St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
Volume 2014-15 Number 4
www.boboen.com
October 2014
Pig Roast at Sportsmen’s Chalet
For the 18th year, Gary and Laurel Frank of the Sportsmen’s Chalet hosted their annual pig roast fundraiser to benefit both the Bo-Boen and
New-Tom Snow Fleas Snowmobile Clubs on Saturday, August 23rd. Split-the-pot spins on the paddle wheel and drawings for special prizes were
done in the afternoon. People were served a delicious roast pig supper, and afterward, the ticket drawings were conducted, including the $100
ticket raffle. The funds raised from the pig roast enabled Gary and Laurel to present a $4,075.00 check to our club. They would like to thank
everyone who helped make the pig roast a huge success, including the St. Germain Chamber of Commerce and the Rustic Manor for advertising
the pig roast on their sign board. They would also like to thank the people that made all of the desserts.
Thank you Gary & Laurel
Raffle Prize Donations by:
Legend’s Bar
John McCudden
St. Germain Pharmacy
Moon Dance
Greg Ebel
Golden Pines Restaurant & Lounge
Dan’s Upholstery
Patrick Stelloh
Sisters Saloon
First Weber (Peggy Ausloos)
Mike & Collen Jackowski
Sayner Pub
Lakeland Monuments (Bob Ausloos)
Jerry Seideman & family
St. Germain Sport Marine
St. Germain Chamber of Commerce
Vicki & Tom Gilbertson
Wolf Pack Cafe
Tomahawk Sport Shop
Judy & Bernie Pacanowski
Knitt’s Hardware Hank
Granary Restaurant
Walter & Carol Straus
$1,000.00—Dianne Dieter
St. Germain Rental
Vinchi’s Hillsaide
Doug & Karen Waehler
$500.00—Jerry Eliason
General Beverage
Lake Tomahawk Snowhawks Baseball
Dale & Lorraine Koutecky
$500.00—Mike Dahlk
Sno-Boss Groomers
Lofty Pines RV Park
Mike & Colleen Folwarski
Paul’s Rental-All
Julaine’s Hair Care
Mac & Jan McCoy
$500.00—Sheila Pulec
Smiley’s Pub
Janet’s Country Touch
Dennis & Diane Dieter
US Bank
Weber’s Wildlife
Gene & Chris Corille
Timber’s Bar & Grill
Meyers & Associates Insurance
Gary & Laurel Frank
Trig’s of Eagle River
3 C’s Coffee Cup Café
Kevin & Joanne Krueger
Whispering Pine Lodge
Edelman’s Meat
Roger & Carla Klein
Twilight Bar & Grill
Zastrow Beer
Badger Liquor
J&J Sports
Dean’s Distributing
Elberts Resort
Miller Beer of the Northwoods Inc.
Sportsmen’s Chalet
Individual Donations:
R & R Motorsports
Kathy Sauer
Vicki Jean Creations
Sandra Stern
The Moccasin Shop
Bev Dittmar
Clearview Lodge & Restaurant
Mark Dittmar
The Village Café
Butch Graveen
Libke Auto Specialists
Jim & Bernette Fett
Rummey’s Bar
Johnny Nicks
19th Hole
Elmer’s Fun Park
Black Bear Lodge
Bauer’s Dam
Hiller’s Pine Haven Resort
Cathy’s Ice Cream Shop
Plum Lake Golf Course
Spang’s Italian Restaurant
JD Archery
Bears Den Bar
Shamrock Bar
Helpers:
Gary & Laurel Frank
Roger & Carla Klein
Tricia Frank
Rochelle Frank
Kay Schultz
Mac & Jan McCoy
Tom & Barb Zimmerman
Jerry Seideman
Kathy Sauer
Garry Huttsell
See you
August 22, 2015!
Dennis & Dianne Dieter
Judy Pacanowski
Keith Antosh
Cash Prize Winners:
$4,000.00—Jim Williams
$1,000.00—Sandy Kilty
(Goody Sisters)
$1,000.00—Jeff Sievert
$500.00—Amy Bristo
$500.00—Jerry Lehnherr
$250.00—Andy & Julie Balint
$250.00 Jan McCoy & Steve
President’s Message
Have you heard the long range weather forecast for this
coming winter? The report I heard was that there is going to
be more snow and just as cold as last year. Can you imagine
the fun we are all up for this coming winter!
