Idacycle News Idaho United Motorcycle Club International

RIDES & EVENTS

Jul 20-22 UMCI International Rally, Redwoods RV and Camp, Myers

Flat, Calif Tom Nowell 707-839-3897 or caumci@yahoo.com

Jul 29th-Aug 1st Idaho UMCI State Rally and Darrel Case Memorial

Campout (Lewis-Clark RV Resort, Kamiah, Id) (208) 585-2581 (Flyer pg

5)

Aug 19-22 Coos Bay Campout, Myrtle Point, Or, Pam Nelson 541-396-

4235

Sept 3-6 Pig Roast/Campout, Brian & Joyce Davis @ Oliver, BC, 250-

498-6623

Sept 10-12 Emigrant Springs Campout, Buck Schaffer, 541-963-8454

Sept 23-26 Fairview Hayride, Coquille, Or, Virgil and Carol Williams,

541-396-4147

If you would like info on any of these events call me at 208-585-2581 and I

will give you what we know. Make your plans early and often.

July 2010

Breakfasts

So. Idaho

3rd Saturday 9:00 AM

Canyon Creek Restaurant

Just off I-84, Exit 36 Nampa

La Grande

2nd Sunday 8:30 AM

Denny‟s

Exit 261

Spokane

1st Saturday 8:30 AM

Frontier West

2121 Division

Spokane, WA

Our Only Business

Freedom, Friendship, Food, & Fun

State Reps:

Richard & Diana Dunning

PO Box 376

Star, Idaho 83669

208-585-2581

UMCIIdaho@clearwire.net

Don‟t forget to be at our breakfast meeting this Sat morning, the

17th. Same place/same time. Some of us will not be there cause

we‟re leaving to go to the International Rally before the meeting

start time.

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ISLAND CITY TEDDY BEAR RIDE

What can I say? It was raining when we got up to get ready for the Island City teddy bear ride. That morning,

before we could get out the door, several people called to cancel and finally the call came from Norris that

Marilyn had gone to the ER the night before and they were not going to be able to lead the ride. We thought

we will just go to Middleton to the meet up point and see what happens. Off we went, in the rain. At the res-

taurant there was not a soul from the club but suddenly Phil and Cathy showed up. But, they were not in riding

gear. Then Dan & Bonnie pulled up with their bike and camper. They were going to Island City, rain or shine,

because there was a birthday party in that area for their grandchild. So that was it. After breakfast our two

bikes took off in the rain.

Dan led us to Vale, then to Austin Junction, to Baker, North Bend and finally Island City. We went through

heavy rain, mist, drizzle, sunny clear skies, and wind. We had two huge Bucks cross the road in front of us

somewhere along the line. We slowed down to a crawl and they stopped on the other side of the road, and

stood there staring at us, which is very dangerous „cause you just don‟t know what they are going to do. Just

about the time we were crawling past them they decided they wanted to be back on the other side of the road

where they came from, so back they go, within feet of Dan & Bonnie‟s bike. They were huge and beautiful but

it always a little scary in those situations.

Arriving in Island City we found our way to Dick and Sharon Hohstadts farm. Dick had put out an invitation

to anyone from our club to camp on his property. Dick & Sharon were there to greet us and we immediately

got our two tents set up inside their huge new 13 foot high garage with three 11 foot doors that gave us a view

of part of their 160 acres, with the mountains behind. What a gorgeous site. The bikes went in yet another ga-

rage area, out of the rain. A little later Mary Nordby arrived from Seattle. She had her little trailer chock full

of teddy bears, well over 100, and she set herself up in Dick,s trophy room which is attached to the garage and

filled with his trophies from his hunting trips to Africa. What a camp site. We were dry, warm and didn‟t have

to worry about bears. We only had to hope that a Gazelle didn‟t fall off the wall and bean Mary on the head.

Ladella Wood showed up with fresh baked cinnamon rolls for all of us, but we had to wait until we got back

from the Mexican restaurant, where we all ate dinner, to enjoy them.

The next day dawned dry and sunny and hot. We attended the Fireman‟s Breakfast where Sharon Hohstadt

helped serve, took a turn through the sidewalk booths and then set up for the parade. It started right on sched-

ule with only about 20 bikes, which was great! Buck & Suzette Schaffer led us through the parade route which

was blissfully short, just down the main street and then off into the residential areas. We took it slow and all

the folks, especially the kids, really enjoyed the bikes and the teddy bears. It only took us about 10 minutes and

we were done with our part of the parade.

