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December 2011, Volume 83, No. 12Editor-in-Chief: Kim Woodward akwoodward@aol.comThe President’s CornerDarlene Jacobson 440-247-1475 djacobson577@hotmail.comA HEARTFELT THANK YOUAs my term as president of the Cleveland Hiking Club comes to an end, I want to acknowledge a few of the manymembers of the Club who are always ready to pitch in for the good of the Club. First off, I’d like to thank the Club officersand directors. Not only do they give up an evening each month to attend board meetings that are often long andsometimes very heated, but many also serve on or act as liaison with committees, volunteer at events, and, especially forofficers, spend many additional hours each month completing their duties. Next I’d like to thank those who serve as thechair of a committee: auditing, planning our social events, keeping track of visitors and membership roster, editingNewsteps, maintaining our camp, safety, excursions, trails, PC support, our web site, historian, sunshine, etc. I’d also liketo thank the many members who have provided guidance and support to me personally during my term. I can’t imaginehow I would have made it without your help: Ruth, Gayle, Matt, Alice, CJ, Nancy, Aggi, Judy, Kathy, Ron, and Norma toname a few. Those who serve on CHC committees are also to be thanked for all their efforts keeping the Club running intip-top condition. Finally, I’d like to thank our members who volunteer hundreds of hours each year, most importantly toour mission, those who schedule and lead hikes that we all enjoy. The Cleveland Hiking Club runs entirely on the strengthof its many, many volunteers and I thank each and every one of you for all you do for CHC.We will have a new crew of officers and directors starting their assignments on January 1. Please do all you can tosupport these folks. The Club runs best when we all work together, helping one another, celebrating our successes, andmourning our losses in the company of our CHC friends.See you all on the trails!Why Does CHC CollectAluminum Cans?Alice Kruse 440-247-6049 alicekruse@sbcglobal.netYes, it helps clean up the environment but it also helps fund CVNPovernight camping for urban children, Buckeye Trail improvement, and TheNature Center at Shaker Lakes (NCSL). We started the year with 1,400,contributed 600 to the CVNP Education Fund, 300 to Buckeye Trail, and 200 to NCSL. For over a decade, before plastic bottles were so common,we were collecting over 2,000 a year mostly with the help of those nolonger able to do this work. Bring your washed, flattened cans to a hike forcollection. On the west side see Bill Rettig or John Hunter. East sidecollectors are Bob Maruna and Alice Kruse. If you do not see one of us, askin the circle — there are many others who will transport to us. If YOU want tobe involved or need cans picked up, call Alice Kruse at 440-247-6049.Thank You for the Door PrizesNancy Kewish nlkewish@yahoo.comA belated thank you from the VolunteerAppreciation Committee to everyone whodonated door prizes for the VolunteerAppreciation Picnic. Your generosity added tothe festivities and helped us acknowledge theefforts of the volunteers. Prizes were donatedby: Toni Dyko, CJ Keyes, Linda Heiden &John Heidenreich, Marcia Juriga & Alan Ceol,Nancy Kewish, Elaine Jaffee, Sandy Paliga,Louise Melnik, Joan Prentice, Alice Kruse,and Darlene Jacobson. We apologize if wehave overlooked anyone. Thank you again.DUES ARE DUE BY JANUARY 31, 2012!DUES ENVELOPE ENCLOSED! See information on page 4.