If you are a golfer and eat food, you now have two reasons
to mark your calendar for the weekend before Labor Day.
Come to St. Germain and attend the 19th Annual Pig Roast at
Sportsman’s Chalet on Saturday and then on Sunday play a
round of golf in the “Drive with the Groomer Drivers” Golf
Scramble. These are two of our biggest fund raisers and they
are also fun to participate in. Please think about coming up
next year and participating in them.
Next year with the change in registration the club will most
likely be sending out membership renewals earlier in the summer. In order to get your discounted trail pass from the
AWSC, our club has to have your membership into the AWSC
so they can verify it. Watch for more information in future
newsletters.
As you read through this month’s newsletter you can start to
appreciate the number of people that it takes to fund our
club. Look at the individuals that are donating their time
and/or money and businesses that are stepping up to the
plate with donations and fundraisers of their own for the club.
We sure are lucky to have the membership we do in order for
us to have the best trails in the state.
Please keep in mind we have a website and Facebook page
along with our newsletter to keep everyone informed about
changes in the snowmobile world. As always thank you for
your support.
Tom Christensen
Game Day Print Raffle
Again this year, Don Bauman donated another signed, numbered
and framed print to the club to be used for a raffle. This years print is
“Game Day” by Don Kloetzke and is 879/3,000. It is 15” x 30” and
tickets are available anytime at St. Germain Sport Marine or at Club
Dinner Meetings. For those of you out of the area, you may also send
money with your membership renewal and make a note what the additional funds are for. Tickets are $2.00 each or 3/$5.00.
Thank you Don for your generosity!
Trail Boss Report
Jim Wendt
Have you thought about what it would be like if all the rain we
have had in the past three weeks would have been snow? I hope
the snow gods will be kind to us this season.
Trail brushing has started. The club brushing day is set for Saturday, October 18th at 9:00 a.m. I hope to have a great turnout for
this very important club function.
Please consider helping the club with a donation to our equipment fund. As I mentioned before, we urgently need to start upgrading our drive units before the gap between the cost of a new
machine and the sale value of our current machine is so wide that
it becomes impossible to raise that amount of money without borrowing. Call me if you have any questions about this issue. Start
getting your iron ready, it is coming up really fast!
Happy Trails,
Jim
Membership News
Margie Klingsporn
The leaves are changing, the temperatures are dropping and a
few snow flurries have been scouting out our north woods. The
seasons are a-changing. General membership forms were sent the
first week of September and some have been returning to the BoBoen post office box already.
Our Mad Ad Sponsors are listed in this newsletter. Property
owner memberships will be sent in to AWSC by the end of September and will be listed in next month’s newsletter.
We have a total of 85 members for our new season. Nine are new
members and 76 are renewals. 70 are primary and 15 are secondary. ~~~ So the counting continues.~~~ Please send in your membership renewal and dues by November 1st. This date is in anticipation of next year’s changes when club members will need to be
current club members when applying for a trail pass at the discounted rate.
Any questions should be directed to me at [email protected]
or 715-479-2028.
B.B. Mappy’s Hint of the Month:
Do you use email often? Would you like to
receive an email message with a link to the Bo
-Boen website to read your newsletter? This
saves the club printing and postal expenses.
Please remember to check off on your membership form, that you would like to receive your newsletter via email. “Thanks” to those of you who already are on the email list.
Secretary’s Report
Kay Schultz
Let’s set the scene. It’s mid – September and I’m sitting in the
living room with a sweatshirt on and the furnace is running. Yesterday, the wind was about 50mph and it rained and rained and
then it rained some more. Last night it snowed. This morning it
was 38o and right now it’s 46o. Tonight we are suppose to have
scattered frost. Seriously, I know that everyone is anxious for the
snowmobile season to begin, and I do enjoy the cooler weather,
but snow showers in September is a little early. So please hold off
on your ‘snow dances’ until at least around Halloween.
