January/February 2016 - Tri-State H.O.G. Chapter #4415

Tri-State HOG News
Volume 29
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February 2016
HARLEY OWNERS GROUP MOTORCYCLE CLUB
February
TRI-STATE CHAPTER
From the Editor...
Congratulations to our new officers. With your
support, they’ll provide a safe and fun- filled year.
Primary Officers
Director • Bill Hendrickson
Assistant Director • • Bill Simpkins
Secretary • Erin Wienner
Treasurer • Victoria Montgomery
Discretionary Officers
Activities Director • Dave Linahan
Safety Officer • Joseph Unger
Editor • Hugh “Mac” McCloskey
Lady Of Harley • Louisa Frazier
Photographer • J. Bowen / B. Alman
Historian • Barry Sisco
Road Captain • Marc Wienner
Webmaster • Jeri Kevorkian
Membership • Jeri Shillady
Officers at Large
Dean Keyes
Jim Stillwell
Don Worthington
Jim Morgan
Mark Banghart
Charles "Skip" Shultz
Appointed Positions
"Dot Com" Guy • Robert Daniels
Merchandising • Victoria Montgomery
Hump Ride Com. Chair • Ed Montgomery
NOTE: Use CTRL + Click on the name to follow the link to their
email address or visit the club website www.tristatehog.net for
the officer’s mail & contact information.
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Well here it is the first edition of the newsletter by your
new editor. First off, a huge thank you goes out to Holly
Bailey for the magnificent job she did as your editor for the
last four years. I can only hope that I do as well as she did.
My wife, Joanne (or Jo) and I have been riding HarleyDavidson motorcycles for the past 18 years. We started
with a used 1988 1200 Sportster and gradually moved up
to a new 1999 Softtail Custom. We currently ride a new
2015 Street Glide Special which we just happened to
purchase in August 2015. It was one of those times that
you least expect, and there it is.
We’ve done many different types of rides from local
poker runs to riding to Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach,
Florida. We’ve ridden to Myrtle Beach several times going
back to 2001.
Prior coming to Tri-State HOG, we belonged to First
State HOG in Delaware. Their meeting place (Kahunaville)
and time fit our schedule; then, they moved their
meetings to Newark, Delaware. We weren’t able to
continue participating in their chapter so we started
looking at other chapters. We met Bill Hendrickson last
year at one of Hannum’s events and we spent some time
talking with him. We came to our first meeting last April
2015 and here we are! It’s been a great experience so far
and we’re looking forward to long tenure with Tri-State
HOG! Keep the rubber side down and the pheasants off
your chest.
Mac McCloskey
Annual Chapter Photo
Photo courtesy of Brad Alman
Giving Back to the Community…
The following charities were voted on at February’s
meeting to be those charities that the club will make
donations:
Photo Courtesy of Brad Alman
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
March 17
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
-
Loaves and Fishes
Delaware County Domestic Abuse Project
(DAP)
-
Special Needs for Active People (SNAP)
For notice of spontaneous events and
other club news, join our e-mail list
by contacting Bob Daniels at
[email protected]
Happy Belated Birthday to our Following members:
January
Mike Hagan
Holly Bailey
Brad Alman
Anthony Scott Levis
Mac McCloskey
Dave Dambroski
Donna Plaisted
February
Barry Sisco
Skip Shultz
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Happy Birthday to those celebrating Birthdays in:
March
Rob Maniscalco
Joann Sapp
Donald Martin
Betsy Tillman
Matthew Huthchinson
David Linahan
3rd
13th
17th
19th
24th
25th
April
Robert Rzeczkowski
Louisa Frazier
Bill Hendrickson
Marian Rothstein
3rd
13th
15th
29th
If I’ve missed your birthday, please send it to TSH Newsletter Editor if you’d like to be included in
the future (no years necessary).
The Joe Mongelluzzo Award...
This award is given out once a year to a club member that is
selected by the membership in November.
The recipient is a person that the membership feels goes above
and beyond all year for the club.
Congratulations to our New Head Road Captain,
Marc Weiner
who is the 2015 recipient of
this prestigious service award!
photo courtesy of Jim Bowen
And Now For Something Completely
Different….
>>>> 2016 Meeting Venue <<<<
We hold our monthly meetings at Maggie O'Neill's Irish Pub
& Restaurant located at 1062 Pontiac Rd, Upper Darby, PA
19026 (610) 449-9889 (it's right next to the Chickie & Pete's
on Township Line Road).
It's Time to Renew...
Starting in January, the tank with the popsicle sticks used to
draw for the 50/50 will be empty unless you renew so don't
forget your annual dues along with the renewal/membership
form. An updated form will be available at the next meeting.
The bike has been worked on, the mods
complete, the polishing is finished and the
mandatory staring at the bike is done. Take the
time to find out how this legend almost became
extinct. “Well Made In America, Lessons from
Harley-Davidson on Being the Best” will tell the
tale. Written by Peter C. Reid in 1990, this book
takes you through the painstaking process of the
challenges faced and the remarkable goals
achieved by Harley-Davidson employees and
managers. If not for the courageous actions of a
small group of people, we may not have the
freedom-giving machine we know today as the
“Hog”.
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For those folks interested in doing some self-guided touring, see the
Tour of Honor sponsored by the American Motorcyclist Association.
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Awards and Recognition
Lady of Harley Raffle.. flyer courtesy of Holly Bailey
The following individuals received
Certificates of Appreciation for the their
hard work, dedication and commitment to
the Tri-State HOG Chapter:
Ed Montgomery
Charlie Dresden
Pat Levine
Holly Bailey
Last Word...
DISCLAIMER: The information contained in the Tri-State
HOG News does not necessarily represent the opinions of
the Chapter Officers or its members. It contains random
ramblings & free advice and should be treated as such. If
you are ever unsure as to the correct procedure when riding
or working on your motorcycle, consult a professional. All of
the information in this newsletter has been gathered and
summarized to the best of my ability; however, Tri-State
HOG Media Chapter, or any specific contributor or author
cannot be held liable or responsible for the correctness of
any of the information, or for damage, direct or
consequential, resulting from using any of the information
or tips contained in this newsletter. All information, advice,
or tips found here are provided "as-is" and no warranty
whatsoever for degree of correctness in terms of safety,
mechanics or physics is implied. Harley-Davidson, H.O.G.®
and L.O.H. logos are trademarks and reproduced with
permission entitled to
us as a H.O.G. chapter.
Please feel free to share your ideas, jokes,
pictures or articles for inclusion in the
next issue by emailing me at
[email protected].
The cutoff for the April edition is 4/8/2016.
HOG Overview
The Tri-state Chapter of the Harley Owners Group, headquartered in
Media, Pennsylvania, is an organization of motorcyclists, their
spouses and families. Sponsored by Hannum's Harley Davidson
dealership, the chapter is dedicated to promoting a more positive
image of motorcycling, as well as enjoying the sport on virtually
every level of activity. Participating in charity fund-raising,
community betterment efforts and expressions of humanitarian
caring, as well as many patriotic and strictly fun runs and rides, our
members come from virtually every career path and wear white
collars, blue collars, and, of course, plenty of Harley black. New and
current members are urged to take part in all activities and should
feel free to call any of the officers for information or details and to
provide suggestions and thoughts on activities they would like to
participate in with fellow Chapter members.
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