Freedom Rider

Actually the NHSA was the earliest registered name of the name of NHSA. They had to make an agreement with Snowmobiles of NH Inc. for the use of it. They had to get a charter from them that expired in 1977.

1) John is no longer with Fish and Game. He retired a few months ago. 2) What does any of this back and forth have to do with the Letter that is the topic of this thread? 3) Does Hijacking a thread mean anything? 4) I tend to think that when Small Engine Guy (moderator) made a post and closed a few threads earlier this spring, this is what he was referring to at the time.

Thank you very much.

Could you please send me a link? I tried a couple but they wanted a credit card for the trail period.

Thank you John! My PDFwriter would not allow me to as it was written by someone else.

Letter to Directors edited name.docx I edited out his name and contact info fro his privacy. Permission was granted to post this letter. It was sent to ALL NHSA Directors and Assistant Directors. Curious how it was received by the "Head Table" at last weeks Board meeting. Probably resulted in executive session for discussion or it was brushed off.

To: Club Presidents and Membership Administrators Re: Online Membership Sales Notice The NHSA board voted to halt online memberships purchases via the NHSA website effective August 13, 2017. Online sales will not be available until concerns from a few clubs and individuals relating to anti-trust laws regarding a prior approved “unified dues structure” and “100% NHSA membership requirement” are resolved. The NHSA has received opinions from lawyers that the uniform dues structure, voted on by a majority of clubs, would unlikely be violating anti-trust laws. After a complaint in the late fall of 2015, a review by the NH Attorney General found that we would unlikely run afoul of violating antitrust laws, providing we made the suggested modifications, which allowed for online sales to begin in March of 2016. Despite this, complaints to the Attorney General continue. Each complaint is seen as a new issue which must be investigated. To continue this path is exhausting to our volunteers and financial resources. It is clear that in order to move forward we must find a different path that will provide a permanent solution in respect to the grievances. It is our goal to resolve this as quickly as possible by working with our legal counsel, the NH Attorney General's office, and all our clubs, taking whatever steps are needed for a permanent solution. PLEASE NOTE: This change ONLY affects memberships being sold online, directly to the public, through the NHSA Website. CLUBS: Please continue to enter your memberships into the club portals as you have in the past and remove any links from club websites allowing online membership purchases from the NHSA. We will keep you updated as we move forward. The NHSA office

Looks like what I posted yesterday was in deed factual.

To: Club Presidents and Membership Administrators Re: Online Membership Sales Notice The NHSA board voted to halt online memberships purchases via the NHSA website effective August 13, 2017. Online sales will not be available until concerns from a few clubs and individuals relating to anti-trust laws regarding a prior approved “unified dues structure” and “100% NHSA membership requirement” are resolved. The NHSA has received opinions from lawyers that the uniform dues structure, voted on by a majority of clubs, would unlikely be violating anti-trust laws. After a complaint in the late fall of 2015, a review by the NH Attorney General found that we would unlikely run afoul of violating antitrust laws, providing we made the suggested modifications, which allowed for online sales to begin in March of 2016. Despite this, complaints to the Attorney General continue. Each complaint is seen as a new issue which must be investigated. To continue this path is exhausting to our volunteers and financial resources. It is clear that in order to move forward we must find a different path that will provide a permanent solution in respect to the grievances. It is our goal to resolve this as quickly as possible by working with our legal counsel, the NH Attorney General's office, and all our clubs, taking whatever steps are needed for a permanent solution. PLEASE NOTE: This change ONLY affects memberships being sold online, directly to the public, through the NHSA Website. CLUBS: Please continue to enter your memberships into the club portals as you have in the past and remove any links from club websites allowing online membership purchases from the NHSA. We will keep you updated as we move forward. The NHSA office

I was told from someone, very well respected ,in the Coos County that the Assistant County Director up there said that the Online Membership Program was voted on to be shut down at last NHSA Board of Directors meeting a week ago. They voted to close it down and are blaming the Fish and Game for its failure.It is not being shut down to a technicality as you are led to believe in the club newsletter I posted. The ironic part is that is still running even though they voted to shut it down. I wonder if the clubs will see the money. I hope no one joined any of the clubs that have folded over the last few weeks.

http://www.alexandrialedgeclimbers.org/news-letter.html Interesting letter regarding this. More interesting is the notice to Lucy Ford (NHSA VP) club membership is that the Online Membership Program is no longer operating. My question is why the clubs are being notified or it even being on NHSA web page or Facebook. All of the clubs that are dependent on using online membership program are going to have to find alternative methods to sign up members. Can any Directors or Assistants on here confirm why this has happened and why the membership and clubs are not being notified. I know the Association is not renewing affiliated clubs at this time and holding all checks even through the bylaws are quite specific regarding no grace period and must be renewed by July 1st. Would not want to be club having any work parties if you use NHSA Insurance as club has to be affiliated and member must be NHSA member. Ironic that the clubs have to pay there full insurance bill in June but are not members of association so no coverage for what they have paid for.

You are correct. One State has an Association that helps the Trails grow and be well kept. The other one rapes the clubs and it's members to the point that clubs are folding and people are leaving the state or sport in numbers. Without trails you have no sport of snowmobiling. What do they think will happen when the trails go away even faster than they are now? Put their gear on and sit on a sled at the Grassdrags and yell vroom vroom this is bitchin, hey bub send it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine if snowmobilers in New Hampshire had an Association that raised money and helped get funding for trails projects.

Sadly you cant get rid of one and the other you can't seem to keep. Go figure!

I too hope he is committed and up to the challenges ahead of him. Did a bit of reading up on him and he is held in high regard. After dealing with all of the crap that the leadership keeps handing out or he may end up being committed.