JANUARY 2014 BOB AND BECKY S PAGE

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1 Friends for Fun Spirit of Fun Roads to Adventure!! The I s of Ohio Safety & Knowledge JANUARY 2014 BOB AND BECKY S PAGE How's it going--good?? Well, the forecast that is coming in the next couple weeks, it sure sounds like winter is going to be here. We might have to put an extra blanket on the bike. For those of you who are reading this in Arizona or Florida, I reckon you can ignore that part, but winter is here for sure in Ohio. As of every year, we need suggestions for rides and week night dinner rides. If you come up with anything, let Bob Campbell or any of the other staff members know. We will try and complete a ride schedule at a staff meeting, possibly January 19th.It is hard to believe that we went through 2013 so quickly, but we did have lots of fun rides, dinners, and events with friends that made the year go that fast. Just a touch on the last events of 2013, the Christmas party which John has some pictures. We want to THANK everybody for their gift for Becky and I. We already have got to use some of it, "thank you" again. It was nice of the Des Dutch Essenhaus restaurant to take out an ad for a year in our newsletter. We had a good turnout for the Iron Pony dinner ride which 25 members attended. Thanks Charlie & Nancy for giving them a "heads up ". On December 23rd, for the Salvation Army bell ringing we had 9 members present and people seemed to be very much in the spirit of giving that night. As always, we closed down Wendys with warmth and fellowship. Thanks to those who showed up on a very, chilly evening. Don't forget for those who are attending Cabin Fever, get your registration in, flyer and information in this newsletter. We turned our gathering schedule in to Ryan's Family Steakhouse-did not get any information on any price change, we will see when we get there. We have information to pass on at the January gathering from the state officers meeting which was held in November. Here we go again, Becky and I will try and do as good of being chapter directors as we can, but like always, we will need your help and support. Hopefully we will have a fun 2014 and a safe year also. We will keep Rob & Sue informed, seeins how, they are our ACD's, we don't want them to miss out on the fun that the CD's have, because next year this position is open to them again. With a little bit of coaxing, maybe we can get Rob to write a newsletter article. I already know what his answer will be, but we will keep trying for one. With this last comment, we will see if Rob is reading this article. Let s keep Rob in our prayers so he can come out and play with the rest of us this year. Hope everybody has a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year!! Hope to see everybody at the January 11th gathering. AGAIN we would like to THANK our staff for their fine work and support of Chapter I, without them, it would be tough. They do such a good job in each of their positions. Have fun on your runs to the "Roads of Adventure". Bob and Becky CDs CHAPTER DIRECTORS Bob & Becky Benjamin amishtrike@aol.com Click on the picture to see how Ike Weaver is doing! CHAPTER GATHERING AT WOOSTER RYAN S 2ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AT 5:00 PM

2 CHAPTER I S RIDE SCHEDULE JAN 11 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm FEB 7-9 Cabin Fever, Deer Creek Lodge, Mt. Sterling, OH Winter Rendezvous, Indianapolis, IN 15 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00 pm 28 Mar 2 Wingless Weekend, Bay City, MI MAR 1-2 Wingless Weekend, Bay City, MI 8 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm OCT 11 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm NOV 1 - Roadkill stew and Auction, Carson Hall 8 - Fall Officer meeting 15 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm DEC 6 - Chapter Christmas Party Dinner at 6:00 pm, Des Dutch Essenhaus, Shreve APR 5 - Officers Meeting TBD 12 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm MAY 10 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm 2 - June 1 Spring Wing Warm Up, Bloomington, IN JUN 1 - Spring Wing Warm Up, Bloomington, IN 7 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm Buckeye Rally/Convention, Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia, OH JUL 2-5 Wing Ding, Madison, WI 12 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm Benjamin campout 27 Chapter I teddy bear ride 31 - Aug 2 Michigan Rally, Midland, MI AUG 1-2 Michigan Rally, Midland, MI 9 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm SEPT 6 - CHAPTER GATHERING, Dinner 5:00pm Region D Kendalville, Ind Buckeye Time Out

3 December ~ January 2014 ~ February Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 New Year's Day Pearl McKinley CHAPTER GATHERING Shorty Sudimak Notes: January Birthdays Pearl McKinley 01/03 Shorty Sudimak 01/26 None January Anniversaries None February Anniversaries February Birthdays Shari DeLisse 02/01 Richard Stewart 02/13

