Chapter Newsletter for May 2005 Est Vol. #5-2005

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1 Chapter Newsletter for May 2005 Est Vol. # Directors Report Greetings! Yes, it is Spring, so show me the weather! Looking at the Hog in the garage just sitting there every day is getting..well you know. I sure am looking forward to the Ice Breaker Ride May 22, Our second ride is a new ride called The Ride of the Ages on June 12, It will be a dinner ride as well as a Charity Ride. More information next month. Next year s Off-Sight Saturday Meetings--- A couple of members have notified me of some meeting locations. For those of you that are looking for off-site locations, don t wait, as we will need to schedule those locations way in advance. Also, do not make any promises, commitments or sign anything. The locations will be voted on by the membership at the meetings. The Chapter needs to have our meeting locations donated. A BIG THANK YOU to our Membership Committee who continue to put the finishing touches on the New Membership Packet. I m sure many of our current members will also enjoy it. We are planning to present it at our April 8 th meeting. Thanks Myrna Zanatta, Daryl Hinton, and Jeff Mehmen Good job! The 2005 Rally Registration Forms are out. This year s Rally is in Carroll, Iowa July 15 th and 16 th. Pre-registration is $35.00 per member, guests are $ See me if you need extra forms or you may pre-register on or call (563) Pre-registration deadline is May 22, We should have a group ride going down on Friday, July 15 th leaving from the Shop that morning. More information to follow. Hope to see you there. Our 2007 Rally Proposal Committee met with the Luther College Activities Coordinator and the Winneshiek County Convention and Visitors Center on Friday, March 18 th in Decorah. They have agreed to put together a site proposal packet for us. This is very exciting stuff and we will be continuing to ask for membership help as things continue to develop. Recently, I had the opportunity to meet with the Minnesota State Rally Coordinator and he shared a few insights, do s and don ts and I guess I m also attending the Minnesota State Rally June 24 th and 25 th. Anyone else interested in attending please contact me. Thanks all for now. Hoop

2 Secretary s Report/Chapter Minutes Secretary s Report April Meeting Minutes April 8th, 2005 Meeting called to order at 7:40 by director Gary Hoop Hooper. 23 members present. Introduced was new member Bruce Wehner from Independence. Introduced was Dee Ketelsen; Iowa Rally Coordinator. Gave some information on Iowa Rally-different functions that would be going on. Ask for volunteers to work at rally. She had a sign-up sheet for those interested. Secretary's Report Secretary s report given with one correction. Jeff Mehmen is the person working on chapter history. Treasurer s Report No report. Absent. Membership Officer No report. Absent. Activities Officer Jim reports on Chili Cook-off. Thanks everyone for helping. Took in $ Took in $79.00 for the 50/50. Winner of 50/50 was Barb Zahasky who donated $20.00 back to the chapter. Chili cook-off winners were Lyle Austin, best chili and Gary Klein who had the hottest. Head Road Captain Mark gave a list of dinner rides coming up. May 22-Ice Breaker Ride. (We will meet at Casey s in Guttenberg at 12:00 noon, then take a very scenic ride to Dubuque where we will eat at the Asia King Buffet.) June 12th-Ride Through the Ages. June 26th-LOH Ride July 10th-6th Annual Rockton Chicken Run. July 24th-Gary Gissel Ride. August 21-Mark or Wayne & Sue s Ride. September 25th-Mark or Wayne & Sue s Ride. October 2nd-Gary Landsgard s Annual Leaf Ride. Lady of Harley Marietta reports the LOH ride will be June 26th. Safety Officer Jeff said anyone interested in the June 25th Safety Riders Course needs to speak up soon. They want at least 10 people. If it doesn t work out, will try again next year.

3 Anyone interested, Rochester's on April 30th still has some openings. Jeff or jmehmen@lifelineambulance.com Editor and Webmaster Keep sending anything you wish to put in the newsletter. Photographer No report, absent. Assistant Director Myrna talked about the pamphlet on North East Iowa HOG Chapter and the cost of having it printed. She asked Daryl if the shop would be interested in paying half the cost. She hasn t heard back from him. Liaison Officer No report. On vacation. Director Hoop reports everyone has been doing a great job, and keep doing so. Next meeting is May 13th. Door prize won Gary Gissel. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 Linda Sires/Assistant Secretary A married man s Harley I received this from several people inside HOG and from other friends and had to share.

4 The Ride of the Ages The Ride of the Ages When our director approached me about a doing a ride to help out our elderly, I thought it would be a great idea! Our last few fund-raisers have been in support of some younger people in need, when actually our elderly could use some things for their rooms or we can use as prizes for bingo or other games. I think they would love to see our group ride in on our Harley s. On Sunday, June 12 th, we will meet at Kwik Star in Waukon at 10:30 a.m. Please bring a few items from the list below or anything you can think of they could use. We will ride to Northgate Care Center in Waukon about 11:00 and drop off the goodies, take some pictures with some staff and residents. We will then depart for a fun ride with a lunch stop destination TBA. Hope to see a big crowd that day! Any Questions? Call Jan Ellis Items we could use: lotion, perfume, after-shave, snack-size candy or chips, sun-catchers, socks, cling decorations for windows or mirrors, combs, brushes, small cans of pop, lottery scratch tickets, videos-old time movies, small baskets for storage, small stuffed animals, stamps, assorted cards, stationary/envelopes, Kleenex, large print word find puzzle books, small fleece throws From the Safety Officer SAFETY OFFICER NOTES May 2005 How good of a rider are you? According to some studies, we are only as good as the traffic around us. We not only have to look out for ourselves, but also the traffic around us. As we enter another season of riding, let s consider some interesting data about motorcycle accidents and deaths. An article published in the Des Moines Register on March 4, 2005 gave some very interesting data on accidents and death on our beloved 2 wheelers. Motorcycle fatalities nationwide have almost doubled in recent years. Motorcyclists are six times more likely to die in a crash than any other motorists. According to the Iowa Safety Management System Motorcycle Task Force more than 40 motorcyclists die in Iowa crashes each year. Motorcyclist crash involvement is highest in Iowa riders ages 15 through 24. Fatalities are increasing among Iowa riders age 45 and older. Wow, who does this sound like? More than 90 percent of Iowa s motorcycle fatality victims were not wearing a helmet.

