LAKE ERIE CHAPTER # 3738 JUNE. 2011 Volume 2 Issue 6 SPONSORED BY: LAKE ERIE HARLEY DAVIDSON 38401 CHESTER AVON OHIO DIRECTOR S CHAIR MIKE COTRUFO Inside this issue: Finally some great riding weather! We re off and running! I got off to a great start on my first HOG Chapter ride to Smucker s in Orville. Actually, the ride down was quick and everyone who rode down had an excellent time. Even Ron Long found his Jalapeno jelly at Smucker s! Dennis Mullen, along with his Road Captains, did an outstanding job getting everyone down and back safely. I could only go as far as Smucker s; I had a previous commitment with my grandchildren in nearby Wadsworth but I had a blast on the ride down! Let me move to another topic. I ve been in communication with another HOG Chapter in South Africa, the Clearwater HOG Chapter. There are over 600 members in the Chapter; the largest in the European, Middle East and African countries, and in August, 26 of those members are embarking on a 6000+ mile trip across the United States. They will be paying us a visit on August 3 rd at Lake Erie Harley Davidson. Mike Stevens has graciously offered to host the group to a cookout (and they don t know what a cookout is!) at the dealership. The HOG members will be staying at the Fairfield Inn, down the street from the dealership. They will be bringing with them some of their HOG Chapter memorabilia and dealership materials. Phillip Marsh, the Managing Director, asked if all of you (or most of you) would attend the afternoon cookout. I ll let you know what time the actual cookout will be. August 3 rd is on a Wednesday, so make your plans now! There will be more information as the summer continues and I ll let you know the developments. It s going to be a party! As the spring turns into summer, there are plenty of rides and events for your enjoyment. Carolyn Liggett, our new Volunteer Officer, will be asking for your support in the coming days, weeks and months. Everyone who joins in on the fun has a great time, but the requirement of volunteers is needed to pull off all of these events. So, please, register to help out, so that all of us can be a part of the planning and staffing at these outstanding HOG Chapter events! By the way, a BIG THANKS to all of you who have helped out at the dealership events! Each of the Road Captains makes me look good! Thanks! Mike, Bill and Tom, along with the other dealership employees, have expressed their thanks and, most recently, the Harley Davidson Demo Days with Head Director s Chair 1 Ringo Says 2 Sunshine 3 Circle Tour 3 Ohio State HOG 4 Road Captain 4 Minutes 5 Dealer Activities 7 Ladies Ride 8 Activities 9 Membership 9 Birthdays 10 Officer Contract 10
Page 2 DIRECTORS CHAIR - CONTINUED Road Captain, Dennis Mullen, couldnot have been more pleased with all of the Road Captain s participation. That s it for now, so as I always close the Hogwash, let me know what I can do to make your membership experience better. Email me, stop me in the dealership whenever you see me and I will do my best for you! We are the best Chapter in the country! Anyhow, be cool, ride safe and I ll see you soon Mike Cotrufo RINGO SAYS - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - RON LONG HI Everyone, Out riding while the sun is shinning
Page 3 SUNSHINE Sunshine is not always your friend. Make sure to consider putting on some sun screen. It has been a long cloudy spring and now that the sun is out, take the appropriate precautions. You don t want to be one peeling on Wednesday because you did not think you needed any sunscreen on Saturday. Take care out there. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON JULY 4TH??? Lake Erie loop ride When: Jul 2 4, 2011 Where: Lake Erie Harley-Davidson 38401 Chester Rd., Avon, OH 44011 440-934-5000 (map) Description: Road captain Tom Easterday is leading a two day ride around Lake Erie (passport required). Be sure to pack accordingly for the forecast and always, always pack that rain gear. Just a quick note, in addition to a passport, check with your insurance agent for a Canadian Endorsement. It is not required to enter the country but in the event of a traffic stop or an accident, it does become important to have this documentation. Starting At : July 2, 2011 7:40 Meet at Lake Erie H-D - Depart 8:00 AM Deadline for Sign-up is June 24, 2011 The hotel info for this group ride: July 2 Staying at the Quality Suites in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. You must reserve your room by calling 519-680-1024, identify yourself as a member of the Lake Erie HOG Group. Cost is $109 July 3 staying at Days Inn. Same procedure call 905-356-6666 to reserve the room. Cut off is Friday June 24 th. Visit www.lakeeriehog.com to sign-up for this ride.
