Official newsletter for the Northeast Iowa Waukon H.O.G. Chapter, established 1990

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1 Road Adventures And other Exciting Good Times November 2014 Official newsletter for the Northeast Iowa Waukon H.O.G. Chapter, established 1990 CHAPTER NEWS The HOG Chapter is still looking for an Editor for the newsletter. Anyone interested should contact either the Director or another of the officers. It isn t too difficult to do. A little word processing and cut and paste knowledge is really all that is necessary. The format is just reused every month. Fall Color Ride, Oct 5 th Even though it was a cool riding day degrees out, we had a great time on our last Chapter ride of the year!! We have great people in it!! 221 miles!! I got some Awesome Harleys and Fall color pictures!! Awesome food too!! I told my husband if he would get a shorter windshield it sure would make it a lot easier for me to take pictures!! Well the look I got - I don't think that is happening!? Lol!! He puts up with me moving from side to side trying to take pictures!! Love him!! Got a picture of a COW alongside the rode today too - that could of been deadly!! Ride safe everyone on 2 wheels and 4!! ROBIN Cold morning - 30 s Colorful hillside in Marquette

2 Rider s meeting Maples are colorful Lansing color Meeting another group of bikes Cow on shoulder watching our Harleys Great dinner in Caledonia

3 Secretary s Report / Chapter minutes October 11 th, 2014 Call to Order Director Steve Trumblee called the meeting to order at 1:03 PM with 7 members present. Secretary Motion was made to approve the October 2014 minutes as printed in the newsletter. Motion made by Al Adney, seconded by Bob Rottinghaus. Motion carried. Assistant Director Absent Treasurer Randy Ellis -absent Steve Trumblee gave the Treasurer s report with a balance of $ (from bank statement) Membership Officer Randy Ellis absent Steve reported that we have 53 paid current members. Liaison Toured the S&S factory in Lacrosse and Viola, getting into exhaust,high performance.mt. Rushroom -new and Improved. LOH Absent Head Road Captain Nothing to report Safety Absent Activities Officer Xmas open house at W.H.D. -November 22. Xmas party Johnson's in Elkader,date T.B.A. Editor No one yet. Director Nothing new to report. Nominaton's for officer was held. Election will be at the November meeting. Door prize won by Darlene Rottinghaus. Next meeting November 8 th 1:00p.m. At the Dealership room. Motion to adjourn meeting by Daryl, Seconded by Darlene R. Adjourned at 2:25 PM. Respectfully submitted, Sandy Evanson, Secretary

4 A word from the Director We ve had some really nice fall riding days this year. I m hoping that continues into November. The 70 degree days are gone and its struggling to get into the sixties now. I m still seeing a lot of bikes on the road whenever we get a sunny day. Its hard to believe Halloween is here already and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The season just seemed really short this year. We didn t get good riding weather till mid to late June. First it was cold. Then it seemed to never stop raining. With my riding season cut short at the end of August by hitting a deer, it was a really short season for me. I guess that means it can only get better next year. I hope you got plenty of saddle time. I think we set a record for the number of Chapter rides we had this year. The Fall Color ride on October 5th was a nice ride, even if a bit on the cold side. As luck would have it that week-end was the coldest one we had in October. It struggled to get into the 50 s. I drove up and met the group in Caledonia for dinner. There were some pretty fall colors but the peak was about 10 days later. The October meeting was pretty lightly attended, with 7 members present. We received a few nominations for officers but we have some positions still open. Nominations will continue to be accepted until the November meeting which will be Saturday, November 8 th at 1:00 PM at the Dealership conference room. It will be our last meeting for the year since we haven t been having December and January meetings for the last few years. Election of officers for the coming year will be the main topic for the meeting so please try and attend. We need participation from the membership if we are going to remain a successful Chapter. When you put your bike away for the season don t forget to give Daryl your ending mileage for the mileage contest. If you didn t make a Chapter ride with us this year you don t know what a good time you missed. We always have fun and our rides always end with a meal. No more news so have an awesome day and always remember: Life is too short for drama and other petty things, so laugh hard, love truly and forgive quickly. Live while you are alive. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second chance. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Happy Riding, Steve Trumblee, Chapter Director smtrumblee@neitel.net Activities November 8 th Chapter meeting at Dealership 1:00 PM - Election of Officers 22 nd Christmas Open House at Waukon Harley December 6 th Pizza night at Monona

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6 Chapter Officers Director....Steve Trumblee Ass t Director..Quentin Quandahl Secretary..Sandy Evanson Treasurer..Randy Ellis Head Road Captain Al Adney Activities...Daryl Hinton Safety. Dave Eick Photographer..Robin Eick Membership. Randy Ellis Liaison..Daryl Hinton LOH.Jan Ellis Editor. Open The Northeast Iowa Chapter newsletter is the official not for profit monthly publication of the NEI Waukon Chapter, and is a service for H.O.G. Chapter members. Submission of materials by all members is encouraged. News articles, travel stories, cartoons (in good taste), recipes, for sale items, etc. are welcome. Your submissions should be ed to the director or the editor by the 20 th of each month. 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 by other Harley Owners Groups in their publications or newsletters without requesting permission. All others must obtain prior authorization from the Northeast Iowa HOG Chapter.