St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

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1 St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Celebrating Snowmobiling Since 1969! Volume Number 4 November 2016 President s Message Ozzie Ausloos Fall is my 2 nd favorite time of year besides winter. I love the colors and the cool weather, however there are some things that fall brings that are not necessarily my favorite things to do. In spring if you don t get some projects done around the house and lake, no problem tomorrow will work. But, in fall you can t postpone getting the boat and pier out of the lake. Picking up the leaves and needles is also a task that can t be put off. Our club also has projects that can t be put off, for instance we drive the trails with our New Holland tractor and do the brushing of the trail. Steve is also out riding our trails and updating the informational signs and checking for any sign vandalism. Our annual brushing day where we have members ride the trails to make sure the signs are visible is also a fall task. The feeling of getting these projects done in preparation for the winter is really satisfying and because of this hard work you can rest assured the winter will proceed without problems. With this thought in mind bring on the cold and snow. Ozzie Jim From your Club Officers, Board of Directors & Support Staff Tom C. Beth & Jeff Dianne Paul Thank you to those who supported us by sponsoring the new Welcome to St. Germain Bo-Boen Trail Signs Don-Rick Insurance Eric Lewison Baraboo, WI The Twilight Bar & Grill Tara Pulec Marc & Kay Davison Family Brad Popurella McNabb, IL The Glass Family Ride Safe Jeff Glass Lake Geneva, WI Dennis Dieter Family Dennis & Dianne Dieter Walt s Petroleum Service Joanna Beggs Plainfield, WI Gary & Kay Schultz Pomerenke Family Keith Pomerenke Richfield, WI Paul s Rent-All Paul Bohnen St. Germain Chamber Penny Wiesmann St. Germain Rental Ron Rhodes Jeff & Ruth Grimm Congerville, WI Ewald s Whispering Pines Lodge Jeff Ewald Arrowhead Groomers Dave Walker James & Jackie Gandrey Oswego, IL Dukes Italian Beef Bill Humphrey Bridgeview, IL Badger Glass Chad Birrenkott Baraboo, WI

2 Snowmobilers Breakfast Sponsored by St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Sunday, January 15, 2017 Knocker s Pizza Company Downtown St. Germain Made to order Omelet's, Sausages, Hash browns, Toast and a Beverage (Juice, Milk, Coffee or Tea) $15.00 Join us for food, fun & raffles! Proceeds will be used for grooming expenses incurred throughout the year in maintaining our 100+ miles of Bo-Boen trails.

3 Our Trail Brushing Crew 2016 Trail Boss Jim Wendt We were able to avoid the heavy rains for our brushing day and the 31 folks who made the commitment to help did a great job! It wasn't real bad and a lot of very necessary work was done. I want to personally thank everyone who came out on a not so great day. We were treated to a social gathering at The New Twilight Bar & Grill that evening and everyone had a great time. Thanks go out to Tara Pulec for providing a great time with pizza and beverages for all our brushers. Pizzas were donated by Joe & Debbie Reid from Spang s. Tara made a donation to the club to show her appreciation for our trail work during the season at the end of the evening. We are so blessed to have businesses like Tara and Joe s who go the extra mile to help the club whenever possible. Everything leading up to our opening is going smoothly. Machine brushing is on schedule and the trails look great. We will be having our drivers meeting mid-november all leading up to opening right after deer hunting season is over. It s not long to go now... be sure to get your trail passes early so you will be ready. Happy Trails, Jim Al Clemmensen and Jim Wendt have been tail brushing with the Rhino Hydraulic Boom Rotary Cutter to get those higher up branches that when loaded with snow hang over the trail preventing snow from falling on the trail and hitting our groomers. Secretary s Report Fall is definitely upon us. While the colors of the summer flowers are gone, the autumn colors are spectacular. Along with the fall colors, we are having much cooler temperatures which is fine by me. It won t be too long and there will be snow in the forecast. Now is the time to get ready for the new season renew your club membership, send in for your trail pass, get your sled in running condition and start practicing your favorite snow dance. Less than 2 months and the trails will be open. On October 11th, we had our membership dinner with 61 members in attendance. A big thank you to Sue Wagner of Pub n Prime for the great dinner. Despite the fact that she has two broken ankles and a broken bone in her foot, she managed to put out great dinners for all of us. Thanks again! Kay Schultz

