GWRRA Chapter E. Senior Chapter Directors-

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1 GWRRA Chapter E Senior Chapter Directors- John-Carl & Diane Zarella gwrra.mi.e.cd@gmail.com 2018 CHAPTER E COUPLE OF THE YEAR: Art & Marla Scafe 2017 CHAPTER E HIGH MILEAGE WOMANS AWARD Samantha Bury 2018 CHAPTER E Individual of the Year Wally Kozlowski JANUARY Gathering Please keep an eye out for the CD s for the location of the February Gathering. We will not be returning to O'Malley's CHAPTER E HIGH MILEAGE MENS AWARD: Wally Kozlowski T = Together E = Everyone A = Accomplishes M = More

2 Our get-togethers are non-smoking inside buildings and members homes. You may smoke outside. Several of our chapter members suffer from smoke sensitivity and they greatly appreciate your understanding. Please check our calendar or visit our web site at for current location of our monthly Gathering and information about Ice Cream Rides, Sunday Rides, and other planned events. Visit Us on: Join the Group: GWRRA-Michigan Chapter E For more information, you can contact: Chapter Director, John-Carl & Diane Zarella or Ride Coordinator Wally Kozlowski Newsletter deadline: Is the Second Friday of the month. Anita & JR Alkire - President GWRRA TEAM GWRRA Larry & Penny Anthony Director of Membership Enhancement Bruce & Barb Beeman - Presidential Assistants Inside this issue: STAFF 3 District Staff 4 CD S CORNER 7 ACD GAYLE S GLIMPS 8 MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM SUNSHINE REPORT: 10 District Rider Education 11 District Ride Coordinator FOR SALE 23 Calendars: Up Coming Events Clara & Fred Boldt - Director of the University Mike & Barri Critzman Director of Motorist Awareness Randall & Janet Drake - Director of Finance Ray & Sandi Garris - Director Emeritus Jere & Sherry Goodman - Presidential Assistants Susan & George Huttman - Director of Rider Education Dan & Rachel Sanderovich Executive - Director Overseas Francois & Chantal Séguin - Presidential Assistants Bob & Nancy Shrader - Presidential Assistants Tom & Renee Wasluck - Presidential Assistants Don & Sharon Weber - Presidential Assistants

3 CHAPTER E TEAM SENIOR CHAPTER DIRECTOR : John-Carl & Diane Zarella ASST. CHAPTER DIRECTOR: 2018 District. COY CHAPTER SECRATERY: Gayle Jisa wingcoy@chartermi.net WEB MASTER: Dennis & Marie Ballor CHAPTER TREASURER: Randy & Lori Westcott ranlorwing@gmail.com District Ride Coordinators Brent & Sandy Blackburn michiganridecoordinator@gmail.com CHAPTER NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Sandy Blackburn SUNSHINE REPORTER: Marge Dronsella gwrra.mi.e.newsletter.edtor@gmail.com pfs.momma@lycos.com RAINBOW TICKET SALES: 50/50 SALES: Dennis & Marge Dronsella MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT: 2018 CHAPTER COUPLE of THE YEAR: Motor awareness Chapter Coordinator, Dennis McAlister (Bam Bam) Art & Marla Scafe ascafe@encoreautomation.com RIDE COORDINATOR: Wally & Ginny Kozlowski GODDIES: PHONE BOOK EDITOR: David Williams wdavidw@sbcglobal.net gator.mann@yahoo.com 2018 CHAPTER E Individual of the Year Wally Kozlowski