Members Hiking Mile-a-Day in October 2011 (223)Rose Prisko chcmembers@yahoo.com 113111110108106106106102100100Laszlo PriskoRose PriskoSandra PhillipsPeter CarlssonMary KurtzMerryl CarlssonKen HowardBill MillerSherrie WoodenAlice KruseLisa DorrisLarry ClagerMatt CollingsAnnette HueterBob RosenthalAlan CeolKathy DriscollKen StovarskyBob WarnerPatty AbdenourLeo DeiningerRon HueterRay MatthiesenJohn GabrovsekRita GabrovsekBetsey LuceJim LahmanDenise TobiaszArthur LiebermanDebbie WoodAntonina KnapperRichard KnapperLynn BrantleyDon HoffmanSue PortnoyGayle ShroyElsie DaviesJoan PrenticeKaren PressmanMary HornsbyDoreen KingDave TobiaszMarianne EllisBob MarunaEd DoonerMaryann LahmanKathy MikiSusan WrightDonald LevensonBarb PalumboJeanne HenryDavid RichardsPat SpothJohn SechLen HueterJoseph 646363626261616161Bob ShroyEd SteigerwaldBarb AppelMarcia JurigaCleo CurrentJoe MattesGordon MannCarol LewanskiJan LinertJoan McDermittJanet OrbanJulie WojcikCarol LindblomDonna McCaffertyCarrie EllingtonPatricia SharkeyAdela KucKaren BirtKaren CogleyMila MandicEloise PlavneyKaren Dribben-AlprinJanice SnyderMary Del HeronSharon UhlGary DolchJudi KrahnBill RettigBrenda LettJudith MuzzyPaula DudleyErnie KraneGeorge BakerMarilyn BrundageLucy ErbaChris RettigJim SpothEileen BurryMary GrafRon KonieczynskiMelinda SaulsonMichele LanzaRuth SkulyRick BeneshSharon HorvathRhonda SkalskyJudith GaumeGabriel ZerkowskiPatricia IrvineEllen NewtonMary BradshawBonnie WallisThomas CadyGregory KruszkaSusan KruszkaCedric 3434242424141414140Fred CurrentCJ KeyesRick StringfieldKris WelchKaren StotzDiana StackLil BaratkoMargaret DeMarcoPete KenneyJessica LeesLinda HeidenRalph KnealeBeth ArcadySmiljka BosnarVirginia CollingsLinda DeylingHarvey HannaTim KlodnickKevin MarriottAnn RobertsDiane UrbanNancy KewishAlicia HajbaDavid HobeArlene KitchenDottie LimaEd MeleasonRobert BaytKathy BergIlse HrachSally O'DonoghueEllen CarterGale ChunRussell DeanConnie KearnsKaren LewisRich SchapelErin BetheaElaine JaffeSanford JaffeAggi KonieczynskiNancy LarsonAntoinette DykoJane HillFran JacobsJoan LlewellynLatha PillaiRichard TothMarcia BodzinKathy MatesBill MinorJudy BednarzKent GeistWendy TullyLori WrightGail 3131313131313131Michele KlausKaren LearyMarilyn RichardsRichard UrbasSherry WestKim WoodwardChristine ProsekMary DeklevaSteven FoxPatricia GoetzMarty RitzertMary Ann JanusekDee KennedyKathy MeluchRalph MeluchJackie MinorEarl WaltzMarvin MillerBeverly DahmsTherese HaasDeborah HamzahTrudy HutchinsonCharlene NagyDavid RitchieMary Ann WarnerDarlene WielandJohn HeidenreichMatilda VargaSuzanne BelliniKaren DatkoLouise HayesDan HerrisFrank KlausSue KnirschTimothy McCarthyDonna PoundsMargaret RhynardLee SchiemannKathy WilmerSandy DeMartRoy KressAnn BallKay BallJoseph BrownMyrna GrogerBob LawlessJudy LawlessJames LettRenate MillerMichelle MitchemSue NelsonGerry RauDavid SagerserRudy WeschkeDan ZaniewskiREMINDER: If you would like to receive the Newsteps electronically, e-mail a note toAlice Nelson 440-449-2588 aln33333@roadrunner.com. This is entirely optional.You will still receive election ballots and directories by mail.2 – 12/11
October 2011 StatisticsTotal number of hikes entered .280Members hiking at least once .470Members per local hike (average) .13Total number hikers (members) .3,508Total member miles hiked .20,193Most members on a hike . 44 Number of mile-a-day hikers .223(30c. Leader Wendy Gillund)Total miles of hikes entered .1,450Most miles on a hike. 280 Members per local hike (median) .11(16a. Leader Jim Lahman & Mary Kurtz)Number of hikes canceled . 3Local hikes with 30 or more members . 