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AMCA VIKING CHAPTER NEWSLETTER September 2017 [email protected] PUBLISHED QUARTERLY http://www.vikingmc.org Viking Chapter AMCA Inc. OFFICERS P.O. Box 18304, Minneapolis, MN 55418 PRESIDENT: VICE-PRESIDENT: Gary Kloss Dave Moot 763-757-1712 952-703-0373 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: [email protected] [email protected] Upcoming Club Events ………... 2 President’s Message & DIRECTORS: Editor’s Note ………….………... 3 Ivar Natins David Glennen 612-770-3818 612-616-5025 In Memoriam …….…………….. 4 [email protected] [email protected] Ton-Up Club Spring Social ……. 5 Ron Spargo Bob Hopf AMCA National Meet ……..….... 6 952-443-2020 612-867-5654 Blind Lizard Rally ……….......... 13 [email protected] [email protected] Ride to Money Creek …………..14 TREASURER: MEMBERSHIP: Club Ride to Sturgis …..…...…...15 Dena Natins David Glennen Vets Ice Cream Social ….……... 16 612-770-4146 612-616-5025 [email protected] [email protected] Victoria Volkfest ……...…...…...16 BBQ Picnic ……...…..….…….…17 SECRETARY: WEB/EMAIL: Doug Nelson Bonneville Speed Week ..….....…19 Roy Williams 612-202-4905 612-559-9595 Love Story #1 ………………….. 21 [email protected] [email protected] Love Story #2 ………………….. 22 DEPUTY JUDGE: NEWSLETTER: AMCA Road Runs ……….….... 24 Tim Gadban Roger Rimnac Runs & Meets ……….…….…... 25 612-825-2550 651-235-5898 [email protected] [email protected] FunTime ……...……………...... 28 Want Ads …………….......…..... 29 CLUB HISTORIAN: Tom Jones Classified …….……………..… 31 763-533-9163 Voting for New Officers of the AMCA Viking Chapter Don’t forget that at 7pm on Wednesday September 20th at our General Meeting at Wild Prairie Harley Davidson (12480 Plaza Drive, Eden Prairie) voting will take place for new chapter officers. This is kind of a “be there or be square” window of time as a new President, Treasurer and Director for the coming year will be selected at this meeting. Your nominees are: President - TBD Treasurer - TBD Director - Craig Kotval 1 UPCOMING EVENTS Note: Board of Directors (B.O.D) meetings are open to all members. When held at a chapter member’s home, please notify the host ahead of time. Saturday September 9 (meet at 8am) Wednesday November 8, 7pm Viking Chapter Ride to Wings & Wheels Volunteer Appreciation Dinner Kerry & Sue Rasmussen’s Home Tepenyaki Grill 9282 Stonebridge Trail No, Stillwater, MN 268 57th Ave NE, Fridley MN 55432 651-492-0735 Wednesday September 13, 7pm Wednesday November 15, 7pm B. O. D. Meeting General Meeting Ky Michaelson’s Home Leo’s South 8337 Penn Avenue So., 16375 Kenrick Ave, Lakeville MN Minneapolis, MN 55431 952-435-5371 952-881-6260 Wednesday December 13, 7pm B. O. D. Meeting Sunday September 17, 6am-2pm Tim & Robin Gadban’s Home Viking Chapter Fall Swap Meet 1375 Almond Ave, St Paul, MN 55108 MN State Fair Grounds (No. Parking Lot) 651-235-5898 Contact: Tom Whittles 651-636-5492 Note: volunteers meet at Perkins Restaurant in Roseville at 5am - Saturday Jan 13, 5-9pm Co. Rd. B just East of Snelling near Target Viking Chapter Holiday Party!! Mounds View Community Event Center 5394 Edgewood Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112 763-717-4040 Wednesday September 20, 7pm !! IT’S A POTLUCK !! $$ SILENT AUCTION $$ General Meeting (vote for Chapter Officers) ## GENERAL MEETING ## ** ANNUAL AWARDS ** Wild Prairie Harley Davidson ++ MEET THE 2018 BOARD ++ - - 50/50 RAFFLE - - 12480 Plaza Drive, Eden Prairie MN 55344 952-698-5000 Saturday October 7, Meet at 9am Fall Mystery Ride (leaves at 10am) TBD .. It’s a Mystery!! Stay tuned to the E-Talker for details Wednesday October 11, 7pm B. O. D. Meeting For the Silent Auction bring a desirable item in good condi- John’s Pizza, tion - artwork, books, posters, jewelry, clothing, etc. (no 616 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55103 swapmeet stuff - it doesn’t have to be a motorcycle related 651-488-1922 item). This auction benefits our club and also supplements our Charity Fund. So donate that old knick-knack to a good cause! Bring your stuff to the party to be bagged and tagged. Wednesday October 18, 7pm General Meeting GoMoto 3346 Washington Ave No, Minneapolis, MN 612-588-6686 2 NOTES FROM GARY’S GARAGE By Gary Kloss It’s the end of August already, and it seems like summer just started but it’s already starting to wind down. Time is just flying by, but I hope we still have quite a few good riding days left. If anyone didn’t make our spring show you missed our best yet, in my humble opinion. With over 200 Motorcycles on display with probably our largest field entered for judging yet. Rodger Rimnac and his crew had there hands full judging all those bikes. They spent many hours over two