Newsletter - Panhandle Riders Assoc.

PANHANDLE RIDERS
ASSOCIATION INC.
PO BOX 61 PONDERAY, ID 83852
http://panhandleriders.com
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May 1, 2014
GENERAL MEETING INFORMATION
Ride Schedule for 2014
Our meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month
at Connies Cafe 323 Cedar St, Sandpoint, ID 83864 (Note: A partial schedule of early rides has been published and emailed to all
members. See page 4 for the list. It is also posted to our club’s website under
Club "goes dark" December through February.)
Rides at http://panhandleriders.com/ride-schedule/
We meet for dinner starting at 6:00 PM with the General
Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. It's a great opportunity to
meet, swap some stories and renew acquaintances. New
members are encouraged to show up and meet other riders.
We hope to see you there!
S. Oregon Rancher Kill 500-lb Black
Bear (Be Safe Out There!!!)
Go to our website for more information & directions:
http://panhandleriders.com
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Credit: Submitted Photo
Ryon Leehmann is seen with the male bear field biologists say weighed 490 pounds, stood 6foot-5 and was 13 to 15 years old, based on tooth samples.
by Associated Press
KTVB.COM Posted on April 22, 2014 at 7:23 PM Updated Tuesday, Apr 22 at 7:24 PM
Membership runs from January through December;
membership is not prorated for mid year joiners with one
exception. New members who join during the last quarter of
any year (October through December) are the one
exceptions. Their annual renewal is not due until one year
from the first day of January following their joining.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- Ranchers in south-central Oregon have legally killed a nearly
500-pound black bear after one of their heifers was killed by a bear and the giant animal
was found in the family's cattle herd.
Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife biologist Craig Foster
says Marie Leehmann went
Annual Membership Renewal for all other members is due beyond legal requirements by
January 1st with the exception of new members as noted
obtaining a kill permit before a
above.
family member shot the bear.
Individual:
Family:
Business Sponsor
$15.00
$20.00
$25.00
Please mail your dues renewal to the address indicated
above along with a completed Application Form found on
the PRA website.
The Herald and News reports that
field biologists say the male bear
weighed 490 pounds, stood 6foot-5 and was 13 to 15 years old.
Foster said the largest bear he
had previously seen weighed 345
pounds.
http://panhandleriders.com/memberapp
The kill permit was issued after it was determined that one of the Leehmanns' yearling
heifers had been killed by a bear. Two days later, on April 4, Leehmann was checking the
Remember to complete this Application Form in order to
confirm your current contact information on file. (i.e. address, cows when a bear ran out of the herd. Her son, Ryon, shot the bear within a quarter-mile
email and phone.) Also, please remember to notify the club’s of their home.
Secretary whenever your profile information changes…
especially your email address.
Foster says ranchers are legally allowed to kill bears that attack cattle.
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When We Ride
When We Ride…Safety Safety Safety
Knowledge is golden, the more you know the more you grow. But knowledge is also a great
safety feature. By knowing ahead of time what might happen could give you that safety-edge to
prevent a serious problem.
Riding with a radio will keep you in the know of what is happening on the trail. The leaders of a
ride and or tail gunner can warn of an on-coming or passing vehicle, bad areas, or dangerous
“animals” such as those running at a high-rate of speed with a beer can between their eyes. It is
also just fun to hear what is being communicated between riders.
Hey, Hey…It's a Raffle
At each meeting we'll hold a 50/50 Raffle. Two
bowls are used for the drawing of winning tickets:
The "Purchased Ticket" bowl is for tickets sold.
The "Members Name" bowl holds all the current
club member names. Note: family memberships
are entered as one entry per family. At the end of
the meeting two tickets are drawn, one from each
bowl. First, a ticket is drawn from the “Purchased
Ticket” bowl. The winner wins 50% of the cash
raised that evening. Next, a “Member Name” ticket
is drawn. If present, the member wins the
remaining 50% of the raffle proceeds of the
evening, plus any monies that have rolled-over
from the previous 50/50 raffle.
If the winner is not present, then the monies will
rollover to the next month’s drawing and are added
Ask around to help determine what system is best for you. Small FRS (Family Radio Service
to the “Member Name” bowl. The monies will
walkie-talkie) radios are not that expensive and can save your bacon. Add a helmet
continue to build, until someone is present to win
communication headset kit to your handheld two-way radios with handlebar push-to-talk switch, it. The names of winners from the “Member Name”
will be returned to the bowl for subsequent chances
and your ready to go…no helmet modification required.
to win. The club does not profit from the 50/50
FRS radios are better than Bluetooth, because two-way radios have more communication range Raffle. All cash raised is distributed. The second
type of raffle is a “Donated Item Raffle” wherein a
than Bluetooth helmet headsets and have no limit to the number of riders that can talk to each
other. MotoComm DirtWire helmet headset kits are ideal for clubs, families, instructing new riders, donated item is raffled. In this scenario, the
“Purchased Ticket” winner wins the donated item.
race teams, riding schools, and all other riding situations. So check them out.
