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Inside this Issue2 From the President

3 BBSC Board of Directors

4 Annual Crab Crack Dinner

5 Scholar Dollars

6 BBSC Calendar of Events

7 Give Back: The Art of Volunteering

7 Bogus Basin Tailgate and Barbecue

8 Raffle Winners

9 Club Honors Bob and Bessie Skinner

10 Around the BBSC

11 Alpine Winter Games at Bogus Basin

11 VertiGals

11 PrimeTimers

12 Valentine’s Dinner at Bogus Basin

13 Are You a Powder Junkie?

A publication of the Bogus Basin Ski Club Inc.

Established 1938 – A Social Organization for Adults Based on Recreation

ogulFebruary 2011

BOGUS BASINSki Club Inc.

If you have not sent in your RSVP and check for the Club’s signature event, we are offering you this opportunity. Your information and check must be received by Friday, February 4 in the my mail box so as to be on the security list at the main gate at Gowen Field.

The cost is only $28.00 for members or $33.00 for non-members. A sign-up sheet can be found on page 4 of this issue of The Mogul. This is a great night of eating, dancing, and just having fun with your friends. We’ll have raffle and door prizes for you lucky ones. If you don’t eat crab, that’s ok. We’ll have ham for you. Beer and wine are included in the cost so its a great deal. The responses from last year’s event were tremendous. Don’t be left out at the gate, get your check in the mail today!

The club has sponsored this event for over 50 years now. It is always a big hit for members and guests. The price is the best anywhere and the dance floor can’t be beat. We have many members that attend this one event because of the fun, value and, friendship. It’s a hoot, don’t miss it!

Crab Crackby Fred Uranga

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From the PresidentWith the warmer weather/rain and my now very demanding job, I haven’t made it up to Bogus much lately. I skied at Brundage for four days between Christmas and New Years. I hope any hold-outs for the Tahoe Ski Trip have now signed up. It will be over by the time this Mogul comes out. I could really use some help understanding why it is so difficult for our club to fill even one trip per year. We are a ski club for Heaven’s sake! I am sure that many people had trouble affording the $525 when times are tough even though it is a real bargain for what you are getting. My biggest problem was getting the whole week off work when I am so busy and have taken quite a bit of time the past few months. I am going to need to plan better next year. At the Annual Meeting, tentatively scheduled for March 13, we will be discussing next year’s trips. Please come prepared to make suggestions and give your board feedback. We want to plan trips that a larger number of members will want to and be able to participate in.

Although we did not have a huge number of members at the Steelheads hockey game on January 14, those of us who attended had a great time. It was a very fun and laid back evening. Thank you Michael Bouton for your efforts getting this going. And Janice Walker won the ride on the Zamboni! One new member, Bob Kirkpatrick, joined us. We want to encourage more new members to come out. Be sure to look at our Calendar of Events included in this Mogul. Hope to see you soon!

Rosie Rosco, President

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Rosie Rosco, President [email protected]

Stu Rich, Vice President [email protected]

Ann Sabala, Secretary [email protected]

Bob Running, Treasurer [email protected]

Nancy Cenell, Membership Director [email protected]

Michael Bouton, Communications Director [email protected]

Clyde McNeal, Purchasing Director [email protected]

Paul Markowitz, Trip Coordinator [email protected]

Kerry Banyard, Marketing [email protected]

Natalie Angell, Social Director [email protected]

Barbara Spingla, Board Member [email protected]

Ruby Andridge, Web Communications [email protected]

Fred Uranga, Historian [email protected]

Alicia Culbertson, Past President [email protected]

BBSC Board of Directors


Name Dinner Selection (circle one)

Crab or Ham

Crab or Ham

Crab or Ham

Crab or Ham

Members _________ x $28 each = $___________

Guests _________ x $33 each = $___________

Total = $___________

Make checks payable to BBSC. Mail to:Fred Uranga 5812 Gate House Court Boise, ID 83703-3232

Reservations must be received by February 4, 2011. No walk-ins will be accepted for this event.

