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Towboats Approved

For 2010:

Class C Tournaments may use a 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010 Approved Towboat. Class E,L,R Tournaments may use a 2009 or 2010 Approved Towboat

If a boat meeting these conditions is not available, a tournament sponsor may contact their Regional Towboat Committee representative or chair of the Towboat Committee to request an exception to use an older boat.

Dottie Troeger - Rest In Peace

Dottie Troeger of North Bend, OH passed away on Wednesday morning, January 20th, 2010 at the age of 72 years old after a hard fought six month battle with cancer. Dottie is one of the most senior and well known skiers in the State of Ohio and is sure to have touched the heart of anyone who came in contact with her. Dottie Troeger

Dottie skied in her first National Championship in 1969 at Myers Lake in Canton, OH. In 1972 she bought her first pair of "store bought" trick skis, prior to that she competed on homemade skied built by her husband Ron. Throughout the 70's Dottie and Ron skied at Happy Lake in Fairfield, OH which was eventually moved to Morrow, OH. Around 2000, the Troeger's started skiing in Walton, KY at Cruises Creek where they skied every afternoon through last summer. From 1998 to 2008 Dottie took Top 3 in tricks at Nationals and Top 5 in slalom every year with National Trick Titles in 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2007. Dottie currently holds the midwest all tournament records for W7 & W8 Tricks with 2,170 & 1,860 points respectively. She also holds the W8 midwest championship record in trick and the W7 and W8 midwest record capable tournament records in trick. With so many top regional and national performances, it's no surprise that Dottie also holds the W6, W7, & W8 State Records in both trick & slalom. On top of so many skiing accomplishments, Dottie also found time to be a senior rated 3-event judge and was also a scorer.

It's hard to describe in words how much Dottie will be missed at the lake every weekend but there are a number of skiers whose lives Dottie has touched:

"Such a fun & loving woman. I'll always cherish the things I learned from her. RIP" -- Calli Newman, Cincinnati, OH

"I am one of very few that goes back into the mid 1960's as a young boy remembering Dottie. Her and Ron and later Miss Libby , always would attend the Athens Boat and Ski Club tournaments on the Ohio river. She was a goddess on the water. The countless years of service she has dedicated to water skiing in Ohio, makes her the godmother of water skiing in Ohio. She will never be forgotton and I will truly miss her." -- Mike Meek, Albany, OH

"I will always hear her yelling from the boat....PULL!" -- Debbie Kern, Fairfield, OH

"I feel like I didn't even know her that long but she was one of the coolest people I've ever met. I will miss her." -- Brad Ruff, Cincinnati, OH

"Tournaments will always be missing a little something without Dottie there. I still remember the first time I met Dottie. It was my first AWSA tournament ever and was held at Hidden Lake in 1999. Not only was she the first skier to come up and ask me how I did after I skied but she was by far the most energetic person at the lake and was always excited when the kids skied." -- Greg Kuenning, Cincinnati, OH

"Water skiing has lost another great friend and ambassador." -- Tim McKune, Lexington, KY

"She was a great lady." -- Karl Dammeyer, St Marys, OH

"She was an amazing woman, I learned so much from her." -- Casey Tress, Cincinnati, OH

If you would like to add your thoughts or stories, please email them to OWSA.

VISITATION Sunday 4:00 - 8:00pm Dennis George Funeral Home 44 S Miami Ave Cleves, OH 45002

SERVICE Monday 10:00am North Bend United Methodist Church 123 Symmes Ave North Bend, OH 45052

Our hearts and prayers go out to Dottie's husband Ron, her only daughter Libby Van Treese, along with Dottie's son-in-law Jeff and Dottie's four grandchildren Adam, Chris, Ben, & Emily. Dottie is also survived by her 93 year old mother and a brother. Rest In Peace Dottie.

2010 AWSA National Senior Judges and Scorers Clinic

American Water Ski Association

National Senior Judges and Scorers Clinic

February 20 – February 22, 2009

Where: American Legion Post, Fairfax, Virginia

Lodging: Fairfax Hampton Inn 10860 Fairfax Blvd Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 385-2600 (Meeting reference – American Legion Post/AWSA Clinic

Rooms are quoted at $69 per night Please Note: Closest airport – Washington Dulles (there is no airport shuttle to the airport)

Meeting: Friday, March 12 (7 PM to 10 PM)

Schedule: Saturday, March 13 (8:30 AM to 4:30 PM)

Sunday, March 14 (9 AM to 11:30 AM)

Registration: $50 payable to Jonathan Thacher (first 40 paid)

Topics: Intensive course for Senior Judges and Scorers covering many topics such as tournament management, event judging and scoring skills, advanced trick calling, speed control, etc. Separate sessions available for scorers.

The National Senior Judges and Scorers Clinic has been a great success over the years. We hope you can join us!

Please complete and return the attached form with payment (payable by check to Jonathan Thacher) to the address listed below by Friday, February 26, 2010. Attendees are responsible for their own travel arrangements, reservations and accommodations.

Jonathan Thacher 4110 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Traci Baylon - Phone (863) 324-4341 Ext. 121 / Fax (863) 325-8259

Minnesota awarded bid for 2011 Midwest Regionals

The 2011 Midwest Regionals will be held in Center City, MN July 29-31, 2011

Sanction Deadline Extended to Jan 6, 2010

We are going to extend the sanctioning deadline for the guide with no late fee to Jan 6th, which is the Wed after new years. The new sanctioning does not allow you to enter a new sanction if your club membership is not renewed but HQ has to manual enter the renewal and they are out of the office until Jan 4th.

So if you have not renewed yet don't bother yet. However to save some time you could go online and renew your club membership so it is sitting on HQ desk monday morning. You could also send your regional sanction fees if you know how many events you are sanctioning so that is in my hands in plenty of time. What I ask is since you won't have a sanction # to put on the check put the name and date of the event(s) its for and I will match it up once the sanction comes in.

Sanction fees regionally are $75 and made out to awsamidwest.com and send to the address below.

If you do the above then on Tuesday Jan 5th, (24 hrs after HQ manually enters the renewals) you should be able to rock and roll on all your sanctions and have them done by Wed the 6th.

Any questions let me know and pass this along to your clubs and skiers, thank you and happy new year

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