We had our first membership dinner on September 9th with 60
members attending. As usual, Pub n’ Prime put out a great dinner
for everyone to enjoy. Thanks to Sue, Mark, Becky and the staff for
a wonderful evening. I hope that we have that kind of attendance
at all of our dinners.
Kay Schultz “DRIVE with the GROOMER DRIVERS” GOLF SCRAMBLE
at Trout Lake Golf Club on Sunday, August 24, 2014
A HUGE SUCCESS!
Last fall, I had the pleasure of playing golf with Mike Osborne for
the first time. While we were playing golf we started talking about a golf
outing fundraiser for the snowmobile club. At the completion of 18 glorious
holes we had derived a plan. We came up with a format that included a foursome plus a groomer driver being a fifth player that would play 18 holes of
golf. We decided to pitch our idea to the board. We explained to the board
that the groomer drivers are not visibly recognizable by the board or the
membership and that we were hoping to integrate the groomer drivers with
the rest of the club. We believe it is important for the groomer drivers to
give something back to the club. We explained if the outing was big enough
we may need a few board members to play to fill in as the fifth players.
We created a hole sponsorship challenge with the board. Each
driver was asked to get one hole sponsorship for $100 from a business or
person who had not taken out a map ad the previous year. Each board member was asked to recruit at least one map ad customer for a hole sponsorship
as well.
The first year, the golf outing was held at Trout Lake on August
24th. We had a very successful and fun day with a total of 45 players our
first year. Funds for the event came from hole sponsors, entry fees, and
raffles. Both the groomer drivers and the board were successful in acquiring
42 hole sponsorships for a total of $4,200.00. The club will receive a total
of $5,390.00 from the outing. The event will rotate between Trout Lake and
St. Germain Golf Club.
Thank you to all who played, donated raffle items and bought hole
sponsors. Congratulations to our winning team of Ben Vendl, Chris Vendl,
Scott Howard, Donnie Rubo, and Board Member and Substitute Groomer
Driver, Tim Gebhardt. See you in August 2015 at St. Germain Golf Club.
Thanks, John Vojta
l—r Ben Vendl, Chris Vendl, Tim Gebhardt, Donnie Rubo
& Scott Howard
THANK YOU to our Hole Sponsors
19th Hole
Anchor Rentals
Buns Pontoon Rental
Cathy's Ice Cream
Crystal Clear Windows
DJ's Northwoods Family Restaurant
Eagle Waste & Recycling, Inc
Elbert's Resort & Condos
Eliason Realty of the North
Fibber's Bar & Restaurant
First Weber - Peggy Ausloos
Happy 15th Mike & Penny
Hearthside Inn
J & J Services
Jennifer & Jim Wendt - Trail Boss
Lakeland Lawn & Equipment, Inc
Mike Osborne
Minocqua Tire & Auto
Northern Nites Trucking, LLC
Paul's Rent All
Rurel Masonary
Ryan Soils & Septic and North Side Storage
Sayner Pub
Sisters Saloon
Sno - Boss Groomers
Spang's Italian Restaurant
Sportsmen's Chalet
St. Germain Auto & Trailer
St. Germain Sentry Foods
St. Germain Sport Marine
Steve & Linda Soltwedel
Subway of St. Germain
The Timbers Bar & Grill
Tim Gebhardt Sales
Twilight Bar & Grille
Twin Waters Rentals
Walker Equipment
Whispering Pine Lodge
Whitetail Lodge
Wolf Pake Café
www.codavacationrentals.com
Equipment Fund Donations
Thank you to the following individuals for your generosity!
Steve & Debbie Benefiel
Mike & Bev Hogan
Gordon & Sally Sharbuno
Jeff & Ruth Grimm
Ron Groebe
Wayne & Betty McKinnis
Larry Glass
Jeff & Judy Timmer
Jim & Juli Mobry
Joe & Bev Saelens
Greg & Rebecca Loesche
Rodney & Carol Daniels
Shirley Knitt
Ed & Lori Mosca
Bob & Judy Perkl
John Bruckner
Eric & Ginny Lewison
David & Breanna Rollam
Mike & Sue Eagan
Terry & Patty Moyer
Dennis & Sally Lorenz
Rick & Alice Collins
Fred & Laura Locher
Bev Dittmar
Rob & Joan Bacci
Mike & Teri Brady
Fritz Richter
Gary Thyssen
Jim Strehlow
Mike & Penny McCormick
William & Paula Zirbes
Jason & Tracey Meier
Brian Nicholas
Ron & Sue Mathia
Robert Hunter
Kelly Cyskiewicz
Joe & Judy Kaufmann
Bob & Peggy Ausloos
Greg & Rosemary Posch
Jay & Marilyn Klug
Mike & Kelly Ann McGill
Larry & Kim Meier
Greg & Roxanne Platz
Richard & Sharon Zink
Patrick & Patrice Pergolski
Tim Hoeft
John & Rae Ann Thomas
Equipment Fund Donation Form
There are several ways you can help….
