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Chapter “O” Staff
Chapter Directors
Dave & Betty Story
Assistant Director
Dan & Martha Ribbing
Treasurer & COY
Mike & Karen Morgan
Member Enhancement
Carol Evans
Educator
Martha Ribbing
MAD Coordinator
Larri Wiggand
Individual Of the Year
Bernie Lavezza
Webmaster & Newsletter
Roy & Cheryl Miller
Chapter Host
Carol & Dan Evans
June 2014
“Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge”
Monthly Meetings
3rd Thursday
6:00 pm eat
7:00 pm meeting
Golden Corral
3360 Green Mount
Crossing, Shiloh
Officer’s Articles 1-5
Member’s Article 6
Member’s Corner 7
Calendar 8-9
National, Region & District 10-14
Flyers 15-16
For Sale & Sponsors 17-18
Inside this issue:
Niehaus Days have come and gone and I believe
everyone has survived. We had a good year but not as
good as last year. I don’t believe the crowd was there.
Friday was just miserable cold, wet and windy.
Saturday was a little better and Sunday was better
yet.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the
members who volunteered their time and energy to
make this successful. There is always a certain few that work tirelessly for
the better of the Chapter and never ask for recognition. To them I say Thank
You without your help it could have not been done.
Betty won a Cobra exhaust system, Dan won a $50.00 gift certificate and I
also won a $50.00 gift certificate so I feel Chapter O was well represented.
Betty was real excited about the exhaust system so being the nice guy that I
am it was installed on our bike.
We had a Mystery Dinner Ride on May 31, and we had 12 riders show up.
We went to Springfield and had lunch at Quaker Steak & Lube Grill. If you
have never been there take the opportunity and go. There is plenty to see and
the food was excellent. Next door there was a sporting goods store that had a
full size Ferris wheel in the center and Ray being the adventurist person he is
bought two tickets to ride but was more than willing to share with Mary.
I also purchased two tickets for Betty and myself so we could go for a ride. I
would hate to say how many years it has been since I rode a Ferris wheel but
it was very enjoyable.
Take the time to support your Chapter Events, the rides may not be the
greatest but the friendship of fellow rider will be. We all have a lot to be
thankful for so get out and enjoy life. If you have an idea for a ride make your
voice be heard not set back and complain about where we should have went.
Look left, then right and one more time to the left before pulling out
from a stop”.
Chapter Directors,
Dave and Betty
Visit our website @ www.gwrrail-o.org
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I sit and type this as the television in the family room beeps the all
too familiar severe thunderstorm warning tones. There is nothing un-
usual about that except that today it concerns me more than usual.
This afternoon we enjoyed the company of over 100 of our dearest
friends. Today was the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Chapter O. We had guests
from Chapters far and wide, guests from the District, and lots of chapter members all joining
in games, good food, and good times. We were fortunate enough to have not only our current
District Director, but also the gentleman that shared the responsibility for the creation of our
chapter, the then-current Director, Chet Stevens from Berwin. We'd like to express a heart-
felt thanks to both of those people for traveling the distance to join us in our celebration. We
took a photo if the remaining Charter Members that were in attendance at the party, Lloyd
and Linda Acup, Bob and Jill Moore, Ed and Sue Roberts, Martha and yours truly. Forgive
me if I miss anyone but I remember seeing members from Chapters E, U, Q, S, D2, G, H2,
and PI and I probably missed some. It was fantastic! I would have liked to have spent a
little more time visiting with old friends but I got involved with the food preparation and, we
all know, there's nothing as important to GoldWingers as having enough food prepared.
We'll try to get back to as many of those visiting chapters as we can to offer a personal thank
you but, if we don't, rest assured we appreciated your attendance. We sincerely hope the
severe weather holds off until everyone gets safely home.
If we may back up a few weeks here, we'd like to extend a warm thank you and a hearty
well done to everyone that gave their time and efforts to the fund-raising booth at Niehaus
Days. We didn't fare as well as last year but we still did well. It's the efforts expelled by the
members at the fundraisers and the participation in the chapter activities that bring on the
festivities we discussed in the earlier paragraph. Keep up the good work guys and gals and
we can't help but fulfill the motto of our organization. We are truly “Friends for Fun, Safety,
and Knowledge”.
