Volume 6, Issue 4 - the Kingwood HOG Chapter

Kingwood HOG Newsletter
KingwoodHOG.com
April 2014
Volume 6 Issue 4
Sponsored by:
Harley-Davidson of Kingwood
111 Northpines
Kingwood, Texas
281.359.0457
Inside This Issue
Cajun Cook-off Wrap-up
The 2014 Cajun Cook-off is just behind us. I’m sure everyone would agree with me that a
FABULOUS time was had by all. This event is a great example of what being part of the
Kingwood HOG Chapter is all about. We’re a group of people who share a passion. That
passion is not only for riding our Harleys, but for being part of and supporting this Chapter.
We enjoy getting together with each other for the afternoon to listen to some good music,
break bread, enjoy a little friendly competition amongst friends, shop our local vendors,
support our Chapter & others by purchasing raffle tickets, 50/50 tickets, baked goods and
silent auction purchases.
March Chapter Meeting Recap
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2014 Chapter Officers
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April Road Captain Group
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March Chapter Meeting cont.f
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Big Weiner
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50/50 Winners
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Welcome New Members
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What a great Chapter we belong to and community to live in! The Cajun Cook-off was
WELL attended by not only KingHogs but our sister Chapter CNS, as well as regular customers of H-D of Kingwood, and many friends, family and general members of the community.
Cajun Cook-off Wrap-up
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Blood Types
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Officers Corner
Director Mark Pakula
Secretary/Editor Robyn Pakula
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Officers Corner cont.
Activities Norma Fernandez
Head Road Captain John Stepp
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Officers Corner cont.
LOH Pam Sandoval
Asst HRC Don McCord
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Did You Know...
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Officers Corner cont.
Safety Officer Jerry Gilmore
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Safety Corner
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Upcoming Events
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March Event Pics
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Prize winners included: iPad - Rickey Baker 50/50 Big Prize - Ron Cherry Door prizes
were won by many as we had a lot of prizes to hand out.
Cajun Cook-off Pics
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Cajun Cook-off in the News!
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A lot of planning, coordination, volunteering and attending went into this event. Every
aspect met the criteria of success. As an Officer Team and Chapter, our objective was
completely fulfilled. There are many thank-yous to extend:
KingHog Merchandise Page
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Congratulations to all the Cook Teams who provided delicious Cajun dishes. They were
ALL winning dishes! Winners of the trophies were:
Judges’ Choice
1st: Knaugty Hawgs - 2 Seafood Gumbo
Mickey & Joan Leisure
2nd: Knaugty Hawgs - 1 Crawfish Pizza
Robin & Rickey Baker
Best Tasting
1st: Cajun Swamp Food Cookers Cracklin & Crawfish Pie
Lisa & Jim Januska, Clayton & Sheila Verdin, Terri Nunnalee
2nd: Ajin Cajins Bread Pudding
Susan Cherry, Chris & John Stepp, Rhonda Thompson
Best Presentation 1st: Cajun Swamp Food Cookers
Lisa & Jim Januska, Clayton & Sheila Verdin, Terri Nunnalee
2nd: Ajin Cajins
Susan Cherry, Chris & John Stepp, Rhonda Thompson
Chapter Officer Team who headed the Cajun Cook-off committees: Director Mark Pakula,
Secretary/Editor Robyn Pakula, Treasurer Janice Metzger, Activities Officer Norma Fernandez, LOH Officer Pam Sandoval, Membership Officer Chris Sandoval, Merchandise Susan
Cherry and Assistant Head Road Captain Don McCord.
Continued on Page 4
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Kingwood HOG Chapter Meetings
Kingwood HOG Chapter meetings are
held the 2nd Saturday of every month
at the VFW Post 4816, located at
24411 Cunningham Drive, Porter, TX.
Meetings begin promptly at 10am. We
hope to see you there!
