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Winter in Iowa certainly erta er taain ta i ly in ly ppresents rese sent se nts nt nts some challenges. So S Sometimes ome meti ettiim mees more challenges th than an nw wee se see ee on the surface. I kknow nno ow ow th that at in this letter, Vernon non on hhas as often apologized tto o me me and others about hhis iss mood during the co cold olld d months, as well ass the downward spiral that motivation can sometimes take when he is denied his most bba basic assiic need of two wheeled elleed therapy. What hee do ddoesn’t essn’ n’t always realize is tha th that haatt I totally get it…I don’t on’tt on on’t like being denied th the h things that make my heart happy and boost my mood either. Ultimately everyone wants to be happy, whether your happy place comes from two wheel therapy or from some other activity. So, that being said…how do we find our happy place when the world around us right now is so negative? It certainly makes it challenging to say the least. What does this period of sustained anger do to us? In my opinion, it creates a climate of diminished trust. Trust in government, in society as a whole, even in our own family members and people we have long called friends. When I sit back and listen to people, it becomes painfully obvious that it isn’t one side or the other that is upset with the current state of affairs, but rather everyone is upset at pretty much EVERYTHING that EVERYONE is doing. Anger is in full bloom on many levels today. This anger can have some adverse effects on all of us. Anger breeds negativity, and negativity gives birth to closed-minded opinions. A closed minded approach is harmful to democracy and it feeds the mindset that differing opinions are a threat to our well-being. I recall a time that having a “debate” with someone of differing opinion was enjoyable, a challenge if you will. The debates were good natured and definitely a learning experience that allowed me to hear out and process
someone else’s thoughts that were DIFFERENT than my own. This is not the case today. These good natured debates of days past no longer happen, as everyone is walking on eggshells and many are scared to share personal opinions for fear of
confrontation. We are becoming our own worst enemies, feeding in to the destruction of democracy, and it saddens me. This stagnant state of anger is corrosive at best, and if we let it continue, it will affect our quality of life long after current politicians have vacated office. Democracy is defined as a form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislators. Cornerstones of democracy include freedom of assembly and speech, inclusiveness and equality, membership, consent, voting, right to life and minority rights. Democracy makes all forces struggle repeatedly to realize their interests and devolves power from groups of people to sets of rules. Democracy bases its legitimacy on the participation of the people. If the last statement is true, then we have a lot of work to do. When we return to the principle of “One Nation Under God” we can then begin to move forward. We are residents of the UNITED States, which, sadly currently operates as divided as I have ever seen it. Sitting in the editor’s seat for Vernon, Melanie J Schwarte Quote of the month: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
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This month’s cover features a couple of the pieces that comprise the collection of old iron coveted by our good friend Bruce Johnson. Bruce has owned many sought after scoots over the years, and he is always willing to share his cool additions with friends. Down in front you see this sweet blue beauty that just happens to be a 1967 Harley–Davidson FLH that Bruce added to his collection after the passing of his friend, Gary Mandolfo. After going through the engine and tweaking a few things, this two wheeled jezebel was ready for the road. Bruce confided that a small part of Gary has remained with the bike, and rides along with Bruce everywhere the 67 goes. Safe travels, Bruce! 4 - TRMI FEBRUARY 2021
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It’s the middle of winter, so we all know what’s happening. The guys have had enough of being stuck in the house and have disappeared into their various garages and shops to tinker. It’s not just an effort to escape their women and children. No, they’re working on Projects. They’ve fired up the space heaters, cranked on some tunes, and are trying to find a socket wrench set that hasn’t been cannibalized by their kids or brothers-in-law. (When our boys were teenagers, Mark was smart: he abandoned most of the tools in the garage and secretly bought a whole ‘nother set of tools that he kept hidden under a blanket in the back of his vehicle. That was the only way he could be sure he’d have anything left.) Most of the guys aren’t picky about what they work on in their hide-outs. Anything from motorcycles to riding lawn mowers will serve as an excuse to get out of the house. Projects that involve fixing things that clunk while they rotate are always a favorite, maybe because the solution seems like it should be so simple: Something is out of balance. Find it and fix it. Whether you’re talking about something as complex as a motor running rough because a cylinder isn’t firing or something as simple as a tire that didn’t have the weights put in the proper places when the tires were last rotated, the result is the same. Something is out of balance and there’s “a whole lotta shakin’ going on”. As one of our young friends learned the hard way, even the force of pressure has to be balanced. “John” had changed one of his tires and didn’t get all the lug nuts torqued down tight enough. As he started rolling down the highway, the uneven pressure on the lug nuts allowed a wobble to work the lugs loose enough that the rim was no longer snugged against the hub. That allowed enough rim movement that the rim acted as a saw and sheared the lugs off. With no force of pressure to keep the rim in its proper place, the tire went shooting off into the ditch. I bet that was a wild ride at 65+ mph! Our world seems to be experiencing a balance problem of its own right now. Whether you look at individuals, families, churches, schools, governments, or the whole of society, they all have developed quite a wobble. The ride has become wild and the components of life as we used to know it are being sheared off, one by one. Why is that? In the Bible, Hebrews 1:1-3 tells us this: “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son . . . through whom also he created the world. He (Jesus Christ) is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.” Could it be that like the force of the pressure of the lug nuts that keep a tire on or like the unseen force that keeps atoms from spinning apart, it is the power of the presence of God and his son Jesus Christ that keep the components of our world from spinning apart? But if that is the case, the removal of God should result in the breakdown of societies, governments, schools, churches, families, and individuals. Well, well. I’m not a rocket scientist, but I think we may have hit on the problem. And now that we have iden-tified the problem, we must pursue the solution - putting Jesus Christ back in his rightful place in our personal lives, which 6 - TRMI FEBRUARY 2021
will then affect all the other aspects of our world. We don’t have time to waste by going off in different direc-tions in search of a more convenient solution. Psalm 106:8 very clearly tells God’s purpose for us: “ . . . He saved them for His name’s sake, that He might make His mighty power known.” How does God make his power known? He uses us. I think we’ve all heard the saying “Freedom isn’t free”. It basically means that someone else sacri-ficed so that we could know freedom. The catch is that if it stops there, if this is just a snappy phrase instead of a life-style, it will be the end of freedom. If we don’t sacrifice when it’s our turn, there will be nothing to pass on to the next generation. And that explains why the good news of Jesus’ sacrifice that saved us was not meant to just stop with us, but that we must also be willing to sacrifice in order to pass on the truth of God’s salvation to the next generation. Our own unwillingness to continue the sacrifice has contributed to the wobble in our world. So pass on God’s truth: that only the power of Jesus’ death and resurrection can save us and change us. Pass on the news that only the power of God can bring our lives back into balance and prevent us from shooting off into the ditch. Don’t just hide out in your garage – become involved in a Project that has the potential to change the lives of those around you. Blessings – Karla Mark & Karla Cornick are with the Christian Motorcyclists Association. Find out more about CMA and God’s plan for you at www.cmausa.org.