Annual Crab Crack Dinner February 12, 2011When: Saturday, February 12, 2011 (Lincoln’s Birthday)Where: Gowen Field Activities Club.Time: Cocktails 5:30-6:30pm Dinner 6:30pmDancing: The Legacy Band 7-10pm

That’s right - the same place and the same band with additional members.

ReSeRvaTioN DeaDliNe iS FeBRuaRy 4, 2011. Fred must receive your check and sign-up form (below) by this date.

Cost: $28 for members; $33 for non-membersGet your reservations in early. Walk-ins for this event Will NoT be accepted.

Send checks (made out to BBSC) to:Fred Uranga5812 Gate House CourtBoise, ID 83703-3232

Questions? Phone number 208-345-2382. There is a recorder on the line for your convenience. Or e-mail [email protected].

The meal is either crab or ham. With that you will get coleslaw, baked buttered/garlic bread, baked potato with all the goodies, cocktail hour items, such as chips/salsa, bean dip, peanuts/ pretzels. Beer, wine, water, coffee and a good selection for dessert.

Directions to club: Orchard exit, turn south, go straight south through the 1st traffic light and follow the road around the west end of Gowen Field. The road will curve to the east on the southern side of the airport. After about one mile, you will pass Pleasant Valley road on the right-go straight ahead to the next turn on your left; that turns into the main entrance guard station. you will need your driver’s license, vehicle registration and auto insurance to drive onto the base. everyone in the vehicle must present a photo iD. Their driver’s license will do. if your name is not on the reservation list, you will not get on the base.

Contact info (please print clearly)

Address: ___________________________________________

City: _____________________ State ______ Zip __________

Email address: ______________________________________

Telephone number: __________________________________

Send this portion with your check.


goes to the Scholar Dollars program and four students get rental gear, a lesson, a lift ticket and transportation that otherwise would not. What a way to compound the effect of your donation! Your after tax cost will range from $33 to $43 depending on your tax bracket.

You can send a check (made payable to Bogus Basin) to Tyler Wymond, 2715 Crescent Rim Drive, Boise, ID 83706. We will present these funds to Mike Shirley of Bogus Basin at the annual meeting in March.

The Bogus Basin Ski Club supports a program to introduce kids to snowboarding and skiing.

The Scholar Dollars program has been in effect for many years and it organizes school classes from grades 3 through 12 for a night of skiing or snow boarding. Last year 3,870 students participated. Bogus Basin subsidizes the costs so that it is affordable and no youngster is turned away regardless of ability to pay. There isn’t a better program or way to introduce young people to the sport. The funds contributed by the ski club and its members will help fund this program. Last year the club members contributed $2,000 and the club matched it so at the annual meeting $4,000 which was enough for 160 kids to go.

The club’s goal is to get a contribution from at least 100 members of at least $25. For a tax deductible contribution of $25, $50 or $100, you can share the passion you have for the sport with a youngster. A $50 contribution means $100

Scholar Dollarsby Tyler Wymond

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February 2011

Feb. 1 Board Meeting

Feb. 5 Dotty Clark Barbecue at Bogus

Feb. 12 Crab Crack

March 2011

March 1 Board Meeting

March 13 Annual Membership Meeting at the Reef

March TBD Ski Trip: McCall party

April 2011

April 5 Board Meeting

April 10 End of Year Tailgate Party at Bogus

May 2011

May 3 Board Meeting

May 15 Road Clean Up

May TBD Zip Line

June 2011

June 7 Board Meeting

June 25-26 Boise Rec Fest

July 2011

July 5 Board Meeting

July 21-24 Annual Campout

August 2011

August 2 Board Meeting

August TBD Bike Trek

August TBD Shakespeare Night

September 2011

Sept. 6 Board Meeting

Sept. TBD Champagne Brunch

October 2011

Oct. 4 Board Meeting

Oct. TBD Bogus Basin Brush Cutting

November 2011

Nov. 1 Board Meeting

Nov. TBD Ski Swap

Nov . TBD Warren Miller Film Festival

December 2011

Dec. 6 Board Meeting

Dec. TBD Holiday Party

January 2012

Jan. 3 Board Meeting

Bogus Basin Ski Club Calendar of EventsThe club hosts events year-round. Keep this calendar handy to plan your year and join in on the fun!

