Snowmobile Safety School Completed

A Snowmobile Safety School sponsored and operated by the Sled Bugs, was held on three Thursday nights: November 2nd, 9th and 16th, 2006.

This year 30 students graduated, congratulations to them, and thanks to Snowmobile Safety Instructors Scott Landon, Laurie and Dwight Parkinson, Dave Rowley and Junior Instructor Monica Rowley.

Safety School Details

Trail Setup Nov. 4th, 2006

Our Trail Master, Kevin Sonneman, has selected Saturday, Nov. 4th for trail setup, with a rain date of Nov. 11th, additional details will be presented at the October meeting. Find your screwguns, hammers, boots! Those with an ATV or chainsaw may find that helpful also, call Kevin.

Check with your section leader or be at the Condon Farm at 8:30 A.M.

Mapquest map to N56 W27846 Lisbon rd (Condon farm).

Milwaukee Snow Show Oct. 20-22, 2006

This is held at the 200,000 square foot Wisconsin Exposition Center in State Fair Park. There is also a swap meet (contact Ken Lang at 262 965-2067) going on Saturday and Sunday.

The AWSC (Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs), and the WCSA (Waukesha County Snowmobile Association), will have booths at the show, as well as many snowmobile dealers & manufacturers, product vendors, and snowmobiling destinations.

Members of the Sled Bugs are scheduled to be in the WCSA booth giving information about our club, and inviting people to come and meet us at the Open House. We have booth duty on Saturday from 5-7 P.M. V.P. Karen Jeras is the contact for helping to staff the booth.

Sussex Lions Daze July 14-16, 2006

Our Munchies Booth at Sussex Lions Daze was well supported this year, and made some profit, in spite of the weather. It is our only fund raiser.

Congratulations and Thank You for a job well done by our many club member volunteers as well as family and neighbors.

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BOOTH!!!!!!! Lions Daze Booth 147k

John Varga, Gail Tews, Kevin Sonnemann and crew did a great job on the club float.

See the PICTURES page for some pictures of the float.

Special thanks go to the general chairperson, our president Delores Scharmer, as well as to our crew and shift leaders.

Club Summer Picnic on Saturday Sept. 9, 2006

The 3rd annual Sussex Sledbugs picinc will be held at Lisbon Community Park off of Lake Five Road. Mapquest map to Lisbon Community Park The event will start at 1:00 pm and go until ???. More details will be coming.

Hildy Buchta is the chair of this event, anyone wishing to assist should contact her. This was a great event last year.

Fish Fry outting Friday April 7th, 2006

Madame President Delores Scharmer planned a Fish Fry outting for Friday April 7th. It was held at Hartbrook Lanes in Hartland at 6:30 pm. We had a good turnout and a good meal.

Officer and Board of Directors Elections Tuesday March 7th, 2006

The annual General Meeting and Elections was held at 7:30 pm. Officers and some of the directors were up for reelection. The following people were elected.

Special thanks and appreciation go out to retiring Treasurer Marla Sunstrom, and also past acting Secretary Karen Jeras. They have provided great volunteer service to the club.

Trail Takedown Apr. 1, 2006 (No Fooling)

Our Trail Master, Kevin Sonnemann, selected Saturday, April 1st for trail takedown.

We had a very nice reception with free food and beverages at Whiskey Corners after the work was completed. Some people spent more time at the reception than they did taking the trails out.

Workers met at the Condon Farm at 9 A.M.

Mapquest map to N56 W27846 Lisbon rd (Condon farm).

Gwinn, Michigan Snofari March 17-19, 2006

John Varga organized a club Snofari at the Red Fox Inn in Gwinn, Michigan. This is a great area to snowmobile, not very far from Escanaba. Those who attended found some great trails and had a lot of fun.

Park Falls Snofari Feb 17-19, 2006

Our Annual Park Falls Snofari was a success again this year. The group stayed at the Northway Motor Lodge, and had miles of excellent trails to enjoy. The event was enjoyed by all. See the activities page for some pictures from the event.

