HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Shiawassee Chapter #3271 Publication 11 H.O.G. LOG. From the Director. Membership Renewal Time 2013 MILLION MILE CHAPTER CHALLENGE

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1 From the Director Shiawassee Chapter #3271 Publication 11 H.O.G. LOG Twenty- seven Chapter members didn't hesitate to ride to Washington D.C. to watch Flagman (Mike Bowen) run the final mile of his 58,282 mile trek that began 31 years ago. Flagman decided to run one mile in tribute to each fallen comrade in the Vietnam War. His mission began in 1982 when he attended the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Dedication. It ended at the Wall on Friday, September 20 th We all thank you Flagman for your dedication to the Vietnam Veterans, other Veterans, and to your next goal to run one mile in honor of every person killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks of On the "Red Apple Color Tour" in September, 38 members hopped on their Harleys to ride on some very nice country roads. Good weather made it a fun weekend for all of us. We stopped for lunch at Cheryl s Landing near Cadillac, then headed to Old Mission Lighthouse. The day ended in Traverse City at the Country Inn & Suites with a party in the courtyard. On the ride back Sunday morning we stopped for lunch at Cranker s Coney Island in Big Rapids. We also stopped at Anderson & Girls Orchards before heading for home. A special thanks and a hug goes to Doc & Monica Ritchie for hosting this event. The Thanksgiving Potluck is coming upon the 10 th. Elections will take place on this day for Director, Secretary, Activities Officer (*For 1 year to finish Steve Hall's term*), Assistant Activities 2 (Randy Kings spot), Editor, Photographer, Assistant Photographer (*For 1 year to finish Connie Cauchi's term*), AMA, Bereavement and Chaplain. If you are interested in one of these positions, contact our Secretary, Pam Long. The election for Head Road Captain will be held by the Road Captains at their November 4 th meeting. The election for Assistant LOH position was held by LOH members at their October 22 nd meeting. Looking ahead is our Chapter Christmas Party on December 14 th at the Candlelight Banquet Center. Tickets will be available from Dee Cotie, Steve Daniels and me. Tickets will also be available at Shiawassee Sports Center and at Chapter events. Continued on page 6 Random thoughts: Whatever other people think of you is none of your business. NOVEMBER 2013 Shiawassee Sports Center Ron Flore & Ken Galazin Sponsoring Dealer N Beyer Rd, P.O. Box 589 Birch Run MI Phone: MILLION MILE CHAPTER CHALLENGE Unfortunately It s November and most of us will be parking our Harleys for the Winter.. Remember to check your odometer before you cover the bike for the season. Just turn in your miles to John Korff or Randy King before November 30th so you will qualify for your patch and rocker. Remember that both the rider and passenger on any bike will receive patches and/or 2013 rockers but only the actual miles each bike has traveled will count toward the Challenge. If all you were able to do this season was ride around the block that s fine: please report. Remember every mile counts. We will need every mile to make our goal again this year. It is really easy to turn in your miles. If you participated last year we probably already have your starting mileage. If we don t you just turn in your current odometer reading with your best estimate of how many miles you rode this year. When you park your Harley for the season just give John or Randy a simple note, call, or with your mileage info. The Deadline to turn in mileage is November 30th. So remember whether you ride a little or ride a lot every mile counts! Membership Renewal Time Membership renewal time is here. Yearly memberships run from December 1st through November 30th. Dues are $20.00 per year. Membership renewal forms can be obtained from Edith Cargill and at Shiawassee Sports Center. You can also fill them out or download them from the Chapter Website. There is also a form included in this Newsletter. A form will also be included in the December Newsletter. Don t forget that your National Membership needs to be current as well. Thank you very much for renewing in a timely manner. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

