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Next Meetings:
Thursday, March 5, 7:30pm
Thursday, March 19, 7:30pm Emmett’s Brewing Company
5200 Main St., Downers Grove
Email: [email protected]
Invite your friends to join the PSC Family! Share the Fun! Pick up some PSC Business Cards at the next meeting. Carry them with you, and
hand them out to prospective members…. An easy way to invite a friend to check
us out. Keep our club growing strong!
March 2020 www.piccadillyskiclub.com
Est 1972
President’s Message:
As winter wanes and the calendar turns to spring, the Piccadilly year is coming to a close. What a
year we've had, with ups and downs, collectively and individually. Our club is vibrant with
commendable comradery. Thank you members and guests, new and returning, for engaging in our
many events, social meetings and fantastic trips! With Brule and Telluride yet to come this month,
and our annual year-end banquet dinner dance bash April 4, thank you volunteers, committees,
trip leaders and board members, first timers and returned, for keeping us active, social and
adventurous. I hope I've earned your vote this election as I look forward to continuing the fun and
rewarding process that is Piccadilly Ski Club.
Cheers! Terry
ELECTIONS – Vote Early, Vote Often…
The nominating committee has nominated the following people for the elected offices for the
2020-2021 season that starts April 1st.
President: Terry Turlek Vice-President: Jackie Dudek
Secretary: Paul Fuka Treasurer: Karen Holcik
It’s too late to get your name on the official ballot, but if you would like to be considered for
one of these highly coveted positions, take heart. It’s not too late. Just get one of your pals to
nominate you at the meeting on March 5th and be present at that meeting to accept the
nomination. You will be a write-in candidate. But who knows, anything can happen in politics!
Thank you to the Nominating Committee: Cheri Tanner, Sandi Siakel, Ray Piwowarczyk, and
Harry Mattson.
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
ABSENTEE BALLOT ATTACHED
Voting in Person: Please PRINT & BRING your completed ballot to the 3/5/2020 meeting.
Absentee Ballot Voting: If you are unable to attend the 3/5 meeting, you may either mail the
ballot to Cheryl Skurkis, 1675 Hidden Valley Drive Bolingbrook, IL 60490; or E-Mail to:
[email protected] *Mailed/E-Mailed ballots must be received by evening of March 4, 2020.
REMINDER - CASH THOSE CHECKS! As we transition the club checkbook to the new Board beginning in April, be
sure to cash any refund checks from PSC asap. It helps us close out one
year to begin the next. – Thank you.
Hellooo Piccadilly! - Trips At a Glance
Trip Name Trip Dates Cost Status Contact Info
CMSC Whitefish 02/29 – 03/07 $1790 Waitlisted Paul Fuka
Ski Brule 03/06 – 03/08 $340 Waitlisted Mati Akk
Telluride 03/21 – 03/28 $1689 Waitlisted (again) Janice Barwald
2020 Is it really true? Only 3 more trips to go, so sad – but wait…
2021 Spoiler alert! We are already working on next year, it’s gonna be great.
PSC is going strong in 2020, thanks to our great ski committee, trip leaders and yes, board members too!
96 Is the number of weeklong “Big” mountain trips sold in 2018/19
106 Is the number of weeklong “Big” mountain trips sold in 2019/20
120 Is our target of weeklong “Big” mountain trips sold in 2020/21 - Any questions???
Happy Skiing! Walt and Dean
Social at-a-Glance If you would like to host an event, please email Rory - [email protected]
*Thurs, March 5 - PSC Meeting, Emmett’s, 7:30pm ELECTION NIGHT
*Fri, March 8 – Fish Fry – Fridays 3/8 – 4/19, Knights of Columbus in Westmont
*Wed, March 18 – Last Day for Early Bird pricing - Turn in your Banquet RSVPs !
