Jun Activities 2-3. The Hub 4-18 Meet to Eat at El Acapulco 19. Ride to Arkadelphia 20. Chapter Education 21.

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1 Jun Activities 2-3 The Hub 4-18 Meet to Eat at El Acapulco 19 Ride to Arkadelphia 20 Chapter Education 21 By the Book 22 Mother s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. The American incarnation of Mother s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in Jarvis would later denounce the holiday s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts. Earliest History of Mothers Day The earliest history of Mothers Day dates back to the ancient annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to maternal goddesses. The Greeks used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology. Ancient Romans, too, celebrated a spring festival, called Hilaria dedicated to Cybele, a mother goddess. It may be noted that ceremonies in honour of Cybele began some 250 years before Christ was born. The celebration made on the Ides of March by making offerings in the temple of Cybele lasted for three days and included parades, games and masquerades. The celebrations were notorious enough that followers of Cybele were banished from Rome. Early Christians celebrated a Mother's Day of sorts during the festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honor of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ. In England the holiday was expanded to include all mothers. It was then called Mothering Sunday. History of Mother's Day: Present Day Celebrations Today Mothers Day is celebrated in several countries including US, UK, India, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Mexico, Canada, China, Japan and Belgium. People take the day as an opportunity to pay tribute to their mothers and thank them for all their love and support. The day has become hugely popular and in several countries phone lines witness maximum traffic. There is also a tradition of gifting flowers, cards and others gift to mothers on the Mothers Day. The festival has become commercialised to a great extent. Florists, card manufacturers and gift sellers see huge business potential in the day and make good money through a rigorous advertising campaign. It is unfortunate to note that Ms Anna Jarvis, who devoted her life for the declaration of Mothers Day holiday was deeply hurt to note the huge commercialization of the day.

2 Jun 2017 Chapter Director Dan & Angie Drennon Assistant Chapter Directors Sharon & Chuck Eddy Treasurer Sue Zagorski Chapter Education Tom Harrison Newsletter/Webmaster Valerie Hewett Ride Coordinator Skip Klink Membership Enhancement Don Hewett Sunshine Person Mona Harrison Quarter Master Richard Penuell Meet to Eat Jean Penuel Couple of the Year Dan & Sylvia Gruben ACTIVITIES FOR 2017 June 6/01-6/-03 Missouri District Rally - Angel Inn, Southern Oaks Inn) 3295 and 3311 Shepard of the Hills Expressway Branson, Missouri 6/03 Peak to Peak Poker Run - Queen Wilhelmina State Park, 3877 Hwy 88 W. Mena AR (Queen Wihelmina State Park to Mount Magazine) 6/10 Hot Springs Village Triathlon Swim, Run and Bike, Lake Balboa Recreation area, 500 Ponce De Leon Drive, Hot Springs Village 6/23-6/24 Kansas District Rally - Atrium Hotel & Con ference Center 1400 N. Lorraine Street Hutchinson Kansas 6/23-6/25 Hot Springs Motorcycle Weekend July 7/14-7/15 Arkansas District Rally - Best Western Inn of Ozark, 207 W. Van Buren, Eureka Springs, AR August 8/5-8/12 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - Sturgis, SD 8/19-8/20 Music. Mountain and Motorcycles - Mountain View AR. 8/29-9/2 GWRRA Wing Ding 39 - Gaylord Texan Re sort and Convention Center, 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, Texas

3 Jun 2017 September 9/20-9/23 Bikes, Blues and BBQ - Fayetteville, AR 9/28-9/30 Oklahoma District Rally - Muskogge Civic Center, 425 Boston Street, Muskogee, Ok TBA Hot Springs Motorcycle Rally TBA Arkansas District Picnic 9/09 Chapter E Progressive Dinner Ride TBA Arkansas Hog Rally - Hot Springs, AR October TBA Chapter E Picnic - Lake Ouachita November TBA Leaf Peeping Trip - Eureka Springs, AR 11/11 Flags at Cedarvale Cemetary, 7:00am put up, 4:00pm take down December 12/5 Chapter E Christmas Party at Johanna s Desoto TBA Arkansas District Picnic TBA Salvation Army Bell Ringers