Children's Christmas Party Sunday Dec. 18, 2005

Our Annual Children's Christmas Party was well attended at the Springs Waterpark inside the Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha. The event was enjoyed by all. See the activities page for some pictures from the event.

Waukesha County Snowmobile Association
Trail Information Hotline:
(414) 299-0330

We are looking forward to having our Trails opened this season.

More Trail Information

Sussex Lions Daze July 14-16, 2006

Once again the members of our snowmobile club will operate the Munchies Booth at Sussex Lions Daze this year. It is our only fund raiser.

Thank You to all those who have already signed up on the work schedule. The signup sheet was sent out with the May Newsletter, but We still could use some extra help primarily Saturday afternoon and evening.

Public Lions Daze hours:

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BOOTH!!!!!!! Lions Daze Booth 147k

We need everybody to pitch in and help. Be sure and get the word out to all your family members and if you have some friends or neighbors that might be interested, their help would also be greatly appreciated. The time you spend working on this event will be counted towards your annual club work requirement.

John Varga is in charge of the club float which will be in the parade Saturday evening. If you are available to help build or staff that, get in touch with John.

See the PICTURES page for some pictures of the float.

The general chairperson for the event this year is our president Delores Scharmer. Contact her if you have any questions or want to help.

Christmas Party & Meeting 6:30 P.M. Tuesday Dec. 6, 2005

Our Annual Christmas Party & Meeting was well attended at the Sussex Bowl. Food and Fun was enjoyed by all.

Open House & Meeting 7 P.M. Tuesday Nov. 1st, 2005

Our Annual Open House & Meeting will be at the Sussex Bowl. It will start early, since there will be food served. If you can bring a guest to the meeting, we will do all we can to make them feel welcome. Any members who have newer snowmobiles that they want to bring to be on display, or that have snowmobile stands, please contact Dave Rowley, webc@SussexSledBugs.org

Snowmobile Safety School is Scheduled

A Snowmobile Safety School sponsored and operated by the Sled Bugs, will be held on three Wednesday nights: November 2nd, 9th and 16th, 2005. The classes will be held from 6:30pm until 9:30pm at the Village Bowl in Menomonee Falls on hwy 74. Pre-Registration is required. Please call Dave Rowley 414 379-2362.

Over 40 students graduated, congratulations to them, and thanks to Snowmobile Safety Instructors Scott Landon, Laurie and Dwight Parkinson, Dave Rowley and Junior Instructor Monica Rowley.

Safety School Details

Trail Setup Nov. 5th, 2005

Our Trail Master, Kevin Sonneman, has selected Saturday, November 5th for trail setup, additional details will be presented at the November meeting. Find your screwguns, hammers, boots! Those with an ATV or chainsaw may find that helpful also, call Kevin.

Check with your section leader or be at the Condon Farm at 8 A.M.

Mapquest map to N56 W27846 Lisbon rd (Condon farm).

Deadline is Oct. 21, 2005!! AWSC Legislative Alert Pink Letter...

We are asking you to mail or email the DNR today and comment about your opposition to December deer hunting north of Hwy 8 because of its impact on snowmobiling and tourism.

Please go to the Legislative Page and respond by October 21, 2005

Milwaukee Snow Show Oct. 21-23, 2005

This is held at the Expo Center in State Fair Park. There is also a swap meet (contact Ken Lang at 262 965-2067) going on Saturday and Sunday.

The AWSC (Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs), and the WCSA (Waukesha County Snowmobile Association), will have booths at the show, as well as many snowmobile dealers & manufacturers, product vendors, and snowmobiling destinations.

Members of the Sled Bugs are scheduled to be in the WCSA booth giving information about our club, and inviting people to come and meet us at the Open House. We have booth duty on Friday from 9-10 P.M. and Saturday from 8-9 P.M. V.P. Karen Jeras is the contact for helping to staff the booth.

