The June 2026 OGRES Motorcycle Club mandatory meeting will be held this coming Thursday, June 4th.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be held at Wingers in Meridian.
The address is 3541 North Eagle Road. It is located right in front of Dicks Sporting Goods.
As you enter the front door, there is a "conference" room to the right that is reserved for OGRES members.
See you there.
The OGRES Motorcycle Club May 2026 Hagerman Overnighter began at the appointed place and time.
Members present for both days: Smooth, Grim and Gundy. Additional OMC members present for the second day: Duke, Ace and RipCity. OMC members not present at all: Slick, Bomber and G-Man.
We enjoyed a nice breakfast at the Star Cafe waiting for all participants to arrive. And waited. And waited.
We began to be concerned as RipCity was not on scene after the appointed hour, being he was usually a half hour early. A text determined that RipCity was at work. Turns out he was all ready for an overnight ride...beginning Friday morning. Too bad the day was Thursday. He was directed to ride up to Gooding the next day with Duke and Ace.
Shortly, we departed from Star and headed up the road towards Emmett. It was a very pleasant ride up to Emmett in very nice temperature. This is the first time we have done this route without the high heat weather.
We rolled through Emmett, over through New Plymounth and rolled up to the T intersection just out of Fruitland. We got through that problematic intersection with very little strife.
The next metropolis we encountered was Parma where we stopped for a short bio break.
Next we headed towards Notus but took the overpass that shuttled us through Wilder, Homedale and Marsing.
The traffic was light and the weather remained pleasant.
We cruised through Murphy and made a rest stop in Grand View. A quick perusal of the ice cream freezer showed nothing worth eating.
We climbed back aboard our iron mustangs and headed over through the countryside, passing through Bruneau.
We had previously decided to have lunch in Glenns Ferry and that turned out to be a great decision as the cafe in Bruneau had a completely full parking lot.
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| Glenns Ferry |
We stopped at the Hanson's Cafe and Motel, in Glenns Ferry, for our lunch break. It's a quaint little cafe and we enjoyed a nice lunch. The BLT was great!
We headed out and left GF behind. We crossed the interstate highway and cruised on the north side of it. King Hill was our next byway and we turned onto Old Highway 30 that eventually took us into Bliss. We bypassed most of Bliss and took the old River Road that took us through Malad Gorge.
We checked in to the Hagerman Valley Inn and unloaded our gear. Some found their way over to the store across the street for refreshments and such. We relaxed on the lower shaded patio until it was time to head over to the Snake River Grill for dinner.
Dinner was pleasant and the server and her helper (sister) were a lot of fun. The food has been better in the past but there is a new owner with a lot of new staff.
We retired back to the veranda at the Inn and a card game soon broke out. We had a great time although we were "sandbagged" by Joy who was the big winner. Smooth's 10 o'clock bedtime soon loomed and we all retired to our rooms for a night's respite.
All the intrepid travelers were up bright and early to allow a breakfast stop in Gooding at the Western Cafe. It was a nice cool morning and we enjoyed the ride through Bliss and over the rolling hills to Gooding. We found the cafe to have room for us after some strategic table movement provided seating.
We had barely ordered our breakfast food when RipCity, Duke and Ace belatedly arrived. It quickly became apparent that RipCity was trying out a new OGRES fashion statement by wearing his cut inside out. He said it was accidental choice due to his hurry to get breakfast but doubts remain.
With all fuel aboard, we continued north through Hailey and Ketchum continuing north. The weather was perfect and this ride continued to be very pleasant.
We shortly continued on and rolled past Smiley Creek Lodge, Petit Lake, Alturas Lake, Obsidian and Redfish Lake.
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| "You can't do that!" |
We made it a few miles out of before we encountered a light rainstorm. It rained enough to dot our wind and face shields with drops but not enough to make us wet. It was actually quite refreshing. The rain abated at Banner Summit and it was smooth sailing down into Lowman.
This passage was as much fun as one can have with their clothes on. This stretch is always a blast.
We then rode over to Banks and were immediately glad we were headed south and not north. The northbound traffic was bumper-to-bumper as far as the eye could see. Crazy.
