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Date: 3/9/2025
Subject: COLD TALES WEEKLY BLAST
From: Editor



It's time to "spring" ahead!

 UPCOMING EVENTS:   
 
****We Need Your Photographs! The annual slideshow is an integral part of the Sitzmark Banquet. But we need your pictures to create the slide deck. Please send us your best pics from this year’s trips, meetings, parties, get-togethers, etc.
Send to: Tari Sedlacko at tari.sedlacko@gmail.com
 
***WEDNESDAY - APRIL 2 - 7PM - MEETING - El Barrio Restaurant in Mundelein
    
***SAVE THE DATE - SATURDAY APRIL 26, 2025 - Make your travel plans NOW to join us at the Sitzmark 2024/25 Annual Recognition Banquet. We really miss our out-of-town members! 
SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS...🥳
 
 
 
KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE OUR WEEKLY BLAST(S)?  SEND THEIR EMAIL TO:  SitzmarkIL@gmail.com  AND WE'LL BE CERTAIN TO ADD THEM TO OUR MAILING.   

 
Sitzmark Annual Banquet
 
Saturday - April 26, 2025
 
6:30 pm
 
Dover Straits
890 E. US Highway 45, Mundelein IL
 
$35 member $55 non-member
 
*CASH BAR*
 
Assorted Appetizers
 
PLATED DINNER
 
Bread & Butter
Soup and Salad
choice of: Pasta, Chicken, Steak, Fish
Potato & Vegetable
Sherbet or Ice Cream
Coffee, hot or iced Tea
 
PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY:  April 10
 
Payment Options:
Zelle (indicate “banquet” on memo)
Mail check to: Sitzmark Ski Club, PO Box 386, Libertyville, IL 60048 (indicate “banquet” on memo line)
Bring payment to March 3rd or April 2 nd meeting 
 
QUESTIONS?
Betty Barboro at bbarboro@comcast.net / Tari Sedlacko at tari.sedlacko@gmail.com
 

Beaver Creek 2025

 

Fortunately all our flights arrived in Denver on time, after a little bit of a delay due to baggage issues we were on our way to our grocery and beverage stop before heading onto Beaver Creek.

We finally arrived at Borders Lodge and enjoyed a wine and cheese reception before settling down in our condos.

 

Sunday was a beautiful and sunny bluebird day so we all hit the slopes for a fun day of skiing.

After a lovely day on the slopes we met up at one of the condos to watch the Super Bowl and enjoyed watching the Eagles destroy the Chiefs, well at least I enjoyed it! 🦅 Thanks to Bill and Barb and Costco we had plenty of snacks to munch on and thanks to Marta we had football themed plates, napkins and cups and a cake! Martin and Sharon provided  jello shots that we did during the commercials. The pizza and salads from Blue Moose were very tasty. All in all it was a nice start to the week.

The rest of the week was pretty much dry and everyone enjoyed getting out and skiing. Several people also enjoyed the daily (3 pm) fresh baked chocolate cookies, although I believe that Bill won the prize for the most cookies for the week!

Everyone took advantage of the free shuttle system to get around BC and several used it to ski a day at Vail.

 

We finally got some fresh snow at the end of the week and several adventurous people went out and enjoyed the fresh powder.

Although the fresh snow was nice for anyone arriving, it did make our trip to the airport a bit of an adventure. A couple of people unfortunately missed their flights but luckily were still able to get out on later flights. Everyone arrived home safely and  ready to ski another day.

 

Thanks to everyone who made the trip a success and a lot of fun!

 
  

SITZMARK SCHEDULE
Here is a current list of activities on our calendar.  Watch for more details of these events in the upcoming weekly newsletters.  If you don't see something you would like to do with your Sitzmark friends, (ie;  biking, kayaking, hiking, festivals, baseball games, car shows, golf, day trips, bar hops, Cubs games, Bears games), contact our co-Vice Presidents Betty Barboro or Tari Sedlacko, to have the event added to the schedule.  Let's have some fun!!!
                