4 January ~ February 2014 ~ March Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Shari DeLisse 2 Super Bowl / Groundhog Day Cabin Fever 8 Cabin Fever 9 Cabin Fever 16 Winter Rendezvous Richard Stewart 14 Valentine's Day Winter Rendezvous 17 Presidents' Day CHAPTER GATHERING Winter Rendezvous Wingless Weekend Notes:

5 RON S RIDER EDUCATION PAGE Drowsy Drivers are less risky in city traffic than on country roads By: James Davis There are two kinds of drowsy drivers: You The other guy Both can kill you. Maybe I should offer a definition for 'drowsy' before launching any further into this discussion. There are two kinds of fatigue: physical and mental. When a person is experiencing mental fatigue he is, as far as I'm concerned, both tired and drowsy. This is far more than a state of being close to falling asleep. It involves: loss of alertness decreased ability (and/or willingness) to scan and re- RIDE EDUCATOR Ron Harford cognize danger increased reaction times rlharford@embarqmail.com decreased motivation (willingness, again) slower mental processes like decision making I suppose it has escaped none of you that these are exactly the same symptoms evidenced by a person who is intoxicated or using certain medications (read: drugs). What is particularly dangerous, it seems to me, is that a drowsy driver is sometimes not even aware of his diminished capacities. Take, for example, the driver who is suffering from 'road hypnosis' who can be seen actually driving his vehicle (subconsciously) yet is oblivious to hazards in the road ahead and who does not even realize that his lack of hazard detection (or collision avoidance) activity is itself a hazard. It turns out that drowsy drivers are more dangerous to you if they are driving on country roads away from traffic than if they find themselves having to contend with city traffic. This, because when driving in city traffic they receive relatively frequent 'notice' of their drowsiness - sometimes because they hear/feel their tires running over lane dividers, sometimes because other drivers honk their horns or flash their lights in an effort to get their attention, sometimes because they are forced to make more decisions (shifting, for example). If it turns out that YOU are the drowsy driver, the odds of falling asleep are relatively small. Operating a motorcycle involves so much activity and attention that it is very rare indeed that a rider will fall asleep. On the other hand, because it does take so much attention and alertness to handle a motorcycle, drowsiness should be a major concern to all of us. Similarly, statistics gathered by accident investigators suggest that very few accidents happen because a car/truck driver actually falls asleep as compared to those that happen because a drowsy driver fails to detect a hazard or fails to take proper collision avoidance action. Since a drowsy driver is often unaware of how diminished his capacities are, if you are tired you are well advised to stop driving as soon as possible. If you are away from city traffic, be extraordinarily careful until you can find a place to stop for some rest or for the night because you will receive far less 'notice' or reminders of your drowsiness than if you are driving in normal city traffic. Copyright by The Master Strategy Group, all rights reserved.

6 NANCY S PAGE Here I am wondering who's on the sick list as the year end's -- Let us just say a prayer for those who have had illnesses, broken bones or sprains, some bumps or bruises. But most of all we do need to keep those in our prayers who have lost loved ones. Most recently, former member Elaine Sick, just recently lost her daughter, our sympathy to her. Everyone have a HAPPY NEW YEAR as we send out well wishes for Rob on his test results, along with anyone else who has had health issues. We need to keep many positive thought's for our new year and to our director's, Bob and Becky for all their hard work. So if anyone has any suggestions for a ride or any other activity, pass the word in the right direction so it can be put on the ride schedule calendar. Let's ride -- have fun and much more in 2014 Nancy Lantz -- Chapter I Sunshine Lady HAPPY NEW YEAR Nancy Lantz, Sunshine Lady NSEW2503@aol.com Bob Campbell Ride Coordinator Rosemary Campbell newsletter assistant rcampbell@sssnet. M.A.D/M.E.D. Chuck and Carolyn Roesch charlesroesch@gmail.com ACD'S Rob & Sue Jester suefromwoo2001@yahoo.com TREASURER Linda Harford rlharford@embarqmail.com WEB MASTER & EDITOR Jon Stitt/Shari DeLisse johnohio52@yahoo.com

