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St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Volume 2011-12 Number 8 April 2012 Past-President s Report On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 fifty plus members of the Bo- Boen Snowmobile Club attended the last general

The Teller Committee of Ron & Jason Rhodes saw that everyone attending had their ballots for the evening s elections.

1 St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Volume Number 8 April 2012 Past-President s Report On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 fifty plus members of the Bo- Boen Snowmobile Club attended the last general meeting of the season and elections at Golden Pines Restaurant. Ed Siergiej gave the blessing and Sharon and her staff provided an excellent meal which was enjoyed by all. The Teller Committee of Ron & Jason Rhodes saw that everyone attending had their ballots for the evening s elections. A last chance was given for the Club s annual raffle and Linda was hawking her 50/50 raffle tickets as usual. The candidates for the given positions were given the opportunity to say a few words prior to the election. A letter from Al Clemmensen was read and the balloting proceeded. The ballots were collected and tabulated by the Teller Committee. Your new President is Al Clemmensen, President- Elect Tom Christensen, Secretary Pam Gebhardt, Treasurer Ed Siergiej and Board members Paul Bohnen and newcomer Milt Klingsporn. Welcome aboard Milt. The reading of the last general meeting minutes were approved as presented and Ed Siergiej gave a brief Treasurer s Report which was approved by the membership. I would like to thank all the Board members that served during my tenure and made my job as your President a rewarding and interesting experience. A special thanks to Ron Rhodes and Tom Christensen, only they know why for sure. Also, a special thanks to Gary Shambo for his kind words regarding my tenure as your President. Bruce & Mary Weber attended the meeting and will have a check for $ for the Club at the next Board meeting. The money was the result of T-shirt sales at the Radar Run and will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bruce & Mary. Gary Shambo & Gary Schultz presented a check for $ to the Club for the work of the Trail Assistance Patrol at the Radar Run & Ice Drags. Nice work guys! Sign-up sheets went around for the Snowmobile Hall of Fame Classic Snowmobile Round-Up which will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Community Shelter. If you signed up as a worker for set-up, working the food counter on Sunday or for a bakery donation please mark it on your calendar. If you can help out that day call either one of our cochairmen, Steve Soltwedel, (715) or Ron Rhodes (715) They are also looking for a third co-chair to assist with the event. The more the merrier and it makes the work go easier. Pam reminded everyone attending the meeting of the Annual Pig Roast Fundraiser at the Sportsman s Chalet on Saturday, August 25, This pretty well sums up the events of my last meeting. Although this wasn t a great season, it wasn t the worst on record either. I learned a lot about local politics and what makes a club work and how important volunteers are. Those of you that volunteer time and time again are greatly appreciated, thanks again for your support and efforts. See you in September. Rich Polaski THANK YOU At our February membership meeting at Clearview Supper Club, Darrell & Connie Nell presented the club with a donation check in the amount of $200. Thank you for your continued support. Club Raffle Winners Thank you to everyone who purchased and sold tickets for our annual club raffle. Our net profit will be around $4,000 this year. Winning tickets were drawn at our last membership meeting on March 13 th. Congratulations go out to the following winners: 1st Prize $2,500 Lori Mosca, Sandwich IL 2nd Prize $1,500 Pam Saddy, Muskego WI 3rd Prize $500 Joe Shambo, Island Lake IL 4th Prize $250 Bill Anderson, Naperville IL 5th Prize $250 Grace Krueger, Appleton WI For up-to-date information on Club events, meetings, trail conditions & photos check out our website at: or follow us on Facebook Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club PO Box 192 Saint Germain, WI 54558

President s Report Well this is to let you know that at the membership meeting I have been elected President, President-Elect, Tom Christensen, Secretary, Pam Gebhardt, Treasurer, Ed Siergiej and

I want to thank everyone for this appointment and will serve our club like I have for the past 2 years as President-Elect with vigor to keep our club the best in the state.

Today, March 16th Vilas County has officially closed our trails as of noon. This marks the end of the 2011/2012 snowmobile season.

I hope that everyone had a great year riding our trail system and I hope to see everyone again next season. I will keep all the members informed with upcoming fund raising dates and times.

