LAKE ERIE CHAPTER # 3738 JULY. 2011 Volume 2 Issue 7 SPONSORED BY: LAKE ERIE HARLEY DAVIDSON 38401 CHESTER AVON OHIO DIRECTOR S CHAIR MIKE COTRUFO Inside this issue: Director s Chair 1 WOW! The summer s here and it s HOT! The HOG Chapter rides have been fantastic and are getting better! The G&R Tavern ride to Waldo was a blast and I rode it on a new Harley Davidson Softtail Blackline. Mike Stevens was kind enough to let me use it, due to my bike having some routine maintenance done. That bike was quite a riding experience! It was easy to maneuver and fun to ride. I still prefer the comforts of the Baggers and Dressers. My old tail likes the cushy comforts of a cruiser. Regardless, it was a fun ride! If any of you haven t gone on this ride, I suggest that you do. Great fried baloney sandwiches! The following day was the 16 th Annual Toy Run to Fairview Hospital. Around 900 bikers came out and Mike Stevens presented a check for $4,500.00 to the hospital from the registrations. A total of $7,265.00 plus around 1,000 toys and stuffed animals were donated by all of the riders. This toy run supplies the hospital with all of the toys used all year long by the pediatric unit. The money is used for the arts and crafts for the same. My hats off to all of you for participating in this charity! Also, the volunteers and HOG Road Captains were exceptional in their duties for this event. As a matter of fact, I overheard some of the customers at Lake Erie HD comment on how smooth the parking of the bikes were and how well everyone worked together. Man, you men and women are the best! Every time something good is said about us, it just makes our HOG Chapter the best one to be a part of! Again, my hats off to all of you who helped out during this and every other ride! If you are going to participate in any HOG ride as a volunteer or rider, make sure that you sign up online at our HOG website. David Johnson, our HOG Chapter Webmaster, has put together an incredible website that you can do all of the above for whatever event or ride that you would like to participate in. On another note, I just returned from a trip to Rome, Italy and had a great time! Actually, it was for business. I could speak volumes about the trip but won t. I don t want to bore you with the great food, beautiful Ringo Says 2 Group Riding class 3 New E-mails 3 Volunteer Officer 4 Road Captain 4 Minutes 5 Dealer Activities 7 Million Mile Monday 8 Activities 9 Membership 9 Around the Lake 10 Officer Contract 12
Page 2 DIRECTORS CHAIR - CONTINUED countryside, and wonderful works of art or the spectacular views of the ancient buildings! It truly was a trip of a lifetime! I even found the local Harley Davidson shop in Rome! I bought a couple of t-shirts that were over $50.00 US! 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, For those of you that did not attend Lake Erie s Demo days, you miss a great opportunity to ride a new Harley at no cost to you. They had 18 bikes to demo. We had some where around 200 different people demo all the bikes. The weather was just great all weekend. It was really hot on Saturday. But once you got on a bike, you almost forgot how hot it was. I want to thank all the road captains for a really great job all weekend. We did 9 to 11 ride each day, mostly full. We also had the chance to ride any bike we wanted to. Some of the road captains even rode the trike. I will be leading a ride to Kelly s Island on June 18, staging at 10:30 leaving at 11:00. It should take about a 1-1/2 to get there. We will be taking all back roads. Once were there, we will have lunch at Bag the Moon. Afterwards, I will take everyone that wants to go for a rode around the island. We have some fun rides planned for the rest of the summer. Don t forget the Fairview toy run is on June 26 th. You can go to our website and download a registration form and just fill it out and bring it with you on the day of the ride. Ride safe and have fun Ron ringo Long
