July 2016 - Sitzmark Ski Club

Vol 56 Issue 2, July 2016
The Sitzmark News
sitz-märk: An impression left in the snow by the backward
fall of a skier.
In this Issue:
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Calendar
President’s Thoughts of the Month
Board Members Directory
Camping Trip, Social Events, Meet-Me-Ats
50th Anniversary Party
Badger Game
Weekend Getaway
Photos from Wildcat Mt
Membership Application for 2016/2017
Have an idea for an event, or a
special club adventure?
Contact Jean Bronson, our new
Social Director at
[email protected]
We can help you plan and schedule
the activity, and get the word out to
our membership through email and
the newsletter.
The Board of Director’s Meetings are @ 7pm, 3rd Tuesday of each month throughout the year.
Contact [email protected] for the next meeting location.
Calendar of Upcoming Events and Deadlines
JULY
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4
5
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
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17
24
6
1
2
7
8
9
14
15
16
Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
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12
13
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
Golf League @
Oakwood Park
Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
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19
20
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
Barnacle Bud’s
Birthday Bash
Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
25
26
27
Golf League @ Lincoln Park
Fleming’s
Wednesday Night Bike Rides
PrimeMeet-MeVolleyball @ Rainbow Park
At
Peninsula State Park Camping Trip
Jackson Park
Jazz Orchestra
@ Big Head
Brewing
21
22
23
Peninsula State Park Camping
Trip
28
29
Lombardi Walk/Run
@ Festa Italiana
30
Buck Bradley’s /
Edelweiss Cruise
August
7
14
21
1
2
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
Golf League @ Whit- Wednesday Night Bike Rides
nall Park
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
8
9
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
Golf League @ Grant
Crawdaddy’s Meet-Me-At
Park
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16
17
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
Golf League @
Greenfield Park
Wednesday Night Bike Rides Boulder Junction
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park Meet-Me-At
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24
Signup Deadline for
9/23 weekend trip
28
29
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10
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26
27
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Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
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Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
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Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
September
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5
6
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
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12
19
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26
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
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8
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14
50th Anniversary
Party
15
16
Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
20
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
25
2
Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
Monday Night Bike
Rides w/Ron August
18
7
1
21
Badger Game!
22
28
Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
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24
St. Croix Valley Dinner Train,
Landmark Center, St. Paul, Cascasde falls Weekend Trip
Wednesday Night Bike Rides
Volleyball @ Rainbow Park
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29
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THOUGHTS OF THE MONTH FROM decided to stick with us. Has been
TOM
a member ever since. I have
heard also people tell me that
they heard about the club through
Membership Initiatives
their parents and decided to come
We are beginning the process of
to a meeting and check it out but
growing our club both quantitathey were skeptical and thought it
tively and qualitatively. Working was going to be an older crowd.
with Promotions Director Dave
When they came to a meeting,
Wherry, our club has contacted
they saw three young people on
more than a half-dozen churches the board and several other
in an effort to enrich their proyoung people in the room to mingrams with Sitzmark activities.
gle with and it changed their perThese churches (contacts) inspective on it."
clude:
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Saint Lukes of Brookfield
(Marion)
 St. Matthias of Pewaukee
(John)
 Holy Apostles of New Berlin
(Fr. Raul* and Diana)
 Our Lady of Lourdes of Greenfield (Mary)
 Immaculate Heart of Mary of
West Allis (Kathy)
*Becoming the Pastor of a couple
Catholic parishes in St Francis
shortly.
This effort should not only serve
to increase participation in our
activities but we are tapping into
a new source of membership. If
you are a member of another organization that we could benefit
with a similar collaborative relationship with our club, contact
Promotions Director Dave Wherry
or myself.
Finally, we are also consulting
with the President of Illinoisbased Sanctuary Ski Club,, Anna
Lyszczarcyk, on some unique
membership efforts their group
used to tap into the 30 and
younger crowd. In a recent correspondence she wrote:"I think you
need a core 'young group' to be
involved and stay involved in the
club so that new potential members see the young faces to join
the club. One of our members we
met at the ski show. He said he
went to a few ski club meetings
around town but ours is the only
one we saw faces under 30 and
While this kind of effort takes
time, I think it is well worth it. We
ask all of Sitzmarks to encourage
younger adults (21 years and older), including those who have
adult children, to check out our
club. According to Anna, most
younger skiers, due to limited
budget, would be interested initially in Midwestern ski trips before moving onto more expensive
Western Trips. Sanctuary Ski club
members found that the Midwestern trips were also an opportunity
to 'bond' with their adult children
or grandchildren on the slopes - I
hear the experience was enjoyable for all involved. Once we have
a core group from this age bracket, momentum to grow our club
from that direction will increase
significantly. One more thought,
this is not an effort to replace older members, what we are trying
to do is widen the age spectrum
of our club's membership. We
have a big tent and everyone is
invited to all our activities that
includes both skiing and nonskiing activities alike.