2 hie as SHIAWASSEE MICHIGAN CHAPTER #3271 MEMBERSHIP Do you want to renew your membership or join the Shiawassee H.O.G. Chapter? Membership is $20.00 per year and the forms are available on our website: The only requirement is that your National H.O.G. Membership is up to date. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of your Shiawassee H.O.G. Chapter Membership. Membership Meetings are held at 6:30PM on the third Wednesday of each month from October thru April at the Backwoods Bar & Grill located at M-13 and Birch Run Rd. For Dinner and Breakfast rides and other events see the Chapter Calendar on the website or in the Chapter Newsletter. Shiawassee H.O.G. Chapter is 325 Members Strong Chapter Officers Director: Gary Nickoloff Asst Director: Doc Ritchie Secretary: Pam Long Treasurer: Jackie LaRose Activities Officer: Randy King Asst Activities1: Judy Ragan Asst Activities2: open AMA: Rory Durling Bereavement Officer: Dee Cotie Chaplain: Rich Long Editor: John Korff Head Road Captain: Bill King Asst Head Road Captain: Jerry Woods Historian: Dale E. Parish LOH: Felicia Cook LOH1: Debra Shuck Membership: Edith Cargill Photographer: John Cauchi Asst Photographer: Connie Cauchi Safety Officer: Curt Scheidler Sponsors: Ron Flore & Ken Galazin Webmaster: Karen Wheaton Our Harley Owners Group Patch and Shiawassee Michigan Chapter Rocker may be purchased at: Shiawassee Sports Center, N. Beyer Rd., Birch Run, MI. Request for Cards, or Phone Calls Aware of a Chapter member that is ill, injured or that would appreciate , phone calls or a card from the Chapter? Contact: Dee Cotie at Or bereavement@shiahog.com CONCERNING THE LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER Out of respect for the privacy of a Shiawassee HOG Chapter member that has suffered a family loss please allow that member or another immediate family member to inform the Bereavement Officer of the family s wishes. Dee will then have the correct information to distribute to the Chapter. Although we would all feel terrible for any oversight it would even be worse to post information a grieving family wanted to keep private. RULES OF THE ROAD For your safety and that of your fellow riders, your participation in Shiawassee Chapter riding events should be alcohol and drug free. Ride Safe & Have Fun! NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING Chapter members are welcome to place business card size ads in the H.O.G. LOG on a space available basis. The cost is $20.00 for three insertions. This is a great way to inform other members about your business as well as defray some of the Newsletter s cost. Please contact the Editor at editor@shiahog.com or by phone for more information. Guest Release Form A signed guest release form is required for all non-members and all minors under the age of 18 attending a Shiawassee Michigan Chapter riding event. In the case of a minor, only a parent or legal guardian may sign. The Activities Officers and Road Captains make these forms available at each event. Please plan ahead if you are bringing a minor and you are not the parent. You can acquire a minor s release form in advance from an Activities Officer, Road Captain or from our website (forms tab) and bring the signed form with you. H.O.G BUCKS After attending 6 Chapter events you receive your name tag. Wearing your name tag will let other members learn your name and get to know you. Another benefit is you will receive a H.O.G. Buck for wearing your name tag to Chapter events. From your Safety Officer It has been brought to my attention that some members have been having an alcoholic beverage while attending our rides. So this is a reminder that the policy of our Chapter and HOG is that rides are alcohol and drug free until the end. Remember this is our policy and has nothing to do with the law. Thank you for your cooperation, ride safe and have fun. Curt S. Chaplain s Message Thought---Our Lord has given each of us talents to be used for the Kingdom of God. Are we faithful to use what the Lord has given us? If not, why? Our Lord is faithful to use us according to His calling and gifting if we will allow Him to. We are held accountable to use what He has given us. Chaplain Rick 2

3 November Birthdays Helen Johnson Colin Francis James Hardy Richard Moore Louann Eplett David Newport Tim Steiner Cynthia Bramer Richard Long Fritz DuBois William Jones Wendi Stuller Jody Mussleman Robert Lindquist Don Cook Dee Cotie Fred Damsen Kathy Shelton Denise Cain Mark Matthews Sandy Florkowski Kenneth Hollis Mary Howe Stefan Mikulka John Niles ELECTIONS ARE NOVEMBER 10th! It is time to start thinking seriously about stepping up to help the Chapter. The 2013 Officer Elections will be held at the Thanksgiving Potluck on Sunday November 10th. The positions available are: Director, Secretary, Activities Officer (to finish Steve Hall s one year term), Asst. Activities Officer 2 (Randy King s position), Editor, Photographer, Asst. Photographer (to finish Connie Cauchi s one year term), AMA, Asst LOH Officer, Head Road Captain, Bereavement Officer, and Chaplain. The Head Road Captain election will be at the November Road Captains Meeting. The Asst LOH Officer was elected at the October LOH Meeting. Newly elected officers will start their two year terms January 1st, If you are interested in any of these positions please contact Pam Long or Gary Nickoloff.. All of the positions are open to anyone who is interested and has been a Chapter Member for at least one year. The current officers holding those positions will be more than willing to mentor and help you learn the ropes. Remember the Chapter is for you and you can be a key element in keeping it the success it has been. We look forward to hearing from any and all of you who would like to run for the positions listed. If you are interested, please contact Pam Long at Red Apple Color Tour 2013 It s Time to Renew Your Shiawassee H.O.G Membership New attachment form including voluntary Emergency Contact Information cut line Name: Check One: New Member: Renewal Member: Sponsored By (For New Members Only): Birthday (Optional) M D Emergency contact person: Name Phone Number How would you like the Chapter Newsletter delivery? Check One: Internet: Mail 3

