THE DRESSER NEWS

THE DRESSER NEWS
www.harleydressers.com
Volume 36, Issue 3
Published Since 1977
October 2012
New York was a fun place to be!
Hi y’all – in case you missed the Fall Rally in the Lake George Area, you
could have, would have, should have, had all the beauty the Adirondacks
has to offer. (The Southern slang was for being not too far south of Canada). South brings out the Hospitality the region has to offer.
Rich was on target when he picked our home for the week, the Melody
Manor on Rte 9N in Bolton Landing. A lot of our ventures were on the
9’s. Rte 9, Rte 9N, Rte 9L and these didn’t always let you know whether
you were North or South or East or West. Not a big problem for us. We
can turn around with the best of them.
Our Hotel was run by the Alessi Family. All of them worked and made
you feel like you had known them as long as Rich has. There were no
100 degree days for us. We are a professional traveling group who can
adjust to the occasion at any time.
I hope our Association Forefathers don’t strike me down for “that opinion
of mine”, but here goes – It was nice for us safety wise for the amount of
trailer travelers who attended the rally. We had a rather wet Tuesday that
would have grounded us for sure, even though the hotel hosts let us use
the dining room with tables and chairs etc. It was good to go to the Bike
Shop and get rid of some heavy cash that needed to be spent.
The rest of our week was spent traveling through sun soaked, color
laden, curvy two laners. The sort of trip that would make you wish you
were there. For those of you who are the leaf peeper type5we had a
glimpse of foliage coming to be, without the crowds to contend with.
We roamed from Alpaca Farms to Forts to Olympic Sport playgrounds. I
don’t think there was a restaurant we didn’t eat in. The Adirondack Museum was truly an adventure of its’ own. One of the attendants was
proud to show us bikers a picture of a 1910 Harley towing a 20’ wooden
canoe up into the Adirondack mountains for fishing, I explained I knew a
man in Boston who tows his canoe in the same fashion. Rather excited,
he wants a picture of the new to sit alongside the old. My friend has no
idea that he is about to be immortalized in a museum attended by 10’s of
thousands per year5pretty cool, huh?!
Other than a few battery problems, a tire or so, we managed to keep the
week long rally as special to us as all the rallies in the past. Nice to see
Rit, Irene, and Don Bodie. I hope all in the future is good and wish you
well.
As usual, if you want any day to day info on the rally you will have to see
Eileen, She would love to see you in Gettysburg for the Christmas
Party5good reason to go, Huh?
Don’t’ forget – make plans, not excuses.
CW
(Charlie Hicks)
From The Trustees
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of you &
your families that are having medical problems or
have lost loved ones.
STUFF FROM Jan & Eileen
Please send in your Rally fees as soon as you can
(by cutcut-off date) so we can get all of our work done
at this end. That being meals, ordering shirts, pins,
etc., some of this takes time and the earlier we
have the information the better. Remember if you
have to cancel we have a friendly cancellation policy, so it’s never to early to register.
Separate checks are not required for rally fees,
raffle tickets & dues. You can use one check.
We thank those that brought door prizes.
Please Read
NEWS from the Business Meeting in July
Our Bike Raffle has been barely breaking even for
several years and ticket sales are declining. At the
Annual Meeting the consensus was to try a member
only Raffle @ $100 per ticket. If we sell 230 tickets
(we have 310 members) we will Raffle an FLHTCI or
$20,000 cash. If we sell less than 200 tickets the
raffle prize will be the cash amount collected.
After much discussion we are increasing Membership Dues to $35 beginning January 2013.
If you do not get a dues notice with this newsletter
your dues were prepre-paid for 2013.
Rally bars can be ordered on sign up sheet.
You can also order Rally bars for previous Rally’s.
We appreciate your support, since we have become
Trustees. We want to keep us alive and kickin’ because we enjoy seeing everyone get together even
Membership cards. You no longer receive a new though it isn’t like it use to be. We’re doing the best
one each year. If you lose yours it can be replaced. we can.
Your Trustees
Replacement namename-tags are available for $8. If
your namename-tag needs repair please see Jan.