AB-566 has been submitted to Legislature

Please go to the Legislative Page to get more details.

Sussex Lions Daze July 15-17, 2005

The Munchies Booth at Sussex Lions Daze was quite successful again this year. It is our only fund raiser.

Congratulations and thank you for a job well done by our many club member volunteers as well as family and neighbors.

It was a typical mix of fun and work. A special thank you to the general chairman Dave Young and to our crew and shift leaders.

Club Summer Picnic on Sunday Sept. 11, 2005

The rotisserie chicken was mouth watering, the beverages were refreshing and the conversation was stimulating. Everyone attending enjoyed the event held at Lisbon Community Park Mapquest map to Lisbon Community Park

Hildy Buchta, John Varga and members of their familites worked diligently to make this a great event.

Chili Dump and Trail Take Down Sat. April 9th, 2005

The trail take down went well, thanks to all the workers who showed up to finish up our trail season. Afterwards a chili dump was held at the farm of Dennis and Pam Condon, that was open to all members. The chili dump was organized by Dennis and Marla Sunstrom, with approximately 35 people attending. The club supplied refreshments and some of the food.

Trail Master Kevin Sonnemann and Trail Coordinator Jerry Fink want to thank everyone for their effort on our trails the past season.

Officers and Directors Elected on Tuesday, April 5th, 2005

Our new President is Delores Scharmer, Karen Jeras returns as Vice President, and Marla Sunstrom returns as Treasurer. We thank Todd Schei as our outgoing President and Sue Wilke as our outgoing secretary. Congratulations to all who ran for office as well as the board.

Four people were elected to the Board of Directors for 2 year terms were: Jeff Daline, Mike Tews, John Varga, and Sue Wilke. We thank outgoing director Dan Mueller

We are still in need of a Secretary.

Pictures from the Nov. 6, 2004 Trail Staking Party

If you were there for the worker appreciation event, you better see the pictures so you can get your explanations ready.

Club Activities

A Snowmobile Safety School sponsored and operated by the Sled Bugs, was held on three Wednesday nights: December 1st, 8th and 15th, 2004. The classes were held from 6:30pm until 9:30pm at the Village Bowl in Menomonee Falls on hwy 74. Pre- Registration was required.

15 students graduated. They were instructed by Scott Landon, Dwight and Laurie Parkinson, David Rowley and Junior instructors Shana & Monica Rowley.

Safety School Details

Chili Dump and Trail Take Down Sat. April 9th, 2005

Mark your calendars – we need your help on Saturday, April 9th. Trail take down will take place at 10 am. All members participating should meet at Dennis & Pam Condon’s farm. At 2pm, all members are invited to take part in a Chili Dump. Each family should bring enough chili for their family. The club will supply refreshments and there will also be hot dogs, chips and dessert. Dennis Condon’s farm is located at N56 W27846 Hwy K in Sussex. As is tradition, boots, gloves, screwguns, hammers, will be helpful.

Meet at 10 AM at the Dennis & Pam Condon Farm:
Mapquest map to N56 W27846 Lisbon rd (Condon farm).

Any questions, call our Trail Master: Kevin Sonnemann

Open House & Meeting 7 P.M. Tuesday Nov. 2nd, 2004

Our Annual Open House & Meeting will be at the Sussex Bowl. It will start early, since there will be food served. It is also the last chance for renewing members to join at the low rate. Any members who have newer snowmobiles that they want to bring to be on display, or that have snowmobile stands, please contact Dave Rowley, webc@SussexSledBugs.org

A Snowmobile Safety School sponsored and operated by the Sled Bugs, will be held on three Wednesday nights: December 1st, 8th and 15th, 2004. The classes will be held from 6:30pm until 9:30pm at the Village Bowl in Menomonee Falls on hwy 74. Pre-Registration is required. Please call Dave Rowley 414 379-2362.

