St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

Celebrating more than 50 years of Snowmobiling!

Volume 2020-21 Number 4 www.boboen.com November 2020

2020-2021 St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

Officers & Board of Directors

Steve Soltwedel – President spsoltwedel@yahoo.com

715-542-3090 (Home)

Bob ‘Ozzie’ Ausloos – President-Elect lakelandausloos@gmail.com

715-542-3548 (Home) 920-420-4520 (Cell)

Ed Siergiej – Treasurer

ed@siergiej.us 715-493-7736

Kay Schultz – Secretary gks.found@gmail.com 715-542-3912 (Home)

Jim Wendt – Trail Boss starman@newnorth.net

715-891-1610 (Cell)

Paul Bohnen - Director paulsrental@frontier.com

715-479-5841 (Shop)

Dianne Dieter – Director dianneswede@yahoo.com

715-542-2913 (Home)

Dave Walker - Director dave@arrowheadgroomer.com

715-479-4200 (Office)

Jon Strom – Director jon@imageofwi.com

920-723-1209

Jeff Horvath – Director jnjhorvath@gmail.com

312-206-0772

Greg Platz – Director greg.platz@att.net

262-370-7767

Tom Nampel – Past President nampel@newnorth.net 715-542-2708 (Home)

President’s Thoughts—Steve Soltwedel I hope everyone found time to enjoy the fall colors this year. They were breath-taking. The colors are almost history for this year, and we received a new color on October 16th and 17th. Beautiful white snow that stuck around for our brush-ing day. It was the best kind of reminder that we could get that it is time to ready for a great snowmobile season. We had a large and energetic group of 47 people turn out for brushing day. It was heartwarming to see everyone and realize that in this crazy year of COVID we were only 3 people shy of our all-time brushing attendance record. You guys are the greatest. All we have left now is some more mechanical trimming, sign work and final inspections to be ready for trail opening in December. Trail maps have been proofed and due in soon. Please remember that the busi-nesses that support our club with a trail map ad are a major source of revenue that helps with the expense of maintaining the best trails in the state. Take note of who they are and support them with your business when you are enjoying the Northwoods. It seems like every month we can report on financial support of the local commu-nity. This month we want to thank Slo’s Pub for their donation of proceeds from last year’s snowmobile challenge. We also want to acknowledge and thank the Town of St. Germain for their $10,000 donation we received at our October meeting. A special thanks to members who include donations with their mem-bership renewals which for the month of September was just over $6,000. We do not often enough thank the many members that willingly donate their time and talent to do all the behind the scenes work that keeps our club running. We continue to hold membership meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at the St. Germain Community Center. Our next meeting is November 10th at 7:00 PM. The center has plenty of room for social distancing. Wear your masks when you come. We are still working towards being able to have a De-cember Christmas meeting we can all attend. Watch next month’s newsletter for details. We are beginning to make plans to provide food and beverage at the Arrowhead Groomer Show on February 3-4, 2021. Once we get the green light for this event, we will make our call for volunteers. We have prepared a COVID plan for the event to assure we can be the safest we can for both volunteers and partici-pants. Details next month. I also want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and hope that we can all find safe ways to see family and friends at this holiday. Steve

PRESS RELEASE: Tuesday, October 27, 2020: We are very sad to announce that the

2021 Hiller’s Radar Run must be cancelled. Trust us when we say, this was no easy de-

cision and leaves us with heavy hearts. In recent weeks, mul ple issues have stacked

against us for the amount of planning and coordina on necessary to hold an event of

this type. Our love for this event and all of you that take part moves forward! We urge

you to con nue suppor ng the Bikini Run girls with your financial dona ons benefi ng

the amazing cause with Pink Ribbon Riders. Please, stay safe and healthy. We miss you!

Trail Boss Report—Jim Wendt WOW....with snow flying and temps in the 20’s I was con-cerned we would have a light turnout for our brushing day. Man, was I wrong! We had 47 die hard members who gave up their morning to help the club get work done on the trails! I offered my sincere thanks to everyone who came out but had to tell them there would be no club party that evening due to (you guessed it...corona virus). I hope next year we can break our attendance record of 51 set last year and have another great “thank you” party for all to attend. Trail brushing with the tractor is around 50% complete so if weather cooperates we should have no problem completing on time. All new drivers have been hired and our equip-ment is ready. The confusion regarding the new building garage doors continues. We are fully operational but with the wrong doors. All the blame goes to COVID with order details questionable. All will be adjusted in due time. With the early snow showers it is hard to not get excited but is only October. Our favorite season will come in due time!!! HAPPY TRAILS! Jim