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and painted Bald Eagle in oil - extra trailer tire. $11,000 for both.
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It’s me5
We just arrived back home from the Beautiful State of Ohio. Jim, Jean, Ed, Carol,
and Lee and Carol helped the Trustees put on the 35th Annual Rally of the International Northeastern Harley Davidson Dresser and Touring Association, Inc. I am not
sure that is our proper name anymore. Hmmmm!
New Philadelphia was the rally site at the Holiday Inn Express. The staff, the rooms
and breakfasts were reminiscent of Carlisle in years past. The Best Western shared
the same lot and many members stayed there. We could eat at either hotel, chit chat
about where the ride would take us, put some sticky buns in your pocket and off you
go. Our hotel had a pancake maker. I don’t know if you have ever seen one of these. I can only describe it as magic, a
whole lot of magic. The Monday group ride was excellent. Everyone was lined up in Bikes then Trikes order and everything went off without a hitch. A lot of fun.
The Annual Report meeting was Monday night’s event. Money in – money out –
money hangin around was the discussion. This is pretty much what we hear at 6:00
on the TV any night, anywhere. We need your support is the rally cry, from everyone. Man made money, then he made Harleys and God put us here to want both!
We, the members of the “Dressers” are a loyal, spoiled group of bikers. Since the
beginning of our 35 year history, we have enjoyed the times of banding together 2
or 3 times a year, for riding, food, drink, laughter, light hearted field events, and of
course showing off a bit with clothing, lights and glorious chrome. Sort of fits that
cliché of – if we had to explain, you just wouldn’t understand. In order to set up a
rally with pins, t-shirts, pictures, sites for us to see, banquet etc and the yearly raffle
bike - - that explains a lot of the money out. As for the Money in - - well let’s take a
peek. Our annual dues are better than our name. They haven’t changed at all in 35 years. The Trustees over the
years, and there have been quite a few, have all had you, the members at heart for all financial and prosperous decisions. As the years pass, we see our youthful ideas leaving, Some old dear friends are gone, and our original motorcycle camaraderie slipping away. I am not sure exactly if it is because we can’t do the “old fun things” or we just don’t want
to do the “old fun things” anymore. I for one used to look forward to see how Glennadine was going to dazzle us with an
outfit that would be deemed WOW, or how Norm and Colleen, or Ardeth and John5just to name a few, would dress for
the Rally, putting “Ride with Pride” on top of the list. Nowadays, shorts, flip flops, or funny colored sneaks seem to be
the - - “ok”.
I used to think one of us would surely beat Dick Morris in a slow race, or we would learn the secrets of sidecaring in the
field events while blind folded. Pride also came into play with the ingenuity of members who could put lights on a bike
seemingly as to not even have wires or switches. They could delight crowds of all in a spectacular light show. Gone are
the days where we met on the Bike Show Floor to where we paid homage to those who put exceptional care, cleanliness, and personal vision into what their idea of a Harley Dresser should be. Guess that’s pride at work again. Competing with Rick and the boys at the Bike and Trailer show was always a memorable time. Never any hard feelings, just
friendly banter to whoever was favored.
The next best thing after being with our friends for a rally would certainly to be a
raffle bike winner! What more could a member possibly want? It just is not the
same when a non-member wins. I would like to see the Bike Raffle back to members only.
The “Money in” segment of the meeting came to a realization that we aren’t reaching our cover cost on the Bike. Ticket sales, for whatever reason, don’t make the
raffle affordable anymore. Selling tickets to strangers, or seeing strangers win without any feeling to what a raffle bike represents to us, is some of the feed back we
have heard about lagging sales. Strictly in house tickets and in house winners are
thoughts to keep this part of our association program alive. This would most certainly be a tragic loss to our Association’s history. I remember when the actual Raffle Bike would be on display in the lobby of the Hotel for the whole week. You would find yourself making excuses to
walk past it every chance you could. Winning an Association Raffle Bike must really be cool. I have been a Bridesmaid,
so to speak, a number of times. Must be 4 or 5 times at our table, but just knowing one of your friends won is still a thrill.
