Nisei Ski Club

by Joel Hayashida, Board Member

Join the NSC for a late spring Bay Area hike at Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore, and continue the fun by strolling the Downtown Livermore district “après hike” and explore the shops, brewpubs, and eateries led by former NSC President, Joel Hayashida.  We will follow a mostly level (50’ elevation gain) ~3.25-mile loop following the Winery Trail/Loop.  Along the way, we will see late spring flowers, trees, a stream, and perhaps wildlife!  Park at the Wetmore trailhead.  The parking fee is $5 per vehicle and the kiosk accepts major credit cards and cash.  Bring: hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, water…  Downtown activity will be ad hoc but with a plan.

Saturday, May 25 2024 (Meet at @9AM): Sycamore Grove Park & Downtown Livermore

by Roland Lee, Board Member

Join Nisei Ski Club for bike ride around the Tiburon Loop on Saturday June 15th,

See the attaché Flyer below

by Jeanne Katsuro, Vice President

Sign up now before April 11. PRICE WILL GO UP AFTER APRIL 11.

The Easiest Way to Sign up for the Eastern Canada Vacation is to hit hyperlink below & sign up under Nisei Ski Club # 1197844

1. Sign up Online   https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1197844

   Typing your own information assures all that it is correct

   Pay by credit card and get points!

   Collette Travel Insurance covers more than Trip Cancellation. It covers Medical Expenses and more.

2. Complete the Nisei Ski Club Membership Form

     Fill out the Form and Send it to Tina Woo Membership Chairperson

     With a Note that it is for June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025 Fiscal Year

     Sign up before May 31 ~ Early Bird Registration at $25 versus $30

     See Attachment for here. Membership Form

• Transportation to the San Francisco Airport
  • Flight to and from Toronto
  • All the Excursions everyday including 
  • Niagara Falls – Maiden of the Mist the boat ride
  • Niagara on the Lake
  • Thousand Islands National Park
  • Ottawa
  • Quebec City
  • Montmorency Falls
  • Maple Sugar Shack
  • Montreal
  • 9 days
  • 12 Meals – 8 Breakfasts and 4 Dinners

After April 11, the Price goes up! ——Sign up now!

Collette Trip Insurance: https://partner.travelexinsurance.com/policy/?plannumber=365ZA-0123

1. Cost of the Trip including the Deposit

The Cancellation for Any Reason ~ No Medical Reason Needed

2. Emergency Medical Expenses Covered in Canada

Medical needs including hospitalization up to $50,000  

Note: Your medical insurance policy may not cover medical expenses in another country

3. Travel Delay Coverage:    Example: If your travel partner needs to stay in a Hospital for any Medical Emergency, your expenses to stay in Canada with your partner will be covered up to $150/day up to $2100

4. Emergency Dental Expenses ~ $750

5. With the Collette Travel Insurance there is No Deductible.

This is Amazing insurance! It includes more than mentioned above.

Collette Registration Form https://www.niseiskiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3_Collette-East-Canada-Registration-Form-NEW.pdf

Collette Credit Card Authorization Form https://www.niseiskiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4_Collette-Credit-Card-Authorization-Form-NEW.pdf

I am excited that you are going to Canada with us! Jeanne

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

This month we are going back to posting recipes from the NSC recipe book.  Do you have left over miso paste that was needed for one or 2 recipes and then it’s tucked away in the back of your refrigerator? The poor miso paste is forgotten and just waiting to come out to see the daylight again.

Here’s a great way to use up your miso paste. This salad dressing recipe is clean and not made with any preservatives like those bottled brands.

Try it!

Bon Appetit – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.

Preparation time: 10 Minutes

Servings: 1/3 cup – Enough for 1 or 2 salads

Ingredients

• 1/4 – 1/2 tsp graded ginger w juice
• 2 Tbsp White Miso
• 1/2 tsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 3 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 ½ Tbsp salad oil / neutral oil
• 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1 splash of lemon juice

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

On April 8, 2024, a historic total solar eclipse will cast a shadow over parts of the United States, prompting a mass travel event to the path of totality — from Texas to Maine and several states and cities in between.