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Connect with other club members, find out about upcoming events and more!


Come join us February 5 from 12 to 2pm for a barbecue off the Silver Queen parking lot along the trail. The area will be blocked off in support of the Dotty Clark youth racing up on the hill. The Dotty Clark Memorial race was created after the death of Dotty Clark. She had been a junior racer at Bogus, graduated from high school and was attending Stanford. She lost her life in a tragic automobile accident. Jack Numbers, the former director of the ski school, and her family created the Dotty Clark Memorial race in her memory. The fund helps put kids up on the mountain.

THE CRAB CRACK NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. The prize for volunteering during 2010-2011 is $150 in Bogus Basin Bucks. Being a volunteer is fun and rewarding. You will meet new people and increase your interest in club events. Each time a club member volunteers to work on an event, their name is submitted by that event chairperson to the annual lottery pool. The winner’s name will be drawn at the annual General Membership meeting in March 2011. E-mail Fred Uranga at [email protected] OR contract the Social Director, Natalie Angell, at [email protected]. Good luck!

Bogus Basin Tailgate and Barbecue

Give Back: The Art of Volunteeringby Fred Uranga


After selling raffle tickets for over 5 months, we finally had the drawing for the Bogus Basin Season Pass and Sun Valley trip raffles.

Originally, we were giving away two “seats” with the ski club to Sun Valley, January 7-9. However, Sun Valley lowered the price of their individual packages to the point that they were lower than what we were offered as a group. So the Board decided to have the raffle be a $575 gift card to Sun Valley.

We had the drawing at the Christmas Party on December 18. Interestingly enough, both winners bought their raffle tickets at the Boise Rec Fest in June.

Larry Sirahll bought tickets for his triplet daughters and Riley’s ticket was drawn for the Bogus Basin Season’s pass. Riley is ten years old and just starting to snowboard.

Tera Chase, a single mom of two, recently moved to Boise from Yakima, Washington. She is a teacher at Capital High School. She won the $575 gift card to Sun Valley.

Congratulations to both winners. Enjoy!

Raffle Winners

by Bob Running

Top: Bob Running presents Riley Sirahall with her season pass.

Bottom: Bob Running presents the Sun Valley gift card to winner Tera Chase.


Bob and Bessie Skinner have been long time members of the ski club and have accomplished much throughout the years at Bogus Basin. They were honored at the Bridge Builders Dinner this last November with a “Life Membership award.” Both have been recipients of the Club’s “Old Boot” award and have served on the board of directors.

Bob was very involved with both the Masters and Mighty Might racing programs. He served as chairman of the Jim Brandon Memorial race in 1992 and the Bogus Basin Masters program in 1994. In turn those racers/members participated in the USSA Masters Championship at Sun Valley and did very well in the competition.

Bessie was the Mogul editor for several years, 1990-1994. The news letter was hand typed, assembled and sent out to all members of the club. She also served as membership director for the club.

Club Honors Bob and Bessie Skinner

by Michael Bouton

When the club hosted events, Bessie would make up all the name tags with her talented calligraphy writing and grace the tables with her beautiful cut flowers from her garden. The center pieces were then raffled off to lucky winners.

Bob and Bessie were always there to help make the club successful with whatever was taking place. They made the club work for everyone. Thank you very much for years of service.

Left to right: Michael Bouton, BBSC President Rosie Rosco, Bessie Skinner, Bob Skinner


Great News For over four months we have followed Ed Cardoza’s recovery from diphtheria and the resulting complications. Ed was released from the St. Alphonsus hospital once before and had to be re-admitted for falling blood pressure. On December 2, 2010 we found out that Ed had been admitted to St. Luke’s Boise. Ed is diagnosed as having Guillain-Barre Syndrome. This is a serious disorder of the nervous system that can occur either spontaneously, often in a healthy individual, or after certain infections. With Ed, it is causing weakness/feelings in his legs and the lower arms/fingers. Ed was transferred to the Elks Rehabilitation Hospital. On December 30 I visited with Ed at the Elks. He looked great and said he was being released from the hospital the following day. He has spent 88 days in the various hospitals. Joyce Peterson brought him home and will provide transportation as he continues his out patient rehabilitation. I spoke to Ed’s good friend, Fred Bernier, on January 21. He had recently visited Ed at his home and brought a Subway lunch with him. A good time was had by all. Ed apparently isn’t able to operate a computer key board yet, however you can contact him by phone. Call Ed at 323-0230.