Page 4 OHIO STATE HOG RALLY Preregisteration is closed for the Ohio State HOG Rally. 2011 ROAD CAPTAINS - DENNIS MULLEN I want to take a minute to welcome the 2011 Road Captains: David Aslaksen Matt Cser Mark Fundak Nick Halpin Toby Ingram Ron Long Paul Schmotzer Shawn Wilbur Mike Cotrufo Tom Easterday Karen Gilley John Gudin David Johnson Larry Nolan Kim Weigl All have been involved in chapter activities already and we are looking forward to making this a great riding season. If anyone else is still interested please contact me or just complete the on-line application and drop it in the chapter box. Thanks again for our 2011 Road Captains!!! Dennis Mullen
Page 5 CHAPTER MINUTES - DENNIS MULLEN Meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Director s Report Mike C. introduced Carolyn Liggett as our new Volunteer Officer. The Firefighters Memorial Ride on Sunday still has 200 tickets left. They can be purchased at motor clothes. We are staging at 8:00. Sofa is ordered and is individually made. It should arrive at the end of June or beginning of July. We will be installing plaques with pictures of the Chapter Officers and a listing of the Road Captains in the HOG area Fairview Toy Run is June 26 th. We will be staging at LED starting at 10:00 and leaving at 1:00. Pre-registration sheets are in back as well as on line. Dealer Report Tom thanked all the volunteers for their help during the pancake breakfast blessing of the bikes. Donations were made to the chapter. Tom thanked David Johnson for taking pictures of all the Lake Erie Staff. They will be used to update the web site. Firefighter Ride on Sunday. We will be staging at 8:00 leaving 8:30 8:45. This is an escorted ride. Harley Demo Days was originally scheduled for June 4 th & 5 th has been extended to Friday the 3 rd as well. To do a demo ride you must have a motorcycle endorsement as a helmet. Demo rides will be 12-15 miles and will be escorted. Demo s will start at 10 all three days. On Saturday there will be a pancake breakfast. Need 4 5 volunteers. The Car & Bike show is scheduled for 6/11. Looking for a new caterer. COPS Ride is 6/112. We are staging at 8:00 leaving at 8:30 as staging downtown starts at 9:00. If you are interested in the Milwaukee VIP Museum tour, last day to sign up is 6/20. There are about 6 rooms left. Assistant Director Ron let everyone know that today is the last day to pre-register for the Ohio State HOG Rally. Secretary Report Dennis requested and received approval of the minutes as submitted. Name tags have arrived and are in the back for pick-up. He has a new sheet started for the next order.
Page 6 Treasurers Report Robert was not present so Mike reported the Chapter finances remain strong. Membership Report Bob reported that we currently have 192 members, 167 Renewals, 25 New, 148 Full and 44 Associates. Last year we had 209, so we are a little behind. Activities Report Charlotte not present. Web Master Report David had no report Road Captain Report Dennis discussed the upcoming rides for June. 5/28 Smuckers/Lehman s/barn Staging at 8:30 leaving at 9:00 6/12 COPS Ride - Staging at 8:00 leaving 8:30 6/18 Kelley s Island Staging 10:30 leaving at 11:00 6/25 G&R Tavern Staging at 8:30 leaving at 9:00 6/26 Fairview Toy Run Staging at 10:00 leaving at 1:00 Sign-up sheets are in back. If interested you may sign up on line as well. Two overnight rides are schedule for July. 7/2 7/4 will be the Lake Erie Loop and 7/23 7/24 will be Wright Patterson AF Museum. Dennis will provide those signed up with hotel Info as this was the first night for anyone to sign up. Historian Report David reported that will be re-arranging the display cabinets to show the HOG and Chapter merchandise. Editors Report Matt not present. Volunteer Report Carolyn asked for volunteers for the following activities: Demo Days 6/3 to 6/5 Car & Bike Show 6/11 Toy Run 6/26 Safety Officer Report John not present. Ladies of Harley Report The next LOH meeting is 6/1 at Sorrento s at 7:00. Raffle tickets are available for the quilt. Drawing will be in December. (Continued on page 7)