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2014 Chapter Officers
Director: Mark Pakula
Director@kingwoodhog.com
Treasurer: Janice Metzger
Treasurer@kingwoodhog.com
Secretary: Robyn Pakula
Secretary@kingwoodhog.com
Activities: Norma Fernandez
Activities@kingwoodhog.com
LOH: Pam Sandoval
LOH@kingwoodhog.com
Head Road Captain: John Stepp
Roadcaptain@kingwoodhog.com
Asst Head Road Captain - Don McCord
Editor: Robyn Pakula
Editor@kingwoodhog.com
Safety: Jerry Gilmore
Safety@kingwoodhog.com
Membership: Chris Sandoval
Membership@kingwoodhog.com
Webmaster: Ron Cherry
Webmaster@kingwoodhog.com
HOG Merchandise: Susan Cherry
Merchandise@kingwoodhog.com
Contributing Photographers:
Bo Menard & Robyn Robertson
April Road Captain
Group
Group 3
Lead Road Captain:
Terry Witmer
Road Captains:
Chad Wilson
Kathy Witmer
Mark Meddleton
Pete Daughtery
Kingwood HOG Newsletter
March Chapter Meeting Recap
Officers present: Dave Forkner, Mark Pakula, Robyn Pakula, Norma Fernandez, Pam
Sandoval, Chris Sandoval, Susan Cherry
10am
Pledge: Rick Fulton Prayer: Mark Pakula
Director Mark Pakula
 First round of business is thank you for riding today. The weather is iffy but rain
isn’t supposed to come in until 6pm.
 Change in our Treasurer position. Everyone meet and on more of a personal level,
introduce yourself to Janice Metzger. Veronica stepped down because of a job
change. Red was available to step up. Her past history is with HOG chapters in
Florida and as an officer.
 Quick update on HOT training in Kansas City.
 HOG is relaxing things.
Can’t throw out all the rules & regs
Simplify things
Stop using terms like qualified, demand, requirements
Opened up with Saddle up! Let’s Ride!
Theme: Built from the Ground Up
2 new bikes available—the Street line. Trying to appeal to the younger
Market—under 35. These bikes are priced below $10,000
 LA HOG Rally
People leaving on Thursday & Friday. Michael Lamb has a group leaving
Thursday.
We’ll provide a blast with sign-in, LBO times.
 Check website often. Robyn doing a great job keeping Ron informed. Ron is live
from Singapore. Our webmaster is half way across the world but still working hard
for us.
 Happy Birthday, Greg Looney. 39 years young, again.
Dealer Representative Dave Forkner
 Harley’s direction to capture the young market, they must think we are going to
expire soon.
 Seen the announcement for new low riders
 Anxious to see what is coming with the new street glide in August
 We will have ours out there next week. Our forklift is broken so we can’t unload
bikes. Come by & see them.
 If you’re interested in a CVO now is a good time. All CVOs on the floor right
now. Got a Limited CVO, 2 Road Kings, Dustin is ready to deal.
 Serving hotdogs & popcorn today. Cherrys donated popcorn machine. Thanks!
 You’ll see some changes in the store. New stools. New HOG area in progress.
 Food for St. Patrick’s day next Saturday. Watch your emails
 Spring promotions: Spring cleaning kit, good time to get tires, still running cam special.
 Dealership has a FB page. Like it & get those messages.
 Bike Night is on the 28th.
 Saddle Up! Let’s Ride!
LOH Officer Pam Sandoval
 Seeing a lot of new faces. Welcome!
 Sweetheart Ride good turnout - 11 couples stayed. Not sure how many actually
showed up for the day ride. Had a slight accident - prayers for Mary. Patch is
available now, the year will be available next month
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March Chapter Meeting Recap cont.
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Thanks to Gail for your help with Queen of Hearts ride
You can still buy hands for the ride. $10 ea. & you can buy
as many as you want. Will be back to dealership by 3:30pm
Still need help for Cajun Cook-off. Sign-up sheet is on the 
table.
Need everyone to drop off water or soft drinks at the dealership for the Cajun Cook-off.
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Moving LOH meeting is at Los Cucos on March 31st .
Activities Norma Fernandez
 March’s dinner socials is at Zachary’s.
 15th of March is the Officer Lunch ride to Orsak’s in
Fayetteville.
 March OAM is going to Bubba’s on the 22nd
 Cajun Fest - we need volunteers to help sell hamburgers,
Sam needs help to cook and to relieve us. This is a fun
thing. We need your participation.
Membership Chris Sandoval
Howdy King Hogs!
 Update on membership:
 Carryover from last year - 199 members
 Currently 147 members renewed
 5 new members 2 today and 3 during NMO
 Resetting the roster after today
 Some have renewed but if your national is due in the next
month, don’t forget to renew that.
 Today 5 new members. New members are Karen and David Russell (not here today), Bob Joyner, and Nikki & Steve
Weatherly. Introduce yourselves:.