2 President s Report Well this is to let you know that at the membership meeting I have been elected President, President-Elect, Tom Christensen, Secretary, Pam Gebhardt, Treasurer, Ed Siergiej and Board members Paul Bohnen and Milt Klingsporn. I want to thank everyone for this appointment and will serve our club like I have for the past 2 years as President-Elect with vigor to keep our club the best in the state. I would like to thank Rich Polaski for the past 2 years serving as President making sure our club and its members had a great place to ride their sleds. Today, March 16th Vilas County has officially closed our trails as of noon. This marks the end of the 2011/2012 snowmobile season. Again our groomer drivers with the leadership of the Trail Boss, Jim Wendt our trail system was again one if not the best in the North woods. I hope that everyone had a great year riding our trail system and I hope to see everyone again next season. I will keep all the members informed with upcoming fund raising dates and times. I hope to see as many of you as possible during this summer while you are up in St. Germain. My first meeting as President is April 3rd, 2012 and I hope to see you there. If you have any questions or need anything from our club you can me at snowgoers3@aol.com. Al Clemmensen Trail Boss Report Well, our roller coaster winter ride is over. We really had every extreme one could imagine. All in all, I guess the year was an average one based on the hours put on our equipment. I really want to thank my crew for keeping the faith that snow would come, and man, did it come! You really have to understand that 22" of snow packs to around 4" but with the traffic grinding it up, it really can't last long. It was a matter of 5 days and our system was in need of MORE snow to really keep the trails in top shape. We did our best with what we had and the results we had were really great. We got tons of compliments about our trails and for that, I thank your drivers. This really is a great group of guys! We plan to get a new drag this summer to keep our equipment in the best possible shape. I want to wish Al Clemmensen all the best as our incoming President. I am looking forward to working with Al, he really wants the Bo-Boen s to be the best club in the state and will work hard to see that it happens. We have a great working relationship that I know will carry on with him in a leadership role. I hope you and your family have a great off-season and lots of fun doing warm weather things. We will all be thinking of our favorite season on occasion and have some great thoughts about what is sure to come next snow season. All my best to you and yours be safe and remember that with Gods help we can do it again in ! Jim Wendt 34th Annual St. Germain Fire Department Fish Fry Golden Pines Restaurant & Lounge Secretary s Report In this newsletter to will find the club calendar along with updated names and addresses for your Officers and Board Budget At the April there will be an opportunity for the membership to review the proposed budget for Any member that would like a copy of the proposed budget can request one from our Treasurer, Ed Siergiej (715) or ed@siergiej.us. The budget for will be voted on by the board at our May meeting. Our budget year runs June 1 May 31. See you next winter on the trails! Pam Welcome New Members 2/19/2012: Timm Faesi St. Germain, WI 2/27/2012: Kevin & Denise King Chicago, IL Sunday, April 29, 2012 Serving 3-9:00 pm $12.50 per person No carry-outs after 5 pm Our memberships totaled 454 as of February 29th, and include both primary and secondary members. Sunday, May 27, 2012 Vintage and antique sled show and swap at the St. Germain Community Park. Show Registration starts at 8 am. Music and food all day. Awards presented at 3 pm. Sled registration is $5.00 (max $25.00) and swap space is $20.00 for a standard size area.

3 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Sunday, May 27, 2012 Thursday, June 7, 2012 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Saturday, August 25, 2012 Thursday, September 6, 2012 Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Saturday, October XX Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Thursday, December 6, 2012 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 December 26 & 27, 2012 Thursday, January 3, 2013 Tuesday, January 8, 2013 Sunday, January 20 or 27, 2013 January 25-27, 2013 February 1, 2 & 3, 2013 Tuesday, February 5, 2013 St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Meeting & Event Calendar Season Primetimer s Room Hall of Fame Classic Snowmobile Round-up Pig Roast Fundraiser Trail Brushing date(s) to be determined Primetimer s Room -Christmas Party Snowmobile Safety Class-pending Snowmobiler s Breakfast Knocker s Pizza Co Women on Snow Radar Run Wednesday & Thursday, February 6 & 7, 2013 Walker Equipment Groomer Show Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Thursday, March 7, 2013 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Annual Meeting st. germain bo-boen snowmobile club officers & directors president al clemmensen cell: (847) snowgoers3@aol.com president-elect tom christensen work: (715) stgsport@frontier.com secretary pam gebhardt cell: (715) geby.four@gmail.com treasurer ed siergiej cell: (715) ed@siergiej.us trail boss jim wendt cell: (715) starman@newnorth.net director roger klein home: (715) rwklein1@gmail.com director paul bohnen home: (715) paulsrentall@fontier.com director beverly dittmar home: (715) director milt klingsporn home: (715) mklings@frontier.com director ron rhodes work: (715) santaron1@hotmail.com director todd wiese twupnorth@nnex.net past president rich polaski home (715) rlpolaski@gmail.com

Land Owners We would especially like to express our thanks and appreciation for the private landowners that allow the snowmobile trails to cross their property.

