Officers

I am as you all will soon learn one to jump in with both feet. I was

excited to volunteer for the LOH officer upon hearing it would be discontinued if no one took on the responsiblity. My husband Mike and I moved from Memphis TN to SC in May of 2002 and to the upstate in January 2007. We have 4 kids and seven grandkids and love to travel. Mike says I travel more than I am home. He bought a Suzuki in 2007 but we really wanted the things that the Harley group offered. This year he sold his Suzuki and bought his 2003 Electra Glide. I hope to be a rider myself soon. We are so excited for the opportunity to get to know everyone and enjoy some beautiful rides together. I will try my best to help ECHOG grow their membership and help provide the community service the HOG chapters are known for.

I will do everything I can to help promote the betterment of The Electric City H.O.G. Chapter. Any suggestions or ideas you have, please let me know.

A little bit about this old man: I was a Security Officer for General Motors and retired in 1990. My first 19 years of life was in Southwest Virginia (Jonesville). The next 31 years was spent in Northeast Ohio (Cleveland). Then on to Southeast Michigan (Oxford) for the next 8 years. I moved back to God's Country after retiring.

I joined our chapter in 1995 and have enjoyed numerous rides; short, overnight, week-ends and week-long journeys with this Chapter. My wife joins in by following in her little red convertible.

My most memorable ride was the Made In America Tour in 1997. We started out here in Anderson and traveled to Nashville, then on to Louisville, Kentucky for a tour of the Louisville Slugger factory. From there we went to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and then on to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Our Chapter got our picture on the front of "Hog Tales" outside of the Louisville Slugger factory.

Since joining our Chapter, I was Director for 1 year, Activities Officer for 5 years, and Road Captain for 5 years. I have been riding motorcycles for the past 43 years but bought my first Harley in 1981. It was a beautiful Low Rider. Some low life wanted it more than I, so he stole it August 10th, 1982. I presently ride a 2006 Ultra Classic.

I look forward to many rides and chapter events with our membership this year. Remember, never ride any faster than your Guardian Angel can fly.

I live in Abbeville County with my husband Roger. We have a daughter, Brittany and a son, Eric. I work at Abbeville County E-911 as a supervisor and Training Officer since 1998. Before going to work with 911, I was the court administrator for the Magistrate Court so I have worked for Abbeville County since 1988.

I don't have a bike of my own, but I ride with friends every chance I get and love to ride! I want to try and explain how I became involved with the Chapter and why I became a member.

I was put on a motorcycle before I could even walk and grew up riding with my daddy, Jimmy Driggers. I first became familiar with our Chapter sometime around 1995 when my parents joined. My daddy loved it and made alot of great friends. For years I watched him go to events and rides, go to meetings when he was not out of town working, and met alot of his friends from the group who would come over to his house for holidays or just for a visit. Anytime I got the chance I would go with him on rides or go to meetings and I learned why he enjoyed it so much, because of the great people he met.

In June 2001, on the way back from a ride with friends to a Tennessee Rally, a car stopped quickly in front of the group and daddy had a wreck on his bike. He was in the hospital for 9 days with a severe head injury and passed away. During those 9 days all those friends he had made in the H.O.G. chapter came to the hospital to visit and sit with us, some for hours and some came every day.

After it was all over, I offered to help out with the newsletter due to the previous editor being ill and later on I was asked to take over the web site which I gladly did. I discovered this was something I could do to contribute to the chapter and all the wonderful people who helped us and I have been doing it ever since.

I really enjoy being a part of the chapter. Now, some of his friends have become my friends. We have alot of great caring people in our Chapter. I want to thank them all for all they do to help others. Someone said at one of the meetings "Harley riders" are the best and friendliest people around. That is very true.

Like my daddy always said "Stay Young, Ride a Harley"

This is my fifth year of editing the H.O.G. newsletter for the Electric City H.O.G. chapter. Finally we have gotten some ride submissions. They make the newsletter more interesting. Keep ‘em coming.

Have you ever been on a new road that got you excited? Write it up and submit it. Your fellow members would like to read about it so they can try it too. Did you take a day trip, or an overnight ride? Where did you go? What did you see? Write it up and send it to me. I’ll put it in the newsletter. Did you find a new Mom & Pop café with the best lunch you ever had? Write it up. It doesn’t have to be eloquent. It could be a paragraph. It doesn’t have to be a 1,000 word essay. (Remember this is a family publication. Keep that bordello report to yourself, but tell me about the ride there and back.)

