St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Celebrating Snowmobiling Since 1969! Volume 2016-17 Number 5 www.boboen.com December 2016 President s Message Ozzie Ausloos By the time this is published the first two holidays of the season (Deer Hunting & Thanksgiving) will be over. I hope your holidays were, safe and loving, with your families. Both of these holidays are family orientated especially in Wisconsin. Most hunting camps in Wisconsin are family orientated and we all know that is what Thanksgiving is about, being with family. Where am I going with this you ask? Well as you know the last two seasons the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club has picked up hundreds of new members. As a member of the Bo-Boen s you become a member of the AWSC the Wisconsin Association of Snowmobile Clubs and with that you receive the Wisconsin Snowmobile News magazine. In this last magazine the editor Lindsey Fontaine and AWSC Vice President Lori Heiden both wrote a piece regarding the value of belonging to a club. At the last membership meeting we had several members that came to the meeting for the first time. They discovered that the members that come to our meetings are like family. We don t necessarily have turkey for our meal but you don t go away hungry just like Thanksgiving and, you get that warm feeling that you just spent some time with great people with similar interests. We have weekly rides with the Apple Dumpling Gang and the Boo-BBB s that new people are more than welcome to participate in. We also have several events coming up that you can join in to help raise funds, all of these events are run with our family of members. A long story short, we want to meet you and your family at some of these events. Joining a club is more than just paying dues, if you give more of yourself by attending some of these events you will receive a whole lot more in return. Pray for cold & snow and may you and your family have a Merry Christmas. Ozzie Seasons Eatings It s that time of year again. A time to open our hearts to those less fortunate than us. Once again, at our annual Christmas party at Whitetail Inn, we will be collecting non-perishable food and personal care items for the Vilas Food Pantry. Items that are needed most are cereals, granola bars, canned meat, boxed dinners, peanut butter and toiletries such as shampoo, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. Of course, money is always appreciated. The food pantry works with local grocers to get vouchers for meat and fresh fruit and vegetables. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from your Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Officers & Board of Directors Club Officers & Directors 2016-2017 President Bob Ozzie Ausloos Work: (920) 420-4520 Email: lakelandausloos@gmail.com President-Elect Tom Nampel Home: (715) 542-2708 Email: nampel@newnorth.net Secretary Kay Schultz Home: (715) 542-3912 Email: gks.found@gmail.com Treasurer Ed Siergiej Cell: (715) 493-7736 Email: ed@siergiej.us Trail Boss Jim Wendt Cell: (715) 891-1610 Email: starman@newnorth.net Director Dianne Dieter Home: (715) 542-2913 Email: dianeswede@yahoo.com Director Don Bauman Cell: (715) 891-2707 Email: donmariestgermain@yahoo.com Director Roger Klein Home: (715) 477-8570 Email: rwklein1@gmail.com Director Gary Groff Home: (715) 477-1510 Email: gary.h.groff@gmail.com Director Paul Bohnen Work: (715) 542-2065 Email: paulsrentall@verizon.net Director Dave Walker Work: (715) 479-4200 Email: dave@arrowheadgroomers.com Past-President Tom Christensen Work: (715) 479-4930 Email: stgsport@frontier.com
Trail Boss Jim Wendt As we eagerly await the arrival of colder temps I can't help but feel a bit disappointed at the slow pace toward winter. As of this writing, the lakes are hovering around 50 degrees which means there is a long way to go before we make ice! The trail system is ready and I have no landowner issues to report. I hope you all have your trail passes in hand ready to ride. We will have a groomer in the St. Germain Holiday parade after Thanksgiving so look for us and wave your support for the best club in the state! Hope to have a better report next month. HAPPY TRAILS, Jim This little Brown Sign Could Save Your Life! Vilas and Oneida County Snowmobile Clubs have placed brown, 3 digit number signs throughout the County at key intersections. In the event of an emergency, the 911 operator will ask for this