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Steve and Dee’s Ride – May 2013

Cruisers,

Steve and Dee’s ride for May will be May 19, 2013. We’ll be doing a short pre-ride through the country before getting to the Blessing of the Bikes in Dayton between 10 and 11. This should give us plenty of time to enjoy the food and music before the actual blessing at 1pm. It’s a good time, even if you’re not particularly “faithful” :). The ride will be starting from Cracker Barrel in Middletown on State Route 122. Kickstands up about 9 am. Dee and I will be getting there about 8am for some breakfast if anyone would like to join us.

The end of the ride is the Blessing so riders may feel free to depart the event at their leisure. Hope to see you there!

If you’re interested, check out the report and pictures from the 2012 Blessing of the Bikes

Here’s this year’s flier for the event:

Ride to Rabbit Hash – Report

Cruisers,

If you missed the ride to Rabbit Hash, you missed a good time! Several riders met Rod at the starting point in Germantown and several more joined in near Ross. Later, John and his wife from 088 met up with us in Rabbit Hash proper. By the time it was done we had riders from three chapters! We visited Rabbit Hash and Jane’s Saddlebag before crossing the river at Markland dam and making our way back through Rising Sun, Aurora and Lawrenceburg. Last stop was Flubs for some ice cream in Hamilton.

While we were in Rabbit Hash, a couple of us looked for and found a geocache called “Lost Keys in Rabbit Hash”. Here’s Steve’s log of the find.

Check out the pictures:

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Rabbit Hash Ride – April 14, 2013

Cruisers,

State Officer Rod Armstrong will be leading a ride for 044 and any other interested chapters to Rabbit Hash, KY. The ride will be starting at the Shell station on SR725 west of Germantown and next to Captain 9’s. Kickstands up 10am. RSVPs appreciated so we’ll know who to expect.

If you’ve never been to Rabbit Hash, check out pictures from the last time we were there.

Here’s a map to Captain 9’s and Shell if needed. And.. if you’re so inclined, a map of Rabbit Hash.

Lastly, if you’re a geek like me, you can download the ICS file to import into your calendar

Steve

Short Notice Ride – Waldo OH, Fried Bologna!

Good Evening Cruisers,

The weather is supposed to be awesome on Saturday and Dee and I are in the mood for some fried bologna sandwiches from G&R Tavern up in Waldo. As such, weather permitting (because we all know it can change) I’m going to be riding up there on Saturday and leading a ride if anyone wants to go along.

I plan to leave from “somewhere” about 10AM, enjoy a leisurely ride up there and have lunch. Ride back will be leisurely too, but maybe a bit more direct depending on how long we spend at G&R.

I will be leaving from home in Hamilton, but we can set up a “start” point based on who else wants to go along, so if you’re interested in going, please let me know and we’ll plan a convenient meeting point to start.

If bologna isn’t your thing, the menu is here: http://www.gandrtavern.com/Menu—Sandwiches.html The various pies for dessert are to die for.

Steve

Update: 20130405-1800

Not much response on this ride so far. At this point, the plan is that I’m rolling out from Hamilton about 9:30. I’ll be cruising through Red Lion, Waynesville, Xenia and Mechanicsburg. We’ll be meeting up with at least one from 179 in Mechanicsburg before heading on to Waldo for those fried bologna sandwiches. Everyone is welcome to join. If you want to go along, let me know where you want to join up with us.

Ride Planning Meeting – March 2, 2013

Cruisers, we haven’t gotten much response on the meeting plan, but we’re going to try it again. Join us Saturday March 2, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the Frisch’s. State Route 73, just west of I-75. Meet your fellow members and more importantly, help plan the rides for this season! Breakfast bar will be available too if you’re hungry!

2012 Blessing of the Bikes

Four riders on three bikes met at the Frisch’s on SR122 in Middletown this past Sunday for a quick breakfast before heading off on a 50 mile pre-ride prior to the 2012 Blessing of the Bikes at UD Arena. One of the riders reports: “I’m beat and burnt, but a great ride and big fun”. If you missed it, you missed a good time. The pre-ride took riders through a diverse combination of long straight “on the throttle” country roads interspersed with some tight twists and turns. Along the way we passed numerous beautiful scenic spots, at least one covered bridge and several historic locations, not to mention a quick break to stretch our legs at a scenic and unusual iron bridge. Check out the pictures:

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Multi Chapter Event – Sunday July 18th – 12pm!

Cruisers,

Don’t forget! The Multi Chapter Meet and Greet is coming up Sunday July 18th 2010 in Middletown at the Towne Plaza Shopping Center, home of 044 First Officer Steve Weigold’s Weigold Photography. We’ll have burgers, dogs and other goodies. Fun will include motorcycle and non-motorcycle games. First burgers off the grill at noon. The event is open to any Southern Cruisers member, guest or anyone else interested in the Cruisers. Bring a friend and introduce them to the club!

RSVP is appreciated. Please bring a donation to offset the cost of food and a covered dish would be appreciated. Contact 044, 179 or 309’s officers for details or to RSVP!

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