| Snurfing 1978 |
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| February 12, 1978 - Muskegon Chronicle |
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| The National Snurfing Contest took on new stature this year as JEM Corporation, manufacturer of the boards, stepped in to lend it a financial hand. And it may be only the beginning. The company is now interested in co-sponsoring the annual event with MCC's Student Representative Council and making it truly "national" in scope. |
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| JEM Corporation General Manager Leo Parks and Corporate Vice
President Bill Fix attend the 11th Annual Snurfing Competition to
award $1,000 in prize money and offer to co-sponsor the event in the
future. "Already in the planning stage are proposed local, and regional competitions with winners coming to Muskegon for the payoff event, the National Contest. Also in the works is a National Snurfer's Association with tis own executive director and a national promotion of MCC's competition." February 22, 1978 - Bay Window Collegiate |
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| The February 1978 edition of Playboy features the Snurfer in a
Sports feature called "One To Go" "Nick Johnson, an expert skier, is now considered the world's greatest Snurfer. He can do things on a Snurfboard that the Poppens couldn't have imagined." Also featured, the Winterstick from The Winterstick Company in Salt Lake City, UT and the Single Ski from Bahne & Company in Encinitas, CA |
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| $1,000 in Prizes Awaits Winners in Snurfer Meet February 8, 1978 - Bay Window Collegiate |
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| Snurfing Event Winds Up Winter Carnival January 18, 1978 - Bay Window Collegiate |
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| On December 19, 1978 JEM Corporation filed a patent application for an improved footrest for their version of the Snurfer. |