4 Toys for Kids and H.O.G. Appreciation Day Saturday December 7th Saturday December 7th will be a special day at SSC. At 1:00PM the folks from Birch Run Schools are coming to pick up the Huge (we hope) pile of toys that will brighten Christmas for lots of kids. We Hope to do better this year than ever because this year H.O.G. members will receive credit for one event when they drop off a toy or toys at the Sports Center. There will be an event sign up sheet at the motor clothes counter so be sure to sign in when you drop off your gifts. Members will receive one event credit regardless of how many toys are dropped off. We hope that these changes will make the Toys for Kids more successful than ever so even more needy kids will have a great Christmas! Saturday is also Shiawassee H.O.G. Appreciation Day. Just wear your name tag or show your Shiahog I.D and get special discounts throughout the store. Please stop in on Saturday December 7th for one of the best days of the year at Shiawassee Sports Center. It is easy to stay informed Remember that the Hog Log is not the only way to keep up with the latest Chapter news. Members are encouraged to check the Chapter Website or the private Chapter Facebook page for news updates. The Chapter also sends out mass s with important updates. Please make sure that our Membership Officer Edie Cargill has your current address so you can keep up to date. People in our Chapter Don & Larry In 2008 Don Simon and Larry Battin took a trip along the East Coast. They traveled from Maine to the Florida Keys with a couple of friends. While there, they discussed their next trip for the coming year. Don said "The 4 Corners". Larry said we might as well do the 48 states. Their adventure didn't end there. In 2009 Don and Larry tied for 7th place in the USA & the World in Harley Davidson s ABC s of Touring. They accumulated 125 points that included: the Michigan Tour, Great Lakes Tour, 80 Chapter events, 48 states, 9 Provinces in Canada, the 4 Corners, Key West, West Quoddy Head Point Maine, Cape Flattery, Borderfield State Park, The Passport Tour, Leather Jacket Tour, Our Mystery Ride, the Gypsy Ride, Sturgess and Daytona Bike Week. Don put 40,000 miles on his bike, while Larry had 36,400 all in 1 year! They did this on their own, they were not dealership subsidized. It's amazing what you can come up with when you are in the Florida Keys, under a cabana drinking Martinis and planning another road trip! AH, the Life of a Bachelor! Your Historian Dale Parish 4

5 Help us make Christmas Merrier for our Troops. The Sports Center is proud to be a collection center for the Military and Space Museum s Send Santa to the Troops campaign. We hope help gather a truck load of items from the lists below between now and Veteran s Day November 11th. Please stop in with your donations and help make the season brighter for our troops. DON T MISS THE PRE BLACK FRIDAY SALE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH THRU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27TH AND THE BLACK FRIDAY SALE NOVEMBER 29TH. Hours MONDAY - WEDNESDAY 9AM - 6PM THURSDAY 9AM - 7PM FRIDAY 9AM - 6PM SATURDAY 9AM - 4PM SUNDAY 10AM - 3PM Hello Patriots, Patty and I would like to thank the Shiawassee HOG Chapter for your many years of support. And a HUGE thank you to the 27 members who RODE or drove to Washington D.C. It was quite a site...62 motorcycles and about 6 cages escorting us to the Vietnam War Memorial. There were about 150 people at the Wall that we knew and many more were there because they cared about our Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. You are NOT forgotten. Happy Veterans Day, Flagman and Patty 5

