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Member of the Month

Tom Martin

#0322 May 2016

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Member of the Month Tom Martin Where do you live? Rancho Santa Margarita What do you do for a living? I own my own law practice where I do civil litigation (trial work) with an eye on helping the motorcycling communi-ty. I have represented individual riders as well as businesses such as Wink Eller Customs and California Harley Da-vidson in business disputes. Just re-cently I have clicked the “start” button on my campaign to be elected to Judge of the Superior Court in Orange Coun-ty. How long have you been riding Motorcycles? About 45 years How long have you been riding a Harley? 22 years How long have you been a member of OC HOG? 22 years

What is your current Harley? My only Harley: 1995 Dyna Wide Glide picked up on October 1, 1994.

Annual mileage? Only about 10,000, but I am hoping to urge that upward.

What kind of riding do you enjoy the most? The kind where the motor is on and it is not raining. I like the mountains, PCH, the desert… What are your favorite rides?

IWAR and CHOC. Glad to help where it is really needed.

What is your most memorable experi-ence on a Harley?

A chapter ride heading south out of Julian. We crested a hill and the view turned into the mountains on the right and the Imperial Valley on the left right at the same time that Willie and Way-lon’s “Nowhere Road” started playing.

Which ride would you like to do in the

coming year?

More overnighters with the club. I would also like to do the Redwood Run.

Is there anything else you would like to share?

All of the sportscasters have it wrong. KSU doesn’t stand for Kansas State Uni-versity. It means “Kick Stands Up!”

Member of the Month ..…….…………………..2Member of the Month ..…….…………………..2

Del Con Detour Overnighter……………………3Del Con Detour Overnighter……………………3

Lake Hughes Lunch Ride ………………………...7Lake Hughes Lunch Ride ………………………...7

Directors Message…………………………………..8Directors Message…………………………………..8

Assistant Directors Message…………………...9Assistant Directors Message…………………...9

Secretary Report……………………………………10Secretary Report……………………………………10

Welcome to our New Members .…………..11Welcome to our New Members .…………..11

Birthdays……………………………………………….11Birthdays……………………………………………….11

Odds and Ends……………………………………….12Odds and Ends……………………………………….12

Items for Sale………………………………………..13Items for Sale………………………………………..13

Commercial Advertisement ..………………..14Commercial Advertisement ..………………..14

Chapter Officers…………………………………….15Chapter Officers…………………………………….15

OCHD Upcoming Events ..……………………..15OCHD Upcoming Events ..……………………..15

Editor’s Note ………………………………………..16Editor’s Note ………………………………………..16

Ride Calendar ……………………………………….17Ride Calendar ……………………………………….17

3 May 2016


Del Con Detour Randy Tiffany

Background & History of The Laughlin River Run The first Laughlin River Run was started in

1983 by a Harley Dealer & long-time rider

Dale Marschke. Dales name can be found

in the list of Clubs & Riders going back to

Daytona in 1961. An estimated 426 riders

attended that first River Run. Sometime

later, the Laughlin River Run was put on by

Dal-Con Promotions (which, from all of the

patent searches appears to be Dale’s Com-

pany). OCHOG began our little ‘ol Delcon

Detour in 2004, most likely due to the cra-

zy-expensive hotel costs in Laughlin during

the Run, and our preference to keep riding

(1200 miles for this year’s five-day trip!).

I’ve been told our moniker “Delcon” is

different from Dalcon either purposely (to

avoid copyright infringement) or acci-

dentally (our patch maker couldn’t read

someone’s handwriting).

OCHOG Delcon Detour History Looking back at photos, our original and

coveted Delcon Detour patches, and

speaking with our Safety Officer (and OCH-

OG Historian?) Roger Allen, I believe OCH-

OG has ridden the Delcon Detour eight

times; 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012,

2014, 2016. How many memories & patch-

es are on your vest?

Day One- Anaheim to Laughlin;

272 miles A cool morning and slightly overcast skies

greeted 60 riders on 50 bikes (and two

trikes) in Anaheim for a 7:00AM departure.

