Kingwood HOG Newsletter - the Kingwood HOG Chapter

Kingwood HOG Newsletter
www.KingwoodHOG.com
November, 2013
Volume 5 Issue 11
Sponsored by: Harley‐Davidson of Kingwood 111 Northpines Kingwood, Texas 281.359.0457 Inside This Issue
2013 Chapter Officers
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October Chapter Meeting
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Did You Know.....
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October Chapter Meeting cont.
continued
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50/50 Winners
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The Adventures of Juan Goat
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Welcome New Members
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Big Weiner
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October Chapter Meeting cont.
continued
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Upcoming Events
5
Officers Corner
Asst Director Mark Pakula
Editor Robyn Pakula
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KingHog October Event Pics
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October Chapter Meeting Pics
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KingHog Merchandise Pages
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KingHog Fall Festival on 11/16 from Noon
to 3pm @ the H-D of Kingwood dealership! Yummy eats, great new bikes to
demo ride, cool cars & bikes to oogle, or
win prizes—we want members to bring
their Corvettes up! Delicious goodies at
the Bake Sale, Poker Walk, Merchandise &
Bling table, Membership table & tunes by
the Bossman! What else could you ask for
in a Fall Fest! See you there!
Kingwood HOG Chapter Miles
Our members have ridden
222590.5 miles
on 31 scheduled rides YTD.
www.kingwoodhog.com
Check it out!
Page 2 2013 Chapter Officers
Director: James Hicks
Kingwood HOG Newsletter
October Chapter Meeting Recap
Officers present: James Hicks, Mark Pakula, Bruce Cain, Veronica Simpson, CJ Hicks, Robyn Pakula, Dean Siebert, Tammie Siebert, Ron Cherry, Susan Cherry, Don McCord, Dave Forkner Assistant Director: Mark Pakula
AssistantDirector@kingwoodhog.com
Pledge & Prayer: James Hicks Secretary: Bruce Cain
Secretary@kingwoodhog.com
Director James Hicks On the LOH Canton ride, they had the pleasure of mee ng the local Harley dealership Treasurer & Activities: Veronica Simpson
owner and had some funny stories to tell. Treasurer@kingwoodhog.com
Safety: Michael Lamb
Dealership news—Dave Forkner Safety@kingwoodhog.com
 Today is Open house at the dealership. Double MVP points.  Chapter Officer posi on. New people, new ideas. Email Pakman or me. Help us Editor: Robyn Pakula
manage the Chapter. Editor@kingwoodhog.com
 Rider’s Edge classes every month Sgt. at Arms: David Windham
 Freakin’ Friday ‐ 10/18. Lunch ride a erwards. sgt_ at_arms@kingwoodhog.com
 Bike Nite ‐ 10/25. Halloween costume contest. Prizes, Hooter wings.  Sunday 10/27 ‐ Advanced Ride training. Only $75 ‐ reduced price for HOG mem‐
Membership: Dean & Tammie Siebert
bers. Only takes 6 people. You can register on the website. Mail in your receipt & Membership@kingwoodhog.com
HOG will send you a $50 cer ficate. And your insurance will give you a break. Chief Road Captain: Walter Simpson
 11/15 & 16 ‐ Demo truck will be here. Rides will be escorted. Need support from Roadcaptain@kingwoodhog.com
the Road Captains to lead/sweep rides. Deputy Road Captain: Don McCord
Asst. Director Mark Pakula: LOH: CJ Hicks
 Exci ng things coming up—watch for them on the Website. LOH@kingwoodhog.com
 Pickup rides to your favorite ride or restaurant. Lots of good rides from the year from Head RC Don Jones last year & Chief RC Walter Simpson this year. HOG Merchandise: Susan Cherry
 Florida State HOG rally coming up—last state HOG rally for the year Merchandise@kingwoodhog.com
 Not too late to sign up for the Fall Fling Ride later this month Webmaster: Ron Cherry
 Passing around a sign up sheet for the Chapter Christmas party. Volunteer to bring Webmaster@kingwoodhog.com
a dish. We are trying something new. If we get enough volunteers—great. If not, we’ll have a Plan B and s ll have a rockin’ party. Just trying to infuse new ideas. Special Events Coordinator: Robin Baker
 11/16 ‐ next month is our 2013 Fall Fes val  VFW events coming up Steak dinners on every other Tuesday. Next week VFW ladies will have a Pink Pony Poker Run on Sat. Did you know that you can have
 Last thing is the Moving Vietnam Veterans wall at the American Legion in Cleve‐
your photos of a ride or chapter
land. Weather should be clear ‐ leaving right a er the mee ng. event posted on kingwoodhog.com?