Bonnie and Dan left to get to their birthday party. Immediately after the bikes were done with the parade,

Dennis & Ladella Wood led Dick & I, and about 5 bikes from their club, on a gorgeous ride through the Ore-

gon countryside to Ukiah for lunch. Gosh, that lush, green country is so beautiful. I don‟t think there is a more

beautiful state in the West. Of course, that‟s because of the all the RAIN. We saw baby elk, several deer and

wormed our way through lots of cows on the road in free range country. Ladella had set up a poker run and

ultimately my Skinny Dick and Joe Hohstadt, Dick Hohstadt‟s brother, tied for low score.

The next morning our ride back was dry and uneventful. What a fun weekend and what wonderful, nice peo-

ple. They grow them good in Oregon. We sure hope to see all of these nice folks again soon. Miss Bonnie

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Please spread the word about this Rally and get folks out to it. I know time is critical this time

of year but this is one to attend. Registration, M/C Trailer and Tent camping will be done by

the club upon your arrival. Motel and big RV stuff should be done with the RV Resort.

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RIDE TO EMU-Z-UM

Our June breakfast meeting was headed up by Dick in place of Richard & Diana who were on vacation. Dick

did a splendid job of turning our meeting into an X-rated gathering, innocently of course. Dick was so excited

to announce our new club web-site. “I was able to get it up” he proudly announced. That was it. He couldn‟t

get another word out. The perfect, “Gotcha back, Dick”. The new Idaho UMCI web-site is:

idahoumci.weebly.com

After breakfast Dick led about 8 bikes on a ride on the back roads to Stage Stop, then up Simco RD to Grand-

view where we arrived at the Emu-Z-Um. What a wonderful surprise. No one expected what we found. Jack

& Belva Lawson have turned their property, located on Highway 78, West of Grandview, into an authentic

replica of an early 1860‟s town, with wooden sidewalks and authentic store fronts, filled with artifacts. But

that‟s not all. They have a 1950‟s soda shop, early 1900‟s garage & gas station, early 1900‟s toy room, Christ-

mas room, Native American display, reproduction silver mine, train station and on & on. They had to build a

second home on the property to live in because their first home is full of antiques and artifacts and is open to

the public.

The Silver City museum, which was originally located in the Silver City School, is now on display at the Emu-

Z-Um. A big thank you should go to this couple for saving the Silver City Museum. Originally, the Lawson‟s

had over 100 Emu‟s, which inspired the name of the place. Now, there are three Emu. We were taken on our

tour by Belva and a little later Jack arrived. He had been to an auction to see if there was anything he just had

to have for the museum! Such nice people. The Emu-Z-Um is open Saturday & Sunday 9:00 – 5:00 and during

the week by appointment. Admission is $5.00, $2.;50 for children 6-12.

After spending a couple of hours walking around the museum in 80 degree heat, wearing riding pants and rid-

ing boots, we were ready for some beverage and lunch so Dan & Bonnie led us to Murphy. At the little Mur-

phy café the waiter asked Evelyn for her order and she said “I‟m with my husband”. To which the waiter re-

sponded, “So? I‟m not trying to date you!” There were a lot of hamburgers ordered and, boy, they were deli-

cious. After lunch and a short ride, we were back home.

Another nice ride and great day with great, fun folks! Keep laughing. Miss Bonnie

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Miss Bonnie must be get-

ting awful tired on some of

our rides. Take more vita-

mins for the long hauls.

I think we all need a rope like this

found in Tygh Valley last week-

end. You must be certified to use

it though!!

6 The Dalles Teddy Bear Ride, 2010

So, it was up at 0-Dark-30, Friday morning. Yawn! And it wasn‟t very warm out, either. Oh well, it was go-

ing to be a great motorcycle trip and this was just part of the adventure. The group met at the Sunrise in Mid-

dleton, scheduled to depart at 8AM. It wasn‟t a huge group, but a nice one nevertheless. We had 7 Gold Wings

and 4 Harleys, in the group. After the obligatory fuel/potty stop in Vail, it was off across the desert, stopping at

Unity for comfort, again and gas. The Harleys only held 5 gallons, and the Sportster even less. Then on our

way. At Austin Junction the HD group split off with Garry Fowble leading his merry band on a different route,

and the rest of us continued on with a fuel and lunch stop in Mt. Vernon. As usual, we kept the whole restau-

rant entertained during lunch. After lunch our route took us past Dayville and onto Hwy 19 where we took a

break at Spray, and a fuel stop in Fossil where we met up again with Garry‟s group that was having lunch there.