Immunization shots for diphtheria and tetanus are available at your local pharmacy.

Around the BBSC

by Fred Uranga, Club Historian

More Great NewsTim Flood e-mailed me recently. His kidney failure was caused by a prostate blockage of the urinary channel. He states, “PSA test may indicate the presence of cancer but does not reveal prostate blockage. When you can’t urinate normally, please get it checked out or you will end up like I did, very close to the end of the road with a long recovery.”

Tim Flood, as you will recall, in July 2010, suffered kidney failure and was treated at the local VA hospital. Tim had follow-up rehabilitation and was released to his daughter around August 23. Tim had follow-up tests in mid-November and has fully recovered. He is looking forward to coming down for some spring skiing and his annual fishing trip to Mountain View Reservoir on the Indian reservation. His current address is 1515 W. Yeisley Road, Othello, WA. 99344. His e-mail address is [email protected].

Mike Larson is now recuperating at home after suffering a stroke on March 2, 2010 and suffering mini strokes while in the hospital. His speech is good; movement of his limbs are limited, but improving. He is using a cane. His memory is fuzzy but improving. Mike is being care for by his brother Brad and his wife Avis. They live down the street from Sue and me.

Visit the Bogus Basin Ski Club online! www.bogusbasinskiclub.com


Grab your skis or snowboard and head to the mountain for the Team Mazda•Subaru 2010 Bogus Basin Alpine Winter Games. They are scheduled for March 2, March 5 and March 6, 2011 at Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area. All skiers and riders are encouraged to participate in this great, amateur competition. The Games will feature a GS race, a Super Cross race, and a Big Air Contest. The GS and Super Cross events can be viewed by spectators from the Simplot Lodge. The Big Air Contest can be viewed at the top of Deerpoint Chairlift. Everyone is invited to attend and/or participate.

You can get a registration form and liability waiver from the Bogus Basin website. (Go to www.bogusbasin.org/mountain/event-calendar/winter-games-of-idaho.aspx and click on the links to the form and waiver)

Primetimers & vertigals GS Race - Wednesday, March 2

Entry fee $20.00 per person. Cash or check only.•A season pass is required or purchase a $27.00 lift ticket •with your event bib Day-of Registration: 3rd floor, Simplot Lodge starting at •8:00am Event time/location:12:00pm, Lower Ridge, NASTAR •start Awards immediately following competition in Simplot •Lodge

Super Cross - Saturday, March 5

Entry fee $20.00 per person. Cash or check only.•A season pass is required or purchase a $27.00 lift ticket •

with your event bib Day-of Registration: 3rd floor, Simplot Lodge starting at •8:00am Event time/location: 12:00pm/Upper Ridge-Bowl •Awards immediately following competition in Simplot •Lodge Park Pass Required•

Big air Contest - Sunday, March 6

Entry fee $20.00 per person. Cash or check only.•A season pass is required or purchase a $27.00 lift ticket •with your event bib Day-of Registration: 3rd floor, Simplot Lodge starting at •8:00am Event time/location: 12:00pm/Claim Jumper •Awards immediately following competition in Simplot •Lodge Park Pass Required•

Participants must complete a registration form and review competition information upon signing up for the race/s. Parents must sign all waivers for minor participants. This event is subject to change or cancellation due to weather conditions. Super Cross and Big Air Contest is open to skiers, riders, male and female alike of all ages. Registration forms and liabilities will be accepted on the day of the event: 3rd floor, JR Simplot Lodge. Checks and cash will be accepted. Sorry no credit/debit cards or Bogus Bucks.

Bogus Basin would like to thank the generous sponsors of this event: Team Mazda Subaru, Pepsi and Eco Lounge.

Alpine Winter Games at Bogus Basin

TheVertiGals is an informal group of women who get together to enjoy skiing/boarding with each other at Bogus Basin Ski Area. There are no membership or other fees and no profits are generated by its activities. All interested women skiers/boarders are welcome to participate. The VertiGals meet on Wednesday mornings and form groups according to ability.