 Bob Joyner: I ride an ‘07 Electraglide Classic and an ‘05
deuce. Been riding since I was 15.
 Nikki Weatherly: I ride a ‘08 1200 Low Sportster. I call
her Ladyblue. Been riding 5 years.
 Steve Weatherly: I ride a ‘96 custom. Been riding a
long time.
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We would like to see someone from the Chapter win. I
won a 2005 Ultra Classic and enclosed trailer for a $5 ticket.
VFW activities this month
 Steak night is the 18th, begins at 5:30pm.
 MDA St Patrick’s Open on March 14th. Sponsor a
Team or choose to participate as an individual
We no longer have a Head Road Captain or Safety Officer.
If anyone is interested, contact Dave or myself.
NMO cancelled for this month - will pick it back up in April
held at the Dealership on Tuesday following the Chapter
meeting @ 6pm
Parking Lot Practice is cancelled.
Cajun Cook-off: please contribute a case of water or 12pak
of soda. Drop off at the dealership.
Silent Auction items needed & can be dropped off at dealership too.
Public address system - we need one. Let us know if anyone knows of one we can borrow
Our participation with our Sister Chapters Woodlands and
CNS is a request from Mr. Moore. We are just looking for
a couple of opportunities to meet up for lunch, not ride
with, but meet up with. We are trying to be supportive of
each other. We appreciate your support for our Chapter.
Can’t forget to talk about the Challenge coin. New members, a great thing to have is your Challenge coin. Don’t
leave home without it. For $15 it can save you from buying
a round of beverages for the group you are riding with if
someone decides to pull it out and slam it down. Goes
back to the days of WW1 armed services. If you slam it
and so does everyone else, you get stuck paying for the
round.
Juan Goat is not with us anymore. Suggestion for a contest
to name a new Mascot. Will vote at next meeting.
At the conclusion of our April meeting, we have an honorary ride to participate in. You may have seen it on FaceBook. It is Daniel’s Memorial Ride. Leaves at Noon and
ends up for a lunch in Livingston. This was the son of Lisa
& Doug Andrews, the first people who ever spoke to me
from the Chapter. I haven’t missed one of them. We have
had 150 to 175 riders. Have the help of local police.
Doesn’t cost anything to participate.
Lisa: I do invite you all to join. We will have a photographer take pics of you & your bike, she sells them and will
have pics to post on the website. Daniel’s children will be
there. Come and join us for a good time.
Merchandise Susan Cherry
 Business first: Pass around Cajun Cook-off flyers. Everyone
take 2. Wherever you give your business to ask them to
post our flyer.
 Thank you everyone for supporting the merchandise. We 
get a lot of the money for our chapter from merchandise
sales. It helps to pay for our Officers to go to HOT.
 Ron is not here - in Singapore today - but he is still taking
care of everything. The LOH patches are ordered.
 Surprise is this: We have a drawing for a brand new iPad
Meeting adjourned
Air. Costs $500. Tickets are $5/ea. or 5 tickets/$20.
10:59am
Mark Closing:
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iPad tickets will be for sale after the meeting, at the dinner
socials, at Bike night and at the Cajun Cook-off if any tickets
are left. The winner will be drawn at the Cajun Cook-off.
Robyn Pakula
Chapter 5013 Secretary/Editor
Volume 6, Issue 4
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Cajun Cook-off Wrap-up cont.
The name pulled from the Big Weiner hopper in March
was………... drum roll please……
Christine Stepp!
Chris was there to collect
her winnings. The pot will
start anew in April.
Chris has won before because she comes to the
Chapter Meetings! Remember, you need to be at
the meeting to win. The
next name out of that hopper could be yours!
Chapter members volunteering their time were Randy McCord,
Chris McCord, Art & Jess Klos, Tom Jones, Sidney & Donna
Gary, Buddy McElhaney, Gail & John Molyneaux, Harry Laxton,
Claudia Layton, Wendy McNichols, Billie & Mark Froggatt, Tammie Seibert, Keitha Wells, Sam Fernandez, Tina & Darren Williams, Loretta & Roy Castor and Zeke Guzman.
Cook teams, mostly Chapter members, included: Susan Cherry,
Chris & John Stepp, Rhonda Thompson, Lisa & Jim Januska, Clayton & Sheila Verdin and Terri Nunnalee, Mickey & Joan Leisure,
Robyn & Doyle Robertson, Robin & Rickey Baker.