The loss of Group Rides, Best Dressed, Parades, Light Shows, Bike Shows, and possibly the Bike Raffle winner could
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turn our Rallies from a “Ride with Pride” group to a “meet to eat” group.
The Trike is coming on strong with possible glitter, agility and riding forever alive. May be even some events might come
back. This would be nice. Talk of the new FLD could be a lighter version for the die hard two wheelers to consider.
“Money Hangin Around” was less dismal. It might keep our future going forward. Any ideas on sales products would
certainly be appreciated. Support to run us is by us.
Mum and I had put a new hitch on the Road Glide and flames on the tag trailer. Seemed right to ride in like the old days.
Nostalgia and comfort don’t always compliment each other.
We were not strangers to Ohio. Been there done that doesn’t come in to play when you are there for your friends – your
Association.
As I said these guys did a great job on “to do’s” and “to see”. “Big Muskie” was an absolute marvel. I can’t say the
same for the Mansfield Hotel (the Reformatory tour). I am glad the Lord led me down the proper path.
I am sure Eileen will fill you in on the Amish sites, the stores with their $8,000.00 Refrigerators, and the week long
events. I am the controversial writer. I want you to think about your Association as much as I do. Complaints are easy
to put out there. Solutions are a little more difficult. When me and my pen say it, me and my pen sign it!
Again, I thank the Rally organizers. We had fun. Tickled pink to see Helen Grim and everyone there. Sad to miss those
who couldn’t be there! The 14 hour ride home was safe and fun. The looks we got were of envy, I am sure.
Later CW
(Charlie Hicks)
Little Troy
When my husband Troy and I were first married we decided to work for
awhile and have children later. We did not realize that it would be harder
to have them at an “older” age. After years of trying we were elated to
learn in 2011 we were going to be parents!
Jason “Little Troy” Pandelos was born July 15, 2011 in Daytona, Fl. It
was a complicated delivery. The baby had erratic heartbeats and talk of
the cord possibly being wrapped around his neck. During all of the commotion before whisking him away for testing we were informed that there
was a “problem” with his hand. While most people count ten fingers and
ten toes as a sign that everything is fine, we counted ten toes and only six
tiny fingers.
After some testing and a night in the ICU, we found that Troy was healthy
beyond the missing digits on his right hand. We learned that “Amniotic Banding” had been responsible for restricting the
blood flow to his developing hand and there was really no treatment for such an issue.
His first checkups yielded the same answers we had received at the hospital regarding treatment and also that his delivery had resulted in a broken collar bone. We requested a referral to a specialist regarding possible treatment options
regarding his hand. A few weeks later we took Troy to a renowned children’s clinic in Jacksonville as a last hope and
again was told nothing could be done.
During all of this my husband and I lost our jobs along with our insurance. Troy’s mother stumbled across a Dr. Seitz in
Cleveland, Ohio that works on “growing” fingers for children with issues like Little Troy’s. Troy was able to get insurance
through his previous work through a Cobra plan.
Little Troy has just turned one and has screws in place that we turn several times a day that lengthens the bone to
“grow” the fingers. That is why we were in Ohio at the time of your rally. We make a trip to Ohio at least once a month
from Florida to see Dr. Seitz.
We are so grateful for your gift and kindness from your organization. You will never know the profound impact you had
on a very challenging week for our small family.
Sincerely, Troy, Sarah and Little Troy
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New Philadelphia Ohio Rally
It’s July, and time to head on out to join our
Dresser friends in New Philly, OH for our summer
International Rally. It’s hard to believe it has been
a whole year since Pikeville, KY in the Allegheny's. This rally will be a stretch northward in
eastern Ohio on the fringe of the Ohio Allegheny's
in picturesque Amish country. Our Ohio friends
have talked about their beautiful riding roads with
so much to do out there. It was exactly that.
Carol and Ed Lyons and Carol and Lee Oblinger
put together outstanding destinations and rides for
us. If you took one of the optional rides you were
on the best riding roads in southeast Ohio.
