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Say hello to your 2025\/26 Muskeg Flyers board members!  They are:  Vivian (Pres)<\/strong>, Lisa (Sec)<\/strong>, Anne (Treas)<\/strong>, Andy (Dir) <\/strong>and welcome to our new directors Cyle <\/strong>and Don. <\/strong>We also would like to introduce our Trail Maintenance Crew: Tom, Matt, Don, Cyle, Andy, Joe, John, George, Ralph, Erika and Collin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve been busy at Hornbeck!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The Trail clean-up was awesome, wood shed is full, and the wiener roast was even better \ud83d\ude42  Great turnout!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tom built a new fold-down table for the shelter (Martha Stewart would be impressed lol)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bridge repairs – DONE – thanks to our fix it guys Joe, Collin, Tom, & Andy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Menko\u2019s Mechanical rescued our metal gates – THANK YOU SO MUCH! (assists to Andy & Cyle)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Trails are mowed and looking sharp – much appreciated Don, Collin, Ralph, Cyle, Joe & Andy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kids Ski Rentals? Total hit.  Thank you to the Lion\u2019s Club for the facility, Diane, Maryann, Vivian, Anne and Lisa for organizing.  Still need skis?  Contact Vivian @ (780) 712-1906 – she may have one more rental day<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • No ski tracks yet (boo), we need some help from Mother Nature.  If you are \u201csnow impatient\u201d check out the Hinton Nordic Centre – they are open!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Join the fun – we\u2019d love help running a kids\u2019 day, hosting Tea & Cookies, leading a moonlight ski, or dreaming up any other exciting event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Next meeting for all members is December 9<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup>, 6:30 pm at Heritage Court common room (5238 \u2013 5<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> Avenue) – stop in if you have time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And now for the grand reveal\u2026 our warm-up shelter officially has a new name: The Big Eddie Ski Lodge<\/strong>! Thanks to George Williams for the sign installation – here is the backstory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This year you\u2019ll notice a new sign on the warm-up shelter at the Hornbeck trails \u2014 a tribute to two of the founding members of the Muskeg Flyers Cross-Country Ski Club: Marsh Hoke and Barb Prescott.<\/strong> Marsh and Barb were central to the club\u2019s success and spirit for more than forty years, until their move to Edmonton.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So, who is Big Eddie? Or perhaps the better question is \u2014 what is Big Eddy?
    The \u201cBig Eddy\u201d is a large swirling pool in the McLeod River where Sundance Creek joins it \u2014 just upstream from Marsh and Barb\u2019s former home. It was one of their favorite canoeing spots, a peaceful back-eddy they returned to time and again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Over the years, the name became part of their identity \u2014 even showing up in their email address!  They gave it their own spelling, with an -ie, which somehow made it perfectly them: a little local flavor, a bit of humour, and very \u201cEdson-ish.\u201d  Marsh even bottled his homemade wine under the label \u201cBig Eddie Red.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Naming the warm-up shelter The Big Eddie Ski Lodge<\/strong> is our way of saying thank you to Marsh and Barb for their decades of dedication, laughter, and trail-building energy. Their contributions \u2014 and their joyful spirit \u2014 will always be part of the Muskeg Flyers story.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (Write-up courtesy of Maryann Varty)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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