Belated May 2019 OGRES MC Meeting Report

Bomber's International Rat Rod

The OGRES MC May 2019 meeting convened at the Clubhouse at the appointed date and time.  Present:  G-Man, Krome, Smooth, Grim, Rip City, Bomber and Gundy.  Absent:  Duke and Slick.

We checked out Bomber's "new" Rat Rod and the new upgrades on Krome's Road Glide.  

We had a short meeting in the Clubhouse before dinner.  The Spring Run was discussed and Gundy was appointed Ride Captain for the Spring Run as Grim will be in New Hampshire working.  Members were reminded that the ride was on June 7th and 8th...a Friday and Saturday.  The merits of keeping it on a Friday or Saturday or moving it to Thursday and Friday next year were discussed.  Future discussion will be held at a later date.

We discussed motorcycle training and the efficacy of attending an advanced course.  All members thought it would be great if we all attended an advanced class as a Club.  G-Man was assigned to following up on possibilities, as this definitely falls within the job description of the Vice President, and report back to the members.

Also discussed, again, was the desire to have a advance handgun class for the members to attend as a Club.  Grim was assigned to follow up on this training as he has the contacts.  

In the President's opinion, Club activities such as the aforementioned ones. require attendance of 2/3s of the members in attendance.  That means at least 6 members need to commit to make it a "Club Activity".  Otherwise, members can sign up and attend the trainings on their own time and desires.  Or with fewer members.  

Grim was left with the impression that the fun was in doing the trainings as a Club.  Maybe he missed the boat.

Since only half of the members were on motorcycles, we walked over to the Sockeye Grill for a nice meal.  The company was great and Rip City managed to stay awake all the way through his Mac n' Cheese.

A good time was had by all members in attendance especially when trash-talking the missing members.

That is all...

Mandatory OGRES MC Meeting This Coming Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

The Mandatory May OGRES MC Meeting is this coming Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse on Fairview.

Food and drink will be provided.  Be there or be square.

OGRES MC March 2019 Meeting Report

Rip City Enjoying His Door Prize

Members of the OGRES MC met at the appointed place and time.  All were present except for Krome.  I guess his petticoat tails were not long enough to allow attendance.  Much trash talk occurred, per tradition, about Krome in his absence.

Duke brought our favorite Taco Bell treats and G-Man brought the young adult beverages.  I am not sure who won the taco eating contest between Bomber and Rip City.  It was a close battle.

We then had some firearms training which include the basic manual of arms for pistols and revolvers. All ammo was secured outside in vehicles including the one bullet that Rip City routinely carries in his pocket per Andy of Mayberry.

Grim brought extra handguns and holsters but things were made difficult when Slick did not have a belt and Rip City's belt was too wide for his holster.  Whaddygunnado?

We worked on trigger control and sight alignment/picture which are the two most important mechanical steps in being accurate and deadly.

We practiced the 4 step draw process to go from holster to threat.  Next meeting we will do some more work and speed up to one fluid motion flowing through all four steps.  We practiced the draw sequence until an ambulance had to be called for Rip City due to the injury to his thumb caused by numerous safety on and off drills.

Members were directed to practice the holster draw sequence and do some dry firing at bad guys on the television.  Members are responsible for the safety and well being of their television sets and spouses.

Rip City won the door prized of electronic firearms ear protection.  The ear covers have saved his marriage that has been wrought with a low volume speaking wife and a half deaf Rip City.  

See you in May...

Mandatory OGRES MC Meeting Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse

We will have a short meeting and eat Taco Bell.  Then we will have firearms training.  

We will be working on the basic manual of arms, safety, sight alignment and trigger pull after doing some holster training and sigh acquisition. 

This training is not mandatory but if you want to be part of it, bring your handgun and holster.  Spare mags might be helpful if you want to bring those.

Updated Spring Run Information for Calendar and Reservations

OMC Challis Spring Run 2019

•Friday   June 7    271 Miles

The run will begin promptly at the Chevron at Gowen Rd. and I-84 at 9 a.m. Safety briefing at 8:45 p.m.

Boise - Mountain Home - Carey - Arco.

Lunch will be at Pickles in Arco.

Arco - Mackay - Challis.

Overnight lodging will be at the Pioneer Motel & RV Park, 220 South Highway 93, Challis, (208) 879-6791.  Each rider is responsible for making their own reservations.

We will ride out to Challis Hot Springs for a soak in the pool.

•Saturday   June 8     220 Miles

  

We will attend the Challis Car Show Saturday morning.