The ride south was pretty much traffic free and the temperature was still nice enough. We rolled down through Horseshoe Bend and up the grade with our bikes just purring along. The traffic density increased as we got closer to town.
We ended the run at the Chevron Station at Beacon light and Highway 55. Most everyone agreed it was a chill, conflict free, enjoyable ride.
We are already looking forward to the Spring Run.
Words by Grim
Photos by Ace, RipCity and Smooth
The OMC Hagerman over-nighter is this coming Thursday and Friday, May 28th and 29th.
This informal run will start at the Star Country Cafe in Star, Idaho.
Meetup will be at 8 a.m. with rollout at 9 a.m.
Thursday night lodging will be at the Hagerman Valley Inn.
The May 2026 OMC meeting was held at the appointed place and time. All members were present save one.
The first part of the meeting comprised of the dispensing of the new challenge coin commemorating the 15th year of existence for the OMC. Much thanks to Duke for fronting the dough for the coins.
There was also a discussion of the upcoming overnighter to Hagerman. It was made clear that this run does not count towards fulfilling the one (1) sanctioned Run per year requirement for OMC membership. It should be a really nice run as the weather should be less hot than we have experienced in the past.
Members then rode, or drove (?), to Rudy's where the meeting reconvened. We had a new server but she did not detract from the nice meal and company.
The next OMC activity is the overnighter on May 28th and 29th.
The May 2026 edition of the OGRES Motorcycle Club meetings is this coming Thursday, May 7th, at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be at Bomber's clubhouse.
Bring cash for the new 15th year anniversary OMC challenge coin. The coins have arrived and are the nicest coin thus far.
The coins are $15 each, or 5 or more for $13 each.
The day ride scheduled for May 29th has morphed into an overnight ride to Hagerman, Idaho. The ride will be as follows:
Thursday May 28 240 Miles
The ride will begin in Star at the Star Cafe. Breakfast at 8 a.m. Safety briefing at 8:45 a.m. Departure at 9 a.m.
Star - Emmett - New Plymouth - Parma - Wilder - Homedale - Marsing - Murphy - Grandview - Bruneau - Hammett - Glenns Ferry - King Hill - Bliss - Hagerman
Overnight Lodging will be in Hagerman at the Hagerman Valley Inn (208-837-6196). Thirteen (13) rooms.
The Snake River Grill is right next door to the hotel for dinner.
Friday May 29 280 Miles
Departure at 7 a.m. Safety briefing at 6:45 a.m.
Breakfast will be in Gooding at the Western Café.
Hagerman - Bliss - Gooding - Timmerman Hill - Bellevue - Hailey - Ketchum - Galena Summit - Stanley - Lowman - Garden Valley - Banks - Eagle
All OGRES Motorcycle Club members, in good standing, were in attendance at the April 2026 meeting. No one could remember this happening in recent memory. The meeting was held at the lovely clubhouse on Sugarberry hosted by Bomber.
Post salutations and handshakes, Taco Bell was served by Ace and we all dug in for a real treat. Taco Bell is the official food provider for the OGRES Motorcycle Club.
Article Four Section A: Member Ages/Yearly Dues
Appendix B - Guidelines for prospects and guests
Appendix C - Guidelines for Leading and Sweeping
Appendix D - Guidelines for Safety and "Trail Boss"
Further notes on the Trail Boss. There will be a Trail Boss for each day of the ride. This position will be set at the beginning of a Run, each day, at the Safety Briefing.
The Trail Boss will be one of the three officers: VP RipCity, Road Captain Gundy or Sgt-At-Arms Duke. The Trail Boss will monitor bio/fuel stops and lunch breaks to allow a reasonable amount of time for the aforementioned activities but not so much as to put the Club overly late at our final daily destination. The Trail Boss will divulge the procedure, for the day, at the Safety Briefing.
One topic that Grim missed at the meeting: riding order of the Club during the Run is not set in stone. If a member is uncomfortable in their current position, they should move to a position of comfort with the appropriate amount of communication.
There was great and fruitful discussion about Appendix D.
