1. It T T 2 to T: It takes 2 to Tango
2. There’s 10 B O B O T W There’s 10 bottles of beer on the wall
Lark: An ascension or jubilation of larks
Leopards: A leap of leopards
Magpies: A tiding of magpies
Mallards: A sord of mallards
Martens: A richness of martens
Moles: A labour of moles
Mules: A barren or span of mules
The weather was perfect for the October 17 hike at Huddart County Park near Woodside. Located just minutes from Hwy 280, the park offers many recreational options including an archery range, a children’s playground, picnicking, barbequeing, summer overnight camping, and miles of hiking trails.
1. Whistler-Blackcomb is in what province?
a. Vancouver
b. Alberta
c. British Columbia
d. Saskatchewan
2. Which of the following in NOT a Canadian beer?
a. Molson
b. Labatt
c. Big Bear
d. Sleeman
Bunco!!!
Dec 9
An evening all 29 guests will remember. We started the evening by enjoying our delicious potluck food. Of course we had leftovers. Joel conducted our general meeting which was interesting and short. Thanks to Vail and Whistler resorts for donating our prizes. Hoyt created a trivia game for everyone to see how much they know about Canada. We had winners who knew the answers. Read the rest of this entry »
Olympic Trivia
Dec 9
- The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France in 1924.
- No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Winter Games.
- Only four athletes have ever won medals at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games: Eddie Eagan (United States), Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (East Germany), and Clara Hughes (Canada).
- The most medals won by any athletes at the Winter Olympic Games is 12 by cross-country skier Bjorn Dählie of Norway. Read the rest of this entry »
The snow is falling and the Tahoe resorts already have between 11″ and 16″ of base and more is on the way. Don’t miss out on what is already being considered one of the best Tahoe ski seasons in several years. On top of that, the member prices are only $135 this year.
Trip 1 is on January 8-10, 2019 and is going to Squaw Valley for two days in a row but the deadline is rapidly approaching. Please get your sign-up forms in before December 23, 2009. To incentivize you to sign up early, the first 5 signups for Trip 1 will receive a $5 rebate off the trip, to be given on the bus.
A Day at the Races
Dec 9
A group of 21 showed up for a fun day of races at Golden Gate Fields. We were greeted by our host and seated at our tables in the upper viewing boxes The view was perfect. We could see the entire race track, the finish line and the viewing stables where they paraded the horses before the race. The buffet was already open and some of us went for breakfast, and then went back for lunch.. We waited for the lunch menu and studied the racing guide. Better hurry and make my pick. Post time for the first race was at 10:30.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, let me take this opportunity to give the NSC Board’s best wishes to all members and friends for a great holiday. This has been a challenging year, but we see start of a recovery. While many of us are affected by the Great Recession of 2009, the NSC hopes we can find thanks for the blessings that surround us and prospects for an even better coming year.
You may notice something new on our Whistler and Mt Bachelor flyers. For example, on the Whistler flyer, you will find “CST 2098431-40” on the last line. This indicates that NSC is officially registered as a “California Seller of Travel.” The significance is that now the NSC has officially joined California travel arrangers with a pledge to protect the travel consumer. The paperwork for this required registration was a challenge but CST committee members Frank Chang, Sherman Fu, Debra Fong and I successfully negotiated the complex process. This important and required milestone enables the NSC to advertise trips in Bay Area Council media, etc. Many thanks to the members of the CST committee for their dedicated hard work…
On October11, the NSC held a Bocce ball event in Los Gatos which was attended by 10+ persons. I was looking forward to the event, but unfortunately my clutch blew up on the Sunol grade and I had to be towed back home. I understand that the group had a fun and competitive time. See this month’s article and thank you to David Tom for organizing this event.
The initial signup deadline for the NSC 2010 Whistler trip has passed but we still have a few openings. As we have 4 bedroom condos, now I must take signups in multiples of four attendees. We have met our minimum trip quota and now I will cut off the final headcount at a multiple of four. So if you have been sitting on the fence on this trip, please sign up immediately or you may miss the boat!
This month, I will give a brief orientation of the mountain. The best place to start is the trail map (LINK1). The Whistler-Blackcomb resort is actually two mountains that has Whistler Village (LINK2) at the base in between the two mountains. The Upper Village is located at the base of Blackcomb while we will be staying at the Legends property at Creekside which is at the base of Whistler (LINK3). The two mountains are connected mid-mountain via the Peak-To-Peak Gondola (LINK8).
