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St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
Volume 2015-16 Number 5 www.boboen.com December 2015
Celebrating our 46th Snowmobiling Season!
President’s Message—Ozzie Ausloos
Ready, Set, Go
Remember when we were kids we would race each other and those were the words we would use to start the race. In fact when we were older and wanted to race each other on snowmo-biles those were the words we would use. Our snowmobile community uses similar words when we describe the snowmobile season.
Ready: Jim and Al have completed the mechanical portion of the brushing. We had a great turn out of members for our annual brushing day. Steve and Ozzie with the help of several members have the signs in order. My guess most of our members have their sleds ready or a plan to get them ready. Set: Assuming all of our preseason work is complete this word should be changed to WAIT. That is the stage we are in right now, waiting for the ground to freeze and some help of the white stuff and we will be ready to GO!
Go: I know how eager we are to start snowmobiling but please stay off the trail until they are officially open. We will receive word from the county as to when the official start date is and we will open the gates and you’re ready to GO. Have a fun and safe sea-son. Ozzie
Christmas Party Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
Whitetail Inn Cocktails 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm
Menu Selection ½ Rack Baby Back Ribs
voted the best in St. Germain
Tuscan Chicken grilled chicken breast topped with a spinach & artichoke
cream sauce, fresh roma tomatoes & mozzarella cheese
Parmesan Encrusted Baked Cod Filet
All dinners include house or Caesar salad, potato, warm French rolls, vegetable, dessert, coffee. All meals are priced at $21.00 with tax and gratuity included.
Members are responsible for the payment of their reserva-tion whether they attend or not. Please make checks pay-able to Whitetail Inn.
RSVP by Monday, November 30th to Kay Schultz, (715) 542-3912
Club Officers & Directors 2015-2016
President—Bob “Ozzie” Ausloos Work: (920) 420-4520 Email: [email protected] President-Elect—Tom Nampel Home: (715) 542-2708 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—Don Bauman Cell: (715) 891-2707 Email: [email protected]
Director—Roger Klein Home: (715) 477-8570 Email: [email protected] Director—Jack Bourgeois Home: (715) 542-2261 Email: [email protected] Director—Tim Gebhardt Cell: (715) 891-1800 Email: [email protected] Director—Dave Walker Work: (715) 479-4200 Email: [email protected] Past-President—Tom Christensen Work: (715) 479-4930 Email: [email protected]
Merry Christmas &
Happy New Year
from your Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
Officers & Board of Directors
Trail Boss—Jim Wendt I really don't know what to make of this November weather. It has been great for the trail work that gets done just be-fore opening but the much needed freeze before opening has been painfully absent. We need to get those swamps and lakes froze up before we even think about working ON the trails. My only hope is that we avoid last years big snow on top of unfrozen ground......that caused some soft spots that never really froze completely until after New Years. Your driver staff is selected, meetings have been held, and assignments have been made which means WE are ready!!!!! I hope you have all received your trail passes (remember those things) and got your iron all spiffed up and ready to go. My next report hopefully will have some riding updates. Please remember my plea for rags in the groomer barn. If you have any spare rags, just put them in a plastic bag and leave them in front of the barn door..... they will be very helpful on maintenance day. Thank You! HAPPY TRAILS... Jim
Treasurer Report—Ed Siergiej We would like to THANK the Weber family from Camp’s St. Germain Sentry Foods for their continued support of the club thru their Community Dollars Program. Since the start of this fundraising program they have given back $1,155 dollars to the club. Please remember to sign your cash register receipt with CD22 and place in the basket on the Customer Service counter when shopping there. Thanks again Bruce, Mary & David!
