The meeting this year will be centrally located in beautiful St. Cloud Minnesota on the
evening May 3rd, 4th and 5th. There will be lots of activities and comradery to be had by all.
evening May 3rd, 4th and 5th. There will be lots of activities and comradery to be had by all.
Meetings will be held at the
Best Western Kelly Inn
100 4th Ave South
St. Cloud MN 56301
Register HERE
for the Banquet dinner and various other actvitities.
Please note, there is no longer a Fall meeting. The Awards have been moved to the Spring meeting.
Hunters
Ribeye – Ten-ounce charbroiled with Montreal Steak Seasoning,
served with burgundy au jus and a grilled onion slab. Served with
oven-browned potatoes, asparagus, fresh baked bread, and house salad.
Cost:
$32.00
Granite
City Chicken – Eight ounce chicken breast with the wing
attached, topped with a touch of Rosmary Crème suace. Served with
wild rice pilaf, asparagus, and a house salad.
Cost:
$25.00
Spinach
Tortellini – Tossed with Sin-Dried Tomatoes in a Tomato Garlic
Cream Sauce and topped with fresh parmesan. Served with fresh baked
bread, and house salad.
Cost:
$28.00
Please note, there is no longer a Fall meeting. The Awards have been moved to the Spring meeting.
Agenda
Schedule
View
the full day's schedule HERE
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm -- Social Hour, Kelly Inn Grand Ballroom
6:30 pm to 11 pm -- Dinner and Awards Ceremony, Social time, Kelly Inn Grand Ballroom
Hotel
Information
Best
Western Kelly Inn, St. Cloud Mn. 56301 Phone number –
320.253.0606
Room
rate - $99 per night plus tax.
You
must call 320.253.0606 and reference Powder Ridge Ski Patrol block to
reserve your room.
Cut
off date is 4-19-19, reservations made after that date are subject to
availability. We have 40 rooms blocked.
There
are a limited number of rooms for Friday night, if the Best Western
Kelly Inn is full on Friday, The Courtyard by Marriot, located just
across the street, has rooms available for us too for Friday and
Saturday. You can register online with the Courtyard at this link:
https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1548884549108&key=GRP
April
3rd is the cut off date for the discounted rate at the
Courtyard.
Banquet
Menu Options
NOTE: Dinner Selections are closed and not available for order
NOTE: Dinner Selections are closed and not available for order
Activities
and Breakout Sessions
NSP
Alumni Program
presenter
Mark Holtan
Active
Alumni program is good for Alumni and the Patrol! Learn
more about the National Alumni Program. Objective of the
becoming an alumni, who is eligible, when and why a patroller should
consider the alumni program. A WIN - WIN option for alumni and
patrols. Learn about benefits and differences between patroller
and alumni registration. Questions and Answers for what you
always wanted to know but was afraid to ask!
Awards
Development
presenter
Jeannine Mogan
Signup
during event registration for the Awards Development session:
MTR
presenter Wrick Dunning.
6
person minimum or session will be cancelled.
Signup
during event registration for the MTR session:
Low
Angle Rescue
presenter
Kerstin Hammarberg
6
person minimum or session will be cancelled.
Signup
during registration for the Low Angle Rescue session:
Introduction
to the programs and benefits of the National Ski Patrol System
If
you are a first or second year patroller, this is a great opportunity
to learn about all the benefits and programs that are available to
you.
No
registration required for this session.
Open
session for sharing what’s working for your patrol, and
learning from other patrols, or anything else you want to discuss
related to patrolling.
No
registration required for this session.
Instructor
Development
presenter
Bob Iverson. If you’ve ever wanted to share your knowledge and
experience with new candidates and patrollers, here is your chance.
This hands on session is the second part of the course. The first
part of the course is online and must be completed before you attend
the hands on session. Here is the link for the online part of the
course: https://www.pathlms.com/nsp/courses/3660
Signup
during event registration for the hands on session:
PR/PD
breakfast Sunday Morning.
9am
to 11:30am This session is for Patrol Reps and Patrol Directors.
Signup
during event registration for the PR/PD breakfast and meeting.
Additional
fun Activities
5k
fun run/walk
– Saturday morning 7:30 am. Start and finish at The Best Western
Plus Inn. Contact Tim Burnett if interested. timjburnett@gmail.com,
or 320.250.1121
Cribbage
Tournament,
please indicate your interest by emailing Ken Steele at
ksteele@versaconinc.com
Organized
bicycle tour – please indicate your interest by emailing Mary
Helm at maryjanehelm@gmail.com
Quarry
Park - hike or mountain bike on your own schedule.
Beaver
Island Trail – hike or mountain bike on your own schedule.
Munsinger
Gardens – Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens are two
distinct, but adjacent gardens on the banks of the Mississippi River.
A beautiful free garden to be enjoyed by all. Within two miles of the
hotel, ample free parking. http://www.munsingerclemens.com/
Beaver
Island Brewery Tour – 6:30pm Friday May 3rd.
Link
to st cloud cvb: https://www.visitstcloud.com/
We
will have great swag bags and prize giveaways!