Members began to arrive on Saturday and 107
people attended. People from the South rode
through rain, and those from the North and East
came in dry with pleasant temperatures. That
would change. But then, it’s July. Carol and Ed and Carol and Lee were on hand Sunday at sign-in to give everyone a description of the week’s
itinerary. Lee is recovering from a bike mishap and three broken ribs, but he was able to make the trip to be with us at sign-in on Sunday, at Hale’s
HD, and at the banquet. We are glad he is getting better day by day.
The Holiday Inn Express and Best Western share the same site and members could graze on either breakfast spread. We were convenient to the
Interstate and just minutes from beautiful Amish country, with Adventure Harley Davidson just two miles away in Dover. All the right ingredients for
a great rally site.
We welcomed six new members who joined the Association during the week. Donna Patterson and Karl Kohler from New Philadelphia stopped by
the hotel because they were interested in seeing our trikes and are thinking of getting one. One thing led to another and they joined the Dresser
Assn. that day. Also joining at this rally were Mike & Penny Burch from Salem,WV and Tony & Michelle Demetro from Parkersburg, WV. Tony is a
friend of Eric Groesbeck, Don and Jean’s son, and used to live in Seneca Falls, NY near them.
We started the week on Monday with a group ride to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton for our football fans. Did anyone see any celebrities?
Their annual induction was a week away. We visited the Warther Museum of wood carvings by Ernest Warther, his lifelong collection of works
creating ebony, ivory and walnut train carvings with exquisite detail to exact scale. We were glad we could enjoy this tour with Paul LeFleur who
creates our rally trophies of motorcycles in wood. Then off to the Hartville Kitchen and Hardware Store for lunch. Alan Hawkins followed us there
in his car and on the way he was stopped by police for allegedly cutting off the patrol car. He was just following me in a lane change. We waited
up ahead, and after a lengthy stop all was well. We learned later that Alan and the officer had a nice chat about the Army (on Alan’s hat). I wonder who did most of the talking. It was getting hot and into the mid 90’s.
Tuesday was our shopping ride, on your own, at your own pace. Members kept meeting as we visited the Shearer Potato Chip Store, Lehmann’s
Hardware Store in beautiful Kidron in the midst of Amish farms, the P. Graham Dunn woodworking factory and store, on to Smucker’s, and the
Everything Rubbermaid outlet. It was a good ride route through Amish country planned by Carol & Ed Lyons, easy to follow, with frequent stops
with coveted a/c. We were really cooking at 98 degrees that day. Kickstands and tires were sinking in the hotel parking lot pavement. Amish
meals abound in the area, and some dined at the Amish Door Restaurant recommended by Carol. We had ours in Sugar Creek that day. The
area was so dry, absolutely parched with little rain out there, but we were not praying for rain like the farmers. Well, maybe to cool it off a little.
Wednesday arrived hot and humid, and we lined up for our group ride to Marietta, OH, an easy ride down I-77 with light traffic, a refreshing opposite of our interstates in New York. Our sternwheeler boat, the Valley Gem, was waiting for us, and we boarded and had lunch before our departure. She was a traditional sternwheeler built right in Marietta and family owned. Our cruise was relaxing on the Ohio River, like the unhurried
lifestyle of years ago. The top deck sun canvas had gathered rainwater, and someone accidentally dumped water off the canvas roof right onto an
unsuspecting non-Dresser lady. Oops! After the boat ride we rode to the Big Muskie led by Ed and Carol Lyons. Now we were on really great
riding roads, the back roads of the Allegheny's. Think of sweeps, rolling hills and dales, turns, vistas, and great road conditions. So what is a Big
Muskie, you might ask. It’s a humongous steam shovel head left there from bygone days of strip mining. It was big enough to fit the contents of a
12-car garage. If this was the shovel, we could only imagine the size of the machine that powered it. Thunderstorms pursued the riders all the way
back. Some lucked out, others got soaked. At least it broke the heat wave plaguing us the first half of the week with temps reaching 98 degrees.
Carol and Ed rode and laid out exceptional optional rides in rural southeastern Ohio for tours on roads just like the ride to the Big Muskie. Bob and
Connie McDonald did the optional southern ride and came upon Bob’s grandparents’ hometown and house, and his parents’ cousins’ homes in
Tacoma and Barnsville. Dickie and Lois Lednum went exploring on the eastern ride out to the Ohio River. Glennadine headed out for Nevada on
Thursday morning to attend the AMA Women’s Motorcycle Rally in Carson City and Goldie stayed behind with us.
