Summit area landowners have been most receptive to our trail system because it is well-marked and keeps visiting snowmobilers on the trail and not in back yards. Our club maintains an emergency sled at the Summit Fire Department. Our grooming snowmobiles are also available to local fire departments and other emergency services organizations in case of emergency. New York state is 20 years behind other snowbelt states in trail development. Just figure the economic impact if all 127,000 sleds did their riding in New York.
Some sleds are noisy, but manufacturers are making machines less noisy every year.
The Dave Thomas Foundation gives the statistics as 550,000 children in foster care or group homes and 122,000 eligible for adoption. It reminds me of the 19 years when I spent so much time visiting these children, and of a few that I am still involved with, in particular, a boy with a learning disability. I think of many pro-life people who give so much of their time and life. I'm reminded of one local couple who have, over the years, legally adopted five babies who have Down syndrome. A few years ago, I saw the youngest in McDonald's with her adoptive father.