Secretary’s Report—Kay Schultz Well we’ve had our first taste of snow for the season. About an inch fell the other night but the 50o tempera-tures took care of that. So I guess it’s time to start rev-ving up your snow dances. A couple of inches here and there would be a good start for the upcoming season. Something new this year—the St. Germain Chamber, which is a huge supporter of our club, is putting on a Christmas parade on Saturday, November 28th. The club has decided to decorate one of our groomers and drive it in the parade. All of the festivities will run from 5:00-7:00 pm. So if you’re in town for the Thanksgiving holiday, why not join the fun in downtown St. Germain. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Kay Schultz
Let it Snow
Membership News—Margie Klingsporn Well we haven’t really seen any of the white stuff yet; but, if we do I know there will be 677 very happy Bo-Boen Members. (That is the official count as of November 10th.) My deep appreciation to all of you for your patience while I have processed all of those applications. It amazes me that the club has grown so much this year. We definitely are keeping the AWSC office busy. Our list of new and renewing members and donations has a new look to it. The format has changed with donations being designated by a dollar sign next to the members’ names. This makes the lists a bit easier to read, as they aren’t so long. It also keeps the newsletter within the page limits for those that are being mailed out. If any of you have questions about your membership, please feel free to direct them to me at [email protected] or 715-479-2028. Keep dancing the snow dance so we get some early snow to start grooming the trails. Have a wonderful Thanksgiv-ing with your family and friends. Membership Count
New Members Welcome to these new Bo-Boen members. We are pleased to have you join us. Think snow and happy trails rides to you this season. A big thank you goes out to those of you who sent in a trail or equipment fund donation with your membership appli-cations. (Your names have the $ out front!) October 22nd thru November 8th Nick Bottlemy -- Richmond, IL John & Anne Bruckner -- Hartland, WI Greg & Debbie Buyen -- Monee, IL $ Ted Cahall -- Cary, IL $ Guy & Cynthia Cameron -- St Charles, IL Christopher & Leslie Day -- Aurora, IL $ Bob & Tammi Franks -- Goose Lake, IA Travie & Wendy Gavinski -- Oregon, WI Thomas & Jennifer Hallman -- Dixon, IL Jennifer & Steve Hansen -- St Germain, WI $ Christopher & Sue Higgemeier -- Germantown, WI Roy & Malinda Ingold -- Wind Lake, WI Robert & Carol Kester -- Crete, IL Lisa & Scott Kiepert -- Sussex, WI Mark Linkinhoker -- Glendale Heights, IL Jerry & Melanie Macy -- Sabula, IA Tim & Julie Martin -- Larsen, WI Mike & Karen Mc Guire -- Dakota, MN Mark & Heather Mersberger -- Pewaukee, WI November 10th Michael Bonneville -- North Mankato, MN William & Kathy Brodhagen -- Brookfield, WI $ Chris, Kristi & Kaarianna Classen -- Afton, MN $ Robert & Joan Damon -- Wonder Lake, IL Tim & Janey Epping -- Burlington, WI Michael & Shelley Hintz -- Saint John, IN Mike Koehler -- Palatine, IL Jake & Kathleen Kupp -- Lee, IL
B. B. Mappy’s Hint of the Month Please remember that those of you who have not renewed your membership will no longer be getting our newsletter. This is your last one, if you don’t send in your application.
New Renewed Total
210 467 677
New Renewed Total
210 467 677