I know it's a little early in the year to bring it up but Dave and Betty have already
informed us they are stepping down as of the end of the year. We've agreed to handle the
duties of Chapter Director but we can't do it alone. We are definitely going to need a new
Chapter Educator because Martha is sure she doesn't want to have both positions of Director
and Educator. We haven't spoken to the current staff about retaining their respective position
and we'll be doing that as time goes on. If there is a position you'd like to have a little more
information on, let us know. We promise we won't assume you're volunteering just because
you asked to be more informed. We'll explain the tasks expected of the position holder and
then you can decide if you'd like to give it a shot. Then we'll speak to the current person in
the office and let them decide if they'd like to stay in or let someone else handle it, There's
no obligation on anyone’s' part. Please remember, it's not MY chapter, it's not YOUR
chapter, it's OUR chapter and if we don't work together it won't be anybody's chapter! Talk
to us about volunteering.
Dan
Assistant Chapter Directors
Dan & Martha Ribbing
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I spoke of the evils of sunscreen and dehydration at the gathering
the other night and I think the following article, written by
renowned motorcycle safety enthusiast James Davis, is a timely
piece for the season.
Martha
Cooling Down In Very Hot Weather
Evaporation is everything By: James R. Davis
Riding when the temperature is well in excess of 90 degrees can be dangerous to your health.
Unless you take care to keep your body temperature under control even rides as short as an
hour can result in heat-prostration or even sun-stroke.
Many riders know that if you keep your neck cool, because the large veins that feed your
brain are so close to the surface, you greatly diminish these health risks. There are two very
popular devices that are simple and effective in this regard.
One is called a 'cool collar' and is made from a tube of bandana material that contains some
water absorbing beads sewn into it. The beads increase in size about 50 TIMES over when
they are dry. Thus, when dry, these collars store easily and take up very little room. But getting
them wet is not as easy as it sounds. That is, you have to take a dry collar and submerge it in
water for up to 1 hour before it has absorbed all the water it can. That hour is often not
available to you when you need it.
The reason the collar works to cool you off is that it takes even longer for the beads to dry out
than it did to get them wet. That is, water will evaporate from them over a several hour period.
Any evaporation activity cools - but only marginally so from the wearer's point of view. That is,
within half an hour of putting one of these collars around your neck, even if it had been in a
freezer before you put it on, the collar will be very nearly at the temperature of the air around
it.
Far better than these 'cool collars', I have found, is the original design of them (sometimes
called 'Kool Kollars'). These are usually made of terry-cloth sewn together in such a way as to
contain a pocket into which a zip-lock bag is placed. These are filled with ice! This type of collar
REALLY cools your neck as the ice melts, AND they drip cool water. That dripping leaves the
front and back of your shirt sopping wet over time which provides a huge source of evaporation
- i.e., it helps to COOL! At every pit stop you make you can refill the 'Kollar' with ice (just pour
in a glass of ice water, ice and all).
The bead filled collar cannot be rapidly cooled again once it has gotten warm. Thus, you
usually find that people that use them have two - one of which is always sitting in an ice-chest.
One more way to handle high heat - those of you that wear skull-caps (helmet liners) can
simply saturate them with water before putting them on. This works very well indeed, for about
half an hour.
Further, of course, simply pouring water on your shirt helps a great deal - again, because it
provides a huge area over which evaporation takes place.
While on the subject let me remind you that your wet shirt is not the only large area that
evaporates - all of your exposed skin does the same. Thus, you NEED to DRINK lots of fluids
too!!!
Copyright © 1992 - 2014 by The Master Strategy Group, all rights reserved.
http://www.msgroup.org (James R. Davis is a recognized expert witness in the fields of Motorcycle Safety/Dynamics.)
