May - Fullerton HOG

THE OFFICEAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FULLERTON CHAPTER #0230 HOG
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May
2012 CHAPTER OFFICERS
Director
The BEST damn chapter anywhere!
The FullHOG Mission Statement:"Ride safely — and have fun!"
Frank STORMS (714) 897-8280
[email protected]
Assistant Director
Wynn HORNBURG (714) 914-4777
[email protected]
Secretary
John WOODWARD (323) 712-9915
[email protected]
Safety Officer
Frank SALDANA (714) 345-6294
[email protected]
Treasurer
Cheryl SINCOCK (562) 413-1119
[email protected]
Activities
Marilyn SEAMAN (714) 928-5529
[email protected]
Lead Hostess
Tracy ST JULIEN (562) 897-0862
[email protected]
Membership Officer
Denice STORMS (714) 897-8280
[email protected]
Webmaster
Dave GRIFFITH (714) 402-6556
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Lyle WONG (714) 319-9390
[email protected]
Hotline
Jennifer MORLEY (562) 708-8992
[email protected]
Ask Bob
Bob L’HOMMEDIEU
[email protected]
Chapter Web Site—http://www.fullhog.com
Chapter Sponsored by Kevin
Jones / LAHDA
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Time flies when you are having fun! I can’t believe another month
has passed. Both the Tent Sale and Anniversary Party/Open House were a
great success! I would like to thank the H.O.G. Chapters for helping out
with the events; your help contributed to a smooth and fun event!
For the May event calendar we have some really cool stuff happening.
We will be hosting our Temptation Tuesdays as usual, which means you will
be able to satiate your sweet tooth and take advantage of some great
items on sale. This month we are going to be featuring Scottcreations
Sweet Treats, prepare to be impressed! May 5th we are going to have tacos and some specials on Cinco de Mayo, so stop by for lunch! We are continuing to hold our Bike Nights at Bob’s Big Boy Broiler in Downey on the
second Thursday of each month, so stop by on Thursday the 10th from 69! We are still scouting locations for our Bike Night in the OC and should
have a venue picked out soon! Don’t forget about Mothers Day on May
13th, we are going to be having some great specials for Moms. On May
20th we are one of two starting points for Whistler’s Bikers Against Cancer
(BAC) Ride. We will have coffee and donuts to start the ride. Sign-up
starts at 9:30am, kickstands up at 11!
I am sure you have noticed that we are settling in nicely, but we still
have a LOT of work to do! Please be patient with us, as it is going to take
time for every thing to get finalized. Make sure you jump on our website
at www.LosAngelesHarleyDavidsonofAnaheim.com and sign up for our
eblast so that you can be up to date on the different happenings and sales
we have planned. We send one a week. Check out our Facebook page to
see what is happening on a daily basis and to look for new photos.
Kevin Jones
LAHDA
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From Behind The Desk– Words
From Our Director
Frank Storms
Director
Greetings Fullhogsters,
I will keep it short this month; everything is progressing nicely with our
chapter and the folks at Mid Cities. We have an outline somewhat formatted so that we can get both boards together and iron things out for next
year. Stay tuned for further information.
What I would like everyone to do, is to submit to me your suggestion for a
new name for the chapter for the 2013 campaign and on into the future. If
you think you have a good one, get it to me via email so that I can track
who submitted what, as there may be a nice prize if yours is chosen to be
on the top rocker next year. Greg Jones (Director) at Mid Cities is doing the
same thing with his chapter.
I was going to mention how beneficial it was for me and several others on
our board to have attended H.O.T. (HOG Officer Training) in San Diego the
beginning of the month. You will see Wynn has that base covered. Thank
you to those of you taking the time to partake in the learning experience,
Wynn Hornburg, Cheryl Sincock, Frank Saldana, John Woodward, Lyle
Wong, Denice Storms, Marilyn Seaman, and Eva Raleigh.
So get out there and ride your Harley and hey, let’s have “Fun” doing it.
Don’t forget, here at So Cal Fullerton HOG, “We don’t meet the competition, we create it”.