Our fearless Leader, Steve Burke, and Road

Captains gave us our morning briefing

about the coming day; 273 miles with a

good chunk of it on old Route 66 through

the desert. The ride started with an un-

characteristically swift ride on the 91 to the

60 with NO traffic jam! The sign of things

to come I hope!

The second half of the pack must have hit

some traffic, as it was not until Moreno

Valley that they finally regrouped with us.

Our first bio-break came soon enough (61)

miles at a Starbucks or an original McDon-

alds depending on your food choice.

From Beaumont it was another short ride (60 miles) to our next stop in 29 Palms for gas & another bio break. The weather was warm & clear blue skies; time to peel off a layer or two. From 29 Palms we take the back roads

towards Amboy. About half-way to there

we start a Glide down from Bullion Moun-

tains with the heart of the Mojave Desert

laid out like a cocoa brown carpet below

us. We’re finally getting the groove on

now.

Although Amboy was first settled in 1858, the town was not established until 1883. In 1926, Amboy became a boom town after the opening of U.S. Route 66. In 1938, Roy's Motel and Café opened, which prospered due to its isolated location on the route. By 1940, Amboy's population had increased to 65.

Not much going on in Amboy these days

(we are a day ahead of the River Run).

Plenty of time for a cool drink, another bio

break and a group photo in front of one of

the many Route 66 signs painted on the

center of the byway that makes America

famous.

We begin to peel off even more layers now. Many of us riding in short sleeves.

Laughlin awaits us and is only 100 miles away. We’ll be there in “no time”! But wait, there is one more stop to be made at the Hi Sahara Oasis in Essex for Gas, yet another bio break, food for those who dare to take part in gas station fare. We finally reach Laughlin at the pre-

scribed time of 3:00PM. Weather is

still good and we gather at the pool &

Jacuzzi to recount our wonderful day.

Later that night the weather turned

blustery in Laughlin…..perhaps an omi-

nous sign of things to come?

Day Two. Laughlin to Wil-liams; an easy 190 miles? Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac

has been known for its traditionally 80

percent accurate forecasts. The

Farmer’s Almanac predicts tempera-

ture 56° (1° below avg.); precipitation

for the month of May to be 1.5" (0.5"

above avg.); April 28 & 29; Sunny;

warm north, cool south including the

Flagstaff, AZ area.

The day started off in great fashion.

Chicken-fried steak & eggs at the Gold-

en Nugget. Frank Roberts & I were the

first HOG riders to get this year’s

Laughlin Ride Pin in the morning. Rick

& Stephanie followed suit. Gassed up

and together with the Chapter across

the river, in great anticipation of riding

lid-less along the beautiful Route 66 to

Williams, AZ.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentynine_Palms,_California

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amboy%2C_California

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32360-d4066192-Reviews-High_sierra_oasis_route_66-Essex_California.html

4 May 2016



Oatman, AZ was our first stop. Oatman is

named for Olive Oatman, a young Illinois

girl who was taken captive by

(presumably) Yavapai Indians and forced to

work as a slave. She was later traded

to Mohave Indians who adopted her as a

daughter and had her face tattooed in the

custom of the tribe. She was released in

1855 near the current site of the town.

We were some of the first riders in to town

this morning, making parking relatively

easy on the semi-paved road. Mind your

step and don’t put the kickstand down on

any ‘road apples’. You’ll have to enjoy

some of past year’s photos to enjoy any

pictures of ‘wild’ burros roaming the town

as there were none to be found this day.

Oatman is still a must see on the way to

Kingman, AZ.

Now in spite of what that 80/20 Farmer’s

Almanac predicted, the WunderWeather

Storm tracker indicated differently. The

skies were dark and stormy over the hills

ahead of us. Bright blue skies in the oppo-

site direction (back in Laughlin). Most of us

donned our wet weather gear just in case.

(As we know, in many cases wearing wet

weather gear WILL bring out the sun &

heat) Mother Nature, having her fun with

us. The old road winds through and up the

Black Mountains outside Oatman and back

down until we reach the plane to ride

across to Kingman, AZ.

Once again, our Road Captains find a road

less traveled and we wind our way down a

frontage road to reach town and the

Mother Road Harley Davidson Dealer of

Kingman.

