General Discussion

Mike gave a nice tribute to the 25th Anniversary of September 11.  We must remember this day and the thousands of men, women, and children’s lives that were lost.  Remember the patriotism we all had after that. Flags were displayed everywhere you went and many jumped into help wherever they could. It would be nice to see a renewed sense of patriotism, again. We all need each other regardless of political affiliation.

Happy ‘Almost end of the heat’ BMMC!

🥳New Members 🥳- Marlon & Suzanne deCastro, Steve Doughty, Dave & Trisha Johnston, Michael & Amy Erwin, Lana Sunderland.

We had a guest Charlie who was introduced to the club by Chuck Knight.  PS - hell has frozen over and Chuck bought a new bike.

📚Review of Last Month📚- Last month 46 attendees at the breakfast meeting.  We had our board meeting and a nice small dinner social.

The Premier ride was a great success!  We have 54 members head out in various ways to Zion.  We stopped at the Barnyard in Page for a great lunch.  Then from there just an hour on to East Zion Resort.  The welcome happy hour did not disappoint. Many people won multiple times on the 50/50.  Tom and Kathi had so many prizes and the extent they went to prepare was clearly visible.  The best was the person who won #21 - for those of you that know….you know.

The next day the group split up and 17 went to the animal sanctuary.  The rest had small rides around the area in Zion, did some hiking, and took advantage of the beautiful weather to hang by the pool.  And if I do say so myself, this pool was AMAZING.  Two hot tubs, a large pool, and a lazy river.  The resort treated us so well they even brought ice up and let us stay well beyond closing time.  The rooms were yurts, tents, modern cabins, and even rooms with glass top so you could enjoy the stars.  It was a great fit for the BMMC club and everyone loved it.  The staff and owners waited on us hand and foot.  From there the group headed on to Bryce Canyon where we stayed at Rita’s.  Several did day rides around fish lake, highway 12, and through Bryce Canyon.  We got lucky and chased the rain all day until it poured on us in Torrey.  We were able to wait it out at an amazing cafe where we enjoyed grommet sandwiches and some of the best homemade ice cream around.  The ride finished with a Country show at Ebenizers where we danced and sang the night away.

Such an awesome premier ride and no doubt the memories we made will last a lifetime.

🕦Up & Coming🕦- on the 16th there is the dinner social at The Creek.  On the 18th we have the 2 night ride to Silver City, NM.  The club will stop and have lunch in Superior.  Then there is a pre-happy hour from 4-5pm at The Murray hotel provided by John & Renee Robey.   The social will be at the Little Toad Brewery in town at 5:30pm.  Day 2 starts early as the club heads to Bisbee for an overnight.  There is a group dinner (optional) at The Table.  Hosted by John & Renee Robey.

September 6th - Tom Clements and a larger group of riders are heading up the west coast for an amazing ride.  Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Sept 26th - Pinnacle Brewery on 26th of September, they will be releasing a new brew and John’s pup is being honored.  Please come check it out as Scooter get’s his award. If you are interested, please let John Robey know.

October 17th - Curtis Anderson is sponsoring a nice leisurely ride to Pine, AZ.  We are going to a new place called Sip at 5600.  This great outdoor venue is new as of Jan 2025.

November 7th - birds on bikes ride which is the same day as the breakfast meeting so we will likely leave directly from the meeting to ride down to St. Vincent de Paul.  If you have questions, please reach out to Jerry Russell.

November 11th - we have our annual Veterans Day ride to the Veteran’s memorial and ceremony in Anthem sponsored by Chuck & Carleen.

November 21st - lunch ride to Gila hosted by Tom Clement’s

Dec 5th - the annual Christmas Party.

Dec 19th - the annual frosty balls ride hosted by Mike Viola & Nancy Lohmeier.

⚠️Safety⚠️ - We did an exercise on target fixation.  Our brains work to connect the dots so it is important when cornering to look ahead at the place you want to go.  The reality is that when you are focusing on a corner, your brain is saying do not hit the guardrail which is distracting your brain.  So when you as you “fixate” on the end of the corner where you want to be, you will end up there.

🗓️Reminders 🗓️

New branded gear provider on the website - check out the new merch!

Coming up is the board elections.  If you are interested, please put your name in the hat.  We also need your thoughts on rides.

We are sending out the annual ride survey in the coming weeks, please add your thoughts and submit them to the board for 2027 consideration.

🎗️Charity 🎗️

September 11th - there is also an event to honor the victims and raise money at the Ironwood Country Club.  Frank Caruso is a part of the foundation and there is a golf classic to help our senior community members.  They are asking for folks from our club to come for the start to show up and line up motorcycles to help kick up the event.  Also if you are a golfer, you can join the day and play.  For more information see flyer in pictures or visit https://www.azhca.org/events-education/calendar/

October 24th - Mickey works fight Honor Flight and they are having their reunion lunch that Saturday.  We are asking any interested members to come help out escorting veterans from their cars in to the Elks Lodge off 32/Greenway.  Please stay tuned for email. More information and RSVP link.  If you are interested in Honor flight and would like to volunteer or donate, please visit them at Honor Flight Arizona – Honoring AZ WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans

💃WOW!! 💃- Don’t forget the wow meeting is on the last Wednesday of the month.  Stay tuned for details.

🎊 Birthdays 🎈-   Tom Dennis, Ed Graham, Robert Morse, Mike Viola, Alan Wheeler, Paul Wohllebe, Melanie Grant, Lisa Coogan, Barbara Neagle, Sue Schnitz, Nancy Lohmeier, and Leslie Winslow.

💵50/50 Winners 💵- Leslie Jensen & Nancy Armentano.

Ride safe everyone!