UPCOMING CHAPTER MEETING/ELECTIONS SAVE THE DATE CHRISTMAS PARTY! DIRECTOR S CORNER YOU WON T WANT TO MISS THE PARTY OF THE YEAR!! BE THERE!

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1 DIRECTOR S CORNER Hello HOG members, I want to start out by saying thank you to all who participated in the 19 th Annual Toy Run. The bike count was down some, but we made up for it in the toys that were bought. The donation box at the table had $ in it. A big thank you goes out to the ladies that helped at the table ANITA ABHOLD, SHIELA KISSEL, KIMBERLY LEY, KATHERINE DEGEL (and I can t forget to mention my granddaughter, PEYTON!). After all the toys were placed in the trailer, I was off to the Burger Burn at JACK S MOTORSPORTS SERVICES. When I arrived GORDY HEANEY was hard at it, and people were lining up for a cheese burger and chips. We had a good turn-out! Thank you to JACK SNYDER and KENNY REISTER for stepping up again and hosting this burger burn again. We look forward to next year. Thanks to all who brought cookies to the meeting for the Toy Run we had plenty. DUANE and his wife from our sponsor, OWEN S HARLEY DAVIDSON and MICHAEL and his wife from Yakima showed up for both events. Owen s even donated $300 for the Toy Run - such a generous offer! They also gave the chapter $25 gift cards totaling $300 for the Christmas party. Finally, remember November meeting is election time - hope to see you all there. SAVE THE DATE CHRISTMAS PARTY! Put on your best (cleanest?) Harley Davidson shirt, grab a Santa hat (helmet?), and make your way to the annual Chapter Christmas Party (bash?) at the Wenatchee Convention Center on Friday, December 5 th! The only question you need to ask is, HOW DO I SIGN UP? Contact Director Mike ASAP to register. Dinner will consist of prime rib, chicken, fish, vegetables, dessert all for the low price of $25 per member, or $30 for non-members. PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 29 th. Social hour begins at 6:00pm with a no-host bar, followed by dinner at 6:45pm. Once everyone has their food, the fun will begin at 7:00pm. Bring a wrapped white elephant gift (approximate value of $15) if you want to participate in the gift exchange. Last year s wrapped goodies included bottles of booze, Harley Davidson knick knacks, and.um.some other items that we won t mention here! Send your check to: Mike Abhold, 1923 Leavenworth Place, Wenatchee, WA We need a total of 50 people to hold the site. Looking forward to a great time! YOU WON T WANT TO MISS THE PARTY OF THE YEAR!! BE THERE! UPCOMING CHAPTER MEETING/ELECTIONS The next meeting is Friday, November 7 th, 2014 at 7:00pm at the City of Wenatchee Public Works Department 1350 McKittrick Street, Wenatchee Harley/ Mike

2 Chapter # ~ Wenatchee, WA October 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS **Please check our website for more details on these events, as information may have changed from when the newsletter was published!** DOYLE S SAFETY SQUEAL Doyle wants everyone to keep an eye peeled for fruit trucks while traveling the highways and byways in the fruit growing area of our beautiful valley. Also, a critter alert; watch out for deer and skunks. Skunks are particularly bad to hit, as the stink stays with you long after the strike! November 6 th LADIES OF HARLEY (LOH) AND MOTORCYCLE OUTFITTERS BLING PARTY 6:00pm at Debbie s Motorcycle Outfitters (536 South Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee 98801). Ladies, dress in your bling and bring a gal friend to this event! Food, prizes, and fun! Please RSVP to Jan at (509) or at skilots07@hotmail.com November 7 th CHAPTER MEETING AND OFFICER ELECTIONS at 7:00pm at City of Wenatchee Public Works Building (1350 McKittrick St, Wenatchee 98801). The Progressive Pig Pot is up to $200 be there! We will be electing next year s officers, so please show up to cast your vote. December 6 th CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY 6:00pm at the Wenatchee Convention Center (121 North Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee 98801). Cost is $25 for chapter members and $30 for non-members. Please RSVP to Director Mike as soon as possible. Bring a white elephant gift (approximately $15) if you want to participate in the gift exchange. MEMBER PROFILE This month we are featuring DOUG MCFALL! (His wife, Nancy, just became a chapter member this month! YAY!) What kind of Harley do you have? I now ride a 2014 Ultra Limited. Before that, I rode a 2009 Fatboy that I affectionately called "Chubby". How long have you been riding? I've been riding for 40 plus years. My first bike was a Honda 100CB that I bought used in the early 70's. In 1978 I made a deal with my former wife that if she gets a swimming pool then I get a new bike. So I purchased a Kawasaki 400 LTD from Joe Roberts at Wenatchee Cycle. I then sold the 400 in 2007 and bought my first big bike, a new 1200C Sportster. I soon found that I needed something even bigger and capable of longer rides; hence my current ride. Favorite place(s) to ride in Washington? I really enjoy riding anywhere that has paved roads, sun, friends, and little traffic. The North Cascades are terrific. Besides riding, what are your interests? It's hard to pick - I have varied interests. My favorites are my four granddaughters, Church, serving in Black Sheep HDFC, my wonderful wife, 60's muscle cars, and NASCAR. Favorite quote? One of my favorite movie quotes is, "Badges, badges. We don't need no stinkin' badges." 2