We had 12 wonderful vendors including Chapter member, Anne
Sanders, our very own Scentsy representative. A special thanks
to Anne who helped procure many of our vendors.
And the many members who attended to taste this delicious
Cajun cuisine provided by our competing Cook Teams, buy the
iPad raffle tickets, the 50/50 tickets, baked goods, silent auction
items, hamburgers and shopped the vendors. EVERYONE needs
to give themselves a huge pat on the back! There is nothing we
can’t accomplish as a group if we have this kind of response.
New members joining the Chapter in February were:
David and Karen Russell, Nikki and Steve Weatherly and
Bob Joyner.
KingHogs, please take
time to go up and introI’m both honored and proud to belong to this awesome Chapduce yourself to our new- ter. KingHogs rule!
est members. There’s
Robyn Pakula
lots of rides & events
Secretary/Editor
coming up - great opportunities to get to know
Do you know your blood type? It’s an important thing to know.
everyone.
Here is some interesting information regarding blood types in
case you’re in an accident, need to get blood or in case you can
Welcome to the KingHog
donate blood. Courtesy of Former Safety Officer Bruce Cain.
Chapter!
Harley key chain won by Michael Lacy
Harley tin sign won by Donna Gary
Harley iPad cover won by Robyn Robertson
Big Prize won by Herb
Smith
Congratulations
winners!
Volume 6, Issue 4
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Officers Corner
Director Mark Pakula
OAM rides and the Cajun Cook Off
event was a smash hit. I’m very excited
to see the increased participation at the
rides and event.
KingHogs,
By the time you receive this
newsletter, we will have finished a very busy March. Now
that the weather is participating
a little better we had great attendance for the Officer and
April starts off with the Rawhide Ride
(patch ride) to the Louisiana State HOG
Rally in Lafayette, LA on April 3,4,5th as
well as the monthly Officer and OAM
rides. There are also several fun events
coming in the very near future I hope
you have the opportunity to attend.
On May 3rd the Cut N Shoot Chapter
will be utilizing the Harley Davidson of
Kingwood facility to celebrate their
Chrome Anniversary. This is going to be
a BIG celebration so check the flyer for
this event on the website,
On May 15, 16, 17th, the Texas State
HOG Rally will be held in Abilene, Texas
and on May 24, 25th we’ve scheduled a
weekend overnight ride to the YO Ranch
in Kerrville, Texas to ride some of the
great Hill Country roads. As always, the
information for events can be found on
kingwoodhog.com and will be on the upcoming weekly blasts.
Saddle Up, Let’s Ride!
Mark Pakula aka Pakman
Director
Secretary/Editor Robyn Pakula
members John Stepp and Jerry Gilmore
step up to fill our Head Road Captain
and Safety Officer positions respectively.
They’re both great additions to our Officer team and will bring a lot of experience and knowledge to the Chapter.
I’m looking forward to Spring
and the great riding weather
that comes with April in Texas! March was a busy month.
Weather was typical for
March but was perfect for the
Cajun Cook-off. I’m appreciative of that as we enjoyed just
about the best event we’ve
had to date!
We’ll be able to take things easy the
next few months and enjoy the rides
planned. I hope as many Chapter members as possible plan to attend the Texas
State HOG Rally in Abilene, TX May 1518th. It is important to support our
own rally if we want to have one. It’s a
lot of work and expense for a Chapter
to take on to promote the state HOG
rally. I sure wouldn’t want Texas not to
have a rally next year because of poor
attendance this year. It’s not about the
destination—it’s about the ride. I’ve
never been to Abilene but I’m happy to
go there as a KingHog and show our
Texas pride.
I’m happy to have Chapter
May’s OAM is an overnighter to the YO
Good April, KingHogs!
Ranch in Kerrville on Memorial Day
weekend. Our room block expires 4/24
so get your reservation booked soon!
Event details are on the website!
June brings the Arkansas State HOG rally - June 5-7th. Lots of great riding up
there. I’m sure we’ll have a great showing of KingHogs on that ride as well.
Get your reservations made early.
Our WDS have been seen big attendance #s this year. It’s great to see so
many Chapter members enjoying that
midweek greet & eat with each other.
The OAMs have been equally well attended. March’s OAM had 28 bikes with
38 people. It was awesome! I hope to
see this trend continue as we head into
the heart of the riding season!
Saddle up! Let’s ride!