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Biker Accessories Crispy’s Biker Apparel Cedar Rapids, Iowa Find Us On Facebook
Dealers Baxter Cycle 311 4th Street Marne, Iowa 51552 712-781-2351 www.baxtercycle.com Big Barn Harley-Davidson 81 NW 49th Place Des Moines, Iowa 50313 515-265-4444 www.bigbarnhd.net Carroll Cycle Center 1327 Plaza Dr Carroll, Iowa 712-792-1610 www.carrollcycle.com Edwards Motorsports and RV’s 1010 34th Avenue Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 712-366-8400 fullthrottleia.com or edwardsrvs.com
Indian Motorcycle of Des Moines 1500 E Army Post Road Des Moines, Iowa 50315 515-256-9062 Indianmotorcycleofdesmoines.com
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Indian Motorcycle of Mason City Mason City Powersports 12499 265th Street Mason City 641-423-3181 Masoncitypowersportsinc.com
National Motorcycle Museum 102 Chamber Drive Anamosa, Iowa 52205 319-462-3925 Nationalmcmuseum.org
Firehouse Bar 1211 5th Street Downtown Sioux City, IA 712-224-1020 Open Daily at 12:00
Loess Hills Harley-Davidson 57408 190th Street Pacific Junction IA 51561 712-800-3500 loesshillshd.com
Okoboji Classic Cars Museum and Restoration Shop 810 Jeppeson Road West Okoboji, Iowa 51351 712-332-8029
Flaming Office 201 W High Street Toledo 641-484-2255 Outdoor Patio, Happy Hour 5-7 Flaming Office on Facebook & Google
Metro Harley-Davidson 2415 Westdale Drive SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 319-362-9496 www.metro-motorsports.com
Food and Drink
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Goozman’s Westside Bar & Grill 1019 7th St Harlan, Iowa 712-755-2259 Goozman’s Westside on Facebook
Nishna Valley Cycle HONDA – YAMAHA – KTM Atlantic, Iowa 50022 1-888-577-6406 www.nishnavalleycycle.com
American Legion Post 111 1101 W 4th Street S Newton 641-792-3353 Open to the Public 7 Days a Week Newtonamericanlegion111.org
Haverhill Social Club 202 1st Street Haverhill, Iowa 50120 641-475-3321 Tues-Sat 10-2, Sun 12-12
Route 65 Harley-Davidson 1300 S Jefferson Way Indianola, Iowa 50125 515.962.2160 www.route65hd.net
Amigo’s 280 North 1st Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 515-576-0142 Amigos Bar & Restaurant on FB
Iowa Legendary Rye 707 N Main Street Carroll, Iowa 51401 Iowalegendaryrye.com
Storm Lake Honda 3040 Expansion Blvd Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 StormLakeHonda.com 712-732-2460
Bea’s Place 108 N Main St Baxter 641-227-2080 Check Us Out on Facebook Food, Live Music, Bike Nights
Zylstra Harley-Davidson 1930 E 13th Street Ames, Iowa 50010 515-232-6223 zylstrahd.com
Bloodline Irish Pub 214 Public Square Greenfield, Iowa 50849 Bloodline Irish Pub on Facebook
Just 1 More 515-570-4206 641-757-0159 309 Railway Jamaica, Iowa 50128
Catfish Charlie’s On the Mississippi River 1630 E. 16th Street Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)582-8600 www.CatfishCharliesDubuque.com
Mi Casa Family Restaurant 512 Market Street Harlan, Iowa 51537 712-755-2258 Enjoy Drinks at the Full Bar!