4 Operations... Michigan District Team... District Treasurers District Directors Ken Kintner & Patti Kintner Phone: (H) (K) (P) Rider Education.. District Educators Assistant District Directors North Section Phil & Char Smock Phil Char om Phone (989) Serving Chapters: C2, K2, J2, District Motorist Awareness Program Coordinator Medic First Aid Coordinator Gary Williams Couple of the Year Coordinator Carol Williams Eddie & Charlene McDougle Home (248) Assistant District Directors South East Section Goodies Dennis & Felicia Schulte Phone: H (989) D (989) F (989) Assistant District Directors: East Central Section Vendor Coordinators Leadership Training... District Trainers FUTURE - District University Coordinators Rick & Joy Hebner Rick, rickheb@hotmail.com Home (989) Cell (989) Joy, joyful57@hotmail.com District Ride Coordinators Assistant District Directors: West Section Randy & Cheryl Wiggins cwiggi@comcast.net Phone: Serving Chapters: G, G2, N, R2 District Membership Enhancement... Bob & Marcia Kinsey H (517) C (517) rkinsey@tc3net.com Serving Chapters: C, H2, J, R, S2, & W District Individual of The Year: Rob & Pam Robinson Rob (248) bjr365@comcast.net Pam (248) pjr365@gmail.com Brent & Sandy Blackburn brent.a.blackburn@gmail.com Brent Sandy Assistant District Ride Coordinators Tim & Pam Hanson District Membership Enhancement Coordinators Rainbow Ticket Sales Phone: (734) District Webmaster District Newsletter Editor Gordon Rudolph District Couple of the Year: Dennis & Gayle Jisa Serving Chapters: D2, E, F, F2, Q2, V, & V2 Ken Kuiper Neal Feikema & Susie Hartley kekuiper@outllok.com nealfei@gmail.com Phone (321) Picture Pending Phone (586) Picture Pending

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7 SENIOR CHAPTER DIRECTOR S Corner John-Carl & Diane Zarella Happy New Year, 2017 CHAPTER of the YEAR! As we start out 2019 and our 5 th year as Chapter Directors, I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone in this CHAPTER OF THE YEAR! It has been a pleasure serving you and I only hope you feel we have done a good job. We have a great Chapter Team that really goes all out to make Chapter E the best in Michigan! I would like to invite all of you to come to our Chapter Ride and Activity Planning meetings. These are being held on the 2 nd Monday of the month - January was last Monday (January 14 th ) and we began by laying out all the Ice Cream Rides for the upcoming riding season. I will be filling in the locations on our Chapter E Calendar so you can look through it by visiting the GWRRA Chapter E website. We will be meeting in February (11 th ) and March (11 th ) to plan the longer weekend-type rides, so get your thinking caps on and come up with some new locations! You can contact anyone on the Chapter Team to give them your ideas. I am sure you have heard by now that our former Chapter Gathering location, O'Malley's, is no longer we coming us without a $600 per month reservation - and so we are once again on the hunt for a new spot to call home. We have had some ideas presented so far and are looking into them as possibilities, though none are a definite location as of yet. Please let me know if you know of any other place that would be able to accommodate about 40 of us, possibly has food, and charges nothing for using the room. If not a restaurant, we can do Pot Luck s every month, so don t let that restrict your search. Our Fun Run and Anniversary Party will again be in June at the same location (Brandon Community Park). It will be the second Saturday, June 8 th. Mark your calendars! This year s Michigan Rally is the second weekend of August (8 th -10 th ), and will be held back at Osceola County Fair Grounds in Evart, Michigan. Wing Ding will be held in Nashville, Tennessee the week leading into Labor Day (Aug 27 th - Aug 31 st ). I believe there are several people planning on being there, so come on out! Many fun activities are being planned. Hope you can make it to ALL of the activities the Chapter Team and others plan for your enjoyment. Similar to last year, we will have Ice Cream Rides originate at VC s parking lot on Highland Rd. We will continue to exit at the light near Burger King for safety reasons. This worked well the last couple years and I would like to continue this practice. And, as in the past, weekend and longer rides will leave from Mel s 2 Diner at White Lake and Andersonville Roads. There is one issue at the Mel s Grill location - major construction across the road from Mel s has started - if this becomes a problem, we may need to adjust the location we meet for weekend rides. We will keep you posted. Finally, as I have done the last three years, please make sure to update me on any changes to your address, , phone numbers or other important contact information. This is very important for us to continue to contact you throughout the year. Your address may have changed and I will not know unless you tell me. Also, your cell phone information may have changed in which I need to have both your phone number and your cellular provider (Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to properly set you up to receive the text messages that I send out to relay important last minute changes to rides, events, etc. If there are any suggestions you would like to make regarding our methods to contact you, please don t hesitate to talk to me about it. As usual, if there is anything I can do to help you enjoy our Chapter events and rides, please let me know. Now let s have another Great Year!

