St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Celebrating 50 years of Snowmobiling!

Volume 2019-20 Number 8 www.boboen.com March 2020

President’s Message—Steve Soltwedel Here we are in Mid‐Season and it is great to see so many snowmo‐bilers making use of our trail system. Just a li le more snow should make for some good March riding. Always stay on marked trails, obey signage and respect the rights of our landowners so we don’t lose any trails. As many of you know the Hiller’s Radar Run was cancelled due to poor ice condi ons. This event has always been a significant fund raiser for your club which will certainly put a hole in our budgeted income for the year. We have formed a new fundraising com‐mi ee to develop ideas to raise money in the future. I would like to make an appeal to all members and businesses that any and all dona ons to help fill this year’s gap will be appreciated. We recently provided food services for the Arrowhead Groomer Show and I want to thank the Walkers and all the volunteers who made this a successful and fun fundraiser for us. Looking ahead we have several events coming up: Snowmobile Roundup on Memori‐al Day weekend, Drive with the Groomer Drivers Golf Scramble on August 30th and 3 Sundays in the summer for Sunday Funday. Join us for these func ons or be er yet volunteer to help out. Our March 10th annual mee ng will feature the elec on of Offic‐ers and Directors. Come and vote and let your voice be heard. Enough with the business, get out there and enjoy those wonder‐ful Bo‐Boen trails and remember to support the businesses that support us! Steve

THANK YOU ST. GERMAIN SENTRY FOODS for your dona on to the club! Ozzie Ausloos (l) receives a check for $500 from Bruce Weber (r) of St. Germain Sentry Foods

Sue Slominski of Slo’s Pub also presented the club with a check for $1,000 from the proceeds raised from the Steve Pulec North‐woods Snowmobile Challenge! Addi onal thanks go out to Sister’s Saloon, Slo’s Pub, Sayner Pub, Shamrock Pub and the Thunderbird Bar & Grill for suppor ng this great fundraiser for area clubs!

THANK YOU CLEARVIEW SUPPER CLUB for your dona on to the club! Connie Nell and Kris Nielsen pre‐sented Club President, Steve Soltwedel with a check for $500 at the dinner mee ng on February 11th.

OUR LITTLE CONTEST WINNERS

Congratula ons to our two winners of a $25 Chamber Bucks in our li le contest:

Steve LaRiviere, St. Germain WI Barb Steinhilber, St. Germain WI

Their names were picked for all correct entries at our February dinner mee ng. Answers below:

1. Our club’s $100 cash raffle this season is limited to how may ckets being sold? 100

2. You can purchase the discounted $10 trail pass for your sled by belonging to a Wisconsin Snowmobile Club & the AWSC and hav‐ing your …what? Sled Registered in WI, AWSC# or Sled Registra-

on #

3. Where are the discounted trail passes purchased from? AWSC

4. Now named Mar‐Li’s Bar, what was one of the previous names it was known as? Club 155, Ski’s Northern Lights or Scoobies

5. What was the name of the supper club/lodge on Big St. Ger‐main Lake that was well known for the owner to entertain guests with his accordion? Leisure Lodge

2020 Groomer Show THANK YOU TO VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS

The 2020 Groomer Show Food Booth was again a fun and successful fundraiser for the Bo‐Boen Club. Thank You to Dave & Judy Walker for allowing us the opportunity for this fundraiser. A special thanks to our Business and Community Supporters: St. Germain Sentry Foods Paul's Rent-All Walker Equipment Inc. 3C’s Coffee Cup Café

Once again our Bo‐Boen volunteers really turned out and supported this event. There was plenty of help, the baked goods were awesome, chili was really good and our service couldn’t have been be er. I think everyone had a good me as we made this the most successful Groomer Show on record. You guys are the best. Without the generous dona on of me by all these volunteers

this event wouldn’t have happened. We apologize if we missed anyone.

Don & Marie Baumann Mike McCormick Jim & Val Rybarczyk Gary & Kathy Groff Paul Bohnen Jim Warmington Bob & Judy Schell Belinda Seabolt Dave Zielinski Ken Beno Steve Soltwedel Fran Sabick Jeff & Jackie Horvath Dave Brown Jim Wendt Kay Schultz Jay Pritzel Carole Hall Al & Jeanne Breck Barbara Steinhilber Jeff & Susan Sauer Dennis & Dianne Dieter Cheryl Kelsey Jan Kitzrow Chuck & Judy Berard Jim & Karen Grace

Thank you EVERYONE for making this happen! Jim Wendt, Dianne Dieter and Steve Soltwedel, Chairs

Club members who brought smiles to so many sick children’s faces include: Roger Klein, Jim Harold, Ozzie Ausloos, Mike McCormick, Karla Klein & Penny McCormick.