1. Check
2. Online—www.boboen.com
3. GoFundMe
Checks may be mailed to:
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
PO Box 192
St. Germain WI 54558
Name: _____________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
City: _____________________________________ State: ________ Zip: ____________
Phone: ___________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________
Amount Enclosed: _______________
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Thank You To Our 2014-15
Snowmobile Map Ad Sponsors
STILLWATERS
Chuck & Karen Altamore
TIMBERS BAR & GRILL
Jason & Sarah Hegewald
GOLDEN PINES SUPPER CLUB
Sharon Piske
SISTERS SALOON
Cherie Anderson
HICKS FUEL AND OIL
Larry Hicks
PITLIK'S SAND BEACH RESORT, INC
Gary Pitlik
RUMMY'S BAR
Eric Anderson
HILLER'S PINE HAVEN
Mark & Leslie Hiller
THE NEW TWILIGHT BAR & GRILL
Sheila Pulec
ELBERT'S RESORT & CONDOS
Jim & Mary Anderson
SUBWAY
Darrell & Mary Hines
US CHROME
Scott Reath
3C'S COFFEE CUP CAFÉ
Tom Anderson & Sharon Ingram
KNOCKERS PIZZA COMPANY
Barry & Shelley Hodkiewicz
SPANG'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Joe & Debbie Reid
BLACK BEAR LODGE
Jake Barbian
GRANARY
Lee & Pam Hoffman
ST GERMAIN RENTALS
Ron Rhodes
IDLE HOURS RESORT
Boyd & Judy Best
BAD BONES BBQ
Roberta Jorgensen
RUSTIC MANOR LODGE
Mike & Denise Sailer
PAUL'S RENT-ALL
Paul & Julie Bohnen
WOODLAND AUTO
Jim & Cheryl Kelsey
HEARTHSIDE INN
Brett & Faith Schneider
NORTHWOODS REST MOTEL
Stan & Mary Bork
KNITT'S HARDWARE HANK
Kent & Terry Knitt
RIVER VALLEY STATE BANK
Nancy Schuller
BEAR'S DEN
Craig Born
SMILEY'S PUB
Troy & Lori Kulick
LOFTY PINES RV PARK
Brian & Margo Sherren
LEGEND'S OF THE NORTH
Kevin Brandt
LA RIVIERE LAKE RENTALS
Steve, Julie, Jasmine & Alyssa LaRiviere
LOFTY PINES RESORT
James Sherren
THE ESTROLD RESORT
John & Jami Burger
WOLF PACK CAFÉ
Kathleen & Joe Lass
WHITETAIL INN
Jeff & Joy Sievert
MAR-LI'S BAR
Lisa & Mark Busha
SAYNER PUB
Eric Liebenstein
SNOWMOBILE HALL OF FAME
TOMAHAWK SPORTS CENTER
Jeff Calhoun
SAYNER MOBILE EXPRESS
Rick & Margaret Lovdal
ST GERMAIN SPORT MARINE
Tom & Kim Christensen
WHITETAIL LODGE
Elmer & Lynn Mages
DE PUE'S DOR-WAY TO THE NORTH
Renee De Pue
FIBBER'S/RKM VENTURES INC
Rob & Kaye Manthei
ELIASON REALTY OF THE NORTH
Dick & Bonnie Eliason
BLINK BONNIE SUPPER CLUB
Jim Mc Gregor
ELIASON LUMBER & HARDWARE
John & Jona Eliason
VINCHI'S HILLSIDE INN
Jim & Nancy Meka
WHISPERING PINE LODGE
Jeff & Maria Ewald
MEYER + ASSOCIATES INSURANCE
AGENCY, LLC
Grant Meyer
DJ'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
Ty & Heather Trapp
BAUER'S DAM
Glenn & Donna Miller
PUB 'N PRIME
Susan Wagner
THUNDERBIRD PASS
Joe & Jenny Minaudo
WALKER EQUIPMENT INC/ARROWHEAD GROOMERS
Dave & Judy Walker
BIBS NORTHWOODS PUB & GRILL
Tony & Arlyce Farrow
FATH'S BIG WOODS RESORT
Jamie & Sue Fath
SPORTSMEN'S CHALET
Gary & Laurel Frank
TRACK INC
Lorene Hanson
HARV'S VACATION RENTALS
Kevin & Debbie Harvey
19th HOLE
