Well August has come and gone by so fast!  It has been a very busy month of riding for us with the highlight being the St Ignace weekend ride.  The weather was great as was the Sat. day ride, pizza party, light parade and most important a great group of club members to share all the fun.  Thanks Bob and Devon for organizing and putting on a great ride.  The Lumbermans ride and BBQ ended the month with one of the largest group of 60 bikes and 90 people participating.

September will be another busy month with something going on almost every weekend.  The weather in Sept. is a little cooler but excellent for riding.

September 5^th -7^th:  Frankenmuth autofest.  I would recommend ckecking this out if you haven’t been to this event.  On Friday night they close Main St. and 100’s of classic automobiles are displayed

September 14^th : SE Chapter “Ride in the hills”

Here’s the info:

Ride in the Hills

Hello Fellow VRCC Members,

As most of you know, we, the Southeast MI Chapter puts on our annual "Ride in the Hills" ride & BBQ.  Well, this year we're going all out with a catered Pig Roast Charity Event.  As always, there will be many nice door prizes, 50/50 drawings, and of course plenty of delicious food.  This year we are inviting everyone to join us, in hopes to collect enough money to make a local underprivileged family very happy this coming holiday season.

When:  September 14, 2008   Kickstands up at 11:00AM

Where:  Meet at the I-94 (westbound) Rest-Area, just 6 Miles West of I-275, between exits 187 & 190

             All Friends and family are welcome to meet us at the park if they can’t make the ride

                 Entrance to Hidden Lake Gardens is on M50 between Pentecost Hwy and Nortley Hwy west of Tipton, Michigan

Tickets must be purchased in advance by September 7th

TO PURCHASE TICKETS (or information) CONTACT:

FRANCINE VERDUCE

Phone: 734/675-6484

E-mail: fverduce@aol.com

We need you to order your tickets early to pay the caterer (before the 7th of September), so please do not delay.  The cost is $20.00 per person which also includes the entrance fee into Hidden Lake Gardens.

Pam and I will be attending this ride and plan on leaving the TA truck stop in Bridgeport at 8:30 AM.

September 20^th : Capital City Chapter is hosting the ride to Brooklyn

Here’s the  info:

 Capital City Chapter

GREAT NEWS, RIDE TO BROOKLYN HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED!

The "Ride To Brooklyn" has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 20th.  We will stage at the Meijer's in Mason at 11:00 a.m.  Take the Kipp Rd Exit off 127 at Mason.  Go east on Kipp Rd to Meijer's parking lot.  Kickstands up at 11:30.  This is a beautiful ride ending at a great restaurant at Clark Lake.  Hope to see you all there!!

--
Gary Swan
Chapter Leader, Capital City Chapter
Michigan Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club (VRCC)
Lansing, Michigan

September 27^th : Grand Rapids Chapter is hosting an extended dinner ride.

Here’s the info:

A note from Stitch

Hello to all -

    Here is our chance to grab ONE MORE ride, before the year is done.  Sept 27th (Saturday afternoon) we'll be having a 'little extended DINNER RIDE'.

    Much more details will be coming, but I wanted to give you a heads up on this, so you can place it on your calendar NOW!

    Sept 27th, take off at 1 pm ... ride for an hour ... take a 15 minute 'Social Break' ... ride for another hour or so ... then stop at a really cool 'mystery spot' for dinner. I say MYSTERY, because I don't have the foggiest idea yet, but I'm sure it will be scenic & next to a lake, with GREAT food & friends. Will have some 50/50 drawings and raffles.

October 4^th and 5^th:  Tri - City Chapter’s Fall Color Tour

2008 FALL COLOR TOUR

HI EVERYONE,

It seems like summer has gone by so fast but believe it or not it is time to make plans and your reservations for the 2008 fall color tour in Traverse City. The date is Saturday, October 4th and Sunday October 5th.
We will be staying in a new hotel this year. The name is AmericInn of Traverse City, 1614 US-31 North, The phone #1-800-441-1903 or 1-231-938-0288 and make your reservations under VALKYRIE RIDERS CRUISE GROUP in order to get our discount of $69.00 per night which is two queen size beds. We have blocked 27 rooms. YOU MUST MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS BY SEPTEMBER 5th to guarantee a room and discounted price. Specific details regarding the ride will be coming later but I wanted to get hotel info to you now.


 

Next Tri  City Chapter monthly meeting is on Tuesday September 9^th at 7pm.  Location is Timbers on 6415 State St in Saginaw Ph #790-2345  We hope to see you there.