Spring is upon us! At least that iiss wh what hat at the calendar says. The start of sspring prrin prin ing ng arch arch ar h, officially starts on the 20th of M March, d and the famous rodent predicted an early spring, so I am going to o go with it! Winter gets longer and longer every year it seems like. The day count stays the same, but it just seems to drag on. Maybe I am just getting less-patient with things as I get older, but winter seems to drag on endlessly at times. mes. me s. My typical bitchiness about nott riding or seeing nearly as many riders in the winter has been a little better since the swap meets and shows started, but it is still not the same. At least we are on the downhill slope and warmer weather is on the horizon, so to speak. Even if it is just riding around town or county pavements for a bit to avoid the calcium on the state and federal roads, March should be the month to get back out racking up some miles. If you do go out on two wheels, or continue to do so, be safe, remember that cages are not used to seeing motorcycles, and there will be a ton of debris on the roads that is highly concentrated at intersections, so be very careful.
ccamera, ca am meera, ra tth ra the he us usage of email and computers to communicate comm comm mmunic unic ica with staff and customers, and aan nndd tto o rrepresent e the magazine and riders ri rid iders rs oof Iowa in a good light. If you aree oor know someone that may be ar interested in nte ter in chatting with us more aabout ab b this opportunity, email Vernon@thunderroadsiowa. com for more information. We would love to have a couple good people on board in n eeastern ass Iowa especially. T Th The he eevent listing in the back of the m th the magazine exploded this month as more people are getting their poop in a group and setting dates for their events. Make sure to keep tabs on that page every month as we feel we have the most comprehensive biker event list anywhere in Iowa. If you have an event or know of a confirmed event, shoot me an email with the date, name of event, and location town to Vernon@thunderroadsiowa. com. We beg of your assistance on this to keep having the most complete list. We post this list on our Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Facebook page every Monday, so that is another place to find the information that you need about event dates and locations. Check us out there, follow us, and throw us a “like” if you have not already done so. The next thing Our staff list has been static for a whole year now. Staff slated then for the April issue will be adding the Bike Night members here at TRMI have come and gone over the past Listing, so we also need to know about those, so feel free decade, with some being greatly missed and others not as to start emailing us the bike nights around Iowa to the same much, but every single one of them was part of the “family” email address. We break the bike night list up per day and for at least a spell. I believe this would be the longest that is the list for recurring events such as bike nights and timeframe ever for there to be no changes to the staff supper rides and the like. Thanks tons in advance for your page. Well, we would like to change that! We are looking help! for some people to join our team in the Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, or Quad City’s areas. This is a part time gig that Get on and ride like you NEED to ride! is a contracted position, with tons of perks. We are looking for folks that love the biker lifestyle and are able to get out Vernon and about to events, get some photos, work on ad sales for the magazine, and even possibly write an occasional article Quote of the Month: “In March winter is holding back and for the magazine. This is not a “bar hopping” kind of job, spring is pulling forward. Something holds and something and requires the ability to use at least a point and shoot pulls inside of us too.” Jean Herse
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ill Allen from Kimballton is the proud owner of this Firefighter Edition Heritage Softail. Bill has been a long time member of the Kimballton Fire Department, and just recently finished a 10 year stint as the Fire Chief of the department. He stepped down to finish out his volunteer years on the department, and his wife Laurie wanted to do something a little special for him and his dedication to the job. Laurie got him his very own custom Thunder Guns rifle shown in the picture, and his beautiful daughter Jessica stood in to make all the Fire Department red and the photo look even better. Jessica knows both the FD and HD worlds by supporting her father, and also working at HD of Carroll. Thanks to Jessica for prettying up the FD and thanks to Bill for your years of service to your community. 4 - TRMI MARCH 2019
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