Road Adventures And other Exciting Good Times. April 2011 Chapter News Chili Cook Off Saturday, March 5th, chapter members and Waukon -D employees held their annual chili cook-off. Today was also Waukon -D's St Patrick's Day Open ouse. This always bring in a large draw of arley enthusiasts. 27 members and employees entered the chili contest..today's contest was judged by the Waukon Fire Department. i" place went to Donnell Lynn, 2"d place winner was Cindi inton, ena 3'd went to Lyle Leikvoid. Today's event was well attended and made about $ 1024 which was donated to the Waukon Fire Department. This was to go for some badly needed equipment. ~ B. NEW!.C.G." Eagle at Black chino twill with white mesh inserts and piping accents. Featun embroidered.d.g." Eagle logo on crown. Adjustable Velcro'" back cj Imported. 4501710 $8.00 ea. YourChapter specific name embroidered over back vent., 12 piece minimum. 4501729 $15.00 ea. Iowa State OG Rally The Iowa State OG Rally web site is now online. Go to www.iastatehogrally.com. Check out the event schedule. 2 days of non-stop fun filled, exciting action. Don't miss out! Chapter Rewards Program Chapter Rewards Rules Chapter members will accrue points by Participating in Chapter Events, Planning Rides, committee work, volunteering etc. The rewards program runs from 1/1/2011 Thru 12/31/2011 Points system: - One pt. for riding in chapter/dealership sponsored rides. - One pt. for Chapter committee participation - Three pts. For planning a ride. : One pt. for recruiting new member - Two pts. For dealer/chapter volunteering Members keep track of their own points. Event coordinatorlleader to initial Rewards log. Participants will receive one raffle ticket for each point Earned. There will be a drawing @.the, annual Christmas Party with three levels of prizes: - LEVEL 1: 1-9 POINTS - LEVEL2: 10-19 POINTS -. LEVEL3: 20 OR MORE POINTS.' ONE PRIZEPERPERSON Flood Run April 18th www.floodrun.org OG/ Chapter Caps og/chapter caps have been ordered. Should be here in about 3 weeks. 20 have been ordered. If you want one of these cool caps your can reserve one with Steve, Myrna, or Daryl. National OG and Chapter Patches Are now available in clothing section. See Kerry! Patriot Ride Is on again this year and the Mighty Waukon Chapter is asked to ride a relay leg of this exciting event. Albert Lea riders will bring the Patriot Flag on August to Waukon where we will take the next relay leg to Madison next day on Wednesday, the 31st. This is an open ride, anyone can go. More on this later. so" Jim yde/chapter Editor Jimh@acegroup.cc 563-544-4271.
Director Report 0138 Another month is gone. March has been fairly good to us so far and l'veseen a lot of bikes out riding already. owever, I can remember some blizzards in early April so we're not out of the woods yet. Next we have to deal with flood season. The forecasts for the Mississippi River levels this spring are ugly. We may get wet feet. A special thanks goes out to everyone who helped with the Chili cook-off March 5th. We set a new record for the number of chili entries (28) and also set a new record for the amount of money raised. ($1,024..almost double what we would normally raise) The money was given to the Waukon Fire Department to help them purchase a cutter head for their Jaws of Life. The March chapter meeting was well attended. Most of the discussion involved rides for the season. A og Chapter cap was discussed. We decided to purchase a few, provided we could get them without the Velcro closure. Jim announced a new Taco Ride to Guttenberg on June 12th. We stiff have a few open dates on the ride calendar so if you know of a neat destination let one of us know. I plan on fiffing one of the open dates with a Director's ride, with destination stiff to be determined. I just got back from. O. G. Officer Training (OT) in Milwaukee and I must say it was worth the trip. (but you couldn't pay me enough to fight that traffic every day) I met hundreds of other. O. G. Officers from all over the country. I don't know how many people attended the training but it had to be approximately 800. The