Announcements
ERR Top Chef Series
 2017 Top Chef Series Mission: To provide an alternate, friendly competition for friends, family, and spectators which is open to members, non-members, and the public. To provide an alternate way for volunteer points to be earned and a fun interactive fundraiser for the Club. Each month is a different theme for the main dish and the dessert. There is no cost to enter BUT you will receive 5 volunteer points for EACH donation to the Food Booth. So….. 10 points can be earned each contest! ☺ May 21 – Stew and Cookies August 5 – Corn Chowder and Cupcakes October 1 – Chili and Apple Entries need to be on the grounds, preheated and ready to serve by 10:30 am. There is no extra room in the food booth to heat the entries. Please bring all main dish entries in a crockpot with a serving spoon. Please provide one indoor/outdoor extension cord with your name on it. Masking tape works well. Crockpots will not be washed in the food booth. Please provide a label with title of your entry, no names. It is helpful if dairy, nuts, gluten, or other common allergens were used. This will allow more people to sample safely if there are concerns about ingredients. You can provide copies of your recipe. Desserts should be single serve proportions: suggested size is one tablespoon of dough for cookies, mini cupcakes, and regular sized cupcake liners for apple dessert. Larger cupcakes will not be turned away, but we can serve more people if they are minis. Please pre-cut the apple dishes into the larger cupcake liners. Dessert samples should be on a tray with entry name on the underside so it can be returned. Please cover your entry either in an enclosed container to with foil or plastic wrap. Judging will be by paid voting ticket only. One voting ticket for $5 to sample all hot dishes entered and/or one voting ticket for $2 to sample all desserts entered can be purchased at Food Booth. This is per person for one serving of each entry. Each person sampling will need to purchase a ticket whether they choose to vote or not. Awards for the day and the year will be presented. We reserve the right to have a surprise guest celebrity judge pick an honorable mention or distinguished taste award. Extras, when available, will be packaged up and sold at the end of the day for extra income to the food booth. So, come back and see if there are leftovers of your favorite entry to take home. |
Trail News
Attention trail riders. A section of the Pink Trail is closed at the request of a landowner. We are working to regain access. This is a good example of how precious our relationship with landowners is. This section of trail is easily accessed by the East Andover road and in the past was constantly being used to party, camp, target practice AND host our horse trail and ITS-82 snowmobile trails. This is what helped the owner decide to close the property. Our club's trail committee and volunteers spent a lot of time cleaning up the mess and reporting the unauthorized destructive activity. Finally this season it seemed nicer than usual and that our continued efforts had helped reduce the usage because we were always "there" ... We sincerely hope to regain this section of trail. It is owned by PH Chadbourne & Sons and has been sustainable logged providing a wonderful healthy forest riding experience. They have been recipients of the Austin Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award and others. Wherever you ride please go the extra mile in thanking the owners, cleaning up (even if it's not your own mess) and gently reminding others to be respectful as well. Thanks & Happy Trails, Trail Committee |
Hope Association Trail Ride including Donation Form
We are accepting registrations for the Hope Association Benefit trail ride & BBQ on June 24th. The registration is available online and needed in advance. Please sign up by the 18th so we can plan the food for the BBQ. Here is a link to a printable donation form so you can start collecting donations. Have checks made out to Hope Association (Tax deductible). See more information on our FaceBook page Events. |
| Attachments:
Hope association benefit form.pdf
Updated Trail News
Monday June 12 Currently The Pink Trail is open except for the newest section which connects the grounds trail with the field by the transfer station. That needs work cutting downed trees and allowing mud to dry. The Orange Trail is open including the loop. There is some logging on the first section so watch carefully for markings. We have not seen any of the trail from Grover's Orchard to Devil's Den so be aware. The Blue Trail OPEN Check their FB Page or website for ATV ridee updates. Roxbury ATV Riders Club. Below is a link to the Hope Association Benefit Ride donation form |
| Attachments:
Hope association benefit form.docx
ERR Top Chef Series
Ellis River Riders, Inc. 2017 Top Chef Series Mission: To provide an alternate, friendly competition for friends, family, and spectators which is open to members, non-members, and the public. To provide an alternate way for volunteer points to be earned and a fun interactive fundraiser for the Club. Each month is a different theme for the main dish and the dessert. There is no cost to enter BUT you will receive 5 volunteer points for EACH donation to the Food Booth. So….. 10 points can be earned each contest! ☺ May 21 – Stew and Cookies August 5 – Corn Chowder and Cupcakes October 1 – Chili and Apple
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Grounds News
The grounds have officially opened for the season. All members may access the facility to use the arena for practice, park to go trail riding or just stop by and have a picnic at the pavilion. If you are bringing guests with horses be aware that all horses must have a current coggins test either on file with the show committee, grounds committee or bring along to show proof. There have been many improvements and still work to be done. The grounds committee would welcome any help and there will be a list of projects and materials available in our storage shed for those who are visiting between workdays or events. Happy Summer Season! Deb Cayer ~ Grounds Committee Chair |
Trail News
The Pink Trail will officially open Saturday May 13th. Be aware that the rain predicted for this weekend (14th) will probably make the Ellis River and Lone Brook impossible to cross for a few days at least. Please do not attempt to cross swollen rivers or streams. The Orange trail will be the next to open and we will post as soon as it does. Thanks, Happy Trails! Tim Tobin ~ Trail Committee Chair |
Grounds News
The grounds opening days have been moved to May 6-7 due to the snow still in the woods. There will be a meeting of the grounds committee Saturday April 29 at 11:00 am at the grounds. Please park on the side of Airport Road and walk in. All interested members are welcome to attend. |
Clinics/Special Events meeting postponed
Due to inclement weather, the Clinics/Special Events Committee meeting scheduled for (tonight) February 15th has been postponed until Friday, February 24th at 6:30 p.m. at Sam's Italian Shop in Rumford. For additional information, please contact Committee Chair Allyssia Timberlake at: aenterxhalt@gmail.com |
BOD Meeting rescheduled
The February Board of Director's meeting has been rescheduled to February 20, 2017 at 7:00pm due to inclement weather. |
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