From the desk of Martha Ribbing
Rider Educator
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We have all heard the saying
that I was at the right place at
the right time when an oppor-
tunity presented itself. That is what happened for
Chapter O on Friday night May 23. Everything
seemed to just fall into place to make the MAD
event a huge success. It started off with Jean
Potwora and Dan Evans setting the event up with
one of our sponsors. It made the sponsor happy
and gave Chapter O an opportunity to present
material to the public on MAD. E-mails and
personal invitations went out to other chapters
and individuals asking them to attend our event.
They heard the message and decided to attend.
We had five different groups that attended our
event. They were Missouri Chapter Z, Illinois
Chapter E, Blue Knights, HRCA23, and Illinois
Chapter O. I don’t think I have ever seen that
many different groups at any of our activities.
We had a total of 24 bikes and trikes at the event.
The groups came from every direction. Everyone
seemed willing to participate. Ray and Mary
Ruder put their mascot Clyde the Camel on their
bike to entice spectators to stop at the event. Bob
and Jill Moore came
with their trailer and
Bear mascot. Bob and
Jill Moore had baby
bears in their trailer
and gave one away to a
child that was excited
to see all the bikes,
lights, and mascots.
There were lights galore on
many of the bikes and this
made the people turn their heads to look. Rich
Stallard turned on his lights and made them
dance. This was a real show stopper.
We gave out material and also talked to prospec-
tive members. Walter Potwora gave a ride on his
trike to a lady that had never been on one. When
they returned, the lady was excited and couldn’t
believe how smooth the ride was and anxious to
possibly get one. If the event is what it takes to
get new members, then it might be something
that we consider repeating.
I want to thank all from the organizers, partici-
pants, guests, and sponsor for making it a success.
I am looking forward to a repeat performance.
Carol Evans
MEC
MEMBER ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR
Carol Evans
MAD BIKE SHOW at GRAB N GO
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Chapter O met on May 31st for a Chapter Mystery ride. What a pretty day it
started out with. We met at the Shell gas station in Hamel, IL. There were
six bikes and twelve people. We have a friend from our home town, Lincoln,
Il. named Donnie Osborne that had told us about this spot to visit. He also
rides motorcycles and had been there.
North we rode to Springfield, Il. We ended up at a little restaurant called
Quaker Steak & Lube it was really neat to see. It had all kinds of different
cars and motorcycles hanging from the ceilings upside down. You had to see
them to really appreciate how neat they looked. After checking out all the
cars we had a great meal, food was really good. After our stomachs were full
we thought we would stop over and check out a place called Scheels. It was a nice big mall
with all kinds of stores. In the middle it had a big Farris wheel. First ones to ride were Mary
and Ray Ruder and they really enjoyed it. You could have a bird’s eye view of the whole store.
Everyone did a little shopping and then we were on our way again. We rode back on a two lane
road and took a nice scenic ride until we rode into a cloud. Dave was riding slow trying to miss
it but it did catch up with us. So we ended up stopping at a little restaurant and having ice
cream. Everyone thought it was a good idea. We all sat enjoying the ice cream and good
company. After the rain had slowed down we all ended up going our own separate ways after a
very enjoyable day.
Betty Story
Assistant Director
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Missouri District Rally “Wing the Ozarks”
Branson, Mo Jun 5-7 2014
My Co-Rider and I have been looking forward to this trip since we reserved our room last
year. There were some doubts though that we would be able to make this trip due to my
illness and recovery process earlier this year. I’m so grateful for all the prayers that helped
me recover completely and allowed us to make the trip.
We showed up at the designated time and place that was posted on the Chapter Calendar
for several months. We waited until 8:05, when no one else showed up, we were off to Branson. As last
year there was a possibility we were going to hit some rain, well this year we did hit the rain on the way to
Branson, but with the proper rain gear we were able to continue on our way without incident .
