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Welcome to Four Winds Snow Times Newsletter
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Four Winds Membership dues are now being taken.
Next Club Meeting is Tuesday September 3, 2019
at Riccardo's Restaurant at 7:00 PM
The Windy City Ski & Board Show has a new date this year at the
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center
Weekend of September 27 - 29, 2019
Four Winds decorative booth will be present to promote our club to new potential members with our trips, lodge, social events and prize wheel.
Please volunteer to work the 3 day show, and provide donations / prizes for the
4W's "Lucky Spin & Win" Wheel
Four Winder; Patrick Clark will be coordinating the setup and workers schedule
Please contact Patrick via email for sign-up's; patrickskiclark@gmail.com
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Wednesday August 21st - Concert in the Park - 7th Heaven Bensenville, IL.
Register for event and information, click here>>
Specially presented below:
Saturday August 24th - CMSC Annual Summer Family Picnic -
Norge Ski Jump, Fox River Grove, IL.
Monday August 26th - Four Winds Busse Woods Bike Ride
Schaumburg, IL.
Register for event and information, click here>>>
Specially presented below:
Friday August 30th - Sunday September 1st - Lodge "Open House" Weekend (Labor Day Weekend) Boyne Falls, Michigan
Specially presented below:
Tuesday September 3rd - Season "Kick-Off" / Pizza Party General Meeting
Riccardo's Restaurant
Schaumburg, IL.
Specially presented below:
Sunday September 8th - Four Winds Geneva Bike Ride / Festival of the Vine
Geneva, IL.
Specially presented below:
Sunday September 22nd - Go Ape Adventure / Rock Bottom Brewery Outing
Western Springs, IL. & Lombard, IL.
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Saturday August 24th
CMSC Annual Family Picnic
12 Noon - 9:00 pm
It's a fun filled day for everyone!
Held at Norge Ski Jump
100 Ski Hill Road
Fox River Grove, IL.
(Entrance is off Rt. 22, just east of Rt. 14 )
Come join Four Winds at noon under the blue tents on the Norge Ski Jump grounds. Let's be the largest ski club to attend CMSC picnic this year!
Free lunch will be served at 2:00 and include hot dogs, burgers, brats, and more. Soda and water will be supplied all day. You may BYOB. Horse shoes, baggos, trivia, water balloon toss, plus many more games.
Entertainment: DJ SmoothCrew will be playing music At 4 pm, the ski jumpers will be jumping and at dusk, there will be a bonfire.
Planning purposes, please register, here>>
More Information>>>
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Friday August 30th - September 1st
Four Winds Members Labor Day Weekend "Lodge - Open House"
Boyne Falls, Michigan
Reservations still available!
Deadline: Tuesday August 27th
Take advantage of a new membership benefit with one of our free "open house" weekends at our lodge
The Oak Park Lodge in Boyne Falls Michigan is available for use by our members year-around (when not rented out in full) with the proper reservation.
However, as part of a way to add more benefits to our club membership, Four Winds is offering up a few summer/fall weekends where members can explore the lodge and its surrounding areas, and are able to reserve rooms for free (there is a nominal, non-refundable charge of $10/person for members and their family, and $20/person for up to 4 guests, this will be used for continental breakfast for both days).
***PLEASE NOTE: for lodge weekends that fall on 3 day weekends (like labor day weekend), only friday night and saturday night is included, if you want to also stay Sunday night, you can do so at regular lodge rates - see lodge page for more details)
Register for this event with more information, click here>>>
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Become a
Four Winds Ski, Ride and Socialize Member Today!
Four Winds is a west-suburban Chicago, Illinois family club committed to promoting, supporting and furthering the general interest and activity of skiing and snowboarding and other outdoor and social activities. We meet on a regular basis year-round with a variety of summer and winter group activities.
Four Winds always welcomes new members to our club.
Click here to become a member today>>>
Check out our website for more information.
Remember, only a Four Winds member can participate in club activities, go on the trips and use our Lodge in Michigan!
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Current Members ~ Four Winds Ski, Ride and Socialize Club's Membership Renewal is now OPEN!
Take advantage of a $5.00 savings on your Four Winds Membership now through September 3, 2019
Payments can be made through our web site via PayPal, mailing checks to our post office box or at our next General Meeting on September 3, 2019
Renew today to make sure you keep getting all the member benefits, click here to view all our benefits>>>.
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Tuesday September 3rd
Membership &
Trip Kickoff
Pizza Party Meeting
Riccardo's Restaurant
1170 S Roselle Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60193
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Come out to Four Winds Ski, Ride and Socialize's Trip Kickoff to 2019 / 2020 season general meeting. Learn about upcoming trips, club social events, lodge news, and to socialize with friends while enjoying free pizza..