*Thurs, March 19 - PSC Meeting, Emmett’s, 7:30pm
*Sat, April 4, 2020 –- Annual Banquet. Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres start at 6pm
* Sat/Sun – July 25, 26 – CMSC Cubs Game – St. Louis
* Sat, Sept 19 – CMSC White Sox Game
Need/Want Trip Insurance? If you are interested in exploring Trip Insurance, here are some
helpful links from the CMSC website for your convenience.
(Please note that PSC does not endorse any insurance carrier)
http://www.csatravelpro.com/WINTERSPORTTOUR
http://www.travelprotectors.com
Social Details
Fish Fry – Knights of Columbus, Westmont, Fri, March 8 – April 19, 5pm – 8pm Great way to spend your Fridays during Lent. Meet up with
your PSC friends at the KCs in Westmont, 25 N Cass Ave,
Westmont. 630-969-3738 Pile your plate full of yummy food,
and raise money for your community.
Annual Banquet, Saturday, April 4, 6:00pm “Piccadilly at the Oscars”
The envelope please……And the winner is………….Piccadilly! Yes it’s
Piccadilly at the Oscars. We’re all VIP’s April 4, at Alpine Banquets in
Darien for our annual banquet. Be sure to be there at 6:00 to mingle
with the stars and enjoy the yummy hors d’oeuvres, a new feature in
addition to the open bar before dinner. Dinner is at 7:00. Then the
awards will be presented to some of our outstanding Piccadilly
members who have distinguished themselves with some outstanding
performances this year. Hopefully their acceptance speeches will be
short so that we can enjoy celebrating and dancing till 11:30, which
this year will be known as the Oscar post-party. This star-studded
evening with hors d’oeuvres, delicious dinner and open bar in the
company of award-winning Piccadilly celebrities is yours for only
$72 for members and $75 for non-current members and guests.
Note: After March 18th, the price will be $75 for all, so get your
RSVP in early!
Be sure to join us for this glamourous event that only happens once
a year. Rooms have not been held at a hotel, but info is available if
you are interested. Any other questions? Contact Jackie Dudek.
Looking forward to an amazing evening!
CMSC CORNER – Get your Updates Here!
ABSF 2020 Pig Roast
Saturday, June 27th . Money raised from this event is used to keep
ski outings affordable, grow the organization, training and safety..
First and foremost, we need you to attend. Please contact Mitch to volunteer and we’ll find
something that works with your busy schedule. [email protected] or 847-508-7793
“Hey Batter….Hey Batter”
Cubs vs Cardinals
July 25-26, St. Louis
We will be going to Busch Stadium in St. Louis for an afternoon game, hanging out in the all-inclusive
“Party Suite” (skybox) in the 200 level with food and drink included. Cost: $413.00/person. Leave from
Suburbanite Bowl in Westmont, Saturday 7:30am and arrive in St. Louis in the early afternoon and have
time to explore. Stay Saturday night at the Hilton St. Louis located 2 blocks from the ballpark.
Game on Sunday 1:15pm. Ballpark gates open at 11:15am which is when food and drink open in our
“Party Suite”. We will have 4.5 hours of open bar and 3.5 hours of buffet. The bus leaves around 5:00pm
and be back around 10:30pm Sunday night. Space is limited …first come, first served basis. Cost
includes bus transportation, hotel room (double occupancy), and “Party Suite” ticket. A $200/person
deposit is due for sign-up. Final payment of $213/person is due on or before Saturday, May 16, 2020
(Trip Seminar). Contact Kevin to sign-up or ask questions. Phone: 708-906-9517 Email:
Mark Your Calendars
Sox vs. Royals Saturday, Sept 19
Come join fellow CMSC Clubs to see the Chicago White Sox take on
the Kansas City Royals on Saturday September 19, 2020. We will
meet at 4:00 pm for a Tailgate party. There will be burgers, hot dogs,
brats, soft drinks and water provided. BYOB. The game is at 6:10. The
seats are in the left field bleachers. All this for just $24.00. Contact
Mike Thomas for tickets: 630-640-5989 [email protected]
From The Archives Larry Himmelblau, Historian (630) 294-2767.
