Eagles View Edition Newsletter 28th Year New Bern Harley Owners Group 3528 UPCOMING NEW BERN EVENTS Director Assistant Director Treasurer Secretary Events Coordinator Editor Chaplain Historian Photographer Ladies of Harley Road Captain Safety Officer Honorary Officers Head Chef HOG Cares Webmaster Tom Linton 252 670-8200 Hdspringer2ride@ yahoo.com Dennis Creamer Mary Bender Jean Chapman Scott Stubbs 740-502-7167 SMStubbs@ gmail.com Fred Bender Timothy Webber Al Chapman Kim Spencer Tommy Debue Jason Davis Sarge Claude Banks Alesia Nicoli Dennis Creamer Apr 9 VEMA New Bern Fallen Officer Poker Run Apr 10 HOG Sunday Surprise Ride Apr 16 Sudan Truckers Poker Run Apr 17 VFW Breakfast Apr 23 Ride for Harper Poker Run Apr 30 HOG Saturday Ride to Pete Jones BBQ (Skylight Inn) May 1 VFW Breakfast May 3 HOG Meeting May 7 H-D of New Bern Open House & Ride in Bike Show May 21 Ride for Kids with Autism and Special Needs From the Director: Fliers Posted On the HOG Bulletin Board Ride for Harper Poker Run V.EM.A. New Bern Fallen Officer Poker Run April should give us some good riding weather, but the chilly nights are not over yet. Congratulations to Karen Ligi for winning the Chili Cook-Off. Congratulations to the Chilly Riding Challenge Winners: Scott Stubbs- Overall Ed Fritts-Touring Tom Meutsch- Softail James Myers- Sportster Don t forget the Shriners Fish Fry here on April 22 nd Ride Safely, Tom New Bern HOG Chapter Website: www.newbernhog.com. Sponsor Dealer Harley-Davidson of New Bern, Inc. Jimmie R. Allen, Owner 1613 Highway 70 East New Bern, North Carolina 28564 252-633-4060 www.harley-davidsonnewbern.com
Just When Things Are Great I spent the night with friends and headed out early Friday morning, had a great cup of coffee and breakfast in Laurinburg. Things went well at Richmond Juvenile Detention Center, I checked out. I called to verify my speaking engagement at Cumberland Juvenile Detention Center. Everything was approved. It was such a beautiful day I decided to take a shot cut through back country roads. By now it was about eight degrees a cool breeze blowing, crops were beautiful in that area. Old Pumpkin was running good. I thought to myself, life is good. Suddenly it was as though I hit the kill switch, nothing I did helped, and it would not hit a lick. Here I am stopped on a bridge; I walked across to get out of the lane of traffic. There were bushes head high in a swamp, oh and that cool breeze stopped. I called headquarters and got a voice mail. I Called triple A and got ready for the long wait, broke out my canteen of Gatorade, it was still frozen, took it out of the case and laid it in the sun to thaw out. I Checked the GPS distance home. The distance was one hundred twenty six miles. My triple A package was good for one hundred miles one way. I called home and asked Linda to meet us with a truck. I m reminded of the bumper sticker that says Things Happen, I would say that was edited for television and sensitive ears, but today the TV crowd would have been fine with it as is. You know this reminds me of life in general things can be going so great for people one minute, the next minute some disaster has hit. I attended a workshop on this not long ago. It is nothing to see a person with their favorite Harley; months later they had to sell it and are in a convalescent home for assisted living. You know life is that way, things can turn sour in a moment, and it rains on the just and unjust. The Just or saved hurt, grieve and have financial problems also. The difference is they have God to guide, comfort and strengthen them while dealing with problems. Tired of fighting life alone? Call me 252 067-0645, better yet call Him 1-800 Jesus. See you in the wind. Chaplain Webber Our HOG meeting is held the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Join us at 6:30 for food prior to the meeting. Look for us on Facebook: New Bern HOG
Margaret Henries Faye Jarman Barbara Thompson To all our members who may be sick or down at this time, we miss you and hope you are on the mend soon. Please keep all of our members who have been in the hospital or Under-going tests, in your prayers. HOG-Cares: Please make sure I get info on any sickness or death. You can call or text me at (252) 876-3855 Thank You, Alesia Nicoli. BIRTHDAYS Liz Willis Mary Bender George Manthe Louis Wayne Olsovsky Alan Chapman New Bern HOG Chapter (28 Years) If you haven t seen your birthday listed in the newsletter, and would like to get on our Birthday list, Please contact Fred Bender at derf1022@suddenlink.net. Thanks. Be sure and check Harley-Davidson of New Bern s website and emails For events that are taking place during the month.
Upcoming H.O.G. Events Sunday Surprise Ride: Sunday April 10, Kick Stands Up 10:00 am. April 10 th marks the anniversary of the start of the Bataan Death March, but we don t necessarily need to commemorate it with a 6-day ride. Our route is currently planned for approx. 120 miles round trip and includes a lunch stop. ************************************************************************ 4 th Annual Sudan Truckers Poker Run : Saturday April 16, Registration Harley-Davidson of New Bern at 9am. Kick Stands up at 11am. Call Greg at (252) 670-4629 or Andy (252) 670-0465. Cash prizes, Best and Worst Hand. ************************************************************************* OBX Baby!: Saturday April 16, Kick Stands Up?:00 am. If anyone is going out to the Outer Banks for Bike Week and would like to ride out Saturday morning as a group, we can plan a time to meet and leave from here at the Dealership. ************************************************************************ Saturday Lunch Run: Saturday April 30, Kick Stands Up 10:00 am. Join us for a Saturday ride to Pete Jones BBQ (aka Skylight Inn) in Ayden. Route currently planned for approx. 130 miles round trip. ************************************************************************ Harley-Davidson of New Bern Open House and Ride in Bike Show: May 7 th Come join us, we will have Music, Food, Beverages, 50/50, Door prizes, Fun, and a Bike Show! Don t forget to enter your ride! ************************************************************************* Suggestions for Chapter rides & outings are ALWAYS welcome! Call or write Scott (Scott Stubbs, Events Coordinator at SMStubbs@gmail.com or 740-502-7167) and we ll put something together.
Breakfast is served at the VFW on Old Cherry Point Road every 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month at 9am; cost is $7; everyone is invited. LADIES of HARLEY: All Ladies who are members of the New Bern Chapter are, by virtue of that membership, members of LOH. Whether you ride solo or as a passenger, the LOH helps promote ladies participation in the world of Harley-Davidson. Check our emails for the next meeting date, time and location. ELECTIONS It is that time of year when we need to start to think about being a member of the HOG Chapter Board ALL POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 2016 2017 YEAR If interested please contact Jimmie or Sheila Elections are at the May meeting and the New Board will take over at the June Meeting
ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE EVENTS Outer Banks Bike Week OBX, NC Apr 16-24 Thunder in the Smokies Maggie Valley, NC May 13-15 Myrtle Beach Bike Week Myrtle Beach, SC May 13-22 Rolling Thunder XXIX Washington, D.C. May 29 Laconia Motorcycle Week Weirs Beach, NH Jun 11-19 National Ride to Work Day Everywhere, USA Jun 20 Gettysburg Bike Week Gettysburg, PA Jul 7-10 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Sturgis, SD Aug 8-14 NOTES 49 th Annual Sudan Shriners Fish Fry Friday, April 22, 2016 Four Locations: New Bern Shrine Club, Glenburnie Road Bridgeton-Food Lion Hwy 55 East Harley-Davidson of New Bern Hwy 70 East Burger King Neuse Blvd and Glenburnie Rd. 11AM to 7PM $8.00 PER PLATE