Frank Storms
Director
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Notes From the Assistant Director
Wynn Hornburg
Assistant Director
Greetings to All,
Just a short note this month to pay homage to our parent organization, “Harley Owners Group,
USA”. Every year our national organization, H.O.G. USA, provides “Officer Training” for
every Chapter through-out the USA. This training is nicknamed “HOT”, Harley Officer
Training. I must say this was one of the most rewarding weekends I have spent in a very long
time. It was two full days packed with valuable information to help us promote the riding experience we all enjoy! Every class radiated the passion we have for “Harley Davidson” and
the sport of riding.
During the opening session we were introduced to the most important members of H.O.G.
family, the participating “Chapter Officers”, numbering over (900) nine hundred strong. These
individuals came from distant locations, riding all the way from Florida and the most northern
State of Alaska. They road their bikes this distance to renew their understanding of the goals
set out by National H.O.G. We were also introduced to a passionate “key staff”. These were
going to be our instructors who would be helping us build our knowledge during the next two
days. Every seminar provided time to network with other Chapter Officers across the Country.
This networking time was designated as 50% of the training, sharing leadership resolutions to
many common management difficulties! All this training was focused on keeping our Chapters focused on the key objectives, “Riding and having Fun”, the hallmark of National
Harley Owners Group and every local Chapter.
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The seminars included the following topics:t
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Ask a H.O.G. Manager
Connect Through Social
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Craft Media for Print & Media
Create Compelling Messages
Find & Retain Volunteers
Handle Conflict
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Lead and Delegate
Make a Dealer Alliance
Make Membership Stick
Manage Finance Essentials
Manage Risk Essentials
Master Advanced Finance
Master Advanced Risk
Pass the Torch
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Produce Remarkable
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Rev Up New Riders
Secrets of Successful Officers
Work with Powerful Personalities
The above training was totally on track with our Chapters daily operations,
helping us provide the best experience to each and every “Chapter Member” and maintaining a strong working relationship with our Dealerships.
This is an excellent time to recognize our affiliation, not only the Harley
Davidson Product, but the very integrity of the Parent Company and their
commitment to continue their support of the network of Chapters. Please
know I am proud to be a part of this organization and will continue to “live
to ride” with you in the best dam Chapter around!
Thanks for your time,
Wynn Hornburg
Assistant Director, Fullerton HOG
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THE SAFETY ZONE
Frank Saldana
Safety Officer
Hello all you HOGs! I would like to talk about the subject SEE
– Scan, Evaluate , Execute.
Scanning is looking down the road for potential problems - like cars in the intersection
or the car next to you - is that driver paying attention? Most likely not. To use short
examples: road hazards, ladders, tire caps (known as alligators), people, from cars on
the side of the road to animals, they are all potential hazards.
Evaluate each situation and think, “what position of the lane should I move to?”; “Is
that car getting ready to move in my lane?”, or “is that stray dog ready to cross in my
path?” To evaluate is spotting an object on the road and identifying the hazard .
Execute. “What's my out? How am I going to go around this safely and easily?” Each
situation is different.
I was talking to a retired State Trooper motorcycle cop - he claims that 95 percent of
motorcycle accidents could have been prevented if they would have only been scanning
the road. I was amazed with that statistic. Did you know it takes 30 days of consistently doing something before it becomes a habit? How about scanning the road consistently - that's a habit I can deal with. Remember, we ride staggered formation; use
your hand signals and make sure your motorcycle maintenance is up to date.
By the way, I want to share with you some pictures of my friend’s father. After World
War II, this old timer was a motorcycle daredevil and race rider. Check out their activities - deer hunting on the backs of their motorcycles, somewhere in the middle of
Grand Junction, Colorado. WOW!
Take care and I’ll see you all on the road.
Frank Saldana
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FULLERTON H.O.G., CHAPTER #0230
MEETING MINUTES – April, 2012
Prepared by John Woodward, Secretary/Road Captain
Our April 2012 Southern California Fullerton Chapter #0230 HOG convened to a full house under the big top
adjacent to the retail store room at 7:00 PM.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Marilyn Castillo
Frank Storms our Director opened our meeting welcoming everyone.
Frank introduced our sponsor. Kevin Jones, LA Harley Davidson of Anaheim. Kevin mentioned "We are having
a ton of fun because of you guys, let’s keep it going”
Director Frank Storms introduced all of our Chapter leaders
Frank made special mention of our Hostesses and would like acknowledge their hard work.
