DCSSA Membership Tops Century Mark in 2010
In only its second year in existence, Door County Silent Sports Alliance has doubled its membership with a total of 112 members. A combination of aggressive recruiting by the Marketing Committee, chaired by Mark Schuster, positive publicity in the media in the past year and a concerted effort by the Board of Directors to advocate for change all combined to attract new members. Cover stories in Door County Living, Silent Sports magazine and the Peninsula Pulse pinpointed the growing demographic for silent sports on the peninsula.
DCSSA BIKE ADVOCATES ACHIEVED SUCCESS
2009 was a banner year for bike enthusiasts thoughout the county. Not only did towns and villages vote to create comprehensive bike plans for their communities, but money was set aside to improve conditions for bikers from Sturgeon Bay to Northern Door. The Town of Gibraltar, the Villages of Egg Harbor and Baileys Harbor all moved forward to advance their bike plans.
What’s more, Sturgeon Bay has begun the process of implementing a Bicycle Master Plan and has voted to include “Complete Streets” design in all city road projects. Complete Streets are designed to prove safe access for all users so that pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists of all ages and abilities are able to move safely along and across a complete street. The annual Door County Bike Summit, the brainchild of Paul Anschutz is modeled after the Wisconsin Bike Summit and features speakers and interactive maps to further the goal of a more bike-friendly county.
Door County Ski Trails
received a promotional boost during the winter of 2010 thanks to the efforts of Janelle Peotter, Karl Schroeder, Casey St. Henry, Dale Krolick, Rich Dirks, Tom Parsons and Jim Maki. Janelle spent many hours consolidating reports on trail grooming and snow totals from local ski areas and posted them on a weekly basis. Skiers from Door County and beyond could check ski conditions before heading out to their favorite ski trails. Plans are underway for a Door County ski trail map to further the PR blitz for the state parks and local ski trails. When the snow fall, check out the Ski Trail Report.
Volunteers of the Years chosen by DCSSA Board of Directors:
Chesla Anschutz and Rich Dirks were chosen as DCSSA Volunteers of the Year for 2010 and recognized for their hard work and commitment. In addition to the work of the DCSSA Board members and committee members, the list of members who volunteer on behalf of the group is extensive.