Craig Haugen
CLEARVIEW SUPPER CLUB
Darrell & Connie Nell
TWIN WATERS RESORT
Kelly & Corey Newton
JOHNNY NICKS
John Nickolaou
OLSON MFG, INC/SNO-BOSS GROOMERS
Douglas & Connie Olson
SNOWMOBILE REPAIR
Dennis Sobczak
PATTI'S MURMURING WATERS
Pat & Rich Sparrow
ST GERMAIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WEBER'S WILDLIFE BAR & ANIMAL PARK
Karen Stecker
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Theresa Sullivan
ST GERMAIN HEALTH CARE PHARMACY
Larry Thompson
CAMP'S SENTRY FOODS
Bruce & Mary Weber
LITTLE SAINT MOBILE EXPRESS MART
David & Jennifer Weber
ST GERMAIN SHELL &
ORGANIC FOOD MARKET
Tracy Wendt
Upcoming Events
October Membership Meeting
Tuesday, October 7—Board Meeting
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Tuesday, October 14—Membership Meeting
Knocker’s Pizza Co.
Saturday, October 18—Trail Brushing
December 29 & 30—Snowmobile Safety Class
Knocker’s Pizza Co.
Cocktails 6:00 pm
Dinner 7:00 pm
Menu Selection
Char–Crusted Beef Tenderloin/Baked Potato
Chicken Cordon Bleu/Wild Rice Blend
Crab Stuffed Shrimp/Wild Rice Blend
To snowmobile or not to
snowmobile?
Now that’s a stupid
question!
All dinners include garden salad, sautéed vegetables, rolls, dessert, coffee. All meals are priced at
$22.00 with tax and gratuity included.
Members are responsible for the payment of their reservation whether they attend or not. Please make
checks payable to Knocker’s Pizza Co.
RSVP by Sunday, October 5th to
Kay Schultz, (715) 542-3912
Apple Dumpling Kick-off
Dinner for the
Twilight Bar & Grill Summer
Fundraiser—$500.00
donation to the club
2014-15 Season
Where: Clearview Supper Club
When: Saturday, November 1st at 7 PM (cocktails at 6 PM)
Menu Choices: Chicken Kiev with rice; 10 oz. Ribeye Steak
with Baked Potato; Jumbo Coconut Shrimp with Baked Potato
Note: All dinners are $18 and include salad, rolls, coffee and
dessert. Taxes and tips are included.
What to do:
To reserve your dinner, please call or e-mail
Gary Groff at 715-477-1510 [email protected] by Monday, October 27th. Call Gary if you have any questions.
(Members are responsible for the payment of their reservation whether they attend or not.)
Who are the Apple Dumplings? The Apple Dumpling Gang is
a group of good looking men (mostly retired, but a few are
still working) who snowmobile together every Wednesday
during the season. This is an informal group so there are no
dues or duties. On Wednesdays they leave from the groomer
barn at 9 AM sharp. All you have to do is show up. Socializing
is usually available there starting at 8:15 AM. There is a contribution for each ride to cover the cost of the drinks and
lunch for that day. The group also has a Kick-off dinner in
Presenting the check to Club President, Tom Christensen are Sheila Pulec and Tara Pulec
November, a 3-day Overnighter Trip, a Potato Pancake
Breakfast in mid-winter, and Brunch to end the season in
March. Why not come ride with them?