6(19d, 19j, 28h)Mileage Awards for October 8,000Alice KruseJohn GabrovsekKen HowardRose PriskoKathy DriscollAntoinette DykoSusan WrightJudith GaumeCJ 1,000Matt CollingsMerryl CarlssonCarol LindblomRich SchapelDiane UrbanAlan CeolKathy MeluchJoan McDermittLen HueterJoan Delahay1,000500500500500100100100100Rhonda TriceSteven FoxAlicia HajbaBrenda LettGabriel ZerkowskiPaula DudleyPhyllis GedeonSue KnirschSandy KubanMembership ReportAlice Nelson 440-449-2588 aln33333@roadrunner.comNew MembersReggie KomarKathy Harris7290 Players Club DrConcord OH 44077440-579-5114reggiekomar@hotmail.comAddress & Other ChangesWarren Davis26376 John Road, Apt 207Olmsted Twp OH 44138Peter Geller2646 N Moreland Blvd, #1Cleveland OH 44120115 Maria DriveBedford OH 44146lady.libra@aol.comMember E-Mail Address ChangesLinda R Blystonelblystone@cox.netJohn Holianjholian1@hotmail.comMarcia Jurigamarciajuriga@oh.rr.comTerry Mullentmull684@gmail.comMoving? Changing your Marital or Membership Status? New Phone, E-mail?Be sure to notify the Membership Chairman,Alice Nelson, P.O. Box 24508, Cleveland OH 44124Phone: 440-449-2588; E-mail: aln33333@roadrunner.com.Cleveland Hiking Club Officers and Directors for 2012President: Dave RichardsRecording Secretary: Trudy HutchinsonVice President: CJ KeyesCorresponding Secretary: Rose PriskoChief Pathfinder: Ron HueterTreasurer: Doug HardmanRecording Pathfinder: Gayle ShroyTrustee: Ellen CarterDirectors: Fred Current, Beverly Dahms, Judy Guame, Nancy Kewish, Ron Konieczynski, Laszlo Prisko, Bill Rettig,Rhonda Skalsky, and Denise Tobiasz3 – 12/11
You May Have It and Not Know It!Dues Are Due — Dues Are DueCleo Current cfcurrent@aol.comA hiker recently shared a story thatprompted this article. She had gone to thepodiatrist for a corn, and she noticed someflaking skin on the tip of her big toe. He toldher she had frostbite. She never felt cold,so how could that happen? The doctor saidthis is not an unusual occurrence duringextreme temperatures. Frostbite can bedangerous! And as our weatherman have said, if we likedlast winter we will love this winter. So, have you noticed allthe products on the shelves for hand warmers and footwarmers? Consider using them on extremely cold hikingdays.Mayo Clinic suggests the following steps: When exposedto very cold temperatures, skin and underlying tissues mayfreeze, resulting in frostbite. The areas most likely to beaffected by frostbite are your hands, feet, nose, and ears. Ifyour skin looks white or grayish-yellow, is very cold, andhas a hard or waxy feel, you may have frostbite. Your skinmay also itch, burn, or feel numb. Severe or deep frostbitecan cause blistering and hardening. As the area thaws, theflesh becomes red and painful.Gradually warming the affected skin is key to treatingfrostbite. To do so: Protect your skin from further exposure. If you’reoutside, warm frostbitten hands by tucking them intoyour armpits. Protect your face, nose, or ears bycovering the area with dry, gloved hands. Don’t rubthe affected area and never rub snow on frostbittenskin.The envelope for your dues is included in this issue ofNewsteps. Please make your check or money order payableto Cleveland Hiking Club. Mail in the enclosed envelope toJean Ruck, 1671 Westhill Blvd., Westlake OH 44145. Active Individual Membership 30 per year Active Couple Membership 45 per year(two persons residing at same address) Associate Individual Membership 25 per year(residing 75 miles or more from Camp Onwego) Associate Couple Membership 35 per year(two persons residing at same address)Spouses of members may join without completing 6hikes, but must pay an initiation fee and fulfill any othermembership requirements. Call Alice Nelson at440-449-2588 for an application form.Please inform Alice Nelson of any changes of address,telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses for next year’sdirectory: aln33333@roadrunner.com.ALL MEMBERS MUST PAY DUES BY JANUARY 31 TOMAINTAIN 2012 MEMBERSHIP AND TO BE INCLUDEDIN THE 2012 DIRECTORY.Dues received after January 31 and before December31, 2012, require an additional 5 late fee. Beyond thattime, to be reinstated a former member needs to pay theinitiation fee in addition to dues.Appalachian Trail –New York/New Jersey Get out of the cold. Once you’re indoors, remove wetclothes. Gradually warm frostbitten areas. Put frostbittenhands