Newsletter #9 - March may be coming in like a lamb, but our calendar is a lion...

9.1 - This Weekend –

9.1.1 Silent Auction and Dance featuring the Hopping Penguins.  Auction 1pm – 10pm; Hopping Penguins – 9pm – close.  Tickets are $20 each and on sale at the lift ticket office.  There is no Saturday Night Clubhouse Series this weekend as it is the parents turn to have fun at the dance (!!).

9.1.2 Sunday, March 1st is the deadline to register for the PEI Race and the March Break Camp in Wentworth on the website, under registration.

9.2 – Next Weekend -

9.2.1 – PEI Race for U12 and down

9.2.2 – Cathy’s Cup in WW on Saturday.  This is a cancer fundraiser run by Cathy’s family.  To participate you pay a race fee at the beginning of the dat; the proceeds go to cancer.

9.3  - Racing - 

9.3.1 Byrne Memorial Cup U12 & U14 Fun Race, March 13: http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/Byrne%20Memorial%202020%20(1).pdf

9.3.2 Farlagne Race, U10+, March 21 & 22

U10 Race Notice:   http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/MFRTRace%20NoticeU102020.docx

U12+ Race Notice:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/MFRTRace%20NoticeU12%2B2020.docx

The Byrne Cup was donated by the Byrne family in memory of Michael Byrne…. Michael Byrne was an accomplished Halifax Architect who took up the Sport of skiing along with his wife Heidi and their 5 children in 1979 when he was in his early forties .
 
The Byrne family soon had a weekend residence in "The Valley" and all of the kids were involved in Ski Racing withe The Club"
 
Mike loved the idea of ski racing and was  soon a Masters Racing Junkie ! He skied all over the world but was happiest in his spandex skin suit skiing around GS flags !
 
Mike also loved the Ski Club and so volunteered on the Board of Directors eventually becoming the last Club President when the Club owned the Wentworth Valley Ski Resort. He and VP John Dickey orchestrated the sale of the resort to the Wilson family with the understanding that a chairlift would be installed and the Racing side of the Club would be allowed to flourish - Which it has. 
 
The Byrne Memorial Cup Race is a tribute to a guy who loved skiing and racing and had a passion for our racing Club and its future success.
 
9.4 - Other Dates - 

9.4.1 Save the date!  March 28^th – Club Championship Race and End of Season Social at the Wentworth Recreation Centre.

9.4.2 Level 3 Officials course now scheduled for May 2 and 3 in Halifax.  Note this course is only available in NS every second year.  Anyone with Level 2 is encouraged to attend.

9.4.3 April MSA Camp:

ARRIVE : SUNDAY April 5^th -- ON-SNOW  : Monday April 6th to Sunday April 12^th -- DEPART : Monday April 13th
 
Camp Fee - $1600; Includes :  8 nights accommodation @ Chalets MSA, Lifts for 7 days, Coaching / Coaching equipment, Lane Space, Food, Tons of FUN !!!!!
 
Interested families contact Gregor at coaching@wentworthracing.com
 
9.5 - Congratulations to the Nova Scotia U16 Nationals Team Members from WSRC (!!)

The following WSRC athletes will be travelling to Sun Peaks Resort and competing against the best U16 Alpine Ski Racers in the country in four alpine disciplines (SG, GS, SX & SL) from March 7th-14th, 2020:
 
Lily Oakley
Victoria Pace
Severn Parsons
Charlie Simms
 
We wish these athletes good luck at this event!!

9.6 - Meet the Parents -

A bit late…but useful nonetheless…http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/meet%20the%20team%202020.docx