3 OUR HOG FELT THANKS TO JACK SNYDER and KENNY REISTER of JACK S MOTORSPORTS SERVICES for hosting the burger burning after the Toy Parade last month. You guys are AWESOME! OWEN S HARLEY DAVIDSON for their extremely generous donation of $300 for the Toy Parade, and another $300 in gift cards for our Christmas party! EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED in the Toy Parade and who brought cookies! KEVIN TAYLOR for doing a superb job of coordinating rides for the chapter this year! PROGRESSIVE PIG POT* Every current Chapter member s name is entered into the Pig Pot jar. At each monthly chapter meeting, a name is drawn, and if it s YOU and you are present you get all the monies in the Pig Pot!! If a member s name is drawn and the member is not present, then we will have a carryover for the next meeting. We will throw another $20 worth of Chapter money into the Pig Pot. The Pig Pot will continue to grow until we have a winner! BOASTS N BRAGS DOUG AND NANCY MCFALL...spent their kids inheritance and bought a gorgeous 2014 Ultra Limited! GARY AND RUTH BARYO he s put 120k on his 2003 Ultra, and went to the Hawaii state HOG rally. She was surprised with a new trike for her birthday! KEN AND SHIELA KISSEL are headed to Arizona for the winter! RENEE BROWN is CANCER-FREE! Woot woot! WENDELL HOLVE is going on a cruise! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Contact Dave to advertise your business here! (425) or at hogwild2262@gmail.com WE DID NOT HAVE A WINNER FOR OCTOBER! VIVIAN RAMSEY, YOU MISSED OUT ON $180! The Progressive Pig Pot will be $200 at the November 2014 meeting. *MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN (of course)!! 50/50 RAFFLE WINNER Congratulations to KEN AND SHIELA KISSEL for winning $70 at the October Chapter meeting! HOG CLASSIFIEDS Got something you want to buy, sell, or trade? Dave at hogwild2262@gmail.com Please use an appropriate subject line (FOR SALE or WANTED TO BUY, etc.). Please also include a phone number and/or address. 3

4 LADIES OF HARLEY (LOH) LOH BE-DAZZLED RIDE REPORT Our Bling Ride last month started out a little overcast, but by the time we reached Leavenworth, it was raining HARD. Undeterred by the rain, we stopped and geared up. Although we looked like little black and orange Pillsbury Dough Gals we stayed warm and dry. The rain did not dampen our spirits! Saturday began with Marine fog, but it burned off by 10:00am and we took off riding. Jan took the lead because we were now in her Briar patch. We stopped in Duvall to check out their faire. We made quite a hit with folks with our bling! Brunch at the Duvall Bar & Grill was very tasty. After lunch we enjoyed riding up to Snoqualmie Falls, back through Fall City, and then up and over the twisty roads of Tolt Hill to Carnation. What a beautiful day, and a beautiful ride! If there are places that you would like to incorporate into a ride for next year, please Jan Davis-Morgan ( is listed below). RECENT RIDES / EVENTS: CANNONBALL RUN STOP AT OWENS Thanks to so many of you who came out to see the vintage motorcyclists on their next-to-last stop before their finish in Tacoma last month! While we were there, we took the opportunity to present DUANE with a certificate of appreciation for donating to our Run for the Border in May. Dave Degel, Doyle Smith, Ken Shank, Duane Worrell, Ron Hall RIDE TO MONROE FOR LUNCH This last-minute ride was put together by Director Mike, and the turnout was great 13 people! SAVE THE DATE! LOH AND DEBBIE'S MOTORCYCLE OUTFITTERS are having a BLING PARTY!! There will be food...prizes...and more. Gals, dress in your BLING and bring a gal friend to this event. IT is THE first of its kind, AND hopefully not THE last. November 6th at 6:00pm Motorcycle Outfitters 536 S Wenatchee Ave Wenatchee, WA Lunch at Ixtapa in Monroe yummy! RSVP Jan Or skilots07@hotmail.com Look forward to seeing you there! If you are interested in joining us, phone or text Jan Davis-Morgan at , or her at skilots07@hotmail.com 4

5 Chapter # ~ Wenatchee, WA October COLUMBIA RIVER HOG CHAPTER OFFICERS DIRECTOR: Mike Abhold harleys@nwi.net ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Bill Ley theleys2@nwi.net RON HALL S MEMBERSHIP UPDATE We have new members joining every month! Please welcome our newest members: GARY & RUTH BARYO, HARRY BRINK, NANCY MCFALL, ALEX EMME, and JAMES SIRCIN. If you see them, say howdy and give them a big welcome. SECRETARY: Ken Stub Shank kshank@charter.net TREASURER: Gordy Heaney gordyandchar@hotmail.com NEWSLETTER: Dave Degel hogwild2262@gmail.com SAFETY OFFICER: Doyle Smith Doylesmith7@gmail.com Mike Abhold, Ron Hall, and Gary and Ruth Baryo MEMBERSHIP OFFICER: Ron Hall ronjuando@gmail.com HISTORIAN: Tina Janowicz tinam@cuonlinenow.com HEAD ROAD CAPTAIN: Ron Clark randrvend@hotmail.com PHOTOGRAPHER: Shiela Kissel smkandkek@hotmail.com LADIES OF HARLEY (LOH): Jan Davis-Morgan skilots07@hotmail.com Lani Garrett Imlanig2@gmail.com ACTIVITIES OFFICER: Kevin Taylor kevint092009@live.com WEBMASTER: Katherine Degel hogwild2262@gmail.com CHAPLAIN: Jon Chamberlain jnyknives@live.com 5 Ron Hall and Nancy McFall LIFETIME MEMBERS (NATIONAL HOG) GARY BARYO REIDA JONES RON KOPCZYNISKI DICK LEONARD MIKE MATTHEWS ROBERT MATHISON BOB TAYLOR MICHAEL WALKER Search for our page: Columbia River HOG!