Ride to Tip Top Meats Deli

A monthly publication of Temecula Valley Chapter of Harley Owners Group
Vol. 19 Issue 4
April 2016
Ride to Tip Top Meats Deli
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From the Director
Pat C.
Hey everybody,
Wow, this has been and incredible couple of months. We had our irst chapter event, the Chili
Challenge, which was a rousing success. We’ve already had long distance rides, chapter rides,
and our Wednesday rides, so I’m pretty sure there has been something for everyone.
I would like to take a moment and personally thank everyone that came and participated at the Demo Days. I
was thrilled to see so many of our chapter members at Temecula H-D, and I heard a rumor that a couple of you
even bought new bikes! If you didn’t get a chance to come out and ride the demos you missed a great opportunity, and for those of us that actually got to wrestle the “go fast” bikes away from Ferran, it was a chance to
ride something you wouldn’t normally ride—and scare the hell out of yourself in the process. To all the road
captains, and RCs in training that volunteered their time, my heartfelt thanks go out to you, and to Carlos V.
you did a great job of setting everything up. And if that wasn’t enough, that was followed up by Bike/Fight
night at the dealership. Myself and a few other chapter members managed to make it and I don’t know about
them, but I had a great time. Thanks to Andre and all the staff at Temecula H-D that made both of these events
a success.
Most of you who have been around awhile know that the chapter used to make a good portion of our money
by doing the weekly grilling at the dealership. Well, after several months of whining, sniveling, and stomping
around like a 200lb baby—me not Andre, he has agreed to let the chapter start grilling again. We will grill the
irst Saturday of each month, at least through the summer. Andre will supply the food, we will supply the
manpower, and we get to keep the donations. So starting in April we will be back in the grilling game. If
you’re willing to help, contact Mona or Tom F. at: [email protected]
I misspoke at the last chapter meeting, we will continue to put out a monthly newsletter, not bi-monthly, so
my apologies.
That’s it for now, I hope to see all of you out on one of the ride so until then,
Ride safe, and we’ll see you on the road!
Pat C
From the Asst. Director
David H.
I would like to start by thanking all our Road Captains and our ARC’s (Apprentice Road Captains) for coming out and making the Demo days at our dealership a huge success. We did about
8 rides per day with an average of 14 riders. It was a fun time for all.
There were some great rides in March that we enjoyed. There was our irst deli challenge to Tip Top Deli in
Carlsbad with great participation. Also, our secret Road Captain’s choice ride led by Jim Lavin was a fun and
exciting ride.
I would like to shed some clarity on how our email blasts work. When we send out the email blast it reaches out
to the entire chapter membership being addressed as (dear and then the member’s name). The person who
sends the blast is at the bottom of the email. When you respond to the email it goes only to the primary board
members. If your response is intended for the long distance guys, we put down their contact information so
you can forward your information to them.
See you on the rides
David H
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From the Activities Coordinators
Sherri H. & Mona F.
Let me start off thanking everyone who has been coming out and enjoying our beautiful fun illed rides. We
have been blessed with some amazing weather these past 3 months.
We had our irst Road Captain Choice ride that ended at Barona Casino. Thank you Jim L. for such a great ride
on some roads most of us hadn’t been on before. Looking forward to more or our Road Captain Choice rides.
Just a reminder our activities meetings are always the 2nd Thursday of the month at the Pizza Factory in
French Valley on the corner of Benton and Winchester. Mona and I would really love for you to join us at 6:00
for socializing and any great ideas you may have. Meeting starts at 7:00
Until next time, ride safe
Mona & Sherri
From the Head Road Captain
Carlos V.
Stars & Stripes Forever!
As our riding season moves into full swing, we will soon have a chance to show our colors. Some of my favorite
rides end with us stopping to deploy the American and Chapter lag. Showing up to another Chapter’s or Dealers event with our lags lying and a train of bikes in tow. It is our time to shine and show off a bit to our fellow
HOG chapters. Please be aware that when we stop we take great care in the handling of our colors, so please be
patient. Remember that we do not want any of our lags to touch the ground. We will always lead with the
American Flag, followed by our chapter lag and/or our LOH lag. A bit more to remember about our colors, if
your lag gets torn or ripped and is no longer serviceable, please donate it to the Boys Scouts or the American
Legion as they will give it a proper retirement. From the Stitch (Don’t forget to ask the Head Road Captain for a
Stitch treat at the next Chapter meeting).
