If you would like to send some photos please E-mail them to photos@freedomtrailblazers.org.  Please send them as an attachment in .GIF or .JPG format.  If you have photos that are not in digital format, please contact Jeff Huss at 920-687-0817.  I will scan them in for you and return photos back to you.  Any photos of past club rides, grass drags, or just humorous photos would be welcome.

 

2007 Snowmobile Raffle Banquet

Our snowmobile raffle banquet was a huge success.  We raised a lot of money that will be used for trail maintenance, high school scholarships, and community projects.  Thanks to all who purchased a ticket this year.  Below are some pictures from our event.
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Overall we had a good crowd for the banquet.  We estimated about 190 people came through the door.
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Marty Evers and Dave Schuh working on selling tickets for the booze basket. Chuck Bender selling 50/50 raffle tickets. Dan Reinke, Larry Oudenhoven, & Marty Evers counting door prize tickets.
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Some of the door prizes donated by the Freedom Trailblazers and other local businesses. Larry Oudenhoven & Henry McKenna pulling raffle winners.
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Henry, Larry, Marty, & Chuck announce the winners of the 50/50 and booze basket raffles. Henry, Larry, & Marty announce the raffle winners. Thanks to everyone that bought a ticket and came.  The money will be put to good use in the community.

 

 

Here are a few pictures from Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 class at the Town Hall.

A special thanks goes out to the Town of Freedom, Town Hall & Tim at the Field Of Scenes Drive In for allowing us to have our class there.
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The instructors are going over the various signs seen on the trails. The class was smaller this year, only about 30 students. Scott Schuh going over some of the signs.
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The students following along in the instruction manauls.
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Students are given situations of injuries that they help to act out. Other students watching on & taking notes.
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Henry McKenna & Marv Haberland going over the different parts of the snowmobile. The DNR Warden going over some of the laws and safety regulations.
Day 2 of the Safety Class
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Some of the students taking their written test, and the instructors that are correcting the exams.
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Dave Schuh quizzing the students on the snowmobile. A group of students begins their driving test. Off they go!!
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Here come a line of students. Testing hand signals. Make sure to look both ways before crossing ANY intersection.
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Make sure to wait for your group at stops. Heading down the stretch. Testing some sharp turns.
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This class was lucky to be able to drive the course this year.

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The Freedom Trailblazer bus All of the busses lined up on College Ave. The bus is loaded and ready to go.  We had AWSC members from Hayward to Fremont to Horicon.  
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We had lunch and Bloody Mary's at Colonial House as our first stop.  We also dealt out the first poker hands and got people involved in the 50/50 raffle and booze basket. The winner of our first 50/50 raffle. The long trek from Colonial House to "downtown" Freedom
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Marty Evers pays out a winner on our valve stem roulette game. Our next stop was at Home Tavern and Leap Inn. This happy couple was celebrating 23 years or marriage on our poker run. This happy lady is celebrating her wedding anniversary by winning BOTH of the 50/50 raffles.
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Our last stop in Freedom was at Buzz's Bowl.
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Some of our riders decided to squeeze in a game or two of bowling before returning to the hotel, Others just sat and relaxed.
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A small group picture before leaving Freedom.  The rest were still bowling. A few pictures from the trip back to the hotel.  
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Here we are handing out some door prizes that were donated by local club supporters.

Thanks to Home Tavern, Leap Inn, Buzz's Bowl, Colonial House, Ken's Sports, 4X Concrete, Reinke Builders, and Dairyland Depot.
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Our 3rd place Poker hand winner Our 1st place Poker hand winner Booze Basket winner I'm not sure just what this guys won. Our bus with the valve stem roulette "wheel"
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A few more pictures from the bus as we roll into Appleton.
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Our volunteers:

Larry & Joan Oudenhoven, 

Henry and Julie McKenna,

Marty Evers & Jeff Huss

 

 

 

 

A few pictures of our groomer

 

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Here comes the groomer, keeping our trails smooth. Another picture of the approaching groomer. Here is a picture of the track-tractor we lease for the trail grooming.
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A nice picture of our groomer in action. Off to more trails. A picture of some nice smooth trails.  Not too bad for the limited snow we've gotten this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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