6 ***SHIAWASSEE MICHIGAN CHAPTER*** BEAT THE CROWDS AT OUR PRE-BLACK FRIDAY SALE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH UNTIL WEDNESDAY THE 27TH THERE IS NO MONTHLY MEMBER SALE IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE OF THE HUGE BLACK FRIDAY SALE FRIDAY NOV 29TH Sale: 9am-1pm Buy 1 item at reg. price get second item of equal or lesser value at 50% off Sale:1pm-6pm Buy 1 item at reg. price get second item of equal or lesser value 40% off Does not include customer rewards and prior lay-a-ways. Special Orders must be paid in full. Starting in November Spend $ and Get a FREE Custom designed storage crate modeled after a H-D engine crate. While supplies last. Come join us at 1:00pm Saturday December 7th for Toys for Kids And H.O.G. Appreciation Day. Wear your name tag and get special deals! A 1 UPHOLSTERY AND REPAIR *RESIDENTIAL *COMMERCIAL *FABRIC SUPPLIES *TRUCKS *BOATS *RV S * TRACTOR *SNOWMOBILE *MOTORCYCLE SEATS *CANVAS CUSTOM SEWING, ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS *QUILTING *CUSTOM MONOGRAMING *ZIPPERS *MUCH MORE DIANE MILLER Phone: E. North Ridge Rd. Fax: New Lothrop MI WELCOME NEW MEMBER Bill Hasso Hello Ladies of Harley! We will be having our Ladies of Harley Christmas Party on Tuesday, November 19th at 6:30 p.m. at Flushing Estates Clubhouse. Your dinner will be provided. We will also be having a gift exchange, please bring a nice gift with a value of ten dollars if you would like to participate. As my term with LOH nears its' end, I would like to thank you for your help and support during my term as Assistant LOH officer. Please consider running for this office to contribute your creativity and new ideas to the Ladies Of Harley. Thank-you!-- Debbie Shuck Wednesday Weenie Roast From the Director continued The cost is $10.00 for members and $15.00 for guests. The deadline to buy tickets is Sunday December 1 st. No tickets will be sold at the door. The Toys for Kids and H.O.G. Appreciation events are Saturday December 7 th. Don t forget to sign-in at the motorclothes counter when you drop off a new unwrapped toy so you will receive credit for one event. Wear your name tag or bring your H.O.G. I.D. and you will get special prices! Remember that Veteran s Day November 11th is the last day to drop off your donations for the Send Santa to the Troops Campaign. Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour on Sunday the 3 rd at 2:00 AM. Remember Veterans Day is on the 11 th. Happy Thanksgiving! Gary Dan Arhondis Larry Battin Glen Bradow Edith Cargill Felicia Cook Marv Dickinson Your Road Captains Head Road Captain: Bill King, Assistant Head Road Captain: Jerry Woods Jil Duryee Dale Freeborg Steve Griggs Steve Hall Ron Helmstadt Kevin Howe Randy King Bill LaBombard Mike McDowell Betsy Meyer Bob Muschiana Gary Nickoloff Dale Parish Doug Reedy Curt Scheidler 6 Tracy Shafer Dallas Shuck Don Simon Norm Wood Andy Zeek

7 NOVEMBER 2013 SHIAWASSEE MICHIGAN CHAPTER #3271 Last day for Send Santa to the Troops Donations Our time with chapter member Carol Howell, ended to soon. Please keep Darren and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Jerry & Debra Woods hosted the Pigs & Pins this year and it was a success with 35 members coming together for a great time. Hugs and a thank you goes to Jerry & Debra. 7

8 SHIAWASSEE MICHIGAN H.O.G. CHAPTER #3271. OCTOBER EVENTS 30 * Dinner Rendezvous 6:30PM Roma s Owosso NOVEMBER EVENTS 4 Road Captains Meeting 6:30PM Junction Restaurant M-57 just West of Lincoln 5 Officer Meeting 6:30PM Bonnymill Inn 710 W. Broad St Chesaning 8 * Breakfast Rendezvous 10:00AM The Wooden Spoon 5466 N. Genesee Rd 10 * Thanksgiving Potluck and Chapter Meeting 2:00 PM Peet Center 100 N. Saginaw St. Chesaning 11 Veteran s Day Last day for Send Santa to the Troops Donations 13 * Dinner Rendezvous 6:30PM Tony s Restaurant Vernon 19 * LOH Christmas Party 6:30PM Flushing Estates Clubhouse Mt Morris & Gillette Rd. 22 * Breakfast Rendezvous 10:00AM Liberty Family Dining Pierson Rd. just East of Elms Pre Black Friday Sale SSC 28 HAPPY THANKSGIVING 29 Black Friday Sale SSC Newsletter printed by Saginaw MI SHIAWASSEE MICHIGAN H.O.G.CHAPTER # N Beyer Rd P.O. Box 589 Birch Run MI 48415