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BMW RIDERS OF WESTERN COLORADO Inc.
2017 Club Officers: President: Monte Potter 970-250-6407 potter_monte@hotmail.com Vice President: Dwayne Hall 970-285-0275 dwayneh@gjpipe.com Treasurer: Orrin Beckner 970-250-0478 obeckner@gmail.com Secretary/Editor: Jeff Smith 970-208-3930 rjspoa@yahoo.com BMW Riders of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 3271, Grand Junction CO 81502 On the web at; https://bmwridersofwco.squarespace.com/
BMW Club Events! • April Club Events • April 29, 2017 Moab Car show Meet at the Colorado Welcome Center in Fruita at 9:00 ride to Swanny Park in Moab return via LaSal and the Gateway Dynamite shoot
• May Club Events • May 4, 2017 Thursday meet at 6 pm at Rib City 455 Kokopelli Dr Fruita for dinner and conversation • May 20, 2017 Saturday Business Meeting Everyone is welcome to meet at 9:00 a.m. at Grand Junction BMW 2747 Crossroads Blvd Crossroads Blvd. Grand Junction for a business meeting, followed by a ride to Meeeker for lunch
• June Club Events • June 1, 2017 Thursday meet at 6 pm at Elk Creek Mining Bar & Grill 502 W Main St New Castle for dinner and conversation • June 3, 2017 9th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Show Palisade 10-3 pm music, Bike judging and fun Info; www.WESTERNcOVINTAGE.com • June 17, 2017 Saturday Business Meeting Everyone is welcome to meet at 9:00 a.m. at Grand Junction BMW 2747 Crossroads Blvd Crossroads Blvd. Grand Junction for a business meeting. RIDE???
• BMW Riders of Western Colorado on Facebook!! •Join our Club Facebook page, (you have to be a member of Facebook). Check it out: https:// www.facebook.com/pages/BMWRiders-of-Western-Colorado/ 256767474377500
Have you checked out the Club website? https:// bmwridersofwco.squarespace.com/ Send your pictures or posts to Jeff Register for the 2017 rally See whats going on
• July Club Events • July 6, 2017 Thursday meet at Suplizio Field Lincoln Park at 6:00 for dinner and a ball game as the Grand Junction Rockies take on the Orem Owlz • July 15, 2017 Saturday Business Meeting Everyone is welcome to meet at 9:00 a.m. at Grand Junction BMW 2747 Crossroads Blvd Crossroads Blvd. Grand Junction for a business meeting. RIDE??
2017 Contest Ride to a feature, take a picture and get a snickers bar. Size to be determined.
There’re back! Club stickers $2 each 3-$5 • see Orrin or Jeff.
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Minutes of the April 15, 2016 Business Meeting BMW Riders of Western Colorado Inc. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Dwayne Hall at 9:12. There were ten members present. Officers reports; Treasurer Orrin Beckner reported that the club is still solvent. Major expenses for the month included $590 for club hats and $34 for club brochures. Secretary Jeff Smith reported that the club has 30 members. Jeff brought the first dozen club hats to the meeting. We ordered 12 black, 9 red and 4 white hats but, Colorado Graphx mistakenly made all 25 hats in black. Colorado Graphx will make the red and white hats to fulfill our order. They further offered to sell us the 13 extra black hats at cost. This reduces the per hat cost from $23.63 to $18.50. Terry Toner made a motion to spend $100 on hats this month. The motion passed. If the club chooses they can buy the remaining three hats for $13.68 next month. We have received 22 hats so far, all black. The members set the price for hats at $18.50 each. Ray Farrell stopped by the meeting and offered his services to teach an experienced rider course. He needs a maximum of six to hold the course. Ray taught the course several years ago and it was a fun day. Let Jeff know if you are interested. After the meeting the group departed for the Naturita loop. Respectfully submitted; Jeff Smith Secretary/Editor
Club hats $18.50 reserve your color today We have 18 black, 8 red and 2 white left. Paul Hughes has reserved a white and Dave Panebaker a red. Send Jeff an email to reserve yours.
• 9th ANNUAL VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE SHOW, PALISADE, CO • SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD 2017 • downtown Palisade, Co. • show hours: 10:00am to 3:00 pm • free to public • live music • judging categories: Asian, British, American, European, Rat, Competition, and Custom • for info , please visit our website: http://westerncovintage.com/ or 970-216-8633 email: vintagemcr@acsol.net PAGE 2
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This just in!!
You don't want to miss this two day event! Saturday, April 22nd all day we'll have FREE food, drinks, door prizes, demo rides+, live music, and more! Then our River Run Ride will be on Sunday, April 23rd starting at our dealership and ending at the Blu Pig in Moab, Utah for lunch. Just make sure you’re pre-registered for entry and FREE BBQ! Sign up is at 9am; kickstands up at 10am. All bikes are welcome! The prizes for the poker run are a $300 Grand Junction H-D® gift card† for 1st place, a $150 Grand Junction H-D® gift card† for second, and a $50 Grand Junction H-D® gift card† for worst hand. Plus, if you’re one of the first 20 people to go to www.MyGJHarley.com, you’ll get a FREE t-shirt*. See you Saturday, Scott Lindsay P.S. Don't miss out! There are only 20 FREE t-shirts!* Go to www.MyGJHarley.com and claim yours now!
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14th Thunder Mountain Rendezvous September 22-24, 2017 It’s on; the ads have been submitted, and planning has begun! BMW Riders of Western Colorado MOA #270 RA#319 Come join us at the Delta County Fairgrounds in downtown Hotchkiss on Color weekend on the Western Slope of Colorado. Our rally offers great camaraderie, a beautiful venue, and the greatest riding in Colorado. It also helps us raise money to support motorcycle safety and the local Booster Club. Our low elevation venue includes a large meeting hall, restrooms with showers, plenty of grassy camping and the convenience of walking to downtown restaurants, stores and motels. Your rally fee of $40 before (Aug 15),$50 at the gate, gets you dinner Friday and Saturday nights, H.S. Booster Club fundraiser pancake breakfast available Sat AM, continental breakfast Sunday morning, camping, free coffee and tea, door prizes, ride presentations and movies both Friday and Saturday nights inside Heritage Hall. GS rides, (all abilities), scenic rides and mileage rides will be mapped out and waiting for your enjoyment. No camping on the grass before 5:00 p.m. Thursday September 21. Information: Gary Campbell 970-210-2604, gcampbell44@yahoo.com or register online at: April; The tulips and crocuses are blooming in Grand Junction! Spring is here. But, roads are showing the effects of winter, huge potholes and ruts in the pavement are common in the area. Gravel is littering the corners and road edges. Rocks are being thrown by passing vehicles and drivers are texting more. Driving impaired and single vehicle accidents lead the causes, so be careful out there! Road construction season is starting so watch out in the Cone Zones. Look for mag chloride, gravel, ROCKS, and ICE. Check for weather, construction delays and closures on state websites. Colorado road conditions are available at www.cotrip.org . Other nearby States can be checked while planning a trip to minimize delays and torn up roads. Utah construction can be checked at www.dot.state.ut.org/construction , New Mexico at www.nmshtd.state.nm.us and Wyoming at http://wyoroad.info/ Stay safe out there!
BMW Riders of Western Colorado POB 3271 Grand Junction CO 81502-3271