Volume 01 - Issue 08 August 2017

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1 Volume 01 - Issue 08 August 2017

2 Coming Events Announcements December 16, Portland Annual Christmas Lunch, China Garden, Ben Altman, Campouts Aug 23-27, Coos Bay Campout, Myrtle Point, Chris Williams, , Registration Sept 1-4, Tygh Valley Campout, Huntsman Park Fair Grounds, Ben Altman, Oct 20-22, Wandering Spirit RV Campout, Gary Miller, , also, Annual Oregon Meeting on 21st, following potluck lunch (Ben Altman, ) North Coast Dinner Rides Sundays at 1:00pm Aug 13, Fultano s Pizza, SE 2 nd St., Scappoose, OR Sept 10, Bundy s Drive-In, SE Truehaak St, off Hwy 30, Clatskanie, OR Oct 8, Camp 18, US Hwy 26, 22 miles east of Seaside Cover Photo Coquille River Lighthouse at Bandon OR. Opened in Elevation 47 ft., height 40 ft. Oregon UMCI Website 2

3 July 2017 Rep s Rambling Coos Bay Oregon State Rally Reminder - Chris & Eva Williams are hosting the Oregon State Rally this year as part of their annual Coos Bay Rally, August A Big Thanks to Chris & Eva!!! Chapter Visits Please note the posted time for the Roseburg breakfast (Sutherlin) has been changed to 8:00 instead of 9:30. Well, so far I have made out of Portland to Hood River, Lebanon, North Coast, and now Myrtle Point. We ll see how the rest of the summer goes, now that it is finally looking more like ridin weather June 24: After getting my old helmet, CZ & I rode down to Myrtle Point to attend their Sunday breakfast. With 100+ degrees forecast it was good to get out of town early. We didn t escape all the heat, as it followed us south. We ran down the slab to Drain then took 38 out to Reedsport, then down to Coos Bay. It was only 90 in Myrtle Point when we arrived about 3:30, instead of 101 back home. But it cooled off pretty good at night. Sunday morning is was a bit foggy and 60 degrees. We had 13 at breakfast, plus the Williams kids. I guess that includes Chris. After eats, we headed up the coast to Florence then up 126 to Mapleton so CZ could get a Checkpoint. From there we wondered the back roads up 36 to Cheshire then up to Monroe and then slid over to Kings Valley Hwy, did a buttstop at Ritner Covered Bridge & soaked my head in cold water, up to Dallas then up River Road out of Keizer for a raspberry sundae at Jone s Farm, then home. It was 101 when I pulled into Wilsonville. Total mileage for the weekend 530. July 1-3: After the OC breakfast, I drove over to Yellow Pine, east of Prairie City to visit our Gypsy chapter (Mary & Steve). Long but easy drove over, took right at 6 hours. Good visit, toured to metropolis of Prairie City. Didn t want to drive on the 4 th so I came back Monday. Steve was taking his truck in for service, so we thought we would just have breakfast in Prairie City, NOT, the restaurants are closed on Monday? So, I went on to eat in John Day. Not sure what M & S did??? July 15: Woke up to clear blue sky and 50 degrees. Great day for a ride, so CZ & I headed down to Lebanon for the breakfast. It was good to see Floyd and Mikie. Toni was there as she had things to do at church. There were 6 present with 3 bikes. On the return run, we went back through Sweet Home and up forest road 11 past Green Peter dam our out to Hwy 22 just east of Marion Forks. Great ride, perfect weather!!! Request for Extra Pins (Light House) - Reminder To avoid ordering new pins (100 minimum), we are reaching out to past attendees, who may have multiple Light House Pins. If you have any extra pins, we would appreciate you donating them back to Chris. Traditionally the Light House pins were only given out to first time attendees. Each subsequent you, you received a year bar). Also, we will gladly accept any donations for door prizes. Safety Reminder So, Stay Vigilant and Safe!!! Sparkplug Reminder It would really be nice to hear from a few other members now and then. You do not have to be a local Rep to submit something. Let us know what you are doing For all newsletter information, or Web postings, please submit to David by the 20 th of each month. David s contact info is: International News UmciNewsWash@gmail.com SparkPlugEditor@gmail.com While I was unable to attend the International Rally, I understand that we now have a new International Rep, Kevin Besel, of Columbia Basin fame! I want to congratulate Kevin, and thank him for stepping up! I know Kevin really cares about UMCI and will serve us well! Silly boy, I also understand he has re-accepted the responsibilities of Washington State Rep. Kevin will take over from Richard Hentz, who plans to be RVin around the country. SO, thanks for your service to the State, Richard! And a Big Double Thanks Kevin, for steppin back to the plate for the State! I think we should clone Kevin and send copies to each state and province!!! 3

