club bulletin - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

LESSONS FOR MINI-MIDGETS
by Doreen Ramplee-Smith
Mini-midget Instruction is open to
children 4 and 5 years old. If you wish to
register your child in this programme please
read the following instructions carefully,
fill in the application form, enclose your
cheque and mail it to us before November
30th.
Instructions
Please keep for reference
1. Children registered in the Mini­
midget programme have the use of the
Babysitting Lodge- Connie's Lodge­
Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
January lOth to March 13th inclusive. ( 10
week period)
2. Lessons begin Wednesday, January
15th, at 1:30 p.m. and last for 1 hour.
Classes will be held (weather permitting)
for an 8 week period, ending on Wednes­
March 5th.
3. Mini-midgets only will be accepted
on Wednesdays. An exception will be made
(if possible) depending on the number in
the Lodge, for families in which there is
a Mini-midget and a younger child age 2
or over.
4. At least one parent must be an
Ottawa Ski Club member, as the Lodge is
for the use of members only. Memberships
can be purchased at the Ottawa Ski Club
Office on Queen Street.
5. Mini-midgets must be Ottawa Ski
Club merpbers. (Membership numbers may
be phoned in up to November 3.0th, otherwise
application will be wait-listed).
6. Mini-midgets must have steel-edged
skis with release cable fittings. Boots should
be sturdy. As a guide, the skis should be
about the same height as the child for a
4 year old, and slightly longer for the 5
year olds. Plastic bases are desirable for 5
year olds, but not for beginning 4 year
olds.
7. For the safety and comfort of your
Mini-midget, it is necessary that he (or she)
be registered at the Babysitting Lodge, as
he may have to be returned there before
completion of the lesson, or the appearance
of the parent. Your fee registers your child
at the Lodge and entitles him to the free
lessons.
8. The Babysitting fee for the Wednes­
days of the 10 week period remains unchanged:
$10.00 ... one child per family;
15.00 ... two children per family;
20.00 ... three children per family.
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This money is used to pay the babysitters.
Our Volunteer Instructors receive no re­
muneration.
9. Facilities are limited. Children will
be accepted in order of application, so
please mail early to:
Mini-Midget Program,
Mrs. C. Ramplee-Smith,
R.R. 2, Mountain Rd.,
Aylmer East, P.Q.
LADIES' COMMITTEE NEWS
by Noreen Cunningham
Those lazy summer days are over for
another year, ladies, and your committee
for 1968-69 are in the process of putting
together our program for your fun on the
slopes.
Details for the Babysitting and the
Mini-Midget Classes can be found in another
section of this bulletin. Please read
them carefully and avoid unnecessary calls
to the conveners.
Our program this year will follow the
same pattern as previous years- Laurentian
Trip, Slalom Classes, Ladies' Day
Luncheon and Race in March, and we will
do our best to increase the number of
Cross Country outings this season.
Watch the next bulleting for more details.
Your Committee for 1968-69 is as fol­
lows: Chairman- Noreen Cunningham,
771-6564; Co-ordinator (Telephone and
Records) -Dorothy Babbitt, 749-4590;
Treasurer- Rollande Latta, 745-5212;
Babysitting- Betty Bell, 745-2882; Mini­
Midgets- Doreen Ramplee-Smith, 827-
2855; Laurentian Trip- Claire Riopelle,
722-1404; Slalom- Barbara Tevlin, 825-
2196 and Claire McElligott, 224-7831.
Dorothy Babbitt would appreciate hearing
from anyone wishing to lend a hand in
any of the above activities.
PLEASE USE THE MAILS
If you were a Club member last year,
you will already have received an Ottawa
Ski Club "Newsletter" and application form
with a return envelope.
Please help your Club office staff -
and yourself - by mailing your application
card properly filled out along with your
cheque to the Ottawa Ski Club. We will
speed your membership badges and/ or lift
pass receipts back to you by return mail.
No more waiting in line or trying to park
downtown.