We will depart at a time set by the Ride Captain.

Challis - Stanley – Lowman.

Lunch will be in Lowman.

Garden Valley - Banks - Horseshoe Bend - Boise.

The ride will end at the Stinker Station at State St. (Highway 44) and Old Horseshoe Bend Road.

This run is open only to OMC members and who they 

invite. Guests must be approved by the President. 

OGRES MC January 2019 Meeting Report

Gundy, G-Man, Bomber, Smooth, Krome, Rip City and Slick (Photographer Grim)

The meeting took place at the appointed time and place.  All members were presented except the Sergeant-at-arms Duke.

We started off the meeting having a Taco Bell Doritos Locos tacos eating contest followed by a cupcake eating contest.  Thanks to G-Man for the beverages, Krome for the dessert and Duke for the Taco Bell tacos.  I believe Rip City won with 9 tacos eaten.

Krome definitely won the contest for the most cool sweatshirt.  We forgot to ask him where he acquired it.  It will be fun to see the his next project with the Indian.

We then had a gift exchange which revealed many great and fun gifts.  We will continue this tradition in the future.

We discussed a couple of 4 day Runs which would take place the first part of August.  More discussion about this at the March meeting.

We also discussed having some weapons training at the March meeting.  Be sure to bring you handgun and holster of choice for some great training.

Gundy

Bomber

Smooth

Krome

Slick

Rip City

G-Man

OGRES MC New Years Day Brunch - 2019

Bomber, G-Man, Smooth, Gundy, Slick, Grim, Guest, Rip City and Duke

OGRES MC members met at the appointed time and place for some brotherhood, jokes, stories and breakfast.  All were present except for Krome.

We had a great waitress and the food seemed pretty good except for Rip City's hash browns were not crispy enough.  

The real studs were Rip City and Duke.  Both were on their motorcycles instead of resorting to cages like the rest of us.  However, Duke was pretending to be undercover as his CUT was MIA.

A great time was had by all and none of us really wanted to leave.  Smooth and Duke had movie dates so we eventually made way for the lunch crowd.

See all y'all on Thursday.  Bring your dues and your gift for the exchange.

'Nuff said.....

Very Special OGRES MC January Meeting Thursday January 3rd at 6:30 p.m.

The very special mandatory OGRES MC January meeting will be this coming Thursday January 3rd at 6:30 pm.  The meeting will be held at the Clubhouse on Fairview.

Remember to bring your $50 dues for the year of 2019.  

Bring your "white elephant" gift for a gift exchange during the meeting.  Please remember there is a $50 limit on this gift.

We will discuss the upcoming ride schedule along with G-Man's proposed rides. 

OGRES MC New Years Day Brunch

The annual OGRES MC New Years day brunch will be held on.....you guessed it...New Years Day, 2019 at 10 a.m.   

We will meet at the Egg Factory at 16011 N. Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa.  The restaurant is right across from the Idaho Center.

Cages are acceptable in bad weather.  Wear yer cuts.

White Elephant Gift Exchange at January 3 OMC Meeting

Since we did not have a December meeting, there will be a "white elephant" gift exchange at the mandatory OGRES Motorcycle Club meeting on January 3rd.  

The dollar upper limit for "white elephant" gift is $50.  

More to follow about the meeting.  It is an important meeting.

The Duke

December Customer of the Month

Our sergeant-at-arms should be the customer of the year as he gets his Harley serviced almost monthly due to the amount of miles he rides.

Lucky duck.

2019 OGRES MC Event Calendar

2019 OMC Meeting Dates

January 3 – Meeting

March 7 - Meeting

May 2 – Meeting

July 11 – Meeting

September 6 – Barbecue  (Friday)

November 7 – Meeting

All Meetings are mandatory, on the first Thursday of every odd numbered month and at the Fairview Clubhouse at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise notified.

OMC Members and ratified Prospects only.

OMC Challis Spring Run 2019

•Friday   June 7    271 Miles

The run will begin promptly at the Chevron at Gowen Rd. and I-84 at 9 a.m. Safety briefing at 8:45 p.m.

Boise - Mountain Home - Carey - Arco.

Lunch will be at Pickles in Arco.

Arco - Mackay - Challis.

Overnight lodging will be at the Pioneer Motel & RV Park, 220 South Highway 93, Challis, (208) 879-6791.  Each rider is responsible for making their own reservations.

We will ride out to Challis Hot Springs for a soak in the pool.

