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Awards were:

Kristen Yeager from West who received the Van Ert Scholarship and will be attending UW-Eau Claire majoring in education.

Matt Doede from the Wausau Newman-Marawood team who received a club scholarship and will be attending UW-Stevens Point.

Both were very deserving athletes and scholars who we hope will continue to make cross-country skiing a part of their life.

Kortelopet Sponsorship Program

Just want to tell you about a program that helps young athletes participate in the Kortelopet. (I will remind you again in the January newsletter, but this may help you to get thinking about it). As anyone who has skied the Birkie or Korte knows, the cost of entry increases each month until right before the race when it is around $100. Many of our young skiers do not come from ski families and know nothing about the Korte until late in the season when the cost is prohibitive. Three years ago a program was started that is TAX DEDUCTIBLE where you can sponsor a junior skier for a donation of $60 made payable to WINN (Wisconsin Nordic Network) and mailed to WINN % Anne Riendl, 2907 Farmview CT, Waukesha, WI 53188-4460. To participate in the program, a coach or advisor forwards the name of the skier that he/she selected to Phil Johnsrud at Iola who coordinates the list with the Birkie office. Last year Stephanie Lynch, Lucus Lynch, and Brittany Drengler from the Wausau West Ski Team were able to ski the Korte on Scholarship. If you love skiing – this may be another way to support and share your passion.

PS: The Wausau Nordic Ski Club along with several individuals Contributed money to support a Korte Skier in both 2006 and 2007 – your membership dollars at work!

HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS

The Wausau Nordic Ski Club awards scholarships to deserving senior cross-country ski athletes each spring at our Club Awards Night. We administer the Van Ert Scholarship as well as distribute scholarships that are funded from the Wausau Nordic Ski Club. We would like to share with you the criteria that is used to help the board decide on who is deserving of a scholarship.

In making selections of appropriate applicants to receive scholarships, the following factors are taken into account:

1. The applicant must attend a two or four year technical school/college or university.
2. The applicant must have participated in High School Cross-Country Ski competition for a minimum of three years.
3. The applicant need not be a top-level competitor.
4. The applicant and/or their family have been a member of the Wausau Nordic Ski club for at least two years.
5. The applicant must demonstrate that he or she has contributed to their sport by acting as a cross-country ski ambassador at school or in their community through coaching, mentoring, or working to increase participation in the sport. Examples of this include, but are not limited to: teaching skiing to younger children, trail work, recruiting peers, participation in club service events and/or activities such as the wax bench at the ski swap, interviews, etc.
6. All applicants must make written application outlining his/her qualifications for the scholarship.
7. Financial need of the applicant is a plus, but not a necessity.

• Criteria letter will be distributed to all cross-country ski athletes/parents by area coaches at the start of each season.
• Seniors must submit their letter of application by February 15^th of each year to:

Wausau Nordic Ski Club

P O Box 1813

Wausau, WI 54402-1813

• Selection of applicant(s) to receive scholarships will be made by the Wausau Nordic Ski Club Board in conjunction with input from area coaches.