Chapter Z Region E Missouri District Jeffco Wings of Arnold

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1 July Newsletter Chapter Z Region E Missouri District Jeffco Wings of Arnold Gold Wing Road Riders Association Chapter Directors Paul & Cheryl Engelman Asst. Chapter Directors...Vernon & Pat Watts Rider Educators..Leaster & Sara Gibson Treasurers.Ed & Marsha Bechler Membership Enhancement Division. Dave & Lisa Arnold Motorist Awareness Division.Mark & Sharon Meyer Chapter Hosts....Mike & Donna Sullivan Chapter Historian Paul & Cheryl Engelman Sponsor Relations.Cindy Stewart Ride Coordinator... Dave Ruegge Assistant Ride Coordinator...Tom Braun Newsletter Editors...Ron & Teresa Minner Webmaster..Dianne Walker 2017 Couple of the Year...Len & Cheryl Thoma 2017 Honorary Individual of the Year...Logan Taylor CHAPTER Z MEETINGS 1st Monday of each month Ponderosa Steakhouse 3601 Jeffco Blvd, Arnold, MO Dinner at 6 pm, Meeting at 7 pm. Everyone Is Welcome!

2 2017 Chapter Staff Chapter Directors Chapter Historian Paul & Cheryl Engelman Assistant Chapter Directors Vernon & Pat Watts Rider Educators Leaster & Sara Gibson Treasurers Ed & Marsha Bechler Membership Enhancement Dave & Lisa Arnold Map Coordinators Mark & Sharon Meyer Ride Coordinator Dave Ruegge Asst. Ride Coordinator Tom Braun Chapter Hosts Mike & Donna Sullivan Sponsor Relations Cindy Stewart Webmaster Dianne Walker Newsletter Editors Ron & Teresa Minner

3 Missouri District Staff DISTRICT DIRECTOR Ken Lueckenotte & Jan Schanbacher RIDER EDUCATOR Marty Hall MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENTNCEMENT Carol & Glenn White PATCH SHOP Nancy Hofmann 2017 COUPLE OF THE YEAR Chuck & Trish Smith 2017 INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR Marlene Cloude NEWSLETTER Jennifer Murray ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TREASURER JP & Jana Wicks LTD John & Nancy Hoffman M.A.P. Coordinator Marlene Cloude MEDIC-FIRST AID COORDINATOR Jerry Blatt & Scooter Beatty WEBMASTER Dale Kaiser VENDOR COORDINATOR Randy & Kathy Gibbs ROADIES Jerry Rothermich & Sally Enderle

4 2017 Chapter Z Directors Paul & Cheryl Engelman Wow have we been busy!!!!! I love this weather we have been having!!!! We have a busy month planned ahead. We start off with a ride to the Blue Boar Restaurant in Anna, IL (also listed as Cobden, IL), the restaurant is described as " A Touch of Louisiana in Southern Illinois", Paul and I were here last year and the food was awesome and the grounds were great!!!! On July 7-9th, we will are taking a trip to Bartlesville, OK, for those of you not going I will do my best to post on our facebook page some of the sights and shenanigans along the way!!!!! On July 16th will take a ride to Pete's Bar and Grill in Albers, IL (this is a friend of Pam Bartoloni's and the food reviews are wonderful for this place!!), we will end the ride at Ginny's since it's National Ice Cream Day!!! Our dinner ride for the month will be at a potential new sponsor Smokee Mo's BBQ in Arnold, MO. Paul and I will be out of town from July 20-30th. Please contact Pat and Vern during that time, They will be leading a ride to Giant City State Park Lodge on July 23rd for their Family Style Chicken Dinner, but save room for dessert at Flamm's Orchard for a peach dumpling!!! Stay safe!!!!! Paul and Cheryl Engelman MO-Z Chapter Directors

5 2017 Assistant Chapter Directors Vern & Pat Watts Hello everyone hope you all enjoyed this months rides. We went to some great spots starting with the Branson Rally where 36 Z members attended and had a good time. Next we headed to Illinois for some good food at Ravanelli's and helped Jean P with a fund raiser for Hospice. We had 16 members attend. We had a back to back riding weekend where we went to Meramac, Washington and Hawn state parks and had a poker run set up by Lisa and Dave. The roads and scenery were great. 13 members attended. The following day we went to The Abby and enjoyed some good home cooked food and another nice ride, we had 18 members this day. We ended our ride at Tropical Treats for some refreshing sno-cones, one of our sponsors. Our dinner ride this month was to Main Street Café we had 22 members attend. Our last ride at this date was a Rascals Baseball game set up by Chapter O to promote motorist safety awareness it was a fun evening and Chapter Z had 38 members attend the game. Ride safe and smart Vernon and Pat Watts

6 2017 Rider Educators Les & Sara Gibson Hello Chapter members and all others that read this article. I hope everyone had a great time at the Missouri District Rally in Branson Missouri. Wasn t the drill teams something else? I have spoken about PLP (parking lot practice) in previous articles. Unfortunately, while practicing one of the riders went down. The point I am making is, if you are going to practice you should ALWAYS have someone with you. It is the safe thing to do. Moving on; I decided to invest in a dolly to move my Goldwing around in the garage. I watched some videos on You Tube, read some reviews and made a BAD purchase. I should have taken more time doing my research. I purchased a Big Horn motorcycle dolly rated at 1250 lbs. I watched a video where a fellow pushed around a HD like it was nothing. Needless to say, the product is not stable enough to support a Goldwing and I would strongly suggest you Do Not purchase this dolly for a GL1800. I did find another dolly made by Condor; however, it is very pricey, but I think it will do the job. As we get older, it is important that we should think of ways to make riding and handling a heavy motorcycle safer. This was my goal in looking for a dolly; remember YOU make the final decision. Until next month ride safe, watch out for animals and people using cell phones. Les and Sara Gibson Chapter Z Rider Educators modirles@gmail.com Les & Sara at the 2017 MO District Rally Light Show Level 4 ATGATT