Just contact webmaster@kingwoodhog.com and I will post them
Rocker Award for you. Remember they are proFredericksburg ride, Mark Frogga built the fire – a real Boy Scout. Road name: Pyro tected by a password such that on ly our Chapter members can see
and download them. BTW, the pic- Ac vi es ‐ Veronica Simpson: tures on the site are full resolution
 Dinner Social this month is Golden Corral so any photo you download is just
 November Dinner Social is at Black Eye Peas. like the original.
Director@kingwoodhog.com
Volume 5, Issue 11 Page 3 October Chapter Meeting Recap cont.
 November OAM is the Tree Restaurant in Woodville  No OAM for December  January 1 is the Polar Bear Ride Ride Reports: Susan Cherry I went on a ride with 6 wonderful ladies for 9 days to Mis‐
souri. Had a great me. We shopped, played games and rode a lot. Thanks Rhonda for pu ng it together. We came upon a number of bikers that we le in the dirt. Bruce bought bumper s ckers that are appropriate ‐ You have been passed by girls. Also, thanks to Dave for the Corpus ride from the dealership. Had a lot of fun. Michael Lamb Bandera ride. Will ride, pavement, no pavement. We rode out in the rain on Friday, needed to take a convenience stop. Pulled up next to a large tree, in the mud. One poor soul followed me. It’s not required to follow the Road Captain! Finished the ride & did about 400 miles the next day. Secretary ‐ Bruce Cain The potluck sign up sheet for the Christmas party is being passed around. We need volunteers. We expect to have 75‐
90 people show up. We have a couple of fundraisers a year—we have Fall Fest coming up & last spring we had Ca‐
jun Fest. We didn’t make a lot of money. The por ons being served affected our bo om line. We need to do the fundrais‐
er in November to help make up difference. We won’t make a lot of income. I’m not one to keep haggling for money but it does take money to run the chapter. Jan and I thought it would be a good idea to put together our own dinner for the Christmas party. If it’s a failure, it’s on me. If it is a success, you can give the credit to the Director and Associate Director for suppor ng it. For the Fall Fest, we’ll sell hamburgers hot dogs and Frito pies. A Poker Walk, car show and bike show. A Bling party too. Come out & support the chapter. LOH Officer CJ Hicks  Haunted House Ride 10/19 to Jefferson Hotel  LOH mee ng on 10/28  Fall Fest Bake sale. At Cajun Fest, we made $800 in drinks & baked good sales. Need baked goods for the Fall Fest Con nued on Page 4 Nominations for Juan Goat brought
2 names this month. Terry Witmer
and Tom Jones. Here’s their
MOs:
Seems like Terry doesn't’ always
start out in first gear from red
lights and stalls…
Tom faithfully follows the RC
through thick, thin and MUD.
So Juan Goat has taken up
residence for the month of October with…..
Terry Witmer
Treat him good, Terry. Juan is
KingHog royalty!
Harley ‘Green Stuff’ won by
Mark Froggatt
Harley Cleaner won by
Mark Froggatt
Harley Hat won by
Mark Froggatt
(no, this is not a misprint!)
Big Prize won by Jerry Gilmore
Congratulations winners!
