August 2016 - Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
Celebrating Snowmobiling Since 1969!
Volume 2016-17 Number 1
www.boboen.com
August 2016
Presidents Message—Ozzie Ausloos
Most often I am asking for help at our fundraisers, well this time it is different! We have 4 fundraisers in July and August
and as of this writing my request to our membership is to just come up and enjoy yourself.
Coming up July 30th is a bicycling event in memory of Steve Pulec based out of the Twilight Bar & Grill along with several
other establishments in St Germain. Here is your chance to support many of the commercial members in town that over the
years have helped our snowmobile club. Not only do we have great snowmobile trails, but we have a really nice bike and hike
trail system as well.
The 5K Bacon Dash in conjunction with the St Germain Chamber of Commerce Pig in the Pines Bacon, BBQ & Bands. If you
have never been to the Pig in the Pines, it is awesome entertainment while feasting on everything pig including pulled pork
sandwiches, BBQ, succulent ribs, pork kabobs, bacon wrapped appetizers and gourmet ham sandwiches. . This year on Friday
night there will be a 5K run and our club will be helping with registration etc. We will receive a portion of the registration
fees for helping.
The next event, we are working with the Sportsmen’s Chalet on the 20th Annual Pig Roast. This is another great eating adventure with plenty of door prizes and great camaraderie. We would really appreciate if our members come to this event and
show support for all that Laurel and Gary Frank have done over the years sponsoring this event.
The final appeal for attendance is our 3rd Annual Drive with the Groomer Drivers Golf Scramble. This year the event will be
held at Trout Lake Golf Course. This event has been coordinated by the groomer drivers and has been a whole lot of fun the
previous years. We really would like to see our members sign up for these events. You not only would be helping our great
club but also the community of St Germain. Both of these events are on the same weekend August 27th and 28th our community, our groomer drivers and the Board of Directors of the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club are anxious to see you all on these important weekends.
Thank You Radar Run Food Tent Volunteers
The 2016 Radar Run Food Tent was another successful fundraiser for the Bo-Boen Club. Thank You to the Radar Run folks for
allowing us the opportunity for this fund raiser. A special thanks to our Business and Community Supporters:
Camp’s Sentry Foods
Milton Propane
Paul's Rent-All
Town of St. Germain
St. Germain Chamber
St. Germain Sport Marine
Knocker’s Pizza Co. Inc.
Bo-Boen volunteers and friends again turned out in record numbers to support this event to help cook, sell and serve food
and beverage in the freezing cold and wind. And lets not forget all the people that brought baked goods for us to sell. This
event wouldn't have happened without the generous donation of time by all these volunteers:
Bob Ausloos
Don & Marie Bauman
Wayne Bell
Paul & Julie Bohnen
Dorothy Brossert
Sharon Brown
Al & Maggie Clemmensen
Joan Crawford
Dennis & Dianne Dieter
Jim & Sue DuBore
Jeff Ewald
Jim & Karen Grace
Fran Sabich
Gary & Kathy Groff
Judith Schell
Lenny & Alice Hill
Bill & Kathy Schmidt
Gary Jacobi
Geri Shambo
Carla Klein
Ed Siergiej
Margie Klingsporn
Steve & Linda Soltwedel
Steve La Riviere
Stacy Swensen
Fred & Laura Locker
June Vogel
Mike McCormick
Judy Walker
Doug & Connie Olson
Jim Wendt
Pam Gebhardt
Dave Zielinski
Betsy Rappa
We also want to thank anyone that we might have missed.
AND THE WINNER IS:
For the absolute best Brownies at the Radar Run, two years in a row…………Laura Locker
Thank You Everyone……………Dianne Dieter & Steve Soltwedel, Co-Chairs
In Memory of
Steve Pulec Pedal Power
July 30, 2016
Bicycle Poker Run to benefit the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club and the St. Germain Bike & Hike Trail
Cost is $25 and participants receive a t-shirt, specials at participating
taverns, and a burger/brat cookout at Twilight at 6 pm with Raffles
The stops are: All specials will run from 11 am—5 pm
Twilight Bar & Grill—$3.00 Bloody Mary or Mimosa
Timbers Bar—$3.00 Corona
Kaig Stand—Drink Special
Legend’s of the North—Drink Special
Knocker’s Pizza Co. Inc.—Drink Special
Thunderbird—$4.00 CC Old Fashion Special
Sister’s Saloon—$3.00 Heineken
Don’t have a bike? Call St. Germain Rental for a FREE rental for the day at 715-479-8007
Don’t want to bike? Walk, drive, run … just do it and have fun!
