliest we’ve PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE!
Donna’s visit and to Wayne had a pool party and the weather
Michaels for helping to arrange for cooperated by giving us enough Thanks, Jeff
our extra audio-visual equipment sun that day to make it O.K. Of
that night. We also got to see the course, the jacuzzi was the most
MAMMOTH TRIP just right. Even though it was the improvements that they have
end of Spring break, there were no implemented (layout, added ski
The Rainbow Ski weekend in lift lines. The weather was warm areas, high-speed lifts, etc.). It
Mammoth was a very fun spring enough that we could wear our won’t be long before I go back
skiing event. Twelve S.D. SAGA lightest skiwear. A few showoffs again. I want to thank our
members made the trek north. We (bless them!) wore less than that. volunteer drivers (Ryan, Monte,
went by van because there weren’t Our own Frank Tierney, who Garrison, & Sean). And I give a
enough of us for a chartered bus organized the whole event, clearly very special thanks to Frank and to
(maybe we’ll try again for a bus put a lot of effort into ensuring a Bill Crawford who hauled our
next year). There still was lots of good time for everyone via his luggage, giving us more space in the
snow coverage on the slopes--- parties and bar-b-que. Even though van and making our trip so much
some crunchy, some slushy, some I first learned to ski at Mammoth, it more pleasant than it would have
had been a very long time since I been.
had last been there. I was really Jeff
impressed with all the
B I R T H D AY S
John Bertsch ..........................05/05
Bruce Baumann ....................05/10
Gary Pfeffer ..........................05/11
Ted Kerkelis ..........................05/11
Diane Ellis ..............................05/18
Rick Carlson..........................05/21
Robert Haas ..........................05/24
Sean-Xavier Neath ..............05/24
Thomas Osborne ................05/24
Jon Simonsen ........................05/25
John Sandbower....................05/30
Brad Holcom ........................05/30
Scott Ehrlich............................05/??
“Candidates” from page 2 “Party” Continued from page 1
skiing (water skiing yes, I was a Please give me a call to RSVP If anyone has any questions, please
champ in younger days and can still for any of the above parties, so I don't hesitate to ask.You may
put on quite a show), but will meet can plan food and drink contact me via phone or email.
people, ask questions of what accordingly.You can contact me at Richard
interests our group and line up the 858-450-1492.Talk with me or Joe.
program each month. I only know
a few of the members, but I am
learning people and names with
JUNE POOL PARTY
Gracious Host: Our very own
each meeting. I look forward to
Treasurer, Craig Knudson NEW SNOWBOARD
the coming year as your Vice
President. Sincerely, Michael
Date & Time: June 20th SUIT FOR SALE
Address: 500 Montera Ct.
Preston Powers Never Used. Made by Marker.
(Chula Vista)
Admission: $7, members; It is the same suit which Ranch
JEFF JOHNSTON
$10, guests Craft brought to our meeting a
Running for Membership Chair:
Included: Our traditional BBQ while back, as modeled by
I am running for the membership
including chicken Breasts, the best
chair. I have been active in the club Wayne. Cobalt Blue, never
wieners in town, and the leanest
for 5 years and normally attend all used, retailing for about $450,
beef I can find.
of the club meetings and parties. and Asking $300. For Info.
The membership chair is frequently
You know I don't buy cheap booze Contact Hugh Hadley Birdwell
the first person that a new
so you won't have a bad headache at 655 19Th Street, San Diego,
member has contact with and I
the next morning. See, I care. CA 92102
look forward to making that as
pleasant as possible.
Address Correction Requested
sagasd.com
San Diego, CA 92163
P.O. Box 3203
