Ozark Mountain Chapter of Lebanon, H.O.G. #2575

July Chapter Meeting

Ozark H-D pavilion on Sunday, July 18th at 1PM. There is a planned ride to Montauk State Park after the meeting.

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

July
3 - HOG Night at the Races(*) - Races begin at 7PM, gates open at 4PM. There will be a group leaving Ozark H-D at 5:30PM.Cancelled
10 - Lunch Ride—at Ozark H-D. Destination will be Alley Springs.(*)
16 - Dinner Ride(*) - Ride will leave from Ozark H-D at 6:15pm and will travel to Bandanas BBQ in Osage Beach, MO.
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.(*) There is a planned ride to Montauk State Park after the meeting.
23-25 - Destination Ride(*) - Ride will leave Ozark H-D at 9AM and will travel to Paducah, KY. There will be a return ride on the 25th.
August
6 - Dinner Ride(*)Ride will leave Ozark H-D at 6:15PM and will travel to El Jimador in St. Robert for dinner.
3-7 - Bikers Roundup - in Columbia, MO. Pin stop. www.nationalbikersroundup.com. 15 - Chapter Gathering—11AM at Ozark H-D Pavilion in Lebanon, MO.(*) There is a planned ride to Truman State Park in Warsaw, MO after the meeting.
26-28 - Missouri State H.O.G. Rally in Columbia, MO.
September
10-11 - Kansas City Open House
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
9- 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
6 - 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.(**) The pictures will be held in the pavilion from 11AM-2PM.
4 - H.O.G. Christmas Party(*)at Ozark H-D Pavilion at 6PM.

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.

Group Riding Seminar

Ozark Harley-Davidson is presenting a group riding seminar on Saturday, August 21st starting at 1PM. The seminar will be held in the customer lounge. There will be a short video presentation followed by a question and answer session. Following the seminar, we will hold a short group ride to demonstrate the skills learned in the seminar (weather permitting).

We have started a new list for name badges. Get your name on the list now. We need 12 badges for an order. Name badges are $8.00 each. Let an officer know what name you want on your badge and we will put you on the list.

Did you ride?
The goal was 5 million miles.
The results are in and H.O.G. members rode 4,324,240 miles on the third annual Million Mile Monday.

The Harley Owners Group is much more than just a motorcycle organization. It’s one million people around the world united by a common passion: making the Harley-Davidson dream a way of life. For more information visit www.hog.com.

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Ozark Mountain Chapter Of Lebanon #2575

July 2010 Newsletter

Director's Note

Karen and I missed the Fathers Day Meeting because we were on the way to St George Utah, for the combined Colorado-Utah State HOG Rallies. The rally starts at St George, through Zion National Park, to the north rim of the Grand Canyon, and on to Page, Arizona at Lake Powell. From there to Four Corners, ending at Durango, Colorado, with 2 days of rally events. The riding and the scenery will be fantastic. Don’t forget July 23-25 is the Chapter Touring Ride to Kentucky. We will stay at Country Inn & Suites in Paducah Ky. There are rooms available, but you have to make reservations through Country Inn website. If you click on view more rates, then on advance purchase, rooms are only $66.25. Otherwise you will pay at least $20.00 more per room. We will leave Ozark Harley at 9am. If you are going to the Missouri State Rally in Columbia, why not also volunteer for a 2 hour shift. Previous volunteers know this can be fun and rewarding. Our chapter probably has the least number of volunteers in the state. If you have never been to a State Rally or have never volunteered then do it this year! Karen and I volunteered for double shifts, so come join us. Ride Safe Ride Often Bill

Lunch Ride
Alley Springs Picnic Lunch Ride Saturday, July 10th Ride will leave Ozark Harley-Davidson at 10AM and will travel to Alley Springs State Park for a picnic lunch (please bring your own lunch). Road Captain for this ride is Guy Daniels. (You may want to bring a pair of walking shoes.)

Assistant Director's Corner

Greetings Y'all !!! Hope all the hot weather hasn't melted any of ya yet, and speaking of hot weather I'll take this opportunity to remind everyone to remember to stay hydrated while your out in the heat and especially when your riding. I'd like to thank our Sponsors for opening the Pavilion back up to us, and say WOW what a change it's really looking awesome in there and I hear there's more to come. I would also like to thank Tammie Black for taking over on our Father's Day potluck and Debi Fleming for helping on the grill, y'all did a great job and thanks to all who brought side dishes and desserts, also thank you to Rebecca Hamilton for filling in for our Secretary who wasn't able to be here. Thanks to all who showed up for our meeting and potluck, a good time was had by all with good food and fellowship. Now on to other things, this Chapter according to the H.O.G. membership roster has 298 members and we are averaging about 30-40 in attendance at our meetings which is less than 15% I would like to encourage everyone to contact fellow members who aren't attending and invite them to come to our meetings. After all it's not the Officers or the Sponsors who make up this group, it's the members. All of us Officers and our Sponsors are here for you the members and we willingly volunteer our time to try to make this an interesting and fun Chapter to be a part of, but we can't do it on our own and we need everyone's input and participation. So, if there is anyplace you want to go or anything that you think the group might enjoy doing please don't hesitate to ask "your" Officer's and we will try to" make it happen.” But don't be surprised if we ask you to help in the planning and implementing of your idea. Remember, like Hilary Clinton said " it takes a village"...LOL. Remember to support our local Sponsors-Ozarks Harley-Davidson and I'll see ya at our upcoming events. DON'T FORGET REGISTRATION FOR OUR MO. STATE H.O.G. RALLY CLOSES JULY 9TH and DON'T FORGET TO VOLUNTEER!!! Well that's all I got for this time so until I see y'all again remember to RIDE, HAVE FUN, and above all BE SAFE . J.R.