days going over all those machines, Thanks guys! Tom Whittles basically sold out all the vending spots he had so the swap meet has been growing steadily and we need to find a way to squeeze more spaces in next year. I walked the grounds and thanked as many venders as I could for being there and most thanked the club for having them and said they planed on coming back next year. They also commented that they felt very welcome and will recommend our meet to others. So another Thanks to Tom, his Wife and the rest of the helpers who set the swap area up. Thanks again to Sean O’Neil for overseeing the whole thing. And last but not least Dave Moot and his volunteers who did all the decorating, I heard a lot of positive comments about all kinds of things people were finding in those displays! Thanks again! As a personal note, until I became Prez. I didn’t real- ly know how much work the above people and their volunteers put in for our benefit, if you get a chance thank them! Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the chicken BBQ but I heard the food was great (Thanks Doug) and all went well. But we still have openings for nominees for Treasurer and President. If you ever thought of serving our club now might be the time to step up, give it a thought. For the people going to Davenport Have a safe trip and find some treasures! Remember if you ride with the club groups they count as club rides too. Till next time, Gary EDITOR’S NOTE By Tim Gadban Well at the end of this year I’ll be hangin up my keyboard. It has been a great five year run, but I need a break as I have quite a few other projects in the works. Cal Spooner will be taking over as newsletter editor and I have the utmost confidence that he will do an excellent job … he is an articulate and saucy individual, so I know he will continue to provide you with an entertaining newsletter. The Viking Chapter really needs some folks to step up and volunteer to do stuff, especially on the Board of Directors. Why the same eight people continue to recycle through the BOD (for multiple years) is beyond me when there are over two hundred members. This year we need a new Treasurer and a new President and so far nobody has stepped forward. This looks like a crisis of sorts, es- pecially when the existing officers are willing to mentor replacements. So take that leap of faith and volunteer …. otherwise you might wind up in a situation where one or two people are making all the decisions for the club! As usual with our club the summer has been full of activities and events, as well as a couple of members passing from this life. We have had a lot of fun times and the camaraderie is strong. Oh and look at all the new members this quarter! Kudos to Dave Glennen for his role as Membership Coordinator and club recruiter. !!!New Blood!!! The AMCA Viking Chapter welcomes the following new members: Trevor & Bobbie Reiten Oren Koeckeritz Gary & Pamela Savage Roger Buehl !!MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET!! William Gilbert Paul Oare SUNDAY, 18 SEPT. 2016 - 6am to 4pm Norman Roering Arie & Karen Boers North Parking Lot of the State Fairgrounds, St Paul, Joshua Miller Eric Tretbar Minnesota (corner of Snelling & Hoyt) Ryan & Dayna Scott Dave & Virginia Stahnke =========================================== Mike & Beth Peterson Marshal Brown All Brands - All Years! Jaimie & Camila Amaya Krista Lehtola Vendor Spaces are FREE! Mark & Sheila Jonas Rick & Jeanne Thompson Only $5 admission gets you in to SELL or BUY! Phil Slawson Tamas & Amanda Pomazi For additional information visit www.vikingmc.org Vance Elfering Craig & Jan Wokson Or call Tom Whittles at 651-636-5492 Matthew & Arika Heffron We look forward to riding with you and seeing you at our meetings! 3 CLUB NEWS IN MEMORIAM DOUG RYKEL March 27, 1955 - July 13, 2017 Douglas S. “Pugsley” Rykel had many friends and a whole lot of respect within the Viking Chapter. He had many passions (including motorcycling) …. his family, fishing and hunting among them and enjoyed life to the fullest. Doug will be missed for many reasons. His personality drew people in. He was always welcoming. I first met him over 25 years ago through an ad for motorcycle parts and have been friends since (although my wife might not be too happy about all the stuff I bought from him!). Doug had an amazing network of friends and contacts. - Tom Sheldon Rest in Peace Doug - Motorcycling lost one of the good ones. - Jerry Wieland DON McGILLIVRAY May 3, 1932 - July 14, 2017 Don was one of the seminal members of the Viking Chap- ter along with Rick Wyatt, Tom Jones and Harvey Ber- quist. He grew up in LeRoy on the Beaver Park Cattle Farm owned and operated by his parents.