Tracy St. Julian-Lead Hostess
Carmen Saldana
Jennifer Morley
Laurie Yasman
Marilyn Castillo
Toni Wong
Cindy Johnson
Dian Quinault
Marilyn Seaman
Dave Griffith
Denise Storms
Eva Raleigh
Jennifer Morley
Lyle Wong
Richard Schlegel
Steve Cordell
Wynn Hornburg
Frank Saldana
Cheryl Sincock
John Woodward
Activities
Web-Master
Membership Co-coordinator
Greeter
Hotline Hottie
Editor
Master Blaster
Lead Road Captain
Assistant Director
Safety Officer
Treasurer
Secretary-Absent
Frank also mentioned do not forget the Bike Raffle. Tickets are $100.00 the chapter and dealership will be offering 250 tickets total. $100.00 each for a 2012 Street Glide or Road Glide. The raffle will be held May 29,
2012. See Cheryl Sincock. There are a few details relative to color availability, taxes and contingency if all tickets are not sold.
Chapter Merger Update
Wynn and Frank met with the Mid-cities Director Greg Jones and Assistant Director Jan Hare Monday evening
to discuss how each club functions and how we will proceed as one in the future. Both boards will be getting
together in about two weeks to expand this discussion.
Activity Announcement
RIPS Bad Ride for Diabetes
Harry from RIPS BAD Ride (Bikers against Diabetes) Stopped to discuss this year’s ride. This year the ride will
be located at a new venue “The Great Park of Orange County” off Sand Canyon Road and the 5 Freeway. This
year also brought about a change in fee $20.00 and food will be sold for a nominal cost.
**Health Screening**Music**Chapter Challenge**
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Pediatric Brain Tumor Ride
Mike York stopped by to discuss the Pediatric Brain Tumor ride on May 6th. This is a ride that has sponsored
this wonder cause going onto their 29th year. Over the years they have raised over $65 million dollars. This will
be a police escorted ride starting at 8:00 to 2:00.
Provide a Ride
Steve Barnes visited this evening to tell us about a program on May 12th 9:00 to 10:30 to provide rides to
people that do not have a chance to ride because they are blind or deaf. Steve is looking for 75 people who
would be willing to have a passenger on back. There is no fee, but riders do have some requirements. Event
ends at 4:00 PM. Please sign up before 5-5-2012. Write to [email protected]
Activities Director Miss Mad Matty (Marilyn Seaman)
Miss Matty took time to mention our upcoming Iron Horse Bar-B-Cue and Casino night, July 28th
Get dolled up in your western duds and come join the fun. There will be a costume contest, Live band, Cocktails at 6:00 PM and Dinner at 7:00 PM. Miss Matty and her posse Evil Earp, Tornado Trace, Deadly Storms,
Blizzard Bess, Country Cuz, and Trigger Toe truly make this a night to remember.
Christmas Party-Hostess Tracy St. Julian
Hostess Tracy St. Julien mentioned to calendar the date for our Chapter Christmas party and inquired who like
to have the option of hotel in close proximity of our event.
Presently La Habra or Costa Mesa are in the running on December 8,2012.
Chapter Announcements:
Mountain riding has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Stay tuned for new date.
Ride Previews, coordinated by Wynn Hornburg, Assistant Director:
New Beginnings Ride, led by Murray Grubber June, 3 2012 8:00 AM
Road Captain Murray Grubber and Eva have planned an awesome ride or should we say “event” on
June 3, 2012. This event will include both Chapters and will preview the eventual merge to the bigger
“Best Damn HOG Chapter Anywhere”. We will ride to March Air Field for a co-chapter group photo.
Murray mention that the museum was so thrill to have us they slashed their entrance fee to just $5.00
per person (We need a minimum of 100 people, we all know we can blow this away)
At noon we will venture to The Bomb Shelter Restaurant for a great lunch planned by Eva Van Leuvan.
Lunch feature 3 Different menu items to choose plus one side and Soft Drink. Be sure to get your ticket
when we sign up at the dealership. Present the ticket and $10.00 at the door to receive a ticket to eat.
Exact change is appreciated to keep the line moving.
This will be a great ride/event to remember and great chance to meet our new members.