Secretary’s Report—Kay Schultz There is not much new to report this month. Temperatures have really plummeted. Most of the temperatures for this coming week are in the 30’s. Yesterday we had a pretty good snow—at least a couple of inches. The trees and ground were completely covered. Only one word to de-scribe it—BEAUTIFUL! Don’t forget to get your trail pass. The season will be here before you know it. Stay safe. Kay Schultz Membership Meeting Despite the fact that only 19 people attended the October membership meeting, there were a lot of items discussed. Some of them were the groomer barn update, snowmobile safety class, Arrowhead Groomer Show, Hiller’s Radar Run and “virtual” clothing store to name just a few. It would be great to see you at these meetings. The November meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 pm at the St. Germain Community Center. Please remember that once again face masks are required. St. Germain Bo-Boen Officers and Board of Directors

Northwoods Snowmobile Challenge Sue Slominski of Slo’s Pub presented the club with a check for $885 for the proceeds raised for the Steve Pulec Northwoods Snowmobile Chal-lenge from last season. Additional thanks go out to Sister’s Saloon, Slo’s Pub, Sayner Pub, Shamrock Pub and the Thunderbird Bar & Grill for supporting this great fundraiser for area clubs.

MEMBERSHIP CORNER Our club membership renewals along with new members continue to come in. For unrenewed members, this will be your final newsletter. As of this writing mid October we are at 906 renewed and new members. If you haven’t yet, please return your form or use our secure membership re-newal form online at http://boboen.com/club-membership All AWSC memberships expired June 30, so the sooner you can return your form the sooner we can renew with the AWSC. If you need your AWSC# just send me a quick email. You can also do a lookup on the AWSC website anytime by going here: https://www.awsc.org/About-Us/Member-Lookup Our club is listed as St. Germain Bo-Boen SC. Any questions or concerns, please let me know and have a Happy Thanksgiving. Ed Siergiej, Membership Chair 715-493-7736 info@boboen.com

Tuesday, November 10—Membership Meeting St. Germain Community Center

December 12 & 13—Snowmobile Safety Education Class St. Germain Community Center

Sunshine Report Get well wishes were sent to Mike McCormick and Don Richards.

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, sympathy or encour-agement.

19th Hole

Kate Bogard

3c’s Coffee Cup Café

Tom Anderson & Sharon Ingram

Bauer’s Dam

Glenn & Donna Miller

Bauer’s Twin Pine Retreat

Roger Bauer

BIBS Northwoods Pub & Grill

Tony & Arlyce Farrow

Birchwood Resort

Hillers Vaca on Homes

Black Bear Lodge

Tammy Schmidt

Blacked Out Arms

Jason & Renee Hyrczyk

Blink Bonnie Supper Club

Sco McGregor

 

Burndt Bridge Tavern

Andrew Singer

Cedaroma Lodge

Victor & Lynn Upthagrove

CH Grading & Trimming

Clint Hamblen

Clearview Supper Club

Connie Nell & Kris Nielsen

Coda Vaca on Rentals

Doug & Lisa Coda

DeLong Ford

Jonathan & Melissa DeLong

DJ’s Family Restaurant

Ty & Heather Trapp

Elbert’s Resort & Condo’s

Hillers Vaca on Homes

Eliason Lumber & Hardware

Jona Eliason

Eliason Realty of the North

Dick & Bonnie Eliason

 

Fath’s Big Woods Resort

Jamie & Sue Fath

Fibber’s/RKM Ventures Inc.

Rob & Kaye Manthei

Granary Restaurant

Lee & Pam Hoffman

Harv’s Vaca on Rentals

Kevin & Debbie Harvey

Hearthside Inn

Bre & Faith Schneider

Hick’s Fuel & Oil

Larry Hicks

Hiller’s Pine Haven

Leslie Hiller

Hiller’s Vaca on Homes

Nick Chicka

Hillside Tavern & Grill

Achille Orlowski & Gina Coel

Hobs Service Center 

Mike Habeck

Idle Hours Resort

Boyd Best

Incredible Bank

Nancy Schuller

Kaig Stand

Karen Ives

Kni ’s Hardware Hank

Kent & Terry Kni

Knocker’s Pizza Company, Inc.

Barry & Shelley Hodkiewicz

Krist Food Marts

Rick Angeli

Lakeland Lawn & Equipment, Inc.

