SOUTHERN NEVADA CHAPTER, INC #2735 DECEMBER 2016 ROAD CAPTAINS S.N.H.O.G. Officers 2016 Robert Baldwin Jim Brown Dennis Crittenden Phillip Delk Rex Derby Sandy Edge Roger Ellison Mark Hastie Karen Heriford Rod "Ducky" Heriford Jason Jenkins Jim "Speedo" Larson Glen Oelrich Ron Peterson Larry Preston Randy Roberts Bob Scott Dirk Smith-T Paul Smith Director Dirk Smith 702-672-7654 dirk@snhoglv.com Assistant Director Wayne Crouse 443-618-0358 wayne@snhoglv.com Assistant Director Roddy Hopper 509-953-3451 roddy@snhoglv.com Secretary Debbie Dartois 702-324-9112 debbie@snhoglv.com Treasurer Minnie Watson 702-592-0134 Minnie@snhoglv.com Dealer Representative Steve Ritchey 702-327-6100 dealerrep@snhoglv.com steve@snhoglv.com Lead Captain Glen Oelrich 702-265-9590 leadroadcaptain@snhoglv.com Activities Officer Kristine Scott 702-742-5935 kristine@snhoglv.com Membership Officer Sandra Backus 702-451-3613 sandra@snhoglv.com Ladies of Harley Officer Susy Hopper 509-710-8006 susy@snhoglv.com Newsletter Editor Beverly Muise-Madrid 661-303-4794 Beverly@snhoglv.com Webmaster Jason Jenkins 702-218-0081 webmaster@snhoglv.com Merchandise Officers Cliff & Joan Bauman 702-897-4895 cliff@snhoglv.com Kendria Adams Rolando Ariano Cliff Bauman Joan Bauman Jim Berry David Bondurant Philippe Dartois Sharon Derby Willi Ellison Cinda Giesing Jay Gordon Jim Jones Joell Kulinsky Lou Lorenzo Beverly Muise-Madrid Chester McQuillen Jim Mounsey Sal Sapien Wendy Smith Claudia Smith Mario Torres Tracy Torres
DIRECTOR S SADDLE DIRK SMITH 2016 SNHOG CHAPTER DIRECTOR Well it is December already. I can t believe the year is almost over. We had some great rides this year. A lot of new places, and some of our traditional overnighters. Speedo s Devils Highway was one of my favorites along with the Williams Overnighter. The Beatty BBQ Bash was a huge success and we even got to get to know some of the people from Black Mountain. The day rides were a lot of fun too. Going through Gunlock Loop for a piece of pie, Seligman for a chocolate malt, or a brown bag lunch at Dante s View. They were all great. The planning committee really stepped up this year. We have quite a few new members join Southern Nevada Chapter this year. Talk to them and encourage them to ride with us. They are the future of our chapter. We also lost some members this year. Weather they moved, retired, or just found other ventures. They all will be missed. When past director Tom Westdorp passed away in March this year, we all came together for his service. There were about seventy motorcycles and one hundred some members that came to pay their respects to his family. The chapter passed around a hat and collected thirteen hundred dollars to donate to Tom s favorite charity. We donated 1,300 dollars to the Nation of Patriots in Tom s name. I have missed Tom, he always made me laugh. It s been a real honor to be your director this year. I could not have done it without the great team behind me. My two Assistant Directors, Wayne Crouse and Roddy Hopper. They have helped me with anything I asked of them. Thank you. My Treasurer Minnie Watson, who did a great job, even though she had to ask me for a few receipts that I forgot to give her! Thank You Minnie. Peace Girl! My Secretary Deb Dartois. I would not have made it through the year without you Deb. Thank You. You Rock! Our Chapter Manager Steve Richie, thank you Steve for encouraging me all year. You kept telling me, you can do this! My meetings were a little shaky at first, but towards the end became a lot easier. My Lead Road Captain this year was Glen Oelrich. Thank you Glen for staying on as Lead for a third year when I asked you to, and for all the hard work you put in this year. Sandy Backus stayed on as Membership Officer this year for me, and I couldn t asked for anyone better. Thank you Sandy Two Feather. Kris Scott, thank you for doing the Activities Officer position this year. I know it is a lot of work blocking hotel rooms, making all the restaurant reservations, and working on the calendar all year long. You did a great job! Our Editor this year is Beverly Madrid. Beverly, you did a fantastic job with the newsletter this year. Thank You. Maybe the next Director can get their Saddle article to you in a more timely fashion than this one does. Susy Hopper was our Ladies of Harley officer this year. Thank you Susy Q. To all the Ambassadors and Photographers who put in their time and helped to make 2016 a great year for the Chapter, a great big Thank You! It takes all these officers and you the members to make Southern Nevada HOG Chapter great. I would also like to thank the Dealership for giving me the opportunity to be the 2016 Director for the chapter. It was one of the best years of my life. For the new officers coming in for the 2017 board, I want to wish them well. If there is anything I can help anyone of you with, please ask. I know I had a lot of help from past directors and officers. RIDE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!!!