4 July 2017 Metro South (Milwaukie & Oregon City) News - Ben Altman June 24: Well the weekend got off to a bit of a bad start for me. Rode to the Portland breakfast. Initially it was just CZ & I, but then Dave McMillin showed up with a friend (Dale, from Sandy. Seems that Dave installed one of his trick alternators in Dale s Then N & J Broaddus showed up so we had 6 attending with 4 bikes. But that s where the good ended, seems some!#@ * stole my helmet while we were eating and bsing What an annoying event. Good thing CZ had an extra in his trike, so I could get home to get one of my old helmets. Got my other helmet, and CZ & I headed south to Myrtle Point see State Report. July 1: Nice morning, but I was headed out of town to visit Mary & Steve, so I drove to breakfast. We had 12 attending, with 6 bikes. We could almost start a motorcycle club!!! And after a long drought we had a 50/50, and Derald and I won! July 2: Denise and Bernice were up at the IBMC campout at Twisp, so we didn t have a Hood River breakfast. But CZ & I head down (in the cage) to south Salem to Sybil s Omelets. July 8: Bummer, after two good ridin weekends this morning it was drizzly wet, so it was back into the cage for the ride over to the Wichita Grill. We had just 9 of us attending this drizzle morning. No 50/50, just food and chattin. July 15: CZ & I rode down to the Lebanon breakfast, see State report July 16: No scheduled UMCI events, but CZ & I rode down to Salem for breakfast Really pleasant ridin weather! I got the replacement headset for my old helmet installed, so it was a good opportunity to check it out. Works great! Just not as good a helmet as the Nolan I lost. 320 miles was quite a long ride for me, but Don was fine at 85+. It was Awesome to see so many UMCI Friends, I missed the International last year. Don was really happy to see some people after not seeing them for a couple of years also. We did a couple of day rides with the group. Bill lead us on some really scenic roads along the Calif. Coast and through the GIANT RED WOODS. I was very impressed at how good we did as a group. Riders from all over riding together and staying in the group as a UNIT. The Food at the Banquet was Great. We have a New International Rep. Kevin from Central Washington. Kevin and Kevi are two Great People. We are very Lucky to have them. I want to Thank Dan and Stephenie for an outstanding job and their leadership over the past several years. Grants Pass is doing fine and Archie won some 50/50 money. Our meeting went well also, we had 17 people at the regular meeting, Plus Gary Shearer and Nate Lavin at the 9:30 meeting. OH CRAP SOMEONE "ME" DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT MEETING TIMES IN THE SPARKPLUG. WELL EXCUSE ME. It should be right now. 8 for Breakfast and Meeting at 9. and that is at Abby's in Sutherlin about 3/4 of a mile east of I-5 on Centeral, on the left. Thanks to Tom &Pam and the rest of the Calif. group, for a GOOD RALLY Ride and SMILE Zack We seems like the month is short, as it s time to send my reports to David next week so stay tuned South Region Hi Friends: I'm Late with my Report for the Sparkplug. Don Evernden and I left on Monday July 17 for Myers Flat, Calif. We went over to Bandon and down 101. the weather was great, We arrived at the RV Park around 4:00 PM. 4

5 August Birthdays 1 - Churck Christiansen 2 - Sandy Neuburger 2 - Duane Huff 3 - Tamra Mickley 4 - Marty Maxfield 6 - Mary Nordby 7 - Jerry Broaddus 10 - Steven Selensky 13 - Hal Thompson 14 - Lee Huff 17 - Dorothy Emerling 18 - Julie Harney 20 - Bill Harney 21 - Max Bowman 22 - Buck Buchanan 22 - Dorothy Kirchem 28 - Bill Melzer 31 - William Smith 31 - Jefferson Mason 5

6 For Sale Non-factory assembled Omega cargo trailer. Painted to match 1990 Wing, carmel blue. Good tires. Has A-frame, swing arm suspension with coil-over shocks. Asking $ Ben Altman or 6