[email protected] No quiz this month, just
some walkin down memory lane with Larry. This
is his Bio in the 1990 Midwest Skier publication.
See updated info below.
• Born in a Hospital in Chicago
• Grew up in Wilmette
• College – B.S. Mechanical Engineering - University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign
• Working - Chicago Faucet Company
• 1st Ski Trip – PSC Crystal Mountain
• Most dangerous PSC memory – Skiing in Verbier with Rick Tampier and John Newton
• Where did you meet your wife – Back of a PSC Bus
• Favorite Drink – Strawberry Banana Daiquiri in Bus Blender
• Top Speed – 55 mph at Boyne Mountain
• Why did you join PSC? Love of skiing, dreaded driving, and loved the general meetings hearing 2 former presidents (Wayne and
Gary) heckle the current president Del. It was better than a comedy club.
• How did you learn to ski? Falling. Racing lessons at Crystal and Wilmot. Bump lessons from Barry Skurkis. Skiing with crazy people
who are better than me.
Social Recaps, Ski Stories & Photo Gallery… DATRIPPERS RECAP The daytrippers group saw the movie “Downhill” with Julia Louis Dreyfus and Will
Farrell, followed by lunch at Legends Grill and Bar. Some members gave the movie a thumbs up and
some gave it a thumbs down. However, we all enjoyed the Alpine skiing scenes.
SWANK NIGHT X RECAP – 11+ erstwhile Piccadillians came out
for Swank Night X – the tenth outing of swankiness. We
enjoyed the band and the remodeling immensely, taking over
the place with our awesomeness. Thank you David & Susan
for arranging such a fun affair!
PSC Hockey Game Recap - The Feb 20th meeting theme
was dressing to show support for the Chicago
Blackhawks. PSC debuted the game of Air Ball Hockey
between the Bandanas (captain Sandi, teammates Kevin,
and Joseph) vs the Headbands (captain Dean, teammates
Johnny O, and Rod) the game was officiated by Referee
Wally Dudek. Air Ball Hockey is played by moving a ping
pong ball across the table into the goal by blowing
through a straw. After the official 5-minute period ended
the score was 0-0, so we went into sudden death
overtime with each teammate taking a shot on goal. We
still had a 0-0 tied score so the winner was determined
by a coin toss with team PSC Bandanas winning.
Game Night at Kevin’s Recap – a ton of Piccadillians showed for a very
fun night of gaming, frivolity and more. From Jenga, Backgammon,
Taboo, and Tip It, to Name that Face and a very rauckous, noisy Pit,
everyone got into the game! Kevin served his famous chili, and unique
brownies which only enhanced the
event. The fun began at 4pm and
finally, being the non stop, amazing
host he is, we wore him out around
o’dark thirty. Thanks again Kevin for a
really great time!
BIG SKY RECAP - On Saturday Jan 18th, 31 Piccadillians met at O’Hare to start our wonderful week in
Big Sky, Montana. Our flight was delayed by 1 1/2 hours due to the snow and ice storm which moved
into our area on Friday and continued until midday Saturday. Thank goodness we were on a non-stop
flight to Bozeman! Four more people met us at the Bozeman
airport to fill out the trip to 35. We should have been 37 but Pat
R. had to cancel at the last minute due to an illness, and Dawn C.
couldn’t get to Chicago before the flight left due to having to
travel through the same snow and ice storm. She was able to fly
out to Bozeman on Sunday to join us. I’m sorry Pat but you
missed a great trip! Big Sky greeted us with gorgeous weather
and sunny skies.
Big Sky is investing heavily in new lifts
with the new Ramcharger 8 open this
year and the Swift Current being
replaced next season (these are the two main lifts in the base area).