ROAD CAPTAINS NEWS I have heard a lot of compli- ments on how the Road Captains do their job of safely conducting the rides. All of us Road Captains have a strong dedication to doing that and we work hard doing that. Every month we review the previous month s rides to improve our performance. We have periodic Road Captain training days although this year the weather was very uncooperative. But there are things you as a rider in the group can do to make our jobs easier and your ride safer. First is passing hand signals. When the Ride Lead throws up a signal, there is a reason he/she needs the information passed. Whether it is as simple as changing lanes or as important as an obstacle in the road, it is important that the members in the group behind you get the signal. In the case of the hands up at the beginning of the ride, everyone needs to give the signal after the one in front. That way the Rear Lead knows everyone is ready to leave. For a moving hand signal, it is no less important but less critical for everyone to pass the signal. If one member is not giving the signal, pass it on but not if several members are not passing the signal. That way the riders behind you will know the situation. Second is following the hand signal and the bike in front. This is obvious for obstacles. You will not usually know why a signal is raised unless you are listening on the CB. But if you are listening, do not anticipate the maneuver. When the Ride Lead puts the group in single file to bring Rabbits up, it is very important that you follow the bike in front and be in the right track. If there is oncoming traffic the Rabbits need to use the left track. If single file is for an obstacle, follow the bike in front to avoid the obstacle. Third is maintaining position. The stagger formation is designed for your safety. What I am referring to is gaps. A small gap encourages cars to use that gap. When a car is in the group, it often obstructs the hand signals the Ride Lead might give. In the case of an obstruction, you won t have notice and the car may run over it and throw it into the air. Ouch. A longer gap raises the possibility that that the Ride Lead and the Rear Lead will not be able to communicate particularly if there is a large group. Fourth is your own head checks. As hard as we work to control traffic, motorist don t always cooperate. I have seen cars pass on the right shoulder and go into oncoming lanes to get around the group. We can t do anything about those drivers. So, you need to protect yourself by always doing your head checks. To change subjects, I also want to congratulate Dirk on becoming our newest Road Captain trainee. This year he has been on in unofficial training having had to lead a ride to Panguitch and having helped in the rear. I m glad we talked him into waiting a year so he could be the Director. So, if you see him wearing a yellow armband and the Director rope, that is why. After three years, I will not be the Lead Road Captain next year. I have enjoyed doing that and will remain active as a Road Captain. But time for new blood as Lead RC and a bit of a break for me. And that four-letter word work is looking to draw me away even more in 2017 than 2016. I want to thank all the Road Captains for their support, but in particular, Speedo and Mark as my Assistant Lead Road Captains. 2016 LEAD ROAD CAPTAIN GLEN OELRICH
NCCF Christmas Toy & Bike Drive Attn: SNHOG Family! It's time to get our "Bike and Toy Drive" jump started! Please keep these children in mind while you are out and about shopping. We collect bikes and new unwrapped toys for NCCF (Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation) There are boxes at both dealerships for your use to drop off your donations. You can drop them off at anytime during the course of the next week! We supply gifts to not only the child fighting cancer but to his/her siblings as well! So we need TONS of toys for kids of all ages. Bikes --- Bikes --- Bikes --- We also collect bikes for the older kids that have outgrown some of the toys we receive. Our very own Assistant Director Wayne "Santa" Crouse has raised the bar this year to try to collect over 40 bikes! We have partnered up with RRHD this year and they have agreed to store AND put together (YES, I said assemble!!) any bike that arrives to the store. We are looking for boys and girls bikes sizes: 16" 20" 24" Please consider going together with other friends or family members to share the cost of a bike or two. IT'S EASY! JUST shop online and have it shipped to: Red Rock Harley Davidson ATTN: SNHOG 2260 S Rainbow Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89146 Thanks Everyone! See you all Tuesday at the General Membership meeting! Debbie - Secretary SNHOG