5 As a chapter, I feel we are a very safe group. We all try to look out for one another on our rides and for the most part try to educate our new members on our group riding style. Over the years we ve had a few parking lot spills, and a couple very lucky major incidents. I think Z can attest to just how quickly an accident can happen. Most of our chapter members have been riding for years. We have gained a feel and knowledge of the road and our machines. Does this in its self make us safe? The answer is no. Safety must be practiced every time we ride that motorcycle. Safety is like American Express, DON T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT. As we enter this new riding season, we want everyone to think safety. We only have ourselves to watch our backsides. When you get out on that road, look at the big picture and come back home with a big smile on your face. It will make everyone happy. Jeff Mehmen Safety Officer jmehmen@lifelineambulance.com /2006 Chapter Event Schedule Closed Event One Guest Per Member ( C ) Open Event Any Number Of Guest ( O ) Members Event Members Only ( M ) Mother s Day Chapter Meeting Waukon H-D ( O ) Ice Breaker Ride, Meet at Casey s in Guttenberg at 12:00 noon, eat at Asian King Buffet ( C ) Memorial Day Holiday Illinois State HOG Ottawa, IL (June 3 rd June 5 th ) Chapter Meeting Waukon H-D ( O ) Ride Through The Ages, TBA (M) North & South Dakatoa HOG Rally (Lewis & Clark Ride) (June 13 th June 17 th ) Spillville Spillville, IA ( O ) Father s Day Minnesota State HOG Rochester, MN (June 24 th June 26 th ) Wisconsin State HOG Manitowoc, WI (June 24 th June 26 th ) LOH Ride, TBA, ( C ) July 4 th Holiday ABATE Freedom Algona, IA (Weekend Event) Chapter Meeting Waukon H-D ( O ) th Annual Rockton Chicken Rockton, WI. ( C ) Iowa State HOG Carroll, IA (July 15 th July 17 th ) Gary Gissel Ride, TBA ( C ) Sturgis 65 th Annual Rally (August 8 th August 14 th ) Chapter Meeting Waukon H-D ( O ) Mark or Wayne & Sue s Ride, TBA ( C ) Chapter Annual Bloomington, WI ( C ) Labor Day Holiday Chapter Meeting Waukon H-D ( O ) Missouri State HOG Cape Girardeau, MO (Sept 9 th Sept 11 th ) Toys for Tots Ride T.B.A ( C ) Mark or Wayne & Sue s Ride, TBA, ( C ) Chapter Annual Leaf Ride T.B.A, Gary Landsgard ( C ) Chapter Meeting Waukon H-D ( O ) Chapter Halloween Party T. B. A ( C ) Chapter Meeting & Elections Waukon H-D ( O ) Chapter Meeting Waukon H-D ( O ) Chapter Meeting Waukon HD ( O ) Chapter Annual Christmas Party T. B. A. ( C ) Iowa State HOG Des Moines, IA (July 21 st July 23 rd )

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7 2005 Chapter Officers Director...Gary Hoop Hooper Ass t Director...Myrna Zanatta Secretary...Jim Hyde Treasurer...Sue Ryan # 1 Road Captain..Gary Landsgard # 2...Mark Zweilbohmer # 3...Norbert Ryan # 4...Wayne Ryan # 5...Jean Kane # 6...Gary Gissel # 7...Bob Wierck # 8...Bernie Jaster # 9...Randy Ellis #10...Bruce Bearinger Activities...Jim Reiser Safety...Jeff Mehmen Photographer # 1...Bob Wierck LOH # 1...Marieta Gissel LOH...LeAnn Jevne LOH...Shelli Wierck Webmaster...Ron Brewster Membership...Eileen Bearinger Liaison...Daryl Hinton Editor... Ron Brewster Roving Reporter...Vic Kane RR 2 Box 285 Spring Valley, MN Wx7d@deskmedia.com The Northeast Iowa Chapter newsletter is the official not for profit monthly publication of the Waukon Chapter, and is Service for H.O.G. club members. Submission of materials for this publication by any chapter member is encouraged. Deadline for submission is the 20th of each month. News articles travel stories, cartoons (in good taste), and recipes, for sale Items, etc., are welcome. Your submissions may be mailed to the Editor, at the above address, or to Waukon Harley- Davidson. This newsletter is published by the Northeast Iowa Chapter of Harley Owners Group, Chapter # Harley-Davidson Inc, Waukon Harley-Davidson, and the Northeast Iowa HOG Chapter make no claims to the accuracy of the material presented in this newsletter. Copyright 1996 by the Northeast Iowa Chapter of Harley Owners Group. Material from this newsletter may only be reprinted without permission in other Harley Owners Group newsletters or publications. All other users must obtain authorization of the Northeast Iowa HOG Chapter.