There is no “Member Name” drawing; the cash
raised in this raffle goes to the club.
So be in the know, and ride with a radio.
Lloyd E. Potter
April 2014 Raffle Winners!!!!
The April 2014 50/50 Raffle netted $26.00
The winner(s) of the Purchased Ticket (half of
the 50/50) $13.00 was won by Richard
Shellhart.
The winning ticket of the Member Name bowl
was Fred Beddingfield who were not
present to win. So, the monies rolled over to
the next raffle. The Member Bowl pot
increased from $60.50 to $73.50
Safety Message Reminder
Helmets shouldn't be a choice…they are a necessary part of being safe.
Don't forget folks, you must attend to win
from the Member Bowl!
Critter Humor
If you want to save your head in a roll-over…wear that helmet!
It would be great also to either wear a radio or bring one along.
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Payment in Lieu of Taxes
(PILT) Program…Do You
Know How Important PILT Is?
2014 PILT is in Jeopardy.
From Mike Simpson, Newsletter.
U.S. Congressman, Mike Simpson Urges for
Certainty in PILT Payments
Pushes federal government to meet obligations to states
and counties
budget contingency plans—making cuts to critical local government
services.
Immediate Action Needed on PILT
¥ Urge your House Members to contact House leaders and
members of the House Appropriations Committee to
request that PILT funding be included in the final FY2014
spending measure. Click here to view a list and contact
information for House Leaders and Members of the House
Appropriations Committee. Staff contact information has been
provided.
¥ Urge your Senators to sign on to the PILT "Dear Colleague" letter
sponsored by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Senator Mike
Enzi (R-WY). The deadline for Senators to sign on to the
letter is this Friday, Dec. 20. Click here to view the letter. If
your Senator would like to add their name to the letter, please
have their congressional staff contact Darrin Munoz (Sen. Enzi)
or Jeanette Lukens (Sen. Udall).
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has joined other
Western Members of Congress in urging House
leadership to fully fund the federal government’s
obligations to counties with a high percentage of federal
land. They recently sent a letter to leadership pushing for ¥ NACo is sending a letter to House and Senate Appropriations
full funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)
Committee leaders calling on them to fund PILT in FY2014.
program. PILT compensates local governments for the
We need as many county officials, state associations of
loss of income due to the presence of federal land in their
counties and other stakeholder groups to sign the letter as
state or county, since the federal government does not
soon as possible!
pay property taxes. Full funding for PILT payments was
Background on PILT
extended in the Farm Bill but expires at the end of the
current fiscal year.
The PILT program provides payments to counties and other local
“For almost 40 years, PILT payments have provided
governments to offset losses in tax revenues due to the presence of taxcompensation to local governments to offset the loss of
exempt federal land in their jurisdictions. Counties with federal land in
tax revenues that result from the presence of federal lands their jurisdictions often provide vital services on those lands, such as
within their jurisdictions,” the letter states. “PILT payments solid waste management, search and rescue and emergency medical
are distributed to 49 different states and nearly 2,000
services. Any delay or reduction of PILT dollars will disrupt county
counties throughout the nation.”
operations. Counties nationwide request swift passage of legislation to
extend mandatory PILT funding for FY2014 and beyond.
It continues, “In fiscal year 2013, the national average for
PILT payments was 66 cents per acre. This figure pales in
comparison to the amount of revenues that would be
Payments and Acreage By State/County Fiscal
generated for states and local governments if economic Year: 2014 for the State of Idaho.
development and value-based taxation was allowed to
occur on these lands. The federal government has an
County
Payment
Total
obligation to reimburse local governments for large
Bonner
County
$
557,408
454,771
quantities of federal lands found within their jurisdiction.”
Boundary County $ 180,737
$ 570,883
$26,316,163
The letter was signed by 51 Members of Congress.
Kootenai County
Simpson, who is vice-chairman on the House Interior and Entire State
Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, has long
supported permanent full funding of PILT.
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Below is an update provided by the National Association of
Counties (NACo):
Congress has not yet acted to provide FY2014 funding for the Payment
in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program (administered through the U.S.
Department of the Interior), which has caused much concern for
counties that have already begun the budget process for next year.
