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May Chapter Meeting
Please join us on May 16th at 11AM for the monthly gathering at Lake of the Ozarks H-D. We will be having a picnic lunch with a ride to Coldstone Creamery afterwards.
Important Message
Please remember to bring your HOG Rewards cards to the meetings as they will be scanned for attendance.

2010 Chapter Officers
Sponsor
Debi Fleming
debi@ozarkharley-davidson.com

Sponsor
Melissa Jemes
417-532-2900 - Dealership
melissa@ozarkharley-davidson.com

Director
Bill DeCastro
573-374-4065
oldrider66@yahoo.com

Assistant Director
J.R. Doerr
417-532-2862
jrdoerr57@gmail.com

Secretary
Debbie Crawley
573-774-5027
ac_dc@hotmail.com

Treasurer
Karen DeCastro
573-374-4065
dukekld@yahoo.com

Activities Officer
Guy Daniels
417-588-0478
jdan63@fidnet.com

Editor/Membership
Tammie Black
573-586-7086
tamksu@hotmail.com

Safety Officer
Richard Burch
417-252-0415
raburch@centurytel.net

Ladies of Harley Officer
Karen DeCastro
573-374-4065
dukekld@yahoo.com

Head Road Captain
Lee Brown
leebrown@windstream.net

Photographer/Historian
Karen Price
417-718-2718
krndns1@yahoo.com

Chapter Challenge Liasion
Brian Black
573-774-7998
brian.t.black@us.army.mil


Chapter Activities Calendar

April
24 - Spring Dice Run - 11AM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO. Rain Date is April 25th.(**)
May
5 - Dinner Ride—6:15PM at Ozark H-D in Lebanon, MO.(*)
Destination is Journey's End in Camdenton, MO.
8 - Chapter Touring Ride—10AM at Ozark H-D in Lebanon, MO.(*)
Destination will be Panhead Billy’s in Kingdom City, MO.
16 - Chapter Gathering—11AM at Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, MO. Mother's Day Picnic lunch with ride to Coldstone Creamery after meeting.(*)

22-23 - Celebrate Women Riders Event in Milwaukee, WI.
28-30 - Nebraska State H.O.G. Rally in Stottsbluff, NE.
28-31 - Mid America Freedom Rally in Buckhorn, MO.
June
2 - Dinner Ride—6:15PM at Ozark H-D in Lebanon, MO.(*)
Destination is Rocking Chair Restaurant in Conway, MO.
3-5 - Kansas State H.O.G. Rally in Liberal, KS.
3-5 - Illinois State H.O.G. Rally in O’Fallon, IL.
10-12 - Kentucky State H.O.G. Rally in Bowling Green, KY.
12 - USO Ride begins at Ozark H-D.
Registration begins at 10AM. Ride departs at Noon.
20 - Chapter Gathering—11AM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO.(*)
This will be a potluck lunch to celebrate Father’s Day.

28 - Million Mile Monday - Ride will depart at 5:45PM from Ozark H-D in Lebanon, MO.
July
10 - Lunch Ride—at Ozark H-D.
Destination will be Alley Springs.(*)
12-16 - Ridin’ The Ridge—Ride Blue Ridge Parkway
Registration Opens March 17, 2010.
18 - Chapter Gathering—11AM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO.(*)

August
15 - Chapter Gathering—11AM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO.(*)

26-28 - Missouri State H.O.G. Rally in Columbia, MO.
September
16-19 - Bikefest in Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
19 - Chapter Gathering—11AM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO.(*)

11-25 - Motoring the Mother Road
Ride Route 66 from Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA
Registration opens May 5, 2010.
October
16- Changing of the Leaves Ride —10AM at Ozark H-D in Lebanon, MO.(*)
17 - Chapter Gathering—11AM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO.(*)
Annual Road kill Picnic.

November
13 - LOH Chili Cookoff—6:30PM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO.(*)
21 - Chapter Gathering—11AM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO.(*)

December
4 - Pictures with Santa at Ozark H-D in Lebanon, MO.(**)

Legend For Rides & Events

* Closed Event
** Open Event
*** Joint Event with Lake of the Ozarks H.O.G. Chapter


Chapter Ride - 50/50 Rule
The 50/50 Rule is very basic: if the outside temperature is below 50 degrees; or we have a forecast of precipitation of 50% or more then the ride is cancelled. This will allow everyone to know that status before departing for the ride. However, don’t let this stop you from riding if you so desire.