Safety School Details

Trail Setup Nov. 6th, 13th, 2004

Our Trail Master, Kevin Sonneman, has selected Saturday, November 6th for trail setup, with the 13th as a secondary date (bad weather, more to do) additional details will be presented at the November meeting. Find your screwguns, hammers, boots! Those with an ATV or chainsaw may find that helpful also, call Kevin.
Mapquest map to N56 W27846 Lisbon rd (Condon farm).

Club Summer Picnic/ Softball Game was held Sunday Sept. 12, 2004

The event was held at Lisbon Park Mapquest map to Lisbon Park Food was served.

RSVP to Todd & Karin Schei

Sussex Lions Daze July 16-18, 2004

Our chairman for our Munchies Booth this year was Dave Young. Our volunteer club workers did a great job, had some fun and made our annual fundraiser a great success!

Club Director and Officer elections held March 2, 2004

Our club's recently elected Officers are President Todd Schei, Vice President Karen Jeras, Secretary Sue Wilke, and Treasurer Marla Sunstrom.

Elected to the Board of Directors for 2 year terms were: Hildy Buchta, Dave Rowley, Roger Salyers and Kelly Wellhausen. Congratulations to them and thanks to the outgoing President Dwight Parkinson.

Snofari Dates

Delores Scharmer has made plans for Club Snofaris for the following dates:

If anyone else is interested in planning a club trip this coming snow season, contact an officer or board member.

11 Graduate from Snowmobile Safety School

11 students, mostly family members of the Sled Bugs, graduated DNR Snowmobile Safety School Thursday, Dec. 4th, 2003. Congratulations to them! Our instructors involved in training the graduates for the 2003-2004 season were: Scott Landon, Laurie and Dwight Parkinson, Dave Rowley and junior instructor Shana Rowley, with assistance from Monica Rowley.

Safety School Details

Christmas Party & Meeting 7 P.M. Tuesday Dec. 2nd, 2003

Our Annual Christmas Party & Meeting was held at the Sussex Bowl. It was a great success with a lot of great food and beverages, some charitable giving to the food pantry by the club and club members, and a lot of fun for everyone young and less young. The club collected and donated $80 in food and also presented a $249 check to the Sussex Food Pantry.

Christmas Party & Meeting 7 P.M. Tuesday Dec. 2nd, 2003

Our Annual Christmas Party & Meeting will be at the Sussex Bowl. It will start early, since there will be food served at 6:30 P.M. A letter with the details will be sent to members soon.

A Snowmobile Safety School sponsored and operated by the Sled Bugs, has already started on three Thursday nights (skipping Thanksgiving): November 13th, 20th, and Dec. 4th 2003. Pre-Registration is required.

Safety School Details

Trail Setup Nov. 1st, 8th, 2003

Our Trail Master, Kevin Sonneman, has selected Saturday, November 1st for trail setup, with the 8th as a secondary date (bad weather, more to do) additional details will be presented at the October meeting. Find your screwguns, hammers, boots! Those with an ATV or chainsaw may find that helpful also, call Kevin.
Mapquest map to N56 W27846 Lisbon rd (Condon farm).

County Raffle Tickets are available

We now have the Waukesha County Snowmobile Association (WCSA) raffle tickets for this season. We will be selling them until the drawing in December.

Prizes are similar to last year... A new 2004 Polaris Classic snowmobile, a Bearcat enclosed trailer, a Triton unenclosed trailer, gift certificate, a weekend in Eagle River at the Chanticleer. Tickets will be available at the September meeting. We will also be selling them at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Show & Swap Meet, from the WCSA booth.