Page 4 Kingwood HOG Newsletter
The October Chapter meeting brought us 5 new
members! New members include Chris & Janie
Morris. And Doug and Barb Meyers.
New member Gail Spitz actually picked up her bike
and rode it up to the LOH Canton event without
having met anyone in the Chapter yet! From all accounts, they all had a great time! Gail, you’re crazy!
You fit right in with our group!
Membership Officers Dean & Tammie Siebert with welcome October new
members: Chris & Janie Morris, Gail Spitz, Doug and Barbara Meyers.
KingHogs, please take time to go up and introduce
yourself to our newest members. There’s lots of
rides & events coming up - great opportunities to get
to know everyone.
Welcome to the KingHog Chapter! Now get ready
to ride KingHog style!
October Chapter Meeting Recap cont.
Membership – Dean & Tammie Siebert  65 members showed up today  2 new members today signed up  182 YTD total members Chief Road Captain ‐ Walter Simpson (absent) Mark Pakula announced no NMO class today because of the ride to the Moving Wall in Cleveland. NMO class will be held a er next month’s mee ng. Safety – Michael Lamb  Was going to interview Mark Meddleton. Mark wasn’t at the mee ng because he reinjured his leg moving.  We have a very safe chapter. We have extensive Road Cap‐
tain training and new members orienta on.  Our chapter had one injury accident last year and one acci‐
dent this year—both RCs and both named Mark.  Checked out what we can do to reduce accidents. Checked with Bruce then checked with old people—Pakman. There are no guarantees, there is always risk. Unorganized rides have lots of accidents. We try to have at least 2 RCs every ride. Mee ng adjourned @ 11:20am Robyn Pakula ‐ Chapter 5013 Editor The name pulled from the Big Weiner hopper in Octo‐
ber was………... drum roll please…… CHRIS McCORD! Hey… Didn’t we just have a McCord? Yep, last month it was Don McCord. But Chris was not at the mee ng so she did not happily collect her Big Weiner pot. It rolls over to November. Remember, you need to be at the mee ng to win. Come to the Chapter Mee ngs! The next name out of that hopper could be yours! Or mine…. I’m s ll wai ng! Volume 5, Issue 11 Page 5 Upcoming Events
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5th - Officer’s Meeting (M) - 6:30pm @ H-D of Kingwood Dealership
6th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Black Eyed Peas, Humble, TX
9th - KingHog Chapter Meeting (O) - 10am @ The VFW. Porter, TX
New Member Orientation (C) - 11am
10th - Chief Road Captain Ride (C) - Sign-in 8:30am/LBO 9am to Ralph & Kakoo’s
Restaurant, Lufkin, TX
13th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Black Eyed Peas, Humble, TX
16th - KingHog Fall Festival (O) - 11am @ H-D of Kingwood Dealership
20th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Black Eyed Peas, Humble, TX
24th - KingHog OAM (C) - Sign-in & LBO TBD @ The Tree Restaurant, Woodville, TX
25th — LOH Dinner/Meeting (O) - 6:30pm @ On The Rox, Atascocita, TX
27th — KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Black Eyed Peas, Humble, TX
28th —
Happy Thanksgiving!
3rd - Officer’s Meeting (M) - 6:30pm @ H-D of Kingwood Dealership
4th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Jade Palace, Humble, TX
6th - Military Ride (C) - TBD
9th - LOH Christmas Party (O) - 6:30pm @ Italiano’s, Humble, TX
11th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Jade Palace, Humble, TX
14th - KingHog Chapter Meeting (O) - 10am @ The VFW. Porter, TX
New Member Orientation (C) - 11am
KingHog Chapter Christmas Party (C) - 6:30pm @ The VFW Lounge, Porter, TX
18th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Jade Palace, Humble, TX
25th -
Merry Christmas!
31st -
New Years Eve!
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Kingwood HOG Newsletter
Page 6 Officers Corner
Assistant Director Mark Pakula
I hope you had an opportunity to enjoy
the weekend shopping trip to Canton,
the Haunted weekend ride to Jefferson
or the OAM ride to Hempstead.