Long about then, wearing rain gear and a

face shield paid off. Many riders stayed at

the Dealer, a few partook in the finer din-

ing establishments of Kingman, including

Mr. DZ’s Route 66 Diner (reportedly made

famous by Oprah Winfrey).

The rain had stopped by the time we were

ready to SADDLE UP. But, the weather to

the east looked a bit dark. And those

Storm Trackers and weather reports for

the ride to Seligman were not all that fa-

vorable. Road Captain Robert informed us

that the usual stop for ice cream, root

beer floats & yuk-yuks from the Delagadil-

los at the Snow Cap in Seligman, would

most likely be skipped. And right Robert

was! By the time we got to Seligman (80

miles) the weather had turned cold, cold,

COLD! We are now at 5242’ elevation and

Mother Nature can’t decide whether to

throw rain, sleet or snow at us. The tem-

perature gage was certainly dropping fast-

er than the fuel gage. Not being smart

enough to gear-up completely, myself and

a few other end-of-the-train riders & one

Road Captain, made an unplanned stop to

add a few more layers to gloves and coats.

The main pack has left the six of us behind

as we did make an unscheduled stop &

were slow to get going. But that’s still a

‘pack’ and, hopefully, we will still be seen

by the 18 wheelers and other vacationers

on Interstate 40. Williams is reporting 36F

and snow.

Suck it up, boys and girls….45 miles and

another 1225 feet of elevation gain. By

now, Ms. Mother Nature is really

putting it on. Rain has turned to slush,

collecting on windshields and then fly-

ing off to plaster your face. Wind-

shields, face shields, glasses all in a fog.

It’s getting difficult to see the tail lights

on the big rigs in front of us and their

spray isn’t helping. But, we stick to the

#1 lane using the yellow line on the left

and the trucker’s paths hoping they’ve

squished the slush that is accumulating

away from our tires. I was soooo glad I

had just put on a new set of Michelin

Commander 2 tires before this trip!

The idea of riding as a pack didn’t quite

work out but the remaining six riders

did make it to town before freezing to

death.

The treacherous ride and especially the

cold, starts to fade after a warm show-

er, a hot Jacuzzi, and a Gentleman Jack,

or two. Our thoughts turn to the com-

ing dinner & a show…..Jimmy (aka The

Monkey Man) has been signed up to

entertain once again!

Doc Holiday’s treated us to assorted

appetizers and Happy Hour prices for

our favorite adult beverages including

those infamous Duck Farts. I’ve seen

this drink, or versions thereof, served

as far away as Ambris Cay (Belize C.A.).

But I bet nobody serves these savory,

salacious drinks in ‘flights’ of six! From

what I hear, you don’t want to sip a

Duck Fart….it could end up costing you

the next round! Thank-you, but I’ll

stick with Gentleman Jack.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatman%2C_Arizona

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Oatman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavapai_people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohave_people

http://www.mrdzrt66diner.com/

5 May 2016



Dinner was served, and the Monkey Man

played on into the evening. I had the spe-

cial treat of having my daughter, Holly,

drop in from Flagstaff to join us in the fun.

Holly is officially, or unofficially, a Delcon

Detour ‘patch holder’ joining us at Doc

Holiday’s on at least two occasions now.

Thank you to all who purchased 50/50

raffle tickets to help Holly raise funds for

her Flagstaff Ascent girls volleyball club.

OCHOG members donated $350.00 to help

her 18 year old girls team travel to the Na-

tional tournament in Indianapolis later this

summer. Coincidentally, Jimmy (the Mon-

key Man) was scheduled to play at her

Flagstaff Ascent fund-raiser the following

night in Flagstaff! Again, THANK YOU

OCHOG for your generosity!