Unfortunately no one has heard of when or if the Six Shooter lift on the
Moonlight Basin side will be replaced - it is the longest, coldest, and windiest
lift on the mountain! Lift lines were manageable on Sunday and Monday -
considering that these days were the MLK Holiday weekend, the lift lines were
tiny compared to most other ski resorts. The rest of the days we were hard
pressed to find a significant lift line anywhere.
On Sunday Dave B. who is a Piccadillian from years back and now lives in, and
is an instructor at, Big Sky was kind enough to give us a tour of the ski resort,
leading us all over the mountain with Barb A. and sharing the knowledge only a local would have.
Big Sky Recap Continued…
Monday and Tuesday offered up similar beautiful weather and great skiing. Dawn C. - a never-ever
skier - took her first lesson (now that she actually got to the resort) and fell in love with the sport!
People spread out all over the mountain and enjoyed the good conditions. Tuesday night we had the
pinning party at Buck’s T-4. We pinned 6 new members - including our newest skier Dawn C. Everyone
raved about the food, although not everyone was as pleased with our luxury transportation - a yellow
school bus which was chartered by Buck’s for us.
On Wednesday most of us went to Yellowstone for a snow coach tour to
Old Faithful, with stops along the way to see bison, swans, a waterfall, and
various thermal areas. The snow coaches are small yellow buses on some
big-a**s tires. See the picture with Sandi as a yardstick”. There were also
some coaches with the old track drive.
As we were pulling into a restroom stop, Sandi S loudly proclaimed “Don’t
allow the sandwiches to die”, which had many of us perplexed. Then we
remembered seeing a sign posted on the side of the building stating
“Please do not allow snowmachines to idle”! The rest of the group went
skiing enjoying a big snowstorm and fresh powder. (The weather was clear at Yellowstone).
On Thursday we endured a day of freezing rain and mist. Most of us had ice freezing on our goggles
faster than we could wipe them clear resulting in not being able to
see anything as we were trying to ski. On Thursday night Dawn C.
and I climbed into a snowcat (some people rode on top of it!) to
go up to the Montana Dinner Yurt for a wonderful dinner and
sledding followed by a snowcat ride back down to the base. Friday
was another beautiful day to finish off the week, with some people
enjoying their first “tree run” on the green Lois Lane run. Mary K.
went off the side of a groomed run into some deep powder where,
as she stated it, she “was swimming in powder” trying to get back
to a groomed area.
On Friday evening we had a “use up the leftovers” apres ski in the atrium of the Huntley Lodge. The
shot ski was in attendance and the excess alcohol was consumed, to excess :) Unfortunately, we did
have one injury on the trip. Dawn C. suffered a fracture to the tibial plateau with partial tears to the ACL
and MCL. She had no
idea it was this
serious until she
returned and after
having an MRI and CT
scan. Luckily she
doesn’t require
surgery, and she is
anxious to get back
on skis again. Julian
CUQEFANMAM© (nee Park City Trip, AKA “Where’s Sean?!?”) A stream of consciousness regurgitation of events
and musings: 15 Intrepid Piccadillian’s jetted off to
Central Utah to engage in Qana adventures (Inuit
for falling snow). But wait, weren’t there supposed
to be 16? Unfortunately, Jim O had to drop off at
the last minute. But with the addition Lauren, Ted’s
daughter, we were back to 16! However, most of
the week, we lost Sean, waited for Sean, found
Sean and asked: Where’s Sean!?! Dawn drove the bus into the porta
potty, wait, that’s the other Dawn, wait that’s a different trip.
Friday, we got settled into the fabulous Park City Peaks Hotel and had a
half day to play, discover downtown Park City, shop for and found
unique undergarments (see right), rent skies and get used to the city
bus vs shuttle bus. Dinner on your own. David lost his cash-filled wallet
at the restaurant, but a good Samaritan turned it into the hotel lobby
desk. We loved our accommodations
and the staff at Park City Peaks. They had Piccadilly-sized hot
tubs, indoor AND outdoor, where we made “people soup” every
afternoon. Sandy L led us in the “rolling in the snow and jumping
back into the hot tub” game (She, Lori, Mike, Ted, and Lauren
convinced strangers to do it too). Every afternoon from 4-6pm
they had hot cocoa and cookies. David made sure we all took
advantage of that, and even delivered them to the hot tub for us.
