Garden State HOG Garden State HOG Volume XXVII, Issue 1 January 2014 CHAPTER OFFICERS Director Russell Hall 201-803-3627 hrustydrum@aol.com Assistant Director Dennis Lawler 201-424-3264 ddgl2008@optonline.net Secretary Byrne Sciortino 973-856-5578 byrne33@optonline.net Treasurer Joe Gennarelli 201-848-8447 Jgonhd@aol.com Head Trustee Andy Byra 201-954-5193 acski1@optonline.net DISCRETIONARY OFFICERS/COMMITTEES Head Road Captain Gerry Molitor 201-394-1364 gmolitor@msn.com Safety Officer Byrne Sciortino 973-856-5578 byrne33@optonline.net Ladies of Harley Editor Joe David 973-728-8299 flhjoe@optonline.net Webmaster Scott Leone 973-728-7293 sdls@optonline.net Historian / Photographer Joe Gennarelli 201-848-8447 Jgonhd@aol.com Good & Welfare Byrne Sciortino 973-856-5578 byrne33@optonline.net Publicity Contact 973-838-8800 New Member Contact Keith Ward 201-919-8836 vintageman@optonline.net AMA Representative Dennis Lawler 201-424-3264 ddgl2008@optonline.net Regional HOG Representative Daniel Mattias Daniel.Mattias@harley-davidson.com You must be a National HOG Member in good standing (Dues Paid) to belong to Garden State HOG or any other HOG Chapter. Sponsoring Dealer: Garden State Harley Davidson 1149 Route 23 South Kinnelon, NJ 07405 (973) 838-8800 Chapter: 3027 Newsletter Contributions may be sent via E-Mail to: flhjoe@optonline.net HOTLINE: (973) 838-8800 ext. 9
Page 2 Garden State HOG From the Director.. Russ Hall Nothing From Russ This Month From the Assistant Director.. Dennis Lawler As we come through the holiday season, we look back over 2013 and hope everyone had a great year and is enjoying this holiday season. No meeting was scheduled for December because we know how busy everyone is this time of year. We are eager for the New Year - and think that 2014 will be our best year yet! Please remember that annual dues are due at our next meeting, January 15, 2014. We look forward to seeing everyone then! Dennis L.
Volume XXVII, Issue 1 Page 3 Head Road Captain.. Gerry Molitor RIDE PLANNING MEETING: March 1, 2014 Well, by the time everyone is reading this the holidays are past and even the Chilly Chile Run is in the books. I hope Santa was generous to all, and the new chrome or leather has been installed or worn. Good health, loving family and great friends can t ask for allot more than that. Polar Bear has been a tough tour this year. The weather forced only the 2 nd cancellation in Polar Bear history (22+ years) on December 15 th (snow/ice) and the toy run (Cabin in Howell, NJ) caught a few later departures in the snow on Dec. 8 th. Snow and scoots do NOT play well together. As noted above, our 1 st RIDE PLANNING Meeting will take place on March 1, 2014. All Road Captains need to plan on attending, but all chapter member are welcome to come and participate. This first meeting will include discussions on last year s riding season, destinations and safety practices. We will look into scheduling a SAFETY COURSE this year and look at potential overnight rides that may require long term planning. Note that the Overnight Ferry is running again from Portland, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Those thinking of NS can save a lot of miles and time on the ferry. New equipment looks great. If you have never made the trip think about going. It is truly a legendary ride just give yourself time to enjoy it all. I know my team will approach the 2014 Ride Schedule with enthusiasm and passion, bringing forward some of the enjoyable destinations of 2013. We are looking at the R&R Hall of Fame (Cleveland) as a potential overnight.perhaps a Canadian adventure for a quick 4 or 5 days let your imagination loose and suggest something epic. Ride safe and warm for a few more months.looking forward to 2014 ride season are U? g-man Meeting Notice: E-Board: 01/13/14 Chapter: 01/15/14 LOH: TBA Maggie Moore s 7 Midwood Road & 202 South Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 www.maggiemoorespub.com