Day Three-Local Rides & Adventures from Williams After such a challenging ride in and a “full”

night of revelry, it was a bit of a relief to

have two scheduled short rides in the area. Some went north to the Grand Canyon;

some on bikes some on the Grand Canyon

Railway (which I hear is a ‘hoot’ and some-

thing I’ll want to do myself after hearing the tales of song, dance & wild-western

train robbers!). Some went south through

Oak Canyon to enjoy the vistas of red rock,

buttes in Sedona. Some riders reported sunny, blue skies in either direction while

some of us found more rain, hail and a wild

Mustang spinning in 360 degree circles

alongside riders on Interstate 40. Thank-fully, we all eventually returned to the

Ramada Inn in one piece.

Day Four-Williams to Wickenburg;

180 miles This is a day we all look forward to, and

everyone hoped the weather would coop-

erate. The route to Wickenburg included

the downhill twisties of Oak Canyon and a

ride up to Jerome, another AZ mining

town. Unfortunately, the clear, cool

morning gave way to more rain along I-40

just about the time we SADDLED-UP. But,

we caught a

break at

about 5000’

elevation as

we headed

down into

Oak Creek

Canyon. The

morning was

fine in Sedo-

na, allowing

for an abbre-

viated early morning stop into Grand Can-

yon HD’s Sedona t-shirt & souvenir shop.

Now the question was to keep the wet

weather gear on, or not? The “nots” won

this time as the weather was fine as we

traveled up to Jerome.

Jerome has several fine dining options

spread out over two levels of streets over-

looking the Verde Valley. A few of us found the Haunted Hamburger serving up

some excellent fare. I opted for the Pollo

con Crème de Ajo. EXCELLENT healthy

lunch! But, sitting at the bar through

which the food flowed (quickly), I’d say come back for their chili, chili size, chili

dogs, Philly cheese steak & giant hamburg-

ers. All served in a Haunted House on the

Hill with a terrific view.

DEL CON DETOUR

2016

http://flagstaffascent.com/

6 May 2016



After lunch….the recurring theme of ‘to

gear-up?’ faced us again. It was so beauti-

ful, in Jerome and its rained on us so much

now…how could the Arizona desert HAVE

any more water to drop on us???? Well,

those that ‘bet rain’, bet ‘right’. We

climbed the hills out of Jerome and right

about 6000 feet the rain started again

keeping our ride through the twists and

turns to a safe, lower speed (thank you

Steve!). And, once again, at about 5000

feet (Prescott Valley) the rain gave way to

partly sunny skies. At our last stop for gas

there we, once again, had to ask our-

selves………you know, RAIN? Or No Rain?

We have only 71 miles to go…..And the

ride through old Prescott, Peebles Valley

and Congress was beautiful! Until we

reached the valley floor and the skies grew

dark, really, really dark…with lightning

streaking across the desert skies to the

south. I swear, Steve Burke pointed one-

finger-up (single file) and a lightning bolt

reached out & connected with him! Desert

illusions setting in….and some pretty strong

cross winds too boot….Luckily, we all made

it to the Los Viajeros Inn and put the kick-

stands down just before, and you guessed

it…more rain came down. Wow!

There isn’t much to do in the north end of

Wickenburg, especially when it’s raining.

Just the Inn, the Chevron and Denny’s next

door.

But that won’t deter us from relaxing;

some sat in the Jacuzzi in the rain (why

not, you’re gonna be wet anyway) while

most hunkered-down under the Ramada,

guarding against the gusts and rain enjoy-

ing their stogies and liquid tranquilizers.

Undeterred, Lyle came up with the food

solution of ordering pizzas having struck a

bargain with the local pizzeria. By 7PM

nearly 15 pizzas (count the empty boxes)

were delivered filling the void quite nicely.

GOOD JOB Lyle!

Day Five. Heading Home; Wicken-burg to OC; 333 miles A 7:30AM departure was scheduled and,

thank goodness, we welcomed SUNNY

SKIES. It wasn’t shirt sleeves weather but

it was at least a chance to ride without a

lid (and no rain gear) for the first time in

days. 90 miles to the first gas stop in

Quartzsite came pretty quickly, where we

had to don those helmets as we prepared

for the crossing to California

It’s not too often that I’m glad to see

that “Welcome to California” sign as

we cross the Colorado River….but now,

it is warming up nicely and we CAN

actually ride in shirt sleeves.