8 Assistant Chapter Directors Gayle & Dennis Jisa Gayle s Glimpse MI DISTRICT COUPLE of The YEAR The holidays are over and its time to look ahead for a new riding season!! I know, I know, the weather is not for us YET but.we need to plan for what we what to do and where we want to go this year. The staff is already putting together events and looking for suggestions from all of you. This week we set up all of the ice cream rides but know it is not in stone and we are looking for suggestions of new places to go, or is there some you really didn t like? This is YOUR chapter and we are not mind readers!! You are welcome to join in the planning meetings that are going on the second Monday in February and March. We meet at Wing Lauk on Dixie Highway for dinner around 6:30 and meeting at starts around 7 p.m.. There are the Ohio, Michigan and Indiana winter events coming up and if you hurry you can still get in on the registration for these!! The first one is February 8-9 at the Mohican State Park Resort in Ohio. We have our room and registration in as we are going. We went last year and had a great time!! Its nice to relax and visit with friends we haven t seen for a while, get some new ideas to share with others as well. Then Michigan has a Summer Camp theme on February 15-16,which sounds like a lot of FUN!! Campfire stories and I heard there is a Tug of War challenge put out to two of the sections. The new Safari Books will be available so if you want one and cant attend be sure to let John-Carl know so he can put you on the list to get one. We have had lots of FUN doing these the last two years. We have seen some things we didn t even know existed in our great state!! Its time for the new Michigan Couple of the Year and Individual of the Year to be chosen for at Wingless Weekend There are seminars and great food as well! Then the Indiana event will be February at Shipshewana in Indiana. We went last year and plan to go again this year. They have an Escape Room that was a challenge and lots of FUN and a special dinner at an Amish location off site. Its prepared and served by an Amish family, family style! If you have any questions just ask and we would be happy to answer them. As you most likely know, we lost our meeting place and are on the hunt for a new one. If you have any ideas please let the staff know so we can check into it We would like to find a place that has a separate room for ease of conducting our meeting portion and food that meets with the majorities approval. We would like to keep it centrally located to make it as easy as possible for all of you to attend. We may have to think out of the box and try something totally different.so what can you suggest? We are here to try to make it FUN for everyone!! We cant do it without your input!! A couple of dates coming up that should be on your calendar are: the Maintenance Breakfast has been moved to Sunday May 5 th instead of the last Sunday in April. It will still be held at our house. This is to allow for warmer weather and to still be before the Men s Annual Ride. The other is our Annual Fun Run, which will be Saturday June 8 at the same location. More information on this soon!! THANK YOU for ALL you do! Chapter E was Chapter of the Year and a new one will be announced soon but know we feel we should be Chapter of the Year EVERY YEAR because of the GREAT members we have!! THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!! YOU ROCK!!! See you gain soon. Gayle & Dennis

9 Membership Enhancement Program Art & Marla Scafe 2018 CHAPTER E COUPLE OF THE YEAR: Art & Marla Scafe Happy New Year Chapter of the Year. We are planning 2019 rides and events and need your suggestions. You ate welcome to join us at the Ride Meetings the second Monday of January, February and if required, March at Wing Lauk restaurant on Dixie. Chapter E is tried a catered meal this year for the Christmas/Holiday party. We would like your feedback/ideas so we know what the members think we should do in the future. We are homeless again as you probably heard. Things are not working our at O'Malley's so we need suggestions for our Chapter Gathering location. Only 4 requirements for the meeting spot: Room can hold at least 40 Good food and menu Good service Reasonable prices And while we are talking about Chapter meetings, we need to know what we can do to improve our meetings and have good attendance. One of the issues at O'Malley's was our lower attendance the last few meetings. The Chapter can only be as good as the members participation and we need your help with this. Be safe as we finish the winter weeks and have fun as always Art and Marla Scafe MEC and Social Coordinators Chapter E MI GWRRA