Congratulations/Appreciation
Congratulations goes out to Laura
Kletti and Sue Czarniak who organized the June 24 - 26 Wildcat
Mountain Camping Trip. It was a
great success that was enjoyed
by 13 participants. I want to express, too, my appreciation to
the summer activity organizing
efforts by fellow Sitzmarks that
includes the on-going activities of
Golf (Rob Hermann), Volleyball
(Bob Bluemner), Wednesday
Night Biking (George Vogt), and
Monday Night (Ron August).
George Vogt told me that participation has been great this summer with 14 bikers showing up
last week that made a journey
west from Greenfield Park to
watch the water show in
Waukesha's Frame Park. I had a
chance to drop by Volleyball, located NE of the grade school by
Rainbow Park, on June 15th to
find 16 participants. In addition to
on-going activities, see The Sitzmark News for details on some
terrific July events that some of
your fellow Sitzmarks are organizing including: Barnacle Buds
Birthday Meet-Me-At (Nancy
Woltzen/Mike Mueller) Jackson
Park Jazz Orchestra Meet-Me-At
(Jon Rydz), the popular annual
Peninsula Park Door County
Camping (Nancy Woltzen), Buck
Bradley & Edelweiss Cruise (Jim &
Megan Reilly) and Flemings Prime
Steakhouse Meet-Me-At (Jon
Rydz). Finally, I want to thank
John Heinzel for hosting six members of the board, on the evening
of June 27th, in his home for a
much needed training exercise on
using the Wild Apricot system
used by the club.
I welcome all suggestions and really appreciate the dedicated Sitzmark Board Members, Directors
and volunteers we have that are
contributing to the continuing
success of our club.
Tom
TO REACH THE ENTIRE BOARD
[email protected]
PRESIDENT — Tom Augustine
262-860-0191
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT — Laura Thornton
847-691-1428
[email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT — Dawn Petermann Harris
414-315-5100
[email protected]
SECRETARY — Jennifer Campbell
262-622-1950
[email protected]
TREASURER — Joyce Katona
262-825-3626
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP — Jim Reilly
414-291-4407
[email protected]
MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENT—
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER — John Heinzel
414-640-2238
[email protected]
SOCIAL EVENTS — Jean Bronson
414-423-1495
[email protected]
WESTERN TRIPS — Mark Harris
414-254-1406
[email protected]
NORTHERN TRIPS — Jeff Borchardt
262-781-6010
[email protected]
SPECIAL EVENTS —
[email protected]
RACE & SPORTS —
[email protected]
PROMOTIONS — Dave Wherry
414-530-2212
[email protected]
Camping!
Peninsula State Park—Door County Camping
Thursday, July 21 - Monday July 25, 2016
We have the Lakeshore group site reserved! This is the trip of the summer, just ask
anyone who has joined us in the past. Don’t miss
it!
Organized events:
Friday: fish fry @ Sister Bay Bowl
Saturday: potluck breakfast (prepare your favorite dish to
share) & group kayak excursion
Sunday: Sixth Annual Door County Tennis Open Round
Robin tennis tournament. Hiking, biking, kayaking, boating, party island, awesome bonfires, wine tasting and
treats throughout the weekend. Kayak and bike rentals
available at Nicolet Beach.
The cost is $35 before June 21, 2016 and $40 after until
the trip is full. Includes: campsite and all events above except fish fry and rentals.
For more information contact Nancy Woltzen at 414-559-0508 or [email protected]. Mail your
check, payable to Sitzmark Ski Club, to Nancy to reserve your spot: 3145 S New York Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207.
Please include your email, day of arrival and whether you will be attending the fish fry. Also, let Nancy
know if you will be participating in the tennis competition.
Social Events / Meet-Me-Ats
Monday Night Bike Rides
the person/s of similar ability.