7 For Sale Bush-Tec Motorcycle cargo trailer. Used very little, Painted green to match Honda Goldwing 1995 Special Edition 1500 bike. Complete with cooler, cover, spare tire, garment bag, rock guard and air adjustable suspension. $1200. Call Kathy

8 For Sale 2003 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Excellent condition 4490 miles, always stored inside, not ridden in the rain Purchased in 2006 with approx miles People claim 65 mpg, (I never paid attention) Great for commuting or weekend jaunts A fun, quality MC that needs nothing! $ Contact Paul Brown (qc dept. days) or call (360)

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10 32nd Annual Tygh Valley Campout September 1st - 4th, 2017 Registration ben.altman47@gmail.com 10

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12 Chapter Breakfast Meetings - Come Early! 1st Saturday Metro South (Oregon City) 8:00 AM Wichita Bar & Grill Molalla Ave., Oregon City Ben Altman Ph: SE 3rd St. Apt. 3, Canby, OR Fax: st Saturday Grants Pass/Medford 8:30 AM The Black Forest Restaurant 820 NE E St., Grants Pass Rick Foley cell: P.O. Box 2497, Grants Pass, OR rick1foley@gmail.com 3st Tuesday Portland Widow s Chapter 1:00 PM Applebee's SE 82nd St., Happy Valley Ph: Lyn McCabe lcbrenna3068@gmail.com 2nd Saturday Bend Black Bear Diner Bend, OR 9:00 AM 2nd Saturday Metro South (Milwaukie) 8:00 AM The Wichita Grill Mollala Ave., Oregon City Ben Altman SW Serenity Way Apt D Wilsonville, OR Ph: ben.altman47@gmail.com 3rd Saturday Hermiston 8:30 AM Pheasant Café & Lounge 149 E. Main St., Hermiston Ed & Grace Baker Ph; PO Box 141, Heppner, OR th Saturday Portland 8:00 AM Elmers 102nd & Sandy, Portland Jerry & Navada Broaddus Ph: N. Allegheny Ave., Portland, OR st Sunday Mid Columbia Ranch Drive In th St., Hood River John & Hazel Dougherty Ph: Goldendale, WA 9:00 AM 2nd Sunday Roseburg 8:00 AM Abbys 1011 W. Central Sutherlin Zack Hoffman 401 Grape Ave. Ph: Winston, OR zhoffman3478@msn.com 4th Sunday Coos Bay 9:00 AM Kozy Kitchen Myrtle Point Chris & Eva Williams PH: th St., Myrtle Point, OR cwilliams88ci@yahoo.com 3rd Thursday North Coast 11:30 AM Great Wall of China, Gearhart No host 2nd Saturday Seattle/ Puget Sound Area Denny s th St SW Everett, WA Irene Blanes :00 AM Burns Jim & Zelly Campbell Ph: PO Box 1010, Hines, OR :00 AM 2nd Saturday LA Grande 8:00 AM Denny s Exit 261 off I-84 in LA Grande No host 3rd Saturday Lebanon Korner Kitchen 940 Main St. Floyd McMillin Ph: PO Box 812, Lebanon, OR mcmillin@rtinet.com 9:00 AM 3rd Saturday Vancouver 7:00 AM Paul's Restaurant, 1800 Broadway Street, Vancouver, Wa. No host Ben Altman Oregon State Rep SW Serenity Way, Apt D Wilsonville, OR ben.altman47@gmail.com Sandy Neuburger Treasure - Pins & Patches SE Long Street Portland, OR bubbasmom8@gmail.com Zack Hoffman South Regional Rep 401 SE Grape Ave. Winston, OR Zhoffman3478@msn.com David Fitzgerald, Editor SparkPlugEditor@gmail.com 12

13 Oregon UMCI Newsletter Subscription and Registration Form Rider Birthdate Navigator Birthdate Address City State Zip Home Tel# Cell# Membership Information Update (no charge) = X Newsletter Subscription, US Mail $15.00 (Annually) Club Donation (Thank You) TOTAL $ $ $ Date Make Checks payable to: Oregon UMCI Mail to: Sandy Neuburger, Treasurer SE Long Street Portland, OR

14 Ben Altman SW Serenity Way, Apt D Wilsonville, OR