Without congressional action, counties will be forced to implement
475,622
241,943
32,597,631
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Ride Schedule 2014 (Partial
List Only Thru June)
5thANNUAL HELLS CANYON ATV/UTV RIDE Saturday, May 24th,
Sunday, May 25th and Monday, 26th (EASY) BCATV
Headquarters: Killgore Adventures RV Park & Motel near White Bird,
Idaho Along the Salmon River For ATV Ride Sign-up & Registration Call
Killgore Adventures: 800 469 8757
Ride Key: CATV=Back Country ATV; PRA= Panhandle Riders (All www.killgoreadventures.com Ride Leader, Harold Morris—BCATV
rides are subject to change.)
RIDES FOR MAY 2014
RIDES FOR JUNE 2014
BURNT CABIN RIDE Saturday, June 7th at 9:00 AM ATV/UTV (EASY)
BCATV
HARRISON RIDE Saturday, May 3rd at 9:00 AM ATV/UTV (EASY) Meet at the Fernan Saddle parking lot. Take Exit 15 East around Fernan
Lake stay on pavement to parking lot approx 8 miles to the top. Bring
BCATV
your lunch and gas approximately 60 miles. Lunch will be at the Hudlow
Meet at Fourth of July parking lot. Take exit 28, go to stop sign; turn left warming hut. Ride Leader, Dan Hutchins—BCATV
cross the highway, and turn right at stop sign parking lot 1⁄4 mile. Lunch
in Harrison, or bring it. You might want to bring gas. Approx 70 miles
round trip. Possibility of snow on road so be prepared for cold and wet MONUMENT MOUNTAIN RIDE Saturday, June 14th at 9:00 AM ATV/
conditions. Ride Leader, Dan Hutchins—BCATV
UTV (EASY) BCATV
NAPLES ORV Park-Polaris Demo Day-BBQ Sunday, May 4th at
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM PRA
(EASY) Naples ORV Park is north of Sandpoint on hwy 95 near
Naples, Idaho. In ponderay go north on highway 95 from the
intersection by big R, Walmart, & Schweitzer Conoco, approximately 19
1⁄2 miles. Look for plantation Rd on your left, turn left and go 1 mile to
entrance of stampede ORV Park. If you cross the bridge or reach
Naples cut off you have gone too far. There will be a barbecue lunch
provided by our local Polaris dealer. No ride leader, as we will remain
in this area. PRA
This is a new ride. Meet at Fourth of July parking lot. Take Exit 28, go
to stop sign, turn left cross the highway, and turn right at stop sign
parking lot 1/4 mile. Lunch will be at Monument Mountain Lookout if the
gate is open. Bring your lunch, and you might want to bring gas.
Approximately 70 miles round trip. Ride Leader, Dan Hutchins—
BCATV
TALACHE TRAIL Saturday, June 14th at 9:00 AM (ATV only)
(INTERMEDIATE) PRA
From highway 95, just north of Westmon, Idaho. ( Near Sagle)Turn east
onto E. Dufort Rd. Go approximately 3.6 miles to Talache Rd. Turn right
CATALDO RIDE Saturday, May 10th at 9:00 AM ATV/UTV (EASY)
or south and go approximately 1.7 miles too small turnout on right, this
BCATV
used to be the old Dumpster sight. We will be on Talache Rd for
th
approximately 2 miles to the trail, starting out at driveway on the right.
Meet at 4 of July parking lot. Take exit 28, go to stop sign ,turn left
cross the highway, and turn right at stop sign parking lot 1⁄4 mile. Lunch This trail has tight areas, side hills, and steep inclines to the top with
at The MISSION INN, or bring it. You might want to bring gas. Approx loose shale and rock. Bring your lunch and bring your wits.
70 miles round trip. Possibility of snow on road so be prepared for cold Ride Leader, Thomas Leo—PRA
and wet conditions. Ride Leader, Dan Hutchins—BCATV
SHRINER'S RIDE Saturday, June 14th
NORTH IDAHO SPORTSMAN EXPO Friday, May16th, Saturday,
May 17th, Sunday, May 18th at 12:00 PM BCATV
The Sportsman’s Expo is North Idaho’s premier family outdoor
adventure show featuring recreational activities such as RVs, boating,
ATVs, hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, off-roading and so much more!
(Back Country ATV Association will have a booth set up and
machines for demonstration, so come to the expo and see what
our club is all about!)