For information about the swap meet sponsored by the WCSA at State Fair Park, contact Ken Lange 262 965-2067

Open House & Meeting 7 P.M. Tuesday Nov. 4th, 2003

Our Annual Open House & Meeting will be at the Sussex Bowl. It will start early, since there will be food served. It is also the last chance for renewing members to join at the low rate. Any members who have newer snowmobiles that they want to bring to be on display, or that have snowmobile stands, please contact Dave Rowley, webc@SussexSledBugs.org

2003 Area Dealer Fall Open Houses will be held soon!

It is the time of year for snowmobile dealers to hold their open houses, with new clothes, and good deals (hopefully). Let me know of any that you are aware of.webc@SussexSledBugs.org

Thu-Sat. Sept. 18-20 Port Yamaha, Port Washington WI (Yamaha)

Sun. Sept. 21 SWAP MEET near hwy 60 & 175 Slinger WI

Sat. Oct. 4 10am to 5pm G&G Powersports, Muskego WI (Polaris)

Sat. Oct. 18 John Hartwig Motor Sports, Johnson Creek WI (Polaris)

Sat. Oct. 18 10am to 10pm Wilson Sports, Palmyra (Arctic Cat)food sold by local club.

Sat. Oct. 25 Halloween Party & Dance sponsored by North Lake Nomads snowmobile club at Rudy & Ony's Tavern in Monches near hwy Q & E.

Deadline is October 14, 2003!! AWSC Legislative Alert Pink Letter...

The final public comment period for the proposed Winter-Snowmobile Rule for Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park is under way.

Please go to the Legislative Page and respond by October 14, 2003

Deadline extended to August 11, 2003!! AWSC Legislative Alert Pink Letter...

The AWSC has identified several issues in the Proposed Plan for the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forests that will affect snowmobile access.

Please go to the Legislative Page and respond by August 11, 2003

Support for modifications included in budget being presented to the Governor. Action needed by June 26, 2003. No new information. Please go to the Legislative Page and respond by June 26, 2003

Sussex Lions Daze July 11-13, 2003

Our participation in Sussex Lions Daze was quite successful!

April Gliniecki and Dan Mueller (event co-chairs) want to extend a special Thank You and job well done! to all the members who volunteered their time and effort.

Sussex Lions Daze July 11-13, 2003

Bowling Party May 17th.

* Rails to Trails Project approved by Joint Finance *

Monday May 5, 2003 at about 2:15pm the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance gave final approval to the purchase by the Department of Natural Resources, of seven segments of Railway Right-of-Way from the Canadian National Railroad and it's subsidiaries. Support from the members of joint finance was basically unanimous. The DNR can now complete this purchase transaction, and the counties involved can then start preparing the trails for use. If you want more details go to Legislative page.

Trail stake and sign removal is done.

Saturday April 5th, 2003 the end of season activities on our trails were completed by several hard-working teams of members. In addition to removing trail stakes, blazers and signs, the plywood protective decking was removed from the high railroad bridge North East of Sussex.

Kevin Sonnemann and the trail section leaders did a great job of organizing the work so it was done around noon. After storing our gear at the Dennis and Pam Condon farm, food and beverages were provided by the club. Sometime this fall, we will be putting the trail back in, so please leave your tools where you'll be able to find them.

Club Director and Officer elections held March 4, 2003

Our club's recently elected Officers are President Dwight Parkinson, Vice President Karen Jeras, Secretary Sue Wilke, and Treasurer Marla Sunstrom.

Elected to the Board of Directors for 2 year terms were: April Gliniecki, Dan Mueller, Delores Scharmer and Mike Tews. Elected to 1 year terms on the Board were: Todd Schei and Kelly Wellhausen. Congratulations to them and thanks to the outgoing Vice President Scott Landon, Secretary April Gliniecki, and Treasurer Sue Wilke.

Park Falls Snofari was a success!

The chairperson, Delores Scharmer, reports that the Park Falls Snofari, was well attended and the hospitality of the Park Falls Sno-Gypsies was much appreciated.

Snobirds have new meeting day & location

The Snobirds Snowmobile Club, Inc. will hold their meetings at the Village Bowl in Menomonee Falls starting in July, 2003. Their meetings will now take place at 8:00pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month (used to be 1st Thursday at Aero Park). The tavern and meeting hall at Aero Park are expected to be closing soon, and the airport will be converted to residential development.