It’s always good to see familiar faces when going to these events and
the first person we met was Tom ‘Woofie’ Braun. We were welcomed
by several other Missouri members as well. We met up with the rest
of the Chapter “O” members that went to the Rally this year, Dan and
Carol Evans, Ed and Sue Roberts, and, Walter and Jean Potwora,
along with Wayne and Shirley Schmidt from Chapter “E” we all enjoyed
the free spaghetti dinner the first night. During the Opening Ceremonies
we were introduced to the GWRRA Directors Ray & Sandi Garris.
I do believe there were more vendors at the Rally this year with
Niehaus being one. Missouri really went all out, by getting several local
business to offer free items with one of the tickets given out, in addition to offering coupons for meals. This
just shows how much Branson businesses appreciate this GWRRA event.
Friday, started off with watching Redell Morgan change an air filter on a Honda Goldwing 1800. Sherry
gracefully offered up her trike for the demonstration. Redell started with taking off the seat, then the console,
side panels, then onto the other two layers before finally getting to the air
filter. I do believe it was the consensus of the group and understanding
why the motorcycle shops charge what they do for changing out the air
filter. During the process I do believe Sherry was having some doubts
about her trike ever running again. But everything went back to-
gether with no parts left over, and it even started back up. Afterwards
we went to the Brett Family show they are a very talented group and
we really enjoyed it. A few
events did get rained out on
Friday and the vendors had
to shut down during the down
pour. The rain did stop before
the light show at Branson Landing.
On Saturday, my Co-rider and I enjoyed an observation ride along
Bull Shoals Lake and took the Peal Ferry across it. The rest of the
group watched the Kansas City Twisters Drill Team perform they
said it was an awesome performance.
During the closing ceremonies it was
announced that Bruce Watkins was
promoted to Region E District Director.
I’m glad to say everyone arrived back
home safe and sound. Now onto to other
rides for the year.
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May 15th Meeting Highlights
21 regular members
14 Guest – Illinois District - Mary & Bob Adams, Bob & Vicki Fowkes, Tom & Pam
Waller, Chet Stevens, Connie Godfrey, Chapter E -Wayne & Shirley Schmidt,
Chapter U - Steve & Jeannie Brungard and Bill & Bonnie O’Guinn
Dash for Cash - Chapter “O” is currently in the lead with 168 points
Door prizes - $30.00 - Jay Grant, $15.00 - Larri Wiggand , $10.00 - Chet Stephens
Sponsor donations:
Ravanelli’s – Chris Ribbing, Uncle Linny’s – Sue Roberts, Bobby’s - Cheryl Miller
Golden Corral - Gwen Grant & Connie Godfrey, LottaWatta Creek - Lorraine Kolling
Culver’s O’Fallon– Carol Evans, Culver’s Collinsville - Bonnie O’Guinn
Culver’s Edwardsville – Chet Stevens
Niehaus – Tom Waller, Pam Waller & Jay Grant
Belleville Honda - Jay Grant
Mary Adams presented Jean & Walter Potwora Chapter Ambassador award
Bob Moore will be replacing Jean Potwora as Roxana Bike Memorial Liason
GWRRA
ANNIVERSARIES
Bill Sugg - 28 years
Dan & Martha Ribbing - 15 yrs
Ed & Vina Haggerty - 11 yrs
Jim & Frankie Eckert - 7 yrs
Ron Hahn - 6 yrs
June 24th
David & Judy Roberson
June 28th
Dave & Betty Story
June 30th
Henry & Sharon Ludwig
June 23rd - Bill Sugg
June 26th - Barb Jett
Trish Bishop
June 28th - Ed Haggerty
July 1st - Karen Gurley
July 3rd - Jean Potwora
July 6th - Vina Haggerty
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Jun 22nd Chapter "O" 15th Anniversary Party - Conoco Phillips Park, Kendall Hill, Woodriver
Jun 25th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Freeburg, DQ - 804 N State St., Freeburg
Jul 2-5th Wing Ding 35 Greenville, SC - Madison, Wisconsin
Jul 6th Chapter Ride - Monastery Museum, Teutopolis meet @ Powhaten Rest. KSU 11 am
