Greetings from the Chapter Director Cathy Kelley

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1 Region B (Northeast Region) / Maryland - Chapter H Serving Harford, Baltimore & Cecil Counties & Southern Pennsylvania Web Page - Mason-Dixon Wings August NEWSLETTER Director Visitation & Mileage Marge Nagel Asst. Director Shane & Judy Patishnock Phone Tree Rod & Ruth Malone CHAPTER OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS Treasurer Fran Haslup Membership Enhancement Rick Brown Educator Rod Malone Goodie Store Sue Miller Motorist Awareness vacant 50/50/Raffle Neal & Carol Reynolds Web Master Chris Nagel CHOY vacant Photographer Bill Jacobs Sunshine Lady Linda Hartman Newsletter Couple of the Year 2014 Chris & Marge Nagel Ride Sue Jacobs Greetings from the Chapter Director You folks all like each other, don t you? Some of you love each other. I just want you to know that I really, really like all of you, and absolutely love being your chapter director. Some of you don t know since Steve and I sold our Gold Wing a little over a year ago it took special dispensation from the powers above (in GWRRA, not God) to allow me to be your chapter director (CD s are supposed to own a Gold Wing). Just wanted you to know that s how much I enjoy spending time with you folks! Speaking of spending time Several chapter members went up to Wilmington DE for the Ice Cream Festival there on June 28. They said it was a great time, so we will put it on the calendar for next year. Our Ice Cream social in July was at the Dairy Queen in Rosedale. Steve and I spent some time with the members that live down that way, Sue, Wendy, Kevin & Carol Paul and one of their boys (I swear I will get the names right one day!) Target Night Out our opportunity to show off the bikes and tell folks about Motorist Awareness, has been changed to Tuesday, Aug 5, and is at the Target in Bel Air. Our space will be to the right of the building as you face the entrance. I ll be there at 4:30 to set things up and could use some help filling balloons! If you replied to Rick that you will be there, we ll have pizza and drinks for you. We ll have our tent and banner up and some pamphlets to pass out. Rick has also picked up some candy for the kids that often presents an opportunity to talk to the parents. I understand we have about 7 bikes coming and Rick will have spaces marked off for you. Judy and Shane have listed all the August events in their article below. Please note your calendars. Chapter Meeting - 4th Sunday at the Golden Corral, Aberdeen, MD Breakfast 8:00A.M./Meeting 9:00A.M.

2 For Herr s night out 8/7, we will meet there 7pm a little way off the exit from Rt 1 at Nottingham PA. Hartman s Potluck is 153 Cliffview Dr, North East MD 21901, Aug.16, 2pm. to follow soon. Those going to visit MD-J on Aug 17, meet at Park n Ride I-95 and Mountain Rd 7am. PA BBQ ride Aug 23, meet at Royal Farms Rt 1 and 222 ready to ride 8:30 am. We had a small crowd but a great time at the pool party/cookout that Wendy Mack hosted on July 19. Here s a special shout out to our Chapter Couple of 2014, Chris and Marge Nagel. They have made numerous visits to many other chapters, dragging along other members with them. Thanks for keeping our visitation program alive! I appreciate that very much. So glad you love to ride September Activities: Sep 6 Patishnock Potluck probably a campfire event Sep 13 Ride to Kitchen Kettle Village, Intercourse PA, then Shady Maple Sep 21 Covered Bridge Ride Shane is leading Sep 27 Turkey Hill Ice Cream Experience, Surettes are leading, see flyer at end of newsletter. Sep 28 Gathering will be replaced by Chapter Picnic at Hartmans community park 11am. Cathy ACTIVITIES & ARTICLES July gathering winners! Happy Birthday in August! Progressive Rick Brown Judy Patishnock Steve Kelley Shirt and Vest Linda Hartman Jason Reynolds Linda Beavers 50/50 #1 Rick Brown 50/50 #2 Rick Brown Be sure to come to the gathering to get 50/50 #3 Sidney Spunt MD-J your Golden Corral gift card! It s $10 now! Special drawing - Rodney Happy Anniversary in August!!! Chuck & Lynn Banfi Don t forget - somewhere in this newsletter, you will find hidden someone s GWRRA member number. If it is yours, tell Fran at the next gathering and you will win a Golden Corral gift card!

3 Greetings from our Rider Educator Rodney Malone Well July has come and gone and what a busy month is was. I m happy I was able to participate on two very nice rides associated with chapter visits this past month. First I jointed our couple of the year (Chris and Marge) and assistant chapter directors (Shane and Judy) on a ride up north where we visited PA s Chapter V. It was a wonderful time with the very nice folks of PA-V and to add to the enjoyment, I was able to take home the big prize from their 50/50 drawing ($35). Later in the month I also joined Chris and Marge on ride to Hagerstown where we visited MD Chapter F and of course we enjoyed spending time with the hospitable folks of MD-F. During the month of July we also had our youngest son Marc visit us. He is a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg and was taking a couple weeks vacation before deploying for a second time to Afghanistan. Ruth and I were certainly happy to have him home and to be able to spend time with him although it will be sad to see him off knowing where he is headed next. During the Chapter Gathering on 27 July, I simply spoke about the importance of wearing the proper gear when riding and also reminded everyone that we are responsible for ourselves when it comes to clearing an intersection, stopping and looking both ways Sometimes we are trying to be helpful and announce on the CB that it s all clear for the follower to come on out of the turn. This can be risky and it is very important for each of us to look and ensure traffic is clear for ourselves. It was good to have Mr. Al General (District Educator) in attendance at our chapter gathering on 27 July. He took a moment to discuss the importance of inspecting the one s motorcycle regularly, citing examples of critically worn tires identified at a rally he attended. Riders were taking advantage of the vendors who were selling tires and mounting them at the rally and he noted that some of the tires that were being replaced were dangerously low on tread. Finally, we also discussed during the gathering the upcoming Parking Lot Practice to be conducted on 24 August, immediately after our August Gathering. I need to know who will participate so we can have certification cards for you. Location will be announced by separate message to the chapter members and Mr. Al General will be the Facilitator for the PLP. Ride Prepared, Be Safe, and Have Fun RODNEY