Page 7 First LOH Ride went well and truly turned out to be a surprise ride. Old Business Dennis addressed the previous question on the Ride Library from Russ. He and David are working on it but have had some issues with loading new routes. They will continue to work through the IT problems. New Business Mike Flory addressed the group and reminded all that we are a family and are missing a member in Art Kavulla. He would like to do a ride by on our way to dinner after a meeting. His suggestion was met with a round of applause. Meeting adjourned at 7:35 DEALERSHIP ACTIVITIES FOR 2011 Warmer weather and a spot of sunshine here and there. Time to ride? Well, it can be a personal preference this time of year. Everyone is waiting for the first bright sunny day. If you find you need to replace that spark plug or need to add those highway pegs come on out and see us. If you want to just have some fun and see your friends, come out and see us too. June 26 - Lake Erie Harley Davidson Fairview Hospital Toy Run July 9 - Bikes, Blues, & BBQ July 31 - Dog Gone Poker Run August 6 - Coats for kids East 2 West Poker Run August 7 - Ark Kavalla red Cross Blood Drive August 12, 13, 14 - Lake Erie Harley Davidson dealer VIP Harley Davidson Museum Tour August 21 - Mohican River Run for MDA August 27 - Sing for the cure event benefitting Komen September 17 - Harley Davidson National Open House & Customer Appreciation Day October 1-5th Annual Chilli Cook Off October 14 - Clam Bake November 25 - Orange And Black Friday Party December 10 - Christmas Open House December 23 - Lake Erie Harley Davidson Christmas Party
Page 8 LOL.. LOH RIDE! - KAREN GILLEY Ah what a beautiful day for a ride and a wonderful day for our director of Ladies of Harley to get her feet wet as a first time Road Captain! We had ten prior sign-ups but grew rather quickly to a total of twenty-two riders, only two of us, however, were actually women on our own bikes??? The ride started out uneventful with Kim and I in the lead, Ron Long (minus the skirt he had planned on wearing) and Dave Johnson riding mid-way amongst the crowd, with Mark Fundak and Dennis Mullen riding sweep. We headed to the Grafton Police Station to pick up one more lady, Chris Desimone, along with a few others and found out that Arlene Morrison couldn t ride, due to a prior injury, but she came to see us off. (Wishin you all the best at healing Arlene you ll ride with us all sooner than you think!) We left with the directions clear in our heads to make a right turn at 57 heading toward Medina. Trying to keep sight of all of us in her mirrors, Kim glanced briefly to check on us all and promptly missed the turn well, being her wing-man, I couldn t very well turn without her so we headed on down the road, with all of our followers knowing full well we d re-adjusted. In an effort to find another path to RT18, Kim turns down no other than Weigel street, coincidentally, and quickly asked me if it went all the way through to 18.the answer to which I had absolutely no idea. Just knew if we kept going South, we d find Medina eventually. Then, upon reaching Weigel s dead end, I mistakenly told Kim to go left, when my head said right, and she turned.took me a few minutes to accept my stupidity as all behind were wondering if perhaps I d taken leave of my senses. Finally took the turn and hit Station, which I felt sure would lead us all the way to 18. We rode and we rode and finally hit the end of Station, which was marked Norwalk Road. Now, perhaps you all know what that road is, but as we turned left, again, we were wondering if we d ever make it to our destination! After a short while, we noticed signs on the side that indicated we had, indeed, found RT18.boy, what a surprise and relief that was. Guess us ladies are luckier than we give ourselves credit for! Reaching our destination of Root Candles, in Medina, we all shared quite a chuckle and mentioned that we just wanted all the guys on the ride to know what it feels like to go on and on and on.without ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS! Oh LOL! And the more we explained