Jul 9th Ice Cream Run - Maryville, Bobby’s - 2525 N Center St., Maryville (M.A.D location)
Jul 11-13th Chapter Ride - Motorcycle Museum, Iowa meet @ Cracker Barrel, Caseyville KSU 9 am
2 nights @ Quality Inn North, 5055 Rockwell Drive, Cedar Rapids, Phone: (319) 393-8247
Jul 16th Ice Cream Run - Red Bud, DQ - 421 S Main St., Red Bud
Jul 17th Chapter "O" Meeting – 6:00 pm Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh
Jul 20th Chapter Ride - Lambert’s, Sikeston, Mo meet @ Mc Donald’s, Columbia KSU 9:00 am
Jul 23rd Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Trenton, Dairy King - 320 W Broadway, Trenton
Jul 24-26th - Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon 618-244-7100 GWRRA rate $84.00
Jul 30th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Grab N Go Frozen Custard - 3901 Pontoon Road Pontoon Beach
Aug 6th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Collinsville, Culver's - 100 United Dr., Collinsville
Aug 7-9th Region E Rally - Hotel Mead & Conference Center - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Aug 13th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Edwardsville, Culver's - 6724 old Troy Rd., Edwardsville
Aug 16th Chapter Ride - Kimmswick, Mo meet @ McDonald’s, Columbia KSU 10:00 am
Aug 20th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Freeburg, DQ - 804 N State St., Freeburg
Aug 21st Chapter "O" Meeting – 6:00 pm Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh
Aug 24th Chapter Ride– Museum of Transportation meet @ McDonald’s, Columbia KSU 11am
Aug 27th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Belleville, Eckert's - 951 S Green Mount Rd., Belleville
Aug 29-31st GWRRA Weekend at the Opry for more info visit the website http://opryevent.gwrra.org/
Sep 3rd Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Troy, DQ - 810 Edwardsville Rd, Troy
2014 CALENDAR of EVENTS
NEEDED PICTURES AND ARTICLES OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Roy and I will not be attending Chapter “O” Anniversary, Wing Ding or the Region
E Rally. I would appreciate any help if you can write an article or send me pictures.
I will do my best to include all pictures in your article, but if it leaves me dead space
I can’t fill, I will have to eliminate some pictures. Also, Roy likes to use the pictures
on the index page since this is the first page people see when visiting the Chapter
website. It is sad to say some people like to specify how a picture can be used even when other
members are in the photo. When we receive a picture it may end up on the website, photo page
or in the newsletter. Please remember our objective on the website and in the newsletter is to
supply information and to show how much fun you can have when you participate.
I would like to apologize for the delay on posting pictures to the photo page. With Roy’s illness,
work and a new computer and operating system I fell behind. I plan on catching up within the
next week.
Cheryl Miller
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Sep 7th Chapter Ride - Metropolis meet @ Good Ol Days, New Baden KSU 9:00 am
Sep 10th Ice Cream Run - Highland, DQ - 12613 IL-143, Highland
Sep 12-14th Southern Illinois Ride-In DuQuoin, IL
Sep 17th Ice Cream Run - Red Bud, DQ - 421 S Main St., Red Bud
Sep 18th Chapter "O" Meeting - Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh
Sep 24th Ice Cream Run – 6:30 pm Collinsville, Culver's - 100 United Dr., Collinsville
Sep 28th Chapter Ride - Elephant Rock State Park meet @ Cracker Barrel, Caseyville KSU 9:00 am
Oct 1st Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm O'Fallon, Culver's - 1702 W Hwy 50, O'Fallon
Oct 4th Chapter E 30th Anniversary– meet at Shell Station, Hamel off I-55 11:00 am
Oct 8th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Belleville, Eckert's - 951 S Green Mount Rd., Belleville