The VertiGals do have certain women who help organize the VertiGals activities and who “lead” the various skiing/boarding groups on the mountain. For more information, you can pick up the registration/release and hold harmless agreement at the Bogus Basin office at 2600 Bogus Basin Road. Additional information is listed on that form.

The PRIMETIMERS meet every Wednesday at noon for lunch in the lower lodge in the bar area. At 1 p.m. They gather in front of the lodge, break up into small groups and ski for 2-3 hours and return to the lodge for after skiing activities. To get on the e-mail list or for more details, you can call Ben Doty at 869-6956 or Jim Carney at 484-1556.

VertiGals PrimeTimers

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Make a Valentine’s Day dinner reservation for your sweetheart at the Pioneer Lodge, 3rd floor. There will be live music on our grand piano by Chris Housel with a wonderful menu planned by our catering staff. Menu for the evening includes:

Fresh Salad Greens •Sirloin Steak •Coconut Shrimp •Seasonal Vegetables •Potatoes du Jour - four cheese scalloped potatoes•New York Style Cheesecake with mixed berries •Choice of bottled wine (Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, •Champagne or Sparkling Cider) A rose for your sweetheart•

$100/couple - Reservations are required Pioneer Lodge, 3rd floor Limited seating available Reservations: Mon-Fri 9a-5p, Sat 8a-5p, Sun 8a-2p In person: Bogus Basin Sales Office (2600 Bogus Basin Rd) By phone: 208-332-5162

Bring your sweetie to the mountain. Ski or snowboard for a few hours before dinner and then enjoy a romantic evening at the Pioneer.

Valentine’s Dinner at Bogus Basin


If you are a compulsive weather watcher this time of year and experience a case of the shakes between snow storms, you just might be a powder junkie. If you are willing to jump out of your nice, warm bed well before light, dress for the cold and jump in your rig to join the parade of your fellow powder pigs headed to the ski hill, you just might be a powder junkie. And yes, if you have ever waited anxiously for the ski patrol to drop the ropes opening the cat tracks to the Superior chairlift on a fresh snow day only to be lured off the trail before you even make it to War Eagle, you are definitely a powder junkie!

Just what is it about powder skiing that makes it so addictive? Where to start!

It’s the thrill of the hunt for the perfect turn, the perfect line, and the lightest snow. You begin to find your secret stashes or know who to follow that can lead you to their secret stashes. And yes, time is of the essence because first tracks are the reward for your early efforts.

It’s the spirit of the adventure, heading off the well groomed trails into the great unknown of the “sidecountry” where stumps can loom dangerously under a jaunty cap of snow or low hanging branches wait to smack you atop your helmet if you don’t accomplish that gymnastics move you had planned. Once you’ve committed to jumping off trail, there may be no easy way back to the hero turns on corduroy. You are obligated to venture out where the snow may be inconsistent and vary from turn to turn. The snow may look better than

it skis but you have made the choice and you are in it for the short term at the minimum. You have to rely on your skiing skills enough to know that you can make it down any slope and any condition. It may not be pretty, but you have the skills to make it back to the manicured runs in good shape.

It’s the sensation of floating and gliding as you maneuver your skis down the slope with perfect rhythm and timing.

Take a break at the bottom and look back up at the artwork you have created on a canvas of white. Notice the symmetry of the turns occasionally dotted by a pole plant. Next run will turn those S’s into 8’s!

It’s the sheer beauty of it! The surroundings are beautiful. The snow is beautiful. And if you are lucky, you will be sharing this experience with your ski buddies.

So, if you own a pair of skis that only come out to play on those powder days, you know exactly where your powder leashes are at any given time, and you are the one followed by fledgling powder pigs, you are a powder junkie! Welcome to the club!

Are You a Powder Junkie?by Greenwood’s Ski Haus

fit’s the thrill of the hunt for the perfect turn, the perfect line, and the lightest snow.