Robyn Pakula aka ‘Ms. Pakman’
Secretary/Editor
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Kingwood HOG Newsletter
Officers Corner continued
Activities Officer Norma Fernandez
For those who contributed your Silent
Auctions, the 50/50 Donations, your
help to set up and clean up, working the
Tents, etc. You all know this was "Your"
Cajun Fest and I couldn't of been any
prouder of ALL of you for showing to
making this such a "Special" event and
how devoted everyone is to "Your
Chapter"!! Without everyone's help this
would not of been such a success as it
was!! It was great seeing old friends as
I just wanted to say:
WOW! What a "GREAT" well as meeting new ones. Our Family
is growing and I know this is going to
Cajun Festival we
become the BEST Chapter and I AM
had! There are not
enough words to say or SO PROUD to see this happening and
describe how this Fest
being a part of it!! Thanks To All!!
meant to me especially
it being my first ever! I
I want to send out a "Special" Thankcan start by wanting to
you to Tina Williams for taking over the
Thank you ALL who
cooking of the Burgers! She did an
helped out with Your
"outstanding" job! Thanks, again Tina!
Cajun Fest! It has been Now I know who to really sign up for
the BEST ever so far
that position when needed again.
since I have been a
Member.
As for this month's Wednesday Night
Dinners will be at Spring Creek in Atascocita on 1960-West. We are under
Kingwood Hogs. This first week
(Wednesday, April 2nd) we will be set
up to the back-room. Let's show them
that we can fill that room so we can
continue to have it. Hope you will continue to show up and support "your"
Chapter.
Also, by the time this comes out we will
of returned from the Louisiana Trip and
I am sure there will be plenty of pictures
and stories coming from that ride! Can't
wait! Also plenty of news regarding that
trip on our next months News Letter. I
know we all need this week-end to
come by fast! So let's Saddle-up and
Ride! Please be safe and Ride with
Pride!!
Respectfully Your Activities Officer,
Norma Fernandez
Head Road Captain John Stepp
My name is John Stepp
and I will be filling the
role of Head Road Captain for the remainder of
2014. As many of you
know, my wife Christine
(a.k.a. Vanna) and I are
Charter Members of
Kingwood HOG and
served together as Membership Officers
for three years (2010 – 2013). We are
both recently retired (Chris in 2012, me
in 2013) from the Oil & Gas Industry
and now fill our time with riding, playing
golf, travelling and grand children.
and the country. Oh, and my wife is no
longer a passenger, but an accomplished rider in her own right, thanks
largely in part to the support and encouragement of our Kingwood HOG
Family (especially the other women riders).
I have been riding over ten years and
after a couple of metric bikes, I bought
my first Harley in 2008 (Road King),
which led me to HOG. Currently, I am
the proud owner of a 2009 CVO Road
Glide. In joining this chapter, we have
truly found a riding family. Prior to joining Kingwood HOG, we would just ride
around locally…same old roads, me
riding, Christine as a passenger, with no
particular place to go. Since joining, we
have found new roads to travel, not only
locally, but destinations all over Texas
During the remainder of 2014, I will
work with the Lead Road Captains as
well as all Road Captains in promoting
safe, fun riding for our chapter. You
can contact me at roadcaptain@ kingwoodhog.com. I look forward to serving
the chapter in this role and seeing everyone on the road.
Saddle up, let’s ride!!
John Stepp aka Stepper
Head Road Captain
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Volume 6, Issue 4
Officers Corner continued
LOH Officer Pam Sandoval
Hello Ladies of Harley,
We made it thru another month and boy was
it busy. I started off by
attending the HOT
Training in Kansas City.
Met a lot of interesting
people and learned a lot about Harley
and came back with some fresh ideas. It
is a lot to take in in just a couple of
days. After getting back from HOT
Training, we had our monthly meeting
and our Queen of Hearts Poker Ride.
I’d like to thank the volunteers who
helped plan the ride and passed out the
cards. For those of you who don’t
know who won, the highest hand went
to Joan Leisure and the low hand went
to Anne Sanders. Way to go ladies.
We also had some really nice rides this
month. The weather has made some of
the rides a little more interesting, but
still enjoyable.
donated. I want to express my thanks
to Gail, Wendy, Keitha, Billie, Tammie
and Claudia for all their help at the
LOH booth. We have the best volunteers, it took a village to make it a success. Way to go King Hogs.
Now for some fun and relaxation. La.