Desperados 105 E 5th Street Atlantic 712-243-7087 Home of Cold Beer, Good Times, Pizza & Wings
Midway Tavern 206 1st Street Soldier, Iowa 712-884-2230 www.midwaytavernsoldier.com
Entertainment Book Em Dano’s 33 S Main Street Denison, Iowa 51442 712-263-9818 Mon-Sat 4-2 Dancers Nightly 5-1:30
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1500 E 7th Street Atlantic, Iowa 50022 712-243-3606 M-F 11AM-, S-S 4PMSandbar 103 North Noyes Street Mondamin, Iowa 51557 712-646-2300 Facebook Sandbar Mondamin Sidetracked 206 West Union Street Creston, Iowa 50801 641-782-8534 Stumpy’s Bar & Grill 423 Main Street Duncombe, Iowa 50532 515-543-4222 Stumpy’s Bar & Grill on Facebook Sugar’s Diner & Lounge 2725 E Kanesville Blvd Council Bluffs, Iowa 712-322-3600 Check us out on Facebook
The Place2B! 116 N. Federal Ave Mason City, IA 50401 M-F 3p-2a S-S 2p-2a Find Us On Facebook The Yankee Clipper 312 SW Maple St Ankeny, Ia 50023 515-964-9484 yankeeclipperbar.com Twisted Corn Tavern 1405 Walnut Street Dallas Center, Iowa 50063 515-992-3868 Twisted Corn Tavern on Facebook Vic’s Main Tap 304 Broadway Audubon, Iowa 50025 712-563-2122 Opens Sun-Fri 2:30, Sat 9:30 Whiskey Barrel Pub and Eatery 112 E Jefferson Street Prairie City, Iowa 50228 515-630-9639 Whiskey Barrel Pub and Eatery on FB
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Treasure Island Diecast/Facebook Hot Wheels, M2, Matchbox, Jada Ertl, Lightning, Harley, Maisto Buy-Sell-Trade 641-521-8036 rayaustinhd@gmail.com
Jason Roberts, LLC Haul It, Dig It, Doze It Code931993@yahoo.com 641-740-1411
Shops & Fabricators Insurance & Financial O’Malley Wealth Mgmt. 5623 NW 86th Street Suite 400 Johnston, Iowa 50131 515-490-0930 State Farm Clark Ahrenholtz, Agent NMLS# 1679997 2114 12th Street Harlan, Iowa 712-755-5724 Clark.ahrenholtz.jb69@statefarm.com
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Wilson’s Tap and Recreation 1008 Story Street Boone, Iowa 50036/ 515-433-1395
Hupy and Abraham sc, pc Lawyers for Bikers 800.800.5678 Hupy.com
Guns and Ammo
TheBikerLawyers.com The Biker Lawyers, P.C. Riding & Defending Your Rights for Over 30 Years 877-209-9452
JLM Shooters Supply 6931 Douglas Avenue Urbandale, Iowa 50322 jlmgunshop@gmail.com 515-331-1577
The Open Road Bar & Grill 501 Ann Street Irwin, Iowa 51446 712-782-4545 The Open Road, Bar and Grill, LLC on FB
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Photo and Art Ullrich Photography PO Box 1842 Clinton, Iowa 52733 563-243-8715 www.natanic.com
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Butterfield’s M.C. Parts 8025 Blondo Street Omaha, NE 68134 402-391-3768 Chuck’s Cycle Service and Repair S&S and Drag Specialties Dealer 714 East 7th Street Washington, Iowa52353 319-461-5278 Cycle Clinic 2209 ML King Pkwy Des Moines, Iowa 50314 cycleclinicdm.com 515-288-6954 Eagle Motorsports 1425 Washington Street Eldora 641-939-1461 hotrod70@mchsi.com Eagle Motorsports on Facebook F & J Racing 701 N 3rd Ave Marshalltown, Iowa 50158 641-752-8651 www.fandjracing.com Mean Machine Cycle Parts Elkhart, Iowa 50073 Stereos, Bars, LED Lights, Air Ride Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-12 515-367-7336
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Motorcycle Medic 3176 Highway 30 Woodbine, Iowa 51579 712-647-2818 Open Tues-Sat Noon-6PM Nelson Machine & Forge General Machining, Ornamental Iron, Weld/Fab 70 Washington Street Marne, Iowa 51552 712-781-2220 Road Rage BikeWorks 401 High Street Avoca, Iowa 51521 712-307-6111 Road Rage BikeWorks on Facebook
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Thunder Road Cycles 4106 Rockingham Rd Davenport, Iowa 52802 563-323-3172 Thunder Road Cycles on Facebook
Tires Sandbothe Firestone 1106 Main Street Griswold, Iowa 51535 712-778-2223 Sandbothe Firestone on Facebook
Trailers Lacaeyse Trailer Sales 4192 HWY 146 Grinnell Trailers & Truck Accessories 641-990-2674 www.lacaeysetrailers.com
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Scooter Tramp WINTER SUCKS S C S Here we are mid-winter in Iowa. The winters suck bad enough for any motorcycle rider, and with the virus ordeal still shutting down bike shows and swap meets, there’s really no outlet for our passion this winter. So now I sit in my office with no local motorcycle events in sight, and no way to ride a bike due to the sheet of ice on my driveway. This is the ultimate winter doldrums for me! I’ve been scratching my head for days trying to think of something to write about this month… If we had events to attend, I’d likely be working them and partying with friends, creating plenty of material to write about and photos to back it all up. And with no heat in my garage, I can’t do much out there, so nothing new to talk about on the homestead. So Vernon and I were chatting, and he mentioned just writing about how winter sucks, and a look forward into any planned trips or events for this coming riding season. Well, I just mentioned my dislike of winter, and I hate to get too involved on any planned rides for this year, because who knows how/if shut-downs are going to affect things again this year. I truly expect things will turn for the better this year, but honestly no way to know that yet, so hard to hold out hopes of any planned rides. Therefore I’ve just decided to go over some details of my rides and photography career, even long before Vernon took over TRMI, so if you’re still reading my bullshit this far along, hopefully you’ll find some entertainment here! If you’ve been reading these ramblings of mine for the last year and a half or so, then you already know that I rode all the lower 48 states in a 16 month period. It’s hard to not touch base on all those details, many of which I possibly never put in writing, but if you haven’t read those past issues, it might ease some of your own winter blues to look back as past issues
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RAMBLINGS of TRMI and take them all in. Either way, I don’t really know how to make sense of all the details I’m about to write out, so if they seem very random, well they are! At 46 years old, I’ve logged over 250,000 miles on 2 different bikes, both of which I bought new. My 1997 Heritage Softail has 101,000 miles on it, and my 2005 Road King is just shy of 173,000 miles. Plus a handful of miles on other bikes I’ve toyed with, and my first highway bike was 1994 Honda Shadow that has about 45,000 miles on it, although my wife Theresa has done probably 20,000 of those. I still own all 3 of those bikes, among others, but as many people know the Road King is my daily rider and easily recognizable with a flat flame job and red spoke wheels. Before TRMI came along, my pen-name “Natanic” was well established in national publications like Easyriders, BIKER, and In The Wind. I’ve shot somewhere around 50 cover features for the national rags, 100’s of bike features, and 100’s more event features. Not to mention my numerous covers here with TRMI! I covered events all over the Midwest including the Freedom Rally, Conesville, Hawgstock, Summer Hummer, and many smaller parties for a lot of years. I still go to Sturgis every year, although now-a-days to wrench on bikes, but my attendance at the other rallies is hit-n-miss each year. A lot of friends give me shit because I’m not attending these like I used to, but quite honestly I need to see new places. These events are always a good time, and I do miss partying with a lot of the friends I’ve made over the years, but with all the national magazine non-existent these days, I’m limited on how much work I can do on that front.
