High Point Riders Club Press Releases

 

Register Your Snowmobiles The renewal period for registering ATVs and snowmobiles runs from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31. ATVs and snowmobiles can be registered through an Electronic Licensing System of Iowa (ELSI) vendor or any county recorder. If your snowmobile was ever registered through ELSI, it can be renewed through ELSI this year. Machines which are not currently in ELSI will need to be registered through the county recorder. A list of ELSI vendors can be found at www.iowadnr.gov/cs/files/elsivendors.pdf. Specific questions about registration renewals should be directed to the county recorder in the county of residence. It is not a routine practice of county recorders to send renewal notices. Renewals are considered late as Jan 1, 2010. For more information about registering snowmobiles, go to: www.iowadnr.gov/law/snowmobile/registration.html. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Million Dollar Club Support Program from BRP & Ski-Doo

BRP understands that the heartbeat of the snowmobiling community is its volunteers. BRP was there at the beginning when the trail network was being built. BRP is proud to launch a new program that will contribute to the sport - it's our heritage. For each snowmobiler who fills out and drops off this certificate at a Ski-Doo Dealership of their choice between September 1st, 2009 and November 15th, 2009, BRP and its dealers will donate $10 cash to the member's club. Plain and simple. Each snowmobile club is eligible for a total Ski-Doo donation of up to $1,500 in cash (150 members X $10 = $1,500) paid directly to clubs by BRP and Ski-Doo dealers, upon program completion. But that's not all. Each club could also qualify to win a Ski-Doo® MX Z Adrenaline or Summit Everest 800R snowmobile if you achieve the maximum of $1,500! That's right, 2 units in the USA and 2 in Canada will be given out. The Club in each of the regions (1 for each region Canada East and Canada West, the same for USA) having obtained both the maximum amount of $1,500 and a minimum of 75% participation rate, will be eligible for the Ski-Doo® MX Z Adrenaline or Summit Everest 800R. The club in each region with the highest participation rate will receive the snowmobile to use for their own fundraising purposes. Hurry! Go drop off your certificate at your nearest Ski-Doo dealer. Your club will thank you for it!  MORE INFO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Osceola County’s New Snowmobile Club
Sibley, Ocheyedan & Melvin Newspapers for Nov. 17, 2008

Last winter, local snowmobile riders faced ditches in Osceola County that were filled with culverts and dangers not marked, trails not formed, and a county that had no safety education or legal guidance. Over 200 snowmobiles were registered in Osceola County (County Records as of 2007 & 2008), riders ranging from 12 to 65 years of age from single riders to family riders. Local riders started looking into legal support and what other counties were doing to better the sport of snowmobiling in their area and all answers pointed to starting a non-profit snowmobile club.

Non-profit Snowmobile Clubs provide and promote safe and lawful operation of snowmobiles. They actively build, maintain, and unify membership by promoting snowmobiling as a sport and providing service, education and guidance to snowmobilers and the general membership and the public. Clubs are funded through a combination of member dues, state grants, business sponsorships, municipal funding and private fundraising. There are over 60 non-profit county snowmobile clubs in the State of Iowa, including Lyon, O’Brien and Dickinson Counties. Snowmobilers are known to travel from one county to the next in a single day, it’s easy to spot a county that does not have a club because the ditches are not marked or groomed; it’s a very unsafe path to go through.

In January local riders came together and started the process to form a snowmobile club in Osceola County. Iowa State Snowmobiling Association President, Merv Hoermann assisted the group on how to become a State funded non-profit snowmobile club and the steps to take to work with the state, county, local, and city officials. On May 5, 2008 the snowmobile club was formed and named the Osceola County High Point Riders Club, named after Osceola County being the highest point in Iowa.

President and founder, Shari Wollmuth was excited, “It’s about time our county will receive the support of snowmobiling from our area and from the State. Motor cyclers, golfers, fishermen, etc all seem to have the support; snowmobiling was the one sport in our county that I feel was lacking support. I believe our snowmobile club will bring safety and legal education to our young riders, build a safe riding area and trail system for local and pass-thru riders, bring business to our local businesses, educate non-snowmobilers, and we can raise money for other non-profit programs in our county. Our main goal this first year will be to mark ditches and trails, gain members, and raise money for our brand new club so that we can get the tools needed to get up and running. We received grant money from the State of Iowa for trail grooming, but it’s just a stepping stone to get us off the ground. Our club has over 45 members already that are full of ambition and motivated to support the sport of snowmobiling in our county and that is a wonderful start from what I have been told from the ISSA President Merv Hoermann, the Iowa DNR Program Director David Downing and surrounding county clubs.”

The Osceola County High Point Riders Snowmobile Club will be having a Meet & Greet Open House on Saturday, November 22^nd 2008 at Willow Creek on Highway 9 from 3pm to 7pm with food, refreshments, prizes, and much more.