Helmet Info.

April is Check Your Helmet Month.
Over time, a helmet’s protective impact liner compacts with use, leading to improper fit. In addition, helmet materials break down over time and hair oils, sweat, cosmetics – even the sun’s UV rays can add to helmet deterioration.

Helmet manufacturers and the SNELL Foundation recommend replacing your helmet every 3 to 5 years, depending on use, to ensure optimal helmet performance. If a helmet is dropped or suffers any impact, it should be replaced immediately. Impact may fracture the outer shell or compress the impact-absorbing liner, and the damage may not be visible.


Ozark H-D and Lake of the Ozarks H-D are offering a 15% discount on all helmet purchases on Fri., April 23 and Sat., April 24. If you bring in your old helmet, you will receive 20% off your helmet purchase-these two days only.

Click here to email us with any questions or ideas about Ozark Mountain Chapter of Lebanon H.O.G. Group.

Ozark Mountain Chapter Of Lebanon #2575

May 2010 Newsletter

The Director's Minute
Finally Mother Nature let us have our first after meeting ride this year. Some of us rode to Jacob’s Cave, north of Gravois Mills. This is one of the caves on the chapter challenge. We had a very informative and entertaining guide lead our tour. The cave was discovered in 1881. Visitors had to crawl through a narrow, low, muddy passageway to enter the cave. They were charged 25 cents for this delightful experience. This old entrance can still be seen off to the side of the main entrance and it doesn’t look very inviting. Since it was too nice a day to waste by not riding further, some rode around the north end of the lake. Then out towards Richland to head home.
Don’t forget, our May chapter meeting will be at Lake of the Ozarks H-D dealership--6482 Hwy 54, between Camdenton and Osage Beach (Past Big Surf Water Park.) We will have the use of the big white tent for our event. Guys you are responsible for bring lunch for your lady and yourself. Water and sodas will be provided. Afterwards we will take a short ride to Coldstone Creamery for ice cream. The creamery is located in the Factory Outlet Mall on Hwy 54, in Osage Beach.
Karen is getting revved up for our first out of state ride this year. We are going to Milwaukee for Celebrate Women Riders in May. So far there is only one other couple going with us. If you would like to go let us know.
Until next time Bill
Ride Safe Ride Often Have Fun


Chapter Touring Contest
It’s not too late to get in on the Chapter Challenge. See me for booklets and information. The next chapter challenge event is the May Lunch Ride to Panhead Billy’s.
Upcoming Chapter Challenge Events
1 May—Lake of the Ozarks Swap Meet
8 May— Panhead Billy’s Lunch Ride
16 May— May Chapter at Gathering at LOHD.


Brian Black
Chapter Touring Liaison

Don't Miss Out!
Missouri State H.O.G. Rally
Columbia, MO
August 26th-28th, 2010
Click on the picture to register.
Registration ends July 9th, 2010.

Bike Night

Lake of the Ozarks H-D
Osage Beach, Missouri
5PM-7PM Saturday, May 22.

7 classes: Touring, Cruiser, Classic, Custom, Trike/Sidecar, Sportster, & Sport Bike.
Trophies awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd in each class & Best of Show.
Wobbly Boots BBQ will be with food and beverage for purchase

Assistant Director
First and foremost I would like to thank everyone for attending our gathering for April. Secondly, I would like to thank our Sponsors for the awesome job they do. Now on to our MO H.O.G. Rally, when calling to get reservations it is imperative that you tell reservations clerk that you are making your reservations for the H.O.G. Rally if you don't tell them that they will tell you Hotel is booked up. Thank you Brian for getting that cleared up for us. We have a Dice Run this Saturday (April 24) in case of rain date will be moved to Sunday the 25th, Thanks in advance to all the Volunteers and I hope to see y'all there. Our next monthly gathering we will be celebrating Mothers Day (all door prizes will be lady oriented) we will meet at the Lake store and have a picnic lunch, then ride to Coldstone Creamery for Ice Cream for dessert. Gentlemen it is our duty to get the picnic lunch put together and packed, unfortunately I will not be able to attend this event so I wish to say to all the Mother's out there Happy Mother's Day and thank you for all you do. Remember without Mother's none of us would be here. Until next time get out there and be safe and ride, ride, ride.