only time we were all in one room was at the opening and closing ceremonies and at meals. There were more than 100 tables (10 wide by 10 deep) in the dining hall with 8 people per table and it was full. The training was great, the meals were tasty, and the people were friendly. It was more like a big famify reunion than a training class. The fellowship among. O. G. members is simply phenomenal. I learned that. O. G. is the largest factory-sponsored riding club in the world. There are 1400 chapters world wide and approximately 1 million members. arley-davidson CEO, Keith Wandell, gave a great opening talk and was followed by Company Vice President, Biff Davidson. Both men stressed that arleydavidson is changing the way it operates to be more customer responsive and building their bikes based more on what their customers want. In these tough economic times customer feedback is more important now than it has ever been. I met the new Regional Director, Leah Whaley. What an energetic person she is. I think she will do well. The single thing that I heard stressed the most during this training was that the main goal of. O. G is to provide us with the opportunity to Ride and ave Fun. It will be my goal to make sure we all do just that. appy Riding, Steve TrumbleelChapter Director II YPERLfNK "mailto:smtrumblee@neitel.net" '11smtrumblee@neitel.net.1 563-536-2848 or cell 608-306- Secretary Report March 12th, 2011 Call to Order Director Steve Trumblee called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM with 13 members present. Secretary Motion to approve the February 2011 minutes as printed in the newsletter. Motion made by Rick Zanatta, seconded by Lynn Jaster. Motion carried. Assistant Director Myrna asked if anyone was interested in purchasing a. 0. G Logo baseball cap. If interested contact a Chapter Officer. Myrna stated that she was planning a ride for The Living Plus Nursing ome in Oelwein. Treasurer Randy Ellis gave the Treasurer's report with a balance of $1623.69. Membership Officer Randy Ellis reported that we have 59 paid current members. After April he would not e-mail newsletters to non-paid members. Members should contact him at rlellis@acegroup.cc. Liaison Daryl seio March 24th will be the Women's Garage Party at WO. e brought in some new arley items for the chapter to' look at. e thanked everyone who helped and brought in chili and bars for the chili cook-off. e also extended a invitation to Luke's Eagle Scout Award ceremony at the Valley igh School on March 27th at 2:00 pm for all Luke's arley Aunt & ncles. Con't.... LO Ride for Life on June 4th, 2011. Starts at the Fast Trac in Elkader, details to follow. LO wiff host the chapter picnic, details announced later. alloween party to be October 22nd, starts in Garber with a hay ride. Soldiers Ride possible in late August or September, Details TBA as to when the troops return. Ride is from Fort McCoy to Dodgeville, WI. ead Road Captain Absent Safety Jean stated that our bikes need to be attended to after the long winter. Checking tire pressures, rims & spokes for damage. Low tire pressure can cause tire cupping and effect gas mileage. Check out the Motorcycle Riders Foundation on-line site for information. Activities Officer Mileage Contest starts now! Contact either Sandy Evanson or Daryl at WO. Point system log sheets are available for members interested. Contact Sandy for details. April 17th Camp Courageous Ride to Monticello, Meet at
the Go America in Independence, la. at 9:00 am, ride at 9:30 am. May 15th Linda's Dinner Ride, meet at Monona Kwik IStar at 10:30, ride at 11:00 am for Chinese in Waukon. May 22nd Spring Membership Ride, meet in Monona Kwik Star at 10:30, ride at 11:00 am. Destination Fargo Junction in Wisconsin. June 4th Ride for Life June 12th, Meet at Monona Kwik Star at 10:30, ride at 11:00 am for Doug's Steak ouse in Guttenberg, la. June 19 or 26th tentative dates for Myrna's Nursing home ride July 10th Annual Rockton Chicken Run July 15-16th Iowa State.O.G Rally in Pella, la. July 24th Annual DO Ride August 19-21st 3-day Overnight Ride, Destination TBA See newsletter for