•Saturday   June 8     220 Miles

  

We will attend the Challis Car Show Saturday morning.

We will depart at a time set by the Ride Captain.

Challis - Stanley – Lowman.

Lunch will be in Lowman.

Garden Valley - Banks - Horseshoe Bend - Boise.

The ride will end at the Stinker Station at State St. (Highway 44) and Old Horseshoe Bend Road.

This run is open only to OMC members and who they 

invite. Guests must be approved by the President. 

OMC Salmon/Orofino Summer Run 2019

•Thursday   July 18   251 Miles 

 The run will begin at the Stinker Station, at Highway 44 and Old Horseshoe Bend Road, at 9 a.m. sharp. Safety Briefing at 8:45 a.m.

Boise - Horseshoe Bend – Banks – Crouch – Lowman – Stanley – Challis – Salmon

Overnight lodging will be in Salmon at The Stagecoach Inn, 201 Riverfront Drive, (208) 756-2919.  Each rider is responsible for making their own reservation.

•Friday   July 19        292 Miles

The run will continue with departure at 8 a.m. sharp.

Salmon – Sula – Darby – Hamilton – Victor – Florence – Lolo – Lochsa Lodge – Kooskia – Kamiah - Orofino

Overnight lodging will be in Orofino at Best Western Rivers Edge, 615 Main Street, (208) 476-9999.  Each rider is responsible for making their own reservation.

•Saturday   July 20       244 Miles

The run will continue with departure at 9 a.m. sharp.

Orofino – Grangeville – New Meadows – McCall – Cascade – Banks – Horseshoe Bend - Boise

The ride will end at the Stinker Station at State St. (Highway 44) and Old Horseshoe Bend Road.

This run is open to OMC members and who they invite.  Guests must be approved by the President.

OMC Joseph Fall Run 2019

•Thursday   August 22       235 Miles

The ride will begin with breakfast at the Garage Café in Notus, Idaho at 8 a.m.

Notus - Parma - Nyssa - Baker City - Haines - Elgin.

Lunch will be at the Cowboy and Angel’s Place in Elgin.

Elgin - Wallowa - Enterprise - Joseph.

Dinner will be at the Outlaw Cafe or The Stubborn Mule in Joseph.

Overnight lodging will be at the Indian Lodge Motel (541-432-2651) in Joseph, Oregon. Each rider must make their own reservations.

•Friday   August 23      220 Miles

Breakfast will be at the Cheyenne Cafe.

Joseph - Pine Creek - Hells Canyon - Cambridge - Weiser - Payette - Sand Hollow - Middleton.

The ride will end at the Shell Station at Highway 44 and Old Highway 30, just west of Middleton.

This ride is open only to OMC members and who they invite.  Guests must be approved by the President.

OGRES MC November 2018 Meeting Report

The OGRES MC November meeting commenced at the appointed time and place.  Present: G-Man, Smooth, Gundy, Slick, Bomber, Duke and Grim.  Absent: Rip City and Krome.

A short meeting was held in the Clubhouse to begin the evening.  Discussed were OMC Run dates and routes.  It was decided the Spring and Fall Runs would be held on a Thursday/Friday format.  The Summer Run will stay the same as in the past.  The OMC Calendar will be out soon for 2019.

A discussion was also held on the huge recall that Harley-Davidson had announced about the clutch engagement issue.  G-Man had the recall printed out.  It probably only affects him but if you have a Milwaukee Eight motor, you might inquire.

Gundy was the winner of the door prize and won a nice knife.  

The attendees then walked over to Sockeye Grill for a nice meal.  Many thanks to Slick for picking up the tab.  It was Slick's first official meeting and we were glad to have him there.

Thoughts and prayers went out to Rip City for a quick and successful recovery from his surgery.

Mandatory OGRES MC Meeting Thursday Nov. 1st at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming is the OGRES Motorcycle Club Mandatory meeting.  It will be held Thursday November 1 at 6:30 p.m. The place of meeting will be at the Fairview Clubhouse.

That is all...

OGRES 2018 Fall Barbecue with Spouses (Board of Directors)

Bomber and Boss

A long overdue thank you to Bomber and Mrs. B. for hosting the September 2018 Barbecue for the OGRES club members and the OGRES Board of Directors.

Everyone was there except for Duke and his lovely bride.  The food and company was great even though some of the old war stories were retold.

It was a very nice time and the venue and food could not have been better.  

Thanks again to Bomber and Mrs. B.