4 Greetings from the ACD This summer seems to be passing by in a whirlwind! We ve had my family members that live in PA (my brother, his wife, and my sister) come stay with us for a couple weekends in June and again in July. So unfortunately we missed both June and July s chapter meetings. But even though we weren t able to make all the chapter events in July, we did make the ride to visit PA-V in Hanover, PA on Sunday, the 13 th of July. There were a total of five riders with Chris Nagel leading the ride: Marge Nagel, Rodney Malone, Shane, and me. We all enjoyed the ride through the back roads of Maryland and Pennsylvania and the visit with PA-V members. It was good to see old friends and new friends at PA-V. We got to visit with former MD-H chapter members, Dave and Debbie Sorrick, and caught up on their news, as well as with fellow PA-V members. The food and service was good at the Cross Keys Motor Inn restaurant too. We couldn t have asked for better riding weather, it was cool on the way to the chapter meeting and nicely warm on the way home. This August will be another busy month with various bike events coming up such as Target Night Out (5 Aug), Herr s Bike Night (7 Aug), ice cream meet at Wilson s in Forest Hill (13 Aug), Hartman s Pot Luck (16 Aug), visit to MD-J (Aug 17), Shane s ride to the PA BBQ Cook Off (23 Aug), and last but not least, our Chapter meeting and PLP (24 Aug). Don t forget to add these events to your calendars. Hope to see you at some of the August chapter activities! Ride safe and keep the shiny side up! Shane and Judy MD District and neighboring REGION B - CHAPTER GATHERINGS MD-B: 3 rd Sat 8am/9am Golden Corral,1001 Shoppers Way, Largo, MD Aaron & Toni Cain acain64@yahoo.com MD-C: 2 nd Sun 8am/9am Golden Corral 6701 Chesapeake Center Dr. Glen Burnie, MD Tom Prentice tomp913@verizon.net MD-F: 3 rd Sun 8am/9am Golden Corral 1735 Valley Mall Road Hagerstown, Md. Scott & Melanie Port scottport@hotmail.com MD-H: 4 th Sun 8am/9am Golden Corral Rt. 40 across from Walmart, Aberdeen, MD cathykelley49@gmail.com MD-I: 1 st Sun 9am/9:00am Hooters 3600 Crain Hwy. Waldorf, MD Gerry Yager Bikermom47@gmail.com MD-J: 3 rd Sun 8am/9am Bob Evans at Waugh Chapel Gambrills, MD Terry Gardner a90098@verizon.net (410) MD-L: 2 nd Sun 8:30/9am Golden Corral, Easton, MD Danny & Paulette Horton Candyorange18@gmail.com PA A 1st Sun 9:00am/9:45am Pottsdown Diner, 99W King St, Pottstown, PA David Dittus ddittus1@comcast.net PA B - 4th Sat 9:00am/10:00am Apple Tree Family Restaurant 100 South Centerville Road Lancaster, PA. Wayne & Kim Ferland (603) wftigger@gmail.com PA C - 3rd Sat 1:30 pm/ 2:30 PM Bonanza Restaurant, 850 Chambersburg Mall, Chambersburg, PA. Larry & Linda Dice lkdice@embarqmail.com PA V - 2nd Sun. 8:00am/ 9:30am Cross Keys Motor Inn Banquet Center Corner of Routes 30 & 94 Hanover, PA. Michael & Shirley Prince (717) mikep@princekitchens.com

5 CHAPTER H TURKEY HILL ICE CREAM EXPERIENCE RIDE Turkey Hill Ice Cream Experience Ride Saturday September 27, We are leaving the Wawa on route 136 & 1 at 8:30 Sharp. Be gassed up and ready to roll...our reservation is for 10:00 am If we get 20 people to go then we can get the group rate of Adult $12.95, Senior $ , Youth 5-17, $10.95 and Military $4.00 which don't include spouses only the person that served. Friends, and family, are welcome to join us, the facility is wheelchair accessible. If we don t get 20 people to sign up then the price is a little more: Adult (ages 18-61), $14.50, Senior (ages 62+): $13.50, Youth (ages 5-17): $12.50, We need a minimum of 12 in order to reserve a time for the Taste Lab. We need to place a $50.00 deposit to hold the reservation by August 25th, and must give them a final head count one week in advance of our reservation. Based on this information we can collect the money at the July and August chapter meeting or you can send it to our home address 341 Marina Ave, Aberdeen MD, by August 24 th. A lunch stop is planned after the tour at one of the many buffets in PA if you would like to join us. We look forward to leading this ride and having a lot of FUN along the way! Thanks Alice & Peter Tear along Dotted Line and Return to Alice or Peter Surette by 24 August Member Name: Category: Adult X $12.95 = Senior 62 + X $11.95 = Youth 5-17 X $10.95 = Military Member Only X $ 4.00 = MUST SHOW ID UPON ENTERING Total Cash Total Check Make Checks payable to Alice Surette