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.
Following the mass destruction of many Taco Bell products and the discussion about all the variants consumed, Grim began a discussion about updates to the OMC Constitution and By-Laws.
The following sections and appendixes of the OMC Constitution and By-Laws were updated and reviewed:
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 next item on the agenda was a report by Smooth concerning the vendor for the acquisition of OMC hats and apparel. Smooth traveled to three different vendors with varying results. The final verdict was our use of Print Plug in Nampa for hats and apparel.
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.
Grim finished up the meeting by sharing the unboxing of a new knife by Koenig Knives. It is a Xenon that is one of a kind.
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.