Thursday arrived with threatening skies and an ominous forecast for severe storms in Mansfield, our destination to tour the Reformatory. We mustered up as many four-wheelers as we could, and packed in our members for a dry ride to Mansfield. Some brave ones rode their bikes, Audie and
Greg Corcoran, Judi and Mary Barillari, and Gary and Lana White. So what is a Reformatory you might ask? It’s the place where the Shawshank
Redemption and Air Force One movies were filmed, a closed historic prison built in 1886 and closed in 1990. We do find a lot of interesting destinations at our rallies. The storm broke as we were rattling around the tour route in the prison. It definitely added to the drama. Think big time peeling
paint, two cell blocks six stories high each housing 1,200 inmates. I can’t imagine what the noise level was in that place. We moved on to Hale’s
Harley Davidson for a nice lunch and great hospitality, just two miles away. Hale’s overlooks an active prison next door to the Reformatory, and
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the tee shirts there say, ‘A Room With a View’ and a picture of Hale’s through cell bars. Some of those guys must have rode Harleys and must
ache when they hear the bikes coming and going.
We filled out the week (and ourselves) at places like nearby Hog Heaven with barbeque, many Amish restaurants with their hearty family style dining, great ice cream stops, and Amish shopping and furniture. It is always fun to do things together with our Dresser friends. Gas prices leaped
32 cents in one day from $3.27 to $3.59. It was quite a surprise, especially since we needed to fill up the Suburban. We think it had something to
do with news about the devastation of the corn crop due to the widespread drought, and ethanol.
Adventure Harley Davidson was most hospitable on Friday with providing a nice lunch for us, as well as discount coupons and gift certificates for
our door prizes. Friday was coming to a close, members were washing and packing up their bikes for the ride home, and it was time for our banquet at the Bistro next door, and our annual bike raffle drawing. The raffle certainly adds excitement and anticipation to the evening. The last two
winners drawn were present, the LaCavalla’s and the Wright’s. Maybe I’ll be next. I have already decided to take the bike.
Our thanks to Nick D’Apice who said our prayer, and to Charlotte Snyder who led our singing of My Country ‘Tis of Thee, as Alan Hawkins (oldest
veteran present) and Ron Leard (youngest veteran present) held the flag.
Thanks also to Sandi Hicks and Donna LaCavalla who ran the 50/50 which was won by Barbara Taylor, and thanks to Lillian LeFleur and Rose
Daniels for handling the door prizes. Three sisters from New Philadelphia, The Koda Chrome Babies Trio, were our entertainment.
Our Charity Child for 2012 is baby Troy Pandelos who is one year old. He was brought to our attention by Charlotte and Gene Snyder. Troy was
born with no fingers on his right hand, and has been receiving care since February by a special surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
to create digits on his hand by implanting bones from his foot. The family has been making weekly trips from their home in Daytona, FL to Cleveland, and was able to attend our banquet. Charlotte and Gene met Sarah and Troy (dad) Pandelos in Daytona and attended their wedding. The
other half of the 50/50 was donated to baby Troy, and the Koda Chrome Babies Trio also donated one third of their earnings for the evening to him.
At last it was time for the big drawing. Jan received the drawn raffle ticket and sighed that the winner was not a Dresser member this time. The
winner was Randy Feltner a fireman from Colonial Beach, VA and the ticket was sold by Cecil Rose. Randy chose to take the money. Next year’s
International Rally, July 22-26, 2013, will be in Wilkesboro, NC in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We look forward to seeing you there. Ride safe.