Finally for all the Vets - as of 2008 you are allowed to salute the lag even though you are not in Uniform per
Section 301, B, 1, Title 36B, so stand tall and exercise your rights!
Carlos V.
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From the Treasurer
Tina V.
Happy Spring time TVHOG ~
With spring in full swing, we are coming into our Southern California “riding season”, but hey,
let’s face it, we can pretty much ride all year around here. One of the reasons I personally love
living here.
If you were at our March Chapter meeting, I gave what we will call a “Treasurer’s Report” of our monthly income & expenses from February 1st – February 29th. I got a lot of positive feedback, so I will continue to do
this every month at the Chapter meetings. As you may or may not know, we are an “open book” chapter & our
members can ask at any time to see how we stand inancially. We have a pretty healthy bank account, especially considering we have our membership dues & opportunity drawings (aka 50/50) as our only steady forms of
income right now.
I’m looking forward to attending H.O.T. (HOG Of icers Training) later this month in Las Vegas. This is 2-days of
training that National HOG puts on in 4 different parts of the country every year, & that 6 HOG Of icers from
every Chapter, nationwide have the opportunity to attend. Carlos & I both attended this training in 2013 &
2014, but as we’ve taken on new roles on the board we will surely learn something new as we have twice before. There is a lot that goes into being a HOG Of icer, a lot of behind the scenes stuff happens, but it’s all done
with one simple thing in mind. For YOU, our Members, & ourselves to get out & RIDE & HAVE FUN!!!
Until next time,
Tina V
Membership Coordinator & Historian
Brenda G.
Hello to Temecula Valley HOG Members
I would like to extend my appreciation to all the members who have updated their National
membership in the month of March and I have sent out email reminders for those of you who
are due in April.
We are now at a total of 146 Members in our Chapter and we are continuing to grow. If you have any friends
that are riding and would like to be a part of our fun and exciting riding trips, please have them get in contact
with me and I will be glad to sign them up.
March Birthday Members:
Richard S 3/3
Tom G
3/5
Mark W
3/11
Sheryl J
3/11
Richard P 3/22
Tom C
3/23
Bill S
3/25
Ron M
3/28
Our MARCH Birthday Winner was MARK W-Congratulations
April Birthday Members:
Tammilynn E 4/4
Tom L
4/16
Kim B
4/20
Va L
4/27
Thank You All
See you on the road
Brenda G
Otis S
Mike C
Robert L
4/7
4/18
4/22
Melissa B
Sherri H
Tom F
Rouyn A
Robert B
Rocky F
Mo M
3/9
3/13
3/24
3/29
4/12
4/19
4/24
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Temecula Valley H.O.G. Chapter 3817
P.O. Box 2102
Temecula, CA 92593
OR CURRENT RESIDENT
If your address is changing—
Please contact the Membership Of icer at
[email protected]
www.temeculavalleyhog.com
Director
Assistant Director
Secretary
Treasurer
Pat Calcagno
David Harries
Debbie Salsbury
Tina Vidaurri
Primary Of•icers
951-249-2613
909-732-8777
951-445-6239
760-224-7380
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Upcoming TVHOG Events : (subject to change based on outcome of Activities Meetings)
Apr 2th Jocko’s, Nipomo ~ LDR 6am
Apr 10th General Meeting ~ Wood Ranch Ride 9am
Apr 17th Historic Hwy 49 ~ LDR 6:30am
Temecula Valley Black Sheep Biker Aid Program
We love to ride and as bike enthusiasts we understand what a dangerous sport this is.
Temecula Valley Black Sheep has a program in place to assist TVH bikers and their families
should the need arise. Assistance in the form of prayer, comfort, errand running and
inancial support are available by contacting any one of the following members:
Denny & Donna Coggins - 951-970-6220 / 951-677-8942 or Gary Block 952-743-8978 (Temecula
Contacts) or Dave Rahm—951-434=8086, Regional Director