Angel On My Shoulder—Winter Camp Angel

Candidate Statements President—Steve Soltwedel I am honored to have served as your President this past year. With the help of a good Board of Directors and Officers we ac‐complished quite a bit. I have accepted the nomina on to run for a second one‐year term as President and am reques ng your vote. We con nue as the largest snowmobile club in the State of Wisconsin and from the feedback we get, our trails are the best! The support from club members this past year has been heart‐warming. If you haven't go en involved, do it this year. It’s the best way to meet people in our community. I look forward to your support and vote. President—Elect—Bob “Ozzy” Ausloos I have been asked by the nomina ng commi ee to run for the posi on of president—elect. This will be the second me around in these posi ons if the progression goes as it normally does. Why did I accept this nomina on? Well I feel in order to get as much as you can out of an organiza on you need to give to the organiza on in order to get something out of it. Over the years I have been elected to various posi ons in the clubs that I have belonged to. Trust me, I have always go en more personal growth and sa sfac on out of the experience than the effort put in. My goal with being ac ve with the Bo‐Boen Snowmobile Club is to con nue the excellent tradi on of our organiza on. Kindly vote for me and please consider ge ng ac ve so you too can enhance your snowmobiling experience. Treasurer—Ed Siergiej I have accepted the nomina on of the elec on commi ee to run for another year as your treasurer. I am looking forward in work‐ing with the other elected officers and directors as our club re‐mains the largest in the State of Wisconsin. Snowmobiling is an important part of the success of our community. Once again I ask for your support Secretary—Kay Schultz I can’t believe I am finishing my 7th year as secretary. While I s ll don’t snowmobile, I s ll try to do my best to keep the Bo‐Boen’s the biggest and best club in the state. Selling raffle ckets, plan‐ning 7 membership dinners for the past 9 years, a ending most of our fundraisers and baking for various club events are just some of the things that keep me busy. Thank you for your sup‐port in the past and your vote this year.

The Boo‐BBB’s on their recent overnight ride include: Sharon WeMe , Carole Hall, Cheryl Kelsey, Pam Green, Penny McCormick, Georgia Henrichs, Carla Klein, Judy Pacanowski, Sue Dubore, Peggy Ausloos, Dianne Dieter, Janelle Ewen and tagging along by car were Judy Schell, Geri Shambo and Cheryl Domenico.

Director—Greg Platz My love of snowmobiling began in 1972 when I bought my first snow‐mobile, which I s ll proudly own. My passion for snowmobiling and the Northwoods grew when I visited my uncle (Cli on Drews, a char‐ter member of the Bo‐Boen Club and the Apple Dumpling Gang) for the first me here in St. Germain the following year. I con nued to ride and visit the area, and in 2000, my wife Roxanne and I bought a home in St. Germain with the goal of one day moving here perma‐nently. We’ve been long distance members of the Bo‐Boen Club since then. In 2019, I re red from Briggs & Stra on Engineering (acous cs), and our dream became a reality when we sold our home in Oconomowoc without looking back. Some of my interests in re re‐ment include restoring my three vintage sleds, the Wednesday rides with the Dumplings and nkering in my workshop. Now that we are full‐ me residents, we are both enjoying being able to a end the club mee ngs & events where we have met so many friendly club and community members. We have an outstanding group of volunteers and, if elected, I look forward to being part of maintaining the stellar reputa on that our club enjoys. Director—Jeff Horvath Director—Jeff Sauer

Boo‐BBB’s Ride Again!