4 Membership Corner MEMBERSHIP CHAIR CONTACT INFO: Beth & Jeff Urbans, Co-Membership Chairs Cell Line: NorthWoods Rest Motel Line: Membership Website: CLUB Membership WI Trail Pass/Reg. Link: WI DNR TRAIL PASS INFO is almost here and the memberships are coming in like crazy, keep them coming, to date Jeff and I have processed 630 renewals which includes 20 new members to our club. All I can say is WOW!! How great would it be if we could hit an alltime high of over 1,050 club memberships this year? All we need are those 408 members who have not had time to send in their memberships!! Last season s memberships expire on November 15 th, so if you haven t yet renewed, now is the time to send in your dues. This will also be your last newsletter if you don t renew by the 15th. Please click on the link above called Club Memberships and this will take you to our membership page on our website to renew now! If you have any questions please feel free to contact us anytime, our info is above in the right hand corner. Jeff and I will be on vacation in Florida visiting our daughter for 2 weeks starting November 15 th and returning on the 30 th, so please do what you can to get your renewals into us as soon as possible. I would like to get them processed so you can order your trail passes and have them before the trails open in December. The donations have been pouring in this year. Whether you send $5 or $200 it all goes towards helping the club out with either equipment or general fund needs. A BIG THANK YOU from all of us for your generosity! Our current donations are over $8,200! Welcome New Members to the Club! Tom & Eden Akers Bolingbrook, IL Robert & MaryAnn Gandrey Brookfield, IL Jordan Jefferson LaCrosse, WI Nick Krautkramer New London, WI Adam LaCount Green Bay, WI Chris & Kristal Pecora Minoka, IL Caleb Rockafield Chris & Jody Stebral St. Germain WI Daryl Thorgerson Crystal Lake, IL David & Cyndi Sarabia Wonder Lake, IL David & Laurie Busse Wonder Lake, IL Todd Hanson Oregon, WI Josiah Kaetterhenry Wild Rose, WI Mark & Markee Kuschel Morrison, CO Jeff & Barbara Marek Oak Creek, WI Greg & Jan Robbins Columbus, WI Tod & Chris Schlesinger Mendota, IL Daryl & Theresa Streed Caledonia, IL Tom & Michelle Bird Hazelhurst, WI Todd & Pam Harbrecht Lowell, IN Members We would like to say THANK YOU for your CONTINUED SUPPORT!!!!! In the past we have been able to print all our members names here in the newsletter each month. With the club growing in numbers of over 1,000 it is getting hard to find the space to list everyone's name. Instead of listing names here, we will be sending out an after your membership has been processed letting you know that you can go ahead and order your WI Trail Passes as we know most of you look for your name to do this. We are up to date as of 10/18/16 with the already submitted renewals. As always if you have any questions or need your AWSC number, please do not hesitate to call us at or anytime at boboenmembership@gmail.com. Your AWSC membership number can also be found on the mailing label of the Wisconsin Snowmobile News magazine, the official publication of the AWSC and your yellow membership card.

5 What are our members saying? LET IT SNOW! Alan & Linda Norton, Fairfield, IA Keep up the good work! Patrick & Patrice Pergolski, Great Club, been a member for many years, looking forward to brushing Greg & Rebecca Loesche, Greenfield, WI Thanks for the awesome trails David & Kasey Roth, Congerville, IL St. Germain Radar Run Make your plans now to attend the St. Germain Radar Run on February 3 & 4, 2017 on Little St. Germain Lake. As usual the Bo- Boen s will have the heated food tent on the ice and we need your help to make this a successful fundraising event for the club. Please contact one of the below listed board members and let them know you are available to work the event. If you are in need of lodging for the event, check out those who support us either on our map or check out our website at Hope to see you on the ice! Trail Brushing 2016 Club members out on the trails on a drizzly fall day! Club Officers & Directors President Bob Ozzie Ausloos Work: (920) lakelandausloos@gmail.com President-Elect Tom Nampel Home: (715) nampel@newnorth.net Secretary Kay Schultz Home: (715) gks.found@gmail.com Treasurer Ed Siergiej Cell: (715) ed@siergiej.us Trail Boss Jim Wendt Cell: (715) starman@newnorth.net Director Dianne Dieter Home: (715) dianeswede@yahoo.com Director Don Bauman Cell: (715) donmariestgermain@yahoo.com Director Roger Klein Home: (715) rwklein1@gmail.com Director Gary Groff Home: (715) gary.h.groff@gmail.com Director Paul Bohnen Work: (715) paulsrentall@verizon.net Director Dave Walker Work: (715) dave@arrowheadgroomers.com Past-President Tom Christensen Work: (715) stgsport@frontier.com For up-to-date information on Club events, meetings, trail conditions & photos check out our website at: or follow us on Facebook St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club PO Box 192 Saint Germain, WI 54558