Page 3 GROUP RIDING CLASS - JOHN GUDIN There will be a group riding class on July 30 at Lake Erie Harley Davidson beginning at 11:00 AM The cose is FREE but space is limited, so let me know if you are interested in taking the class. Thanks John Gudin NEW E-MAIL ADDRESSES - DAVID JOHNSON The Lake Erie HOG Chapter Officer contact email addresses are changing this month. Due to multiple concerns and to provide a continuous email address for each Chapter Officer, regardless of who is acting in that capacity, we are creating "permanent" email addresses. Please update your address books to reflect these changes. The Chapter Newsletter and Web Site will also be updated to the new addresses. We ask each Officer and each member to refrain from using these accounts to communicate for personal reasons. They are intended to be used to contact the Officer, not the individual person. If and when these Officers step down and pass these accounts to the next member, there would be significant confusion in the future. First Name Last Name Gmail Assigned User Chapter Director director.lehog@gmail.com Mike Cotrufo Chapter Asst. Director asst.director.lehog@gmail.com Ron Long Chapter Treasurer treasurer.lehog@gmail.com Robert Perona Chapter Secretary secretary.lehog@gmail.com Dennis Mullen Chapter Editor editor.lehog@gmail.com Matt Scheer Chapter Road Captain road.lehog@gmail.com Dennis Mullen Chapter Membership members.lehog@gmail.com Robert Adamich Chapter Activities activities.lehog@gmail.com Charlotte Bledsoe Chapter Safety safety.lehog@gmail.com John Gudin Chapter Webmaster web.lehog@gmail.com David Johnson Chapter Historian historian.lehog@gmail.com Dave Aslaksen Chapter Volunteer volunteer.lehog@gmail.com Carolyn Liggett Chapter Photographer photog.lehog@gmail.com Ron Long LOH Director loh.lehog@gmail.com Kim Weigl LOH Secretary lohsec.lehog@gmail.com Joyce Hood LOH Treasurer lohtreas.lehog@gmail.com Patty Perona
Page 4 NEW VOLUNTEER OFFICER Welcome to Carolyn Liggett, our new volunteer officer!!. Her contact information is on the back page with the other officer contacts. ROAD CAPTAIN - DENNIS MULLEN I big THANK YOU to all the Road Captains for all the volunteer work they have been doing. The Road Captains conducted all the demo rides for Demo Days. There were over 200 people signed up and well over 300 people lead on rides during the 3 days. During the Car & Bike show the Road Captains assisted with parking. During the Fairview Toy Run the Road Captains not only got all of the 437 bikes staged appropriately, but made it very easy to get everyone out and on the road in an orderly fashion. In addition to these activities, rides where also lead to Kelley s Island and G&R Tavern. For July we are looking forward to the following events: July 2 4 Tour around Lake Erie being led by Tom Easterday July 23 24 Trip to Dayton and the Air Force Museum staging at 7:30 leaving at 8:00. Sign up by 7/15 on-line and with the Hotel. July 24 Chapter Picnic at Amvets in Lorain starting at 2:00 I look forward to seeing you all at upcoming chapter and dealership events. Ride Safe and enjoy the weather. Dennis Mullen
Page 5 CHAPTER MINUTES - DENNIS MULLEN Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Director s Report Mike C was not present, Ron chaired the meeting. We are expecting about 25 members of the South African Chapter on August 3, a Wednesday. The dealership is hosting a party for them and we would like as many chapter members as possible to attend. Dealer Report Tom thanked all the volunteers for their assistance during the month especially Demo Days as well as the Bike and Car show and the Toy Run. If you signed up for the Milwaukee VIP Museum tour, please see Tom to make sure all names are correctly. Upcoming Dealership events: 7/9 Blues, Bikes and BBQ need assistance with parking 7/16 Snap-on Tools No Compromise Tour funny car 8,000HP as well as the Snap-on Bike from OCC 7/31 Dog Gone Poker Run Assistant Director Ron let everyone know that Million Mile Monday totaled about 4.36 million miles Secretary Report Dennis requested and received approval of the minutes as submitted. Treasurers Report Robert reported that there was no expenses last month and finances remain strong. Membership Report Bob reported that we currently have 202 members, 169 Renewals, 32 New, 157 Full and 45 Associates. Activities Report Charlotte discussed the picnic on July 24 th. Please sign up. It will start at 2:00 and is being catered this year. Cut-off date to sign up July 9 th.