Be sure to see the flyers
Day Ride - “Welcome Ride”, led by Road Captain/Safety Officer Frank Saldana:
June 10 Sunday 9:00 AM at the dealership under the tent on the store side. This ride will start off with
a little discussion, then a short ride to Lunch or breakfast. This ride is open to all new and experienced
riders.
Frank went onto to mention that we ride in “staggered formation”. There was an accident at Cooks Corner. When we attended the Harley Officers Training part of our discussion was with regard to safety
and looking down the road. It is imperative that we be cognizant of our surroundings and what is down
the road.
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Day Ride-“Palos Verdes”, led by Past Officer/Road Captain Larry Caldwell
Road Captain Larry Caldwell will be leading this ride through the beautiful Palos Verdes peninsula. Larry
has made this our chapter PP ride—Well that means every stop is a pee pee break. This Sunday ride
starts at 9:00 AM and ends at the Berth 55 Fish Market. Great seafood at a reasonable price and deli.
Day Ride-“Dulzura and Barrett Junction Café”, Led by Road Captain Bob Sims
Road Captain Bob is heading us due south to within 1000 yards of the Mexico border. Bob is planning
at least 3 gas stops, 90 miles freeway, 60 miles back roads and even better lunch. $16.00 includes
Lunch, Drink, Tax and Tip (Please bring exact change). May 19, 2012 Jiffy stands up 8:00 AM.
Be sure to see the flyer and join Bob for this long legged ride.
Day Ride-“Renaissance Pleasure Fair”, led By Past Officer/Road Captain Rick Lenning
Road Captain Rick Lenning has come up with a novel ride to the Renaissance Fair in Irwindale. Jousting—Sword clashing and Wretches—Just another Harley Ride. Come one come all, this is the 50th year
the Fair has taken place.
We will meet at the dealership and head up the 605 to the recreation area.
Sue Adams with the Renaissance fair, May 20 is the last day. So be ready to wheel and deal, Those
lowly wretches don’t want to repack their ox carts. There will be kinds of great activities planned.
Shows, Music and just being a kid again.
Tickets are $25.00 at the door or go to renfair.com and enter the code: cfx714 for the discount cost of
$17.50. Sunday May 20, 2012 Jiffy stands up 9:00AM
Multi-Day Trip (Non Sanctioned) – “Lone Pine-Ride” led by Terry Leone (Planner/Activities Planner
Extraordinaire):
Terrys’ 17th year planning and leading this ride. This is a multi-day ride over the Memorial Day weekend. May 25-28, 2012. As always this ride features great riding terrain, lodging, dining and memorable
friendships. Fee for the dinner party and breakfast $50.00. Rooms for Dow Villa $105.00 for the motel
and $72.00 for the hotel. March 18, 2012 is the dead-line for last year’s attendees to secure the same
lodging. More details to follow (see the flyer)
Terry mentioned at this time all of the rooms are sold out, if you wish to go please check for cancelations periodically. Please forward your money to Terry no later than 5-11-2012 for the festivities.
Multi-Day Trip– “Sequoia”, led by Road Captain David Henry:
This is an awesome 3 Day ride that we did two years ago. June 16-17-18, 2012. It features great riding
conditions to and though the canyons. This is one of the sites where the ancient redwood trees grow.
Road Captain David will be running this ride a few weeks earlier to avoid the extreme hot weather.
Lodging will be at the Comfort Inn. $98.00/night May 11, 2012 is the dead-line to secure reservations.
{See the flyer and more details to come)
Multi-Day Trip-“Lompoc Flowers and Santa Maria BBQ”, led by Rick Sincock
Our legendary Road Captain Rick Sincock will be leading this ride northwest to see the Lompoc Annual
Flower festival. This year is the 60th year. Once we are done sniffing the Rose‘s we are off via Highway
1 all the way to Pismo Beach. We will be staying the evening at the Best Western in Santa Maria. Single $127.00 Double $ 133.00. 805-922-5200
Rick in his steak goggles and Rudy Eberly in the flour (What a mess) mentioned that the ride will be
June 23rd, Jiffy stands up 8:00 AM, it will be a spectacular ride stopping at Harley Davidson of Santa
Maria.
