Hello members!
Wow! August certainly was a busy month for SMHA. We celebrated our 50th Anniversary on 8/4 with a terrific BBQ hosted by our own Audra Soltis at her ranch in Hollister. The wind gave us a bit of a challenge but we overcame it and had a great time visiting with past presidents, new and seasoned members, playing horseshoes and enjoying a great meal!
Next we strutted our stuff at the Gilroy Rodeo! Sterling Trubman and Andrea Calwell proudly carried our SMHA flags in the Grand Entry on Saturday. Steve Oliveria joined Sterling on Sunday to represent us in the Grand Entry. This was the first Gilroy rodeo in over 61 years and I am proud that SMHA got to be a part of it.
On August 16th through the 20th we converged on the campground at Jack Brook. What a fantastic trip it was! The weather was perfect, good company, awesome trail riding and fun around the campfire at night. Such a fun, relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable trip that no one wanted to come home!
September is shaping up to be just as fun. Our general meeting will be held on Friday Sept 14th. For those of you that missed the anniversary party, we will be showing the DVD of club pictures for your enjoyment and Carolyn Tucker will bring the club history books for you to peruse. Pizza is the order of the day for a nominal fee. Please rsvp to Kathy McBride so we can get an accurate headcount for ordering the pizza.
The day following the meeting, we will be hosting our September 15th Playday at Blomquist arena. You don’t want to miss this one! We have changed things up a bit and added some new and challenging obstacles. Please come out and support your club and join the fun at this event!
Also, please start thinking about board positions you would want to hold and nominees for club officers. We will take nominations through our October meeting and elections will take place at the November general meeting. This is very important. We need to get new people at the helm and on the board to keep our club active, interesting and growing! Also at the October meeting, we will have guest speakers from LAE and Cal Fire to discuss what you can do for fire prevention and emergency evacuations. Don’t miss it.
- No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow your progress, you’re still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.
- Tony Rumins –
See you on the trails!
Bev