number. Their emergency response system can identify these numbers and give important information to rescue personnel. So pay attention to these intersection number signs. They can save lives! Pictured here are members Steve Soltwedel, Ozzie Ausloos, Paul Bohnen and Jim Wendt. Our Sign Guys, Steve Soltwedel and Ozzie Ausloos. Over the years the weather took it s toll on our informational signs. Steve Soltwedel took an inventory of our signs and began a replacement program with all new signs. The new signs are made of all metal with reflective face lettering. This was quite an undertaking for Steve to get all of the lettering accurate. Thanks Steve for a job well done. New signs, new look! Be sure the lake is marked before you ride across it!!! New Informational Kiosk Pictured are a few of our members erecting a new informational kiosk. This sign is located at Intersection 914 just off the highline coming into St Germain. The map on this sign is the back side of our trail map and the wording is asking everyone to please patronize our local businesses. Over the course of the year our map advertisers step up to help our club with buying an ad and giving door prizes etc. The Bo Boen board of directors do appreciate this generosity and want to do our part to help these business owners by promoting their business. This sign was donated by BP Cabinetry of Eagle River, Bernie & Judy Pacanowski. Bernie paid for the material and did the construction as well. Paul s Rent-All donated a powered posthole digger which saved a lot of labor. Thank you Bernie and Paul, please look for this sign this coming season.
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.
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 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 Tuesday and Wednesday, December 27 & 28, 2016. 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) 542-3548. 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 e-mail 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 you are reading this and coming to our December Dinner Meeting write your name and Merry Christmas on a piece of paper, give to Ed at the dinner party for a chance at a secret Santa prize. If your business would like tickets to sell, please send a note to info@boboen.com or call Ed Siergiej at 715-493-7736. The current businesses that have requested to have them available are: Bauer s Dam Twilight Bar & Grill Sportsmen s Chalet Knocker s Pizza Company Inc St. Germain Sport Marine St. Germain Rentals/Service Menu Selection MEMORIES Being that there is very little happening on the snowmobile scene, I am writing this article instead of a secretary s report. Fellow board member, Dianne Dieter and I need your help. We are looking for any Bo-Boen memorabilia that you may have stuffed away somewhere in a drawer or box. This includes pictures, maps, newspaper articles, posters, or any other club related stuff. In our spare time (what is that?), we are going to try to put together a club scrapbook. It s been almost 50 years since the Bo-Boen s officially became a club. We have found a couple of old maps amazing how things have progressed since 1969. Along with that, we have a picture of the founding members many of whom still live in St. Germain. So if you can help us in any way, please call me at 715-542-3912 or Dianne at 715-542-2913. Apple Dumpling Gang The Apple Dumpling Gang had it s 35th Annual Kick- Off Dinner November 5th, at Golden Pines Restaurant. We had 52 people there enjoying a great time and a great meal. We are planning our first ride on Wednesday, December 14th snow permitting. We will meet at the groomer barn which is located behind the Fire Station and leave at 9:00 am. We are having a Potato Pancake Breakfast January 18, 2017 at Knocker s Pizza Co. Inc. Christmas Party Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 Whitetail Inn Cocktails 6:00 pm Tom Nampel Home: (715) 542-2708 Email: nampel@newnorth.net Dinner 7:00 pm Roasted Prime Rib of Beef w/mashed redskin potatoes Roasted Cornish Game Hen w/wild rice pilaf stuffing & redskin mashed potatoes Shrimp Scampi with bowtie pasta All dinners include Caesar salad, potato, warm French rolls, vegetable, 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 Whitetail Inn. RSVP by Wednesday, December 5th to Kay Schultz, (715) 542-3912