or feet in warm water — 104 to 107.6 F (40 to42 C). Wrap or cover other areas in a warm blanket.Don’t use direct heat, such as a stove, heat lamp,fireplace, or heating pad, because these can causeburns before you feel them on your numb skin. Don’t walk on frostbitten feet or toes if possible. Thisfurther damages the tissue. If there’s any chance the affected areas will freezeagain, don’t thaw them. If they’re already thawed,wrap them up so that they don’t become frozenagain. Get emergency medical help. If numbness orsustained pain remains during warming or if blistersdevelop, seek medical attention.Enjoy the Holiday Season and keep hiking safely!May 12 to 21, 2012Marilyn Brundage 216-521-3198 mbrundage4@cox.netThe May 2012 AT hike led by Matt Collings and MarilynBrundage has been extended by 1 day. We will hike a totalof 7 days, and will have 2 travel days and 1 nonhiking (rest)day. The hotel rooms (High Point Country Inn, Sussex,New Jersey) are approximately 80 per night for 2 people,with a 10 charge for each additional person in the room.The rate is slightly higher on the weekends. The cost of theshuttle will be approximately 100. Meals andmiscellaneous items are on your own. The hotel isapproximately 450 miles from Cleveland. See SeptemberNewsteps for more information.Each hiker will be required to fill out a liability releaseform and a medical information form. (The medicalinformation will be strictly confidential – only opened incase of an emergency.) We will get both forms to hikerswith appropriate instructions prior to going on the trip. Hopeto see you in May!4 – 12/11
Calls with solution files include: Laszlo’s PC Experience Yieldmanager – Eliminating Malicious TrackingCookies.pdf Adobe Reader.pdf Cleaning Up a Hard Drive (C) to run faster.pdf Dead Computer.pdf IE Home Page.pdf Internet Access.pdf Logging In To CHC Website.pdf Lookup CHC member phone number.pdf Sending Internet Mail to Group.pdf Extracting Picture Files from CD.pdfPersonal Computer SupportPeter Carlsson 440-543-7600 carlsson@windstream.netYour Club has a PC Support Committee chartered tohelp members with their questions associated withaccessing electronic CHC information. The Committeeconsists of: Peter Carlsson, chair440-543-7600 or carlsson@windstream.net Douglas Angeletti216-251-9460 or dma1766@sbcglobal.net Sanford Jaffe216-831-8141 or sej1926@sbcglobal.net Laszlo Prisko440-808-9483 or lprisko@gmail.comCommittee members agree to have their contactinformation made public to members and to answermembers’ request for help via phone or e-mail. (Notincluded is in-home PC support or support for programs notneeded for accessing CHC information.)We regret that Tim Mendelsohn has left our committee.Tim says that most support issues are solved on the trailand with his new location he is less likely to address them.We have logged and answered more than 19 calls forhelp, sometimes being able to reuse the same solution.Calls come in to volunteers via phone, e-mail, or meetingson the trails. You pick your method for asking and we hopethat you try to spread the workload among our volunteers.We have documented these calls in 11 solution files andpublish FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), which can beused as a self-help listing based on actual help cases.(One solution file added in the latest year.)If you think you could benefit from reading a particularsolution file listed above, you may read them on the CHCWebsite; go to the About Us tab and choose Committees.On the Committees page, the PC Committee includes alink to a separate page that describes the PC Committeeand provides further links to our Solution Files – FAQ.We might not be able to solve all problems, but webelieve that our mutual efforts will pay off. Members alsohelp one another without involving the PC SupportCommittee, but are welcome to join and use the CHC PCsupport community. Please let Peter Carlsson know if youwould like to volunteer on this CHC