DECEMBER HOG CALLS Glow Ride - Lake Havasu Holiday Boat Parade Overnighter - Saturday December 3rd Hugs-n-Handshakes: 8:00am - 8:45am Briefing: 8:45am Leave: ABC Hotel: Bridgewater Motel 101 London Bridge Rd Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403 928-855-3550 Group Code: SNHOG $64/room This is our Annual Ride down to the southern part of the Colorado River as the city of Lake Havasu presents their Annual Parade of Boats on the river Saturday night. We enjoy the evening on the beach just walking distance from the motel and watch as about 30+ boats, big and small show off their holiday festive lights! Oh, don't worry, we will also be lit up as we will have over 250 glow sticks for us to decorate ourselves on the beach.. We have become a favorite for the boats too! They love seeing us glow as much as they are! JOIN US!! IT S A BLAST! Meet-n-eat - Village Pub on Sunset - then Ethel M's Cactus Garden - December 7th Hugs -n- Handshakes - 5:30-6:30pm Dinner seating - 6:30pm Village Pub - Green Valley 4563 E Sunset (Sunset and Mountain Vista) Henderson, NV 89014 (702)-454-1887 This is the perfect place to bring your family! Kids will love the cactus gardens, and if you've never seen this wonderful display of Christmas lights, you MUST come with us! Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation Toy Give-away - December 10th Hugs-n-Handshakes - 8:00am - 845am Briefing: 8:45am Leave : LVHD Bring your new unwrapped toys to be given away to the families suffering from this horrible disease. We enjoy helping each child choose a gift under the tree at the RRHD dealership. We encourage you to either bring your donation (s) the day of the ride or drop them off early in the special Christmas boxes in our meeting room at RRHD.
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DECEMBER HOG CALLS SNHOG Annual Christmas Party - Sun Coast Casino - December 10th Hugs/handshakes/cash bar open - 6pm Dinner Buffet: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Dancing and DJ until 10pm Price - $50/per person For those wanting to stay the night: Suncoast Hotel/Casino 9090 Alta Drive. Las Vegas, NV 89145 702-636-7111 or 877-677-7111 Room rate: $69 Deluxe $89 golf view Rate code: SNHOG Tickets are available to purchase at the November meeting. You must pre-pay by Dec 5th to be eligible for the raffle prizes. Join us for a great night of music, dancing, and OF COURSE food and drinks. We will have a photo booth which will be sure to enhance this night full of fun! "General Membership Meeting" Tuesday - December 13th Merchandise Table OPEN - 5:30pm - 6:30pm Hugs-n-Handshakes - 5:30-6:30pm Time: 6:30 pm RRHD Join us for our monthly social gathering at the Dealership. It's a great time to see your fellow HOG members and get caught up on all the latest news and happenings for our Chapter. If you ride during the month, then your name will be in the drawings for store credit at all our sponsoring dealerships (LVHD, RRHD, ZIONHD) We will be giving away $700! Stay for the cake and cookies as we celebrate all the birthdays of the month! "Speedo's Mid-Week Ride - Wednesday Dec 21st Hugs-n-Handshakes - 8am - 8:45am Briefing: 8:45am Leave: Locations: SILHC JOIN the mid-week riders as they venture outside the city somewhere fun and usually involving food!
Southern Nevada H.O.G. January 2017 LVHD RRHD SILHC ABD ABC ISK ANW Las Vegas Harley Davidson - 5191 S Las Vegas Blvd Red Rock Harley Davidson - 2260 S Rainbow Blvd Silverton Hotel & Casino - I-15 South / Blue Diamond Road Albertson's Shopping Center - Blue Diamond / Decatur Albertson's Shopping Center - Boulder City Iron Skillet - I-15 North / Speedway Exit Albertson's Northwest - Farm Rd off US95 / Durango Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hair of the HOG Primary Board Meeting Road Captain Meeting Frosty Balls Poker Run XV ABD LVHD 6:00pm 8 9 10 General Membership Meeting Blue Ox LVHD 6:00pm 11 12 13 14 New Member Ride LVHD 6:30pm 15 16 17 18 RRHD 19 20 21 22 Topock AZ ABC 29 Return from Yuma 23 24 Speedo s Mid-Week ABC 30 31 Meet-N-Eat BJ's Brewhouse 9520 S. Eastern 6:30pm 25 26 27 28 Yuma, AZ ABC 8:00am SUBJECT TO CHANGE
