Trail Gazette - October 2011

October 2011

President Gene Walker

5531 Lardon Rd NE Salem, OR 97305-3248

(503) 428-6641

(503) 371-4363

Treasurer Tom Ruttan

3761 SW Olson Ct Lake Oswego, OR 97034

(503) 638-1746

[email protected]

Vice President Gary Kelley

20000 NE Jaquith Rd Newberg, OR 97132-6694

(503) 537-0802

(503) 860-6442

[email protected]

Secretary Shannon Kelley

20000 NE Jaquith Rd Newberg, OR 97132-6694

(503) 537-0802

(503) 784-0760

[email protected]

Visit us online at amcaotc.org

OTC 20th Year Celebration

It’s been 20 years since OTC received its chapter charter from the AMCA. Members gathered at the

museum to celebrate the occasion and were

entertained with stories of the early days,

memorabilia including a recently discovered video of OTC’s first Pre-16 ride out of McMinnville and

BBQ dinner.

Several founding members were on hand to

celebrate the event.

Ben Beberness Tom Krise

Joe Koopersmith Jane Edmiston

Bruce Reichelt Pat Stevens

Don & Gail Woodard Paul & Susan Wright

Gene Walker

Oregon Trail Chapter

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Jane Edmiston, Pat Stevens and Carol Smith enjoy catching up.

Tom Krise and Don Woodard fill their plates with BBQ Ribs & Chicken

Members listen intently as Ben describes possible road run sites

The Birthday Cake, It tasted good, especially the Biker.

Don Woodard rode one of his Harleys.

Secretary Shannon Kelley is off to start the Pre-16 Ride video.


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Historic Documents

To learn more about OTC’s early days, see the

historic documents available on the website’s

Newsletters page. Included is a list of charter members, early meeting agendas, early

newsletters and I’ve loaded the Inaugural Pre-16

ride video. Take a look at how it all started and

Contact Us to let us know what you think.

September Meeting Minutes

Gene called the meeting to order at 3:37 on September 11, 2011. The meeting was held

outside the museum using casual rules of order.

Attendees:

Kurt Anderson, Philip Battaglia family, Chuck & Alice Beberness, Ben & Niki Beberness, Mike &

Shaun Brown, Chris Cutler, Jane Edmiston, Don &

Shirley Gabbert, Gary & Shannon Kelley, Joe

Koopersmith, Tom Krise, Jim & LaVerne Lancaster, Doug McLaughlin, John Moe, Sharon Mize, Scott

Nelson, Nils & Sharon Olson, Bruce Reichelt, Tom

Ruttan, Jim & Rosie Singhose, Pat & Carol Smith,

Pat Stevens, Gene Walker, Don & Gail Woodard,

Paul & Susan Wright.

Old Business:

Gene requested comment on the 2011 Road Run.

None was offered but those in attendance agreed

we should work to keep RV and Hotel guests as close together as possible.

We are awaiting the AMCA Board decision on 2013

National Run that is due March 2012.

Gene announced a new venue for the Old Timers banquet. This year's banquet is being held in the

Bob Lanphere shop located directly behind

Paradise Harley-Davidson on Cascade Ave in

Tigard.

2012 Road Run site selection

Ben took the floor to provide an overview of the

four sites suggested for 2012:

Baker City

Cottage Grove

John Day

Enterprise

Shannon suggested we might defer our road run for 2012 to support the Northern Rockies Chapter

ride in Canada next year. It was mentioned that

our road run helps to fund yearly club activities.

Following these discussions and Q&A, Gene called

for a vote. 17 votes were tallied for Cottage Grove. One vote was recorded for John Day. No

votes for Enterprise or Baker City.

OTC 2012 Road Run:

The Village Green Resort in Cottage Grove is the

host resort for the 2012 Oregon Trail Road Run.

Village Green Resort

Village Green RV Park

Registration fees, room rates, run itinerary, and

meal plans will be announced on the Events web

page when registration opens in February. Target dates are either July 12~14 or July 26~28. An

announcement on final dates is expected soon.

