Attention All Chapter Members

THE CHROME CHRONICLE
JOLIET HARLEY OWNERS’ GROUP CHAPTER #1025
Attention
All Chapter
Members...
Volume 22, Issue 2
Joliet H.O.G.
is sponsored by
We have a new Newsletter Officer. Beginning with this edition all articles, pictures and other information should be sent to Wes Danielewicz. Please send by
email. Email: [email protected]
Sept 6th 110th Anniversary Unveiling Party—Hollywood Casino
Sept 7th & 8th—110th anniversary Kickoff—Conrad’s
Sept 9th—Ride for the Vets
Sept 20th - Officers Meeting at Conrad's Harley-Davidson at 7:00 PM
Sep 26th-29th - Battle Cry Touring Rally from Richmond, Virginia (See
Website)
Sep 27th - General Meeting at Conrad's Harley-Davidson at 7:00 PM
Sept 30th—Joliet Hog Picnic, Hawthorne’s in West Chicago
Oct 27th—Halloween Party, The Headless Biker is Coming soon.
Dec 8th—Joliet Hog Christmas Party
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THE CHROME CHRONICAL
Chapter Members Enjoy Rally
The rides that were set up, were a lot of
fun. Everyone had a good time on the
rides they took part in. The Harley Dealers put on a couple of great parties for all
the rally riders and guests.
Guess What? You couldn’t of asked for
better weather, it was GREAT!!!
I’d like to take this opportunity to
acknowledge the some of the winners
from our chapter that won at the rally, or
at least that I know of, if I missed anyone, I am sorry, I was not informed.
New Joliet HOG Member Joe Rivera & Jen, and riding Along side are Tony & Linda
Kennedy as they take off for the L.O.H. ride during the Illinois H.O.G. Rally
For the Door Prizes: Linda Killian,
Linda Kennedy and Art Ramsey. Each
received a $25.00 Gift Card. For the
Closing Ceremonies:
John Kraske—A one of a kind Harley Davidson Knife.
Linda Kennedy—Passport Book, First
ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR’S COLUMN
Please forgive me if all this sounds like old news,
which it is, but we’re getting back on track with our
newsletter. Hopefully we’ll get you all caught up
with events that have been going on.
Back in May we had our annual bike blessing.
Thanks to Joe Labarge for getting Father David
from St. Mary’s to come out and take care of us
and our bikes. Fr. David is always so generous with
his time and comes out for us each year. Lord
knows, we could always use his blessing.
This year’s State H.O.G. Rally was held in Rosemont, Illinois. I would like to say thanks to all the
chapter members who went to the State Rally. We
all had a great time as always. The City Lights Ride
of Chicago was just AWESOME!!!
Father David of St. Mary Immaculate Church, in Plainfield,
blesses all bikes at the annual blessing of the bikes.
Place Prize: $500 Gift Card.
Tony Kennedy—Passport Book, Second Place
Prize: $400.00 Gift Card
I hope that everyone has had a chance to join us
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DIRECTOR’S COLUMN
It’s been a while for a newsletter. I apologize for this,
but now we’re getting back on track. Thought out the
rest of the year and there will be some changes with
the newsletter. Now, to make these changes it’s going
to take some effort from all of us. We’re going to need
stories, pictures and event reminders for events that
chapter members would be interested in.
At the August membership meeting we set
the dates for the Chapter picnic (September
30th) and the Christmas party (December
8th). There will be
more details about
these events at the
September meeting.
I also would like to
thank everyone that
participated on the
dealer dinner rides.
We had great weather
for all eight rides and
had a blast trying new
restaurants and meeting new friends.
John Kraske Holds his prize Harley Davidson Knife he won at the Closing CeremoThinking about chapter
nies of the Illinois State HOG Rally
rides, we are looking
for some ideas for possible destinations. We would like to
get in as many as we can this fall. So check your emails regularly for dates and times.
Ride with you soon,
Eric Koesche,
Joliet HOG Chapter, Director
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*Karaoke Thursdays
*Live entertainment
on the weekends
*Plenty of parking
1356 Houbolt Road, Joliet
Membership Reminder
To be a member of the Joliet
Harley Owners’ Group you must
be a member of National
H.O.G. in good standing.
For more information on National H.O.G. memberships
please check their website at
www.hog.com.
Joliet H.O.G. memberships
are a yearly membership.
For more information on
chapter membership contact
the membership officer
through the website at
www.joliethog.com.
FROM THE EDITOR
Hello fellow HOG members and welcome to
this September edition of the “CHROME
CHRONICAL”. I know it’s been awhile since
the chapter has had a newsletter out and it
seems to have an effect on getting the content in on time. This is somewhat understandable due to not having a newsletter in
awhile. Beginning with the October issue, the
deadline for all articles, reports, pictures and
whatever else anybody would like to put in –
will have to be in by Saturday following the
General meeting. That would be the fourth
Saturday of the month, each month, from
here on out.
I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but if we
want to have a newsletter and keep it current, this is the way it needs to be. With that
said and out of the way, I hope you enjoy this
issue. If any one should have any suggestions as far as improvements to the newsletter please email me at:
[email protected].
Bill congratulates the first winner (left) and the second winner of the second raffle (right) of the HOG
50/50 Raffles at Conrad’s Fall Open House
With everyone’s input, I hope to make this
newsletter fun, entertaining and informative in the future. So let’s all pitch in and
make it happen.
Thanks for reading and Ride Safe!
Wes Danielewicz, Joliet HOG
Newsletter Editor
on the many rides we have been on this
summer and hope to you this fall for
some of the great rides to come.
I would, at this time, like to extend a
warm welcome to all new members to
our HOG Family. It’s great to you part of
it.
Just a not on Common Courtesy. If you
see a rider and biker on the side of the
road, please stop and see if they need
help (no matter what type or brand of
Linda & Tony Kennedy at the Illinois State HOG Rally, enjoying the
bike they are riding). You never know
when you might find yourself in the same free tribute to Led Zepplin.
situation and needing help.
As a mentor to new riders, you are responsible
for being the best riding resource that you can
be. To listen, encourage and direct new riders
to the resources they need. I have found that
mentoring does not have to be a formal process. In fact, if you think about it, we have all
been mentoring each other in one way or another. How? Because we have one common
bond…. That is riding and sharing our passion of
riding with others.
As always, RIDE
SAFE
Tony Kennedy,
Joliet HOG Chapter,
Asst. Director
Food Tent at Conrad’s Fall Open House.
HOG Members Enjoy
Sunday Afternoon Ride
Joker trying his skills at Tipsy Cup at the Illinois
State HOG Rally
Ladies of Harley Volunteering at the Illinois HOG Rally.
From left: Linda Killian, Kim Danielewicz and Linda Kennedy. All in a day’s work.
Wes Danielewicz, Volunteering at the Illinois State
HOG Rally
19356 N. E. Frontage Rd.
Shorewood, Il. 60404