Register at Twilight, Timbers Bar, Thunderbird or Sister’s Saloon by Tuesday, July 26th!
Twilight Bar & Grill
Timbers Bar & Grill
Tiki Bar Special
Thunderbird
Sister’s Saloon
Dick’s Feeder’s
Knocker’s Pizza Co Inc
OUR SPONSORS
Miller Beer
Badger Liquor
General Beverage
Reinhart Food Service
St. Germain Sport Marine
Spang’s Italian Restaurant
Legend’s of the North
Sixel Fight Club & Fitness
Dean Distributing
St. Germain Rentals/Service
Pukall Lumber
Waldmann Construction
Kaig Stand
Lumpy’s Sports Bar & Grill
Danny’s Roadhouse
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
presents
“DRIVE with the GROOMER DRIVERS”
GOLF SCRAMBLE—$10,000 CASH HOLE IN ONE PRIZE
plus bonus hole in one prizes*
Trout Lake Golf Club
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Deadline for entry: August 21, 2016
Your Entry Fee of $75.00 per person includes:
18-holes of golf, riding cart, range balls to warm up with, one free drink ticket for your choice of
beverage, lots of prizes, an “All U Can Eat” Burger & Brat Fry and a whole lot of fun!
Get a 4 person team together and join us
for a fantastic day of golf, camaraderie
and excitement as we host our third annual
fundraiser for the St. Germain Bo-Boen
Snowmobile Club. We know that our trail
Format
system is one of the best in the state and
5-Person Scramble
we want to keep it that way! All proceeds
Shotgun start at 9 AM
Form your own 4-person team. The St. Germain
Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club will add one of our
groomer drivers or club member to your team
will go to benefit the St. Germain Bo-Boen
Snowmobile Club and all of its efforts to
keep our trails the best around!
to make up the 5 person team.
Contact to enter your team or to learn more about
Sponsorship Opportunities:
John Vojta (715) 614-3611
Mike Osborne (715) 892-2998
Trout Lake Golf Club (715) 385-2189
SPONSORS!!! Get your name in and be a sponsor! Guaranteed to be seen multiple
times with our golfers! ONLY $100
* Bonus prizes are on top of the $10,000 prize. All prizes require a hole in one of four different holes!
Day of Play Fundraisers
Raffles
Mulligans
Magic Putts
50/50
“DRIVE with the GROOMER
DRIVERS” GOLF SCRAMBLE
$10,000 CASH
HOLE IN ONE—Hole #3
HOLE IN ONE—Hole #8
HOLE IN ONE—Hole #12
HOLE IN ONE—Hole #15
NEWS FROM THE ST GERMAIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PIG IN THE PINES: 5K BACON DASH & BACON BASH
Join in the fun with St. Germain’s newest tradition, do a little running before you enjoy appetizers all made with bacon at our 1st annual 5k Bacon Dash. This 5k fun run winds through our
beautiful Northwoods trails and finishes at the Pig in the Pines Bacon Bash on Friday, August 5th
with a 6pm race start. Greeting runners playing at the finish line will be Road Trip, a band from
the Oshkosh area known to capture their audiences and show them how to relax and have a
wonderful time. Bacon Dash participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt and free admission
into the Friday Night Bacon Bash live concert. Proceeds from the Bacon Dash will support the St.
Germain Beautification Fund and the St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club. Race begins in the
St. Germain Community Park.
PIG IN THE PINES BACON, BBQ & BANDS
The Pig in the Pines Ribfest tradition here in St. Germain has taken on a new look in 2016. The
two day event will celebrate everything bacon, BBQ and bands with live music all day and night
from 11:30 am—10:00 pm. Feast on everything pig including pulled pork sandwiches, BBQ, succulent ribs, pork kabobs, bacon wrapped appetizers and gourmet ham sandwiches. Enjoy activities
for the young and young at heart both days including Big Kid Trike Races and a boot camp inflatable obstacle course. Stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for up-to-date information.
$5.00 Daily Admission: Kids 12 and under are free. VIP Tickets for the Head East Concert $30.00
(available online or by calling the Chamber office 715.477.2205). St. Germain Community Park.
2016/2017 Wisconsin Snowmobile Trail Pass
The trail pass system implemented last season will remain in place for the 2016/2017 season. There are
possible changes in the works for how you pay for your pass, which will hopefully make it easier to obtain
your pass. One thing, however, will not change: it is best to get your trail passes as early as possible to
make sure you have them by the time you are ready to ride next season.
In previous years, you could join a club and your AWSC membership was processed almost immediately.