our errors the more everyone told us that we should just say we d planned the entire trip???? And that s what we ll all say, now, if asked.as that s our story and we re sticking to it!!! After a short jaunt around the pleasure palace of candles and assorted knick-knacks, we headed off to the place Kim had planned for lunch, only to find out that, even though she had called ahead and they said they opened for lunch, they opened at five on Saturday s! How lucky it was that we all saw the Patio Open sign at the Corkscrew Saloon, just minutes down the street! We sat twenty-two on the patio and made their day in business, as we ate wonderful food by a pleasant waterfall and small pond. It turned out to be one of the more enjoyable rides I ve ever been on with good friends and happy people! My thanks to Kim who learned to be a Road Captain in a trial by fire and to all of the folks that rode with us Thanks for your patience and your stick-to-it-ivness and your smiles and chuckles during the day. As we all know, it s not the destination.it truly is the adventure in following the roads and finding out that, sometimes, they lead you to where you wanted to go in the first place!!!! LOLOLOLOL Karen Gilley
JUNE ACTIVITIES JULY ACTIVITIES Wednesday, June 1 - Ladies of Harley meeting - Sorrento's Ristorante Italiano, 108 Antioch Dr., Elyria, Ohio 44035 7:00PM to 8:00PM Sunday, June 5 - Ride for Kids- Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation - Registration starts at 8:00 AM and closes at 9:45. Ride starts at10:00 AM at Rocky River High School 20951 Detroit Road Cleveland, OH 44116-2494 Sunday, June 12-3rd Annual COPS Ride- Staging at 9:00 am-ceremony at 10:30 am-ride Starts at 11:00 am ends at Western Reserve Harley Davidson Monday June 27 - Million Mile Monday - Get out and ride!!! Thursday June 30 - Chapter meeting - Meet at Lake Erie Harley Davidson in the service department at 7:00 PM Come early and sign up to help at the rides and for the 50/50 raffle Saturday, July 2 - Lake Erie Circle Tour. Leave July 2 at 8:00 AM for a tour around Lake Erie. Retruning on July 4th. PRE-REGISTRATION RE- QUIRED!! Wednesday, July 6 - Ladies of Harley meeting - Luchita's Mexican Restaurant 1134 North Abbe Road Elyria, Ohio 44035 7:00PM to 8:00PM Thursday, July 14-16 - Ohio State HOG Rally Sunday, July 24 - Chapter Picnic Amvets Post 32 11087 Middle Avenue, Elyria, OH (440) 458-8544 Thursday July 28 - Chapter meeting - Meet at Lake Erie Harley Davidson in the service department at 7:00 PM Come early and sign up to help at the rides and for the 50/50 raffle MEMBERSHIP BOB ADAMICH Summer is here and it's time to ride. Our membership is growing too! We currently have 197 members of which 169 are renewals and 28 are new members, and 153 are full and 44 are associate. Remember your National Membership renews yearly from when you first joined but, the local membership runs the calendar year (Jan - Dec). Keep your Natioanl Membership active so that your local membership stays active too. Ride Safe! Bob Adamich Membership Officer
Page 10 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Bob Yupa Matthew Cser Marcia Fromknecht Christine Grieder Mark Janowicz Robert Kohler Bob McCarthy Steve Pribula Ken Unger Mike Cotrufo Karen Dropco Marj Grainer David Holod Tammie Johnson Tom Maurer Michele Nemeth Greg Schenker Chapter Officers Director: Mike Cotrufo 440-967-1970 director.lehog@gmail.com Asst. Director: Ron Long 440-365-2789 Ringo56@windstream.net Secretary: Dennis Mullen 440-933-4232 mullend@oh.rr.com Treasurer: Robert Perona 440-933-2790 robperona@hotmail.com Membership: Robert Adamich 440-937-7751 camryle44@hotmail.com Safety: John Gudin 440-734-2248 jgudin@wowway.com WEBmaster: David M. Johnson lakeeriehog@gmail.com Head Road Captain: Dennis Mullen 440-933-4232 mullend@oh.rr.com Photographer: OPEN!!! Activities: Charlotte Bledsoe 440-355-9312 CLBledsoe@windstream.net Volunteer: OPEN!!! Historian: David Aslaksen daslaksen@hotmail.com Ladies Of Harley: Kim Weigl 440-288-9141 kimmisue@centurylink.net Editor: Matt Scheer 440-846-2182 lehogwash@sbcglobal.net