Mitch Meyer -- St Germain, WI Peter & Maureen Milligan -- Lake Geneva, WI Russell & Diane Monroe -- Peoria, IL Angela & Isaac Moon -- Spring Grove, IL Benjamin & Amanda Moore -- Brimfield, IL Russell & Patricia Morris -- Grain Valley, MO Bradley & Amber Pellegrino -- North Prairie, WI $ David & Jessica Ports -- Freedom, WI $ Joe Rice -- Hanna City, IL Martin & Melissa Riniker -- Franklin, WI Don & Patty Schwefel -- Watertown, WI $ Charles Secor -- Park Ridge, IL Jeff & Konnie Selgren -- Minocqua, WI $ Greg & Steph Shubat -- Riverside, IL Chuck & Beth Strauss -- St Germain, WI $ Mike & Pam Tester -- Advance, NC Robbie & Brenda Verbeck -- Cambridge, IL $ Cody Warner -- Gays, IL Dane & Lynette Wilwert -- Holy Cross, IA Dennis Zak -- Waukesha, WI Jeff & Mary Lohmar -- Sandwich, IL Rick & Mary Manis -- Maricopa, AZ Randy Penkalski -- Franklin, WI Stephen & Julie Smith -- Eagle, WI David Standiford -- Racine, WI Scott & Denise Toms -- Huntley, IL $ Rick & Colleen Wergin -- New Richmond, WI $ Craig & Angela Wojciewchowski -- Beecher, IL
Renewing Members Welcome back to our renewing Bo-Boen members. It is great to have you back! Look forward to seeing you on the trails. A special thank you to those who sent in a trail or equipment fund donation with your membership applications. (Your names have the $ out front!) October 22nd thru November 8th Don Bergman -- Palos Heights, IL Dick & Jane Brooks -- Elmhurst, IL Dave & Dorothy Brosseit -- St Germain, WI Doug & Diane Brotherton -- Dubuque, IA $ John Bruckner -- Wauwatosa, WI Justin Deuel -- Appleton, WI Joseph & Cheryl Domenico -- Homer Glen, IL Dave & Cyndi Dunmire -- Carlock, IL Greg, Aimee, Ashlyn, & Colten Eisele -- Perry, MO Bob & Marge Foley -- St Germain, WI Jon Foster -- Bartlett, IL Leland & Colleen Gates -- Conover, WI $ Bobby & Morna Gaylor -- Ingleside, IL Jacob Gebhardt -- St Germain, WI Nathan Gebhardt -- St Germain, WI $ Tim & Pam Gebhardt -- St Germain, WI John & Becky Gemini -- St Germain, WI Bill, Andrew & Sydney Gilbertson -- Sun Prairie, WI $ Larry & Patty Glass -- Neosho, WI $ Gary & Nancy Grapentine -- Arbor Vitae, WI $ Stan & Cheryl Grulke -- Watertown, WI Dave & Cheryl Guerndt -- Slinger, WI Eric, Cara, Ashton & Gracie Halfman - Beaver Dam, WI Mike & Chris Hudgens -- Portage, WI $ Robert Hunter -- Holland, IN $ Larry & Mary Grace James -- Greenfield, WI Kevin & Karen Jamiola -- New Berlin, WI $ Terri Kachinsky -- Palos Palos, IL $ Gary & Sharie Kaphingst -- Sayner, WI Bob Kelnhofer -- St Germain, WI Phillip Klek -- Lake in the Hills, IL $ Ryan & Jacqui Krueger -- Mukwonago, WI $ Glen & Geralyn Kruep -- Trenton, IL Map Ad & Landowner sponsor donations Jim & Mary Anderson -- St Germain, WI Marsha Renner -- St Germain, WI
Bill & Peggy Kruger -- Cary, IL $ Bernie La Porte -- St Germain, WI Brett Lohman -- Geneseo, IL $ Randy & Terri Malueg -- St Germain, WI $ Jeff & Kathy Manning -- Big Bend, WI Dan McMullin -- Rosemont, IL $ Dave Nason -- Lake Tomahawk, WI $ Kevin & Cindy O'Meara -- Burbank, IL Michael Osborne -- St Germain, WI $ Patrick & Patrice Pergolski -- Weston, WI $ Woody & Jill Powers -- Johnsburg, IL Howard & Danielle Rau -- Lake in the Hills, IL Todd Remick -- Elmhurst, IL Shawn Savel -- St Germain, WI Richard & Carol Schaefer -- St Germain, WI $ Jim & Mary Schulenburg -- Sun Prairie, WI Michael & Marie Simmer -- Salem, WI $ Jon & Penny Strom -- St. Germain, WI Danny Thomas -- Sayner, WI Rick, Jean & Seth Thompson -- Elroy, WI $ Randy & Jennifer Umbreit -- Laurens, IA Don Vrtis -- Montgomery, IL $ Jim & Jennifer Wendt -- St Germain, WI Tom White -- Palatine, IL Steve & Debby Wyma -- Union Grove, WI November 10th $ Allen & Darlene Dezeeuw -- Janesville, WI Elmer Fanfrey -- Lemont, IL Thomas Marks -- St Germain, WI $ Marty & Becky Semrau -- Dyer, IN John, Jennifer, Cody & Tyler Vojta—St Germain,WI
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 2nd 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 fundrais-ers. We just happen to have 2 fund raisers coming up and we are looking for volunteers. On Jan 29 & 30 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 Feb 3rd & 4th. 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 3rd 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.
Be sure the lake is marked
before you ride across it!!!