Oct 12th Chapter Apple Ride - Meet at the Flying J @ I-255 & Hwy 111 KSU 10:00 am
Oct 15th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Edwardsville, Culver's - 6724 Old Troy Rd., Edwardsville
Oct 16th Chapter "O" Meeting – 6:00 pm Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh
Oct 17-19th Eminence, Mo meet at McDonald’s, Columbia KSU 9:00 am
River’s Edge Resort 573-226-3233
Oct 22nd Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Grab N Go Frozen Custard - 3901 Pontoon Road Pontoon Beach
Oct 25th Halloween Party location to be determined
Oct 29th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Columbia, DQ - 1001 S Main St., Columbia
Nov 5th Sponsor Dinner – 6:00 pm Uncle Linny's - 4112 Pontoon Rd, Pontoon Beach
Nov 8th Training - Location to be determined
Nov 12th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm O'Fallon, Culver's - 1702 W Hwy 50, O'Fallon
Nov 20th Chapter "O" Meeting – 6:00 pm Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh
Nov 26th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Edwardsville, Culver's - 6724 Old Troy Rd., Edwardsville
Dec 10th Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm O'Fallon, Culver's - 1702 W Hwy 50, O'Fallon
Dec 17th Ice Cream Run – 6:30 pm Collinsville, Culver's - 100 United Dr., Collinsville
Dec 20th Chapter "O" Christmas Party - Shiloh Eagles Club, 100 Eagle Dr. Shiloh
2015
Jan 23rd– 25th Illinois District Winter Renaissance @ The Chateau, Bloomington PH: 309-662-2020
GWRRA rate is $89.00 per night www.bloomingtonchateau.com/
continue
Check the Chapter website at www.gwrrail-o.org for last minute schedule changes & updates & up coming Events
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REGION “E “ RALLIES 2014
National, Region & District Information
Dash for Cash - Other Chapter Meetings
Eat 6 pm Meeting 7 pm
July 1st -”F” - Ryan’s Steak House, 4615 Broadway, Mt Vernon
July 2nd - “Q” Bandana’s BBQ 309 E Main St, Carbondale
July 7th - Mo–Z Ponderosa 3601 Jeffco Blvd Arnold, Mo
July 10th - “E” Miners Family Rest. 304 S Macoupin St., Gillespie
July 21st - “U” Ponderosa 2727 Veterans Pkwy, Vandalia
Rally Registration forms
on Chapter Calendar
& website under
Event Flyers
Nebraska/South Dakota
June 19th—21st
Quality Inn Ogallala, Nebraska
Minnesota/North Dakota
July 18 – 19th
Best Western Plus
Mankato, Minnesota
Illinois District
July 24 –26th
Holiday Inn, Mount Vernon
Wisconsin District Rally
September 12 - 13th
Wintergreen Resort
Lake Delton, MI
Iowa District Rally
September 26 - 27th
King’s Pointe
Storm Lake, Iowa
Region E District Rally
August 7 - 9th
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Mark your calendars
WING DING 36
July 2-5, 2014
Madison, Wisconsin
DASH FOR CASH
1st place 2013
Let’s do it again!
168 Points
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Article from GWRRA National E-Newsletter
National Officers
Directors
Ray & Sandi Garris
Directors of
Divisions/Programs
Dave & Gwen Carter
Rider Education
Director
Tony Van Schaick
Leadership Training
Directors
Paul & Cheryl Brosher
Member Enhancement
Directors
Bob & Karla Greer
Wing World Editor
Kevin Whipps
Global Affairs
Director
Dan Sanderovich
Deputy Directors
Central (Regions E & H)
Bill & Dea Ann Gray
A Big Wisconsin Welcome! The City of Madison, in partnership with the City of Middleton, Wisconsin,
will be hosting a free, Wing Ding Welcome Party for all registered attendees!
July 1st, 2:00pm - 9:30pm On John Q. Hammons Drive and at the Hilton Garden Inn
1801 Deming Way, Near Greenway Station in
Middleton, WI
Get to Madison a day early, grab your registration packet (or register onsite) at the Alliant Energy Center anytime between noon and 5:00pm, and then take the scenic drive to Middleton for a big Wisconsin Welcome Party featuring live music, food and beverage ven-dors, and more!
2:00pm - 5:30pm Angels and Outlaws
Dane County's hottest new band!
