Next Council Meeting

WHEN: May 21, 2001

WHERE: McGuffey’s Restaurant, 13 Kenilworth Knoll, Asheville

TIME: 6:00 PM (meeting and dinner time)

Call John at 299‑8126 for reservation

Hike Leaders Workshop

WHEN: May 3, 2001

WHERE: UNC‑A Botanical Gardens. Broadway exit off 19/23, turn left onto WT Weaver Blvd. Gardens are on the left.

TIME: 7-9 PM

Speaker: Steve Longenecker, Adventure Programs Director, Falling Creek Camp. He has been a backpacking and rock climbing instructor in WNC since the 1960s. As a certified Wilderness First Responder, he has dealt with some serious wilderness emergencies, including one where he was the victim! His program will help participants play a valuable role in an emergency situation. Demonstration and simulation will be used extensively, and a “what if ” session will conclude his visit.

RSVP: John Pawcio at 299‑8126 by May 2, 2001

Final Dues Notice!!

Members who have not paid dues by June 1 will be dropped from the membership list. To check on dues paid, call Becky Smucker, CMC Treasurer, at 298‑5013. Mail check today for $12 (individual or family membership, noting names of members on check) to CMC, PO Box 68, Asheville, NC, 28802.

New Members

Alan Craig, Allmuth Perzel, Bob and Barbara Pettigrew, Bonnie Krause, C.T. and Lark Rowe, Carroll Koepplinger, Charles Rosen, Dalton Raiford, Denise Lilly, John Wohltman, John Bayless, Melinda Stanley, Soonja Smith, Terri Johnson,, Tony & Betty Griasole

AT & MTS Section Maintainers

It’s time to do your Spring scouting hike on your assigned section of trail to determine any needed maintenance. Please report any fallen trees or other projects needing assistance to your section leader. ‑ Don Walton

Spontaneous Hikes

You will note there are Sunday afternoons when there is not a hike leader available. Hikers may choose to meet at Westgate at 1:30 PM on these dates, and determine a hike for the afternoon.

Please note that since the hike is not scheduled through CMC, the hike will not have been scouted, and there will not be a sign-up required. Hikers will hike at their own risk.

40 Over 6,000 Hikes

In response to extraordinary interest in the program for hiking the 40 peaks over 6,000 in our region, the Sunday schedule this quarter provides an opportunity to climb ten of them. Check the descriptions for May 20, June 10, June 17, and July 8.

–Tom Sanders

In Memoriam

Mr. Perry Rudnick, Hendersonville resident, passed away on December 7, 2000. He had moved to the area from New York in 1983. He was an avid trail maintainer, who once remarked, “My friends in Brooklyn would never believe I’m doing this kind of work with my hands.” In 1991, he received the U.S. Forest Service Award for completing 10,000 hours of trail maintenance. He continued to work on the trail three days a week until he reached 80. He will be missed by his many trail workers and friends.