7 Our Motto... Share the Road! Our Mission... To Facilitate A Reduction In Motorcycle Crashes With Other Motor Vehicles. Mark & Sharon at the 2017 MO District Light Show Branson, MO Can't believe we are nearing July already. Seems like I just sent off the June newsletter article and we were headed for Branson Rally. Someone slow this down! Speaking of Branson we had great weather this year, lots of fun, and all got home safe. One thing about Chapter Z and I am sure other Chapters are the same, is if a rider has mechanical issues the others step up to the plate and take care of the problem or make sure they are not left stranded. At the light show at the landing in Branson a couple bikes had depleted batteries and KZ got them started with his battery pack he carries all the time in his bike. A real good thing to have. Also as 3 of us left Branson for the ride home the battery on one trike went dead on highway 65. One trike stayed with down trike and other went back to Walmart and purchased new battery and was back on the road is less than 45 minutes. Another was meeting at gas station in Festus to ride to Nunnery and a bike had a dead battery. Bill Briley after seeing KZ's battery pack bought one at Branson and he jumped the dead battery and all 10 bikes/trikes drove to my house and changed the battery and were on the road in 20 minutes. (Do you know how many Chapter Z men it takes to change a battery on an 1800 Goldwing? Answer: 10). My point is motorcycle safety is not just looking out for other drivers, wearing the safety gear, and making sure your bike is up to par, it is making sure your fellow riders are taken care of when they have a problem. This is what has always impressed me about Chapter Z. They will not leave you stranded! I have seen them help other riders many times and go above and beyond to make sure they are taken care of. Motorcycles are different than automobiles when they break down the parts are not readily available and repair shops are few and far between. So this is why it means so much to have the people that belong to Chapter Z. Ride Smart and Ride Safe! MARK & SHARON MEYER Motorcycle Awareness

8 July 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 The Blue Boar Cobden, IL Al Nessel Chapter Z Meeting Chapter I Meeting Chapter Z Weekend Ride Wool-A-Rock Bartlesville,OK Pam Bolding Wool-A-Rock Wool-A-Rock Bill & Patti Briley Al & Gina Nessel Chapter W2 Mtg Pete s Bar & Grill Albers, IL Chapter Z Dinner Ride Smokee Mo s Dick & Susan Sawyer Dottie Brooks Cheryl Engelman Giant City Park- Makanda, IL Tracy Evans Walter & Jean Potwora Dave Ruegge

9 2017 Calendar of Activities July 1 July 3 July 6 July 7-9 July 10 July 16 July 16 July 18 July 23 Aug 3 Aug 5 Aug 7 Aug Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 26 Aug 29 Sept 2 Chapter Z Ride / Blue Boar Restaurant / Cobden, IL Chapter Z Meeting / Ponderosa / Arnold, MO Chapter I Meeting / Jackson, MO Chapter Z Weekend Ride / Bartlesville, OK Chapter W2 Meeting / St. Charles, MO Chapter Z Ride / Pete s National Ice Cream Day Chapter Z Dinner Ride / Smokee Mo s Arnold, MO Giant City State Park / Makanda, IL Chapter I Meeting / Jackson, MO Chapter I Fun Run / Cape Girardeau, MO Chapter Z Meeting / Ponderosa / Arnold Region E Rally / Williamsburg, IA Chapter W2 Meeting / St. Charles, MO Chapter Z Dinner Ride / Poppy s Festus, MO MO District Appreciation Picnic Annual Ride for Kids KZ s Big Weiner Run / Carlisle Lake, IL Wing Ding 39 / Grapevine, TX

10 2017 MO District Rally Branson, MO Dustin s Fake Birthday!! Happy Anniversary, Kids!! HO HO HO We Saw Santa Claus! Breakfast of Champions

11 Branson Ferris Wheel 150 ft Tall 40 Gondolas 240 Passengers 16,000 LED Lights

12 2017 MO District Rally Lots of Food & Fun More photos on Chapter Z Facebook page

13 2017 MO District Light Show Branson Landing Congratulations to 2017 Promenade Powerhouse Award Winners Sonny & Lisa Gales 83 Bikes Participated in the Parade & 20 Entries in the Light Show

14 2017 MO District Rally Chapter Z Awards Commercial Chapter Banner -1st Place Chapter Cap - 2nd Place Chapter Jacket - 3rd Place Chapter Newsletter - 3rd Place At Days End. Relaxing, Enjoying Good Friends, Good Stories & Lots of Laughs

15 State Park Poker Run Thanks Lisa & Dave Arnold Winner 1st Place Danny Haney This was a pretty ride & lots of fun! Chapter Z Staff hopes to do a State Park Poker Run again. We hope more members will plan on joining in. Money donated to Ride for Kids Winner 2nd Place Bruce Henrickson Loser Cheryl Engelman The Abbey Kitchen Arcadia Valley, MO

16 June Dinner Ride Main Street Cafe

17 MAD Event River City Rascals

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19 Thanks to all of our Sponsors!

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21 718 Old Route 66 North Litchfield, IL Store Hours Mon - Fri 9am - 6pm Sat 9am - 4pm info@niehauscycle.com

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