Naturally, there was no ride to The Dalles without an ice cream stop in Shanniko before continuing on to The

Dalles. A nice “beauty” stop was made at White Water Falls, too. Dick Burnam and “Miss” Bonnie broke with

the group at Dufur and spent the night there. They reported that

the outhouses at the City Park have been upgraded and they are

working on upgrading the bathroom and shower facilities but

haven‟t gotten very far, yet. In The Dalles,, the HD bunch in-

vaded the Super 8 motel, while Evelyn and Alan Barker settled

in at The Dalles Inn. Peggy and Greg continued on to Me-

maloose State Park, about 10 miles west of The Dalles to set up

camp with Denis and Corlis Trom, Lonnie and Mary Holloway

and Phil and Cathy Hall. It‟s a nice campground with back-

ground entertainment provided by the freeway traffic above and

the railroad below. After awhile we just ignored it and went to

sleep. Saturday found us back in The Dalles, after coffee, for the

Cherry Festival and parade. Interesting weather. Rainy one

minute, then sunny the next, but always breezy. Lonnie and

Greg decided to walk over to Fred Meyer‟s. Lonnie needed

cleaning rags and Greg needed a pair of socks. By the time they

got back, the motorcycle part of the parade was over. Sigh.

There will always be more. The rest of the parade was good,

though. Saturday‟s ride schedule called for riding Old Hwy 30

from Troutdale back to The Dalles. Unfortunately our plans

were thwarted by the weather. Guess there will be other days to

do that. The day ended with a bang and a lot of hilarity, with

dinner at Cousin‟s. This is a great place to eat, with a country

flair, and various barnyard animal sounds when you walk in the door. Lonnie got a sheep‟s “baa,” and what

followed kept us in stitches. When the greeter asked whose name to call, someone who shall remain nameless

called out “Snookems, Jr.” Hmmm. That seemed to stick and we entertained all those around us during dinner.

After dinner, however, Lonnie decided to sit on a plastic sheep outside the restaurant, and we‟ve got photo-

graphic proof, too! You only need to let your imagination run wild to envision the comments that followed.

Good thing Lonnie has a great sense of humor. “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Ring any bells? Sunday‟s goal was

the Wild Horse Casino RV park at Pendleton, so after gassing up, it was across the Columbia River and east-

bound on Washington Hwy 14. That was a lovely ride, with beautiful roads and great scenery. At I-82 it was a

short freeway jump to cross back over the river into Oregon again, but immediately onto a great cross country

I know there must be a name for

this type activity but it escapes

me at the moment..

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road to Pendleton. We had one interesting intersection where Alan stated he learned something as his bike slid

nicely on all those tar snakes there. Most likely we all did a bit of that. Camp was set up at the RV park and

dinner at the Casino. The food was only fair, but we all had a good time watching Mary Holloway win $72.00

at the slots. Monday found us plying our way up Hwy 11 a few miles before turning off to have breakfast at

the Longbranch saloon and restaurant in Weston. Weston is an interesting little town of 700 souls, founded in

1874, as a farm and ranching community, and most of the residents there are descendents of the original set-

tlers. After a delicious breakfast consisting of too much food on our plates to eat all of it, we headed off, tak-

ing Tollgate Road into Elgin, then going west a few miles where we made a wrong turn that took us into some

great wind and a lovely gravel dual sport section of road. But, it‟s hard to get lost there and we found our-

selves in Union for coffee before shoving off for Baker where the gals headed into a candy and gift store while

the guys lounged around across the street on the sidewalk. Our spirits were lifted, though when the ladies

emerged from the store carrying boxes of various flavors of fudge, so the wait was worth it. The rest of the trip

was unremarkable, heading down Old 30 as far as the cement plant, then it was the slab the rest of the way.

All in all, we had a great time despite Mother Nature not cooperating very well. No matter what, these adven-

tures always seem to turn out well, and this was no exception.

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