(See the flyer for more information)
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Multi-Day Trip – “Northern California Ride”, led by Road Captains Steve Bayliff and Mark
This is a multi-day ride that will take place July 7-11, 2012 5 Days. Our Captains will lead the
PCH to San Francisco and Bodega Bay. Lodging points will be Monterey, Santa Rosa and Lone
sets of rooms have been consigned. June 7 2012 is the cut-off to secure lodging. (Please see
More details to follow)
St Julien
ride up
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the flyer.
Steve mentioned that as of today we still have 7 rooms left, Mark St. Julian and I have planned a ride
you will not want to miss. We will be leaving the July 7th, riding 5 days in absolute beautiful scenery.
Multi-Day Trip – “Beat the Heat”, led by-Road Captain Bob L’Hommedieu
This is a nine day ride that will require advanced riding skill and stamina. The ride will start in Southern
California and head up the California Coast past Northern California/San Francisco to the Oregon Coast.
(Lost Coast, Crater Lake and Mount Lassen). August 4-12, 2012. Presently 10 rooms have been consigned. This will be an approximate 2600 mile loop, so having your bike well maintained is an imperative.
Bob mentioned that August is a hot weather month. This ride will go north of the bay area stopping in
Santa Maria. Positioned well away from the heat. Right now there are 3 rooms book still leaving 7
available.
(Please see the flyer for more details).
Assistant Director/Road Captain Wynn Hornburg took time out to send a thank you to all of
the fun loving Road Captains who plan these rides.
Don’t forget to get our bike in tip top shape. We have a full riding schedule and now is a great time
to see Eric, Jim and Colby to get your bike in the shop. Batteries, Tires, Oil and Tune ups.
Also during our rides during the stops it is always great to catch up on friendships, please fuel first
and fuel up often.
Closing Chapter Announcements:
Joe Votreal took time to remind us of the golf tournament September 10 honoring our service men and
women.
Last Month I incorrectly posted the wrong Date for the Casino night. Please take note of the corrected date.
Activities Director Marilyn Seaman:
Please remember our chapter functions
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Casino Night July 28, 2012 6:00 PM
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Fullerton HOG Picnic August 25, 2012
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Bowling Night October 13, 2012 6:00 PM
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Fullerton HOG Christmas Party December 8,2012
Raffle Winners 50/50 winners
Marilyn Seaman, Jeff Travers, Jennifer Morley, Mike, Marilyn again, Greg Jones, Bill
Berdudesk, Frank Saldana, Mike York, Jennifer Morley again, Michael Shutt, Matt
Boone, David Nicholson (new Member), Jennifer Morley-really a third time, and Last
Bobby Bayliff.
Kathy and Terry Leone-Cash
Congratulations to all
The March Chapter Meeting adjourned.
John Woodward
Secretary
My Special Thank you to my friend Eva Raleigh. I appreciate her taking
these copious notes in my absence.
Let’s all be safe and take care.
John P Woodward Secretary/Road Captain Fullerton Hog #230
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PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCED AT THE
APRIL MEETING!
David & Carla Nicholson are living in Fullerton. They
were stationed in Indiana and were transferred here to
Fullerton. They purchased their first Harley a 2011 Dyna
Wide Glide – Black with orange flames at South Side
Harley in Indianapolis. They will be joining us for day
rides as they have two boxers at home.
Mark and Marsha Rodriquez from La Habra purchased
their 2008 Harley right here in Fullerton in February.
We did not get to meet them until the meeting started,
but are very excited to have them as members in our
chapter.
Welcome to all of you we look forward to getting to know you on the rides.
Eva Raleigh, Fullerton H.O.G. Greeter
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Special Days to Remember in
May
Birthdays
Balandis
Bayliff
Cecconi
Huber
Riggi
Vaughan
Sporn
Usary
Hall
Combes
Dunn
Willis
Garcia
Walters
Spothelfer
Francis
Drew
Vicki
Debi
Dennis
Sam
Marcy
Barry
Danny L.
Nancy
Samuel
Jeffrey
Bill
Henry
Mark
Heidi
Dean
1-May
1-May
2-May
2-May
2-May
3-May
5-May
5-May
5-May
7-May
12-May
14-May
14-May
16-May
17-May
18-May
Leone
St Julien
Kennedy
St Julien
Lopez Jr.