After a pit stop at General Patton’s

Chiriaco Summit we stop for lunch a

few more miles down the road at vari-

ous truck stops and fast food joints.

Only 125 more miles to home! And it

was a smooth, warm, sunny ride all the

way…..

I rode past Cook’s Corner which

seemed to be taken over by metric,

crotch rockets….it was Blessing of The

Bike’s. I didn’t stop in as I had had

enough plenty of water and said A LOT

of my own prayers for safety the past

four days….I hope I’m right.

See you on the next ride!

Post Script. Reading the Harley HOG

Magazine I’m reminded this is the 90th

anniversary of Route 66. In 1956, 50

years ago, the Interstate Highway Act

signaled the beginning of the end for

Route 66. Williams, AZ touts them-

selves as the last town bypassed by I-

40 in 1984. I’m glad we were able to

revisit a small portion of this historic

piece of America. Perhaps, one day, all

the way to Chicago?

DEL CON DETOUR

2016

7 May 2016


Rock Inn / Lake Hughes Kathi Somers

It was chilly and overcast when approxi-

mately 42 bikes gathered at the Jerome’s

parking lot meet-up spot, to get ready for

our day trip. Rob Vandal and Linda Mosher

worked together to take all our lunch or-

ders so they could be called in to the Rock

Inn before we arrived.

Our route was very nice. The roadsides and

hills were still green from the recent rains

and we had some really fun twisties along

the way.

At one point, we had a really nice tour of

Santa Clarita as we made a wrong turn and

had to do a fair amount of backtracking

(including one of our now infamous U-

turns!), but even that was fun.

Upon arrival they were ready for us at the

Rock Inn. Plenty of tables, chairs, and lots

of food and drink. I think they had all of us

served within 10 or 15 minutes of sitting

down!

The Rock Inn itself is a piece of California

history. Joel B. Hurd migrated to Lake

Hughes from Massachusetts and, in 1926,

took a job managing a small grocery store

(owned by a businessman named B. Bran-

non) and became the town’s postmaster,

operating the post office out of the store.

In 1928 a fire destroyed the store and post

office, as well as the adjoining gas station

and a 15-unit apartment building that had

recently been built on the property.

Hurd managed to retrieve the store mer-

chandise from the burning building and

moved everything to a location across the

street. The story is that he had the store

up and running within four hours of the

fire!

Thanks to our terrific road captains for

shepherding us safely there and back and

thanks to Rob for a great route!

Hurd and Brannon decided to rebuild on

the same site, but after the fire experi-

ence, they decided to build it out of stone.

They completed it in 1929 and called it the

Lake Hughes Trading Post; it was a store,

post office, hotel, and bus stop. The family

ran the business until just after World War

II.

In 1975, actor Paul Koslo bought the prop-

erty, renovated the building, and remod-

eled the second floor into bed-and-

breakfast rooms. Koslo still owns the prop-

erty, but the proprietor of the Rock Inn is

Warren St. John. It’s a fun spot for bikers

to ride to and have lunch and cold bever-

ages, plus they have evening entertain-

ment and even karaoke.

The ride home was quite nice until we

had to get on the freeway. The weath-

er had warmed up, the sun came out,

and we ended up doing a lot of lane-

splitting.

8 May 2016


Director’s Message

Steve Burke

The DelCon Detour overnighter was once

again a great ride. We did encounter some

inclement weather and I actually wore my

rain suit 3 days in a row. I don’t think I had

worn it 3 days over the several years I’ve

owned it. The worst we encountered was

an afternoon snow storm on the way to

Williams, which had everyone’s glasses,

visors, windshields and even headlamps

coated with ice and snow. The last 10

miles was definitely challenging and in the

future when the topic of conversation

goes to riding in bad weather, everyone in

attendance will share the events of this

day. As bad as it was, the weather did not

deter us from our projected route or from

having a great time.

There was some confusion on Day 4 deal-

ing with the morning lineup and I thought

I would remind everybody of our over-

nighter lineup policy. This policy was intro-

duced in 2013. Its intent was 2 fold;

1. Keep members, intent on getting up

front, from waking everyone up at 4 am

by starting their bikes in an effort to se-

cure a spot at the front of the line (and I’m

not kidding 4 AM!).

