Current membership 90 February 2017 March 2017 Valley Chapter HOG Newsletter 2017 Officers Director: Sherm Hostetter 724-601-2333 sherm@sherm.biz Assistant. Director: Mark Giannetti 412-974-3311 gizmo75@verizon.net Treasurer: Dale Linkenheimer 724-728-9023 dcl0653@verizon.net Secretary/Editor/Website: Gina Sluder 724-846-2466 gina@valleychapterhog.com INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Officer Report 2 Officer Report Continued 3 Sponsoring Dealer Report 3 50/50 Winner 3 New Members 3 Event Calendar 5 Cover Page 6 McMahon s St Patrick s Day was a huge success, Val made the BEST EVER cabbage & corn beef/.actually Everything was great. Thank You to everyone that brought deserts. Our NEW website is up & running. Please take the time to comment on the site a link is above the Featured Bikes. We welcome your input. www.valleychapterhog.com, if you don t get directed to the new site -refresh your browser, if you use Google you need to refresh the page as the changes don t automatically update like Internet Explorer does. Please check Home page for current events & the new section Get Well/Sympathy daily to keep up with what is happening. If you want added or deleted from the Lets Go Riding list let me know, we carried over what was on our previous website Memorial Ride for Bill Livingston will be in July or August we need an approximate count as to how many will be attending to plan this event please email Marilynn if you will be a part of the ride: postava@comcast.net
PAGE 2 MARCH 2017 VALLEY CHAPTER HOG NEWSLETTER Appointed Positions Activities: Marilynn Postava 724-513-7400 postava@comcast.net Walter Postava 724-513-1461 blknite1953@yahoo.com Membership: Joan Bundy 724-728-6283 Jlbundy1@verizon.net Photographer: Wayne Syrek 724-728-1747 Ladies of Harley: Val McMahon 724-843-7204 Welfare: Denise Costanza 724-513-5056 dromero888@comcast.net To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the story here. Head Road Captain: Jim Huselton 412-974-7593 jdhuselton@yahoo.com Road Captains: Bill Kapton 412-848-3482 kap5krash@aol.com Safety : Martin Costanza 724-513-5056 mpconstanza@comcast.net Sponsoring Dealer: Bill McMahon 724-843-7204 Historian: Mel Bundy 724-728-6283 Jlbundy1@verizon.net Website: Gina Sluder valleyhogchapter@gmail.com Ticket Sales: Fred Lloyd Deb Brewer Dale Linkenheimer Officer s Report Sherm, (Director) called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm with 34 members present. 0-Bikes, no pre-ride. Minutes from February meeting approved by Bill McMahon & Walt Postava. Thanked mark for running February meeting in his absence. Mark, (Asst. Director) 2 weeks ago it was 79 degrees, took a ride to W.VA. DALE, (Treasurer) Reported February deposits were $347.00, expenses of $49 for stamps for newsletter, leaving our current balance at $2707.16. Approved by Mel Bundy & Wayne Syrek. Appointed Officers Report Activities: Marilynn Postava Passed out updates to calendar, please take the time to read, most importantly to participate. Roger Headland will lead the Tionesta ride April 21-23, 1 room left, if interested (10 rooms booked) call me 724-513-7400 or Walter 724-513-1461 with any questions. Walter Postava see above Membership: Joan Bundy reported we currently have 90 members. Photographer: Wayne Syrek Took some pictures at St Patrick s Day @ McMahon s. If you are able to take pic s at events I am not at, please do so & get them to me for the album. Ladies of Harley: Val McMahon, NITE @ THE RACES, sponsored by Beaver Falls Band Boosters April 1st, dinner, desert, beer, pop, BYOB New Galilee Fire Hall. Doors open 5:30pm (to 7:00). $15 general admission $25.00 for horse (total 100 horses). FUN TIME Proceeds benefit DC Memorial Day Parade. Possible FROZEN DOUGH BAKE OFF more to come on this. GINA, (Sec/Editor/Web) Secretary nothing to report Editor I send out email reminders & upcoming event info, if you don t want to receive them let me know & I will remove your name. Web Meeting with Luke Wednesday to make a few changes to website. Please check Home page for current events & Get Well/Sympathy daily to keep up with what is happening. If you want added or deleted from the Lets Go Riding list let me know, we carried over what was on our previous website Welfare: Denise Costanza Absent Joan reported Philip Morris was sent a fruit basket. He will be starting chemo please send cards & prayers. 155 Fairlane Dr., Industry PA 15052 (He was at McMahon s on Saturday, looks great & is in good spirits!) Head Road Captain: Jim Huselton-Still working on booking a date for the Pro-Rider Pittsburgh training have a few dates & a few spots left if you are interested. Feb 23 meeting discussed a lot of possible rides, next meeting is March 23 at 6:00 pm Town Square, Beaver, anyone interested is welcome. -Cornerstone Church of God in Meadville, PA will be holding its 2 nd Annual Scrabble Run on Saturday, July 15 th, leaving McMahon s at 9:00 am. Road Captain: Bill Kapton Lock 24, Lisbon Ohio past Rodger s good food & nice ride, Wednesday s look good possible group ride. Also looking into some other places Safety : Martin Costanza Absent
