Chapter NeAl'sCaznp Courageous RideNo report submitted.

Driftless Area Scenic By-way RideCanceled, severe storms. Rescheduled Septemberaa=,

Spring F1..ingRideSunday May ae=, the chapter riding season finallykicked off. With all the weather uncertainty we justdon't know. Today started as warm, sunny, blusterywindy day. With a cold front moving trough the daygrew colder and windier.Today's event was headed up by Randy and Sandy,always an outstanding ride to look forward to.Meeting in Monona at 10:30we rode out at 11:00 withRandy in the lead. The ride took us north inbeautiful Allamakee County. Randy is an excellentleader who led us on some of the more scenicroads. A short break in Waukon we continued northto Spring Grove Minnesota.Here we stopped at the Ivy Grove restaurant wherewe dined on a turkey dinner, urn-good.Today's event was pretty well attended with 18riders on 14bikes. Well done Randy and Sandy.

Road AdventuresAnd

Other Exciting Good 'l'inaes

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M61eage ProgranJMake Your Miles Count (MileageProgram)HOGlE is all about riding andhaving fun. The HOG MileageProgram rewards you for doing whatwe all love to do most. ride. The more miles you logon your HarleylE, the more recognition you receive.Pins, patches, motorcycle medallions - all awardedto you because you ride.A HOG Mileage Program pin and patch will be sentto all HOG members upon enrollment in theprogram. If you have more than one motorcycle, besure to enroll each additional bike. Afterenrollment, additional awards can be earned byachievement of the mileage levels listed in yourHOG Membership Manual and online atmembers.hog .com, starting at just 1,000 miles.Don't waste another mile! Take part in the MileageProgram and make every mile count!

Chapter Chuckles

A Highway Patrolman waited outside a popularbiker bar, hoping for a Dust. At closing timeeveryone come out and he spotted his potentialquarry. The man was so obviously inebriated thathe could barely walk. He stumbled around theparking lot for a few minutes, looking for hismotorcycle. Afte~trying his keys on five .otherbikes, he finally found his own bike. He sat on hismotorcycle in a good ten minutes, as the otherpatrons left. He turned }:tislights on, theri off, andagain on and off. He started his engine and pullforward into'the grass, then stopped. Finally, hepulled out onto the road and started to dtive away.The patrolman, waiting for this, turnedon his lightsand pulled the man over. He administered thebreathalyzer test, and to his great surprise, the manblew a 0.00. The patrolman was dumbfounded,"This equipment must .be broken! "he exclaimed, "Idoubt it," said the man, ''You see, tonight I am thedesignated decoy ... I haven't had a drink all day!"

JASTER.S 7TH ANNUAL

RIDE FOR LIFE

ALL MOTORCYCLES and CAR CRUISERS

(rain or shine we ride!)

SATURDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2012

Registration 8:30 am to 10:00 am

At Fast Trak

Elkader, Iowa

Depart 10:30 am

Donation $5.00/Person

Bring a partner, join new and old friends showing support for a worthy

cause!

All Donations Will Be Presented To

American Cancer Society RELAY FOR LIFEO::.~

5~~Any questions contact Lynn Jaster (563) 255·2625 or hastergnalcinecom.net

Quinton'sFUN RUN

Sunday,June 24th

Meet 10:00am Kwik Star Decorah, Rideleave's 10:30am. Ride to Lime Springs,take a break. Continue to Le Roy,Mn,take county roads north to SpringValley. MN 16to MN 80 thru Wyckoff,MN onto Fountain, MN. Stop for lunch.Guessing it will be 12:30pm or I:pm.Continue ride to Lanesboro over toRushford south to Mabel, MN, to Hesper,lA, to Locust Rd, back to Decorah. Totaltrip about 155miles.

Secretary's Report / Chapter MinutesMay lIth, 2012

Call to OrderDirector Steve Trumblee called the Ineeting to orderat 6:35 PM with 10 members present.SecretaryMotion was made to approve the April\2012 mtnutesas printed in the newsletter. Motion made by DarylHinton, seconded by Randy Ellis. Motion carried.Assistant DirectorAbsentTreasurerRandy Ellis gave the Treasurer's report with abalance of $2296.51Membership OfficerRandy Ellis reported that we have 64 paid currentIneInbers.LiaisonDaryl reported that WHD has a derno prograIn onwindshields and seats. There is a Mother's Day openhouse at WHDon May 12th. Daryl reported that therewill be a MeInorial Day ride to Fort McCoy leavingWHD at 4:30 AM to ride to Fort McCoy for flagraising. There will be a ride on Sunday June 3rd forthe Winneshiek County Hospice. The ride will startin Spillville, IA...LOHAbsentHead Road CaptainAbsentSafetyAbsentActivities OfficerAbsent, the following dinner ride was added to theevent schedule, Quentin Quandahl's ride to LosGables restaurant on June 24th. See events schedulefor complete list.EditorSee event schedule for Inonthly events. Keepsending in pictures and articles. He rescheduledLinda's Dinner ride for Sept. 23rd. Meet at Pit Stop inPostville.DirectorSteve said we need ideas for charities to donate theproceeds from the chili cook-off.Door prize won by Elwood JarstadNext Meeting, June 8th, 2012 at 6:30 prn at WHD.Motion to adjourn Ineeting by Lynn Jaster. Secondedby Daryl HintonAdjourned at 7:04 PM.Respectfully submitted,Jan Ellis, Secretary

Director.s Report

The riding season is now in full swing. Hope youhave been getting sorne saddle tirne. May has beengreat for riding, being rnostly dry, but it did get alittle too dry. The dust was horrendous.Fortunately, we received a couple inches of rain inthe last few days. I've certainly seen lots ofrnotorcycles out this rnonth. The Memorial DayWeekend had bikers everywhere. The May 6thride was rained out but Jirn has rescheduled it forSepternber 23rd. The May 20th ride was great. Ithink we had 14bikes and 19people. That wasactually rny first bike ride since March 16th and boydid it feel good. The best way I can describe it is tosay its like sitting in your favorite chair, only theview keeps changing.