Eilleen
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On the Road Again to the Fall Rally at Bolton Landing, NY on Lake George
“On the Road Again” 5.. yes, our favorite song reminiscent of many rides
with our Dresser friends recently and long ago, came over the radio as we
drove up to Lake George last week. We both smiled at that and the many
memories of good times shared together. That song gives me a rush. Rich
Feehan, our Rally Host, organized a great itinerary, and had an important ingredient for a successful rally, a good hotel location. Thank you, Rich, for all
of your efforts to bring this rally together, and for planning and leading our
group rides. Rich stayed at the Melody Manor Resort many times over the
years at Americade and befriended the owners, Damian and Rose. The Mom
and Pop ownership of the hotel was going to be quite a different experience
for our rally attendees, as compared to a chain hotel. Our hotel hosts personalized our stay with their warm and friendly style of management. We had 50
attendees, which enabled us all to enjoy closeness and camaraderie all week.
We always look forward to spending time with different people at each rally.
The Adirondack Mountains and Lake George are very familiar to us, as we attended 29 of the 30 Americade rallies. We love the area and looked forward to our Dresser rally here. Past stays in Lake George were not on the Lake,
so our week at the Melody Manor Resort in Bolton Landing, 10 miles north of Lake George Village, was a pleasure. The
view of the Lake from our sliding doors in our rooms was beautiful and the area around Lake George is pristine for riding.
The high peaks in the Adirondack Reserve, Champlain Valley, roads along beautiful Lake George and close by Vermont
were awaiting us. Members who had not been to the Adirondacks were in for a treat. After 7 days of perfect weather at
home the week before, we wondered what the rally week would bring. We weren’t disappointed as 7 of the 8 days were
sunny, clear and cool. Perfect.
We began our week on Monday with a ride to the Parkland Alpaca Farm in
Granville, NY near Vermont followed by lunch and downtown exploring in
beautiful Saratoga Springs. The owners gave us a tour of their well-kept
pastoral property and barn, and we met their 36 alpaca (all with names) and
learned about the business of raising alpaca for fur and premier yarns.
Wayne and Kaye Youngs live in nearby Greenfield Center and brought
friends to the rally, Larry and Karen Estill. Along with Kyle and Debbie, they
all stayed at the Estill’s camp in, yes5., Friends Lake. We learned that
Larry and Karen have hiked to the top of all 46 peaks in the Adirondacks.
Debbie rode her own bike to this rally too.
Tuesday was forecast to bring heavy rain and winds, and it did. This was
not the day to visit Fort Ticonderoga, so we adjusted the schedule to do that
on Friday. We gathered up vehicles and empty seats so no one had to ride
in the rain. Thanks to all our trailering friends with vehicles that gave dry
seats to our riding members. Many of us headed out to McDermott’s HD to kick tires and shop. The hotel’s restaurant,
Villa Napoli, was closed on Tuesday so Rich organized a pizza party if you will at Cate’s in Bolton Landing. The storm
was at its worst at dinner time, and we all managed to get to Cate’s in our vehicle caravan. The weather huddled us all
together for an impromptu evening meal and special night.
Our next destination on Wednesday was a ride to the Adirondack Museum. Bright blue skies and cool temperatures
greeted us, and Rich led the ride through Warrensburg out to Blue Lake. Everyone enjoyed the open roads and sweeping curves with nearly no traffic for the 60 mi. ride. Did you smell the pine forest? Wasn’t that pleasant not to deal with
traffic for a change? The fall colors were beginning to show out there. Fred Snair was still in summer mode and was a
little cool on the way with no warm coat. He bought a sweatshirt for the return ride. The Museum told the story of Adirondacks living today and years ago from rustic life to the great summer camps of the wealthy.
Thursday was sunny (let’s keep this going!) and quite cool to start, with a group ride
to Lake Placid and a tour of the Adirondack Reserve. Route 73 took us into the
high peaks and it was beautiful up there. Did anyone glimpse the high waterfall off
the mountain? We found lunch in the village, a busy little place for a weekday in
mid-September. We could see the ski jump structures and ice arena there from the
1980 Winter Olympics. Rich Feehan and a few bikes missed a turn and got separated from the group. They passed a man walking and Rich stopped and asked him
if he had seen any bikes go by. The guy said he had not seen any bikes and he
was homeless and was heading to Long Island. Rich asked him if he had a map
and pointed out that he was going in the wrong direction. Rich gave him his map
and wished him well on his journey. Later that day when Rich got on his bike there
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was a map laying on his bike seat. One of the group had replaced the map he gave the homeless man. I think it brought
a tear to ole Rich’s eye – what a great group we ride with.
