submitted by Christie B.

Winterfest

Saturday Dec. 6 – Downtown Faribault
Parade OF LIGHTS – Starts at 5:30 pm, Parade LINE UP starts at
4:30 pm. Fireworks 10 minutes after the parade at the viaduct park.

The club will furnish the fire barrels and will have our tractor and groomer in the
parade. Santa (Earl Graham) will be the driver and will hang around in the park
after the parade for the kids. Club members still needed to tend to fire barrels
and help sell 50/50 Raffle tickets for $5 each during Saturday’s festivities. The
club will have a table near the Crooked Pint tent. Volunteers can sign up for 1–4
hour shifts starting at 5:30 pm on Dec 6, to work the crowd and at table.

Call/text Larry Shepherd 507-838-1646 to help.

NOTE Changes this year – The club will not have a food & beverage tent this year.
Crooked Pint will be handling the food and beverage tent. Most of the festivities
will be at the Viaduct Park. The parade will start at KDHL and end at the Crooked
Pint/Viaduct Park, (running north to south) with food/beverage tent and street
dance there. No parking on Central Avenue. All parade information can be found
on the chamber website.
Tractor decorating for the parade will be on Wednesday December 3rd at 6:30
p.m. at the clubhouse. Just show up if interested in helping out.

Youth Snowmobile Safety Training

The Faribo Sno-Go Club is once again hosting a Youth Snowmobile Safety Training
Course. The Field Day will be Sunday morning, January 11th at 9am in the Faribault
area. The Field Day will take approximately 2-3 hours.
Anyone born after December 31,1976, needs to obtain snowmobile safety certification
to lawfully operate a snowmobile in MN. Students need to be age 12-15 by March 1st,
2026. The course requires successful completion of the online course prior to the
mandatory Field Day session. The online coursework can be found
at www.snowmobilecourse.com or via the MnDNR website under the snowmobile
safety training tab. There is a fee for the online portion.
Students need to be pre-registered for the Field Day. Register on the club
website sno-go.org and click on the Youth Snowmobile Safety Training link. Please fill
out the form COMPLETELY. You will receive an email to confirm your student is
registered.

Questions may be directed to Dale Drentlaw at ssdockandlift@gmail.com

Save The Dates

Vets Ride is scheduled for January 31 in Grand Rapids.
Winter Rendezvous is February 12-15th in Bemidji.
Check out Face Book or MnUSA web page for more information.
www.MNUSA.org

Trail News

Trail changes have been discussed at recent club meetings.
Volunteers removed the damaged East Trail bridge. A temporary bridge needs to be
put in for this season, but the tractor and groomer will not be able to go over this
temporary bridge.
Trail signs continue to be put in as trails open December 1. Members have logged in
200+ hours since August 1 on maintenance and repair on equipment and trail work.
Thanks to club members for volunteering your time to do this important work! Contact
Trail Administrator Tony Balata 507-838-0256 if you can help.

Next Monthly Club Meeting Tuesday, December 9, 2025
6:30 p.m. – At the Club House, 839 30th St NW. All members and
prospective members are welcome to attend.

Keep up to date on events and meeting times by following us at:
www.sno-go.org , Facebook: Faribo Sno-Go Club

2025-2026 Executive Board and Board Members
Officers
President – Randy Feyereisn
Secretary – Emily Velishek
Publicity – TBD
Past President – Earl Graham
Vice President – Larry Shepherd
Treasurer – Shane DeGrood
Membership – Travis Beaupre
Trail Administrator – Tony Balata

Board of Directors:
Randy Velishek
Rick Bartness
Nate Shaw
Mike DeGrood
Jerry Velishek
Mark Gillen
Kurt Kluzak

Please Support our Groomer Display Business Donors!!

Channel Inn -The Lodge on Lake Mazaska
Harry Browns Automotive Center -Apple Creek Orchard
Met-Con- Faribo Insurance – Dean Quinnell
Steele County Trail Association -Kenyon Snowdrifters
Tri Lakes Sportsmen’s Club- Velishek Auto Sales
Bauer’s Southside Liquors -Toy Box Saloon Kilkenny
R.C. Bliss -Faribault Design Specialties
Community CO-OP Oil Assn- Grandma’s Lakeside Resort
LaCanne’s Marine- Knish Kustomz Automotive Upholstery
Sette Sports Center- Reliance Bank
Southern Shores Dock & Lift- Sakatah Trail Sno-Cruisers
State Bank of Faribault- Sammon Trucking
Shepherd’s Automotive (Justin & Jenny) -Tom’s Pro Glass
Tom’s Lock and Key -Boonies Bar & Grill