April 2025 Newsletter
Staying Fit, Sociably
Sunday hikes start at 2:30 pm, go approx. 5 miles, last 1 1⁄2 – 2 hrs.
Tuesday hikes start at 07:00 pm, go approx. 3 miles, last about 1 hour.
The SPHC walks at a moderate speed of 2.5 -3.5 mph. (17-24 min. mile)
Hikers are expected to maintain that pace. Hikes start on time.
KNOCK, knock, Who’s there?
April. April who?
April Fools !!
HAPPY April BIRTHDAYS TO...
04/02 Kieran Duncan, 04/06 Judy Smith, 04/15 Charlotte Svobodny, 04/19 Sherry Smith, 04/21 Barb Fitzpatrick
2025 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS..
Annual membership dues were due March 1st. $20.00 gets you a mailed copy of the Trailblazer and $10.00 an emailed copy. Make checks payable to: St Paul Hiking Club and mail them to: Rose Nelson, 2393 Eldridge Ave E., North St Paul, 55109.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
Chris & DJ Bergeron and Sue S.
A huge Thank you to Dennis Engebretson who recently donated $100.00 to the club.
The April birthstone is a diamond and the birth flower is either a Daisy or Sweet Pea. After a 1,500 year break, the first Olympics of the modern era took place on April 6, 1896. in Athens. The Titanic hit the now famous iceberg on April 14, 1912.
HIKE LEADERS WITH MILEAGE:
Patty Peterson 51, Sharon Heaton 48, Rose Nelson 48, Rick Nelson 48, Vicky Beutel 46, Jane Boyer 43, Brock Herlick 43, Sandy Herlick 43, Bernie Wildes 43, Wendy Chen 42, Don Crawford 40, Sue Crawford 40, Viv Fickling 40, Peter Berglund 33, Bob Tholkes 32, Scott Lee 28, Shirley Lee 28, Doug Carlson 26, Jean Diekmann 25, Vic Fickling 24, Judy Nelson 24, Mary Ann Warner 24.
Total SPHC mileage hiked through February 2025 = 1050 (Members – 1031, Guests – 19)
1050 miles is the distance to New Orleans
The SPHC needs a Social Director, please contact Vicky Beutel with questions if interested. vbeutel@comcast.net
(THERE Will not be a SPRING SOCIAL This year.)
Avocado is a unique fruit because of its low sugar content. It also provides heart-healthy fatty acids and magnesium, a key mineral linked to neurological and muscular function.
HIKING CLUB STATS THROUGH FEBRUARY 2025 FROM MILEAGE DIRECTOR AND SPHC STATISTICIAN RICK NELSON...
13 completed hikes so far, 3 hikes canceled.
43 different members & 5 guests have hiked.
A club member with the initials of PP has made 69 hikes in a row. Every hike since 6/16/24.
Judy Nelson’s hike from Gorman’s Restaurant on February 25th started exactly on the 45th parallel which is the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. It was also the farthest East stating point so far.
The temperature on hikes ranged from -4 F on February 18th to 48 F on February 23rd. Just 5 days apart.
Earth day, April 22, 2024 No Earth, No Life.