However, the AWSC did not anticipate the hundreds of new and renewal memberships that would still be
coming through, once the 2015/2016 season started. For that reason, and from some unexpected shortages in staff at the
AWSC, it took up to 5 business days to process most memberships.
The costs/fees will remain the same. Here is a reminder of the costs:
$50 – if your snowmobile(s) is not registered in Wisconsin. If your snowmobile(s) is not registered in Wisconsin – it
does not make any difference if you are a Wisconsin club member or not. The cost is still $50.
$30 – if your snowmobile is registered in Wisconsin but you are not a Wisconsin Snowmobile Club Member. Remember—you do not need to be a Wisconsin resident to register your snowmobile(s) in Wisconsin. If your snowmobile is
already registered in another state and you wish to keep that registration—you can dual register it.
$10 – If your snowmobile(s) is registered in Wisconsin and you are a member of a Wisconsin Snowmobile Club/AWSC.
Remember: The $50 & $30 passes are ordered and paid for with the Wisconsin DNR. The discounted $10 pass is ordered and
paid for through the AWSC. Links are available on our website, www.boboen.com.
If you are already a member of the St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club, please try to keep track of when you joined.
Your Bo-Boen membership and your AWSC membership are good for one year from your date of application. If you are not
yet a Bo-Boen member; please join now. This will ensure you will have your AWSC membership number in place, if you wish
to take advantage of the $10 discounted trail pass.
If you only own one snowmobile, we will admit that it is cheaper for you to just buy the $30 pass (providing your sled is
registered in WI). However, if you own multiple snowmobiles, you can save money by 1—registering your sleds in Wisconsin,
2—joining an AWSC club such as the St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club and 3—buy the discounted $10 trail pass.
The 2016/2017 Wisconsin Snowmobile Trail Passes will be available beginning July 1st 2016. Order them as early as possible.
Do not wait until the last minute. Please Note: Anyone purchasing a 2016-2017 WI Snowmobile Trail Pass in the summer
months will not receive the passes from the State of WI until early fall. Thank you for your patience. Wisconsin Snowmobile
Trail Passes will continue to NOT BE AVAILABLE over the counter.
We ask that when re-newing your Bo-Boen membership you wait until you receive the membership form which will be
mailed in August/September. New members may join anytime online at www.boboen.com. If you have sledding friends,
please share this information with them. Being caught riding without a WI Trail Pass will set you back $250!
Our thoughts and prayers were sent to Tim & Pam
Gebhardt after the passing of Tim’s father this summer.
Condolences were also sent to the family of Hank Kosanda
who passed away this past week. Hank was a past President of the club but was probably know more as the sign
guy. For years he maintained the signs on our 100+ miles of
trails.
Get well wishes were sent to Beth Urban and Geri
Shambo following her knee surgery.
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.
ANNUAL CLUB RAFFLE INFORMATION
Regarding our annual club raffle, it has recently been brought to our attention that it is
against regulations to send out raffle tickets by
mail. So over the next couple months our board
will discuss if we will be doing a club raffle, and if so what type.
We will update via the newsletter.
Ed Siergiej, Treasurer
The Classic Sled Round-up held in St. Germain on Sunday,
May 29, 2016 was another great success. Our club once again
operated the food booth where the net proceeds totaled
$3,302. Of which we were able to share just under $1000 to
the Hall of Fame.
Again, thanks to all the volunteers that made it a great
success, they include:
Al Clemmensen
Ken Beno
Dave Brown
Gary Jacobi
Don Richards
Jim Warmington
Dennis Dieter
Barb Steinhilber
Jim & Sue DuBore
Geri Shambo
Jim & Val Rybarczyk
Steve Soltwedel
Tim & Pam Gebhardt
Ozzie Ausloos
Nathan Gebhardt
THANK YOU to the Snowmobile Hall of Fame for letting us
participate in the event.
Ed Siergiej, Treasurer & Gary Groff, Event Chair
Membership News—Jeff & Beth Urbans
Hello from your "NEW" Membership Chairman's Beth & Jeff Urbans!
We are excited to be volunteering our time this year to help out all of the members of our amazing club here in St. Germain. Jeff and I are the owners and operators of the NorthWoods Rest Motel, LLC and Colonial House Laundromat, LLC here in
St. Germain. We are new to the community but have been visiting the area for 30 years. We have met so many wonderful
people here and can't wait to give back to community by helping out the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club as your new membership
chairs. We look forward to meeting some of you this snowmobile season!
