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Youth Perspective
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YOUTH PERSPECTIVES KAOS TAKES ON IOWA
In June, seven KAOS youth members attended the International Snowmobile Congress (ISC) meeting held in Dubuque, Iowa. They sat-in during an ACSA (American Council of Snowmobile Associations) meeting and even participated by giving some insight from a youth perspective. The off-site event was the Field of Dreams movie site where they helped collect tickets upon entry. Afterwards, they toured the house and enjoyed some delicious food from a few food trucks. The following day consisted of educational breakout sessions, the informational groomer reception and we had an adventurous experience zip lining! We spent our last day touring the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium and during the banquet that night we surprised our KAOS President, Rachyl Burzinski, with the ACSA Young Snowmobiler of the Year award. The ISC planned a great time for everyone. We met new people and enjoyed the company of familiar faces. Get ready ISC 2023, KAOS will see you in Moline, Illinois.
ANNUAL KAOS CAMPING WEEKEND
KAOS held their annual camping trip in Oakdale, WI at Grangers Campground in the middle of August. It was great to see the AWSC family along with a few new faces. After breakfast on Saturday, we enjoyed a long journey on the Kickapoo River canoeing and kayaking. Later that night, we enjoyed a potluck dinner and spent the rest of the night around the fire. A huge thank you to Kate Fuchs for organizing the weekend, Grangers Campground, the bus transportation to and from Titanic canoe/kayak rentals and everyone else who attended and helped out. A fun weekend was had by all and we hope to see everyone at the AWSC Workshop in October!
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The AWSC Scholarship Committee is organizing their Silent Auction to be held at Workshop October 22, 2022 Donations of all types are gratefully accepted, with all proceeds benefiting the scholarship program.
Deadline to donate is 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 22 at the Central Wisconsin Expo Center, Rothschild, WI. New extended bidding hours until 30 minutes after the banquet ends on the same day. Thanks for supporting young snowmobilers and their academic endeavors. Seeking contestants for the 2022-2023 Miss Snowflake pageant. Contestants need to be at least 16 years of age and no more than 22 years of age as of November 1st, 2022. The application, rules and conditions can be found on the AWSC website. All applications are due in the AWSC office by Thursday, October 6th, 2022.
IS THIS HEAVEN? NO – IT’S ISC IN IOWA!
Every year during the second week of June, snowmobile enthusiasts, manufacturers, suppliers, and representatives from state, provincial and national snowmobile organizations from around the world meet to celebrate the sport of snowmobiling through informative meetings at the International Snowmobile Congress. Individual participants include representatives from snowmobile and groomer manufacturers; state and federal administration, national, regional, and state snowmobile associations, local state snowmobile clubs, recreational motorized enforcement agencies; tourism and media. Leaders will meet at this conference for education, collaboration, networking, and fun! Wisconsin was well represented with 60-plus attendees. Here’s a look at their time spent at ISC in Dubuque, Iowa. Join the crew next year in Moline, Illinois.
Dubuque, IA was host of the 2022 International Snowmobile Congress — also home to the famous Field of Dreams.
Dave (AWSC President) and Brenda Newman, Gary & Joan Hilgendorf getting ready for the annual pre-ISC ride in Iowa.
FOSPAC tickets drawn by AWSC Miss Snowflake, AJ Kreager.
Sam Landes has a little food and fun with the Iowa mascots after the meetings were over. KAOS members talking to ACSA on the topic of how to get youth involved at ISC.
ISC was a full house in Dubuque this year.
The KAOS group had smiles on their face everywhere they went. The KAOS group hosted the Groomer Reception.
The International Snowmobile Hall of Fame named the Rome Sno Bandits their International Club of the Year, in addition to being recognized as AWSC’s Snowmobile Club of the Year.
Dave Newman (L) and Lori Heideman (R) present at the Midwest Chapter Meeting. Rachyl Burzinski was named ACSA’s Young Snowmobiler of the Year.
Eagle River, Wisconsin’s, Trackside, was awarded ACSA’s Snowmobile Dealer of the Year
The whole AWSC group was looking great and represented Wisconsin in top notch fashion. Every International Snowmobile Congress usually has a high profile off-site event showcasing the area attendees are visiting. This year, Dubuque chose to bus everyone to the famous Field of Dreams. Is this Heaven? No. It’s Iowa.
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DATE OF SHOF INDUCTION: February 7, 2015 CAREER SPAN: 1965 – 1994 COMPETITION TYPE: Cross-Country BRANDS REPRESENTED: Polaris & Husky AGE AT INDUCTION: 84
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A tall and robust racer as well as VP of Sales for Polaris distributor Larsen Olson, Howe captained a team of 21 racers who competed throughout the Midwest in ASA and USSA oval and cross-country. Howe won events in racing hotbeds like Munising, Antigo, Rhinelander, Houghton, Grand Rapids, Fergus Falls, Brainerd and at the World Series in Booneville, New York. He competed in the Winnipeg-to-St. Paul I-500 for 10 consecutive years, finishing seven of them to underscore his skill and tenacity in an era when fewer than 25 percent of the entrants would finish each event. He amassed 247 career podium finishes before retiring from racing in 1976. After hanging up his race bib he became race director for the I-500 and was responsible for routes, permits, timing, tech, fueling and surveillance until the Winter Carnival event ended in 1980. He reprised many of the same responsibilities again beginning in 1987 with the Jeep I-500 cross-country between Thunder Bay, Ontario, and White Bear Lake, Minnesota producing what is widely considered the most challenging of all I-500 cross country courses. When the final Thunder Bay I-500 ran in 1994, Howe ended his direct involvement with snowmobile competition. Erv’s Sales and Service Tomahawk - 715-453-2824 ervssales.com Power Pac Equipment & Motorsports Marshfield - 715-387-1106 powerpacequipment.com
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The Arctic Cat 60th Homecoming was held in July in Thief River Falls, Minnesota and was part of the 120th Annual Pennington County Fair.
Displayers from as far as Pennsylvania came to show off their outstanding collections representing the past 60 years of the Arctic Cat brand. Displaying snowmobiles, clothing, memorabilia, marketing material, ATVs and other collectables. The homecoming was sponsored by Arctic Cat and was a reuniontype atmosphere with many appearances from Team Arctic Cat racers, and race legends, who socialized about the amazing race careers they established with Arctic Cat. Among them was Roger Skime, Roger Janssen, Dave Thompson, Jim Dimmerman, Ken Bieto, Donn Eide, Dennis Zulawski, Roger Hible, Duane Lossing, Brian Sturgeon, PJ Wanderschied, Chad Dyrdahl, Greg Spaulding, Brian Espeseth, Ole Tweet, Zach Herfindahl and many more past and current Arctic Cat employees and racers/crew.