We’re looking for volunteers to staff the 2012

Road Run Committee. All positions are open.

Please consider investing some of your spare time in helping support next year’s event. Contact Gary

to sign up.

Bylaw Change:

Shannon proposed that we amend the bylaws to remove reading the meeting minutes at the start

of each meeting and replace this with a call for

changes. As meeting minutes are published in the

Trail Gazette and distributed by email, all members have the opportunity to review the

minutes before each meeting. Changes to

previous minutes will be recorded in the current

minutes.

A vote was called and by a majority of those present, the bylaw change was approved.

Meeting adjourned at 4:18.

October Business Meeting Agenda

The October Business Meeting is being held at the

Powerland Texaco station Saturday, October 8,

2011. Topics we’ll discuss:

Review of September meeting minutes

Treasurers’ report

2012 Road Run Committee selection

Christmas Party

New Business

Our Business Meetings are where we discuss

issues important to Chapter operation. Your

thoughts are needed to make decisions for the future. We hope to see you there.

http://www.amcaotc.org/newsletters.htm

http://www.amcaotc.org/contact.html

http://www.villagegreenresortandgardens.com/

http://www.moonstonehotels.com/VGRrvpark.htm

http://amcaotc.org/events.htm


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Antique Motorcycle Cannonball Run

September 2012 will feature the second

Cannonball Run for motorcycles manufactured in

1929 or earlier. This ride is a coast-to-coast adventure spanning the northern United States

lasting 16 days.

These are the stops along the way. Burns, Oregon

is the destination for September 18, 2012. Those

interested in visiting the Burns stop should

reserve their accommodations soon.

Stage Date Route Distance

A Sept. 7 Newburgh, NY to Wellsboro, PA

209 Miles

B Sept. 8 Wellsboro, PA to Sandusky, OH

330 Miles

C Sept. 9 Sandusky, OH to

Milwaukee, WI 310 Miles

D Sept. 10 Milwaukee, WI. to

Anamosa, IA 210 Miles

E Sept. 11 Anamosa, IA to Spirit

Lake, IA 280 Miles

F Sept. 12 Spirit Lake, IA to

Murdo, SD 280 Miles

G Sept. 13 Murdo, SD to Sturgis,

SD 300 Miles

H Sept. 14 Rest Day; Sturgis, SD

I Sept. 15 Sturgis, SD to

Sheridan, WY 250 Miles

J Sept. 16 Sheridan, WY. to

Jackson Hole, WY 320 Miles

K Sept. 17 Jackson Hole, WY. to Mountain Home, ID

300 Miles

L Sept. 18 Mountain Home, ID to Burns, OR

275 Miles

M Sept. 19 Burns, OR to Alturas,

CA 250 Miles

N Sept. 20 Alturas, CA to

Redway, CA 330 Miles

O Sept. 21 Redway, CA to San

Francisco, CA 230 Miles

For more information, see the Cannonball Run

website.

http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com/


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Summer Photos

OTC Forum Classifieds

By Our Members

1951 FL, 3 speed and reverse with 1941 sidecar.

Very nice outfit, runs great, fresh rebuilt Linkert,

interior of sidecar in nice shape, spare tire on the

sidecar. Email [email protected] for more information and pictures or call 541-944-7641.

2 Scouts for sale.

45-inch in a 741 frame. Needs finishing with

wiring and misc stuff to get it running. Painted

a beautiful, $1500.00, 2-tone blue.

52-inch in a 741 frame. Has vertical twin front

forks and wheel, TT warrior rear wheel and Jr.

Scout tanks.

Contact Ben Beberness, [email protected]

Editor’s Note:

OTC Forum Classifieds are available to all AMCA

members registered on the OTC Forum.

Advertisements posted on the forum are listed here when space is available. Please remove your

ads from the forum as soon as possible following

the sale.

Deadline for articles, advertisements or other

submissions to the Trail Gazette is the 25th of the month. Send submissions to [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




October 2011


Oregon Trail Chapter, AMCA

20000 NE Jaquith Rd

Newberg, OR 97132-6694

Happy Birthday Oregon Trail Chapter.

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