Please respect the private landowners and stay on the trail! The following article appeared in Snowmobile Magazine and says it all.

The on-going battle over access to public lands has stolen a lot of headlines. Yes, we must defend our rights to ride in national parks, national forests and state and locally owned lands.

That issue is particularly important in Western states. Did you know that 91 percent of all snowmobile trails in the West are on public lands? It's true.

In the Northeast, 70 percent of all trails are on privately owned lands, and 72 percent of Midwestern trails are on private lands.

There are likely hundreds of people who signed leases to allow access to their land so you and your friends can snowmobile on a given day. Why do they do it? It's not for the money.

If they sign over access to a strip of that property to a snowmobile club, however, the club accepts the risk and buys the insurance. The land owners also don't do it for the notoriety.

4 Land Owners We would especially like to express our thanks and appreciation for the private landowners that allow the snowmobile trails to cross their property. Without their generosity, the 25,000 mile trail system in Wisconsin would not exist. Approximately half of the trails exist on private property. Please respect the private landowners and stay on the trail! The following article appeared in Snowmobile Magazine and says it all. Thanks to Landowners by John Pruzak They are the totally forgotten saviors of our sport, generous folks who may or may not understand snowmobiling, but people who care enough about others and their hobbies to allow our sport to exist. I'm talking about private land owners - nameless, faceless people to most of us, owners of farms and homes, estates and businesses whose property many of us cross every time we go out snowmobiling. The on-going battle over access to public lands has stolen a lot of headlines. Yes, we must defend our rights to ride in national parks, national forests and state and locally owned lands. Yes, they are owned by the people, for the people and of the people, and we shouldn't be excluded because some folks with bad science and outlandish statistics have political clout. That issue is particularly important in Western states. Did you know that 91 percent of all snowmobile trails in the West are on public lands? It's true. At the same time, however, we must never lose sight of the private land owners who make our sport possible across the country. In the Northeast, 70 percent of all trails are on privately owned lands, and 72 percent of Midwestern trails are on private lands. So if you ride 150 miles on a Saturday in the Northeast or Midwest, you are likely spending 105 miles on somebody else's property. There are likely hundreds of people who signed leases to allow access to their land so you and your friends can snowmobile on a given day. Why do they do it? It's not for the money. If they get paid for access to their property, land owners must then assume the risk for anything that happens on their property. If they sign over access to a strip of that property to a snowmobile club, however, the club accepts the risk and buys the insurance. The land owners also don't do it for the notoriety. Do you know who lives in the yellow house with the white picket fence who you go blitzing by at 50 mph? Of course not. You're only on the person's land for 10 seconds, then you're on to somebody else's property. And then somebody else's. And that's part of the challenge that our sport faces. The common snowmobiler doesn't know any of these people, and some snowmobilers don't even respect these people. You've seen it: hardcore sled heads who think they're real tough guys when they launch over a snow bank, smack onto somebody's driveway and then spin their studded track as they accelerate toward the snow bank on the other side. You've also seen the tracks of senseless snowmobilers who leave the trail in search of powder, carving a path past the "Stay On Trail" sign, across somebody's front yard or farm field. Or the people with loud pipes who roar through residential areas with sleds screaming out a nasty song. Obviously these people are in the minority. The vast majority of snowmobilers have common sense and respect other people's property. But sometimes, even these people surprise me - some people, when they put on a helmet, their calm persona disappears. Suddenly, they're not Dr. Jones the friendly pharmacist - they're Ricky Racer, faster than their buddies and always willing to prove it. But remember, if that one person who owns the yellow house with the picket fence decided that he's had enough of the hot rodders, sky pilots and powder chasers, he could deny access to his land. And if there's no viable alternative around his property, that could shut down a huge section of trail. So on behalf of all snowmobilers, I would like to give a very heartfelt "Thank You!" to the land owners. And I ask you to extend a "Thank You" yourself, by following the rules, respecting their property rights and doing the right thing this winter. Our sport depends upon it. Reprinted with permission of Snowmobile Magazine, Winter 2001 Get well wishes were sent to Harold Suarez who had surgery earlier this winter. Please call Arlene Rieckenberg (715) when you have information on births, of members who are ill or hospitalized and need a bit of cheer, sympathy or encouragement. NORTHWOODS SNOWMOBILE CHALLENGE DECEMBER 15 THRU MAY 12 FIVE STOPS BUY A CARD FOR $2.00 GET IT STAMPED AT EACH STOP TURN IT IN AND WIN A CHANCE AT 1ST PLACE $1,000 2ND PLACE $500 3RD PLACE $250 PLUS GIFT CERTIFICATES & PRIZES SLO S PUB THE NEW TWILIGHT THUNDERBIRD BAR & GRILL SAYNER PUB SHAMROCK BAR Sportsmen s Chalet Moondance Bar Smiley s Pub DRAWING TO BE HELD MAY 12TH AT SHAMROCK PUB & EATERY STARTING AT 3:00 FOOD, RAFFLES AND FUN! ALL PROCEEDS FROM SALE OR CARDS GOES TO BENEFIT LOCAL SNOWMOBILE CLUBS Sportsmen s Chalet Kathan Inn & Resort Bauer s Dam Resort Buy a card for $3.00 get it stamped at each stop, turn it in & win a chance at cash & other prizes! All proceeds from the sale of cards goes to: Local Snowmobile Clubs Local Cancer Center Prize money for 3 BIG WINNERS Drawing will be held at Sportsmen s Chalet June 9, 2012 ~ Starting at 2 pm Door Prizes, Raffles & Paddle Wheel (Need not be present to win)

