December, January & February .09 - 10 Issue

IT'S RIDIN' TIME!!!

Looking for a great way to kick off the New Year.. have we got something in store for you! Mark your calendars now and make sure you and the family

be coming and to make arrangements to be brought in the gate. Saturday night we will be having a Potluck Dinner at 5:00 pm and ask that

you please bring your favorite covered dish to share, look for a food sign-up sheet on the club forum. The club will provide the meat, drinks and

all paper products. Sit by the fire and enjoy the company of fellow club members, see who the winner of the T-shirt contest is and maybe win yourself a prize.

Please remember while visiting Camp Youtaw to be respectful of your neighbors.

See you there!!!

Bj: 386-804-9027

Aaron: 321-863-9761

Changes for the Coming Year

With many of us feeling the squeeze from the economy and membership being down, we have decided to make a few changes this year. Rather than having an End-of-Year Party as we have in the past and spending all the funds at once, we have decided to spread out the funds and use them on club rides and meetings along with the normal operation expenses. This means being able to host more cookout's at club functions and to be able to continue having items to give for prizes and raffles. We also decided to take this year off from participating in the Christmas Parades, next year we will be right back out there and I hear there is talk of another prize-winning float. The other change you will notice is that the club Newsletter will be sent out quarterly in efforts to cut internet and production cost. We really want to focus on the foundation of this club and that is our monthly rides. Because times are harder this year for so many we will plan to stay close to home which means revisiting the same riding spots. Our goal is to make sure each ride has a little something special. As always we are open to suggestions and comments and look forward to a year full of riding and getting muddy.

MEMBER MEETING

equipment are welcome, our hope is that everyone who uses Camp Youtaw will pitch in and give a hand to clean out the underbrush and trim branches so that we

can get the area nice and refreshed which will open up more areas for camping and parking during club events. A formal survey was done on the property and two new corners have been established, enlarging the land for camping and parking inside Camp Youtaw substantially. We need enough people to come and help do a sweeping clean up of the grounds and branches which will provide us a magnificent place to stay and feel totally safe.

Hope to see you there!!

A WORD ABOUT THE FORUM

If you're thinking about riding this weekend and wondering how you could conveniently locate someone to ride with. Simply log onto the Muddy Waters web site and click the icon labeled forum. Here you can post a message that would be accessible by all. The forum is also a great place to keep in contact with fellow Muddy Water members, find up coming ride locations and directions, items for sale, Muddy Women information or maybe even a good riding story.

If you answered yes then you are going to LOVE the month of February. Muddy Waters will be heading to Dozier Alabama to ride with Southern Ridge as they host their Friends

While at Southern Ridge you can explore the miles of pleasure riding trials, mud riding trails, creek riding, mud bog riding, deep water riding, swamp riding areas and the several

mud pits they have to play in. There are restrooms, hot showers and an ATV wash station on site. The park has limited full RV hookup sites at $35.00 per night, if you want to

reserve a spot you must let Bj know ASAP. It will be a first come first serve, primitive camping is also available at no charge. Cost to ride is children 10 and under free and with

everyone else costing $25.00 per person for the weekend. Hotels are located 20 minutes away in Andalusia and I have listed them below for you. Be sure to check the club forum

as members will post who is coming and where they are staying, look forward to seeing you there. Don't forget to check out their web site at www. Southernridgeatvtrails.com.

Comfort Inn: 334-222-8891 Best Western: 334-222-9999

Days Inn: 334-427-0050 Budget Inn: 334-222-7929

going to take a vote on where you want to go ride at the January meeting and will also post a vote on the club forum. Once the vote is in we will post the ride information on the

club forum no later than January 9th.

WANTED..

Do you like to write or maybe you have a story idea that you think should be in the newsletter? If you answered yes to either of these questions, I want to hear from you.

If you are interested about participating on the newsletter committee or if you have any questions, please contact Robyn at 321-377-5713 or drop me an email at

CLUB OFFICER'S

          President BJ Johnson 308-804-9027
          Vice President Aaron Kerr 321-383-3272
          Secretary Mary Kristeff 386-532-115
         Treasurer Robyn Johnson 321-377-5713
         Web Specialist Sue McCall 386-547-2411
         Membership Specialist Dayna Gardner 951-415-5662