Rides will continue into the fall as Thanks! Ron August.
daylight and weather allows. Usu- [email protected]
ally we keep going every Monday Cell #262-271-0012
until October. Rides are usually
at 6pm and are in Waukesha
A weekly update including ride
County Lake Country, Holy Hill,
location and time is sent. To join
Menomonee Falls, etc. Ride Dis- this distribution list send a blank
tances are between 10 and 30
e-mail from the address you want
miles and usually at a pace beadded to the list to:
tween 15 – 30 mph. Pick your
distance and pace and ride with [email protected]
Wednesday Night Biking
Come and JOIN IN THE FUN of
Biking Wednesday Nights.
We will meet just before 6:00 PM
and START AT 6:00 PM
from Greenfield Park (parking lot
just off of 124th and Lincoln) and
bike either North or South or East
or West on the Oak Leaf Trail/
New Berlin Trail/Henry Aaron
Trail: (usually to Whitnal Park,
Elm Grove, Waukesha or Miller
Park and return.)
WEDNESDAY CO-ED VOLLEYBALL @ Rainbow Park
Volleyball at Rainbow Park at
6:10 PM every Wednesday.
117th & Washington
Park is located 2 blocks north of
Greenfield on 117th Street. Open
play, mixed recreational. All skill
levels are welcome. Nominal fee
(25 cents members & 50 cents
nonmembers) to help over equip-
(note: It takes a
day or two to become active.)
Hope to see you there,
George Vogt— [email protected]
ment maintenance, Etc. We go to
the Pallas Restaurant’s Aris
Sports Bar afterwards for food
and drinks.
Contact Bob Bluemner at:
414-545-0376
Call cell 414-791-3923 night of
Volleyball only.
July Birthday Meet-Me-At
Tuesday, July 19th at Barnacle Buds
5:30 pm until ???
Your Hosts: Nancy Woltzen and Mike Mueller
Join us for summertime fun on the Milwaukee
River!
Tuesday Night Specials:
BBQ Ribs with slaw and French fries or onionrings - Half rack $9.95, Full rack $14.95
Oysters $1.50 each. Great apps, seafood and drinks and live music with Jimmi T
Barnacle Buds - 1955 S. Hilbert Street - Milwaukee, WI 53207.
Click here for directions
Social Events / Meet-me-Ats
Jackson Park Jazz Orchestra
15 Jul 2016, 7:00 PM
Big Head Brewery, 6204 W. State St.
Wauwatosa, WI
No cover charge; plenty of room for sitting and
dancing. No restaurant but beer, pizzas
and popcorn, maybe some chips are available.
There can be anywhere from 30 people to 5075 in attendance.
Great music, dancing and fun for everyone!
Contact: Jonathan Rydz - [email protected]
After work get-together for some fine drinks and food
Thursday, July 28; Happy Hour 5 - 7 pm
Flemings Prime Steakhouse
15665 W. Bluemound Rd, Brookfield. $6 - $8 selected cocktails, wines, appetizers; prime
burger $8:
Contact: Rob Hermann at [email protected]; Jonathan Rydz - [email protected];
Buck Bradley's & City Skyline
Edelweiss Cruise - July 30
Buck Bradley's, 1019 Old World Third St,
Milwaukee
Meet for food & drinks (outside patio available) at Buck
Bradley's at 5:30 pm.
At 7:30 pm board the Edelweiss cruise ship for a city
skyline tour starting at 8:00 pm - tickets $18.
Buy advanced cruise tickets online at
www.edelweissboats.com under group Sitzmarks.
A cash bar will be available for the duration of the cruise.
Anyone can meet for food & drinks, or take the cruise only, or do both.
Hosts: Jim & Megan Reilly - [email protected];[email protected];
Meet-Me-At
August 10, 5PM—NEW LOCATION: 9427 W. Greenfield, West Allis
Happy Hour specials, $4 selected wines, 2 for 1 tappers & rails; Appetizers - buy one get one 1/2
off. There is a patio, but the specials are at the bar.
Hosts: Tom & Jean Bronson; [email protected]
September 9, 2016
Come join us to celebration 50 years of fun and skiing (1965-2015)
Because our Club started in the 60’s, please come dressed in your coolest 60’s era threads
Costs: $15.50: Before Aug 30th
$19.65: After Aug 30th or at the door
Register ONLINE here http://sitzmark.org/event-2135276
Note: We’re charging $19.65; since that’s the year we started. We will have no change at the door
Location: Crown Plaza Milwaukee West 10499 Innovation Dr. Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Cash Bar!
