Check out the latest edition to the OWSA YouTube page.  This video from the 2009 ski season was created by Mark Rosenblum of Extreme Watersports Center.  You're gonna love the sweet music that YouTube provided in place of the original classics that Mark selected!

LAST DAY TO REGISTER!!! 

OWSA is hosting a CPR class in Cincinnati, OH on February 20th, 2010.  There is enough room for up to 15 participants.  It will be a 3 to 4 hour class and students will keep the training mask. The class will include adult and children training with defib.  Participants must be registered and paid by February 5th.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Ohio's Safety Clinic will be held on March 20th at the Akron General Wellness Center in Stow, Ohio.  Click on the more button below for more details and for online regristration

Ohio's Judges and Scorer's clinic will be held on March 27th and 28th in the Loft of Bob Axe's Lake barn in Marysville Ohio.  The Judges clinic will be Saturday March 27 and the scorer's clinic will be on Sunday March 28th.  Click on the more button below for more details and for online regristration.

This isn't in Ohio, but close enough to be news worthy!  The City of Columbus, IN is seriously considering the development of 3 waterski lakes as part of a new park that is in the planning stage.  These types of projects could really put waterskiing back on the map as it would give people a place to ski regularly without the difficulties of skiing on public waterways.  Indiana Economic Digest Story

I just wanted to give you a quick update on the Ohio Water Ski Association's junior development clinics planned for this year.  We have firm commitments and dates are set for three junior development clinics this summer.  The clinics are set for the Cincinnati area, Columbus area and northeast Ohio.  The Cincinnati area clinic will be held at Skiers Runway on June 19th and 20th.  The Columbus area clinic will be held at Emerald Lake in Prospect Ohio on July 1st and the northeast Ohio clinic will be held at the Bootsarosa in Canal Fulton, Ohio on June 24th.  We are still waiting for Sunsite lake in Dayton to firm up a date , but, we are hoping to do this one on July 7th or 8th.  If the interest expressed so far at the boat shows this year is any indication, these clinics will fill fast.  Keep watching the OWSA website, www.skiowsa.com for more information and registration.

MESSAGE FROM RON 1/27/10:

Dear Friends,   
 
I want to thank everyone for their support during this very sad time for me. All the get well cards were cherished by Dottie and me. The sympathy cards, flowers, and memorials are cherished by me and my family - Libby, Jeff, and four special grand kids Adam, Chris, Ben, and Emily, also Dottie's Mom (Granny). The visitation was overwhelming in excess of 200 people. I can not put into words how I feel. She was (and is) my soul mate for 53+ years. I love her more than anything else in the world. I really miss her and have a huge void in my life. I know she is in heaven and I hope I get there, to meet up with her again someday down the road.
 
Ron 

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 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:

The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation's preliminary world rankings' list for the period Nov. 1, 2008 through Oct. 31, 2009 is now available. The list incorporates for the first time ranking lists for the 35+, 45+, and 55+ age divisions. As data for these divisions is only initially available for the period of May 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009, these lists will remain unofficial until a year's worth of results are incorporated in the May 2010 list, which will cover the period May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010. For a list of Ohio Skier that made the list, click on the more button below.  For the complete list, click here.

Did someone say it was too cold to ski?  This video is hilarious!

The Ohio State Waterski Team has launched a sweet new website for 2010.  OSU will be hosting the annual Midwest Winter Conference for collegiate teams across the Midwest on February 20th!