October 13, 2009
Next meeting will be held Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 7:30 PM at
Jefferies Landing,
1140 Riverside Drive
Bridgewater, PA
Chartered 1989
Current Paid Membership is 95
Activities/Dates to
Remember, Mark Your Calendar
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th KENNYWOOD PARK – FRIGHT NIGHT
Please meet at McMahon’s at 6:00 pm and we will be car pooling to the park.
This is for anyone 16 and older; it is too scary for younger
children. Discount Tickets are
available at Giant Eagle for $24.99.
Dress Warm!!!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st McMAHON’S HALLOWEEN STORE PARTY
11:30 – 3:00 pm
Please wear your Funniest, Scariest or Simply Most Outrageous
Costume. There will be lots of
food and fun….Guaranteed to be a good time.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st BRIDGEWATER LIGHT UP NIGHT & PARADE 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Bridgewater Borough’s annual Light Up Night is annual celebration to kick
off the Holiday Season. Come see
Bridge Street decorated in Christmas splendor as you enjoy the Parade.
And don’t forget to take the kids over to the Beaver Valley Federal
Credit Union to have their picture taken with Kris Kringle himself.
More details to follow on time and where to meet.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27th BEAVER FALLS CHRISTMAS PARADE
7:00 – 10:00 pm
Assemble at McMahon’s and we will drive up to the parades
starting point as a group.
Decorate your bikes and remember to wear a Santa Hat.
No Santa costumes, please.
The Parade ushers in the “Real
Santa” at the end of the parade and we all know that there is only one Santa
Claus!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5th McMAHON’S CHRISTMAS STORE PARTY
Stop by around 11:30 am and maybe you will find a last minute
Christmas present. Hope to see
you there for food, drinks and fun.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 th- ANNUAL HOG CHRISTMAS PARTY
Daugherty Fire Hall, located at 4198 Marion Hill Road, Daugherty Township.
THIS IS AN ADULT PARTY,
starting at 6:00 pm with dinner being served at
7:00 pm. The party is open to all club members, family and friends.
Music will be provided by DJ – Cox.
This year, all 2009
Paid Members will be admitted FREE. If you join the
night of the party for 2010, you will be expected to pay for dinner.
The club will also be purchasing gift cards to be given away as door
prizes. Beer & mixers will be
provided by the club, Bring
Your
Own Bottle, if you
desire.
Please bring an
appetizer or dessert to supplement the dinner menu.
There will also be a $10.00 gift exchange, if you want to
participate, please bring a wrapped gift that has a value of around $10.00
and place under the Christmas tree.
Please label the gift “Male” or “Female”.
Your $10.00 club dues for 2010 can also be paid at the party
or at our January 12th Meeting.
Minutes from October 13th, 2009
Meeting called to order by Bob Tate/Director at 7:40 pm at Jeffries Landing.
Pre-Ride
– John & Debbie Brewer rode. Jeff Meyer rode his
brand new 2010 Road King and John Cox rode.
New Members – None
Visitors – None
Assistant Director - Dave Kunz unable to attend.
Secretary/Editor
– Kim reported that the newsletter is fine.
Welfare –
Val McMahon unable to
attend.
Membership - Joan Bundy unable to attend.
Bob Tate reported we have 95 paid members.
Activities – Jeff Meyer announced a trip to Kennywood on Saturday, Oct.
24th.and is planning a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo in November.
Jeff said that there were several road trips in October, everyone had
a lot of fun riding to North Country Brewery in Slippery Rock, PA Grand
Canyon in Wellsboro, PA and John Brewer lead a trip to Foxburg that was
really nice.
Ladies of Harley
- Denise announced that there is a Caribbean Cruise
being planned right now, this is a Harley sponsored event.
The trip is Oct. 31st
– Nov. 7th, 2010.
If you are interested, there is more info available at McMahons, please see
Robin.
Lead Road Captain
- John Brewer reported that on a trip to Geneva-on-the-Lake in September
there were 20 bikes that had stopped at a rest area and after taking a short
break, some of the bikes pulled out into passing lane while others pulled in
the slow lane and a semi-truck was coming down the road at 70 mph and he had
no where to go. It was a very
dangerous situation, John just urged everyone to use extreme caution and
think smart when riding in groups.
Safety Officer
– Terry Alvaro unable to attend.
Photographer/Historian - Nick Vucetich unable to
attend.
Webmaster
– Kim reported that she has been working on the website and things are going
great.
Sponsoring Dealer
–
Bill reported that the trip to York, PA was really nice.
The weather was very nice on the way there and the ride home was
alright; they ran into some showers and fog.
Bill said that a decision about keeping the Harley Davidson York
Plant open will be made sometime in early 2010.
October 31st there will be a Halloween Party at McMahon’s from 11:30 -3:00 pm. Costumes are Encouraged!!!
December 5th will be McMahon’s Christmas Store
Party.
Bill will have the Salvation Army Christmas tags available at the
November meeting.
Bill is planning another BUS
TRIP to MILWAUKEE to the HARLEY MUSEUM for March 2010.
The date will be announced real soon.
He mentioned that Denise and the Ladies of Harley may help by having
a fundraiser that will raise funds that can be used towards the cost of the
bus transportation. Steve Hanna
also mentioned that round trip airfare to Milwaukee is around $98.00.
There will be more discussion and details to follow.
Old Business
– None
New Business
– Nominations for Election of
Officers will be done at our November Meeting.
Voting will be at our Christmas Party.
Our elected Officers are Director, Assistant Director,
Secretary/Editor and Treasurer.
You must be a National H.O.G. Member to hold these offices.
50/50 Winner
– Steve Hanna received $50.00 and the club received $50.00, Steve
graciously donated $40.00 back to the club.
Thank You!!!
Meeting
adjourned by at 8:15 pm; there were 36 members in attendance.
Kathie Roedler and Debbie Brewer made the motion to adjourn the
meeting.
Next Meeting
-
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at
7:30 pm
JEFFRIES LANDING
located at:
1140 Riverside Drive Bridgewater, PA
Check out their website:
www.jeffrieslanding.com
BE CAREFUL AND RIDE SAFELY
October 24th
Kennywood Park for Fright Night
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October 31st
McMahon’s Halloween Store Party
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November 21st
Bridgewater Light Up Night & Parade
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November 27th
Beaver Falls Christmas Parade
MAKE YOUR MILES COUNT ( Mileage Program ) HOG Mileage Program rewards you for doing what we all love to do most … ride. The more miles you log on your Harley, the more recognition you receive. Pins, patches, motorcycle medallions - awarded to you upon enrollment in the program. After enrollment, additional awards can be earned by achievement of the mileage levels listed online at www.members.hog.com, starting at just 10,000 miles. Don’t waste another mile! Anyone interested in participating in this, please let any of the officers know or ask at McMahon’s.
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