10 SUNSHINE REPORT & Rainbow Tickets 50/50 Marge & Dennis Dronsella Marge & Dennis Dronsella 5 dollar Ticket: Rainbow Ticket Winners Rainbow: 50/50/ Rainbow : 50/50 50/50 January Birthday's Anniversary's Membership Celebration Date Name Date Name Date Name Name Year Dennis Hosang Rachel Sparling 27 Linda Work February Birthday's Anniversary's Membership Celebration Date Name Date Name Date Name Name Year 4 Allen Pocock 22 Dennis McAlister Bam Bam 28 Brent & Sandy Blackburn Dennis & Gayle Jisa Tom Maki 19 John-Carl Zarella 20 Roger Magerman 27 Dave Williams 27 Mike Clancy

11 Happy New Year! It s a great time of the year to update your safe mileage and high mileage. Please use form N.10 REP levels Data Update Form with the revised date of January 1, 2018 and mail it to us at 1498 Sand Beach Road, Bad Axe, MI If you are requesting pins/patches/rockers, please mail the price listed on the form to us in the form of a check or money order made payable to GWRRA- Michigan. Please enter the correct membership number on all forms. My RE Info in the database can always be checked even if you ve misplaced your membership card! It s also a really good time of the year to catch up on reading or web browsing. A subject that can provide some great discussions at dinners and gatherings are self-driving vehicles. Self-driving cars have turned out to be another great invention hampered by safety issues. Self-driving technology a decade ago was just an idea; now the promises of transforming the automotive industry and even the motorcycle industry have resulted in many unplanned for consequences. It was thought that robots at the wheel would ensure safer roads for all, including bikers. Robot cars hold the ability to use sensors to see motorcycles and prevent the robot driver from cutting off bikes. Yet as we have already seen in the news, fatalities have occurred with pedestrians so those sensors are not yet proven safety features. The industry believes that motorcycle sales would increase dramatically, because each motorcycle would be surrounded by an electronic safety cage. Wouldn t it be great if our motorcycles could talk to the other vehicles on the road, informing them of our speed, our direction, and our exact location. How to use that information to avoid us is still to be accomplished. BMW Motorrad is working on the technology to see the road ahead of us as motorcyclists and alert us to curves and road and weather conditions. Warnings to slow down and/or switch lanes when possible would keep us safe. Our pleasure in motorcycle riding would be multiplied by our safety. And what about a self-driving motorcycle. Where would we get any pleasure from that? BMW Motorrad has made a video of a self-driving motorcycle public. It s awesome to watch, and looks great on a test track. BMW has been working on the technology for over two years, but there are no plans to actually sell a self-driving motorcycle. Adding automatic safety features such as emergency braking or lane switching or staying is something they are testing in their attempts to make motorcycle riding safer, thus gaining sales of their motorcycles. Just like any technology, freedom of choice is ours. Research and technology are great; what we as individuals choose to do with the information is up to the man/woman in the mirror. Dennis and Felicia MI-DE

12 T=Together, E=Everyone, A=Accomplishes, M=More IC Rides If weather is bad New Culvers 7313 Highland Rd, Waterford Twp. MI

13 January 2019 Ch E News Years Day Ride When: Noon Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, January 2, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: Village Place Dixie Hwy, Waterford Twp., MI Ch E Breakfast When: Sun, December 30, 8am 10am Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, January 2, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: Village Place Dixie Hwy, Waterford Twp., MI Ch E Social / Gathering When: Saturday 12, 2019 Where Dave House See CD for Address if you need it. Ch E Breakfast When: Sun, January 13, 8am 10am Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, January 16, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: Village Place Dixie Hwy, Waterford Twp., MI Chapter E Gathering NO GATHERING When January 24,2019 Where: Chapter E No longer meets at O Malley watch for CD for gathering information.