JANUARY HOG CALLS "Hair of the HOG New Year's Day 2017- Sunday Hugs-n-Handshakes: 8:00am - 8:45am Briefing: 8:45 am Leave: 9:00 am ABD COME out and join our new DIRECTOR on his first ride of the year. This is always a great way to start out the year (with or without a slight hangover)!! "Frosty Balls Poker Run XV January 7 - Saturday Registration: 8am-8:45am Briefing: 8:45am Leave: LVHD Registration: online registration or in person - $35 (includes meal and pin) General Membership Meeting January 10 - Tuesday Merchandise Table OPEN - 5:30pm-6:30pm Hugs-n-Handshakes - 5:30-6:30pm Time: 6:30 pm LVHD Come early, meet your 2017 Director and the new Board! This should be a GREAT year! If you haven t yet renewed your membership, this is the time to do it! See you there! "New Member Ride" January 14 - Saturday Hugs - n - Handshakes: 8am - 8:45am Briefing: 8:45 am Leave: 9:00 am RRHD return to LVHD for pizza We will have a short briefing from our Road Captains prior to this ride to help any new members understand the concept of group riding. We will have lunch afterwards sponsored by the Dealership. "Meet-n-Eat" at BJ's Brewhouse January 18 - Wednesday Hugs -n- Handshakes - 5:30-6:30pm Dinner: 6:30 pm BJ's Brewhouse 9520 S. Eastern LV, NV 89123 702-473-2980 Ride or Drive, join us for dinner. Our new director will pick a "Lucky Dinner Winner" and the Chapter will pick up your check. It s a great time to get to know your chapter family outside of a ride. For more information about any SNHOG event, contact any Primary Officer, Ambassador, or view our website at www.snhog.com ************************************************************************************************ Arrive to All rides: FULLY FUELED and READY to ROLL. Plan to be there Early for the Road Captain s br iefing!
JANUARY HOG CALLS "Topock AZ" January 22 - Sunday Hugs - n - Handshakes: 8am - 8:45am Briefing: 8:45 am Leave: 9:00 am ABC This will be a nice day ride down to the southern part of the Colorado River, where we will stop to have lunch before heading back up to Vegas. "Speedo's Mid-Week Ride" January 24th-Tuesday Hugs-n-Handshakes - 8am - 8:45am Briefing: 8:45am Leave: Locations: ABC JOIN the mid-week riders as they venture outside the city somewhere fun and usually involving food! YUMA, AZ Overnighter January 28th - Saturday Hugs- n -Handshakes: 7am-7:45am Briefing: 7:45 am Leave: 8:00 am ABC Hotel Info: La Fuente Inn, 1513 E 16th St, Yuma, AZ Call:800-841-1814 Room Rate: $79.00/night + tax /King $89.00 /night + tax /2 Queens or suite Group code: SNHOG This is an all-time Favorite!! Join us on our annual trip down to the border and enjoy a weekend getting to know you chapter family!! 10 COMMANDMENTS OF RIDING 1. Be on Time! 2. Be Prepared 3. Give a Helping Hand 4. Communicate Your Intentions 5. Think of Others 6. Carry Your Own Gear 7. Watch Where You Park 8. Be Rider Aware 9. Have Fun 10. Ride Safe
2017 Overnighters JANUARY 28th Yuma, AZ HOTEL: La Fuente Inn lafuenteinn.com 1513 E. 16 th Street Yuma, AZ 85365 800-841-1814 928-329-1814 RATE: $79.00 king $89.00 2 queens Group Code: SNHOG FEBRUARY MARCH DEADLINE: Book by Jan 2 APRIL MAY JUNE
NOVEMBER LUCKY WINNERS DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS RIDE TICKETS $50 KATHY JACKSON PEGGY JONES RODNEY BANKS JIM JONES RT ROBINSON JAY GORDON KAREN HEREFORD NANCY DEVIESE RIDE TICKETS $25 CHESTER MCQUILLEN SHARON DERBY DELORES BALTIERA ROD RODRIQUES DEBBIE DARTOIS GARY BOOZER MEETING TICKETS $25 KENNETH KOCHMAN CHUCK LENON ROBERT BALDWIN ROGER ELLISON SECRET GREETER $25 MATT GARLAND NANCY DEVIESE 50/50 WINNER LOU LORENZO Craig M. Meade 12/3 Matthew Curley 12/4 Randy Kukla 12/4 Robert "Bob" Patten 12/4 Gary Childers 12/9 Sosoo Lee-Dunn 12/13 John Boothby Jr 12/17 Nicholas Hartman 12/18 Britt A. Swearinger 12/18 Joell Kulinsky 12/19 Harley E. Payne 12/20 Phyllis O'Brien 12/21 Kristine Scott 12/23 Bambi Fash 12/24 Larry D. Chapman 12/24 William Bradley 12/24 Clifford Seibert 12/25 John Beeby 12/25 Jon Williams 12/28 Larry Downen 12/29 Sandra "Sandy" Peterson 12/30 IMPORTANT NOTICE: ALL HARLEY BUCKS WILL EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31ST. USE THOSE HARLEY BUCKS OR LOOSE THEM!!!
