We had our monthly breakfast ride in January. This month, after a long absence, we went to the Vail Steakhouse in Vail, Arizona. It has been quite awhile since we last ate at the fine restaurant. In attendance for this ride were Stan & Patti, Jim, Bud, Terry, Bruce, our dear friend Ken, and yours truly.
Our January breakfast ride will be at the Vail Steakhouse in Benson on Saturday the 14th. Meeting time is 8:00 am.
Vail Steakhouse
13005 E Benson Hwy, Vail, AZ 85641
vailsteakhouse.com
(520) 762-8777
Well it is that time of year again our Buster Hummel Memorial Run aka Palm Spring Ride is upon us. Save the dates, February 10 -12, 2017 for our ride over to Palm Springs. If you have never been to Palm Springs or to our annual ride you don’t know what you are missing. Below is all of the information so make your reservations now. You can always cancel them later if you decide not to go. There may be only a limited number of rooms so don’t delay.
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
2017 BUSTER HUMMEL MEMORIAL RUN
FEBRUARY 10—12, 2017 – PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA
HOTEL INFORMATION
THE QUALITY INN PALM SPRINGS
1269 E. PALM CANYON DRIVE
PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264
RESERVATIONS: 760-323-2775
BLUE KNIGHTS RATE: $109.00 PLUS 14.75% HOTEL TAX
ROOMS STILL AVAILABLE
GENERAL ITINERARY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH
ARRIVAL AND FREE DAY
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH
MORNING – RIDE TO BE DETERMINED
FREE TIME, SHOPPING IN PALM SPRINGS/LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
EVENING—GROUP DINNER AT 6:30 PM
BILLY REED’S
1800 PALM CANYON DRIVE, PALM SPRINGS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH
SAY OUR GOODBYES AND DEPART FOR HOME
MORNING—BREAKFAST AT ELMERS, 0730 TO 0830
1030 E PALM CANYON DRIVE, PALM SPRINGS
Our January 2017 breakfast will be at the Vail Steakhouse, 13005 E. Benson Hwy, Vail, Az. Meeting time is 8:00. This is our FIRST breakfast of the new year. I hope that you can make our breakfast this month.
RWP
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On Tuesday December 27th our Chapter had their years Christmas Dinner @ Pinnacle Peaks.. Twenty members & family were in attendance along with Bear & Robi’s friends Joe & Pat. Those in attendance were Mel & Marsha, Bill & Jackie, Alan & Susan, Jim & Barb, Robi & Bear, Bud, Jeff, Bruce & Bonni, Bill & Antje, Al, Stan & Patti, and yours truly. During dinner it was brought to our servers attention that Robi, Bear, Joe & Pat were wearing ties. Wearing ties in Pinnacle Peak is strictly forbidden and will be removed by having them cut off the offenders. These people wore the ties with the explicit intention of being caught and having them cut off. Here are a few pictures from the evening festivities.
Our 2017 Blue Knights International Convention will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from July 16 – 21, 2017. You can check this link, Blue Knights 2017 International Convention for more information. Registration is $135 per adult for one week prior to June 1, 2017. After June 1st the cost goes to $155.
I have made reservations at Pinnacle Peak, 6541 East Tanque Verde Rd., 520.296.0911 for Tuesday December 27th @ 6:00 pm. There will be separate checks for everyone.
If you click on the Pinnacle Peak above you can see a little of the History and a Gallery of pictures.
Well we had our monthly dinner ride on Tuesday November 29th. While there were only eight dinner guests that night we still have some good conversations. Those who made the ride were Stan & Patti, Frank & Kate, Alan, Mel & Marsha, and finally yours truly.
Our November dinner ride will be at the Trident II, at Plaza Palomino, 2900 N Swan Road on Tuesday the 29th. Meeting time is 6:30 p.m.
Here is a link to Trident II Grill-Plaza Palomino.
We had our monthly breakfast ride to KG’s on Grant Rd on Saturday November 12th. We had a pretty good turnout this month with 13 members and family making the ride. Those in attendance were; Stan, Rev Bill, Twan, John J., Al, Jim & his wife Barb, Bear & Robi, Bob, Frank, Bud, and your truly. After breakfast Stan & I headed out Ajo Rd. to Sasabe highway. We turned at Arivaca, had a quick coffee break @ Gadsden’s Coffee aka Cafe Aribac in Arivaca. From there we continued to I-19 where we took the service road and rode along I-19 to Continental Rd where Stan turned of to head to Sahuarita Rd. and then on to home. I went up I-19 and headed home myself. Here are a few pictures of us having breakfast and the bikes in the parking lot.
