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Et Cetera
A monthly publication of the BMW Club of Houston
July 2007
BMW MOA #12
BMW Club of Houston, Ltd
Since 1967
BMW RA #287
The McConnachie’s take home Winner’s Cups
at MOA National in Wisconsin on Saturday, July 14.
Once again, David (left) took home a trophy for the youngest license rider at
the national rally (repeating the feat from the RA in Asheville). His dad, club
member Dave accepted the award for the long distance club with at least 5
registered participants. Dave, David and our own Jessica were very visible
throughout the rally busily volunteering. You make our club proud, guys!
Don’t Miss These
Upcoming Events!
23rd BAVARIAN MOUNTAIN WEEKEND
Friday—Sunday, Sep 07-09
Sipapu, NM. ~ Located 25 miles SE of
Taos, NM on state highway 518.
LOEBMWR: www.nmbmwmc.org
If you’re interested in riding with a
group from Houston, contact Beverly
Ruffin: 713-992-9901 or
bwruffin@swbell.net
On Saturday, August 4th, Jim
Knight, Mike
Murphy, Charlie
Storer and Beverly
Ruffin logged 485
miles while crossing
10 mountain
passes for a total of
100,000 feet in
elevation outside
Denver, Colorado.
ARKANSAS FALL COLORS RIDE
Friday—Sunday, Oct 26-28
Eureka Springs, AR. ~ Annual event
hosted by the Lone Star BMW Riders.
Headquarters at the Wagner Inn
1.800.235.7639 or 1.479.253.9440
If the Wagner Inn becomes full put your
name on the waiting list or reserve at
the alternate motel, Carolyn’s Ozark
Swiss Inn, across the street.
1.800.833.8450 or 479.253.6688
For more info, contact Mike Moon at
mmoon1948@aol.com or
817.237.6508.
Start making your plans now to
attend one of these events.
And check out the complete
club calendar on Page 2
THANKS TO WILD WEST BMW FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION TO OUR ANNUAL RALLY Page 2
BMW Club of Houston
Time Keeps Slipping Away
Calendar of Events
August 2007
Thu, Aug 9: 7PM—Monthly Meeting:
Announcement of Officer Nominating
Committee
Sun, Aug 12: 8:30AM
DMWDFW 2nd Sunday Breakfast,
Mary’s Brazos Café, Tin Top, TX
Fri-Sun, Sep 21-23
F650 Chain Gang Jail Break in the
Clouds. Mena, Arkansas
(jgifford@jgifford.net)
Sun, Sep 30: 8AM—Club Ride
Star Café ~ FM 2100 just 2.7 miles south
of FM1960 on the east side of the highway
October 2007
Thu-Sun. Aug 16-19
9th Annual Daniel Boone Rally
Boone, NC (www.carolinasbmwmoa.org)
Fri-Sun, Oct 5-7
Lake O’ The Pines Rally, Jefferson, TX
(www.ntnoa.org)
Sun, Aug 26: 8AM—Club Ride
Star Café ~ FM 2100 just 2.7 miles south
of FM1960 on the east side of the highway
Thu, Oct 11: 7PM—Monthly Meeting:
Election of New Officers
Tue-Fri: Aug 28-31: 8th Annual Curve
Cowboy Reunion, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
(www.curvecowboyreunion.com)
Fri-Sun, Oct 12-14
32nd Falling Leaf Rally—Potosi, MO
(www.gatewayriders.com)
Fri-Sun Oct 19-21
37th South Central BMW Owners Reunion: A Gathering of Friends & Neighbors—
River Bend Park, Smithville, TX
September 2007
Fri-Sun, Oct 19-21:
International BMW Rally,
Monterrey, Mexico
Fri-Sun, Sep 7-9:
23rd Bavarian Mountain Weekend,
Sipapu, NM (www.nmbmwmc.org)
Thu, Sep 13: 7PM—Monthly Meeting:
Announcement of Officer Nominees
Fri-Sun, Oct 19-21
Harvest Classic, Lukenbach, TX
(www.harvestclassic.org)
Fri-Mon, Sep 14-16
Sandia Classic
Albuquerque, NM (www.sandiaclassic.net)
Fri-Sun, Oct 26-28: Arkansas Fall Colors,
Eureka Springs, AR (Mike Moon:
mmoon1948@aol.com)
Sat-Sun, Sep 15-16
Colorado Classic 1000
(www.coloradobeemers.com)
Sun, Oct 28: 8AM:—Club Ride
Star Café ~ FM 2100 just 2.7 miles south
of FM1960 on the east side of the highway
June 2007
BMW Club of Houston
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Minute by Minute
by Floyd Crow
The July meeting was well attended with a turnout of about
26. Charlie Storer and Floyd Crow presided in the absence of
the president.
Floyd read the treasury report in the absence of the treasurer.
There were no comments or objections.
On this year’s rally, Floyd gave a full account of the reasons
for changing the location and described the layout of the park
and all it's positive points. There were a few questions but no
real negative comments.
An announcement was made about the August meeting and
the special drawing of "Goodies", the only questions were are
the goodies going to be worth coming too the meeting for?
ABSOLUTELY!
John Long brought up David Handley’s accident. He gave a
talk about the fact Handley did not have any identification on
his person and made it very difficult for the DPS and EMS to
take proper action for the body. From an ER stand point it
must be almost impossible to make the proper decisions on
handling this type of case. John noted there are identification
decals which can be purchased from Whitehorse Gear and
Dog Tags from Tuffcase on line, that can have all the information that is needed for DPS and Medical personal. Another
discussion will be at the August meeting.
Kathy Sanderson (representing STARS) gave a pitch on the up
coming "Bikers Against Diabetes" Ride in September. She
handed out some information and gave a quick rundown on
the event.
The new "Et Cetera" was a hit. There were questions why the
newsletter was dropped. The response was that no one wants
to take it over on a regular basis. Any volunteers? No.
There were no guests. We voted in one new member, Doron S.
Grudo.
Mike White won the 50/50 pot, $21 dollars.
Without further fan fare we adjourned.
We need volunteers to help with our annual rally. Whether you’re attending or not,
you can participate. Please contact Klaus
Seeger, Floyd Crow or Beverly Ruffin and
let one of us know what you will do.
Don’t make us have to call you!
BMW Club of Houston, Ltd
Treasurer's Report
as of July 12, 2007
Balance on June 14, 2007
$ 3,921.65
Receipts
18.00
New Members
435.00
Member Renewals
35.00
2006 Rally T-Shirt Sales
620.00
Rally 2007
16.00
50/50 June Meeting
1,124.00
Total Receipts
Expenses
Newsletter (May Postage)
(4.44)
Flowers - Richard Sanders
(81.18)
Office Supplies - Printer Ink
(43.29)
(128.91)
Total Expenses
Available Club Funds
July 2007
$
4,916.74
July 2007
Et Cetera
is a monthly publication of the
BMW Club of Houston, Ltd.
P.O. Box 7542
Houston, TX 77270-7542
Contact:
Beverly Ruffin
Phone: 713-942-9901
E-mail: BWRuffin@swbell.net
Check out our website:
http://www.bmwclub.org
It’s not the destination …
it’s the ride
July 31 is the deadline for the August 2007 Et Cetera
Regular Club Events
Club Meeting 2nd Thursday
7PM—Hickory Hollow
101 Heights Blvd
Houston, TX
713-869-6300
Come early for dinner
Club Ride Last Sunday
Star Café
21522 FM 2100
Huffman, TX
281-324-4607
Social Gathering Every Thursday
7PM—Hickory Hollow
101 Heights Blvd
Breakfast Every Sunday
8AM—Two locations:
Goode Company Taqueria ~
902 Kirby Drive @ Westpark
713-520-9153
Denny’s Restaurant ~
13031 FM 1960 @ Highway 290
281-897-8050
Ken Webb at a roadside park along the Rio Grande Gorge between Taos
and Santa Fe. Taken on a trip to Taos, Santa Fe, Mesa Verde National
Park, and then Ouray Colorado, in June. “I could head out west and never
come back,” he laments.