Discounted rooms available @ $115.00
Schedule: Social Hour: 6:00-6:30 PM
Food: 6:30-8:30 PM
Presentations start: 7:30
Commemorative Pin logo above designed by Ann Kammerer
BADGER GAME
Saturday, Sept. 17th
UW vs Georgia State
11:00am game time - Cost $90
GAME TIME:
COST:
11:00am
$90
TRIP LEADERS: Ann Kammerer & Dave Wherry
INCLUDES:
BUS LEAVES: Tentatively, 7:30AM
Bus from Goerke’s Corners Park-N-Ride
BUS RETURNS: Tentatively boarding at 5:00PM
Tailgate party before and after the game
Plan on partying on the bus—drinks will be provided. The bus will be parked in a lot a few blocks east of
Camp Randall for a full tailgate party. Bring your: chairs, tailgating toys and games.
Send your $90 check, payable to Sitzmark Ski Club, to:
Sitzmark Ski Club c/o Dave Wherry
2304 E Newton Ave, Shorewood, WI 53211
Dave Wherry: 414-530-2212
- Ann Kammerer: 414-258-9293
Weekend Trip!
The Osceola & St Croix Valley
Dinner Train
Landmark Center, St. Paul
Cascade Falls
Join us as we travel by motor coach to the northwestern part of Wisconsin and into Minnesota.
Here are some of the highlights:
 Cascade Falls in Osceola, WI is located along the St. Croix River. Experience the rushing water falls as you de
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scend a set of stairs of 156 steps leading you down into the gorge to the base of the falls.
Osceola- St. Croix Valley Dinner Train is a 90 minute picturesque excursion through the St. Croix Valley with
a First Class Dinner of a USDA choice hanger steak set on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables.
Dessert is strawberry cheesecake. (Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Vegan available.)
Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN –this historic architectural building once served as the Federal Court House in
the 1930’s for gangsters like John Dillinger, Ma Barker and Babyface Nelson. Public tours of the building are offered
depending on availability, along with costumed gangster tours.
2-night stay in Hastings, MN – a drive-by to Welch Ski Village is on the list for the next day.
Coon Valley – Amish country will be our scenic route on our way home.
Fennimore, WI (outside of Madison) is our next stop – Doll & Toy Museum or the Fennimore Railroad Histori-
cal Society Museum.
Cost: $295 per person - includes bus transportation,
group tickets for dinner train, two-night stay in Hastings,
MN with complimentary breakfasts, and food/beverages
on the bus.
Depart: Friday, Sept. 23 at 3:30 pm; Arrival: Milwaukee – Sunday, Sept. 25th – 6:00 pm.
Bus pickup locations: Watertown Plank Rd Park-N-Ride;
Goerkes Corners Park N’ Ride - Exit 297.
Limited rooms are blocked – bring your friends!
SIGN-UP form below due by 8/22/16
Contact: Jean Bronson (414-423-1495)
Tom (414-940-8642) or [email protected]
Name:_______________________________________ E-mail Address:_______________________________________________
Street:_______________________________________________ Apt #: ________ Phone(s): _______________________________
City:_________________________________State:_______ Zip:__________ Contact Preference (circle):
Email
Phone
Emergency Contact: ______________________________ Phone: ________________________ Relationship: __________________
that I am at least 21 years of
and do agree to abide by the rules,
and practices of the
Ski Club of
have read the
Trip Policies, including the
rules and
Understanding that
events of the club carries a
of risk of injury or death. hereby waive and release the
its officers.
and
members from any and all liability arising from injuries may suffer as a result of
said events and also agree to indemnify
and
and them harmless from and
t all
costs, and expenses
as a result of
ons
I
grant full permission to any and all
to use any
video tapes,
or any
record of
ski club event for any legitimate
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(Please read above form before
Make checks payable to: Sitzmark Ski Club. Mail to: Tom/Jean Bronson, 5343 S. 48 th Street, Greenfield, WI 53220
Thanks to Jonathan Rydz for posting these
to our Facebook group
Biking on the Elroy Sparta Trail
Sitzmark Ski Club
P.O. Box 1877
Milwaukee, WI
53201
Our website for trip information and signups: www.sitzmark.org
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