Page 4 Garden State HOG From the Safety Officer. Byrne Sciortino Nothing From Byrne This Month New Member Contact.. Keith Ward Hello fellow motorcycle enthusiasts! I hope everyone had a safe and exiting new year cerebration! Its January 2014 and in a few months the start of a new riding season. Most riders are hibernating along with their machines. There have been a few days when it was warm enough to take at least a short spin to circulate the oil... and the blood! But the salt from the roads can etch the aluminum! Has everyone paid their dues? I didn't! I forgot! So I'm going to the dealer tomorrow and paying them. So till next month.. See ya! Keith
Volume XXVII, Issue 1 Page 5. Have you paid your 2014 DUES? Contact Russ @ 201-803-3627 or hrustydrum@aol.com Byrne @ 201-424-3264 or byrne33@optonline.net or You can drop your application off at the Dealership E-board Meetings E-Board meeting are held on the second Monday of every month at Jigg s, Rt23 north just north of the Dealership. All members are both welcome and encouraged to attend these meetings. Meetings start at 7:30 General Meetings Garden State HOG meets the third Wednesday of every month except the month of December. Anyone is welcome to attend meetings to see what it is all about. You do not have to be a member to attend. See you there. From the Editor s Notepad All Newsletter Contributions, Articles, etc. for the Feb. issue of the Newsletter must be sent to Joe David ( FLHJOE@OPTONLINE.NET ) or left at the Dealership by Jan. 18th The deadline is the Saturday following the Chapter meeting. Anyone that is still not receiving email notifications about rides and events should send an email to our Director, Russ Hall @ hrustydrum@aol.com, Dennis Lawler @ ddgl2008@optonline.net or Joe David @ flhjoe@optonline.net
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Volume XXVII, Issue 1 Page 8 Happy New Year from Garden State Harley-Davidson! We are looking forward to the 2014 riding season, and wish you all a Happy & Healthy New Year!
Volume XXVII, Issue 1 Page 9 For Sale & Members Write sections will be added to the Newsletter as needed. I would like the newsletter to be much larger and entertaining, but I can only add what is submitted. So, if you have anything to sell, have some pictures from rides or event, a story about a resent trip you took, or just a personal observation about the club, club rides or events, I would like to include them in the newsletter. This is your newsletter and it can be as entertaining, or as boring as you want it. Submit article or pictures to FLHJOE@optonline.net Road Captain's Name Home Phone Email Address Ride Indicator 1 Joe David 973-728-8299 FLHJoe@optonline.net JD 2 Gerry Molitor 201-891-3251 gmolitor@msn.com GM 3 Joe Gennarelli 201-848-8447 jgonhd@aol.com JG 4 Andy Byra 973-835-0576 acski1@optonline.net AB 5 Steve Pease 973-208-3073 gspease@optonline.net SP 6 Russ Hall 201-803-3627 hrustydrum@aol.com RH 7 Dennis Lawler 201-342-1870 ddgl2008@optonline.net DL 8 Byrne Sciortino 973-856-5578 byrne33@optonline.net BS 9 Holly Young 201-707-2372 holly319@optonline.net HY 10 Shari Ives 201-787-0661 bykashari@aol.com SI 11 12 Road Captains The Road Captains meet monthly at a time published in our newsletter, website and by email. Our Road Captains, discuss safety on all the rides as well as critique the previous months rides. We also plan future rides for the up and coming months and assign a Road Captain to lead those rides which include the Lunch & Dinner Rides, Sunday Rides as well as the Overnight Trips. The Ride Indicator will be marked at the end of each ride to indicate which Road Captain is leading that particular ride. This way iif you need additional information or have concerning with that particular ride call or email that Road Captain and he or she can provide you with additional information.
January Pompton Plains Rides & Events 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Chilly Chile Run Pomton Queen Diner @9:30am Happy New Year 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Polar Bear DETHOMASI S EAST 5 POINTS INN Vineland, NJ 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Polar Bear WEARHOUSE GRILL Lake Hopatcong, NJ E Board Meeting at Jigg s @ 7:30pm General Meeting Maggie Moore's @ 8pm 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Polar Bear SIR JOHN S North Brunswick Twp, NJ 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Polar Bear THE EXCHANGE Rockaway, NJ Page 10 Garden State HOG