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2011 Arkansas State HOG Rally in Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Let the Music Play;
Volume 11 Issue 3 Summer 2011
Hot Springs H.O.G. Chapter
Hog Snort
June 23rd - 25th, 2011
Thursday night; Cody McCarver
Friday night; Deja Vu
Saturday night; Montgomery Gentry
And the winner is ?
Don’t miss Saturday night, there
will be a drawing to give away a
Harley Davidson 883 Low Rider.
(Donated by Landers Harley Davidson, Must be a
pre-registered HOG Member, Must be present to
win)
Staff Members Needed;
If your interested in helping with
this years Rally, please contact
Terry Hunter @ 501-620-9957
or email:
[email protected]
Your help would be very much
appreciated !
In the Spotlight
Landers Harley Davidson of Hot Springs, store Manager;
Tammi Roberts
Manager, but being the Warranty Administrator too, however, she has excellent support
from her staff members of all
the departments.
With the State HOG Rally just
a few weeks away, Tammi
and her staff are making final
preparations for the event and
are planning to have a good
Being no stranger to the motor- time during the Rally.
cycle community, Tammi is ex- Tammi enjoys meeting people
cited about being in Hot Springs & making new friends.
and is looking forward to the
She says, “It is very rewardchallenges and opportunities
ing seeing new riders riding
that go hand and hand with her
off on their new bike for the
position.
very first time”.
Some of you may know her
If you haven't been to the
from when she was manager of
Landers Harley Davidson in
the North Little Rock, Jones
Hot Springs for a while, then
Harley Davidson before it was
its time to come by to meet
purchased by Landers.
and say hi to store manager,
Now wearing two hats, she is
Tammi Roberts.
extra busy, not only as store
Hot Springs H.O.G. Chapter
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Welcome !
New Hot Springs
HOG Members
Dates of Special Interest:
 June 18 Saturday
General Meeting
& ride to Texarkana
after meeting
 June 23 - 25
Arkansas State H.O.G.
Rally, Hot Springs
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Richard Bradley
Lori Lewis
Randy Lewis
Mike Perrin
Deloris “Dosie” Sharp
Welcome Back;
Harold Haley
Hog Snort
Inside this issue:
Arkansas State HOG Rally
1
Store Manager Tammi Roberts
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Welcome New Members
2
Dates of special interest
2
Photos of Fish Fry and School event
2
Harley Officer Training by Terry Reynolds
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HOT Training (continued)
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Thought for the day:
“Tomorrow is often the busiest day
of the week”
 June 27 Monday
 July 9 Saturday
Breakfast Ride I
 July 15 -17
Blanchard Springs
Overnight Ride
 July 23 Saturday
General Meeting
Chief cook “Chef Joker” (Rocky White) cooks up some good eats at our chapter cookout at
Lake Catherine State Park, Saturday , May 21.
After our regular meeting, Captain Geezer lead us on a short ride to the chow down area at
the State Park. A special Thanks to all who participated in making this a great chapter event.
Everyone enjoyed the fruits of their labor !
 August 14 Sunday
Breakfast Ride II
 August 27 Saturday
General Meeting
 Sept 3 Saturday
Ride to Old Washington State Park
 Sept 9 -11
Casino / Memphis
Overnight Ride
Like the school children do, all of us were lined up awaiting the time for our entrance (Left)
to the Character Education Day at Lake Hamilton School on Friday May 27. After we arrived
at the school, some of the teachers (Right) donned their biker attire and rode along on the
bikes to meet the children. At the conclusion of the program, it was back to business as usual,
then breakfast at the Rise & Dine Café, and Captain Butch lead us a ride afterwards.
A big Thanks to all who participated !
Hot Springs H.O.G. Chapter
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if you don’t encounter the Florida Highway Patrol along the way. It was my lead
along the way, and somewhere a couple
hours east of Mobile we were cruising
along between 80 and 90 mph, (“did I say
that in print”?). WELL,
Director
Scotty Dodd
[email protected]
501-262-3651
Assistant Director
Butch Jones
[email protected]
501-767-3532
Treasurer
Rucina Johnson
[email protected]
501-617-0491
Secretary
Bill Brusenhan
[email protected]
501-922-8383
Head Road Captain
John Morgan
[email protected]
501-321-2998
Newsletter Editor
Michael Still
[email protected]
501-276-0702
Membership Officer
Terry Reynolds
[email protected]
Activities Director
T.J. Huisman
[email protected]
501-760-7173
Ladies of Harley
Connie Edwards
[email protected]
Safety Officer
Larry Prentiss
[email protected]
501-276-4277
Photographer
Jennifer Jones
[email protected]
501-262-4001
Historian
Diane White
[email protected]
318-458-4213
HOG Merchandise
Gayla Morgan
[email protected]
501-321-2998
Web Master
Brian Phelps
[email protected]
501-276-8000
Hog Snort
Harley Officer Training (HOT)
in Jacksonville, FL
“I didn't even let off the throttle”
By Terry Reynolds
Not knowing what to expect, but looking forward to the first long road trip of
the year, Brenda and I joined other
H.O.G. officers, Scotty Dodd and Charlotte, Gayla Morgan and John, Rucina
Johnson and Howard on the ride down
to the H.O.T (Harley Officer’s Training)
in Jacksonville, FL, April 15 and 16.
