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71 www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS nSeptember 2016n quite exciting for him, I can tell by the huge grin on his face. We also got to experience burn- outs on the newly-laid pavement. Rob Lauver did a burnout on his big-block Boss Hoss. All that power was quite impressive. The colored burnt rubber smoke was kind of purdy as Rob headed up the hill, then slid out at the top. Luckily he wasn't hurt, but he bent his handlebars and within seconds, Walt was on the mic and passing the hat; within minutes he raised four hundred dollars for the guy. Amazing. The event is so welcoming, like a big family get-to- gether. Even with over 500 hard par- tying people there are no problems, which is also amazing. Saturday night is the night of the dinner where Elkhorn Barbecue does their magic to tri-tip, pulled pork and chicken. Sandy rounds up helpers to dish out the sides like potato salad, shrimp salad, garlic bread and green salad and beans and she makes sure all bellies are full. There are iced tubs of pop and water all over the place. At Mary's Mobile Tavern you could get your fi ll of beer or wine, and Mary, Francois, and their myriad of servers always have a smile and make you feel welcome. Next door to them is the Women in the Wind/Babes By the Bay Chapter's booth. Pepper, Carla, Angel and their able helpers provide partiers with their famous Jell-o shots along with selling raffl e tickets for an awesome handmade quilt with Harleys all over it. Of course Walt and Sandy have a 50/50 raffl e and also raffl e off many other wonderful prizes as well. This year there was an auction with some nice items, one of which was an iron fi re ring complete with Coos River Run Bykes for Tykes on one side and a Harley and a skull cut into the other sections. There is a moment of silence as a parade of bikes adorned with American fl ags ride slowly down the hill into camp—a time to refl ect on fallen soldiers and those still fi ghting for our freedom. The Star Spangled Banner is played on an electric guitar and the whole crowd says the Pledge of Allegiance. Sunday morning comes and like magic the place gets all cleaned up as if no one was even there, the sleepy smiles are still happening and the dream of next year is already set in motion. 4 Coos River Continued from page 66