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Thanks to a Jan. 28 blizzard bookended by consistent snowfall, several
snowmobile clubs east of I-35 have been busy grooming lately. Above, ISSA
First Lady Becky Willey grooms through Backbone State Park in Region 5.
Click on the here for contact information for the area you are interested in
visiting.
snowmobile clubs east of I-35 have been busy grooming lately. Above, ISSA
First Lady Becky Willey grooms through Backbone State Park in Region 5.
Click on the here for contact information for the area you are interested in
visiting.
| We're Grooming in Iowa! |
Time to Start Thinking About
2014 ISSA Award Nominations
It is once again time to think about nominating some very worthy Iowa
snowmobilers for ISSA’s annual awards program. We encourage every Iowa
snowmobile club to look at your membership and to start the nomination
process now. Nomination forms for 2014 are now available online here.
All nominations must be sent and received via email (preferably) or via U S
Mail on or no later than midnight June 1, 2014. We ask that nominations be
emailed to both scott4@iowatelecom.net and suepaulus81@gmail.com, hard
copy nomination may be mailed to ISSA Awards/CO Mind Scott, PO Box 435,
Lone Tree, Iowa 52755.
Nominations should include photos of your nominee(s), letters of support
from your club, community, etc. and any available news articles, videos or other
information pertinent to the nomination. We request supporting documentation
provided is no older than 2009. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact either Mindy or Sue at the email addresses above.
The “winning” nomination packets of the 2013 Snowmobiler, Lady
Snowmobiler, Snowmobile Family, Youth Snowmobiler and Dealer of the Year
are sent to the American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) for
consideration in their annual national awards that will be presented at the
International Snowmobile Congress in June.
The Groomer of the Year nomination will be sent to Arctic Cat for
consideration in their International Groomer of the Year program at the
International Snowmobile Hall of Fame ceremonies held at Eagle River, WI
each September.
Let's make 2014 a banner year for the ISSA’s awards program. All it takes
is for each club to submit at least one nomination for any or all of the award
categories. Who knows Your clubs nomination may become one of the next
ISSA Award winners.
2014 ISSA Award Nominations
It is once again time to think about nominating some very worthy Iowa
snowmobilers for ISSA’s annual awards program. We encourage every Iowa
snowmobile club to look at your membership and to start the nomination
process now. Nomination forms for 2014 are now available online here.
All nominations must be sent and received via email (preferably) or via U S
Mail on or no later than midnight June 1, 2014. We ask that nominations be
emailed to both scott4@iowatelecom.net and suepaulus81@gmail.com, hard
copy nomination may be mailed to ISSA Awards/CO Mind Scott, PO Box 435,
Lone Tree, Iowa 52755.
Nominations should include photos of your nominee(s), letters of support
from your club, community, etc. and any available news articles, videos or other
information pertinent to the nomination. We request supporting documentation
provided is no older than 2009. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact either Mindy or Sue at the email addresses above.
The “winning” nomination packets of the 2013 Snowmobiler, Lady
Snowmobiler, Snowmobile Family, Youth Snowmobiler and Dealer of the Year
are sent to the American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) for
consideration in their annual national awards that will be presented at the
International Snowmobile Congress in June.
The Groomer of the Year nomination will be sent to Arctic Cat for
consideration in their International Groomer of the Year program at the
International Snowmobile Hall of Fame ceremonies held at Eagle River, WI
each September.
Let's make 2014 a banner year for the ISSA’s awards program. All it takes
is for each club to submit at least one nomination for any or all of the award
categories. Who knows Your clubs nomination may become one of the next
ISSA Award winners.
Trail Grant Applications, Reimbursement
Requests Due May 1 to Iowa DNR
Snowmobile trail grant applications for 2014-15 are due to the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources by May 1, the same date reimbursement
requests from the 2013-14 season are due.
A copy of next year's application materials is available here:
www.iowadnr.gov/Recreation/Snowmobiles/SnowmobileGrants.aspx.
The grant application was updated due to recently adopted changes to the
Administrative Rules which govern this grant program. Any application
accessed from the DNR's website prior to Feb. 25 will not have the updates.
Please be timely on your grant application submission. The DNR
Director’s Office has indicated that they do not want to accept late submissions
this year.
The grant applications will be graded June 3 at the ISSA/IDNR Review
Selection Committee meeting in Des Moines. Clubs are invited to this
public meeting. More details will follow once the date gets closer.
Requests Due May 1 to Iowa DNR
Snowmobile trail grant applications for 2014-15 are due to the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources by May 1, the same date reimbursement
requests from the 2013-14 season are due.
A copy of next year's application materials is available here:
www.iowadnr.gov/Recreation/Snowmobiles/SnowmobileGrants.aspx.
The grant application was updated due to recently adopted changes to the
Administrative Rules which govern this grant program. Any application
accessed from the DNR's website prior to Feb. 25 will not have the updates.
Please be timely on your grant application submission. The DNR
Director’s Office has indicated that they do not want to accept late submissions
this year.
The grant applications will be graded June 3 at the ISSA/IDNR Review
Selection Committee meeting in Des Moines. Clubs are invited to this
public meeting. More details will follow once the date gets closer.