Page 6 Web Master Report David has added volunteer sign up on-line along with the ride sign up. He will also be adding the sign up for the picnic Road Captain Report Dennis thanked everyone for their assistance during the events. Dennis discussed the upcoming rides for July. July 2-4 Lake Erie Loop July 9 Blue Bikes and BBQ July 14-16 State HOG Rally July 23 34 Air Force Museum Staging at 7:30 Leave at 8:00 10 rooms available July 31 Dog Gone Poker Run Aug 6 East2West Poker Run/Coats for Kids Starting at Carrollton H-D Aug 20 Bucyrus Brat Festival Historian Report David reported that the couch has been ordered and should arrive in a couple weeks. Editors Report Matt not present. Volunteer Report Carolyn thanked all the volunteers as well Carolyn asked for volunteers for the activities that have been mentioned. Sign-up is on-line now. Safety Officer Report John not present. Dennis reported that John will be holding a Group Riding Class on 7/30 at 11:00 a.m. Cost is free. Ladies of Harley Report The next LOH meeting is 7/6 at Luchetta s s at 7:00. Ladies of Harley are working on the picnic. Old Business None New Business John Kikol discussed the 9/11 Anniversary Ride to Shanksville, NY and the Pentagon. Ride is lim- (Continued on page 7)
Page 7 ited to 250. Introduced new member Marty Bar Meeting adjourned at 7:25 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. 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 MILLION MILE MONDAY - TOM EASTERDAY Lake Erie Hog member contribute to Million Mile Monday. Ed & Jo Panzeter, Bev Hune, Bob Stout, Jerry Ciganko, Len & Nancy Cramer, Jerry Canterbury, Russ Lewis, and Tom & Linda Easterday enjoyed the great weather Monday, June 27 to do their part in piling up miles for Million Mile Monday. The started the day with breakfast at Perkins, then departed for Sharon, Pa. riding leisurely along Routes of 83, 82, & 62. The first stop along the way was Carlton Harley Davidson in Mantua, Oh. The first stop in Sharon was Thunder Harley Davidson followed by the most fun stop of all at Daffin s Chocolates. Russ even had to call home to get their candy order from Tammy so he was not in trouble when he got home. From there it was time for lunch at the Original Quaker Steak and Lube. You have to try their lunch time buffet! The final stop on the way was Biketown Harley Davidson just off I-80 in Austintown. All in all 13 riders chalked up about 2,900 miles on Million Mile Monday. According to the National HOG website on 6/30/11 the official total logged this year was 4,376,470 miles.
JULY ACTIVITIES AUGUST ACTIVITIES 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 Starts at 2:00 PM 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 Wednesday, August 3 - Cookout for the South African Chapter - Lake Erie Harley Davidson - Check for time Wednesday, August 3 - Ladies of Harley meeting - Sorentos Restaurant 108 Antioch Elyria, Ohio 44035 7:00PM to 8:00PM Saturday, August 20 - Bucyrus Brat Fest Ride. Sunday, August 21 - MDA Mohican River Run Ride Thursday August 25 - 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 Well we certainly have had some fine riding weather! We currently have 204 members with 169 renewals & 35new members; 159 full & 45 associate. Ride safe! Bob Adamich Membership Officer
Page 10 AROUND THE LAKE - NANCY CRAMER Just a few photos of our trip around the lake the year. A great ride and some great friends.
Page 12 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Ronald Ziler Donald Burge Laura Cser Mario Desimone Thomas Easterday Carolyn Liggett Edward Malee Lawrence Nolan Edward Panzeter Charles Ross Robert Sebastian Thomas Tanger I got the July birthdays in June so here are the June birthdays. Sorry for the confusion Matt Scheer 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: Carolyn Liggett cmhliggett@msn.com 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