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 President's
Letter
By Jamie Maddock,
Winter 2007-2008
"In the last few years the
club has undergone a transition from our most senior generation
to our younger members. We have been left quite a legacy: a strong
membership, well maintained trails and facilities, and a tradition
of volunteering and getting the job done."
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 President's Letter
By Jamie Maddock,
Summer 2007
"In the same way, the RMC
is entering a new season and the same changes serve to renew
and reinvigorate our club. We have built the Stearns Lodge and
completed quite a task. Much of the club’s time and energy
has gone into the construction effort. Our continuing challenge
is to keep the RMC healthy and vibrant for the future."
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 President's
Letter
By Jamie Maddock,
Winter 2006-2007
"This summer was very successful
for the club as a whole. The Fourth of July Tea was a vibrant
event. All ages were represented in the festive crowd. The Board
and I had the honor of accepting the deed for the Stearns Lodge
land from the Tuckers."
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 President's Letter
By Jamie Maddock,
Summer 2006
"This past winter was a
relatively snowless one for Randolph and the RMC paths. While
not great news for winter enthusiasts, the conditions did help
the RMC with its base camp efforts. The permitting process is
now completed, and construction will begin in late summer or
early fall."
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 President's
Letter
By Jamie Maddock,
Winter 2005-2006
"Hello from Randolph! It's
been a windy fall here in RMC country. In late September, an
especially dramatic storm came through with winds over 100 mph
on the summits and over 60 mph in the valley. This has made some
extra work for our volunteers and our fall trail crew..."
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 President's Letter
By Mary Brown,
Summer 2005
"The Board of the RMC is
continuing to work on a permanent solution for housing its trail
crews and caretakers. The Base Camp Building Committee, chaired
by Paul Cormier and Doug Mayer, has been following up on the
many thoughtful suggestions made during one-on-one interviews
and at the Annual Meeting last summer."
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 President's
Letter
By Mary Brown,
Winter 2004-2005
"Plans for a Base Camp to
house RMC trail crews and caretakers on days off are proceeding
quietly. An excellent building committee under the leadership
of Paul Cormier is working to develop a design and a construction
method that will give the club this much-needed facility at a
lower cost than the original plan."
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 President's Letter
By Mary Brown,
Summer 2004
"The issue of a permanent
basecamp to house the RMC’s trail crews and caretakers is
once again on the front burner. The club has been offered land
in the valley on which to build its own facility. This opens
up the possibility for the club to take a huge step."
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 President's
Letter
By Mary Brown,
Winter 2003-2004
"In the few months I have
been president, and while there were no major issues, I have
spent most of my energies tightening up the administration of
the club’s activities and routinizing reporting from each
of the committees."
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 President's Letter
By Mike Pelchat,
Summer 2003
"The good news is that the
Bowman Basecamp Committee has morphed into The Valley Home Needs
and Search Committee. This new committee will be looking at land
or buildings in Randolph that meet our criteria for a permanent
RMC home for our summer trail crews, caretakers on their days
off..."
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 President's
Letter
By Mike Pelchat,
Winter 2002-2003
"Beginning with this issue,
the RMC newsletter will be published twice a year. Through it,
we hope to inform the entire membership about all that is happening
within the organization..."
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President's
Letter
By Mike Pelchat, April 2002
"I hope this dues/fundraising
letter finds you happy, healthy and planning numerous spring
projects. Your mountain club is also forging ahead with numerous
trails & camps projects planned for the short mountain work
season ahead."
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President's
Letter
By Mike Pelchat, June 2001
"The RMC camps and trails
survived the epic winter well. Winter damage to trails seems
to be normal (so far) on the main routes. However the roof of
the Nepali Bridge at Mossy Glen collapsed under the heavy snow
load..."
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President's
Letter
By Mike Pelchat, February
2001
"During my association with
the RMC much has changed but our traditions remain the same.
We have new camps, improved trails and a trail maintenance facility.
We have a web site, more members and more complex finances. What
hasn't changed are our beautiful mountains, summer events..."
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President's
Letter
By Ben Phinney, June 2000
"Building of the Klaus Goetze
Memorial Trails Workshop is underway! As you will recall, the
club has sorely needed a base for its trail crews and a place
to store and maintain its significant inventory of tools."
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President's
Letter
By Ben Phinney, June 1999
"As the summer of 1999 approaches,
we hope to return to a more normal season. As you will read below,
we will continue brushing and erosion control work on our paths,
with particular attention to the Brookside and Owl's Head."
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President's
Letter
By Ben Phinney, February 1999
"At this time last year
I appealed for you to help the Randolph Mountain Club cope with
the terrible ice storm which had just devastated the Randolph
area. Much of our 100-mile trail network was rendered impassable,
and the situation looked pretty bleak. Thanks to you, the Club
was able to overcome this extraordinary challenge!"
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