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I’ve been to Sturgis 26 times, Laconia once, and Daytona 5 times for Bike Week and once for Biketoberfest. I’ve seen the east coast numerous times, but never once been to New York City. I’ve seen the west coast once, but have yet to see the Gulf of Mexico. We went through Canada on the way to Laconia in 1998, and saw Niagara Falls along the way, but that’s the only time I’ve ever left the U.S. I should also mention that I proposed to Theresa in Laconia that year, and we got married 2 years later, where we left the ceremony on my Heritage Softail! I’ve seen Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the 4 Corners, Bonneville, the Redwoods, crossed the Rio Grande numerous times, and damn near passed out at the top of Mt. Evans in Colorado, but I’ve still never been to Vegas and have absolutely no desire to ever go there. Of my 26 trips to Sturgis, I’ve rode there every year except 2, and of my 6 trips to Daytona, I’ve rode twice, once for Bike Week in 1999, and again 20 years later for Biketoberfest. When I got home from Daytona on March 6th, 1999, the temp was 21 degrees outside, and the oil temp dipstick on my Heritage only read 80 degrees, which explains why it died when I pulled in my driveway! The coldest temp I rode in was on the Turkey Run in 2005 when it was 14 degrees in Dubuque. The hottest temps I’ve rode in were around 110 degrees in northern California in July of 2018, but I’ve dealt with 105-107 degrees in South Dakota many times. I don’t do much magazine work anymore, aside from what ya see here in TRMI, but if ya follow my stuff, ya know that I publish my own biker babe calendar too. I travel all over the Midwest doing photo-shoots for this, and most of these travels are done on my Road King. I can carry just enough basic
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camera gear and lighting on the bike to do what’s needed, so along with photographing pretty ladies on old motorcycles, I often times get a nice ride outta the deal too! Throughout it all, I kept a full time job to keep the bill collectors at bay… 15 years in the plastics industry, then 10 years in the robotics field, before leaving the security of a weekly paycheck to pursue life goals in June 2018. Since then I’ve tried to build on the Natanic name with calendar sales, while working swap meets and bike shows selling calendars and my wall art. I also maintain an online store that sells all this, along with handmade Damascus knives and other gun related commemorative knives. And I’ve also been wrenching on bikes in Sturgis and Daytona the last few years for additional income. People often time tell me that I’m “living the dream,” which is maybe true in their eyes, but I’ll be honest, I wake up every single day worried about how I’m going to pay my bills. I’ve managed to keep things afloat after 31 months without a steady income, but there’s been a lot of scary issues along the way. Lately, sales in my online store this holiday season were far better than ever before, but that’s only gonna keep bills paid for a couple months, so what everyone thinks is a dream, is still very much reality. Anyway… I could go on about more crap, but maybe I should save some BS for another story during next winter’s doldrums! Thanks to all of you who follow my ramblings and support my work. I truly appreciate it! Nate Ullrich www.Natanic.com
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Liz Wiese 2006 Softail Springer Silver City
Kristin Sutherland Bettendorf 2018 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special
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John Soliz of Silvis, IL. brought his 1980 FXS LO RIDER to Tim Coffman at Thunder Road Cycles in Davenport, IA. John can’t stop raving about the excellent work Thunder Road Cycles completed on this project that started as nearly a basket case back in 1982. After many miles on the road, this beauty was due for work on the top and lower end, and Tim made sure the necessary modifications were completed; now it sounds great and runs exceptionally well. Check the biker friendly listing for contact information and have Thunder Roads Cycles dig in to your next project.
Violet was along on this trip, and she just couldn’t pass up the grilled cheese on the menu. I know, I know….grilled cheese? But just hold on, this isn’t your momma’s same ol’ grilled cheese. This one comes piled high with provolone, cheddar, AND mozzarella cheeses served on crispy, buttery, grilled sourdough bread. A generous serving of chips arrived alongside the grilled masterpiece as well. Alongside her vanilla Italian soda, this made for one happy little girl.
Grace on Main 4234 Main Street
Elk Horn, IA 51531 graceonmainelkhorn@gmail.com (712) 764-4722 Wednesday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm Friday and Saturday 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Grace on Main is a family-owned and operated restaurant, founded in January 2020 by CoOwner’s Michael and Ilee Muller. The Muller family moved from sunny California to rural southwest Iowa in November of 2019 with their children and a dream to open a family friendly restaurant specializing in home-made comfort food. And when they landed on Main Street Elk Horn, Iowa at the start of a pandemic, that’s just what they did. Michael and Ilee recently received the Iowa Restaurant Association’s 2020 Iowa Rural Restaurant Operator of the Year award, and once you visit for yourself, you will understand why. The Italian inspired menu at Grace on Main offers pizza, pasta, salad, and sandwich options. But don’t be misled by this simple statement, as the dough is hand-made, the sauces are as well, and the toppings are always fresh. Salads are HUGE, and appetizers range from cheesy bread to the sophisticated Charcuterie Board. They even offer brunch options on Sundays!