KingHogs,
October was a busy month for
the Chapter!
and Bake Sale, Merchandise & Bling table,
Membership table as well as music. This
event is the final Chapter fundraiser of
the year so I hope I can count on your
attendance and support. You won’t be
The fall riding weather has been beautiful disappointed!
and we’re not slowing down in November. We have the Chief Road Captain’s Last but not least, we still have openings
ride to Ralph & Kakoos in Lufkin and the for the 2014 Chapter officers. Anyone
OAM ride to the Tree Restaurant in
interested in serving the Chapter should
Woodville, not to mention any of the
contact either Dave Forkner or myself.
pick up rides that might pop-up as well.
Ride Safe & Have Fun
But the big event this month is the 2013
KingHog Fall Fest on Saturday, NovemMark Pakula aka ‘Pakman’
ber 16th. The H-D demo truck will be
Assistant Director
there along with some great food, Poker
Walk, a Bike & Car show - featuring
Chapter member Corvettes - LOH 50/50
Editor - Robyn Pakula
still plenty of rides and events to attend! Part
of attending these events is volunteering in
some way to help. Here’s a couple of ways
you can support the Chapter:
2013 KingHog Fall Fest
Good November, KingHogs!
This year is quickly rolling to
a close. We’ve had some
pretty busy months leading
up to these last 2 months of
the year. November and
December slow down a bit in
terms of events but there’s
Ladies (and gents if you’re the domestic
type!) we need your baking skills to whip up
some goodies for the LOH Bake Sale. The
Fall Fest is the last fundraiser of the year this
year and the Bake Sale is always a good $$
maker for us. Check with LOH Officer CJ
Hicks but I think they’re looking for cookie
and bar type goodies like brownies as opposed
to a whole cake or pie. They’re a littler easier to transport on a bike!.
2013 KingHog Christmas Party
Calling all cooks! The Chapter will provide the
meat entre if we can get Chapter members to
commit to bringing a dish to pass. Here’s
your opportunity to show off your culinary
skills and share with the Chapter your favorite
holiday side dish. We’ve passed a sign-up
sheet around at the last 2 Chapter meetings
and we’ll have it at the November meeting as
well. I’ve also included it in the blasts. We
need to know what you’re bringing so we can
keep things balanced. You know, as much as
we would love to eat just dessert we really
need to have some veggies and salads.
(Killjoy!).
So if you haven’t already signed up and plan
to attend the Christmas party, you need to
sign up to bring your favorite Holiday dish to
the party. Or email us your dish!
And don’t forget to RSVP for the Christmas
party to Asst Director Mark Pakula @ assistantdirector@kingwoodhog.com
Robyn Pakula aka ‘Ms. Pakman’
5013 Chapter Editor
Volume 5, Issue 11 KingHog October Event Pics
Group dinner at the LOH Canton Shopping Event in Canton, TX.
LOH Haunted Ride pics from Jefferson, TX
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October Chapter Meeting Pics
Volume 5, Issue 11 Page 9 Kingwood HOG Chapter Merchandise
Bezel—$25
Chapter merchandise is for sale at every Chapter meeting. Merchandise Officers Susan
& Ron Cherry set up by 9am for a full hour of shopping prior to the start of the meeting at 10am. All merchandise is available for sale - rockers need to paid for when ordered.
HOG Boot
Kingwood HOG Challenge
Coin—$15
Chapter HOG Cap - $20
Koozie - $5
Rocker - $15
Sm Kingwood
Sm Kingwood
HOG Sticker - $5
Chapter Koozies - $5
Lg HOG patch - $30
Lg Reflective HOG patch - $30
Round Chapter Patch - $25
HOG Sticker- $8
Pin Locks - $6
Kingwood Chapter Pin - $15
Lg LOH Patch
$25
Sm LOH Patch
$15