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, email 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 email newsletters on a monthly basis (no newsletter in May, June or July). Interested? Please contact me at 715-891-1801 or at geby.four@gmail.com. Thank you, Pam Gebhardt, Newsletter Editor Tuesday, December 6th Board Meeting Fire Station Tuesday, December 13th Membership Meeting Whitetail Inn December 27 & 28 Snowmobile Safety Class Sunday, January 15th Snowmobilers Breakfast Knocker s Pizza Co. Inc. Arrowhead Groomers/Walker Equipment Annual Snowmobile Trail Groomer Show February 1 9 am to 4 pm February 2 9 am to 2 pm February 3 & 4 St. Germain Radar Run 34th Annual Ride with the Champs on February 18, 2017 Get well wishes were sent to Chuck Berard. Please call Arlene Rieckenberg at 715-542-3066 when you have information on births, of members who are ill or hospitalized and need a bit of cheer, sympathy or encouragement. 20th Annual Snowmobile Trail Groomer Show February 1 & 2, 2017 Ever wonder how the snowmobile trails stay in such great shape? Walker Equipment, home of Arrowhead Groomers, located here in St. Germain, hosts the Arrowhead Groomers Show, one of the largest groomer shows in Midwest. Stop out and see equipment displays and demonstrations. Food concessions are run by and will support the local Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club. The Future of Snowmobiling in Wisconsin Depends on You ~ Ride Responsibly Please obey posted speed limit signs on all town roads. Speed limits will be strictly enforced. The use of roads is a privilege that may be taken from us if we do not use them carefully.
Membership Corner Jeff & Beth Urbans Cell: 715-370-3550 Email: boboenmembership@gmail.com Membership Website: CLUB Membership WI Trail Pass/Reg. Link: WI DNR TRAIL PASS INFO December is almost here and the snow is expected to start falling and the temperature continue to drop here in St. Germain. I am sure you are all getting those sleds ready for the upcoming season and are excited to hit the trails, please remember these few tips when you take that first ride! Safety Tips More than 200,000 registered snowmobiles hit Wisconsin s 25,000 miles of groomed trails each winter. Zero alcohol keeps you safe on the trail. Display the sticker on your helmet, snowmobile, trailer or vehicle. Slow down. Speed is a contributing factor in nearly all fatal snowmobiling accidents. Drive at moderate speeds, and drive defensively, especially after sunset. Carry a first aide kit and dress appropriately, your first aid kit should include a flashlight, knife, compass, map and waterproof matches. Always wear a helmet with goggles or a face shield to prevent injuries from twigs and flying debris. Wear layers of water repellent clothing and make sure you have no loose ends that might catch in the machine or tangle in equipment. Avoid traveling across bodies of water when uncertain of ice thickness or water currents. Rapidly changing weather and moving water in streams and lake inlets also affect the thickness and strength of ice on lakes and ponds. Snow cover can act as a blanket and prevents thick ice from forming. Stay on marked trails or where allowed, on the right shoulder of the road. Be alert for fences, tree stumps and stretched wire that may be concealed by snow. Never travel alone. Most snowmobile accidents result in personal injury. The most dangerous situations occur when a person is injured and alone. If you must travel alone, tell someone your destination, planned route and when you will return. MOST IMPORTANTLY: STAY SAFE AND PLAY NICE!!! 2016-2017 Bo-Boen Memberships New Current Non-Renewed Total Donations 44 864 134 1042 $10,310 Welcome our new members Mike Diest Maple Park, IL Tyler Reynolds Tolono, IL Tim Baudino Marseilles, IL Jim & Amy Verseman Linn Creek, MO Michael & Ellen Horne Germantown, WI Dean Koch Grafton, WI John & Angela DeVault Bloomington, IL Thomas & Stacey Hensen St. Germain, WI David & Patricia Both Marseilles, IL Chris & Kim Droes St. Germain, WI Brad & Jenny Zwicker Port Washington, WI Brian & Dana Bent Eden Prairie, MN John & Coral Kaczynski New Berlin, WI Matt & Jeni Hopp Johnsburg, IL Gerald & Sharon Morris Naperville, IL Russell & Tracy Sage McHenry, IL Cory & Megan Schmidt Pecatonica, IL How to meet new people Meeting people can be hard to do for some people. It is a multiple step process, and step 1 is to join a group or organization. If you are reading this newsletter you have already completed step 1 by joining