6:00pm - 9:30pm Madison County
Dane County's best band!
Enjoy the Food Court featuring Falbo's: Pizza and Sandwiches, Club Tavern: Bur-gers, Brats and fresh roasted Corn on the Cob. Plus, kettle corn, pies, chocolate and more! Beverages by Pepsi and desserts by Hubbard Avenue Diner!
. CATCH THE TROLLEY TO HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN!
Tuesday, July 1, 3:00pm - 10:30pm, from the Hilton Garden Inn. Downtown Middleton fea-tures the National Mustard Museum, quaint shops, a 50's style diner famous for pies, and
much more! Check out visitmadison.com/wd36 for the
trolley route and more!
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REGION E TEAM
Directors
Bruce & Barb Beeman
Assistant Directors
Bob & Nicki Fowkes
Assistant Directors
Lance & Diane Brozek
Assistant Directors
Bob & Diane Phelps
Rider Educator
Jerry & Sue Allhands
Membership Enhancement
Brian & Tammy Anderson
COUPLE OF THE YEAR
Leadership Trainers
Bill & Nancy James
Medic First Aid
Mike & Jan Buzick
Treasurer
Fred Rennpferd & Robin Pettit
Webmaster
Bruce Watkins
Newsletter
Don & Cheri Walloch
Patch Shop
Wally & Jan Wallace
Public Relations
Walter & Jean Potwora
INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR
Belinda Schearf
Article from Region E Newsletter
Our Region Team has been preparing for another great Region E Convention,
on August 7-9, 2014, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. You are invited to a free
ice cream social at the Honda dealership Thursday evening and then relax in a
great hotel with your friends. A hospitality room filled with cookies will be
hosted by the Missouri District this year. We will have guided rides for
your pleasure provided by our Wisconsin members. There will be vendors
from everywhere, fantastic off-bike games brought to you by the Illinois
District. The Region’s Educators are preparing to test your skills with on-bike
games you will enjoy watching if you don’t wish to participate. A lighted bike
parade through the city streets of Wisconsin Rapids will be organized and led
by our friends in the Wisconsin District. We have a great parade route thanks
to the police department of Wisconsin Rapids. Back at the hotel, a lighted bike
show will follow the parade with awards to the best lit bikes all being organized
by the Nebraska – South Dakota District. We will have an awesome (shine
& show) bike show with awards and a special Best of Show award all being
coordinated and judged by the Iowa District. A Talent Show featuring members
of our Region will happen Friday night so get your friends together and
participate. Our Region’s Couple of the Year and Individual of the Year will be
selected to represent us at Wing Ding next year. There will be competitions for
the best hat, shirt, chapter banner, newsletter, and scrap book being organized
by our Membership Enhancement Team so bring your stuff and show us your
Chapter pride. There will be seminars, the 2015 Calendar photo contest, a
District Team competition which will test their fishing skills and we have
found a great food vendor in Ben Hanson Park so you can have lunch along the
beautiful Wisconsin River. Minnesota – North Dakota will be serving us as
rally security (not that we’ll need any) to hold the doors open for us (ha ha).
Remember how much fun we had last year in Norfolk, NE? This year’s theme is
“Playing Hooky in Wisconsin” so when you use our “Hook 2” incentive you can
save on your registration expenses.
HOOK 2 INCENTIVE: Step one, you must have attended the 2013 Region E
Convention to earn a free registration; Step two, get two friends who did not
come to the 2013 convention to come with you to the 2014 Region E
Convention; Step three, both of you fill out the registration forms and mail
them together along with your friend’s registration fee (yours is free); Step four,
prepare yourself for a weekend of fun with all of us at Hotel Mead &
Conference Center in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
Example: Bob & Nicki attended 2013 Region E
Convention; we need to recruit four people (two
people each) to the 2014 convention to get our
registration free.