2. Promote fairness to all members, by

giving everyone a chance to ride at or near

the front of the line.

The rules are pretty simple;

1. The first day. The lineup starts just like

any day ride, first come first served.

2. The rest of the days. The ride leader

starts the lineup at his or her chosen loca-

tion approximately one hour before the

ride starts. You may safely lineup behind

him or her, being courteous to those who

are also trying to lineup.

3. Don’t hog the front every day. Give

others a chance to ride up front.

That’s it. So far it’s worked well and I have

appreciated your cooperation and consid-

eration for others.

The Harley Owners Group (HOG) was es-

tablished by the Harley-Davidson Motor

Company to offer motorcycling benefits

and services to Harley-Davidson enthusi-

asts, and to develop a close relationship

between the Harley-Davidson rider, their

Harley-Davidson Dealership and the Harley

-Davidson Motor Company. Orange Coun-

ty Harley-Davidson chooses to support our

Chapter to bring members together for

the common interest of promoting motor-

cycling activities and to help in promoting

the Dealer. It is a goal that we both share. I

want you as a Chapter member to be

aware of this responsibility and to keep in

mind that the Dealer is major part of our

Chapter’s success and should be treated as

part of our extended HOG family.

The Dealer values your patronage and

wants to provide the best service and

sales possible for Chapter members. I

hope that you will consider our Dealer

first for a competitive quote on your pur-

chase or service. It’s a partnership that if

nurtured will provide benefits to us all.

9 May 2016


Assistant Director’s

Message

Craig Shelby

Raffle Prizes — Raffle prizes cannot be exchanged at the dealer for cash or store credit. You may exchange shirts for the correct size if the dealer has your specific shirt size available.

What’s Happening? Refer to the ride

calendar on the website for the most up

to date information regarding chapter

and dealer events, rides, meeting places,

maps to meeting places, and departure

times. The chapter has gone green; we

do not print and distribute ride maps at

the beginning of each ride. Ride maps

are uploaded to the OCHOG website 72

hours prior to each ride. Be sure to print

your own ride map and bring it with you

on the ride.

Tweet Tweet — What’s the latest? We

maintain a Twitter account that will alert

you to last minute ride changes and

cancellations directly to your phone.

Twitter notification is faster and more

convenient than accessing the OCHOG

website. Directions for signing up and

receiving alerts are found at http://

www.ochog.org/socialnetworks.php.

Smile for the camera — We have a new

website for for our chapter photos. You can reach the website through the OCHOG webpage or go directly to http://ochog.smugmug.com. To submit pho-tos of chapter rides, send your photos to

[email protected]. You may send photos in any size.

How do I sell stuff or publish my

masterpiece? ForFor questions about

advertising in the HOG LOG or to submit

ride articles, contact the chapter editor at

[email protected].

What do we do when we’re not riding?

Our monthly meetings are usually held on

the fourth Thursday of each month. Our

next meeting will be Thursday, November

19th at the Back Bay Conference Center

on the second floor of Irvine Lanes at

3415 Michelson Drive in Irvine. Dinner

will be available for $16 beginning at

6:00 p.m. You must make your dinner

reservations no later than Wednesday,

February 24th at noon by emailing

[email protected].

At this year’s Harley Officers Training

(H.O.T.) the main theme that echoed

for two days was “Keep it Simple”!

Furthermore, there are very few rules

and / or policies set-down by National

HOG that chapters must adhere to with

respect to rides. The theme of Keep it

Simple does not suggest that we here

at OCHOG will or need to throw cau-

tion to the wind and dispense with or

alter any of the ride protocols that

have been in-place for quite some

time. The protocol’s we have, follow a

simple concept and ultimately lead to

safer rides (note “safer” and not “safe”)

Riding a motorcycle is risky and we

manage that risk with protocols, good

practices and skillful road captains. We

can all thank the Chapter Officers from

the past twenty-five plus years, for the

strong foundation that allows for the

continuation of great rides and a lot of

fun with great friends after a day of

riding, either on day trips or on over-

nighters. Speaking of overnighters,

how about that Del-Con Detour ride?