The Ivy Grove Cafe in Spring Grove was agreat destination. They had good food and excellentservice. Considering the size of our group, wereceived our food very quickly. Thanks Randy andSandy for a really nice ride. I will take a jacketalong next tirne though. It was nice and warrn whenwe left Monona but it was downright cold inMinnesota. I had goose burnps on rny arrns for thelast ten rniles into Spring Grove. The sweatshirtcarne out of the trunk for the trip horne.

The May 11th chapter rneeting was wellattended. My thanks to all who carne. The rideschedule for this year is getting filled up. I amlooking forward to a very good riding season. Thenext Chapter rneeting is June 8th, 6:30 Prn atWaukon HD. June 2nd is Lynn's "Ride for Life"cancer benefit ride, which is a non-chapter eventand open to all. It is always a great ride for a greatcause. Sunday, June 3rd is the Spillville Ride,another non-chapter event open to all. It is a self-guided ride. The Waukon H-D Dad's Day prornotionwill be Saturday June 9th, with lots of specials.

I plan on having the Director's ride on June10th. Meet at Monona Kwik Star at 10:00AM, ride at10:30. The destination will be the Irish Shanti inGunder. We've been there before but its been acouple of years. June 24th will be Quentin's FunRun. Meet at Decorah at 10:00AM. If you haven'tbeen on one of our Chapter rides yet, please cornejoin us. We always have a good tirne.

Have an awesorne day, and rernernber;always read stuff that willrnake you look good if youdie in the rniddle ofit.

Happy Riding,Steve Trurnblee, Chapterirectorsrntrurnblee@neitel.net 563-536-2848

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I have scheduled the Director's ridefor Sunday June 10th. We will meet atMonona Kwik Star at 10:00AM, rideat 10:30. Destination is the "IrishShanti" in Gunder.

Steve

Jim Hyde/EditorJimh@acegroup.cc563-544-4271

CHAPTER & DEALER EVENTS2012

JANUARY14 ... CHRISTMAS PARTY (5:30, JODI'S IN MONONA)

FEBRUARY10 ... MEETING (6:00, WAUKON H-D)

MARCH10 ..• CHILI COOK OFF (11:00-2:00, WAUKON H-D)10 •.. MEETlNG( 9:30 WAUKONYAMAHA)

APRIL6... WAUKON H-D SPRING PARTY13 •.•MEETING(6:30, WAUKON H-D)2B .. .I0WA HOG RALLY PROPOSAL MEETlNG(12:00, AMES)29 ... CAMP COURAGOUS RIDE (OPEN RIDE, MEET AT THEGO-AMERICA IN INDEPENDENCE AT 9:00, RIDE AT 9:30.

MAy6•••LINDA'S DRIfTLESS JIREJl SCENIC BYWAY RIDE(CANCELED, STORMEYWEATHER, RESCHEDULEDSEPT. Z3RD)11...MEETING(6:30, WAUKON H-D)12...WAUKON H-D (MOTHERS DAY PROMO)ZO•••SPRING FLING FuN RUN (MEET AT MONONA KwIKSTAR AT 10:30, RIDEAT 11:00, DESTINATION, SPRINGEGROVE)

JUNE2 ... L YNN'S 7TH ANNUAL RIDE FOR LIFE(MEET AT ELKADERFAST TRAC ATB:30 -10:00, RIDE AT 10:30)(NOTE: THIS IS OPEN RIDE)B... MEETING (6:30, WAUKON H-D)9.•. WAUKON H-D (DADS DAY PROMO)10 ... DIRECTOR'S RIDE(10:00, RIDE 10:30, SHANTIINGUNDER)14-15 ..• RuN TO THE RALLY(PIN RIDE)15-16 ..•(I0WA STATE HOG RALLY, DES MOINES)Z4 •••QUENTIN'S FUN RUN(MEET DECORAH KwIK-STAR10:00. RIDE 10:30, DESTINATION FOUNTAIN, MINNESOTA

JULY

B... 13TH ANNUAL ROCKTON CHICKEN RUN13 ••• MEETING (6:30, WAUKON H-D)14 •••fERRY'S RIB CAGE RIDE (CLERMONT AT 10:30-11:00TO RIB CAGE IN MASON CITY)ZZ•••RANDY'S DAIRY QUEEN RUN

AUGUST13 MEETING(6:30, WAUKON H-D)19 CHAPTER PICNIC (MONONA TO QUARRY LODGE,CLERMONT)? ••OPENZ9 •••PATRIOT RIDE(WAUKON H-D. RIDE AT ? TO MADISON,OPEN RIDE)

SEPTEMBER? ••MEETINGS... TOYS FOR TOTS(lO:OO-11:00,WAUKON H-D,OPENEvENT)? ••OPEN

OCTOBER? ••MEETING? .. OPEN FALL CHAPTER RIDE? ••OPEN COLOR RIDE

NOVEMBER10•••WAUKON H-D CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE? ••MEETING

DECEMBER? ••MEETING

JANUARY 2013? .. CHRISTMAS PARTY

jUNE2013ZO-ZZ •••IOWA STATE HOG RALLY@ CLINTON

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