Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Every year we use this opportunity to honor individuals, groups and associations who have contributed to the rich win-

tersport legacy along the Ebbetts Pass corridor. This year’s presentation will include the Professional Ski Patrol of the 1970′s, early mountain man and wintersport enthusiast Art Schimke, and this year’s recipients of the Peter Brinkman

Award- Jan & Eva Parelius. The Peter Brinkman Award is given to an individual or organization who has significantly con- tributed the growth and development of wintersports along the Hwy 4 corridor. The Parelius’ owned & operated the Bear

Valley Sport Shop and began Bear Valley Cross Country in December 1968. Please come to hear the whole story! Addi- tionally, the event will serve as a reunion for the Mt. Reba/Bear Valley Ski School.

WSH Poster

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We are conducting a special Election by mail-in balloting. This ballot is to permit a change in our By-Laws to allow more directors to serve on our board. The ballot is on the back side of the newsletter. Please take time to fill it in and mail to our PO Box. It also includes a line to vote for a 6th Director at this time. This will save a separate mail ing. The new Director will only be voted in if the change in bylaw vote passes.

Vote for 6th Director

The need and ability to allow more Directors on our board will help to facilitate research, office upgrades, and generally gain more hands on assistance to the current board and museum curator. Ellen Hoffman has stepped up to the plate and wants to be involved and serve. Ellen has already put in many hours helping to move the museum, and has begun research on race teams for future Wintersports History programs. She has expressed extreme enthusiasm both to serve on the board and to lend a very experienced hand to the functions of the museum and office duties of the Association.

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The Museum has moved to its new location! We are down the corridor, across from the Sport Shop. A big-

ger, brighter space awaits setting up the pictures and displays. We will be working on getting it organized again, and hope

to be pretty set up by Thanksgiving week. We thank those who helped Susi physically ‘move’ the goods: Ellen Hoffman, Ryan Hicks and Mike Lewis.

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Done De Yong Presents

The Secrets of Monty Wolf

A free lecture on De Young’s astounding discoveries aboutthe legendary Mountain Man July 26, 2:00 p.m. at the Music Festival Tent in Bear Valley

Hosted by the Ebbetts Pass Historical Association

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We currently have two programs a year:

Our summer program, held in July or August, on the first Sunday of the music series, utilizes the tent during the Bear Valley Music Festival. It consists of local historical features by: speakers, picture displays, and/or PowerPoint presentations. This program is well attended by members, as well as folks ‘up’ for the music festival.

We host an annual Wintersports History Night the second Saturday of December. This program chronicles the history of snow sports and people involved from as early as Snowshoe Thompson, the 1930’s, and up to present day. We honor and pay tribute to folks who had much to do with promoting snow sports, snow business, historical timelines, and worked in the industry. This concentrates on the snow sport history of Highway 4 east. A recipient is chosen to be honored with the “Peter Brinkman” Award each year at this program.

The July 2008 Summer Program featured Art Schimke who gave a talk on legendary mountain man, Monte Wolf, whom he knew personally. Eric Jung spoke about Jedediah Smith, another legendary mountain man.

Monte Wolf roamed the high country of Tuolumne, Alpine, and Calaveras counties in the early 20th century. He was a renowned trapper and guide, known for his superhuman strength as well as liberal attitudes toward property. He disappeared mysteriously 1940.

Jedediah Smith was also a trapper, and prodigious pathfinder. He was the first white man to cross the Sierra, passing through Bear Valley in 1827. He too disappeared mysteriously.

December 13th, 2008 marks the 5th annual Winter Sports History Night. The EPHA will honor Dave MacTaggart, one of the key individuals in the development of Mt. Reba Ski Resort and Bear Valley Village in the early to mid-60′s. His contribution and memory will be posthumously awarded the Peter Brinkman Award.