Paul Michels home at 41627 Ottawa Road St Peter MN 56082
Lorn Herrmann brought the meeting to order.
Membership Report - Dues for 2014 are $25.
Send your 2014 dues to Paul Michels - 41627 Ottawa
Road - St Peter MN 56082. You can contact Paul at
dwnmch1@aol.com or 507-340-3095. If you send a
check make it out to the Pioneer Chapter Riders
Club. The 2014 Membership Gift is a 15 year Pioneer
Chapter pin.
- 57 members as of 14Jun2014.
Treasurers Report - Paul Michels reported we now have two accounts so we can change our name to PCRC
Old Business -
The 2014 Pioneer Chapter Riders Club Rally was
discussed.
- The dates are July 9-13, 2014.
- We will plan on meeting on July 9th Wednesday at
North Star Power Sports in Albert Lea like usual.
Americas Best Value Inn at Albert Lea - phone
507-373-6471. Doug and Jesse Bruns will help map out the route from Albert Lea to Winona.
- Thursday night July 10th we will be at the
Americinn at Winona MN - phone 507-457-0249. Doug
and Jesse Bruns will help map out the route from
Albert Lea to Winona.
- Friday we are planning on having a Poker Run this
year in route to St Peter. Paul Michels, Lorn
Herrmann and Adam will help map out the ride from
Winona to St Peter.We made a change for Fri to have pulled pork sandwiches.
- The Rally will be based at the Americinn in St
Peter MN Friday thru Saturday July 11th & 12th, -
phone 507-931-6554. They provide Free, Hot,
Home-Style Breakfast - Free, Hotel-Wide, High-Speed
Internet - Indoor Heated Pool, Hot Tub & Sauna and
Whirlpool & Fireplace Suites are available. We have reservations at Wiskey River in
Minnesota catering a formal dinner at 6 on sat. Those will be the meals the club will provide. Breakfast will be free at American inns.
- Locher Bros Beer Dist is going to sponsor the
Rally and make up banners for all our various stops.
- An E-mail only Rally Brochure for the 2014 Rally
is planned.
- The Rally shirts for 2014 - need design - suggestion is the new logo on the back
- PCRC on the front and PCRC on the sleeve with Rally dates.
- Cost for the 2014 Rally will be $50.
- Rooms have been blocked for Pioneer Chapter Riders
Club or PCRC at the above mentioned motels so you
can call and make your reservations, the sooner the
better. Be sure to mention Pioneer Chapter Riders
Club or PCRC.
- All routes/roads and stops should be finalize by the June Meeting
New Business -
Discussion - The officers discussed further
on having more riding/activities other than just the
Annual Rally during 2014. We also discussed having
a rally at Phoenix Bike Week which will be held the
first weekend of April 2015. Paul has been in contact with Dave and Jennie Hanlon.
Please let us know if
you have ideas. There was discussion about having a
fall ride to the Brainerd area. More discussion at
next meeting
It was decided to change our name from Pioneer
Chapter Excelsior-Henderson® Riders Club to Pioneer
Chapter Riders Club (PCRC).
Moving in the right direction - A new member
with a un-registered bike just joined the club.
Four new members that have not had a membership in
the past 3 years have re-joined the Pioneer Chapter
Riders Club. The 2014 Holiday Get-together party in
February was the biggest turn out ever.
Trade Mark Issues -
Trade Mark Issues - Second letter sent - no response to date.