State Rally here we come. For everyone that is going, hope you have a great
ride. Be safe. Our next LOH meeting
will be on April 28, at 6:30 at Los Cucos off of the feeder road, close to the
dealership. Please if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to
contact me or pull me aside. I welcome
Last on the list was the Cajun Cookthe good or the bad, after all, this is
Off. What a great day. Couldn’t have
asked for better weather. Thanks to all your LOH.
the wonderful people who helped pull
it all together. Lots of baked goods,
Pam Sandoval
50/50 items, cokes and waters were
LOH Officer
Asst Head Road Captain Don McCord
Howdy ya'll.
I'm Don McCord (aka Trouble) I
joined the chapter in 2009 and
have made some great friends
and know I will make many more.
I look forward to all the rides
ahead and serving the King Hogs
to the best of my ability. Lets ride
and have fun.
Don McCord aka Trouble
Assistant Head Road Captain
On kingwoodhog.com you can see
the next few upcoming events listed
on the right side of the home page.
If you click on one of the events you
will see more detail about it.
If a ride, the destination will be
shown with a link to the website for
the destination (if they have one) as
well as a link to the ride route in the
Harley-Davidson Ride Planner.
Ron Cherry
Webmaster
Kingwood HOG Newsletter
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Safety Officer Jerry Gilmore
I am a civil engineer by education and am
president of a small project management
and consulting engineering company that
is a subsidiary of a larger publicly traded
oilfield service company. I have worked
for 40 years in oil and gas with a pipeline
company, Pennzoil, and now TSB Offshore.
I have been married to my
wonderful wife Kaye for 35
years and we have two
children with spouses and
they each have one child.
We absolutely love spending time with our granddaughter and grandson
and tolerate their parents if
they have to tag along.
when the kids were growing up and got
my license but did not purchase my own
Harley until 3 years ago and at that time I
joined the Kingwood HOG Chapter. I
have since owned two Harleys and traded my original to get a Trike for Kaye.
Over the years I have been
heavily involved in Church
and activities with our children and now grandchildren. I have spent much of
my spare time hunting, fishing, traveling, playing golf
and now primarily enjoy riding my Harley Davidson
with my wife and friends. I
have ridden motorcycles in
a limited amount since high
school and college. I still rode some
We absolutely love riding, seeing the country and getting out
into the rural areas. There is
nothing more fun than going
out of town and staying 2-3
days with no specific plans or
deadlines. We have enjoyed
the interaction and friendships
we have made with others especially in our HOG Chapter
that share this enthusiasm.
SAFETY CORNER
Jerry Gilmore aka Poopsie
Safety Officer
You ride a motorcycle, so you know that out on the road you might as well be transparent, because car drivers often look
right past you. They might notice the car or truck behind you, but YOU, may not register in the visual cortex of even the
most alert drivers.
Sadly, drivers might behave this way even when they’re not distracted by their cell phone, GPS, satellite radio, or other form
of in-car infotainment. So how do you compensate for being “invisible” to drivers?
Be as conspicuous as possible. Wear bright clothing and a light-colored helmet. Always have your headlight on, and use
your high beam or an aftermarket headlight modulator during the day (where allowed).
Take an approved rider training course. Learn how to maneuver your motorcycle in normal and emergency situations, and
practice braking and swerving maneuvers often. Also understand that safe riding depends as much on the mental skills of
awareness and judgment as it does on the physical skill of maneuvering the machine; respond early to possible hazards instead of having to react instantly to an emergency.
Pretend you’re invisible. If you assume others on the road can’t see you, and any car that can hit you will hit you, you will
tend to ride in a hyperaware mindset and learn to notice every detail in your surroundings. In other words, you will take
extra responsibility for your safety and ride defensively. You will vary your speed and lane position to place yourself in the
best spot on the road to avoid collisions, plan escape paths in case a driver violates your right-of-way, cover your brake controls to quicken your reactions, use your horn to alert a driver who doesn’t notice you, and always ride within your limits.
CAR DRIVERS ONLY SEE WHAT THEY EXPECT TO SEE, AND MOST DON’T EXPECT YOU TO BE
PART OF THE TRAFFIC MIX. RIDE WITH THE RIGHTS SKILLS, STRATEGIES, AND ATTITUDE. BE
SEE – BE SAFE.
Provided by Texas Thunder Chapter 8196, Nacogdoches, TX - February, 2014 issue.