A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth and, for a short time, completely blocks the face of the sun.

The track of the moon’s shadow across Earth’s surface is called the path of totality, and to witness the April 8 total solar eclipse, viewers must be within the 115-mile-wide path. To discover when to see the solar eclipse in totality or the partial eclipse in locations across the U.S. outside of the path, check out NASA’s Eclipse Explorer tool.

Eclipse chasers, or umbraphiles, are individuals who will do almost anything, and travel almost anywhere, to see totality. Speak to Joel Hayashida about this. He’s chasing this event in Dallas, Texas/

There’s a very active community of solar eclipse chasers and we will go to any reasonable lengths to see solar eclipses anywhere in the world.

Bringing together both eclipse experts and novice sky watchers, the total solar eclipse on April 8 is projected to be the U.S.’s largest mass travel event in 2024.

In the U.S., the path of totality begins in Texas and will travel through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Small parts of Tennessee and Michigan will also experience the total solar eclipse, according to NASA.

“Eclipse Across America,” will air live Monday, April 8, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, ABC News Live, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Disney+ and Hulu as well as network social media platforms.

So, get out your protective sunglasses and look up into the sky.. Be Safe.

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

Get Inspired. Take Action. Be part of the green revolution.

Earth Day is April 22, 2024

EARTHDAY.ORG is committed to end plastics for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of ALL plastics by 2040.

60% Reduction of Plastic Production by 2040

Health Risk – Plastics are a danger to humanity and all living creatures, disrupting the delicate balance of life on Earth.

Demand Change – Rapidly phase out all single use plastics, urgently push for a strong UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, and call for an end to fast fashion.

Innovative Solutions – Investing in innovative technologies and materials to build a plastic-free world.

Babies vs. Plastics – This report, the first of five such reports, offers an over-view of some of the latest research studying the impacts of microplastics on the health of young babies and children.

Do your part and let preserve Planet Earth. Home to all of us. https://www.earthday.org/

by Jeanne Katsuro, Vice President

After April 11, the Price goes up! ——Sign up now!

The Easiest Way to Sign up for the Eastern Canada Vacation is to hit hyperlink below & sign up under Nisei Ski Club # 1197844

1. Sign up Online   https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1197844

   Typing your own information assures all that it is correct

   Pay by credit card and get points!

   Collette Travel Insurance covers more than Trip Cancellation. It covers Medical Expenses and more.

2. Complete the Nisei Ski Club Membership Form

     Fill out the Form and Send it to Tina Woo Membership Chairperson

     With a Note that it is for June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025 Fiscal Year

     Sign up before May 31 ~ Early Bird Registration at $25 versus $30

     See Attachment for here. Membership Form

• Transportation to the San Francisco Airport
  • Flight to and from Toronto
  • All the Excursions everyday including 
  • Niagara Falls – Maiden of the Mist the boat ride
  • Niagara on the Lake
  • Thousand Islands National Park
  • Ottawa
  • Quebec City
  • Montmorency Falls
  • Maple Sugar Shack
  • Montreal
  • 9 days
  • 12 Meals – 8 Breakfasts and 4 Dinners

After April 11, the Price goes up! ——Sign up now!

Collette Trip Insurance: https://partner.travelexinsurance.com/policy/?plannumber=365ZA-0123

1. Cost of the Trip including the Deposit

The Cancellation for Any Reason ~ No Medical Reason Needed

2. Emergency Medical Expenses Covered in Canada

Medical needs including hospitalization up to $50,000  

Note: Your medical insurance policy may not cover medical expenses in another country

3. Travel Delay Coverage:    Example: If your travel partner needs to stay in a Hospital for any Medical Emergency, your expenses to stay in Canada with your partner will be covered up to $150/day up to $2100

4. Emergency Dental Expenses ~ $750

5. With the Collette Travel Insurance there is No Deductible.

This is Amazing insurance! It includes more than mentioned above.