Bob & Nicki Fowkes
Region E Assistant Directors
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Article from Illinois District Newsletter
DISTRICT TEAM
District Director
Mary Adams
hondagirl711@ yahoo.com
Asst. District Director
Southern
Steve & Diane Gottschalk
Leadership Trainers
Sandy & Steve Schlager
MAD Coordinator & Educator
Dan & Linda Davis
MFA Coordinator
Mike & Jan Buzick
District Treasurer
Sue Allhands
Couple of the Year
Wayne & Shirley Schmidt
Individual of the Year
Nancy Hutchings
Newsletter Editor
Dennis & Jean Bose
Webmaster
Gary Dabney
Patches
Lorie & Ron Heffelfinger
Photographers
Jean & Walter Potwora
Illinois District Rally Competitions Theme: American Heroes
Mascot Competition You may participate in each Competition once.
Mascots must be submitted for judging only by fully
registered participants.
Cannot be a LIVE mascot! For judging purpose, a
Mascot must be able to fit on a 20 inch x 20 inch table
space.
Judging will be based on having the following:
SCORING
Evidence of GWRRA identification - Any patch, pin, etc. with GWRRA name or
logo (0 to 20)
Chapter, District & Region designation displayed (0 to 15 pts)
Appropriate to theme of convention (0 to 15)
Creativity (0 to 25)
Overall Appeal (0 to 25) Total (Maximum Score = 100 Points)
Windshield Cover Competition
You may participate in each Competition once.
Region, District, Chapter designation
displayed (0-15 pts)
GWRRA Logo (10 pts. )
Motto - Friends for FUN, Safety & Knowledge. ( 10 pts.)
Is it personalized Member name, town, ext.. ( 0-15 pts.)
Creativity (0-25 pts. )
Overall appearance( 0-25 pts. ) Total (Maximum Score = 100 Points)
GWRRA Hat Competition
You may participate in each Competition once.
Region, District, Chapter designation displayed (0-15 pts)
GWRRA Logo (10 pts. )
Motto - Friends for FUN, Safety & Knowledge. ( 10 pts.)
Must be personalized Member name, town, ext.. ( 0-15 pts.)
Creativity (0-25 pts. )
Overall appearance( 0-25 pts. ) Total (Maximum Score = 100 Points)
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GWRRA Shirt Competition
You may participate in each Competition once.
Region, District, Chapter designation displayed (0-15 pts)
GWRRA Logo (10 pts. )
Motto - Friends for FUN, Safety & Knowledge. ( 10 pts.)
Must be personalized Member name, town, ext.. ( 0-15 pts.)
Creativity (0-25 pts. )
Overall appearance( 0-25 pts. ) Total (Maximum Score = 100 Points)
Baking - Cookies - Cut out Can not have CHOCOLATE in them.
Baked by a member of GWRRA.
Must include recipe with display.
Must display nut allergy warning.
Must be presented on a disposable plate.
Must provide at least 1 dozen.
Display must not be bigger than 12x12.
Can be in Theme.
All cookies left over will go to the Hospitality Room.
You may participate in each Competition once.
Baking - Cookies - Drop
You may participate in each Competition once
Can not have CHOCOLATE in them.
Baked by a member of GWRRA.
Must include recipe with display.
Must display nut allergy warning.
Must be presented on a disposable plate.
Must provide at least 1 dozen.
Display must not be bigger than 12x12.
Can be in Theme.
All cookies left over will go to the Hospitality Room.
Candy - Non Chocolate
You may participate in each Competition once
Can not have CHOCOLATE in them.
Baked by a member of GWRRA.
Must include recipe with display.
Must display nut allergy warning.
Must be presented on a disposable plate. Must provide a full plate.
Display must not be bigger than 12x12.
Can be in Theme.
All left overs will go to the Hospitality Room.
Hotel Door Decorations
GWRRA Illinois District is not liable for any damages to your hotel room door. It is registered in your name and you will be held responsible. You may only use Painters tape on the door itself. Any 3M or other hanging devices must be placed on top of the Painters Tape. Size is not limited but must not prohibit use of the door. Must be 3 dimensional. Lights are an Option.
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Dave & Betty Story
228 Clarence Dr.
Red Bud, IL 62278