But enough about the happiness of others…I know you are wondering what else Vernon and I decided to founder ourselves on. Well, we went with The BAM this time. This fresh dough is topped with house-made red sauce, mozzarella, Canadian bacon, pepperoni, sausage, and black olives. I made a slight modification to the plan and added red onion. Did I mention that the Muller’s are quite accommodating? (We appreciate it!) The crust is delightfully chewy and delicious, topped with just the right amount of red sauce, fresh toppings, and the perfect amount of melty cheese. We are working our way through the entire pizza menu, one pie at a time…good thing I got new sweat pants for Christmas. Our son Soren ALWAYS chooses the Smoked Chicken and Bacon sandwich when we visit. This amazing treat offers smoked chicken breast, bacon, pickled red onion, mix greens, topped with a garlic aioli on a ciabatta roll. Also served with a side of chips. He loves this sandwich so much in fact, he asked Michael if he would consider making it into a smoked chicken pizza…sounds delish to me.
Recently the Muller’s have added a meal prep service to their current line-up. Nourish meals allows customers to “eat nutritiously without stressing about meal prep, grocery I have to admit, we eat here more often than our waistlines shopping, or spending forever in the kitchen.” These meals really allow for, but I will not apologize for supporting such are made fresh in the restaurant and packaged for busy a great local establishment. Michael and Ille are accepting customers to grab on the go, with meal options changing of; perhaps even somewhat encourage our eccentricity. It weekly. Check out the website to get your order in! is definitely a place you can go and sit down, relax, and not worry about much of anything. They have a variety of Award winning food, impeccable customer service, cold beers and wine to sip on while you make important reasonable prices…what more can you ask for in a small decisions about sauce and toppings. They also make a mean town restaurant? If you haven’t made the trip to Grace Italian soda, which is a favorite of our youngsters. on Main yet, you don’t know what you’re missing. When you get there, be sure to tell them Vernon and Melanie sent On this particular visit, Vernon and I decided to split a you…Hell, give us a call and we’ll go along, we still have Caesar salad before the main meal. The salad was amazing. more pies to sample! Fresh, crisp greens, crunchy radish slices and croutons, perfectly prepared egg, all topped with a tangy Caesar Until next time! dressing. The salad alone would have been satisfying, but Melanie J Schwarte we had bigger plans for this visit. Melanie@thunderroadsiowa.com 20 - TRMI FEBRUARY 2021
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A Look L k Beyond B d Active A ti Duty D t The term GI Bill refers to any Department of Veterans Affairs education benefit that can be earned by members of Active Duty, Selected Reserve, and National Guard Armed Forces and their families. This military benefit is designed to help service members and eligible veterans cover the costs associated with getting an education or vocational training. The GI Bill has several programs, some of which you may not be familiar with, and each is administrated differently, depending on a person’s eligibility and duty status. The Post9/11 GI Bill provides education benefits for those who have served on active duty for 90 or more days after Sep. 10, 2001.The payment rate for this program is dependent upon how much active duty time a member has.
Post-9/11 service members may be eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill if they were activated under certain conditions. See eligibility requirements. The Non-Paid Work Experience (NPWE) program provides eligible veterans and service members the opportunity to obtain training and practical job experience concurrently. This program is ideal for veterans or service members who have an established career goal and who learn easily in a hands-on environment. This program is also well suited to veterans or service members who are having difficulties obtaining employment due to lack of work experience. This type of program may be established in federal, state, or local government agencies only.
There are numerous types of training you can use your GI Bill benefits for, including college degree programs including Associates, Bachelors, and advanced degree programs; vocational/technical training including noncollege degree programs,; on-the-job/apprenticeship training; licensing & certification reimbursement; national testing programs such as SAT, CLEP, and AP; flight training; correspondence training; work-study programs; tuition assistance top-up; tutorial assistance. The Montgomery GI Bill helps service members and veterans meet their education and training costs with monthly benefit payments. There are a number of eligibility requirements including VEAP conversion or having contributed $100 per month during the first year of active duty. See if you are eligible. The MGIB-SR (Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve) details the GI Bill benefits available for Military Reserve and National Guard service members. In addition, activated reserve and Guard 22 - TRMI FEBRUARY 2021
One available program that you may not be familiar with is Veteran Readiness and Vocational Rehabilitation program. If you are a veteran who has a VA disability rating and
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an employment handicap, you may qualify for Veteran Readiness and Employment (previously known as Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) services. These services include, but are not limited to counseling, training, education, and job placement assistance. The following is a list of services that may be provided through the Veteran Readiness and Vocational Rehabilitation program:
a service-connected disability, you will be entitled to services. You and the VRC will then continue counseling to select a course of services and a plan to address your rehabilitation and employment needs. What exactly does that mean? You and your Veterans Readiness Counselor will work together to complete the following as they apply to your personal situation:
Comprehensive rehabilitation evaluation to determine abilities, skills, interests, and needs.
Determine your transferable skills, aptitudes, and interests.
Vocational counseling and rehabilitation planning.
Identify viable employment and / or independent living services options.
Employment services such as job-seeking skills, resume development, and other work readiness assistance.
Explore labor market and wage information.