Volume 6, Issue 4
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Upcoming Events
2nd - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Spring Creek BBQ, Atascocita, TX
3rd-6th - LA State HOG Rally (O) - Sign-in/Ride times for Thurs & Fri
9th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Spring Creek BBQ, Atascocita, TX
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10th - Officer’s Meeting (M) - 6:30pm @ H-D of Kingwood Dealership
12th - KingHog Chapter Meeting (O) - 10am @ The VFW, Porter, TX
NMO Class/Training (C) - H-D of Kingwood dealership @ 12noon
13th - KingHog OAM (C) - Wrangler Steakhouse, Navasota, TX. Sign-in @
8:30am; LBO @ 9am
16th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Spring Creek BBQ, Atascocita, TX
23rd — KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Spring Creek BBQ, Atascocita, TX
27th - Merchandise Officer Ride (C) - Bluebonnet picnic, Brenham TX. Sign-in @ 8:30am, LBO @ 9am
28th - LOH Dinner/Meeting (C) - 6:30pm @ Los Cucos, Kingwood TX
30th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Spring Creek BBQ, Atascocita, TX
1st - Officer’s Meeting (M) - 6:30pm @ H-D of Kingwood Dealership
4th - Secretary’s Ride (C) - Picket House, Woodville, TX. Sign-in @ 8:30am;
LBO @ 9am
7th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Monteray’s Little Mexico, Humble, TX
10th - KingHog Chapter Meeting (O) - 10am @ The VFW, Porter, TX
NMO Class/Training (C) - H-D of Kingwood dealership @ 12noon
14th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Monteray’s Little Mexico, Humble , TX
15th-18th - Texas State HOG Rally (O) - Abilene, TX.
19th - LOH Dinner/Meeting (C) - 6:30pm @ Los Cucos, Kingwood TX
21st — KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Monteray’s Little Mexico, Humble , TX
24th-26th - KingHog OAM (C) - YO Ranch, Kerrville, TX. Sign-in @ 8:30am; LBO @ 9am
28th - KingHog Dinner Social (O) - 6pm @ Spring Creek BBQ, Atascocita, TX
All event details can be found on the Chapter website @ kingwoodhog.com
Legend:
O - Open to Chapter members and invited guests.
C - Closed to Chapter member & 1 guest per member (there may be a charge for guests depending on event ex: Member Appreciation & Christmas parties)
M - Closed to Chapter members only
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March Event Pics
The March Dinner Socials were at Zachary’s Cajun Café. We had 30+ members for dinner on more than 1 Wednesday! Great turnouts!
Officer lunch ride on
3/15/2014 to Orsak’s
Café in Fayetteville,
Texas. 11 bikes and
15 people enjoyed
the ride & lunch.
March LOH meeting
Lot of ladies coming
to the LOH dinner
meetings. Some new
faces with the regulars.
March’s OAM to Bubba’s Shrimp Palace on Saturday, March 22nd saw 28 bikes and 38 members. WOW! Now that’s an OAM!
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Cajun Cook-off Pics
iPad winner: Rickey Baker
Big Prize winner: Ron Cherry
Judge’s Choice 1st Place: Knaugty Hawgs - 2
Mickey & Joan Leisure
Best Tasting & Presentation 1st Place:
Cajun Swamp Food Cookers - Lisa & Jim
Januska, Clayton & Sheila Verdin & Terri Nunnalee
Judge’s Choice 2nd Place: Knaugty Hawgs - 1
Rickey & Robin Baker
Best Tasting & Presentation 2nd Place:
Ajin Cajins - John & Chris Stepp, Susan Cherry,
Rhonda Thompson
What a beautiful day! It was warm & breezy, the air was filled with the aroma of some exceptional Cajun cuisine. The vendors booths were busy with
lots of customers. People came in steady waves to spend 5+ hours at the Cajun Cook-off. It was a great event! Congratulations to all the prize winners!
And congratulations to the Kingwood HOG Chapter 5013 for the great 2014 Cajun Cook-off! We’re all winners!
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Our Cajun Cook-off is in the News!
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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
Round Chapter Patch - $25
Lg HOG patch - $30
Lg Reflective HOG patch - $30
Bling for Ladies patches - $$ vary - check with Susan
HOG Sticker- $8
Must haves for the ladies vests!
Or bling anything you want!
Kingwood Chapter Pin - $15
Pin Locks - $6
Lg LOH Patch - $25
Sm LOH Patch - $15