Renewal memberships and new applications will be accepted at this meeting.
Please register today for planning purposes. Click here>>
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Four Winds Ski & Ride Upcoming Trips
December 27 - 30, 2019: Skiing with Da Bears (Welch / Afton Alps)
Join us for some great skiing and watching the Bears In Minnesota
(our most flexible trip of the year)
Sign up today. See details>>>
February 7 - 9, 2020: Four Winds Lodge Bus Trip with ABSF
Join us on a lodge bus trip to Boyne Michigan
Ski & Ride Boyne Mountain Resort // Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark // Boyne Highlands Resort // Nubs Nob Ski Resort // Oak Park Lodge
Sign up today! See details>>>
Four Winds Trips Committee is in planning stages on other Midwestern and Western Ski and Ride Trips for this year's snow season.
Continue to use our Four Winds website for "up-to-date" announcements on all trips, news, social events, and photo stories.
Be sure to share with friends and family.
Everyone is welcome to visit us at our club meetings
the first Tuesday of every month at Riccardo's Restaurant - Schaumburg IL.
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Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019
Four Winds Geneva Bike Ride / Festival of the Vine
Mill Race Cyclery
11 E. State Street, Geneva, IL
www.millrace.com/
If needed, bikes / helmets can be rented there in advance at the store which opens at 11:00 AM.
Four Winds will ride along the Fox River Trail, going north to South Elgin and returning back to Geneva. It's estimated to be about a hour each way.
Return to Geneva to attend Festival of the Vine for an optional afternoon .
FESTIVAL OF THE VINE
September 6 – 8, 2019
Geneva’s Festival of the Vine provides plenty of good wine, good food and good fun for the whole family! Taste wines from around the world. Sample mouth-watering specialties at our Flavor Fare. Find unique gifts at our incredible Fine Arts and Crafts show. The 2019 Festival of the Vine is a great fall getaway. We hope you can make it!
More information and register for this event>>>
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Tuesday September 22nd
Go Ape Adventure and Rock Bottom Brewery Outing
Go Ape Adventures
Bemis Woods Forest Preserve
1100 Ogden Avenue
Western Springs, IL.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Take an exhilarating self-guided 2-3 hour journey through the forest canopy. Tackle dangling obstacles, explore the trees from a new perspective and fly around on multiple zip lines from exciting heights.
Join Four Winds on this wild challenge at Go Ape, Sunday September 22, 2019 at 2:00 pm. We will meet at this time to purchase our admission tickets and make reservations for outing. Depending on our group time, we will drive a short distance for an early dinner afterwards at
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
94 Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL.
(630) 424-1550 Web: rockbottom.com
Send to your Phone
Please register today for planning purposes. Click here>>
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Discover a Secret Season
with Four Winds in Boyne Falls Michigan
Friday October 4th - 6th
Lodge "Open House" Weekend for Members
Take advantage of a new membership benefit with one of our free "open house" weekends at our lodge.
The Oak Park Lodge in Boyne Falls Michigan is available for use by our members year-around (when not rented out in full) with the proper reservation.
However, as part of a way to add more benefits to our club membership, Four Winds is offering up a few summer/fall weekends where members can explore the lodge and its surrounding areas, and are able to reserve rooms for free (there is a nominal, non-refundable charge of $10/person for members and their family, and $20/person for up to 4 guests, this will be used for continental breakfast for both days).
Here are the details. If you have additional questions, feel free to send an inquiry to philwegrzyn@yahoo.com
Before you register for this event, you can contact Kathy Mitchell at OPSClodge@hotmail.com to see what rooms are still available. Once you are happy with the availability, please make sure to register and pay for your guests by registering for this event. Please note that the nominal fees are non-refundable.
More Information>>>
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Four Winds Adventures Awaits - Save The Dates
September 13th -15th:
Dundee Heritage Fest
with Music, Food & Fireworks of the Fox River (details to follow)
September 18th: Zanies: Rosemont
Generational Gap--Laughter Through the Ages (details to follow)
October 1st: Club General Meeting / Sign up for Trips
October 11th - 14th: Door County Biketoberfest / Pumpin Fest
November 17th: Blackhawks game (tickets & details to follow)
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Wishing everyone a safe Labor Day weekend. Enjoy!
I hope to see you soon.
3G's ~ Gregg Schuring
Four Winds Ski, Ride and Socialize Club newsletter editor
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