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2008 Award Nominations Due May 15;
Digital Photos Now Required
Nominations for the ISSA’s annual awards program are due to Awards
Committee Chair Dave Carmichael by May 15. Forms and instructions for
submitting candidates for consideration are available by clicking here.
Only current ISSA members are eligible to win and to complete
nominations. The winners will be judged by a non-partisan panel and
announced at the Awards Banquet of the 2008 ISSA Annual Convention
Nov. 22 in Waterloo. Their nominations will then be forwarded to the
national competition sponsored by the American Council of Snowmobile
Associations in June of 2009.
The ISSA awards program is specifically designed to recognize the
outstanding efforts and accomplishments of Iowa snowmobilers. Digital
photos are now required with the completed nomination form. Letters of
support, newspaper clippings, videos and other items may be used to
support your nominees.
Completed nominations may be returned either by mail or electronically.
For more information, contact Carmichael at (319) 610-5265.
Iowa Snowmobilers Enjoy Fourth
Snowiest February on Record
by Harry Hillaker
State Climatologist
The most noteworthy aspect of February’s weather was heavy snowfall.
Measurable snow fell somewhere in the state on all but 8 days of the
month. The first of the larger events came on the 3rd when snow fell
across the southeast one-half of Iowa with 7 to 12 inches falling from
south central into east central Iowa. Just a few days later, snow fell over
the southeast three-fourths of the state with 7 to 16 inches accumulating
along a Creston to Dubuque line.
Several ISSA members participated in the second annual Iowa
Snowmobiler presents 'Top of Iowa Snowmobile Tour' the third weekend
in February. The ride basically followed Highway 9 and encompassed
many scenic trails, including (clockwise from top left) Chester/Ostrander
intersection in Howard County, steep descent at Decorah, railroad grade
between Lime Springs and Cresco and wooded terrain outside Waukon.
Ride organizers have once again tabbed President's Day Weekend as the
ride's dates for 2009.
Amendment Calls for Restoration of Snowmobile
Reserves; Contact your Legislator Today!
Rep. Helen Miller (D-Fort Dodge) and over 50 co-sponsors
introduced an amendment April 2 to restore the funds to the Snowmobile
and ATV funds that were transferred in 2002. The co-sponsors include
the Speaker of the House, the Majority Leader and the Appropriations
Chair. It is filed as an amendment to the DNR Appropriations Bill.
"We need you to contact your legislator NOW in support of
amendment H-8367," said ISSA Lobbyist Mike Heller. "It is a long shot
that the amendment will pass both chambers, but it is the best opportunity
that we have had at getting the funds restored since 2002. The message
is that we are asking them to restore the funds that were transferred in
2002."