Wed 4/2 - Meeting - 7pm - El Barrio Restaurant
Sat 4/26 - Annual Recognition Banquet

It's that time of year again - Club Dues:
Sitzmark's fiscal year runs May 1 to April 30 of the following year.  Membership dues are $20.00 (cash, check, or on-line via Zelle at: SitzmarkILTreas@gmail.com), per person annually, payable no later than August 31, 2022.  Failure to renew membership within three (3) months of the due date shall be cause for termination of membership.  You may submit payment online via Zelle:  SitzmarkILTreas@gmail.com or you may pay in-person at a meeting - cash or check, or you may mail your payment to:  Sitzmark Ski Club P.O. Box 386 Libertyville, IL 60048.  Note, PayPal is no longer an option for payment.

CMSC Corner:

 

WHAT IS CMSC?  

The Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council (CMSC) primary goal is to promote and support our member clubs in their effort to further the interest in skiing, snow boarding and year round activities - social activities.

CMSC is a not for profit organization with 70 member clubs throughout the Chicago metropolitan area and neighboring states, representing over 10,000 skiers and snowboarders.

    
CMSC SPRING FLING 2025 -  April 2 - 7, 2025  -  - Steamboat, Colorado  $1046. plus Air  Kevin  at kconz1@aol.com

NEW DATE TRIP SEMINAR - Saturday, October 11, 2025 - note, this is changed from May - same location - Sheraton Suites Chicago O'Hare, 6501 North Mannheim, Rosemont 

 
Ski and Ride, Publication of Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council, is now available on website www.skicmsc.com , scroll down and click on Magazine. 


If anyone would like to get together on a weekend at a local establishment, to hang with other Sitzmarkers, please let Betty Barboro or Tari Sedlacko know and we can have it listed in the Weekly Blast.


MISC ITEMS OF BUSINESS: 

  

- LOOKING TO JOIN SITZMARK'S FACEBOOK PAGE?  DON'T BE SHY, SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST NOW.

- LOOKING TO JOIN SITZMARK SKI CLUB?  ANNUAL DUES ARE $20.00 PER PERSON AND DUE, AUGUST 31.  YOU MAY PAY ON LINE VIA Zelle - at: SitzmarkILTreas@gmail.com, OR IN-PERSON AT A MEETING, OR MAIL YOUR CHECK TO P.O. BOX 386 LIBERTYVILLE, IL 60048

 

PLEASE REMEMBER OUR SPONSORS, AND THOSE BUSINESSES WHO GAVE SO GENEROUSLY TO SITZMARK OVER THE YEARS, SO THEY MAY CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES:

 

SPONSORS

  

"51 years Still going strong....Taste the secret of our success!!"EL BARRIO RESTAURANT - DIAMOND LAKE***OPEN FOR INDOOR DINING & PICKUP - WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY 3PM-9PM - CALL 847.566.0475

 

 
 WILMOT MTN


CONTRIBUTORS

Viking Ski Shop, Barrington IL
Home Depot, Mundelein IL
O'Salon, Mundelein IL
Heather Ridge Golf Course, Gurnee IL
White Deer Run Golf Course, Vernon Hills IL
Life Sport Tennis, Pickle Ball and Fitness Club, Libertyville IL
Liberty Jeep Auto City, Libertyville IL
REI Outdoors, Vernon Hills IL
Wildberry Pancake House, Libertyville IL
Emil's Sports Bar, Mundelein IL
Fox Lake Golf Course, Fox Lake IL
 

 


REMINDERS:

Upcoming Events - If anyone has ideas for events, please let me know by sending an email toSitzmarkIL@gmail.com or talk to me at the meetings. If you would like to organize an event but not sure what, some past ideas include Hiking, Pedal Tavern, Segway, and Kayaking during warm weather months.  And winter hiking, snowshoeing, X-C skiing in cold weather months.

If you are doing Biking, Beer Gardens, or other impromptu events on the weekend and want to invite anyone interested, send an email toSitzmarkIL@gmail.com with the details and I’ll send a quick note out. Include, name, phone #, where to meet, when to meet, and what the event is.

Advice for those organizing events:

If you volunteered to organize & run an event…THANK YOU!! Your club appreciates you taking the time to volunteer and contribute your ideas. Now…the next step is to contact our PREZ, Gina DeJoseph, who will help PROMOTE your trip/event in the club weekly updates, which communicates our event to the club. Our PREZ, and/or any of our board members are more than willing to help you and provide you with suggestions on how to sell the event. If you need help designing a flyer, contact Gina and/or any of the board members to assist you. Our co-VP's - Betty & Tari, coordinate all our Social events and non-ski trips.

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