Committee.December BirthdaysJeff Jaster 440-625-0046 clevehikingclub@aol.com1111222222344555555667Les C VinneyNikki KindelbergerJerome MasekKathy SchneiderJohn GradyJohn A EdwardsGregory A AnikeeffMargie MoskovitzJane PendleyJohn P SchweitzerSandra CipitiMatilda VargaBill PiaseckiRuth CrowlKathleen A MeluchFrank BulbeckJanet ChristenAnn W MeyerKenneth P SteeleRachel AbernethyGayle ZipayMarianne Burhoe7777788999111212121313141414141515Kathleen C DotyDavid J GoldbergJana HakesDebbie LeeCarol E PefferJoanne PohlchuckDebbie WoodVeronica DickeyJohn A KohutVictor SandorfRob ParrisEllen BakerErika H HarveyRobert LeonSuzanne M McCarthyCathy BrownJohn GlasgowBruce JacobsonJoseph E ArnoffEllen BotnickJoan M ClarkJoan 5 – 12/11Suzanne BelliniJane R HillPaul RabinArlene L KitchenMichael S DevisJames LahmanJudith SimkowClaudia ZalarMartha BurrowsJames ConnorJames W ReaganBill MooreJoan PrenticeChristine A KrolDottie LimaSteven FoxMichael HidockAntoinette KreigerRose FratinoCharles RakesMargaret GonsalvesKathryn ennifer L AikensJudy L AllenNatalie BickfordPeter GellerPaula DudleyPhyllis GlasgowPaul J MarksEarl NorrodMarjory MileyIlse H HrachStacey SchillerPatty AbdenourLynn BrantleyBarbara A DonovanLinda VinneyDiane UrbanNancy LeonelloVeronique McMillanMarty RitzertEd MeleasonDon VelcioEleanor Sample
Looking Backwards:50 YearsVermont and Toronto ExcursionsDonna Pounds donnapnds@yahoo.comVermont Country Roads: Autumn in New EnglandOctober 10 to 14, 2012Richard Urbas rtuohio@yahoo.comThursday Evening, Nov. 9Wilma [Howard] arranged for us the deluxe tour of thenew Parma Community Hospital, led by Mr. McNabb,director of the hospital. Starting at the top, we filtered downadmiring the very young in the nursery, the fairly young inthe play room. In the kitchen, we saw endless belts sendtrays on their way (less than half an hour serves the wholehospital); saw the belts route dirty dishes to their Cormier*.We toured the laundry, x-ray room, and other specializedequipment. The pneumatic tube which routes messages toall parts of the building went into its routine for us.After the hike in surrounding territory we stopped at theHowards’ for apple pie and fancy doughnuts selected byDon.Newsteps December 1961*Paul Cormier was a member at that time.The 2nd Annual CHC Chili Cook-OffWas Awesome!Barb Siegel 216-351-2642 smallfry6301@cox.netThe Second Annual CHC Chili Cook-Offwas an awesome success! A rootin’ tootin’good time was had by all who traveledback in time to the days of the Ol’ West atthe Camp Onwego Corral for The UltimateShowdown!Chili cooks have one thing in common — they all thinktheir recipe is the best. Beans or No Beans, hot or not,chicken or beef, we can all sit around and debate thefundamentals. But there is only one way to settle the score— a good old-fashioned chili cook-off! By the end of theday, everyone went home full and happy, and 3 people leftwith bragging rights.Taking First Place/The GPS (Great Plate o’ Stuff) Awardwas Don Hoffman for his Chili Be Gone. The “Boot” Jolokia/Second Place was awarded to Debbie Wood for her WhiteChicken Chili. The Third Place/Leave No Trace (that is,leave no trace on your plate) Award was presented to JackKohut for his Special #6.The unique charm, history, and beauty of this area awaitus on this fascinating 5 day country vacation to Vermont,The Green Mountains, and a bit of Massachusetts. This tripwas quite popular and successful in 2011, and we areoffering it again but with changes to make it even better.The hiking will be different and the Vermont “on the bus”time will be kept to a minimum. Hence, the tour price hascome down a bit.Join us on a fun-filled fall foliage adventure to NewEngland on this one hotel holiday! Corina, our Innkeeper,did a great job for us on the previous
35 Charlene Nagy 35 David Ritchie 35 Mary Ann Warner 35 Darlene Wieland 34 John Heidenreich . Reggie Komar 7290 Players Club Dr Concord OH 44077 440-579-5114 reggiekomar@hotmail.com . podiatrist for a corn, and she not