(And yes, my core body temperature

has returned to 98.6 with no lingering

effects of another minor case (as some

describe it) of hypothermia upon arriv-

ing in Williams Arizona. And no, it was

not from too much ice cream at the

Sno-Cap drive-in in Seligman.

Let me share something and why the

Keep It Simple message is important.

H.O.G. membership is about riding a

Harley and having fun doing so, and

OCHOG does just that. While chatting

with others during a break at H.O.T., I

heard about a road captain manual

totaling some 127 pages that was pre-

sented to a staff person of National

H.O.G. (who is a lawyer) for review and

comment. Obviously, the manual was

prepared prior to this year’s Keep it

Simple message. The nameless lawyer

may have been at least a little suspi-

cious of the manual, based solely upon

its weight. Upon reading the first sen-

tence (something about a gender re-

quirement to be a road captain) he re-

turned the manual to the presenting

chapter with something along the lines

of an emphatic are you f . . king kidding

me?

On to other stuff, I hope that all who

attended the Angels baseball game

enjoyed the tailing and game albeit the

home team lost. As always, there was

plenty of food, drink and conservation

among OCHOG friends.

Next month we head north to Mam-

moth for the Summer Cruise. The

weather will likely be considerably

better than during the Del-Con ride. At

least I hope so, because my warm-

weather gear is quite similar to cold-

weather gear or vice-a-versa.

Craig

10 May 2016


Secretary’s Report

Mel Fonseca

Welcome

Director Steve Burke called the meeting to

order at 7:00 p.m. Jean Pence led the

chapter in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Introduce Current Officers – Steve Burke

Steve introduced the chapter’s officers

and chapter manager.

Dealer Representatives – Kim Kolen-

berger

HOG Manager.

New Officer Introduction – Steve Burke

Steve introduces Eric Bakker as the chap-

ter’s new Webmaster.

New Members Introductions — Craig

Shelby

Craig covered for Mark, Craig announced

current active member count is 321; 4

new members this month, 0 of which are

present.

Announcements, Reminders, Updates –

Steve Burke

Steve thanked everyone who purchased

dinners & reminded everyone about the

benefits that came with the purchase of

dinners. He reminded everyone of the

special labor rate at OCHD for being a

HOG member. Pointed out that Elizabeth

was there to sew patches. Talked about

the upcoming Angels Tailgate Party tickets

on sale. Let everyone know that Provide a

Ride registration is open. There is a need

for volunteers to run the dealer bbq on

Saturday, May 14th. Briefly spoke about

H.O.T. experience.

Lifestyles America Ride May 21st & 22nd –

Nick Dietz

Nick talked about the ride, and if interest-

ed in joining him to meet at Jerome on

Saturday, May 21st by 7:30 AM for a 8:00

AM departure.

H.O.T. Presentation – Rob Vandal

Rob shared what his experience was as a

first time attendee to H.O.T.

Recognition for HOG Log Ride Article Con-

tributors – Steve Burke

Steve recognized the following individuals

for their articles in the April HOG Log:

Randy Tiffany for the Mentone Lunch Ride

article.

Member Of The Month Presentation –

Larry Somers

Larry presented Jay Adamo as Members of

the Month for March. Jay received an 8x10

replica of the cover of the April HOG Log.

Dealer New — Steve Burke

Steve talked about the dealer sponsored

Chili Cook-Off results from March 26th,

2016 after the new member ride: Mark &

Briza Morales – “Team Caliente” won best

theme; Rick Jones Chili won 3rd place; Larry

& Kathi Somers – “Team Somertyme Super

Chili” won 2nd place; and Paul & Carolynne

Schley – “Sombrero Chili” won 1st place.

Thanked all other participants.

H.O.T. Presentation – Bill Thompson

Bill shared what his experience as a first

time attendee to H.O.T.

Activities Presentation — Rob Vandal

Rob reviewed the upcoming ride calendar

for May through July; reminded those

attending the DelCon overnighter about

the pin stop in Laughlin and to bring Na-

tional HOG card; as well as to bring Nation-

al Park Pass if going to Grand Canyon.