LaMattino-Palmer
Galbraith
Barros
Kramp
O'Brien
Newell
Fagundes
Bonachita
Means
Jenkins
Terry A.
Tracy
Terry
Mark
Manuel
Linda
Leonard C.
David S.
Roberta
Patrick
Don
Joe
Dennis
Dan
Leon E.
18-May
19-May
21-May
21-May
21-May
22-May
22-May
23-May
23-May
23-May
25-May
26-May
27-May
27-May
31-May
Anniversaries
Vaughan
Bill
Palmer
Caldwell
Kennedy
Schlegel
Plahy
Boudreaux
Mongenel
Ryan
Greg & Marcy
Lester & Kelly
Joe & Linda
Larry L. & Judy M.
Terry
Richard
Glenn
Michael T
Stephanie
Scott & Janet
3-May
3-May
4-May
5-May
5-May
5-May
6-May
6-May
6-May
7-May
Tucker
Vaughan
Guerra
Lidwin
L'Hommedieu
Shutt
Paine
Gabriel
Getz
Gary & Bonnie K.
Mel
Emiliano
Jeff
Robert 'Bob' & Phyllis M.
Michael & Tina
Richard
Elias
Gary
12-May
12-May
17-May
20-May
21-May
22-May
22-May
23-May
30-May
Sorry If We Missed Anyone
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Sunday May 20
Leave Time
9:00AM From LAHDA
Use Promo Code CFX714 At Check out
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June 10, 2012
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“17th Annual Lone Pine Memorial Day Weekend Run “
May 25– May 28,2012
For room reservation, call Dow Villa Hotel @ 1-800-824-9317 & ask for
Yolanda (Sun—Thurs, 7am—3 pm).
Room Prices per night: $105-115 (Motel Rooms)
$72
(Hotel Rooms)
*Don’t forget to mention Fullerton H.O.G. when booking your reservation!
Anyone who attended in 2011 must confirm your room reservation by
Sunday, MARCH 18,2012 or you will forfeit your room!
The cost on Saturday will be $50.00 per person which includes
breakfast, dinner, beer, wine, tip and DJ for fun and dancing!
All Payments must be paid by May 11,2012.
Please make checks payable to :
Terry Leone
1900 Faulkner Drive
Placentia, Ca 92870
** Sorry, NO refunds after May 18 2012 **
Itineraries will be given to you when your check in at the Dow Villa Hotel
There will be more information at the March & April chapter meetings. If
you have any questions, please call Terry Leone @ 714-524-8604. We will
not have a scheduled ride to Lone Pine on Friday. It will be up to you to get
there on your own. If you need driving directions, please call Terry Leone.
Have a fun & safe trip! Hope to see you there!
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Presented by Dave Henry
JUNE 16-18th 7A.M. Departure
Ride on the most beautiful
Areas of California
For room Reservation call Comfort Inn, Three Rivers Ca.
1-800-331-2140 or 559-561-9000 (Fullerton HOG Goup)
Rates are $98.00 per night
I have 30 Rooms reserved wih 1 King or 2 Queen beds. Deluxe rooms with
microwaves and refrigerator for $107.00 For these rates you must book
before May 11, 2012 Restaurants within walking Distance.
For more information
Contact: Dave Henry
714-317-9014
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June 23 – 24
Flowers for the ladies and Steak for the mens.
Join us for a great ride through the hills of Fillmore, up to Ojai Valley, down to the Santa Barbara coast and over to historic scenic Highway 1. Take some time to walk around Lompoc to enjoy the 60th Annual Flower Festival. Remember to bring your camera. After lunch
we’ll continue up scenic Highway 1 all the way to Pismo Beach. We’ll
stay overnight in Santa Maria and enjoy a great dinner at Jockos famous Steakhouse.
Don’t Miss This Ride !!
Make your reservations now. Rooms blocked till 5/23/12 at the Best Western
Hotel 1725 N. Broadway, Santa Maria. Rooms are $127 single, $133 two
beds. Mention Fullerton HOG. Ph # 805-922-5200.
Meet at dealer at 7:30 to sign in. Kickstands up at 8:00 AM.
Questions? Contact Rick Sincock at 562-292-9130
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