St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

Volume 2017-18 Number 5 www.boboen.com January 2018

Celebrating Snowmobiling Since 1969!

President’s Message—Tom Nampel I hope everyone had a good Holiday Sea-son. I have some great news. At our Christmas party it was brought to our at-tention that the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club is the largest family snowmobile club in the world! Don Schulpius, the first presi-dent of the Bo-Boens and Russ Davis did the research on this. Thank you Don and Russ for all of the work you did on this. As of right now we have 1,055 members. We are hoping to have over 1,100 members by the end of the season. Now that the season is underway just a few reminders. Please stay on the marked trails, have your trail passes and obey the signs. Where it is marked no snowmobiling that’s what it means. We work hard all year to keep the trails we have so please help. Stop signs mean stop. Follow the speed limits. Our annual Snowmobilers Breakfast is January 13th at Knockers Pizza Co. Inc. I hope to see a lot of snowmobilers there. Have safe and enjoyable season. Tom Nampel

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 en-

forcement 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 Ma-rine 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 Wednesday and Thursday, December 27 & 28, 2017 in the Community United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. 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.

Snowmobile Pioneers at our December meeting honoring Don Schulpius. The people in the photo are: (l-r) Russ Davis, Don Schulpius, Harriet Schulpius, Dick Decker, Bill Schumman, Fred Suchy (AWSC—Vilas County Director) seated is Aud-rey Decker.

Snowmobilers Breakfast Sponsored by

St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

Saturday, January 13, 2018

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.

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Volunteers Needed

While many of you signed up to volunteer at the December meeting, there is still room to sign up to help with the clubs two biggest winter functions, the Radar Run and the Groomer Show. On February 2nd and 3rd we serve food at the Radar Run and handling parking and crowd control. We will need about 20 volunteers each day. The shifts are normally 3 to 4 hours and are a great way to meet other club members. The food service tent is heated. If you are interested and can help out sign up at the January meeting or contact the following members: Parking and Crowd Control – contact Ozzie Ausloos at 920-420-4520 or Don Baumann at 715-891-2707 Food Service Tent – contact Steve Soltwedel at 262-949-8930 or Dianne Dieter at 715-542-2913 On February 7th and 8th we will be serving food at the Walker Enterprises Groomer Show. The food service is inside and heated. Sign-up sheets will be available at the January meeting or you can contact: Steve Soltwedel at 262-949-8930 Jim Wendt at 715-891-1610.

Be sure the lake is marked

before you ride across!

Trail Boss—Jim Wendt Riding season is finally here!!!!! After the 10 inches of snow we received, trails have opened and our equip-ment has begun grooming operations. We are going to be busy training our 4 new drivers and getting the feel of our new T6175 New Holland tractor that we took ownership of the end of November. Our trail system has been inspected by both Vilas and Oneida counties and received sterling reviews for hav-ing the highest level of trail signage in the area. A huge “thank you” to our sign master, Steve Soltwedel and his trusted assistant, Ozzie Ausloos. This duo makes my job a lot easier as I have the utmost confidence our trail system is as safe as possible. I hope you have all taken the time to get your trail passes before you begin riding. The local sheriffs have indicated they will not be very tolerant of folks riding without a valid trail pass. The fine for lack of a valid trail pass has been increased to $295.00, a very costly ride when a $10.00 trail pass could have been pur-

chased by club members. Please take a moment to thank any of your groomer drivers for the great work they do on our trails! The success of our club is a direct result of the dedication this group of men posses and the level of competence they demonstrate each and every time they are behind the wheel of our equip-ment. I am so proud to work alongside such a talented group of men. I wish you all the best for an enjoyable riding season. HAPPY TRAILS, Jim

Trail Boss Jim Wendt & Club President, Tom Nampel take ownership of our new T6175 New Holland Tractor.

ONE MANS TRASH..

As part of the group that decorates a groomer for the Christmas parade, I am asking for your help. As you look at your

Christmas decorations, think about those decorations that you no longer

use. How about donating them to us. We are looking for lights, an artificial tree or two (tall & short), garland, lighted

yard decorations, etc. If you can help us please call Kay Schultz at 715-542-3912. Thanks!

Holiday Message During the Holiday Season more than ever, our thoughts turn gratefully

to those who have made our snowmobile club the best there is around.