Friendly reminders:
2016-2017 yearly membership dues: (Mailings will be going out in August or you can simply renew online @ Online Membership Renewal ) Please send us an email by July 31st with any address/email address changes so that we have your current
information for the 2016-2017 snowmobile season. Emails can be sent to boboenmembership@gmail.com
Family—$30
Single—$25 (unmarried please)
Membership Includes:
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Pride in belonging to Wisconsin's largest club and supporting trails and projects of snowmobiling (over 973 active members)
Membership included into the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Club (AWSC) $10/yr
Monthly club newsletter August thru April (via e-newsletter link)
Membership Sticker
Wisconsin Snowmobile News Magazine (7 issues per year (September thru March)
$3,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance benefit thru AWSC for self, spouse and children under 19
Club voting rights at March meeting (Family Membership 2 votes, Single Membership 1 vote)
Thank you,
Beth & Jeff Urbans
Membership Cell: 715-370-3550
Membership email: boboenmembership@gmail.com
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
Drive with the Groomer Drivers Golf Scramble
Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Trout Lake Golf Club
Registration Form
Team Captain
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Phone:
Zip:
Email:
Player 2
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Phone:
Zip:
Email:
Player 3
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Phone:
Zip:
Email:
Player 4
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Phone:
Zip:
Email:
Your Entry Fee of $75.00 per person includes:
18-holes of golf, riding cart, range balls to warm up with, one free drink ticket for your choice of beverage,
lots of prizes, an “All U Can Eat” Burger & Brat Fry and a whole lot of fun!
Registration Deadline—August 21, 2016
Payment Enclosed
Will be calling in Credit Card #
Dinner Only $10**
Total
Please make checks payable to: St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
Please mail entry and payment to: Trout Lake Golf Club 3800 Hwy 51 N Arbor Vitae WI 54568
Call in entry and payment to: Mike Osborne at Trout Lake Golf Course (715) 385-2189
**Dinner only is $10 per person—Just put the total amount due, dependent on amount of people coming**
Drive with the 2016 Groomer Drivers Golf Scramble
Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Trout Lake Golf Course
Hole Sponsor Form
PLEASE PRINT
Date:
Company or Individual Name: _________________________________________
Contact Person: ___________________________________________________
Street or PO Address: ______________________________________________
City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________
Phone:
Email: ________________________________
Please include artwork or business card to be used for hole sign or email:
john_vojta@hotmail.com
□$100 Hole Sponsorship
Total amount: $_____________
Payment Information
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Paid cash
Please invoice me in August, 2016
Check/Credit Card
Credit Card Number:
Signature:
□Business or □Personal
(Please make checks payable to St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club)
_________ Exp Date: _____________________
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
Calendar of Events
2016 – 2017 Season
Tuesday, April 5,2016
Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Board Meeting
Sunday, May 29,2016
Hall of Fame Classic Snowmobile Round-up
Tuesday, June 7,2016
Board Meeting
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Board Meeting
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Board Meeting
Saturday, August 27,2016
20th Annual Pig Roast—Sportsmen’s Chalet
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
3rd Annual Drive with the Groomers Drivers—
Trout Lake Golf Club
Board Meeting
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Membership Meeting
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Board Meeting
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Membership Meeting
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Trail Brushing—9 am Groomer Barn
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Board Meeting
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Membership Meeting
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Membership Meeting – Christmas Party
Tues. & Wed. – December 27 & 28, 2016
Snowmobile Safety Class
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Board Meeting
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Membership Meeting
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Snowmobiler’s Breakfast – Knocker’s Pizza Co Inc
January 27-29, 2017
Women on Snow Weekend
January 30 – February 1, 2017
Women on Snow Tour
Wed. & Thurs., February 1 & 2, 2017
Walker Equipment Groomer Show
Fri. & Sat., February 3 & 4, 2017
Radar Run
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Board Meeting
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Membership Meeting
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Membership Meeting
Please support those who support us!
St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club
PO Box 192
Saint Germain, WI 54558
20th Annual Pig Roast
to benefit the St. Germain Bo-Boen and
Lake Tomahawk New-Tom Sno Fleas
Snowmobile Clubs
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Sportsmen’s Chalet
5205 Old Hwy 70 W, Eagle River
Raffle Sales & Door Prizes Start at 2 p.m.
Serving at 5:30 p.m.
Cost $11.50 per person
Great fun and great food for a great cause!
Raffle Items Needed
Donations Welcome
Call Laurel
(715) 479-8788
Cash Raffle to Benefit the St. Germain Bo-Boen & Lake Tomahawk
New-Tom Sno Fleas Snowmobile Clubs
$100 Each— Only 150 Tickets Sold
Drawing will be held at the Pig Roast Benefit at Sportsmen’s Chalet
on Saturday, August 27, 2016
(winner need not be present)