Bear Bluff ATV Club

Our club will be doing road-side clean up on April 16th and 18th. We are meeting at Eagle's Nest at 10 am each day. If it is raining we will not be going out on these days. Pack a lunch and drinks for yourself. If you have any questions please let me know. Hope to see you there!

Winter Fun Fest - Chili Feed

Feb 7th - 11am

Eagle's Nest Resort

N11770 Cty Hwy H

Camp Douglas WI 54618

All are Welcome!

Cutler Fire Fest ATV/Motorcycle Poker Run

August 1st & 2nd

 $10 entry fee payable at fire house (N10546 2nd Ave Camp Douglas, WI) by 6:30pm on the 2nd.

 Participating Locations:

Alec's Bar and Grill, Boner's Again, Eagles Nest, Jenny's, Josie's, Knut's, Old Finley, Reel Inn, Roadhouse, Sportsman's Bar, Veteran's Hall, Wilderness Inn

The ATV Safety class went well. Thank you to all who helped out. We have set the date for our annual fundraiser. It will be Aug 16th 2008. Our next meeting will be July 12th at 9am at Eagle's Nest Resort. We will be going on a club ride together after the meeting. I have Club t-shirts available again. Please contact me if you are interested in buying a shirt and helping the club at the same time! kat4@mwt.net

We are having a short meeting Aug. 4th at 9am to go over the last few things for the Fundraiser being held on Aug 11th. After the meeting if you are planning to ride in the Cutler Fire Dept. ATV poker run there is a group of us leaving from Eagle's Nest. Hope to see you all there!!! I have Club t-shirt and we will be selling them at the fundraiser. We will need members to help us at the fundraiser. We still need someone to run the Redneck Horseshoes, Minnow races, and Lawn Skis. Email me if you'd like to help. Please plan to be to the Community Building about 10am to help set up. Bring your Family, Friends... Heck bring a few people you don't even like! 

May 2007 Meeting notes

I am working on t-shirt orders for the club. More information to come.

The ATV Safety class will be June 9-10th from 9am - 2pm at the community building by the boat launch at Eagle's Nest Resort.

We have ordered new signs and will be putting them up where needed.

Our next meeting will be the 3rd Saturday in June. the 16th at 9am at Eagle's Nest Resort.

At the next meeting we will be deciding on when to re-open the Bear Bluff loop on the routes. This will depend on how the roads up there look at that time.

We will be holding elections for at our April meeting. Please note the mail in ballot to the left.

Paul Staege will be voting on our clubs behalf at the WATVA conference at the end of the month. Thanks Paul!!

We have set the date for our annual fundraiser! We will be having it on August 11^th at the community Building at Eagle’s Nest Resort.

We are working on getting more advertising out for the annual fundraiser. If you have any ideas for where to place ads please let me know. Contact me (Kathy) at kat4@mwt.net or 608-427-6688.

Route Reminders!

The Township of Necedah ordinance states: You may ride the routes of Necedah Township at the age of 12 with ATV certification, but no one under the age of 18 may operate an ATV past 9:00 pm unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. ATVs must abide by the speed limits posted.

Our Club’s Christmas party went well. Thank you to all who helped out, or joined in. Some of the club members played out on the ice. Some went for a ride to visit some of our local businesses that support us.

The Trail Patrol Ambassador class that was held in January went well also. We had to change the location due to the large number of people that were there. We had about 33 people in the class. Thank you to those of you that took the class. I would also like to thank Paul and Gayle Staege for helping out for the day!

We have set the date for our annual fundraiser! We will be having it on August 11^th at the community Building at Eagle’s Nest Resort. Please make a note of this date.

There has been talk of the club going on a few rides this summer in different locations. (Black River etc.) Please let us know if there is a location you would like us to go for a ride together.

We are going to plan an DNR ATV Safety class Hopefully on June 9^th. For those of you who would like to help out, Please contact the club for more information.

Inviting Club Leaders, Trail Patrollers/Instructors, Enthusiasts & Trail Advocates * Join us in Stevens Point at the Country Springs Hotel & Conference Center * 1501 North Point Drive, Stevens Point - Phone (715) 341-1340

It would be nice to see our club have a few members attend this. If you would like more information, please go to www.watva.org There is also some information on 7 bill drafts for 2007 on the web page. This could be major catastrophe in our ATV registration program!

Drawing March 31, 2007 at noon.

Your annual dues are now due. Please send your $10 fee to:

Bear Bluff ATV Club

PO BOX 9

Mather, WI 54541

The next meeting will be March 10th at 9am at Eagle’s Nest Resort.

Due to the large number of requests for the training, we have moved the Saturday 1/13 DNR/TPA class to the Necedah Town Hall,101 Center Street , Necedah.  Across from Kwik Trip. in the rear of the Fire Department building.

Inviting Club Leaders, Trail Patrollers/Instructors, Enthusiasts & Trail Advocates * Join us in Stevens Point at the Country Springs Hotel & Conference Center * 1501 North Point Drive, Stevens Point - Phone (715) 341-1340

It would be nice to see our club have a few members attend this. If you would like more information, please go to www.watva.org There is also some information on 7 bill drafts for 2007 on the web page. This could be major catastrophe in our ATV registration program!

Drawing March 31, 2007 at noon.

Your annual dues are now due. Please send your $10 fee to:

Bear Bluff ATV Club

PO BOX 9

Mather, WI 54541

Our Club’s Christmas party is January 27^th! We will meet at Eagle’s nest at 11am. IF (that’s a big if) there is ice we plan to play out on the lake. At this point it does not look good. So, we will plan on a short ride together. After we get back we will have lunch. There will be chili. (thank you to Denny and Judy Clay) We ask all members of the club to bring a dish to pass. Bring a friend to join in the fun!