(NEW) HOODOO MOUNTAIN to BLANCHARD Saturday, May 17th
at 9:00 AM ATV/UTV (EASY) PRA
This is a new take on the Hoodoo Mountain Ride. We'll be starting at
the trail head on the North end of Hoodoo Mtn. and riding all the way
South across to Blanchard, where we'll have lunch and return. To get to
the trailhead, take Hwy 95 to Dufort Road in Sagle and turn west.
Follow down along the Pend Oreille River. The trail is on the Left 13.8
miles west of 95, about 1/4 mile past Old Thama Ferry Rd. (Priest
River) (which will be on your right). Parking is at the home on the left
just past the trailhead. Please DO NOT drive on the lawn. Ride Leader,
Thomas Leo—PRA
More information to come
FUN RUN and BBQ RIDE Saturday, June 21st at 9:00 AM ATV
(EASY) BCATV
Meet at Fourth of July parking lot. Take Exit 28, go too stop sign, turn left
cross the highway, and turn right at stop sign parking lot 1/4th mile. We
will have a BB-Gun shoot with high score the winner. We will have a fun
run on trail 800 to draw a number from different locations and high score
wins. We will have a raffle of several items from many of our sponsors
and others. Then we will have a BBQ for all that attend. More info to
come. Ride Leader, TBD—BCATV
MAGEE RIDE Saturday, June 28th at 9:00 AM ATV/UTV (EASY)
BCATV
BBQ will be available and a large ice chest for those that want to have a
burger or hot dog, bring your own and meat and lets have a BBQ. Meet
at the Bunco parking lot at 9:00AM. Bring lunch and GAS. Take the
Bunco Road located on the south end of Silverwood Park on the east
side of Hwy 95, follow the road, and signs to the parking lot.
Approximately 85 to 90 miles round trip. (Very pretty ride) Ride Leader,
Dan Hutchins—BCATV
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Sponsor Highlights Section
We are a Precision, Full Service, Machine Shop, located across Hwy.
200 from Bonner Mall. Currently serving several Industries, including:
Medical Packaging, Aerospace, Robotics, Paper/Textile, Food
Packaging, Computer/Electronics, Aftermarket Automotive, ATV/
Snowmobile, and New Product Development. Proto-types welcome.
In an effort to draw attention to our wonderful club sponsors, we
will focus on them in a Sponsor Highlight Section. Please show
Marty gives quick, honest quotes with competitive pricing. In shop
our sponsors support and visiting them. Many of them offer
discounts to our members; just show your PRA membership card. programming with Zinc/Anodize process available. Like us on
Facebook: Selkirk CNC, LLC
Thomas Leo, Sponsor
Websites can be fun and easy to create and maintain if you have a good
teacher. Since 1995, TLCWebHosting.com has been helping
businesses and organizations spread their messages on the Internet by
providing website design, hosting, domain registration, email, and
Todd Robinson, Sponsor
programming. Even if you have designed your own site, you're still
going to need a domain name and a place to put it on the Internet (this
service, called “hosting,” is the mainstay of our business).
Well, we JUST opened this space up around Thanksgiving. From
2002-2007 we were on Angeles Crest Highway in the SoCal mountains
as a hardcore sport bike shop. Then we got more into importation/
Mention Panhandle Riders and we'll be happy to provide you domain
name for free and an extra 3 months of free hosting when you sign up distribution of electronic accessories for all bikes (from sport bikes to
Harleys to Goldwings to dual sports) and moved our shop to our
for a year of service.
property when we moved to Idaho (Otts Basin/Dufort area).
What most people don't realize is that, with a little help, ordinary mortals
can learn to update and maintain their own websites. Over the last few We reopened a retail shop after we saw Mays Honda close down. It
seemed like good timing for us to serve the needs of our area and
years, we've created a program where our professional design staff
creates the initial website design for you. Then we provide a 90-minute, expand our product lines back to all powersports segments from street
one-on-one tutoring session on how to maintain the site yourself. You'll to off-road to snow to PWC, so we are once again Parts Unlimited and
Western Powersports dealers (along with all our other distributors).
be able to add, remove, and edit pages, text, images, logos, graphics
and more, at your convenience. Once you've learned the basics, there
are literally thousands of free tools available to help you add blogs, slide For me personally, I have been riding motorcycles for 30 years, was the
founder of the Aprilia USA Owner's Club, ran racetrack demo events for
shows, image galleries, and much more to your website.