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. Please make sure that when you register for the rally you order any merchandise you may want. Also, don't forget to volunteer. All Roads Lead To Columbia

Chapter Touring Contest
The 2010 Chapter Challenge has started. See me for booklets and information. The next chapter challenge event is the July H.O.G. meeting. Upcoming Chapter Challenge Events Weekend Touring Ride July 23-25 Paducah, KY MO State H.O.G. Rally August 27-29 Columbia, MO Brian Black Chapter Touring Liaison

Dinner Ride

Ozark Mountain H.O.G. Chapter of Lebanon Dinner Ride July 16th—Kickstands up at 6:15PM. Road Captain: JR Doerr Ride will travel from Ozark Harley-Davidson in Lebanon, MO to Bandana’s BBQ in Osage Beach, MO. A drawing will be held during dinner and the lucky winner will get their dinner paid for by the H.O.G. chapter.

Milwaukee Women's Event

Hello Lady Riders, For those of you who didn’t go with us you missed a great time of fellowship with the Women Riders in Milwaukee. Karen Davidson said there are now about 23% HOG riders as women. There were five other counties represented along with the US. It was a wet soppy rainy two day ride up, and on Saturday the fog off Lake Michigan was thick enough to cut with a knife. Eating at the restaurant at the Museum was an experience. Next time the four of us will order one meal with four forks. We learned lots of information, got training in self defense, and had a great passport ride all over the city, and received a special charm for participating. The parade was lots of pink rumbling thru the streets of Milwaukee. I think this will be an annual event for us, but next time we need to take pink feather boas. Keep the Spirit, Freedom to the Girls Karen

The Secretary's Corner

The June H.O.G. meeting was brought to order on Sunday, June 20th at 11:06 by JR Doerr. JR ran the meeting in Bill DeCastro’s absence. Director—Bill DeCastro—absent. Assistant Director—JR Doerr JR welcomed new member Jeff Atkinson and guests April and Cindra. He then thanked Tammie Black for organizing and running the Father’s Day Potluck lunch. JR thanked Ozark H-D for letting the H.O.G. group back in the pavilion to hold meetings. JR informed members of the following events: July 3rd—H.O.G. Night at the Races at I-44 Speedway. (J.R. has since cancelled this event due to not enough members signing up to go.) July 10th—Alley Springs Lunch Ride July 18th—July H.O.G. Meeting in the Ozark H-D Pavilion. July 23-25—Destination Ride to Paducah, KY. JR inquired about interest in holding a ride to Eminence, MO and riding the zip lines. If anyone is interested in JR planning this event, please contact JR. JR is also attempting to plan a ride to St. Louis to take in a Cardinals Game. If there is enough interest, we can have a group rate and enjoy a lunch buffet. JR mentioned that the Lake H.O.G. group is planning a ride on August 13th to Kansas City to visit the Kansas City plant for the Open House tour. If anyone is interested participating, please contact JR and we can make this a joint event. JR informed members that event calendars are available for the second half of the year and can be picked up at Ozark H-D or the next H.O.G. meeting. Secretary—Debbie Crawley—absent. Rebecca Hamilton filled in for Debbie and took notes for the meeting. Treasurer—Karen DeCastro—absent. In Karen’s absence, JR presented the Treasurer’s report. For the month of May we had a beginning balance of $756.86. We had $357.02 in expenses and $1,166.65 in deposit, leaving us with an ending balance of $1,566.49. Activities Officer—Guy Daniels Guy went over the details for the upcoming Million Mile Monday ride on Monday, June 28th. The ride had a planned departure time of 5:45pm from Ozark H-D. Editor—Tammie Black Tammie was busy manning the grill during the meeting. If anyone has any articles about rides or events they attended, please submit them to Tammie for the newsletter. Safety Officer—Richard Burch Richard warned everyone to watch out for turtles in the road and to enjoy the beautiful riding weather. Ladies of Harley—Karen DeCastro—absent. Head Road Captain—Lee Brown Lee commented on the USO ride that began out of Ozark Harley-Davidson on Saturday, June 12th. He thanked Brian for an excellent job in organizing and running the event. Historian/Photographer—Karen Price—absent. Chapter Touring Liaison—Brian Black Brian updated the members on the Missouri State H.O.G. rally and reminded everyone that pre-registration closes on July 9th. He asked for volunteers and mentioned that he is not getting many volunteers this year from our chapter. All games are planned and set and the host hotel—the Holiday Inn—still has rooms available. Please visit the website for more information—http://www.mostatehogrally.com/. Brian also told members to see him to get them chapter challenge books signed for the meeting or pick up one if you haven’t started yet. Brian reminded members on the Traveling Wall that our H.O.G. group has been invited to help escort on July 3rd. Please contact Brian if you are in participating. Brian presented a certificate to Jon and Nancy Packard for participating in last years state H.O.G. rally. Door Prizes were won by: Jeanine Brown, Ron Gentry and Rebecca Hamilton. 50/50 went to Lee Brown in the amount of $38.00. Meeting was adjourned by JR Doerr at 11:20AM. Submitted by Rebecca Hamilton, filling in for Debbie Crawley.

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