The Fort Ticonderoga ride along the west shore of Lake George
was moved to Friday. It was shirt day, and the orange shirts were great
for the Fall rally. Thank you Ed Lyons for designing our shirt artwork.
The restored fort sits on the south end of Lake Champlain, and Gordy,
our tour guide dressed in period clothes, did a fine job telling the 18th century story of Fort Ti and the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary
War and five battles. A beautiful place to visit on a crystal clear day.
After our tour, some members rode the Ticonderoga Ferry into Vermont,
some visited the Crown Point lighthouse, some had ice cream on the return, and some visited the Hacker Boat Company in Silver Bay which
manufactures the mahogany speed boats valued at $100,000 –
$300,000. So many roads, so little time, as the saying goes.
Our rally dinner was at Melody Manor’s restaurant, the Villa Napoli, and
we truly fine dined on chicken marsala, beef tips with onions and mushrooms and roast pork loin. Alan Hawkins gave the prayer and led us in
the Pledge of Allegiance. We were happy to have members Richard and
Irene Bodie join us with their son, Donald. There was much camaraderie
in the room and we lingered after dinner enjoying our last evening together and sharing our week’s adventures. The quilters had shopped,
others rode to Vermont to visit a marble museum near Rutland, and some
saw the hot air balloons at the festival in Glens Falls. Our Dresser Members got high marks from Melody Manor owners Damian and Rose as
they were taken by the politeness of everyone. We, as Trustees, are very
proud to bring our Members to all of the rally hotels and area attractions.
The owners and managers always compliment all of you and hope you
will return again. We truly ‘Ride With Pride’ together.
Joe and Jan were unable to attend due to Joe’s recent rotor cuff injury to
his shoulder, and they send their regards to all. We look forward to meeting again at our Christmas Party in Gettysburg on November 10th.
Ride Safe,
Eileen & Joe
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Come
Join Us
HARLEY DRESSERS TOYS FOR TOTS CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!
At the Eisenhower Hotel, Gettysburg, PA Saturday, November 10, 2012 5:00 PM—11:30 PM
Come join your Association friends for a Fun Filled Evening. Dinner: $26./ person all inclusive. Room
rate $56./night inclusive.
Please mail in your reservation info/form DIRECTLY to the Hotel by Noon October 21, 2012
CUT & ENCLOSE WITH CHECK OR CREDIT CARD INFO. Make checks payable to:
Eisenhower Inn, 2634 Emmitsburg Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717-334-8121)
NAME______________________________ PHONE____________________
STREET_____________________ CITY______________ST______ZIP_________
ARRIVAL DATE _____________DEPARTURE DATE______________
# for Dinner : Adults ______ Children under 12 ( Boys ages_______ Girls ages_______)
PAYMENT Credit Card Type____ Card # ______—______—______—______ Exp Date _____
or Check Enclosed (___) Total Enclosed $________
smoking___ non-smoking____
Int’l Rally Wilkesboro, NC
July 22/26, 2013
Holiday Inn Express
336-838-1800 Ask for $69.99 HDS rate
1700 Winkler Street
Cut Off Date July 3, 2013
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Camp Ground W. Kerr Scot Lake Bandits Roost CG office 336-921-3190 US Army
Corp of Engineers Reservations www.recreation.gov 877-444-6777 Please make
reservations after midnight 1/23/2013 to get best sites $24 (11 mile to Rally Hotel)
Please fill out rally form or a note, and return with rally fee payable to (Harley Dressers) & shirt size
to: Jan Travis, 1549 Cherry Brook Drive, Dandridge, TN 37725
Rally check-in is on Sunday afternoon/evening, (Rallies run Monday thru Friday)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -c u t - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Int’l Rally Fee $60 single/$120 couple children 12-17 $10, non-family guests + $5
Names__________________________________________Shirt Sizes____________
# of Rally Bars Wanted _______$4.50 each
Guest Names_____________________________________Guest Sizes____________
# Attending_______
non-family guests $5 Additional
10
Total Enclosed _________