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12 For Sale One lonesome 1998 Shur Kamp motorcycle camper. Well used and in need of some loving care. My people are unable to enjoy me anymore. 1 camper and cover - 1 awning with privacy walls - 1 screen room Spare tires $ For Sale 1994 GL 1500 se/motor trike conv. - candy apple red $13, Dream cargo trailer, color matched $ bunkhouse camper $ Gerbing elec. heated riding suits, 1 med, 1 ex large $75.00 ea Call Dick btdriver123@oh.rr.com For Sale 2010 Time Out Camper. New Condition. Electric brakes, cooler package, table tri-pod, luggage bag set, small awning, spare tire carrier, new air mattress, and other accessories Asking $3750 (330) rlharford@embarqmail.com FOR SALE 1989 Goldwing Trike Asking $11,500 & 2000 Suzuki 250 GZ Asking $1,500 Call Mike (330)

13 ROADS TO ADVENTURE LISTING OF ADD S FOR OHIO & THEIR CHAPTERS Northwest Section ADD North Central Section ADD Northeast Section ADD Mike and Terri Hampshire nwadd@ohiogwrra.org Wayne & Deb Wolf ncadd@ohiogwrra.org Ph. No Jim and Donna Lust Jlust2@frontier.com Chapters Chapters Chapters A C M2 N S W2 P V W B C3 I G2 H2 I2 M T Z L2 V2 South Section ADD Randy Young sadd@ohiogwrra.org Chapters T2 F J X2 N2 E2 Q2 F3 H3 X A3 Central Section ADD George & Jean Fowler cadd@ohiogwrra.org Chapters B2 B3 D3 O U2 Y Z2 NORTH CENTRAL OHIO CHAPTERS & GATHERINGS Chapter B Mansfield - The Fun Center Wings When: 3rd Sunday of month Where: Leiderkrantz 1001 Silver Lane Rd. Mansfield, Ohio Time: Breakfast Buffet at 9:00 AM Gathering After CD Joe and Jackie Woodmansee joecwood@hotmail.com Chapter C-3 When: 1st Saturday Where: Kartels Kitchen 4741 Pearl Rd (SR 42 S), Strongsville, Ohio Time: Breakfast 9:00 AM Gathering 10:00AM CD Dave and Barb Hicks littldogs1@sbcglobal.net Chapter I Wooster - The I's of Ohio When: 2nd Saturday of month Where: Ryan s Family Steakhouse 3743 Burbank Rd, Wooster, Ohio Time: Eat 5:00 PM Gathering 6:00 PM CD Bob & Becky Benjamin amishtrike@aol.com Chapter P Medina - Wings of Pride When: Last Sunday of month Where: Panera Bread, 4065 Pearl Rd. Medina, Ohio Time: 8:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 AM Gathering CD Ron Marcinko Blk93wing@aol.com Chapter V Ashland - Mohican Valley Wings When: 4th Saturday of month Where: The Mill Restaurant(inside Buehlers Grocery) 1055 Sugarbush Drive, Ashland, Ohio Time: 5:30 PM Meal 6:30 PM Gathering CD Dennis & Cathy Carpenter Firewings54@yahoo.com Chapter W Marion - Wyandot Wings When: 2nd Sunday of month Where: Burtch Insurance 500 East Center St., Marion, Ohio Time: 6:00 PM Social, 7:00 Dinner Gathering CD Jerry and Pam Newland Jerry50us@hotmail.com

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16 Bob and Becky Benjamin Chapter I Directors 1598 TR 31 Killbuck, Ohio ROADS TO ADVENTURE! STATE & DISTRICT TEAM REGION D DIRECTORS Lee & Kay Tieche leetieche@hotmail.com OHIO DISTRICT DI RECTORS Lloyd & Becky Glydewell dd@ohiogwrra.org ASST. DISTRICT DIRECTORS Wayne & Deb Wolf ncadd@ohiogwrra.org GATHERING SATURDAY, 2 ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH RYAN S FAMILY STEAKHOUSE 3743 BURBANK RD WOOSTER, OH SOCIAL TIME: Eat at 5:00 PM Gathering at 6:00 PM DIRECTOR OF GWRRA Ray & Sandy Garris (602) director@gwrra.com