Road Captains and OMC officers were given laminated copies of this appendix to allow them to give uniform and informed safety briefings.
The Print Plug will allow purchase of "one-offs" both in hats and apparel. They will also print items brought into them.
Each member will acquire their own apparel and hats for themselves. No group orders are needed. The "Crown Patch" artwork is already on file and the "Crossed Piston" artwork will be on file by the end of the month.
Special thanks goes to:
Ace and Duke for the great food
Smooth for the strong work in finding a vendor
RipCity for the great photography
Bomber for the meeting locale
Next meeting is in May.
The OGRES Motorcycle Club April 2026 mandatory meeting will be held this coming Thursday, April 2nd, at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Sugarberry Clubhouse hosted by Bomber.
Smooth and his committee will have updates on OGRES MC apparel and hats. Bring your ideas, input and feedback to the meeting.
Important info for the upcoming riding season will be discussed and disseminated.
After the business meeting, we will ride somewhere for physical sustenance.
The 15 year OGRES MC challenge coin has been ordered and will arrive in 4 to 6 weeks.
The coins will be made as rendered above.
In case you forgot, the latin terminology on the piston side of the coin means "Old Guys Rule".
The coins will sell for $15 each. Buy more than you think you will need as they are a limited edition.
Contact Grim if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
OMC members present: Ace, RipCity, G-Man, Rowdy, Grim, Smooth, Gundy and Duke. OMC Members absent: Slick and Bomber.
Social chattering and knife talk began the powwow and shifted slowly but nicely into official business.
Grim could not remember which members had received the latest version of the 2026 OMC Events and Runs Calendar so he handed freshly printed copies to everyone in attendance.
Grim also brought stickers, patches and pins for OMC members to take all they wanted.
Next on the agenda was discussion about a 15 year OMC Challenge Coin. We will be ordering the above rendered coin in the near future. The purchase price is still unsure but will probably end up between ten and 15 US dollars. A poll was taken to see the demand as to complete an order of the proper magnitude. Updates to follow.
Smooth and G-Man voiced a desire for more OMC hats and apparel. Grim has "too much on his plate" so delegated Smooth to spearhead the project assisted by G-Man and Ace. Please direct any input, orders or desires to the aforementioned trio. Smooth will report back at the April 2026 meeting.
The phalanx of intrepid OMC members headed over to the Sockeye Grill for some greatly earned grub. A table was found and the revelry continued. The meatloaf, brisket mac and cheese, finger steaks and salmon strips quickly disappeared from the table top. Dessert was forgotten and our herd stampeded from the restaurant.
See all y'all at the April 2026 meeting.
Extra credit is given to Smooth if he read completely to the end of the report.
The March 2026 OGRES Motorcycle Club mandatory meeting is this coming Thursday, March 5, at 1800 hours (6 pm).
The meeting will be held at the barn on Fairview. Depending on the weather, we will either dine at the Sockeye or ride over to Rudy's.
Updated pages for the OMC Handbook will be handed out to those who have not received them yet. Grim is handing them out via hardcopy as they do not email properly, as they print out all wack. (For reference, the latest best version is dated January 6, 2026.)
Coins, patches and pins will be discussed.
See you there.
OGRES MC members and their spouses met at the Fairview Clubhouse for the annual Valentine's Day Soiree.
OMC Members present: Slick, Smooth, Grim, Bomber, G-Man, RipCity and Duke. OMC members absent: Gundy, Ace and Rowdy.
The social hour was filled with great appetizers, drink and conversation. It is a great addition to this event as it is hard socialize around a long dinner table and hard to talk with one's mouth full of great food.
Eventually, RipCity sounded the exit alarm and all headed over to the Sockeye Grill.
Upon arrival in the railroad car, we arranged the tables to our liking and everyone found their seats. Great conversation and laughs were had while waiting for dinner to be served. The overwhelming meal of choice was the meatloaf dinner.
Finally, Smooth signaled that it was time to leave and we said our goodbyes.
Everyone seemed to have a great time at the railroad car.
Apologies to those who were unable to attend due to the reservation being made too late to get the advertised date. G-Man said he would make the reservation next year before Christmas.
See You Next Year