H.O.T. Presentation – Larry Somers

Larry shared what his experience was as a

first time attendee to H.O.T.; had everyone

participate in “create an event/ ride exer-

cise.

Closing Remarks - Steve Burke

The implementation of EventBrite for over-

nighter sign-ups starting with the Big Bear

overnighter in May; 2015 IWAR patches for

those volunteers who did not receive them;

remind everyone of Angeles Tailgate party

on May 7th; & reminded everyone about

Nicole Stoesser’s Leukemia & Lymphoma

Society Poker Run on May 7th.

Break

Cake to celebrate the April birthdays.

LOH RAFFLE – Denise Vandal

Adjourn - Steve Burke

Steve adjourned the meeting and thanked

everyone for attending.

11 May 2016


WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

Future Hog Member


May Birthdays!


Patrick Kane

Larry Kellner

Steve Kennedy

Maylinda Kepilino

Dan Larson

Elaine Matlock

April Murphy

Marcia Nellesen

Debbie Newland

Beth Norton

Jonathan Pearson

Sam Proko

Dawn Bakker

Mark Boone

Ronald Browning

Carmen Bustamante

Dennis Cascarelli

Richard Catton

Judy Coderre

Felicitas Domenick

John Fairchild

Mel Fonseca

David Goddard

Scott Grist

Eduardo Ramirez

Patty Rankin

Randy Rankin

Frank Roberts

Mike Veal

Jason Wegman

Traian Zaoinciuc

Sign up for Site Notifications

There is a lot of activity going on with Orange Coast HOG, and we try to keep everyone up to date via the website at www.ochog.org. We have image galleries going live, ride maps for the weekend rides, HOG LOG’s, general updates and more, so much more.

There are a number of ways to keep up with what is going on, but the easiest is via email. If you go to the homepage and scroll down to the bottom, find a box labeled “Email Address.”

Just type your email address into that box and hit the “Subscribe” button. Within minutes you’ll get a confirmation email in your inbox asking you if you are sure you want to subscribe. Just click on the

OCHOG maintains a Twitter

account that will alert you

of last minute ride changes

and cancellations directly to

your phone. Twitter notifi-

cation is faster and more

convenient than accessing

the OCHOG website. Direc-

tions for signing up and re-

ceiving alerts are found at

www.ochog.org.

Future Hog Member

Future Hog Member

Future Hog Member

12 May 2016


Thank you Steve

Burke for the HOG Backpack and sign donated for the Raffle!

Thank you Nick Deitz

for the beautiful

jewelry you made

and donated for the

Raffle!

Please join us on July 17th

to attend the Dana Point

Free Summer Concert at

Sea Terrace Park! More

details to follow

We appreciate the gift

certificates to Tony

Roma’s donated by Andy

Mokhelssin for the Raffle!

If you have any items

you would like to

donate to the Raffle,

please contact Denise

at:

[email protected]

13 May 2016


Please send items for sale you would like to have listed in the HOG LOG to:

[email protected]

NOTHING THIS MONTH

14 May 2016


Member Services Ads

15 May 2016


Chapter Officers

Director Steve Burke [email protected]

Assistant Director Craig Shelby [email protected]

Secretary Mel Fonseca [email protected]

Treasurer Ron Browning [email protected]

Activities Director Rob Vandal [email protected]

Editor Bill Thompson [email protected]

Head Road Captain Roger Allen [email protected]

Ladies of Harley Denise Vandal [email protected]

Membership Officer Mark Morales [email protected]

Photographer Larry Somers [email protected]

Safety Officer Roger Allen [email protected]

Webmaster Eric Bakker [email protected]

Sponsoring Dealer

Orange Coast Chapter #0322 Orange County, California

Upcoming Events at OCHD

Every Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. FREE BBQ lunch for VIPs

Orange County Harley-Davidson

8677 Research Drive

Irvine, California 92618

Phone: 949.727.4HOG (4464) Fax: 949.655.0030

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.ocharleydavidson.com

Dealership Hours

Store

Monday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Service

Tuesday—Saturday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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