the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club. What a great choice you made, we have a great bunch of members coming from all walks of life with one common thread snowmobiling. We all can t agree on the brand of snowmobile to ride but that adds to the fun. The 2 nd step in meeting people is to get involved. Coming to meetings is a good way to get involved but another and more important way is to volunteer at some of our fundraisers. We just happen to have 2 fund raisers coming up and we are looking for volunteers. On February 3rd & 4th we will be manning the Food Tent at the Radar Run and we will also handle parking and crowd control. We will be needing upwards of 20 people each day. The shifts are normally 3-4 hours and what a great way to meet people. If you re interested please contact: Food Tent Parking Steve Soltwedel 262-949-8930 Ozzie Ausloos 920-420-4520 Diane Dieter 715-542-2913 Don Baumann 715-891-2707 We are also serving food at the Groomer Show on February 1st & 2nd. If you are interested please contact Jim Wendt 715-891-1610. As a side note the food service is heated at the Radar Run and inside at the Groomer Show. The 3 rd step in meeting people is to take a leadership role in the organization you re a member of. We are always looking for people to bring new ideas and skills to our club. Kindly call any of our board of directors if you are interested in taking on a leadership role.
News from the Chamber of Commerce November 26, 2016 Race Packet Pick-up 2-3:45 pm at the Chamber Office Race Start 4 pm Need to move a little after a fun & filling Thanksgiving meal with family and friends? The Jingle Bell 3K is for you. Bear the weather - warm, cold, snow or no snow and run, walk, roll on your bike or pull your kids or grandkids on a sled and join us "jingling" in the Holiday Season. The 3K event will start at the St. Germain Chamber office, follow the Bike & Hike Trail to Christmas Tree Lane, turn left unto Sunshine Lane and return back on the Bike & Hike Trail. After the Jingle Bell Run/Walk finish you will be able to enjoy the "Lighting Up St. Germain" Holiday Parade, tree lighting, snacks and a visit with Santa at the St. Germain Fire Station. ARCTIC WARRIOR Saturday, January 14, 2017 $15.00 per Child (14 & under) $20.00 per Individual $45.00 per Family (Families are parents and their children under the age of 18 or grandparents and their grandchildren under the age of 18. Family registration will receive 2 race hats with registration) Register by calling the St. Germain Chamber office at 715-477-2205. With the day to day grind of every day life the opportunity to get out and play is becoming more and more important to our lives. Gather your friends and join us for our Inaugural Arctic Warrior Snowshoe and Winter Obstacle Course Race here in St. Germain. The Arctic Warrior 1K Kids and 8k Snowshoe Race will wind you through the beautiful trails in St. Germain and alongside the obstacle course race. The Arctic Warrior 8K Obstacle Course Race will wind around Little St. Germain Lake and through trails of towering pines that will challenge you though variety of adventure obstacles including: a stuck in snow tire shuffle, arctic stair challenge, frozen cargo net climb, snowy tundra tunnel crawl and a frozen tire bike race to name a few. The Obstacle Course Challenge is a Team event so bring your friends along (team sizes can range in size from 3-9). The Most Spirited Arctic Warrior Team will be recognized at 3:30 pm at the Wild Bear Grill & Pub. Proceeds from the Race will be shared with the St. Germain Bike & Hike Trail Fund.
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club PO Box 192 St. Germain WI 54558 St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club 2016-17 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 2016-2017 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 emails/mailings. If you have recently relocated or have a new phone/email, please send these to our new Membership Chairman, Beth Urbans @ boboenmembership@gmail.com. She will update both our database and the AWSC. Thank you!!! New membership Renewal Family membership (Legally married and including children under 19): $30 Single membership: $25 Please Print: Last Name: First Name: Spouse: Child(ren s) Name(s): Address: City: State: Zip: Phone number: (Home) (Cell) Email: Check if you would like to receive the newsletter via e-mail 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: