T he V enture V oice

The Venture Voice
R M V TA . O R G
Volume 32
Issue 9
September
2016
Lean Mean
Riding
Machines
~ 2016 ~
SUN Demo Days
& BBQ with the
RMVTA
August 27, 2016
Officers:
President:
Vice-Pres.:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Gloria Messier
glrmessier@yahoo.com
~ Open ~
Richard Bush
bushre@yahoo.com
Brian Boberick bboberick@yahoo.com
Board of Directors:
Chair:
Floyd Thorne
fthorne_jr@msn.com
Member: Ron Nardiello
roniello@aol.com
Member: Linda Thorne
fthorne_jr@msn.com
Member: Lisa McGee
gammagirl62@q.com
Member: Bill Gillespie bgtwice@msn.com
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A Special Message to our Sponsors:
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Contact Debbie Maynard at: little_bit@live.com
and be featured right here in our newsletter!
Deadline is the 23rd of every month.
Persons of fun
we should know:
Nicholas
“Socks”
Welsh
Member
#687
(Socks you
wonder?
See Pg 5)
Next Meeting: Thursday, September 8, 2016
7:00 p.m. Fay Myers Motorcycle World
The Venture Voice is a monthly publication
of the Rocky Mountain Venture Touring
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Editing Staff:
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Future Rides:
August 13: Dinner & a Ball Game
August 20: Mt. Evans
August 27: Cook for SUN’s Harley Davidson 2017
Demo Rides
NOTE: Maroon Bells Ride is postponed to a later
date.
MINUTES
RMVTA Meeting
August 11, 2016
Submitted by Richard “Kickstand” Bush, Secretary
President Gloria Messier called the meeting to order
at 7:15 p.m. Bernie and Elaine’s granddaughter,
Joslyn, joined us for the meeting. We celebrated
Linda’s birthday with cake and ice cream and red
roses were presented to Linda as a thank you from
the club.
Old Business None.
New Business
Gloria presented the club with earnings from the Sun
BBQ for a total of $84.43. During our cooking at
Sun, we received a special invitation to cook again for
them during their 2017 Harley Davidson Demo Rides
on August 27. The owner of Sun talked with Tim
about how well we were doing and asked him to see if
we would come back. A motion was made, seconded
and passed that we help our sponsor with this.
Officer’s Reports
Secretary: The July meeting minutes as captured by
Richard were approved by all.
Treasurer: Brian Boberick reported $4,847.95 in
Checking.
Committee Reports
Finance: Done for the year.
Floyd talked about his support during the Boulder
Ironman Triathlon. He and Spencer provided rides for
Historical: Floyd is still collecting stuff.
race officials. Floyd was paired with a Course
Marshal who watched the bicycle riders for infractions
Membership and Member Relations:
such as drafting, passing on the right and dropping
It was reported that Donna McCombs fell and broke
her hip. She had a full replacement and is doing well. (littering). The participants paid $600 to swim 2.4
miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles.
Send updates and information about club members or their
families to Bernie and Elaine at: aasa2elaines@yahoo.com
Missing Link
Lisa was nominated for admitting that, thanks to
Facebook, she stumbled upon the announcement that
Mt. Evans would be closed due to a bike ride on the
date of her ride. Before her disclosure we were
thinking, ‘Kudos to Lisa for doing such a thorough job
with her ride planning!’
Newsletter: The newsletter was published. Debbie
did another great job. Deadline for submissions is the 23rd
of the month.
Website and Webmaster: There were 17,027 hits
for the month of July. July 26 and 27 were the days
with the most hits. The busiest times were at 4 PM
and 8 AM with the Ride Center, Newsletter and
Photos being accessed most. Germany was the top
country with 646 hits.
311
Rides:
Past Rides
Pikes Peak, July 16
Guanella Pass, July 23. Lisa had to reboot her Spyder
along the way.
Dinner Ride to Piccolo’s, July 28.
Sun Honda BBQ Training, July 30.
President’s Picnic at SUN, Aug. 6.
No club members attended the Picnic.
50/50 Linda collected $35.00 with $17.00 going to
the club. The lucky winners this month, drawn by
Joslyn, were:
3rd Place - $5.00 – Elaine
2nd Place - $6.00 – Joslyn
1st Place - $7.00 – Gloria
Pg 2
Meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
A proud
Grandma!
Congratulations Cameron Messier
2016 California High School Rodeo Saddle Bronc Champion!
Pg 3
UPCOMING RIDES & EVENTS!
See the Ride Center for complete information
~ Planning Ahead ~
www.RMVTA.org
Fri-Sat-Sun, October 7-8-9
Balloon Fiesta
- Albuquerque
Brian & Sherrie
8:00 a.m. or 7:00 for
Breakfast: Denny’s
(Wadsworth & Hampden)
Thursday, September 8
Club Monthly Open Meeting
7:00 p.m. at Fay Myers Clubhouse.
Saturday, September 17
Moonlight Ride
Captain: Floyd & Linda
303-908-5784
Meet Time/Location: 6:15 p.m.
Conoco, West of C-470 on Morrison Rd.
For route details contact
Brian at
bboberick@yahoo.com
Hotel Info:
Fri & Sat, Oct. 7-8: Suburban Extended Stay,
2401 Wellesley Drive, Albuquerque NM 87107
Phone: 505.883.8888 .
Thursday, September 22
September Dinner Ride
Captain: Bernie & Elaine
479-426-0864
Meet Time/Location: 6:30 p.m.
Maggiano’s 7401 S Clinton
(Dry Creek & Clinton)
Thursday, October 13
Club Monthly Open Meeting
7:00 p.m. at Fay Myers Clubhouse.
Thursday, October 27
Dinner Ride
Bernie & Elaine
Details Forthcoming
Fri-Sat-Sun, September 23-25
Fall Color Ride
Captain: Brian & Sherrie
303-919-0899
Meet Time/Location: 9:00 a.m. or 8:00 for
breakfast: Gunther Toodys 104th & 1-25.
For route details contact Brian at
bboberick@yahoo.com
Hotel Info:
Fri, Sept. 23: Super 8, Craig, CO rates are in flux.
$69+ or $44 to $48 for Wyndham Reward Members.
Sat, Sept. 24: Inn at Tomichi Village, Gunnison, CO.
6 rooms are reserved: $95 + Tax.
Maroon Bells Day Ride—CANCELLED
We’ll catch this one next year!
Did you know?
If you see your member number posted in the newsletter,
you may request a free raffle ticket at this month’s meeting!
Pg 4
The following people have
BIRTHDAYS in September & Oct.:
For Sale:
Steve “8 Ball” Benko
September 11
Nicholas “Socks” Welsh*
September 17
Sherrie “Sherrie Girl” Broderson Sept. 19
Upcoming
Barb Gammon
Linda “Lady Blue” Hatfield
October 5
October 8
Happy
Birthday!!!
$30 Call Floyd: 303-908-5784
ANNIVERSARIES
Bill & Becky Gillespie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*
September 20
I dub thee, Nicholas Welsh,
with the moniker
“Socks”
for your 2011 ride to the
Carousel of Happiness.
You arrived, ready to ride
in 20 degree weather
without wearing any socks.
This, you quickly came
to regret!
AND… Belated Anniversary Wishes to:
John & Lynn Luhmann
Jim & Barb Murlowski
August 17
August 20
C O N G R AT U LAT I O N S
Respectfully yours,
Debbie “Lit’l Bit” Maynard
P.S. Want to know the origin of other peoples
monikers? Check out my Officer’s Speak
article from the September 2012 Newsletter!
Pg 5
9700 E. Arapahoe Road
Next Meeting:
Thursday, September 8, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Fay Myers Motorcycle World
COMPLEMENTARY COPY
RMVTA
c/o Brian Boberick
8663 West Fairfield Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80128
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