14 Ch E Breakfast When: Sun, January 20, 8am 10am Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, January 23, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: Mr. B s Roadhouse Dixie Hwy, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Movie Night When: 4:00 pm Where: MJR Cinemas Highland Road Waterford Township, MI Dinner Location to be announced. Ch E Breakfast When: Sun, January 27, 8am 10am Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, January 30, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: Mr. B s Roadhouse Dixie Hwy, Village of Clarkston, MI 48346

15 T=Together, E=Everyone, A=Accomplishes, M=More IC Rides If weather is bad New Culvers 7313 Highland Rd, Waterford Twp. MI

16 Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, January 30, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: Mr. B's Roadhouse, 6761 Dixie Hwy, Village of Clarkston, MI Description: Meet at 6:30pm for Dinner Rain or Shine - no cancellations except for extreme hazardous conditions Ch E Social Joey & Pat's When: Saturday, Feb 2, 2019 Where2756 Merelus Dr, Waterford Twp., MI Description: Social Gathering at Joey & Pat Gauthier's Home starting at 7:00pm 2756 Merelus Waterford, Michigan Ch E Breakfast When: Sun, February 3, 8am 10am Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Staff Meeting When: Mon, February 4, 7pm 9pm Where: Wing Lauk, 5665 Dixie Hwy, Waterford Twp, MI 4832 Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, February 6, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: Bullfrogs Bar & Grill, 2225 S Ortonville Rd, Ortonville, MI Description: Meet at 6:30pm for Dinner Rain or Shine - no cancellations except for extreme hazardous conditions Ohio Cabin Fever When: Feb 8 9, 2019 Ch E Breakfast When: Sun, February 10, 8am 10am Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Ride Planning Meeting When: Mon, February 11, 7pm 9pm Where: Wing Lauk, 5665 Dixie Hwy, Waterford Twp., MI Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, February 13, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: Bullfrogs Bar & Grill, 2225 S Ortonville Rd, Ortonville, MI Description: Meet at 6:30pm for Dinner Rain or Shine - no cancellations except for extreme hazardous conditions Wingless Weekend - SUMMER CAMP When: Feb 15 17, 2019 Ch E Breakfast When: Sun, February 17, 8am 10am Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, February 20, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: MacPhee's Restaurant & Pub, 650 S Ortonville Rd, Ortonville, MI Description: Meet at 6:30pm for Dinner Rain or Shine - no cancellations except for extreme hazardous conditions CHAPTER E GATHERING When: Thursday, Feb 21, 2019 Where: TBD (map) Description: LOCATION CHANGING - Check Back for information... Indiana Winter Rendezvous When: Feb 22 23, 2019 Ch E Breakfast When: Sun, February 24, 8am 10am Where: Mel's Grill 2, 7080 Gateway Park Dr, Village of Clarkston, MI 48346, Ch E Dinner Night When: Wed, February 27, 6:30pm 8:00pm Where: MacPhee's Restaurant & Pub, 650 S Ortonville Rd, Ortonville, MI Description: Meet at 6:30pm for Dinner Rain or Shine - no cancellations except for extreme hazardous conditions

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22 1996 Gold Wing SE 22,500 Miles Adjustable Backrest, Highway Pegs, All trunk bags, Luggage Rack Items district newsletter check out for more info: Heated ladies jacket and pants, size large, electric, plugs into the bike. Padded ladies jacket with safety padding in elbows and shoulders and reflective color. Large, white. Send inquiries to the following There are so many items for sale in the district Bulletin log in and check them out. 20August%20News%20Bulletin.pdf If you want to list items on the district web page go here and follow directions. Very good condition, will need battery Must sell, priced to go!! Reduced: $ 3000 Hitch Hiker trunk Bag. Hardly used. Like new condition. $50. Doug - (248) (h) drcorl475@gmail.com 125 BTU Turbo Heater for sale. Can use diesel or kerosene in it. It is thermostat controlled. $125. Dennis Hosang

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24 John-Carl & Diane Zarella 9784 Forest Ridge Clarkston MI