v=xtv_aptju2m Highlights from the AWSC Convention, March 30 April 1, 2012 Holiday Inn, Manitowoc 2012-2013 AWSC Executive Board Doug Johnson President (Re-elected) Dave Newman Vice President Andy

5 News from around the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs AWSC Snowmobile Trails Have you ever wondered how snowmobile trails are made? The video below provides you with a glimpse of how these trails are created, maintained and groomed all by volunteers from the AWSC snowmobile clubs. Highlights from the AWSC Convention, March 30 April 1, 2012 Holiday Inn, Manitowoc AWSC Executive Board Doug Johnson President (Re-elected) Dave Newman Vice President Andy Malecki Jr. Treasurer Sue Smedegard Secretary AWSC wishes to congratulate the 2012 Scholarship Recipients Kailey Hilby Bangor $1,500 from AWSC Cody Rusch Sheboygan Falls $1,000 from American Income Life Benjamin Sloggy Oconomowoc $1,000 from Liberty Mutual Marissa Clark Hillsboro $1,000 from Liberty Mutual 2012 Honorable Mentions $500 each Andrew Grail Antigo Jessica Rybold Chasburg Joe McMullen Plymouth AWSC 2012 Raffle Winners Club Assistance Raffle 2013 Ski-doo Snowmobile Mike Read MN Nascar Tickets The Bauman Family Little Chute Loadmaster Trailer Kate Von Behren Rio Eagle River Vacation Len Stam Waupun Club Only Raffle Triton Enclosed Trailer Princeton Sno-Barrons (Green Lake County) Zenith 50 TV Burlington Sno Snoopers (Racine County) Yellowstone Vacation Wolff s Pack (Winnebago County) AWSC wishes to thank Castle Sales Co., Inc of Green Bay for their generous donations for the Youth Silent Auction. Membership Chair This is a non-board, non-elected position using the St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club By-laws, Policies & Procedures documents and policy set forth by the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs (AWSC) the membership chairperson is responsible for sending renewals to the membership annually, and processing all renewed and new memberships with the AWSC. The club membership database is kept in Microsoft Excel; mailings are done in Microsoft Word. Access to is also required. Membership updates and mailing information are given to the newsletter editor during publication months. Once each year, the membership chairperson provides a directory to the Sunshine Lady, the membership meeting coordinator, a landowner list for the appreciation gift, a ballot eligibility roster to the Nominating Committee, and a map ad roster to the Map Ad Chairperson. Please contact a board member if you are interested in this position or Judy Pacanowski at woserjudy@aol.com or (630) for more information.

6 St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club PO Box 192 Saint Germain, WI PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO 4 SAINT GERMAIN WI th Annual Pig Roast to benefit the St. Germain Bo-Boen and Lake Tomahawk New-Tom Sno Fleas Snowmobile Clubs Saturday, August 25, 2012 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 $10.00 per person Great fun and great food for a great cause! Raffle Items Needed Donations Welcome Call Laurel (715) Cash Raffle to Benefit the St. Germain Bo-Boen & Lake Tomahawk New-Tom Sno Fleas Snowmobile Clubs $100 Each Only 100 Tickets Sold Drawing will be held at the Pig Roast Benefit at Sportsmen s Chalet on Saturday, August 25, 2012 (winner need not be present)

St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club

St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club Celebrating Snowmobiling Since 1969! Volume 2017-18 Number 4 www.boboen.com November 2017 President s Message Tom Nampel In September I had the privilege of attending