Assistance finding and keeping a job, including the use of special employer incentives. On the Job Training, apprenticeships, and non-paid work experiences. Financial assistance for post-secondary training at a college, vocational, technical or business school. Supportive rehabilitation services including case management, counseling, and referral. Independent living services for Veterans unable to work due to the severity of their disabilities. If you would like to be considered for the Veteran Readiness and Vocational Rehabilitation program, the first step is to be evaluated to determine if you qualify for services. To receive an evaluation for this program, you must have received a discharge that is other than dishonorable and have a serviceconnected disability rating of at least 10% or a memorandum rating of 20% or more from the VA. The period of eligibility for this is up to 12 years from the date of separation from active military service, or the date the veteran was first notified by VA of a service-connected disability rating. This period of eligibility may be extended if the VA determines that a veteran has a serious employment handicap. What is the difference between an Employment Handicap and a Serious Employment Handicap? An Employment Handicap is defined as “an impairment of the veteran’s ability to prepare for, obtain or retain employment consistent with his or her abilities, aptitudes, and interests.” This impairment must result in large part from a service-connected disability. For veterans rated at 20% or more, a finding of employment handicap results in a finding of “entitled.” A Serious Employment Handicap is defined as “a significant impairment of a veteran’s ability to prepare for, obtain, or retain employment consistent with his or her abilities, aptitudes and interests.” The Serious Employment Handicap must result in the most part from a service-connected disability. For veterans rated at 10% disability and for veterans whose 12-year period of basic eligibility has passed, the finding of an SEH is necessary to establish “entitlement.” So, I am eligible…now what? If it is determined that you qualify for this program, you must complete an application and meet with a Veterans Readiness Counselor. If the VRC determines that an employment handicap exists as a result of
Identify physical demands and other job characteristics. Narrow vocational options to identify a suitable employment goal. Select a VR&E Vet Success program track leading to an employment or independent living goal. Investigate training requirements. Identify resources needed to achieve rehabilitation. Develop an individualized rehabilitation plan to achieve the identified employment and / or independent living goals. Upon completion, the rehabilitation plan will specify an employment or independent living goal, identify intermediate goals, outline services and resources needed to achieve these goals. You and the VRC will work together to implement the plan and achieve successful rehabilitation. Additional Veteran Readiness and Vocational Rehabilitation benefits that you may be eligible for include a subsistence allowance. In addition to receiving a monthly payment while attending training through the Veteran Readiness and Vocational Rehabilitation program, you may also qualify to receive a monthly payment during training that is based on the rate of attendance (full-time or part-time), the number of dependents, and the type of training that you are receiving. If it is determined that you are eligible for both the Veterans Readiness and Employment benefits and the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits you may choose the Post-9/11 GI Bill’s monthly housing allowance instead of the Veteran Readiness and Vocational Rehabilitation subsistence allowance. If you would like to determine your eligibility for one of these programs, or to learn more please contact the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or visit www.choose. va.gov for more information. Compiled by Melanie J Schwarte
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There was this preacher who was an avid golfer. Every chance he could get, he could be found on the golf course swinging away. It was an obsession. One Sunday was a picture perfect day for golfing. The sun was out, no clouds in the sky, and the temperature was just right. The preacher was in a quandary as to what to do, and shortly, the urge to play golf overcame him. He called an assistant to tell him that he was sick and could not do church, packed the car up, and drove three hours to a golf course where no one would recognize him. Happily, he began to play the course. An angel up above was watching the preacher and was quite perturbed. He went to God and said, “Look at the preacher. He should be punished for what he is doing.” God nodded in agreement. The preacher teed up on the first hole. He swung at the ball, and it sailed effortlessly through the air and landed right in the cup three hundred and fifty yards away (as they say in basketball, nothing but net). A picture-perfect hole-in-one. He was amazed and excited. The angel was a little shocked. He turned to God and said, “Begging Your pardon, but I thought you were going to punish him.” God smiled. “Think about it -- who can he tell?”
A man walks into a jazz bar in Caribbean arib ar ibbe ib bean be an and and his orders a pina colada. He takes his first sip and sets it down. While he is looking around the bar, a hot blonde grabs the drink pours it on his head and stabs him with the umbrella. The man asks the barman “Who is that blonde?” The barman replies “She’s the piano no player’s girlfriend”. The man walks lkss lk over to the piano player and says “Do Do you know your girlfriend poured d a drink on me and stabbed me in th the he back?” The pianist replies “No, but ut if you you u hum it, I’ll play it.”
In a blues bar, a completely drunk man asks the bartender for the toilet. The bartender tells him “go downstairs, left then right”. The guy goes there, opens the door and there, amazement, he sees a gold toilet! The pleasure is at its height and the guy decides to deliver his load. The following day, the drunkard meets one of his friends and tells him that he shit in a gold toilet and proceeds to tell him where it is. The man does not believe him, but decides to go to this bar to check. He goes straight to the bartender and he asks: “Where is your gold toilet?” The bartender turning his eyes to the other side of the bar says: “Hey Luther, I found the guy who shit in your sax.”
A boy asks his Dad one day, “Dad, what’s the difference between confident and confidential?” His Dad replies, “Well, you’re my son – I’m confident about that. And your best friend Jimmy is also my son – that’s confidential.”
A couple was having quarrel in a lodge ge aand ge nd tthe h he man calls the manager and says “I’m m ha havi having ving vi ng an argument with my wife, and now w she wants to jump out the window please come fast” Manager: “I am sorry sir this is your personal issue, e e, I just had a near-sex experience. My wife flashed before my please solve it by yourself.” Husband: d: “Th “Thee eyes. window is not opening; this is not personal erso er sona so nall na issue this is a maintenance issue.” A farmer is sitting in the neighborhood bar slowly getting drunk. A man comes in and asks the farmer, “Hey, why are Two guys walk into a bar, an old guy and his son. you sitting here on this beautiful day getting drunk?” The They take a seat at the bar and they order two beers. The farmer says, “Some things you just can’t explain.” “So what bartender asks them where they are from. The old guy says happened that is so horrible?” the man asked. The farmer “What did he say?” and his son replies he said “Where are u then decides to try an answer, “Well if you must know, today from?” The old man replies San Antonio. The bartender says I was sitting by my cow milking her. Just as I got the bucket “Aaah…I’ve been to San Antone before”. The old man asks, about full, she took her left leg and kicked it over.” “That’s “what did he say?” His son replies “He says he’s been to San not so bad, what’s the big deal?” The farmer says, “Some Antonio before.” The old man replies “Oh.” The bartender things you just can’t explain.” “So what happened?” the man adds, “Ya, I got the best blowjob there that I have ever had.” asked again. The farmer relenting continued “I took her left The old man says, “What did you say?” The son replies, “He leg and tied it to the post on the left with some rope. Then I said he met your sister.” sat down and continued to milk her. Just as I got the bucket about full she took her right leg and kicked it over.” “Again?” I asked 100 women which shampoo they preferred. Almost The farmer says, “Some things you just can’t explain.” “So, all of them replied, “How the hell did you get in here?” what did you do then?” then man asked, intrigued. “I took her right leg and tied it to the post on the right. I sat back The other day I was having sex with this married woman down and continued to milk her, and just as I got the bucket when her husband came home early. She told me I’d have just about full, the stupid cow knocks over the bucket with to use the back door and said I’d have to be quick. On her tail.” “Wow, you must have been pretty upset!” but that’s reflection I should have just left, but it’s not every day you no reason to just sit here getting all depressed.” The farmer get an offer like that. says, “Some things you just can’t explain.” “So then what else did you do?” the man asked again. “Well I didn’t have My wife called me and asked, “Do you ever get a shooting any more rope, so I took off my belt and tied her tail to the pain across your body, like someone’s got a voodoo doll of rafter. That’s when my pants fell down and my wife walked you and they’re stabbing it?” I was a little concerned as I answered, “No.” She said, “How about now?” in. Some things you just can’t explain.”