Let’s get something interesting in the newsletter. Send your submissions to kenklein47@hotmail.com

I'm looking forward to serving as Chapter Photographer for another year. Although it is sometimes a good deal of work, I've found it leads me to participate very actively in our Chapter's activities, and that makes it all worthwhile. In order to photograph what we do, I get to DO what we do, which is to RIDE and HAVE FUN!

Although I've only been back into riding motorcycles for a few years, I made no mistake in joining Electric City H.O.G. It has given me the opportunity to make many new friends, and to enjoy visiting places I would have never gone to without being part of the Chapter. And to do all this from the saddle of a Harley-Davidson? Life is GOOD!

I encourage you to visit our web-site's photo albums often. I strive to make each album tell the "story" of the ride or event. For those of you who participated; you'll relive the fun we had. For those of you who were unable to come along; you'll see what you missed. For those of you who are not YET members; you'll want to JOIN us!

I hope to catch you in my viewfinder soon!

I am proud to represent the Electric City Chapter of the Harley Owners Group as Director and am excited about what this year will bring us and where our Harleys will take us. Denise and I live in Anderson where we were both born and raised. I have worked with Michelin for almost 34 years, mostly in upstate SC except for a six year assignment in Virginia. We have been active in the chapter since 2002 and enjoy riding and the friendships we have developed over the past nine years. I have served as Activity Committee Chairman and Road Captain while a member of the chapter.

I have ridden motorcycles since I was a teenager and currently ride a 2003 Road King Classic with around 63,000 miles on it. We have taken several vacations on the Harley but our most memorable one was the trip to Sturgis in 2007. The Road King and I had rubber to the road (Michelin rubber of course) for approximately 3800 miles.

I'm looking forward to serving our membership and helping to make our chapter the best it can be. Please don't hesitate to let me know what suggestions you may have to help make our chapter better and more fun.

Let's all ride safely and have fun.

Hi! I am Deb Gutcheus. George and I live in Anderson, where we moved to from upstate New York. We were both active in the Sacandaga H.O.G. chapter, where I was Treasurer and George was ‘officer support’, a very important position. We have been members of the Electric City H.O.G. chapter since 1999, and I served as Secretary from 2001 – 2004.

I started riding on the back of my brother’s Norton when I was 15, and I used to ride a Kawasaki 454 LTD, but my daydream was to get a Harley trike. I am now the proud owner of a 2005 Road King trike and you can usually find me out with George, on his 2003 Heritage Softail Classic - I am no longer the backseat driver! We have traveled from Maine to Florida to California on the Harleys, and they have been some of the best times of our lives. We have discovered that riding is not just a pastime, but it is a way of life for us. We both look forward to many more wonderful memories that are to come in the future as we hit the road.

I am honored to serve as your treasurer. I would welcome any suggestions and will attempt to answer any questions that you may have for me. We have a great club, and I’d like to see it grow and prosper in the days to come!

I got my first motorcycle when I was 14 years old. It was a genuine

Harley-Davidson Hummer MOTORCYCLE at a time when all my friends were riding Cushman Eagles, Vespas, and Allstate Crusaire SCOOTERS. During my high school and college years, I shared a BSA 650 Lightning and then a Honda CB350 with my brothers. Then I went 35 years without ever straddling a motorcycle again.

Upon retirement I bought my Sportster, joined Electric City H.O.G., and have

thoroughly enjoyed the many miles over many roads I've put in with the Chapter

and the many friends I've made here. I quickly regained my riding skills

through great mentoring by several of our members.

I'm honored to have been selected to serve as the Chapter's Head Road Captain again this year. My most important goal will be to ensure that my team of Road Captains always lead our rides in a safe, consistent, and stress-free manner. Additionally, we will strive to select fun, interesting, and beautiful routes and destinations.

I look forward to enjoying a ride with you soon!

I'm excited and looking forward to another year of riding and working with this active H.O.G. Club. I've been on 2 wheels since 1965 and a H.O.G. member since 2004. We moved to SC several years ago to be closer to our family. Now we enjoy good friends, good weather, good rides, good food, and so much more.

This year the Activities Committee will also plan several 'social activities' that

will include working with other local groups to extend the H.O.G. goodwill into our local community.

