Club News

The SnoBunnies held a Winter Kickoff event on Saturday, December 28th at Lynx Lake Lodge. Although the weather did not cooperate by having the Vilas County snowmobile trails open, the event still went well as many members and others were up north for the Holiday season. There were several raffles and fun for all that attended. There were raffles for donated FXR Gear and a 28″ Omnivore Griddle.

The Event Winners Were:

FXR Gear: Mark Schultz

28″ Omnivore Griddle: Marikay Artner

Lynx Lake Resort Custom Glass Gift Set: Dave Zastrow

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the event a success.

The Summer Raffle Drawing was held last Saturday at the Yacht Club Bar in Presque Isle. The raffle exceeded our expectations by a considerable amount. In the end we sold 2,029 tickets out of 2,500 printed. After prizes we cleared in excess of $6,000. A very special thanks to Marshall and Charlie who sold a lot of tickets and Mike Brandt who ran around and kept tickets stocked.

1st – Savage AXIS XP 30-06
Jim Larson, ticket sold at Lynx Lake

2nd – Smith & Wesson 50-4, 9mm
Alex Barnes, ticket sold at Island View

3rd – BBA-Pit Bass 440 Wood Pellet Grill
Jeff Neely, ticket sold at Anglers

4th – Chain Saw
John & Heather Dietz, ticket sold at Retreat

5th – Alcohol Filled Cooler
Lenny Huff, ticket sold at PI Pub

Card Raffle – Smith & Wesson 50-4, 9mm
Bret Jenkins, ticket sold day of event

On Sunday June 2nd the SnoBunnies operated the Concession Stand at Manitowish Waters weekly Music in the Park event. It was the first time we have done this and it went about as smoothly as possible. We sold all our food before the intermission and sold 92 Summer Raffle tickets as well. We grossed over $1,000 with a net close to $800. Beside the financial aspect, it was one of the more fun events to work, definitely worth our time and we will ask to be included in next year’s schedule.

Once again, SnoBunnies members and non-members, local businesses and organizations rose to the challenge and our cash raffle raised the funds needed to keep the organization on solid ground. In the end we sold 1,274 tickets compared to last year’s 1,326, but this year we did receive over $1,350 in donations from people who chose not to participate in the raffle. Everybody had a hand in making this a success.

Thanks to everybody involved.

Unbelievable might be a good word for our event Saturday. The Pub was packed virtually the entire time between maybe 11:30 and the drawing with only a slight lull after the Badger Basketball game ended. The SnoBunnies like to thank the 50 businesses, members and others who donated the quality prizes despite the terrible financial years they are having, The many volunteers that help gather the prize and work the event. The many locals who have been so instrumental in supporting the club and filling the gaps left by low visitation this year. Our fellow snowmobile clubs that found time to support each other’s events that day, and finally our members, many who came from out of town to help support the club. Other than a financial success I think the event was really fun. The event raised $5,539 for the club compared to $2,370 last year, by my estimation 116% of the value of the prizes donated, so quite a success.