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I’ve just started a sexual relationship with a blind woman. It’s very rewarding, but quite challenging. It took me ages to get her husband’s voice right. A redneck finds out one day that his girlfriend is still a virgin. When he finds out, he stands up, turns away from her, and leaves without saying a word. Later, he’s at the bar with his buddies and they ask him what went wrong. He explains,
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“If she ain’t good enough for her daddy, her uncle, gave you two apples, and another two apples and another her brother, and her cousin, she ain’t two, how many would you have?” Johnny: “Six.” Teacher: good enough for me!” “Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?” Johnny: “Seven!” “Son, I’ve found a condom Teacher: “Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?!” in your room.” “Gee thanks, Johnny: “Because I’ve already got a freaking cat!” Grandpa!” “Why are you calling me Grandpa?” “Because Two guys are walking through a game park & they come I couldn’t find it yesterday.” across a lion that has not eaten for days. The lion starts chasing the two men. They run as fast as they can and the A woman walks into a pharmacy one one guy starts getting tired and decides to say a prayer, day and says to the pharmacist, “I’d like “Please turn this lion into a Christian, Lord.” He looks to see a poison that’ll kill my husband but make it look if the lion is still chasing and he sees the lion on its knees. like he died of natural causes.” The pharmacist Happy to see his prayer answered, he turns around and says, “Ma’am, not only can I not do that for heads towards the lion. As he comes closer to the lion, he you, I’m going to have to call the police hears the it saying a prayer: “Thank you Lord for the food I and report you.” The woman takes out am about to receive.” something out of her pocket and hands it to him. He looks at it and sees that it’s There was this guy at a bar, just looking at his drink. He stays a picture of her husband making love to like that for a half hour. Then a big trouble making truck the pharmacist’s wife. The pharmacist driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the guy, & just says, “Oh, you should have told me you drinks it all down. The poor man starts crying. The truck had a prescription.” driver says, “Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I’ll buy you another drink. I just can’t stand to see a man cry.” “No, This morning on the way to work I wasn’t it’s not that,” the man replies, wiping his tears, “This day is really paying attention and I drove into the the worst of my life. First, I oversleep & I go in late to my back of a car at some traffic lights. The driver office. My outraged boss fires me. When I leave the building got out and it turned out he was a dwarf. He said, to go to my car, I find out it was stolen. The police say they “I’m not happy.” I said, “Well, which one are you then?” can do nothing. I get a cab to go home, & when I get out, I remember I left my wallet. The cab driver just drives away. A man walks into a bar and says, “Give me a beer before I go inside my house where I find my wife in bed with the the problems start!” He drinks the beer and then orders gardener. I leave my home, come to this bar, & just when I another saying, “Give me a beer before the problems start!” was thinking about putting an end to my life, you show up The bartender looks confused. This goes on for a while, and & drink my poison.” after the fifth beer the bartender is totally confused and asks the man “When are you going to pay for these beers?” The An old man is met by his attorney, and is told he is going man answers, “Now the problems start!” to be audited. He rides to the IRS office with his attorney, and when he gets there, he begins to talk with the IRS agent. Bob left work one Friday evening. But it was payday, so “I bet $2,000 I can bite my own eye!” The IRS agent agrees instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend to the bet, believing it an impossible task. The old man partying with his mates and spending his entire wages. laughs, pulls out his glass eye, and bites it. The IRS agent When he finally appeared at home on Sunday night, he was is dumbfounded. The old man bets $3,000 he can bite his confronted by his angry wife and was barraged for nearly other eye. The IRS agent knows there’s no way possible to two hours with a tirade befitting his actions. Finally his wife do this, so he once more agrees. The old man cackles, pulls stopped the nagging and said to him, “How would you like it out his dentures, and bites his eye. Then the old man finally if you didn’t see me for two or three days?” He replied, “That wagers, “I bet $20,000 I can stand on the far side of your would be fine with me.” Monday went by and he didn’t see desk, pee over the desk, and get it into your wastebasket, his wife. Tuesday and Wednesday came and went with the without missing a single drop.” The agent knows he won’t be same results. 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and my method of enhancement with bourbon, or Scotch. Oh hell, whisky in general, I enjoy it with an ice cube or two, or even better an ice ball. But what the mockers don’t know is I am not ONLY doing it the correct way, tis a SUGGESTED way by those in the industry. Neat, or sans ice or a splash of water is straight up awesome and for most, that is the way it’s intended. That being said, when you add ice or a Is the struggle even more intense this year? I mean, splash of water the flavors of the spirit will open up and really spread across your palate. Think about it’s easy to blame the past, it’s easy to look back and say, “I am pissed because…..” or “ I am in a bad how gas, when spilled on the water expands…same concept. It’s a great way to pick up the notes of mood because…..” we all do it or have done it from flavor. Now, beer snobs, I just like Busch Light. Deal time to time, no matter how hard we try to maintain with it. You can have your heavy IPA crafts all you a sunny deposition on life. But let us face the facts, no matter how much we spin in, no matter how many want, with the over load of hops, hint of tree root, bumble bee jiz and unicorn blood. Knock yourself years I have cranked out this column that appears out. I have tried and tried and tried, but I just can’t in the pages of this award winning publication, no do it. Again, you do you and I will do me and that matter how I may or may not self medicate with the should be the sweet brown nectar of the