Aprilia and Kawasaki (2001-2004), ran track days and sport bike riding
schools around the west coast (2000-2007), and have been a
Examples of our work include the www.PanhandleRiders.com and
contributing writer and subject matter expert for the US motorcycle
www.backcountryatv.org websites.
media. But being a Sagle resident, and opening a shop to fill a void left
by Mays Honda closing, I really want our shop to be a resource to the
We love what we do, and our approach is very soft sell. We spend a lot community, whether I'm saving people trips to CDA and Spokane for
of time helping website owners determine how best to achieve their
parts, or giving advice on bits and pieces people are purchasing.
goals. Do you have questions and want honest answers without the
sales hype? Drop us an email at [email protected] and
WarmRegards,
mention the Panhandle Riders newsletter, and we'll be happy to provide
Todd Robinson
a free, no obligation, and friendly consultation.
Diane & Marty Maurer, Sponsor
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Change in PRA Email Address
Note to all members, PRA recently changed its Contact email address.
Yahoo.email NEVER having been our friend (i.e. Too much spam, too
many rejected emails, slow service, etc.) caused us to take action.
Please delete the old Yahoo address in your personal Contact List and
add this:
[email protected]
USFS Addresses Regional
Concerns…And Hears Some!!
Posted: Bonner Bee, Wednesday, April 30, 2014 10:00 AM
By JEFF SELLE Hagadone News Network
COEUR d’ALENE — The U.S. Forest Service gave its new process for
addressing objections from the public its first test in Coeur d’Alene on
Tuesday.
Associate Deputy Chief Jim Peña traveled from Washington, D.C., to
chair an all-day meeting at The Coeur d’Alene Resort, designed to
resolve objections to the Idaho Panhandle National Forest’s Revised
Forest Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement before they are
adopted.
Pam Secord, chairman of the Benewah County Natural Resource Team
read the official definition of coordination to Peña and said coordination
is not merely asking local government for comments and treating those
comments like general input.
“It appears that the forest service is in error in its internal understanding
of what it means to coordinate with entities such as local government as
defined by law,” she said adding the forest service failed to coordinate
with them during the creation of the forest plan.
“Our commissioners have only had one forest service official meet with
them about this plan in the last 12 years,” she said. “Your agency has
omitted the step of coordination from the very beginning.”
She said the law requires the agency to take local land use plans into
account when creating a forest plan, but that did not occur in Benewah
County.
“Have you ever looked at the Benewah County Natural Resource Plan?”
she asked. “Has anybody at that table read our plan and looked at it
and coordinated it with what is going on here?”
Secord was told the forest service was just there to listen. “I will take
that silence as an answer of no,” she said.
Nielsen had a similar message to Peña. “I do not believe you got it
right,” he said.
“Cooperation is not coordination and the county is not in a subordinate
position. We are at an equal level.”
He said he recognizes that the agency isn’t required to follow the
While there were about 200 individual objections filed against the forest county’s plan, but where there is conflict there needs to be coordination.
plan, Peña said the forest service wanted to focus on four areas that
encompass the majority of those objections.
“Areas were arbitrarily designated as primitive or wilderness near Priest
Lake. That was arbitrarily done, and it was not coordinated,” Nielsen
While there were about 200 individual objections filed against the forest said.
plan, Peña said the forest service wanted to focus on four areas that
encompass the majority of those objections.
Stanley, the Mullan School District superintendent, said he has sent
several letters to the agency inquiring about the level of coordination
Those four topics included county coordination, Wild and Scenic River they would be having with his county or district.
eligibility determinations, recommended wilderness and wilderness
study areas, and management indicator species.
He said he was told that there is no special status for those with which
they coordinate. “That led us to believe that local government
Peña explained that he was there to make sure the decision-makers
coordination doesn’t exist,” he said.
understand what the objectors were concerned about before trying to
remedy those concerns. “We want to know, ‘Did we get it right?” he
Shoshone County Commissioner Larry Yergler said he wanted to point
asked.
out some errors in the process as well. “The county governments have
a responsibility to protect their citizens,” he said, adding that is why
Several county commissioners from North Idaho and Montana attended coordination is important. He said the economic impact statement was
or phoned in to participate in the county coordination portion of the
grossly understated, and was done in a way that shows there would not
meeting.
be much impact. But in the last 20 years our budgets have continued to
go down,” he said.
Three North Idaho county commissioners and a school superintendent
filed formal objections to the plan saying the forest service failed to
Peña said the agency is looking at remedies to resolve those issues,
adequately coordinate with them during the creation of the plan. Those which could include sitting down with local governments and the tribes
objectors included Shoshone County Commissioner Larry Yergler,
to have a discussion about their concerns.
Benewah County Commissioner Jack Buell, Bonner County
Commissioner Mike Nielsen and Robin Stanley, superintendent of
“This is a government-to-government issue,” he said, adding that he
Mullan School District.
hoped regional forest officials would agree to hold discussions.
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