4 Well, another fine time at The Hub. We have been going there since Take a look at the Hub Shirt to see all the names and the year that people have gone there. We had 6 bikes, 2 trikes and 1 car for a total of 12 people. Sylvia and Jonelle rode in the car. This was the first time Steve & Jonelle, and Chuck had been there. How do I begin to explain The Hub. Steve Romaine explained it best when he told us that of all the motorcycle rides he had been on, this was the most fun and the most he has ever smiled. And, that says a lot since he has traveled many places with biker groups. As we left one of our stops, Don pulled out first and the bike started wobbling. I braced for another fall. He managed to keep it up and pulled over. He picked up a nail and had a flat. Dan stayed with Don, but I jumped on Steve2 s bike. (We used Steve2 for Steve Romaine and Steve1 for Steve Didion for the sake of the waitress staff.) We got up there Tues afternoon without Don. Steve2 said that I had to sit still and not dance around like when I am on Don s bike. I took it pretty well considering the alternative of waiting at a bike shop. Don came about 2 hours later with a new tire and tube. When we woke up Wed, it looked like it was going to rain soon, However, the storm was heading Northeast, so we headed directly east into the sun. We took about a 100 mile trip and then we turned back. Now, we were headed into the storm. Fortunately we only road for about 20 minutes in the rain. Not too bad. We partied in Rick s room, then went to dinner. The dinner at Scooters was Prime Rib. Another fine time was had by all. Thurs was clear and COLD. We put our warm weather gear on and rode. Don took us all over the place. We came back at 4pm and everyone was tired from the very windy ride. We left Fri and Don took us on a round about way home. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY STORY, AS ROD STEWART SINGS ENJOY THE PICTURES AND COME WITH US NEXT TIME.

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6 Now where do we go?? Hwy 16

7 The Straight away The Whoop-dedoo Nice, fast curve

8 Wed Ride Thurs Ride

9 Steve1 s new Spider Just look at those smiley faces Gerri likes the Spider Jonelle, Geri and Sylvia

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11 Steve can even smile with his eyes closed what talent This was Jonelle s first time at the Hub

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13 Dan s new Spider

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15 People come from all over the US including Alaska and Hawaii to ride the curvy roads of Arkansas. When they eat at Scooters, they hang their clubs shirt to the wall and sign the shirt. They then put a pin to the state from where they come.

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17 The Headboard Room 204 The 70 s Shag Carpet Room 202 The Party Room 200

18 Randall s 2017 Ultra Classic CVO Harley The Wooden Harley Happy, their Mascot The owners, Randall & Debbie Phillips

19 Liz has mucho BLING & Yellow Nails Rick has become A COWBOY! with Geri s help

20 Jim Doody is back with a new GW Trike. They had sold their other one, and were rv ing it. But, they saw this and couldn t resist. Welcome Back Jim & Lenai Doody

21 Managing Risks 18 Wheeler Trucks Et al. Tom Harrison Chapter AR/E Educator A couple of days ago, my wife and I were returning from Little Rock on I-30 when an 18 wheeler truck, in the lane ahead and to the left of us, had an entire tire tread come off and was thrown in the middle of our lane. I swerved but it still made contact with the left corner panel of our car making a loud noise. It was big enough to have easily caused us to crash had we been on a motorcycle. The thought of this happening is scary!! This was reminiscence of another occasion in Oklahoma when a truck coming in the opposite direction on a two lane road had a tire shred and it threw shrapnel at our truck (steel wire reinforced hunks of rubber) which cause several sizable dents. In that instance, I was thankful I was in my truck and not on the motorcycle. That flying debris was life threatening. As a motorcyclist, we should view all 18 wheelers and potentially lethal. o Never ride close to the back of a big truck because road trash can appear so quickly you cannot take evasive action. o On the open road, do not linger beside a truck. When you pass, enter the passing lane early and keep your distance from the truck. Pass as quickly as you can even if it means speeding. In the course, 55 and Alive, we were taught that the highway patrol will not ticket you for this provided you slow immediately after passing. o If you spot the slightest bit of tire trouble on the truck, get completely out of it s path and range. Everything we do in motorcycling is about managing risk to the level that is tolerable to you. When you spot hazards on a group ride, be sure to point them out to other riders eg. a dog on the side of the road.

22 By: Jack Wagner Deputy Director Region H Trainer