Cynthia is the recipient of the Marshall University OHV Recreation Management track scholarship for the spring 2010 semester. NOHVCC, in conjunction with the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) and the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA), awarded this scholarship for the spring semester 2009-2010 of course 451/551 Planning and Design of OHV Trails, based on the applications which were received. The funding for this scholarship is provided by MIC and SVIA.

NOHVCC hopes to offer another scholarship for the fall 2010 semester.

NOHVCC's own Mona Ehnes was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame on Saturday, December 5th,2009. Mona was introduced by her son, Russ Ehnes, during the ceremony. See the last NOHVCC newsletter for information about Mona and her contributions that led to her induction. Way to go, Mona!

NOHVCC is please to announce its 2010 conferece will be held Aug 26 - 29, 2010. The conference will take place in Great Falls, MT. We are excited to be able to showcase the city and state of the NOHVCC home office during this year's conference. It will also allow us to minimize NOHVCC's costs to put on the event.

With the date and location set, we are turning our attention to providing you with a great agenda, not to mention the great networking opportunities and the trail riding experiences. If you have a topic you think should be included, please send us a note to trailhead@nohvcc.org. Please include any suggested presenters for your subject if you know of any. We are working to broaden our scope of speakers and introduce our network to others.

Packets for registration are being developed. Keep watching the website for additional information as it becomes available.

NOHVCC has teamed up with Marshall Community & Technical College (MCTC) to offer CEU credit for their OHV Land Advocacy webinar sessions.

Since the sessions are funded by the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), the Specialty Vehicle Institue of America (SVIA), the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA), and the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative, the webinars are available to anyone without a fee. There is an administrative fee for processing the CEU certificates for those who wish to receive the credit. Details for this program as well as session information, registration, and the presentations are available on our webinars page.

Unfortunately, this issue is still around. A renewed effort is necessary to push the legislature to correct the law and remove the ban

Stay up to date with the latest events regarding the ban on youth ATV, dirtbikes, and snowmobiles on the Motorcycle Industry Council's webpages. created for you.