Snowmobilers Breakfast Sponsored by
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Knocker’s Pizza Company
Downtown St. Germain
Join us for food & fun!
Proceeds will be used for grooming expenses in-curred throughout the year in maintaining our
100+ miles of Bo-Boen trails.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
Snowmobile Safety Education Class December 29 & 30, 2015
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 certifi-
cate must be carried while operating the snowmobile, and displayed to a law en-forcement officer upon demand. Snowmobile Safety Education Classes are of-fered 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 num-ber 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 29 & 30, 2015. Anyone 11-1/2 years of age or older is eligible to take the class and receive a safety education certifi-cate; 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. If you can donate a couple of hours of your time to help with registration, cook-ies 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 helpers from 11:30 to 12:15. If you could lend them a hand please call them at (715) 479-6659.
The Air, The Forest and The
Watch Print Raffle Again this year, Don & Marie Bauman donated another signed, numbered and framed print to the club to be used for a raffle. This years print is “The Air, The Forest and The Watch” by Robert Bate-man. It is 23” x 34.5” 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 ad-ditional funds are for. Tickets are 3/$5.00 or 7/$10.00.
Arrowhead Groomers Show February 3 & 4, 2016 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.
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 sham-poo, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. Of course, money is always appreciated. The food pantry works with local gro-cers to get vouchers for meat and fresh fruit and vegeta-bles. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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 en-forced. The use of roads is a privilege that
may be taken from us if we do not use them carefully.
Get well wishes were sent to Joan Crawford following back surgery. Prayers of condolences were sent to the family of Judy Best, owner of Idle Hours Resort who passed away November 16th after battling leukemia for almost four year. Also in-cluded in our prayers are the family of Rocky Caffarella who passed away unexpectedly last month. Rocky, a Cross Coun-try Cruiser member was very instrumental to the snowmobi-ling community. Please call Arlene Rieckenberg at 715-542-3066 when you have information on births, of members who are ill or hospi-talized and need a bit of cheer, sympathy or encourage-ment.
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 8, 2016. We would also like to THANK The New Twilight Bar & Grill for paying for the print costs of the raffle tickets.
Help Wanted—Trail Assistance Chair
The current Chairperson has taken a new job within the club, “President”, and would be looking for a person to step up and assume this leadership position. This person must have a strong personality displaying leadership skills, or be willing to work with a bunch of nice guys helping out at a couple of fund raisers. Call Ozzie at 715-542-3548 for a personal interview.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, December 1—Board Meeting 7 pm—St. Germain Fire Station
Tuesday, December 8—Christmas Party Whitetail Inn
December 29 & 30—Snowmobile Safety Class St. Germain Community Center
Sunday, January 17—Snomobiler’s Breakfast Knocker’s Pizza Co.
January 29 & 30—St. Germain Radar Run
February 3 & 4—Arrowhead Groomer Show Walker Equipment
St. Germain Radar Run
Sponsored by the St. Germain Radar Racers, LLC
January 29 & 30, 2016
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!
Apple Dumpling Gang The Apple Dumpling Gang had the kick off dinner Nov. 7, at the Clearview Supper Club. We had 48 people there enjoying a great time and a great meal. We are planning our first ride on Wednesday, De-cember 16th snow permitting. We will meet at the groomer barn which is located behind the Fire Sta-tion and leave at 9:00 am. Tom Nampel Home: (715) 542-2708 Email: [email protected]
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club PO Box 192 St. Germain WI 54558
Get your vocal chords ready, here’s the recently leaked Special Edition Christmas Song to practice before our Christmas Party:
WINTER WONDERLAND (snowmobile version) Snowflakes fall, do you see them On the trail, snow is glisten We're happy tonight, see ‘in the sights Riding in a Winter Wonderland
Gone away are the jet-skis, Here we come, we're the mobiles We hum a snow song as we buzz along Riding in a Winter Wonderland
Every Wednesday we will do a trail ride Men go one way, ladies ride away Hoping one will never meet the other Until the ride is over and we're home
If your sing 'in this, 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.
Trails are groomed and they're call ‘in Gas them up, get them runn ‘in We'll be happy tonight, lov’in the sights Riding in a Winter Wonderland