These four patriots rode down, and
were joined later by Butch Jones and
Pat, who drove down and Bill Brusenhan, who flew down to join us.
The trip down was relatively uneventful. Weather was good and no rain
was encountered during the ride, however, we were just hours ahead of a
tornado and severe storms that hammered Jackson, MS. It was a bit unsettling to think that the same area we had
just traversed was now in ruins.
We made the trip in two segments,
spending the first night in Mobile, AL.
On the coast, as expected, we had a
good meal of fresh sea food, thanks to
Howard’s selection of restaurants.
From Mobile the next morning, we began the long ride across Interstate 10.
For anyone who hasn’t traveled that
road, it is flat and straight, and allows
for covering a lot of miles in a short
time,
Florida uses a color scheme on their patrol vehicles that blends in very well with
the trees along in median area. I
rounded a slight curve and there in the
median trees was………. I didn’t even let
off the throttle. He had me if he wanted
me. I looked in the left mirror to see if he
was going to give chase, but what I saw
was NOT the Trooper pulling out, but my
three companions WAAAAAAAAAY behind. Nothing like being left out in front
alone. “Speedo” Scotty said later that if
he had pulled out after me, he would assist, by waving the Trooper around and
then they would wait for me at the next
exit.
Once we arrived in the Jacksonville area,
I relinquished my role in the lead to Head
Road Captain John Morgan, to find our
way to the hotel. Over the next several
days, Captain John became known as
“Cap’n Gadget” for his affinity for electronic gadgets! Any questions, Cap’n
John had his iPhone out for GPS directions!
But now it was down to business. Not
knowing what to expect, I was very much
surprised. This was truly a working trip.
For two full days, Friday and Saturday,
we had a solid schedule of classes and
workshops to attend. The Harley folks
really put on a great training, and as a
first time attendee, I was a bit overwhelmed as to the serious side of the
H.O.G. business.
We like to have fun, but the business side
of this size of an organization is tremendous. We had formal class trainings on a
wide variety of topics but the most useful
were the “break-out” sessions that put us
in groups with other officers in the similar
positions.
As Membership Officer, most of my interactions were in groups with other Membership Officers and also Newsletter Editors and Ladies of Harley. I quickly found
that there are issues that others have that
are similar to our local group and I found
how other Chapters address those issues.
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Hopefully that will make me better
able to fulfill the Membership Officer
role for the Chapter.
The “downer” side of the meetings
were relating to the “legal issues”
and other proprieties that go along
with operating an organization.
H.O.G. is sensitive to the legal requirements that seem to take more
and more of our time and paper, but
in an ever increasing litigious world,
we have to protect ourselves, you
as members and the dealer whenever we can. They are working to
streamline and simplify these issues
all the time.
But, what I did not really expect is to
find out just how fortunate we here
in Hot Springs are to have a dealership and a store manager who supports us and we support them. A
number of Chapters lacked this
support and good relationship. Without this good relationship things
would be so difficult.
Also, I found that we are also fortunate to have the good quality members in the Chapter. Thanks to each
and every one of you who join us and
give of your time and talents to participate in the meetings and events.
Without you we wouldn’t have a
Chapter.
We are triple blessed in our Chapter
and attending this training makes
you really appreciate it. The group
split up for the trip home, John and
Gayla and Brenda and I opted for a
two day return across northern Alabama. The others elected to take a
three day return via Savannah, GA,
but all returned home safely.
BUT, despite a lot of work, a good
time was had by all. Thank you for
allowing me to attend.
H.O.G. Chapter sponsored by
Lander's Harley Davidson
205 Garrison Road
Hot Springs, Arkansas
501-525-7468
Hot Springs Harley Owner’s Group
Chapter #2541
PO Box 22472
Hot Springs, Arkansas 71903
Hot Springs Harley Owner’s Group
PO Box 22472
Hot Springs, Arkansas 71903
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