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05-22-09, 07:38 AM
Bikers raise money for Marine ‘brothers’
Maranda Shain
Special to the Anza Valley Outlook
Friday, May 22nd, 2009.
Issue 21, Volume 9.
If you heard the thunder of 300 Harley Davidsons roaring through Anza last week, then you were hearing the Brotherhood of Marine Riders on their fifth annual poker run. It was quite a sight in our usually low-traffic town.
The brotherhood is a group of Marines and former Marines and the poker run is all to raise money for Marines who are injured overseas and their families.
Last year’s run had about 200 riders, according to Leo Lupez and William Simpson, brotherhood members, and earned $15,000 for their brother Marines. This year they boast an impressive 300-plus motorcycles.
Riders come from all over the US, including Florida, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas, but most are from our own Southern California.
The poker run has five stops in the Temecula vicinity, starting at the Bum Steer, then they head on up to Anza’s Cahuilla Market, which was the stage for the festivities up here.
After that they head out to Sadie’s, then Hard Hats in Temecula and finally the Beer and Wine Barn in Old Town.
At each destination, every biker draws a playing card. At the end of the run they take their five cards and make a poker hand. The highest hand wins, thus the name “poker run.”
The group made themselves comfortable at the Cahuilla Market’s little outdoor café setting. The quaint little bar was open for business, providing each rider with a complimentary beer, and then beer and wine was available for purchase after that.
The cook at the oversized barbecue grill was kept busy serving up grilled salmon, steaks and bison hot dogs. Yes, bison. The smell from the market was out of this world, according to the hungry bikers in line.
Dawn Kolbo was there selling Hair Armor, designed by Chilie Snapper. Hair Armor is a nicely designed head covering that protects your hair from getting mangled in the wind while on your bike.
All told, there were a lot of laughs, a lot of eating and drinking and a lot of cruisin’ the highway.
Ellie
Maranda Shain
Special to the Anza Valley Outlook
Friday, May 22nd, 2009.
Issue 21, Volume 9.
If you heard the thunder of 300 Harley Davidsons roaring through Anza last week, then you were hearing the Brotherhood of Marine Riders on their fifth annual poker run. It was quite a sight in our usually low-traffic town.
The brotherhood is a group of Marines and former Marines and the poker run is all to raise money for Marines who are injured overseas and their families.
Last year’s run had about 200 riders, according to Leo Lupez and William Simpson, brotherhood members, and earned $15,000 for their brother Marines. This year they boast an impressive 300-plus motorcycles.
Riders come from all over the US, including Florida, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas, but most are from our own Southern California.
The poker run has five stops in the Temecula vicinity, starting at the Bum Steer, then they head on up to Anza’s Cahuilla Market, which was the stage for the festivities up here.
After that they head out to Sadie’s, then Hard Hats in Temecula and finally the Beer and Wine Barn in Old Town.
At each destination, every biker draws a playing card. At the end of the run they take their five cards and make a poker hand. The highest hand wins, thus the name “poker run.”
The group made themselves comfortable at the Cahuilla Market’s little outdoor café setting. The quaint little bar was open for business, providing each rider with a complimentary beer, and then beer and wine was available for purchase after that.
The cook at the oversized barbecue grill was kept busy serving up grilled salmon, steaks and bison hot dogs. Yes, bison. The smell from the market was out of this world, according to the hungry bikers in line.
Dawn Kolbo was there selling Hair Armor, designed by Chilie Snapper. Hair Armor is a nicely designed head covering that protects your hair from getting mangled in the wind while on your bike.
All told, there were a lot of laughs, a lot of eating and drinking and a lot of cruisin’ the highway.
Ellie