And in this spirit we sincerely say Thank You and Best Wishes for the

Holiday Season & a Happy New Year to all our Members!

Beth & Jeff Urbans your Membership Chairs!

Membership totals to date:

New Members—124

Current/Renewed Members—931

Overall Current Members—1,055

Non-Renewed Members—128

Overall Bo-Boen Members—1,183

CLUB RAFFLE – TICKETS ON SALE Tickets are available from various board mem-bers and the following businesses: Bauer’s Dam Knockers Pizza Company

Paul’s Rent-All Sportsmen’s Chalet St. Germain Sport Marine

Tickets are $50 each with a maximum of only 200 tickets sold. Cash Prizes will be: 1st $3,000, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $1,000, 4th $500, 5th $500.

Get well wishes were sent to Fred Radtke and Nola Richards who are recovering following surgery. Please call Arlene Rieckenberg at 715-542-3066 when you have information on births, of members who are ill or hospital-ized and need a bit of cheer, sympathy or encouragement.

35th Annual Ride with the Champs

on February 17, 2018

At the Christmas party at the Whitetail Inn a check was presented to the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club from the St. Germain Chamber of Commerce for $6,000. Another check for $6,000 will be given this coming summer. Presenting the check from the St. Germain Chamber are Chamber Board members, Rob Man-thei, Cheryl Kelsey, Ron Rhodes, Stacey Swenson, Tom Christensen, Penny Strom, Chamber Director and accepting the check is Tom Nampel, Bo-Boen Club President.

January Membership Meeting Tuesday, January 9th, 2018

Sportsmen’s Chalet Cocktails 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm

Laurel & Gary will once again begin our evening with hors d’ oeuvre’s.

Menu Selection Tenderloin Tips with mushrooms over noodles

2 Smoked Pork Chops served with baked potato

Broiled Haddock stuffed with imitation crab

with baked potato

All dinners include salad, potato, 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 Sportsmen’s Chalet

RSVP by Wednesday, January 3rd to Kay Schultz, (715) 542-3912

Secretary’s Report—Kay Schultz It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . . . We had some snow on the ground but now we really have snow on the ground. It is starting to leave up now but my best guess is that we have gotten around 6” of new snow. This is what our groomers need to get out there and start getting our trails ready for the season – so let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. At our annual Christmas party / December membership meeting at Whitetail. What a great time! We had 118 peo-ple attend and our special guest was Don Schulpius, the first president and founder of the St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmo-bile Club. Don announced big news for our club. Not only are we the largest snowmobile club in Wisconsin, with well over 1,000 members, we are the largest family club in the United States. Now brace yourself, we are also the largest family club in the WORLD! I’m thinking that’s quite a feather in our cap. As for the dinner, I would like to thank Jeff and Joy for the beautiful atmosphere and the wonderful food that they provided for us. Everything was outstanding – as usual. Also, a big thank you to Jeff Calhoun of Tomahawk Sport Center for providing dinner music for the evening. Hope to see all of you soon—and keep the snow dances going. I won’t be happy until I see a year when we have to tunnel out of the house instead of just shoveling. Kay Schultz

December 27 & 28—Snowmobile Safety Class Community United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, January 2nd—Board Meeting—Fire Station

Tuesday, January 9th—Membership Meeting Sportsmen’s Chalet

Saturday, January 13th—Snowmobilers Breakfast Knocker’s Pizza Company Inc.

February 2 & 3—St. Germain Radar Run

Arrowhead Groomers/Walker Equipment Annual Snowmobile Trail Groomer Show

February 7—9 am to 4 pm February 8—9 am to 2 pm

The Bo-Boen’s entry in the Lighting Up St. Germain Holiday Cele-bration parade on Saturday, November 25th. Groomer decorators included: Mike and Penny McCormick, Judy Schell, Kay Schultz and Steve Soltwedel.

Apple Dumpling Gang and Boo-BBB’s

The Apple Dumpling Gang is a group of Bo-Boen men who for many years have held weekly snowmobile rides, weather permit-ting. There are no dues or requirements, just show up at the groomer barn on Wednesdays by 9 am ready to ride and have some fun. The Bo-Boen ladies also ride each week under the name BOO-BBB’s and leave the groomer barn at the same time. It is a great way to make friends and meet other fellow snowmobilers. New riders should call Bob Schell at (715) 542-2321 or Penny McCor-mick at (715) 542-2537.

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