Legislative Information

Snobirds Smelt Fry Friday, April 25, 2003

Trail stake and sign removal scheduled.

Club Director and Officer elections are coming up soon.

Any club members interested in running for the Board of Directors (2 year term) or an elected office (President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer 1 year term), Please contact a member of the nominations commitee: Dave Rowley, Marla Sunstrom, Mike Tews. They will make sure your name is put on the ballot.

Park Falls Snofari looking good.

Delores Scharmer, reports things are looking good for the Park Falls Snofari, trails are being groomed, in the typical Price County Excellent fashion by the Sno-Gypsies. Some rooms may be available in the area, contact her if interested.

Links to help you find snow.

Lake Effect Snow seems to be our big player in the Midwest this winter. Some Links to Other Sites contributed by Mike Tews and Dwight Parkinson may prove helpful in finding the snow and planning your trips, good luck! Dave Rowley.

Waukesha County Trail Map Online

Roger Salyers has scanned and sweated and labored to get the 2001-2003 Waukesha County Trail Map viewable and downloadable online. Be aware that there are some changes, we are trying to get them documented at this time. We thank him for doing this while a town in his native state, Chesterton Indiana got 20 inches of lake effect snow.

Web Committee in phase 2

You might notice some new appearance and styles in some of the web pages, as Scott Landon, Dwight Parkinson, Roger Salyers, Marla Sunstrom, and Mike Tews take over responsibility for some of the pages. Dave Rowley will continue as well.

Newsletter is now online

If you go to the Newsletter web page you will be able to get a .pdf file of this month's and last month's newsletter.

The Snowmobile Safety School sponsored by the Sled Bugs, was held on three consecutive Wednesday nights: November 6th, 13th & 20th, 2002.

Bill Perego IV, son of one of club members Bill and Pam Perego, successfuly graduated with an almost perfect written exam test score. The instructors involved in training the graduates were Steve Haasch, Scott Landon, Laurie and Dwight Parkinson, Dave Rowley and junior instructor Shana Rowley. Another class will be held in the fall of 2003.

To find out about classes available from other groups this season, click on the Safety School.

Pictures from the members are now available for viewing.

If you click on the Pictures in the topic menu, you will see that we now have pictures available for viewing, downloading, printing. Thanks to Karen Jeras for being the first to submit a picture.

Application forms can be printed from the web

If you click on the How to Join in the topic menu, you will see that we now have new and renewing member application forms available to be viewed and printed from our website. Many thanks to Steve Haasch for making this possible

Club Christmas Party and Meeting...

A Snowmobile Safety School sponsored by the Sled Bugs, will be held on three consecutive Wednesday nights: November 6th, 13th & 20th, 2002.

Students must attend all three sessions and successfully perform on tests to graduate and receive a Wisconsin DNR safety certificate. This class will be taught by members of our club who are DNR certified Snowmobile Safety Instructors. It will take place from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Village Bowl in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin.

Open House... Everyone Invited

The Open House should be a lot of fun for everyone, members and guests. It will take place on the first Tuesday of the month Nov. 5th 2002. The starting time will be early, ( 7 P.M.) so that food and refreshments may be served.

Directions to Bridge Repair Site..

If you click on the Map pdf you will get a map that shows the directions for going to the Bark River Bridge Project Saturday morning 8:00 am, Nov. 9, 2002. The location is off of N91 W 26615 Hickory Road. Items needed are: Heavy Duty Electric Drills, Chest Waders, Heavy Sledge Hammers, Chain Saws, 3 ton jacks or heavier. Any questions, contact Kevin Sonneman or Scott Landon.

Milwaukee Snow Show Oct. 11-13, 2002

This is held at the new Expo Center in State Fair Park. There is also a swap meet going on Saturday and Sunday.