Gary & Tammy Vendl

Lakeland Powersports

Brian Wagner

LaRiviere Lake Rentals

Steve & Julie LaRiviere

Legend’s of the North

Kevin Brandt

Li le Saint Mobile Express Mart

David & Jenny Weber

Lizzy T’s Tamarack Tap

Liz Taylor

Lo y Pines

John & Coral Kazynski

‘Loon’a cs

Karen Walker

Maplewood Resort

Andy & Donna West

Mar‐Li’s

Mark & Lisa Busha

m‐Bank

Heidi Reiter Kramsvogel

Meyer & Associates Insurance Agency LLC

Lori Steinman

Murmuring Waters Lodge

Tim Kiesow

Nortech Marine

Greg Bryns & Amy Greenberg

Northwoods Rest Motel

Ron Hendrick

Olson Mfg, Inc / Sno‐Boss Groomers

Doug Olson

Paul’s Rent‐All

Paul & Julie Bohnen

Pier d’Nort

Tammy Schmidt

Pitlik’s Sand Beach Resort, Inc.

Gary Pitlik

Premier Powersports

Brian & Wendy Siekierzynski

Pub N’ Prime

Bob & Diane Ohde

Rus c Manor Lodge

Mike Sailor & Denise Lawrence

Sayner Mobile Express

Rick & Margaret Lovdal

Sayner Pub

Eric Liebenstein

Serenity Bay Resort

Hiller Vaca on Homes

Sister's Saloon

Cherie Anderson

Smiley’s Pub

Troy & Lori Kulick

Snowmobile Hall of Fame

Craig Marchbank

Snowmobile Safety Class

Peggy Ausloos

Thank You To Our 2020-21 Snowmobile Map Ad Sponsors

Spang’s Italian Restaurant

Joe Reid

Sportsmen’s Chalet

Gary & Laurel Frank

St. Germain Chamber of Commerce

Penny Strom

St. Germain Hometown Pharmacy

Larry Thompson

St. Germain Rentals

Ron Rhodes

St. Germain Sentry Foods

Bruce & Mary Weber

St. Germain Shell and Organic Food Market

Tracy Wendt

St. Germain Sport Marine

Tom & Kim Christensen

Subway

Darrell & Mary Hines

Walker Equipment, Inc.

Dave & Judy Walker

Weber’s Wildlife Bar & Animal Park

Karen Stecker

Whispering Pine Lodge

Josh & Kris n Renkes

Whitetail Inn

Jeff & Joy Sievert

Whitetail Lodge

Kent Newman

Wild Bear Grill & Pub

Tammy Schmidt

Wolf Pak Café

Joe & Kathy Lass

Women on Snow

Judy Pacanowski

Woodland Auto Clinic

Jim & Cheryl Kelsey

The Alley Lanes & Tavern

Rob & Melissa Spio o

The Bullpen Sports Bar

Todd Stanek

The Estrold Resort

Travis & Amanda Fowler

The Timbers Bar & Grill

Jason & Sarah Hegwald

Thunderbird Pass

Joe & Jenny Minaudo

Tomahawk Sports Center

Mike Hilgendorf

Track Inc.

Debbie Stefonik

Track Side

Jim & Chris Petreikis

Twin Waters Resort

Kelly and Corey Newton

Thank You To Our 2020-21 Snowmobile Map Ad Sponsors

Please support those who support us!

Snowmobile Safety Class December 12 & 13, 2020

Just a reminder that the Snowmobile Safety Class will be held on Saturday, December 12 (8:30 am to 2:30 pm and Sunday, December 13 (9:00 am to Noon) at the St. Ger-main Community Center. Students must attend both days. To sign up, contact Peggy Ausloos at 715-892-647 or peg-gy2090@gmail.com. Please have your DNR Customer num-ber when registering. If you do not have a number you can obtain one at www.gowild.wi.gov or by calling the DNR at 888-936-7463. Class size will be limited this year due to social distancing guidelines and parents will not be al-lowed to audit the class. (If a student has special needs we will try to accommodate as best as we can.) There is a $10 fee per student that should be paid on Saturday when checking in. Cash is preferred. We will also have to limit the number of volunteers to stay within those guidelines so please be patient. If you are willing wo bake cookies or bars that would be greatly appreciated however they must be individually packaged in baggies or plastic wrap. Please deliver to the Community Center on Saturday morning. Jack Horvath and Roxanne Platz have volunteered to pack “box lunches” for the students and instructors for Satur-day’s lunch. We will also supply beverages. Students and instructors are required to wear masks and hand sanitizer will be available. We are committed to making this a safe and positive experience for everyone.

THANK  YOU!    At our October membership mee ng, Town

Chairman, Tom Christensen presented a check for $10,000 to

Bo‐Boen Club President Steve Soltwedel. Monies presented

were raised thru room tax revenue.

St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

PO Box 192

St. Germain WI 54558