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1 February 2018 Fairfield, CA Friends for fun, Safety & Knowledge CA2K CHAPTER DIRECTOR S BECKY & PAUL CARROLL As of this writing, Paul and I have just returned from the Officer s Conference in Bakersfield. We had a very productive meeting with our other Chapter and District families and came up with the 2018 goals for CA2K. They are as follows: 1 Chapter member involvement 1. Encourage chapter members to host socials. 2. Meet monthly for different chapter nights out. 3. Continue to encourage chapter member involvement in whatever way they want. 4. Attend as many CA chapter rallies as possible, especially in Northern CA. 5. Visit CA chapter get togethers, especially in Northern CA. 2 Have Fun 1. Chapter rides, both on motorcycles and in cars. 2. Plan multi-chapter activities. 3. Spend chapter funds on our chapter members and make events affordable for all. 4. Continue to bring new members with new ideas for recruitment. Welcome to Chapter CA2K of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA), the world's largest single-marquee social organization for owners and riders of Honda Gold Wing motorcycles. We are located in Fairfield, Ca. which is nestled between the Mendocino National Forest to the north, Pacific Ocean to the west, Sacramento and Lake Tahoe to the east, the San Francisco Bay area to the south and nestled next to the vineyards of Napa and Sonoma, we are truly Gold Wing Country, Some of the greatest riding roads in the US. We are dedicated to our Motto: Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge! GWRRA members enjoy the freedom of belonging to a Non-Profit, Non- Religious and Non- Political organization

2 3 Education 1. Participate in training days presented by the District Ride Coordinator. 2. Encourage chapter members to continue advancing in rider levels program. 3. Communicate with members and District on education that is wanted/needed by the members. 4. Participate with other Northern CA chapters to provide motorist awareness. While coordinating our goals with those of the district, several of the Northern California CD s got all excited about a multi-chapter ride over a weekend. We looked at the calendar and picked August 3-6, The prospective agenda is as follows: Day 1 arrive in Redding (via which ever route is best for the chapter location) by 11:30AM for lunch. CA2R will then lead the group on a route through the Trinity Mountain Range from Redding through Weaverville to Yreka, CA where we will stay our first night. Day 2 will take us from Yreka to Gold Beach, Ore., a nice ride over the mountains, where we will spend the night. Day 3 we will take the jet boats on the 3 hour historic mail run, have lunch and then head out to the Eureka, CA area for our last night stay. Folks can then head home via 101 and Avenue of the Giants or can head home on a route of their choice (either from Gold Beach or Eureka). We are hoping that members from all seven Northern California chapters will participate. More to come via over the next few weeks. We will continue with our Pizza Nights, after chapter rides, and gatherings to increase the comradery of our members with new experiences. So we welcome everyone to come out to any and/or all upcoming CA2K events and join us for the fun. SPECIAL NEWS! Jeff at Mach 1 Motorsports wants everyone to know that he is offering discounts on all models of the all-new 2018 GoldWing! *********************************************************************************************************************************** wing nut RECEPIENT OF THE MONTH!! Well, looks like we may or may not have had a lucky recipient for January, I wasn t able to find out who it was. Of course, I am not sure exactly how hard I tried. So maybe we can go for a double in February! Let s keep our eyes and ears open, to see what someone can come up with next month. So watch and see who may end up here next month. I am sure there has to be a or some lucky recipients out there somewhere! ********************************************************************************************************************************** It pays to play with CA-2K Chapter Meeting Monthly Drawings Each month we have several drawings: Chapter Pride, if you wear your GWRRA Chapter colors you will receive a ticket for a $10 drawing. If you are a guest of CA2K you will receive a ticket for a door prize. We usually have some nice door prizes, especially, Rene s cake, usually some cookies and other goodies.

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4 CHAPTER STORE Do you need pins, flag s, bars, shirts, vest appointments, or many other items? If you do, see your Chapter Store Director, Lennie Millage at the chapter meeting. He is also open to any new items/special orders that you may like to see or want. You can also call at or him at He has lots of great stuff that he loves to sell. FEBRUARY 2018 Jerry Kougal February 1 Judy McHugh February 3 Gene Suckow February 5 Nancy Lamp February 11 Moya Valdez February 26 FEBRUARY 2018 Becky & Paul Carroll February 14 Kay & Jeff Kennedy February 19 ********************************************************************************************************************************** Talking Frog From the desk of Lesley An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want." Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?" The engineer said, "Look I'm an engineer, I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool." What kind of motorcycle is this?

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9 CHAPTER TEAM Chapter Directors Becky & Paul Carroll Assistant CD s Open Chapter Store Lennie Millage litnlennie@aol.com 50/50 Coordinator Sue Neander sueneander@yahoo.com Membership Enhancement Kathy Sieg katsieg45@gmail.com Member Recognition Open Newsletter Editor Paul Carroll paul_carroll@comcast.net Public Relations Paul Carroll paul_carroll@comcast.net Ride Coordinator Dean, (Jerry, asst) nandean@pacbell.net Sergeant at Arms Larry Jackson lrjcj@comcast.net Treasurer Kay Kennedy cakkbug@aol.com *************************************************************************************************************************************** GWRRA CALIFORNIA DISTRICT TEAM District Directors Bob & Nancy Clark Asst. Dist. Directors Ralph & Robynn French Treasurer Donna Herrera District Educator Linda Harmon Dist. Ride Coordinator Don & Beth Kuellman Membership Enhancement Steve & Alma Sprenkles District Store Kevin Herrera *************************************************************************************************************************************** Gold Wing Road Riders Association National Programs Membership Leadership Training Leadership Rider Education