Trail Boss—Jim Wendt What a roller coaster ride we are having.....near record January snowfall and now 4” for February so far. Our trail system has held up just great but we could use some nice wet snowfalls as we look the month of March in the face. We will run as long as we can and hope everyone can squeeze some late season riding into your schedules. We have had some member groomer ride‐alongs this season and enjoyed showing off our machines and the methods we use to deliver world class trails. As we begin thinking about the end of our winter season, plan‐ning is already underway for this summer’s Drive with the Groomer Driver’s Golf Scramble. This will be the 5th annual scramble. Up to now the ou ng has generated over $40,000 for the club! We want to increase club par cipa on in the event this year, in par cular, because of the loss of nearly $10,000 due to Hiller’s Radar Run cancella on. We need the club to make this ou ng a priority to help con nue our equipment replacement program. More informa on on the event can be found in the newsle er. In advance, I sincerely want to thank you for your support! March can provide some of the most wonderful late season rid‐ing....I hope Mother Nature will co‐operate and allow us to end this year in great fashion. HAPPY TRAILS, Jim Secretary’s Report—Kay Schultz Calling all waitresses! I would like to place an order for an extra large helping of snow! There is a lot of snow on the ground but the trails could use a new ‘winter coat’. Despite the fact that there is a lack of new snow, there are a lot of snowmobilers in the Northwoods. I hope that many of you are s ll planning on coming to enjoy the Northwoods trails. Please be extra careful—without snow on the trails, they tend to be icy. Anyone wishing to vote by absentee ballot must request a ballot from the secretary in wri ng (e‐mail will do), up to 7 days prior to the elec on (March 3rd). Absentee ballots must be returned in the envelope provided, sealed and mailed. No requests for ab‐sentee ballots will be accepted a er that me. I can be reached at gks.found@gmail.com. On Tuesday, February 11th we had our membership mee ng at Clearview. As always, the dinners were outstanding. Kris, Connie and Chef Shawn out did themselves in keeping the 75 a endees well ‘watered’ and well fed. Thank you to them and the Clearview Crew for a great evening! (P.S. Get well soon Jeannie!) Kay

March Membership Meeting

Tuesday, March 10th

Golden Pines Supper Club

Cocktails 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m.

Menu Selection

8 oz. Prime Rib / baked potato

Almond Encrusted Chicken Breast / wild rice

2 Shrimp Skewers /baked potato

All dinners include salad, rolls, dessert, coffee.

All meals are priced at $23.00 with tax and

gratuity included.

Members are responsible for payment of their

reservation whether they attend or not. Please

make checks payable to Golden Pines Supper

Club.

RSVP on or before Friday, February 28th to Kay

Schultz, (715) 542-3912

Volunteer Help Needed— Snowmobile Roundup

The Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club will again be providing food ser-vice for the Memorial Day weekend Hall of Fame Snowmobile Roundup. The event takes place on Sunday, May 24, 2020 in the Community pavilion. Volunteers are needed for Set-up on Satur-day, May 23 from 3 PM to 5 PM and food service volunteers are needed for shifts of 7 AM to NOON on Sunday and from 11:30 AM to 4 PM also on Sunday. Sign-up sheets will be circulated at the March meeting but if you wish to volunteer in advance you can call Steve Soltwedel at 262-949-8930 or Jeff Sauer at 815-761-6857. Let’s continue our great tradition of volunteer sup-port for this event.

Tuesday, March 3—Board Mee ng, 7 pm

Tuesday, March 10—Membership Mee ng

Golden Pines Supper Club

Sunday, May 24—Hall of Fame Snowmobile Roundup

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St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club presents

“DRIVE with the GROOMER DRIVERS” GOLF SCRAMBLE

Trout Lake Golf Club

Sunday, August 30, 2020 Deadline for entry: August 21, 2020

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, camara-derie and excitement as we host our seventh annual fundraiser for the St.

Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club. We know that our trail system is the best

in the state and we want to keep it that way! All proceeds will go to bene-fit the St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmo-bile Club and all of its efforts to keep

our trails the best around!

Format 5-Person Scramble

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 to make up the 5 person team.

SPONSORS!!! Get your name in and be a sponsor! Guaranteed to be seen multiple times by our golfers!

ONLY $100 Day of Play Fundraisers Raffles Mulligans Magic Putts 50/50

Contact to enter your team or to learn more about Sponsor Opportunities:

Jim Wendt (715) 891-1610 Mike Osborne (715) 892-2998

Sunshine Report

Condolences were sent to Al & Maggie Clemmensen on passing of his mother and get well wishes were sent to Jeannie Breck who broke her leg.

Get well Wishes go out to Julie LaRiviere for a speedy recovery from a broken arm after a snowmobile mishap.

Please call Judy Schell at (715) 542-2321 or judith-schell@hotmail.com when you have information on births, of members who are ill or hospitalized and need a bit of cheer, sym-pathy or encouragement.

St. Germain Bo‐Boen Snowmobile Club PO Box 192 St. Germain WI 54558