Club Officers & Directors
2014-2015
President—Tom Christensen
Work: (715) 479-4930
Email: [email protected]
President-Elect—Bob “Ozzie” Ausloos
Work: (920) 420-4520
Email: [email protected]
Secretary—Kay Schultz
Home: (715) 542-3912
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer—Ed Siergiej
Cell: (715) 493-7736
Email: [email protected]
Trail Boss—Jim Wendt
Cell: (715) 891-1610
Email: [email protected]
Director—Dianne Dieter
Home: (715) 542-2913
Email: [email protected]
Director—Paul Bohnen
Home: (715) 542-2065
Email: [email protected]
Director—Roger Klein
Home: (715) 477-8570
Email: [email protected]
ATTENTION
NON-RESIDENT
SNOWMOBILERS
Wisconsin law requires those who use Wisconsin snowmobile
trails to display either Wisconsin registration or a snowmobile trail
pass. Funds from this program will be designated for use as trail
aids and related costs to enhance all Wisconsin snowmobile recreation.
The trail pass may be purchased over the counter at many authorized sales locations or by calling WDNR at 1-888-WDNRINFo (1888-936-7463)
The $35.00 non-resident snowmobile trail use pass is valid from
July 1st through June 30th.
A snowmobile trail pass is required to operate a snowmobile not
currently registered in Wisconsin on a snowmobile trail. The
snowmobile must be currently registered with another jurisdiction. The trail pass must be permanently affixed by its own adhesive to the bottom center portion of the snowmobile windshield. If
there is no windshield, the sticker shall be displayed in a highly
visible location on the front of the cowling of the snowmobile. Once affixed, the sticker may not be removed or transferred
to another snowmobile.
Director—Tim Gebhardt
Cell: (715) 891-1800
Email: [email protected]
Director—Milt Klingsporn
Home: (715) 479-2028
Email: [email protected]
Director—Jack Bourgeois
Cell: (847) 385-1227
Email: [email protected]
Past-President—Al Clemmensen
Cell: (847) 490-7418
Email: [email protected]
Snowmobile Safety
Education Class
December 29 & 30, 2014
Beginning January 1, 2001, any person born on or after January 1,
1985 and who has reached the age of 12, must have completed and
received a snowmobile safety certificate in order to operate a snowmobile in Wisconsin. The certificate must be carried while operating
the snowmobile, and displayed to a law enforcement officer upon
demand. Snowmobile Safety Education Classes are offered in the
fall and early winter, and should start appearing on the DNR’s web
site within the next month or so.
All students are required to obtain a Wisconsin DNR Customer ID#
as part of the criteria to graduate from any Recreational Safety Class
and provide that number to their instructor. Students can obtain a
DNR Customer ID# from St. Germain Sport Marine during business
hours or by calling 1-888-936-7463 between 7 am to 10 pm. You can
also visit a Wisconsin DNR Service Center during their regular scheduled hours. For additional DNR Service Center hours and locations go
to www.dnr.wi.gov and click on the “Contact US” tab located at the
top.
The Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club’s Snowmobile Safety Education
Class will be held on Friday and Saturday, December 29 & 30, 2014.
Anyone 11-1/2 years of age or older is eligible to take the class and
receive a safety education certificate; however, the certificate does
not become valid until the child reaches 12 years of age. Preregistration is required by calling Peggy Ausloos at (715) 542-3548.
If you can donate a couple of hours of your time to help with registration, cookies or bars, grading of tests or helping outside with the
machine test, please call Peggy Ausloos at (715) 542-3548.
Again this year Judy & Chuck Berard will be making lunch for the
kids and are requesting two kitchen helpers from 11:30 to 12:15. If
you could lend them a hand please call them at (715) 479-6659.
Annual Club Raffle
Again this season we will be running
our club cash raffle. There will be four
raffle tickets sent with your membership renewal form. The tickets are $5 each with a maximum of
2,000 tickets sold. First prize is $2,500, second prize is
$1,500, third prize is $500 and fourth and fifth place
prize is $250 each. The drawing will take place at our
dinner meeting on March 10, 2015.
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
PO Box 192
St. Germain WI 54558