Saturday & Sunday we skied Park City and had amazing snow.
Après Ski day 1 was at Pig Pen, where we were squished in like
sardines, but the place was hoppin! Day 2 was supposed to be at
the Pig Pen again, but Lynn and Tom called an audible and changed the location to the Lodge,
with a second story balcony hangout. Lynn, Sandy & Kathy were dangling their beers over the
ledge which irritated Tom. Dennis apparently never got the message about the location change
and ended up back at Pig Pen, where he
waited an hour for us to show. His reward was
meeting six 20-year-old Texan hotties who
bought him drinks. He still complained about
it, but we think he got the better end of that
deal.
We had a great slush fund which Tripleader
Mike chose to hand $$ to each person to cover
their dinners etc. Dawn came up with party
games at the welcome gathering where we
learned interesting factoids about each other…. Guess who did this: was Backstage with the
Grateful Dead, 3 times!; had a ½-hour weekly TV show on Cable; was given permission by
Cherokee elders to perform the ritual of Ata-Tue-Ata-Sahaydee; Jr. Pole Vault Champ of
Chicago; almost flunked high school; was given last rights, but survived (allegedly); used to do
drugs in the 70s, but now doesn’t care what the temperature is….. You figure it out.
Day 3 we skied Deer Valley – or as Sean kept calling it, Beaver Valley
– Conditions were a little icy, and one chairlift closed, blocking our
only way out. Sean, Mike, Dawn and Ted had to get towed out via
snowmobile (aka Tommy Bartlett Water Show). Princess Dawn, rode
on the snowmobile, and took video. We checked out Stein Erickson
Lodge – they let in the dirty Irish – and had a beverage, where a
young, rich beauty, joined us near the fire for an interesting display
of décolletage. Kathy S. really wanted to recreate a 1940’s photo at
Deer Valley which involved Dawn, a sports bra and hard-boiled
eggs!? You ask her about it!
On our last ski-day we skied Canyons which had amazing snow. Ted,
Mike & Dawn got stuck on a chairlift for 15 minutes and got free
drink coupons. While we waited, Ted named some new runs on the
hill: Widow Maker, Impaler, Spleen Separator and Bone Crusher.
We welcomed and “wiggled” Jim & Diana Harmon and Kevin (“The
Kid”) Meiner into the club with our traditional newbies pinning
ceremony. The Last night we hosted our “Nail Soup” party where we
played reindeer games with candy hearts and got to know each
other. Here we broke out the
Shotski and filled it with
Terry’s Grand Marnier and
random leftovers. We experienced the four stages of
Shot Ski: exhilaration, surprise, horror and just plain
numb.
We had no significant injuries, however Dawn skied
Scotts Bowl sans equipment, and slid down headfirst –
twice. Lori G ditched her painful ski boots and tried
show shoeing and loved it.
Kevin helped us capture what we think is the
best group photo ever. See for yourself.
Thank you to all who willingly ventured forth
on this crazy, amazing Piccadilly Qana
Excursion, you made our jobs easy!
Until next time– Mike (and Dawn) Roche
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PSC 2019 – 2020 Board & Appointed Positions
President: Terry Turlek
Vice President: Jackie Dudek
Secretary: Karen Welsh
Treasurer: Cheri Tanner
Trip Chairs: Walt Tanner
Dean Foster
Membership: Jamie Malone
Social: Rory Perkins
Publicity: Dawn Roche
Webmaster: Pam Rockey
Ski Meister: Harry Mattson
Sgt @ Arms/CMSC Chewy Akk
Historian Larry Himmelblau
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