2016 IN REVIEW HAIR OF THE HOG SHOOT N SCOOT WINDMILL RIDGE MEET N EAT NOP SAFETY DAY PROGRESSIVE DINNER
Thank you to our sponsoring dealerships: Red Rock, Las Vegas and Zion Harley- Davidson for a FABULOUS 2016 A special thanks, to our 2016 SNHOG Board Members and Dealership Manager for putting everything together so we could have a MEMORABLE year.
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Southern Nevada Harley Owners Group Chapter Membership Enrollment/Renewal Forms and Release Forms: www.snhoglv.com For more information about any SNHOG event, contact any Primary Officer, Ambassador, or view our website at www.snhoglv.com Pick up your H.O.G. stuff at the next General Membership Meeting Pre-order your H.O.G. stuff from Cliff @ cliff@snhoglv.com Note: If you are buying through the mail PLEASE include Postage. Name Patch $10 H.O.G. Emblem Zipper Pull $6 Name Tag $10 H.O.G. Wheel Zipper Pull $6 Small Chapter Rocker $15 Chapter Lapel Pin $15 Small H.O.G. Patch $15 Chapter Poker Chip Patch $5 Large Chapter Rocker $25 Chapter License Plate $10 Large H.O.G. Patch $25 Chapter Baseball Style Caps $20 Large Reflective Rocker $30 Large Reflective H.O.G. Patch $30 Event Photographs A Friendly Reminder! Photographs are such a great way to remember events in our lives. Our SNHOG Event Photo Gallery is also a great way to share the fun we have as a Chapter with friends, family and/or anyone who is skeptical about joining our Chapter. By browsing through our event photos for just a few minutes, anyone is able to quickly realize we ride and have fun all year round! Although Roland and Cinda are our official Chapter Photographers, they are obviously not the only ones taking pictures at our events. If you have photos you would like to submit for the gallery, please email them to photo@snhoglv.com and they ll get added to the gallery. The name and date of the event must be included in the email. Be sure to visit our online Photo Gallery at www.snhoglv.com Photographing, filming, recording, and videotaping of activities and events will be occurring at our events. By entering the H.O.G. event area, you irrevocably grant permission to the Harley-Davidson Motor Company and its agents to photograph, film, and/or videotape you and use (and authorize the use of) your name, image, likeness, voice, and/or biographical or other information in any and all media now known or hereinafter developed in perpetuity for any and all purposes.
Remember ALL RIDES Are Alcohol Free!!! If you see one of our members enjoying adult beverages in our photos, it is either not a riding event, or in the event of an overnighter, we have reached our destination. Sponsoring Dealerships Las Vegas Harley-Davidson Don Andress, Owner Tim Cashman, Owner Las Vegas Harley-Davidson-702-431-8500 www.lvhd.com Red Rock Harley-Davidson-702-876-2884 www.redrockharley.com Disclaimer: Harley-Davidson Motor Company, National H.O.G., Las Vegas Harley-Davidson, Red Rock Harley-Davidson, as Sponsoring Dealer, Chapter Officers, and the Editor of this publication make no claims as to the accuracy and/or the opinions of the material contained herein. This newsletter is registered and belongs solely to Las Vegas Harley-Davidson as Sponsoring Dealer, and H.O.G. All information and/or artwork contained in this newsletter is not to be reproduced or published in any form, or distributed for any reason without the approval of the Chapter Director and/or the sponsoring Dealerships. Editor s Information Beverly Muise-Madrid Phone: 661-303-4794 email: beverly@snhoglv.com Please provide newsletter contributions by email to the Editor, or in care of the Editor at the Chapter s Post Office address. All submissions are due no later than the Friday following the General Membership Meeting each month. Late submissions will be considered for the following month s publication, depending upon space and currency of the information. Please do not submit irreplaceable information or photographs. All materials become property of the SNHOG, and we do reserve the right to edit for length and content. Thanks, Beverly Muise-Madrid Silver Eagle News 5191 S. Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89119 Advertise Your Business in the Newsletter! Members, You are welcomed and encouraged to advertise your own business or services in your newsletter, the Silver Eagle News. It happens to be the least expensive way known to man to get your business information out to hundreds of people each month! If you would like to advertise, the rates are as follows: $30 for 3 months (This is the minimum) $50 for 6 months $90 for 12 months. Email the Editor to secure a spot, then send two business cards and a check to the Chapter address, attention to the Editor.