Ride Like The Wind
JR Doerr
Assistant Director


A Nice Ride
I would like to take a few minutes to share with you a very nice ride we had with some friends of ours on Saturday. Just to have some sharing time we got together and took off for El Dorado to the Rusty Zug. We had read about it in an article and had wanted to go. This was a trip worth taking. The people at the restaurant were very nice and friendly, and the food was beyond awesome. It takes a while to read the menu with names like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Billy the Kid, and others I can’t even remember. This was a real SALOON atmosphere. The food was way more than you could eat, the root beer just kept coming, and we didn’t even get to the desserts. We were there for at least two hours, and never once did we feel like they needed us to get up and go. Any one who needs a really nice place, this is it. I highly recommend everyone try the fried potato salad. Trust me, you’ll love it. It took us about an hour and a half to get there going down 54, and about two hours home by way of Warsaw. This is what HOG is all about. Friends getting together and spending time riding and enjoying the weather, and then spending time enjoying a meal. It was a grand day.
Karen, your Chapter Treasurer and LOH Officer.

To sign up for the Dealer Ride or if you have any questions, please contact Jenna or Melissa at the Dealership—(417)532-2900 or melissa@ozarkharley-davidson.com.


The Secretary's Corner
Our April meeting was held at Dowd’s Catfish in Lebanon. We had 3 new member attending the meeting: C.T.Curlile (aka Curly), Vern Porter and Darci Porter. We look forward to getting to know each one of you better.
Treasurer, Karen DeCastro we had an account balance of $1043.66. No Treasurer's report was presented at the meeting.
Editor/Membership, Tammie Black told us the chapter now has 289 members.
Ladies of Harley, Karen DeCastro announced the ladies events in Milwaukee for the Women Riders celebration in May. If anyone wishes to ride with them please get with Karen or Bill DeCastro for ride and event details.
Activities Officer, Guy Daniels announced he still needs help with stops for the Dice run on 24 April. Some stops only have 1 person manning them. If you would like to help man a stop please get with Guy.
Dealership/Sponsor, Missy Jemes - Missy reminded everyone that April is Helmet Awareness month. Both dealerships are offering a 15% discount on all helmets purchased Friday April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th. For those of taking advantage of this sale, bring in your old helmet and you will get 20% instead of 15% off. The Lake dealership will be hosting a Swap Meet on Saturday, 1 May from 9-4. Vendor spaces are available for $25 and they will also have spaces available for anyone wanting to sell their bikes with an option for seller assist through the dealership. Contact Melissa or Jenna at 417-532-2900 or email Melissa@ozarkharley-davidson.com to reserve your space now. There will be a bike nite at Lake of the Ozarks Harley-Davidson on Saturday, May 22 from 5-7 pm. Wobbly Boots BBQ will be there with food and drink for purchase. Come on out and support the dealerships, fellowship with friends, new and old, and eat some good BBQ.
Assistant Director, JR Doerr reminded everyone that the 1st dinner ride will be to Journey’s End on Wednesday, 5 May. The ride will be departing the dealership at 6:15 p.m. A reminder for the meeting on 16 May, we will be celebrating Mother’s Day. The meeting will be held at the Lake of the Ozarks Dealership inside the big tent outside. Menu will be a picnic lunch and dessert will be at Cold Stone Creamery in Camdenton. Door prizes for the May meeting will go to the women only.
Director, Bill DeCastro announced the May meeting will be held at the Lake of the Ozarks Dealership. He reminded members about the ride to Panhead Billy’s on Saturday, 8 May. Brian Black will be leading the ride which will depart the dealership at 10:00 a.m. The chapter is planning a destination ride 9-11 July to Paducah Kentucky, more to follow next month. A ride to Jacobs cave was held after the meeting adjourned.


50-50 was won by Jeanine Brown.
Door Prizes won by: Ron Gentry, Mark Post and Debbie Crawley. There was a special drawing of items donated by the dealership. Winners for this were Guy Daniels, Jeanine Brown, Gale Reedy, Sherry Reedy and Randy Sundquist.


Submitted by: Secretary, Debbie Crawley

Ozark Harley-Davidson/Buell
2300 Evergreen Parkway
Lebanon, MO 65536
www.ozarkharley-davidson.com
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