Saturday, January 13th. Due to unsafe ice conditions, this run will take place from Reel Inn on the alternate land route. Registration at 9:30 am, depart at 11:00 am. $10 entry fee. 50/50 payback. 6:00 pm drawing. Food available. The next one will be February 10^th If there is ice they will meet at Shipwreck Bay.

With the help of Paul Staege, we are going to plan an ATV Safety class around the 2^nd weekend in June. For those of you who took or have taken the Trail Patrol/Instructor class, and would like to help out, Please contact the club for more information.

The next meeting will be February 10^th at 9am at Eagle’s Nest Resort. I will be gone, so if anyone wants to be secretary, let me know!J Our election of officers will be at our April meeting. Please keep this in mind if you would like to help our club.

Terry Coplain (Regional Cordinator for WATVA) came to talk with us about updates going on with WATVA, and answer questions we had about the Trail Patrol Class

A Big thank you To Terry to taking time out to visit with us.

We are planning to up date/upgrade some of the signs on our routes.

Our Christmas party will be Jan 27th at the Nest.. I will give you more info after our next meeting. Plan to bring your machine, as we will be "playing" out on the ice (if we have ice)

Next meeting is Dec 9th at 9am

Here is the info for the Trail Patrol Class

DNR ATV INSTRUCTOR – TRAIL PATROL AMBASSADOR

CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP

January 13^th, 2007

Cutler, WI

Located on Hwy 21 east of Tomah and west of Necedah. Turn south onto 2nd Avenue.

Date: January 13^th, 2007   (Saturday)

Location: Cutler Town Hall, N10846 2^nd Avenue, Cutler, WI

Time: The DNR ATV Safety Instructor Training will start at 8:00 A.M. Please arrive 15

minutes early to allow time for registration. Instructor Training will run till

approximately 11:30 AM.

Break for lunch.

12:30 PM we will begin the TPA training.

We hope to be finished around 4:30 PM. You do not need to bring your ATV; this is a classroom training session.

Requirements: Please remember it is required that you be a Certified DNR ATV Safety Instructor to become a Ride Smart Trail Patrol Ambassador. At this training we will offer both sessions. All applicants must pre- register.

Lunch: If you are staying for both training sessions, lunch will be provided by the local ATV Club/s, we ask for a donation to offset the cost to the club/s.

Contact & Registration Contact: Regional Coordinator

Terry Coplien

(715) 325-2282

therapist@wctc.net

No fees are required – a personal background check is part of the prerequisite. For additional information feel free to contact the NOHVIS Group home office at (920) 565-7531 or randy.harden@nohvis.org

Bruce will close Bear Bluff Loop on Oct 16th.

We Still have raffle tickets available.. Let me know if you need some.

We started to plan for our Christmas party.

Discussed Trail Patrol Class that will be coming up soon.

Our fundraiser went well. Thanks, again, to all who help out!

Kingston routes: Those west of Cranberry Road will be closed for the winter starting on October 15th. Signs will be posted.

We voted to give $100 each to Kingston, Bear Bluff, and Cutler Townships to help with road Mant.

Our next meeting will be October 14th at 9am at Eagle's Nest Resort.

Routes are closed during the shooting hours of gun deer season!!!

The fundraiser is next Saterday. Please try to arive no later than 11am so we can finish setting up. We will be starting the food etc prior to this. Horseshoes start at Noon. Silent auction at 3.

Our next meeting will at Eagle's Nest the 9th of Sept. at 9:00 am

We have voted to change our monthly meetings to the 2nd Saterday of the month. Please make a note of this.

Our next club ride will be on the 26th of August. Please meet at Eagle's Nest at 10am. We plan to leave by 10:30am

Our next meeting will be August 5th at 9 am at Eagle's Nest. Please try to be there as we will be putting the final touch on the things we need to do for the Fund raiser.

The Fund raiser will be Aug 12 at Eagle's Nest.

Don't forget the July Club meeting is the 8th at 9am at Eagles Nest.

We are having another club ride on July 15th. We will meet at Eagle's nest at 10 a.m. and plan to leave at 10:30. We will ride rain or shine!

Club Ride

Mark your calendars! We will meet at Eagles Nest on May 27th at 10 am. We will ride Rain or Shine! This will be a great chance to meet other club members and get out and enjoy the trails. Bring a friend or two!!

The date for the Annual Fund Raiser has been set for Saturday August 12th 2006. We will start organizing for this at the next meeting.

Our next meeting will be June 10th at 9:00 am at Eagles Nest Resort. Please note the change of date due to the kids fishery at Eagles Nest on June 3rd. Hope to see you there!!

Bear Bluff Road is now open. Thank you to all who helped in doing this. With the addition of trail miles pleas be alert for signs, and be sure you are staying on the marked trails. We had election of officers. We would like to thank Bruce Allen for his time and efforts put forth in his time as the president of our club. The positions have been filled as follows:

President: Bruce Miller
Vice-President: Paul Staege
Treasure: Jerry Cramer
Secretary: Kathy Bieze


For those of you who have not paid their annual membership dues, they can be mailed to:

Bear Bluff ATV Club
Box 9
Mather, WI 54641

Dues are $15 for the first year for Family, $10 a year after that

Our next meeting will be May 6th at 9:00 am at Eagles Nest Resort. Hope to see you there!!