10 PIZZA NIGHT Pizza Night!! FEBRUARY Pizza Night is on the 13th. The location is Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 5085 Business Center Dr. Suite 102, Fairfield (Cordelia), CA The time is 6 PM and the cost is $7.49, plus beverage. Join us there for good food and great company. FEBRUARY 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday CA-1 Rally Pizza Nite Cycle Gear Cycle Nite CA2K Meeting MARCH 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Pizza Night CA1F Rally Cycle Gear, Cycle Night 25 CA1R Rally 23 CA1R Rally CA2K Meeting CA1R Rally GWRRA,

11 CHAPTER CA2K 2018 CALENDAR, GATHERINGS, RIDES AND EVENTS FEBRUARY 10 th, Sat CA1A Rally, 13 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 22 nd, Thu. Cycle Gear Bike Night, Fairfield 24 th, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 MARCH 13 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 17 th, Sat CA1F Rally 22 nd, Thu. Cycle Gear Bike Night, Fairfield 23 rd -25 th, Fri-Sun CA1R, Rally in the Valley, The Grand Finale, last one. 24 th, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 APRIL 10 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 26 th, Thu. Cycle Gear Bike Night, Fairfield 28 th, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 MAY 8 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 24 th, Thu. Cycle Gear Bike Night, Fairfield 26 th, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 25 th -27 th West Coast GWRRA Rally, Zermatt, Utah JUNE 12 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 23 rd, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 28 th, Thu. Cycle Gear Bike Night, Fairfield JULY 10 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 26 th, Thu Cycle Gear, Bike Night, Fairfield 28 th, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 AUGUST 3 rd - 6 th Multi-Chapter ride to Gold Beach. OR 14 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 23 rd, Thu. Cycle Gear Bike Night, Fairfield 25 th, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 SEPTEMBER 11 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 22 nd, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 25 th, Thu. Cycle Gear Bike Night, Fairfield OCTOBER 9 TH, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 25 th, Thu Cycle Gear, Bike Night, Fairfield 27 th, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 NOVEMBER 13 th, Tue CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 22 nd, Thu Thanksgiving 24 th, Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 DECEMBER CA2K Cookie Exchange CA2K Christmas Party. 11 th, Tue.: CA2K Pizza Night, Round Table Pizza, Green Valley Shopping Center, 6-8 PM 15 th, Sat.: Wreaths Across America, National Cemetery, Dixon 22nd,Sat CA2K Meeting, Breakfast 7:30, Meeting 8:30 25 th, Tue Christmas This Calendar will be adjusted as dates and events change or are added.

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13 Next Chapter Gathering J Date: FEBRUARY 24, 2018 Time: 7:30 Breakfast, 8:30 Gathering Place: Benicia Grill II Address: 2390 N. Texas St., Fairfield, CA ************************************************************************************************************************************ CA2K ADVERTISING RATES Business Card $ /4 Page $ /2 Page $ Full Page $ Active Participants of CA-2K can advertise business card for free. All rates are per year. Rates run from January to December. Any Ads during the year will be pro-rated. For information, contact editor, Paul Carroll by at paul_carroll@comcast.net. If anyone is aware of anyone that may be interested in advertising in our newsletter, Please send me their contact info and I will see if we can sign them up. Thanks for your assistance. FOR SALE/WANTED BY MEMBERS

14 KROW KRAPP!! FROM YOUR EDITor Well, Chapter CA2K s New Look to our Newsletter is now a year old! I hope you have enjoyed the new look! It will continue to evolve, I am not sure how long some changes will take. Please let me know what you think. As I have continued to say, I am always looking for things to put in it; I especially need help with pictures. I am also really, kinda sorta open to suggestions, but will probably ignore them. Also, when I use the jokes and other anomalies, I usually acknowledge the contributor along with the item. I want to thank all who contribute items for the newsletter. Any article published in this newsletter is the opinion of the contributor, not the association. Please feel free to contact me at or paul_carroll@comcast.net. Thanks and see you on the road! ADVERTISER S!! WE CURRENTLY HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF ADVERTISER S SUPPORTING OUR CHAPTER. PLEASE TRY TO SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS, SO THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US!! THEY SUPPLY US WITH RALLY AND OTHER PRIZES DURING THE YEAR, SO I AM ASKING ALL CA2K, PLEASE SUPPORT THEM ALSO. HELP WANTED Your newsletter editor is seeking someone with Web Page experience, Web input knowledge to assist with CA2K s Website. If you would like to assist with this, Please contact me! Thanks Paul Carroll: , paul_carroll@comcast.net, cell: Thanks, Your Editor *************************************************************************************************************************************** CA2K FUN PAGE!

15 SECRET PROJECT From the desk of Lennie The National Transportation Safety Board, recently divulged they had covertly funded a project with the U.S. auto maker for the past five years, whereby the auto makers were installing black boxes in four-wheel drive pick-up trucks in an effort to determine, in fatal accidents, the circumstances in the last 15 seconds before the crash. They were surprised to find in 49 of the 50 states, the last words of drivers in 61.2 percent of fatal crashes were Oh, S T. Only the state of Alabama was different, where 89.3 percent of the final words were, Hey Y all, hold my beer and watch this. ****************************************************************************************************************************8 Buy a Dog From the desk of Lesley If you want someone who will bring you the paper without first tearing it apart to remove the sports section. Buy a dog. If you want someone willing to make a fool of himself simply over the joy of seeing you Buy a dog If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never says it s not quite as good as his mother made it Buy a dog If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want Buy a dog. If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies Buy a dog. If you want someone who is content to get up on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores Buy a dog. If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually Buy a dog. But, on the other hand, If you want someone who will never come when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, leaves hair all over the place, walks all over you, runs around all night and only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness... Then... Buy a cat...

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