6 How would you like to be our Newsletter Editor? Do you like to design printed publications and wish to support a worthy cause? The Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club is searching for a Newsletter Editor for its monthly publication. Editors collect news and activities, seek & write articles, then design, print, and mail newsletters to club members. Candidates need to be familiar with Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PDF s, mail merge, digital photography and have a passion for finding and collecting content, and can fold, mail and newsletters on a monthly basis (no newsletter in May, June or July). Interested? Please contact me at or at geby.four@gmail.com. Thank you, Pam Gebhardt, Newsletter Editor Condolenc- es were sent to Tara Pulec and Kelly Pulec on the passing of their grandfather, Tony Pulec and to the family of Sharon Piske. Please call Arlene Rieckenberg at when you have information on births, of members who are ill or hospitalized and need a bit of cheer, sympathy or encouragement. Kevin & Deb Harvey (Harv s Vacation Rentals) recently went to the 2016 Milwaukee Snow Show at the State Fair Park in Milwaukee to promote snowmobiling in St. Germain. There were numerous compliments about our trails and the consensus was people couldn t wait to come to St. Germain and ride the best trails in the state! November Membership Meeting Thursday, November 10th Knocker s Pizza Co. Inc. Cocktails 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Menu Selection Beef Tenderloin with a side of Gorgonzola Sauce Stuffed Chicken Breast Honey Mustard Glazed Grilled Salmon All dinners include tossed salad, rice, sautéed vegetables, rolls and butter, dessert and coffee. All meals are priced at $21.00 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. Inc. RSVP by Saturday, November 5th to Kay Schultz (715) Tuesday, November 1st Board Meeting Fire Station Saturday, November 5th Apple Dumpling Kick-off Dinner Golden Pines Restaurant & Lounge Thursday, November 10th Membership Meeting Knocker s Pizza Co. Inc. December 27 & 28 Snowmobile Safety Class Sunday, January 15th Snowmobilers Breakfast Knocker s Pizza Co. Inc. February 3 & 4 St. Germain Radar Run Live to ride, Ride to live!

7 Snowmobile Safety Education Class December 27 & 28 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 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 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 Tuesday and Wednesday, December 27 & 28, 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. Pre-registration is required by calling Peggy Ausloos at (715) CLUB RAFFLE INFORMATION Our raffle this season will be a $50 ticket with a maximum of only 200 tickets sold. Cash Prizes will be: 1 st $2500, 2 nd $1500, 3 rd $1000, 4 th $500, 5 th $500 Tickets will be made available at various businesses and with our board members. For our out of town members, if you would like to reserve a ticket to purchase when you do visit, please send us a note via at info@boboen.com. The drawing will be at our March 14, 2017 Dinner/Meeting and as usual you need not be present to win. If your business would like tickets to sell, please send a note to info@boboen.com or call Ed Siergiej at The current businesses that have requested to have them available are: Bauer s Dam Knocker s Pizza Company Inc. St. Germain Sport Marine St. Germain Rentals/Service Sportsmen s Chalet Twilight Bar & Grill Apple Dumpling Kick-off Dinner for the Season Where: Golden Pines Restaurant When: Saturday, November 5th at 7 PM (cocktails at 6 PM) Menu Choices: Prime Rib with baked potato, Almond Crusted Chicken with Asparagus and Hollandaise Sauce and Wild Rice, or Shrimp Skewers with Wild Rice and Vegetables. Note: All dinners are $20 and include salad, rolls, coffee and dessert. Taxes and tips are included. What to do: To reserve your dinner, please call or Tom Nampel at (715) or nampel@newnorth.net by Friday, October 28th. Call Tom 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 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?

8 Equipment Fund Donation: $ Make check payable to Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Membership Form New for 2016: 1. Significant Others The AWSC will no longer keep track of significant others (not a legally married couple) on the AWSC roster. The AWSC roster consists of AWSC dues paying members only. The AWSC did list them in the past, even though they never were covered under the $3,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit but with the new WI TRAIL PASS LAW they have stopped listing them as they are not an AWSC dues paying member. Please note: If you are a married couple with different last names, just let us know and we will be happy to make a note and notify the AWSC so that they can note that in their member profile. 2. Secondary/Social Members A secondary/social member is someone who belongs to more than one club. You the member decides which club you want to be your primary AWSC dues paying club. All AWSC dues are paid through your primary club; therefore, we need to be made aware of who your primary AWSC Club is when completing your renewal form/new member form for our club. 3. WI Trail Pass Information Remember it is your responsibility to purchase your own discounted trail passes ($10 per sled)!! New for the $10 receipt will be good to ride with (3 weeks from the date of purchase) until your passes arrive in the mail from the State of Wisconsin. 4. As a member it is your responsibility to make sure we have your current contact information for monthly s/mailings. If you have recently relocated or have a new phone/ , please send these to our new Membership Chairman, Beth boboenmembership@gmail.com. She will update both our database and the AWSC. Thank you!!! Please Print: New membership Renewal Family membership (Legally married and including children under 19): $30 Single membership: $25 Last Name: First Name: Spouse: Child(ren s) Name(s): Address: City: State: Zip: Phone number: (Home) (Cell) Check if you would like to receive the newsletter via and put your money into the trails instead of toner, paper and postage. Check if you are interested in volunteering at a Bo-Boen event. If you are a primary member to another AWSC club, please list the name of the club below and subtract $10 from the dues. Primary Club: Dues: $30 family; $25 single $ General Fund Donation: $ Total Enclosed: $ and mail to PO Box 192, St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club PO Box 192 St. Germain WI 54558