calendar of events. Editor Jim yde said to send him articles for the newsletter. Director Steve said he would be attending.o. T Training in Milwaukee on March 18 & 19th. Door Prize won by Bernard Jaster Next Meeting, 1:00 PM April 9th, 2011 at the meeting room in the Waukon Yamaha store. Motion to adjourn meeting by Myrna Zanatta, seconded by Vic Kane. Meeting adjourned 2:00pm. Respectfully submitted, Jan Ellis, Secretary New Member Doug Clark Make Doug welcome and by joining our merry, fun loving group one of the greatest things he ever done,.j\... W Safety Officer Report The first thing you should do before you even think about firing up your motorcycle is to check the air pressure in your front and back wheel. This is one of the most important motorcycle safety tips that you can do but most people forget or just choose not to do it. Check your owners manual for the proper tire inflation required for your motorcycle and inflate accordingly. Proper tire inflation cuts down on your vulnerability to a tire failure. Tire failures can lead to being stranded on the side of the road, or even worse the tire itself blowing out and sending you into an uncontrollable skid When doing a pre-ride inspection of your motorcycle tires be sure you check the rims carefully. Look for any cracks or blemishes in the rims, and if you run a spoked rim check each spoke and be sure that it is not loose. Loose spokes can cause an uneven rim therefore taking away some of the control you have on your motorcycle. Therefore it is important to be sure you take the extra minute or two to properly check your rims carefully. So many people overlook the values of properly inflated tires and non damaged rims. Not only will they keep you safer out there as you ride the highways and byways but properly inflated motorcycle tires will get you a lot better gas mileage. Experts have said that it can increase your miles per gallon by as much as 20 percent. So as you can see there are more than enough reasons to take an extra few seconds to check your tires and rims before you go out for a ride on your motorcycle.. Not only is proper tire inflation essential for safety it is also a way to save yourself 1 -O's of dollars each and every year. After some time of running on under inflated tires the tire gets what is called cupping. Jean Kane/Safety Officer
ere is your official invitation To Ardella and Jim's wedding Date: April 9th Time: Party starts at 5:00 PM Where: Wedding and Party on Saturday will be at the Cresco eritage Events Center, located at 221 3rd avenue West in Cresco Iowa. It is somewhat appropriately, the former Assumption Catholic Church. Dress: Casual, Jeans are fine Gifts: no gifts please. Save them for the young just starting out in life. Where to stay: Super 8 on hwy. 9 on east side of town. www.super8.com Chili Proceeds being donated To Waukon Fire Department
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AGST 19-21... 3 DA Y OVERNIGT RIDE 31.PATRIOT RIDE(WAKON TO MADISON)??.. SOLDIER RIDE(CAMP Mc COY TO DODGEVILLE) SEPTEMBER??..LO PICNIC CAPTER EVENTS 2011 OCTOBER 22..ALOWEEN JANARY 22 CRISTMAS PARTY (5:30, JODI'S IN MONONA) 22 MEETING (JODI'S). FEBRARY 12... MEETING (1:00, PARTY NOVEMBER YAMAA) DECEMBER MARC 5. CILI COOK OFF (11:00-2:00, WAKON -D) 12 MEETlNG( 1:00 WAKONYAMAA) 24 LADIES NIGT PARTY(6:00 PM, WAKON -D) APRIL 9... MEETING(1 :00, WAKON YAMAA) 17.. CAMP CORAGOS RIDE (MEET 9:00, INDEPENDENCE, RIDE AT 9:30) JANARY PDATED MARC 14T Go AMERICA IN MAY 15... LINDA'S CINESE DINNER RIDE (MEET AT MONONA KWIKSTAR, 10:30, RIDE AT 11:, DESTINATION/WONDERFL OSE, WAKON) 22..SPRING MEMBER RIDE (MEET AT MONONA KWIK-STAR, 10:30, RIDE AT 11:00, DESTINATION/FARGO JNCTION NEAR SENECA IN WISCONSIN) JNE 4.. LYNN'S RIDE FOR LlFE(MEET AT ELKADER FAST TRAC AT10:00, RIDE AT 11 :00, DESTINATION, WAKON -D, ELKPORT PAVILION) (NOTE: TIS IS OPEN RIDE) 12. TACO FN RN (MEET, MONONA KWIK-STAR, 10:30, RIDE AT 11 :001 DESTINATION DOG'S STEAK OSE IN GTTENBERG) JLY 10... 12TANNAL ROCKTON CICKEN RN(MEET MONONA KWIK-STAR, 9:30, RIDE AT 10:00) 15-16..I0WA STATE OG RALLY (PELLA) 24... RANDY'S DAIRY QEEN RIDE