Ride Safe -- Have Fun

I recently accepted the position as Chaplain of our Chapter. My wife, Faye, and I are new members of Electric City H.O.G. and live in Seneca. We ride a 2006 Ultra Classic Electra Glide and are Life Members of H.O.G. National. Prior to becoming members of Electric City Chapter, we were members of Old Town H.O.G., Brandon, FL.

I retired from the US Army as a Chaplain effective January 1st, 2011. My last assignment was as the Strategic Outreach Chaplain, United States Central Command (CENTCOM). Prior to assuming these duties, I served as the Command Chaplain, United States Special Operations Command Central and the Deputy Command Chaplain, United States Central Command. I also served as a Chaplain with the 13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood, TX before assuming my duties with USCENTCOM.

I'm certified in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASSIST), and Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). I earned a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Behavioral and Social Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, and an Associate of Arts Degree from Anderson College, Anderson, SC. I was ordained into the Gospel Ministry by First Baptist Church, North Augusta, SC.

I also serve as Executive Vice-President of Global Evangelism Ministries (GEM) which is located in Charlotte, NC. While serving with GEM I ministered in Romania, Hungary, India, and Ghana.

Faye and I have been married for 35 years. We have two children and one grandchild.

I appreciate the opportunity to serve the Chapter as Secretary for 2011. I will strive to do my best.

I am have been married to my wife Sharon for 35 years. We have 3 grown children, that have given us 6 grandchildren; and a niece we raised that has 2 children, and all 8-rug rats call us Papa and Grandma.

I retired from the USPS after 27 years and from the USARNG after 25 years. 5 years were spent in the US Army. After driving a school bus for one year I now drive an Anderson City Transit bus. And I am presently looking for another career to finish my last remaining years.

About 1992 I bought a Honda Goldwing and rode it many years and got hooked on riding. After selling it and being without a bike for a few years I decided I wanted to try a Harley. So I bought my Heritage Softtail and have never looked back. In 2004 I signed up with HOG and then with Electric City in 2008.

I enjoy riding; going to new places, meeting people and the local chapter has provided all of these opportunities.

So lets ride.

I first joined the HOG chapter in 2000. While I rode my first motorcycle in 1980, I didn’t seriously start riding until after our two sons were old enough to fend for themselves on the weekends. My husband, Jay, also rides. We are originally from Rock Hill and moved to Pendleton in 1985. The area here is perfect for riding and I can’t imagine ever living anywhere else. I love to ride. I love riding with friends and seeing new places. Riding is my passion and I am excited about sharing this experience with others. I believe that there are always ways in which we can become better and safer riders to make our riding experience more enjoyable for ourselves and our fellow riders. I look forward to serving as your safety officer and to the opportunities that we’ll have to learn from each other.

Cheryl

I have lived in Anderson all of my life and have worked at JPS Industries for the past 36 years. My husband Newt and I have two daughters (April and Jessica) and one granddaughter (Bailey). We joined the Electric Harley Owners Group in 2003 after he bought his first Harley, a 1999 Heritage Softtail. I normally ride with him on his Ultra Classic or Heritage Softtail, but in 2009 I got my motorcycle license after taking the Motorcycle Safety Course. I truly recommend this course for new riders. I had never ridden a motorcycle before, but at the completion of the course I was able to pass the written and driving test. I currently ride a Yamaha V-Star 650. One day soon I hope to move up to a Harley.

Previously I served the chapter on the Activities Committee for 2 years and was Treasurer for 2 years. I look forward to serving the chapter this year as Historian. With the help of the Road Captains and the Photographer I hope we can capture all of the memorable events of the chapter. Hope each of you are there to be part of these memories.

Newt and I have truly enjoyed the rides that we have been on and the friends that we have made since joining the ECHOG. This is truly a great group of people! I look forward to the adventures that we will have this coming year.

Ride and Have Fun!

Sherry

I have lived in Anderson most of my life and have worked at Michelin for the past 25 years. Sometime in the very near future my work status will change to “Retired”. My wife Sherry and I joined the Electric City Harley Owners Group in 2003 after I bought my first Harley, a 1999 Heritage Softtail. I now ride an Ultra Classic and a Heritage Softtail.

I look forward to serving the chapter as Assistant Director this year. Previously I served the chapter on the Activities Committee and as a Road Captain.

We have truly enjoyed the rides that we have been on and the friends that we have made since joining the ECHOG. We have a great group of people in our chapter and I look forward to the adventures that we will have this coming year.

Ride and Have Fun!