gods best for everythat traces its roots to the limeone. stone bed rivers of Kentucky, featuring a federally mandated rule I mention all of that it contains at least 51% corn this, because I (Yes, bourbon. Oh and another yes, have been enjoyit’s true, we have a FEDERAL law in ing some down place that outlines what has to be time and conin bourbon to be called bourbon. templating more When was the last time the govwith a drink, a ernment ever did a goddamn thing beer, and a cigar. that was as important? Go ahead Just some thinkand think about it, it’s the dead of ing time. In the winter and I have nothing better to summer we call do. Look it up. I could go on about it saddle therapy, how I am damn sure the next four highway time, years will bring us NOTHING that peering through important as…you know, protectbars, whatever. ing bourbon, but I can assure you Sling a leg over, that I will be consuming more of kickstands up, it.) clutched out, and clear our fogged Okay, for you super secret wordup melons. We smiths and editors out there, yes each have our that was a damn long run-on selfish reasons sentence. Way to many salient to ride, mental points to make and I crammed way health and freeto many of them into one thought dom happen to process, but if you think that is be mine. something, just sit down with me sometime when I am enjoying a Plus, it’s so much glass of bourbon with one ice ball dang fun! This and a can of “Iowa Water” Busch winter, life has Light and of course a lovely, thick been trying to gauge cigar. Since I have already kick us in the tinawakened the editors that read my work I might as well wake up the bourbon snobs and beer snobs at gly parts, well, the past year has and it can just wear your ass down. Think about it, I am already blessed the same time. Yea, I said it. ICE BALL with a black, oily heart and even I can get cranky. Or it is crankier? Either way, a few months back I just If you don’t know anything about bourbon, Scotch, said the hell with it and pulled back on a couple of whiskey or other distilled spirits, no worries, I things. don’t judge and I frankly don’t care what you may or may not drink. YOU do YOU and if we are at a small town dive bar and happen to cross paths, let’s News and social media. say hello, hug, and hell, I will likely buy whatever I never, and I mean NEVER watch national news anyyour choice may be, MASKS BE DAMNED. More more and for the most part I avoid local news as well riding>theviruscansuckmy… and you know what, I don’t need to be that informed I learned. So I don’t know what the latest spin is on Many sophisticated types that claim they know evsome national bullshit hot button of the day, I don’t erything about spirits have attempted to mock me
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need to form an instant opinion on it, digest it, cheer it, or get pissed about it and I am just fine. Nothing I can do about it anyway. Same with any local issue, this person said this, this mayor did that. I just don’t care any longer. Not only do I not care, I don’t even feel left out NOT caring. Friends ask about some hot button issue, I give them a blank look because I really don’t know or care and I move on. Sports is the same, just can’t stand any of it any more. I don’t care about your issues, I don’t want you to care about mine nor would I ask and I just have better things to do than to waste hours watching others do stuff. Same with social media, I use to deep dive so many hours a day on Facebook, Twitter and more and it just started making me angrier and angrier and pointed out that I know some really whack-a-doodle people. I am still on social media, but I go check on a friends and family and move on. I don’t engage in the horseshit, I ignore most news because it just is the same bowl of manure, occasionally with different sprinkles. Which brings me back around to the final component and why I mention whisky, beer, and cigars. Way back in the olden days, you know, the 1990’s, I got into cigars because it was the cool, hip thing to do at the time, and I can never just sorta “dabble” into things, I go big or I don’t play at all. But after a while I kind of lost interest in it and would only occasionally, like a few times a year, enjoy a nice stick. But last year I found myself enjoying a smoke after a ride, on the boat, lakeside, or whatever because I noticed something, enjoying a cigar forces the user to slow down and enjoy the process. It’s helped me clear my brain from going 100 mph all time as well as the angst and tension that builds up and the overall stress of life in general. I pour a drink, light a cigar, put my damn phone away and think, or try not to think, it’s my only hope. Riding season will be here soon, maybe not soon enough and in the mean-time, I will be in my heshed, not paying attention to what is going on and looking forward to saddle time like everyone else. If we can just get through February Todd “Crash” Davis
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ere it is H February already and
ABATE is working hard for you, the Motorcyclists of Iowa. On January 11th the State Legislature went back into session and we are watching for any and all bills that might come down the pipeline to affect the riding population of Iowa. ABATE lobby day at the State Capital is set for February 16th, 2021. This is a tentative date, because we are not entirely sure if we will be allowed into the capital due to where the state of Covid restrictions may lie and if they will be allowing people into the capital. BATE lobbyists continue to work hard as we A have in years past for the Motorcyclists of Iowa to help ensure that our voices are heard at the
State Capital. As always, we need each of you to help your voices be heard by becoming a member or maintaining your membership with ABATE of Iowa. ext, we are in full swing getting preparations N made for the 37th Annual Freedom Rally on July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. We will be announcing the
band line-up in February and everything else that we have in store to ensure another great year at the Freedom Rally. The Freedom Rally is ABATE’s major fundraiser of the year and we use the income from the rally to help pay for the work ABATE does at our State Capital and the other ABATE sponsored programs in Iowa. So get your tickets, come out, and enjoy the weekend! As always, your participation helps support ABATE of Iowa and everything we do.
We look forward to seeing you in 2021! David Duffy ABATE of Iowa State Coordinator
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