THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE OF IOWA www.thunderroadsiowa.com P.O. Box 29 Kimballton, Iowa 51543 OWNER/EDITOR Vernon Schwarte (712) 249-5630 vernon@thunderroadsiowa.com
EVENT CORRESPONDENCE/SALES Eryka Driscoll Eastern Iowa 563-506-0389 eryka@thunderroadsiowa.com Susan Mast SC/SE Iowa 319-931-4546 susan@thunderroadsiowa.com Richard (Murph) and Annette Murphy West Central Iowa 641-524-4808 vizslaboots@yahoo.com Harv and Sue Hunter Central Iowa 515-205-7410 harv@thunderroadsiowa.com Mark Swearingen Council Bluffs/Omaha Metro 402-651-2471 mark@thunderroadsiowa.com Bob Colbert Knoxville 515-579-1343 thomasrcolbert@yahoo.com
Letter from the Editor ............................4 Joker’s Wild .......................................... 5 Memories for Winter ..............................6 99 County Tour ......................................8 Biker Friendly Listing ..........................10 CMA ......................................................12 Road Ramblings ..................................13 HD Dealer Show Continued...Again ...15 Calendar ...............................................16 Girls of Thunder...................................18 From the Woman’s Seat ......................19 Will Ride to Eat ....................................20 Military Rider ........................................22 Thunder Cam .......................................23 Blast From the Past .............................28 COIR......................................................29 TRMI Events Listing ............................30 CONTRIBUTORS Netty Kawecki Copy Editor Nate Ullrich natanic@hotmail.com
David McCoy Mason City 641-420-1171 david@thunderroadsiowa.com
Craig & Lynnette Little-Will Ride to Eat craig@thunderroadsiowa.com
Humphrey Western Iowa 712-592-1720
Tony Darveau Carroll Cycle Center tonypa@carrollcycle.com
Jenn Chess Des Moines Jenn@thunderroadsiowa.com
NATIONAL FOUNDERS Toni McCoy Shearon & Brian Shearon 1421 Chapmansboro Road Chapmansboro, TN 37035 Office: (615) 792-0040 Fax: (615) 792-7580 thunderroadsfounders@yahoo.com
Monica Smithwick Sioux City 757-615-2398 Monica@thunderroadsiowa.com
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