PAGE 3 MARCH 2017 VALLEY CHAPTER HOG NEWSLETTER Appointed Officers Report Cont. Sponsoring Dealer Report Bill McMahon Thanks to everyone St Patrick s Day at McMahon s was a great success again! Thinking about possible bus trip to Milwaukee for next year. Bus holds 52, we need 40 to cover the cost, will have a sign up sheet next meeting. NEW Business, Gina Sluder opened a discussion to give a donation of money to Luke Box for setting up our new website. Bob Sluder made a motion to give him $100 seconded by Dale Linkenheimer, everyone was in favor of this. THANK YOU LUKE! No old business May 5th MDA ride, Bill & Val cannot go, but is a good time, see Bill for more info. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 pm Mel Bundy & Sherm Hostetter April 29th is McMahon s Open House Mel Bundy, (Historian) Discussed Mind Blowing Facts About Your Money DID YOU KNOW: Money is not made out of paper it is cotton & linen It costs more than a penny to make a penny (about 1/7 cents per coin) Every month the feds shred 16 tons of old cut up cash Two dollar bills are rarity, but there are more than 1.1 billion in circulation The largest note ever made was the $100,000 Gold Certificate A quarter has 119 groves around it s edges A dime has 118 groves The US Bureau of Engraving prints 32.2 million currency notes each day, with a face value of $907.8 million. There is 293 ways to make change for $1.00. New Members: Leslie Dunahay (Mark Giannetti s sister) 2005 Softail Deluxe WELCOME TO THE CHAPTER! (current membership is 90 50/50 Winners March 11th St Patrick s Day @ McMahon s $150.00 March Meeting $57.50 Jim Huselton (gave $20 back to club)
Page 4 ROAD CAPTAIN S REPORT March 14, 2017 MARCH 2017 VALLEY CHAPTER HOG NEWSLETTER -The Road Captains, Activities Director, and some other members met at Towne Square Restaurant on Feb. 23 rd. We talked about several different rides, some over night, some that one day trips, and also looking into some dinner rides because that was mentioned at last month s HOG meeting. We do have the ride scheduled to Tionesta leaving McMahons on April 19 th. A time needs to be set to meet and leave. We also discussed some possibilities for the Memorial Ride for Bill Livingston (possibly July or August). We also talked about some Saturday or Sunday afternoon rides so that the staff at McMahons will be able to attend as well. I was selected to serve as head road captain for this year. -Road Captains, Activities Director, and anyone who would like to attend, will be meeting at Towne Square Restaurant next Thursday, March 23 rd at 6pm. I would like to begin selecting dates for some of the rides that have been discussed. There will be a nice list of rides to choose from and we can have some great times riding with members of our chapter. -One ride that I do know of is the Scrabble Run held by Cornerstone Church of God in Meadville. Some of our members participated in this last year and it was a great ride and a really good meal afterwards. It will be Saturday, July 15 th. -The following dates are listed on the Pittsburgh Pro Rider Website for training classes: The classes are 8:30 4:30 (with a lunch break bring your own lunch). Last year s classes were held in Lobaugh Rd., Oakdale, PA. May 13 Sat. May 21 Sun. June 17 Sat June 25 Sun July 1 Sat When we select a date, participants will need register on line for that date and pay the fee. There is still room for others to sign up, we have 11 people interested at this time. Let s talk after the meeting a few minutes to see about selecting a couple of possible dates. Jim Huselton Head Road Captain
2017 Events March April May June July 14th Meeting 11th Meeting 9th Meeting 11TH OUR HOG Picnic Shelter 15 11th Meeting 11th @ McMahon s St Patrick s Day 1st Nite @ The Races 5-6-7 MDA RIDE 22-25 Thunder in the Valley Johnstown 12-16 Roar on the Shore ERIE 10-16 Daytona Bike Week 21-23-Tionesta / Kinzua weekend 7th Monaca (Monaca Crest) Blessing of the Bikes 15th Cornerstone Church, Scrabble run 29th McMahon s Open House 26-28 Rolling Thunder 28th Breakfast 25th Breakfast 23rd Breakfast 27th Breakfast 25th Breakfast CHECK OUT THE CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE EVENTS! Breakfast Club 4th Tuesday Each Month 9:00am Eat N Park Monaca August September October November December 8th Meeting 12th Meeting 10th Meeting 14th Meeting 2nd OUR HOG- Christmas Party 7-10 Thunder on the Strip Geneva on the lake 22-24 York Open House, York PA Christmas Parades 22nd Breakfast 26th Breakfast 24th Breakfast 28th Breakfast 26th Breakfast
Harley Owners Group March 2017 Valley Chapter Hog Newsletter 613 7th Avenue Beaver Falls PA 15010 724-846-6251 Monday-Friday 8:00 am 6:00 PM Saturday 9:00 am 3:00 pm Closed Sunday Your name here Next Meeting 7:30 pm April 11th 2017 Grand Valley Inn