Collette Registration Form https://www.niseiskiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3_Collette-East-Canada-Registration-Form-NEW.pdf

Collette Credit Card Authorization Form https://www.niseiskiclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4_Collette-Credit-Card-Authorization-Form-NEW.pdf

I am excited that you are going to Canada with us! Jeanne

by Karen Soo, Trip Director

Fifty NSC members gathered for a week of skiing at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We didn’t get any fresh powder but we did have a great time.

We left SFO and flew into Jackson Hole, Wyoming arriving in the afternoon. It was a simple, quick flight. We arrived on time and our 2 shuttle buses were waiting for us. On the way to Teton Village, we made a pitstop at Albertsons where the frenzies had an hour to shop. It looked like a scene from the Supermarket Sweep game show.

It’s Saturday night and we decided to unpacked, get hydrated and settled in with a home cook pasta dinner. We were ready for our first day of skiing the next morning.

Highlights of the Trip – First day of skiing and It was quite Foggy – No sun in sight. Braille skiing is what I was told.

Monday – Another foggy day and I’m already taking a day off. Yes, I’m becoming a wimp with my gimpy knee.

Tuesday – Inversion Blue Sky Day – Blue skies above the clouds. A great day of skiing.

We had our traditional NSC Condo potluck. Rendezvous and Teewinot combined forces and held our pot luck dinner in 2 Rendezvous condos.
Some delicious highlights were Shepherd pie, Midnight noodles (I need the recipe – Chris Yee) Tamale casserole and numerous healthy salads. 7-layer Jello and Nuttzo – 4 ingredient cookies that were also a hit. ( SEE WEBSITE FOR RECIPE) We had about 22 people participating between the 2 condos.

Nez Perce had their own potluck across the street with Steam salmon and Mac and Cheese. Everyone stayed within their building. Who wants to walk in the cold on frozen ice? Just to cross the street for more food. Forget about that.

Wednesday – Inversion Blue Sky Day – Blue skies above the clouds.

It was beautiful on top. I can actually see where I’m going. But once I hit that cloud layer, it was blindfolds on. This was not good for my gimpy knee. We met for lunch daily at the Rendezvous Lodge at 12:00pm. Tables were held for our members and we ate together, chatted and figure out where to ski next.

Our condo went to town that evening and had our dinner at the Gun Barrel Steak and Game House. We feasted in Elk Loin, with red wine and huckleberry reduction and slow roasted Bison Prime Rib – Medium rare. No complaints from the carnivores at the table.

Thursday – Another Inversion Blue Sky Day – Blue skies above the clouds.

I took the tram out at the end of the day with Sandy. We took pictures and tried out the waffles at Corbet Cabin. We didn’t ski down around the Volkswagen size moguls, but we did have the tram to ourselves and enjoyed the music and view. Check out the Video

That evening, NSC hosted the farewell dinner at the Mangy Moose located at the base of the mountain.

We feasted on Jumbo shrimp skewers with garlic, lemon, old bay and buttermilk fried chicken sliders with, tangy fire sauce, pickle, ranch, slaw, fried onion.

There was a buffet set up of Prime Rib, Steel head trout and grilled vegetables. Everyone had a ticket for 2 drinks and I’m thinking some of the Hawaiians boys from our condo ordered some expensive MaCallen12 year old whiskey. $$$

Friday – Our last day of skiing.

More Highlights

We had 15 newbie members on the trip. I’m still waiting for an article about their first-time experiences on a weeklong trip with NSC.

ZDid you hear about the moose on the loose that galloped down a green run near the base and made headline news. (Article) 2nd Article

I think this is the same moose that was hanging outside at our condo.  It was a young bull with one antler. I think it’s the same moose – See the pics and compare them for yourself.

It was great trip. It was fun meeting and skiing with the old and new members.

We hope you next year at Sun Peaks, Canada in 2025 . Are you coming? Please fill out those Survey…