Wedged between Switzerland and France, Aosta, Italy is ringed by famous peaks. Check out the area whether you’re a ski fanatic or an archaeology buff – Aosta began as a Roman outpost and now it’s a cosmopolitan city in the center of great ski country. We cannot get rates for 2012 yet but based on this year’s rates we are looking at around $2009 per person.

• 4 star hotel• Round trip air from Boise• Transfers between Milan and Aosta• 7 nights at the hotel• Breakfast buffet and dinner daily in Aosta• Local guide assistance for the first two nights to help arrange day tour and lift tickets

Lift pass:Four day non-consecutive pass valid for all 5 areas: $235

Extra tours:Ski Pila: free ski bus (just 5 min. away)Courmayeur Day tour $44.00 per personWinery tour $94.00 per personTurin day tour $126 per personLa Thuile day tour $44.00 per person

We have an offer of an extension to Milan for a night or two. However, we can also offer Florence and Rome as an option too. These would be extra and be after the Aosta stay.

If you are interested, please send your $100 deposit immediately to secure your place on this great trip. Questions? Contact trip leader Paul Markowitz at [email protected] or 208-850-9962.

Ski Aosta, Italy sign-up formMail this form, along with $100 deposit, to: Paul Markowitz, 9520 Mossy Cup St., Boise, ID 83709.

Name ___________________________________________ Phone ________________________

Email ____________________________________ Payment Enclosed _______ (make checks payable to BBSC)

Cervinia day tour $47.00 per person (you can ski to Zermatt, Switzerland)Medieval Castles Tour $35.00 per personAosta ½ day tour $35.00 per personSki Monte Rosa $50.00 per person

Ski Aosta, ItalyMarch 9-17, 2012

o New o Renewal Amount Enclosed $_______

o Cash o Check o Online Date:___________________

Bogus Basin Ski Club Inc.2010-2011 Membership

Application$25 per member annually

Club membership is effective November 1, 2010 - October 31, 2011

Name

Address

City, State, Zip

Telephone (home)

Telephone (work)

Email

Occupation/Work Expertise (optional)

How did you hear about the BBSC?

Would you be interested in helping with planning or assisting at our events? o Yes o No

THIS AGREEMENT REQUIRES YOU TO WAIVE IMPORTANT LEGAL RIGHTS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING. YOUR SIGNATURE BELOW INDICATES THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

The Bogus Basin Ski Club, Inc. (“Ski Club”) sponsors outdoor recreation activities for its members that may include skiing, biking, hiking, whitewater rafting and other outdoor activities. By signing this Membership Application I acknowledge that these activities may be dangerous and involve inherent risks that the Ski Club cannot control, including risks that I may or may not be aware of, that can cause significant physical injury and/or death, and/or property damage. I agree to assume these risks when I participate in activities sponsored by the Ski Club.

In consideration for becoming a member of the Ski Club, I agree to waive any legal claim I may have against the Ski Club and its officers, directors or agents as a result of my membership or my participation in a Ski Club activity. I agree to release the Ski Club and its officers, directors or agents from any legal liability that may be caused by the Ski Club’s conduct, including conduct that is negligent. I also promise not to sue the Ski Club or its officers, directors or agents if I become injured as a result of participating in a Ski Club activity and I promise to indemnify (i.e. pay all legal costs, damages and attorney fees) the Ski Club and its officers, directors or agents for any legal action that arises from my own conduct or that is brought against the Ski Club on my behalf.

I understand that Ski Club activities are not led by professional guides. The Ski Club’s activity leader/coordinator, at his or her discre-tion, may ask me to leave an activity if my behavior is deemed dangerous to myself or others. I understand that any costs incurred as a result will be my responsibility. I acknowledge and agree that this waiver of liability, release of claims and promise not to sue and promise to indemnify is binding on my heirs and representatives.

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To save trees & BBSC funds, we recommend you register online. Register online at www.bogusbasinskiclub.com or mail this form with your check made payable BBSC to: Membership Director, P.O. Box 973, Boise, ID 83701

Bogus Basin Ski Club Inc.P.O. Box 973Boise, ID 83701

Upcoming Events

• Bogus Basin Tailgate and Barbecue February 5

• Crab Crack February 12

• Annual Membership Meeting at the Reef March 13

For a complete listing of upcoming events, see page 6.

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