GWRRA, REGION N TN DISTRICT CHAPTER Q

September 2017 Volume 2 Issue 9 Friends for FUN, SAFETY and KNOWLEDGE Chapter Director Page 2 Asst Chapter Director Page 3 Chapter Educator Page 4 Labor Day Information Page 5 International News Page 6 Goodies & Birthdays & Page 7 Anniversaries Calendar Page 8-10 GWRRA Contact Info Page 12 Reminders Page 13 Visitation Information Page 14 GWRRA, REGION N TN DISTRICT CHAPTER Q Chapter Q meets the last Monday of the month. We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00PM. We meet at Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd Clarksville TN Tennessee Chapter Q Clarksville TN

September 2017 Warioto Wings V olume 2 I s s u e 9 P a ge 2 A Word from your Chapter Director Hello Chapter Q and friends, so here we go for the month of September, First I would like to tell you if you have a St. Jude s money canister it needs to be turned in at this chapter gathering. We are heading to St. Jude s on Sept. 9 to turn in all the money. We will meet at Papa Rock gas station in Woodlawn at 7:30am. The Mall show has been canceled. The first dinner ride is on Sept.7 and we are going to Outback Steak House, 2790 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. Our next dinner ride is on Sept. 21st and we are going to Canella Mexican Restaurant, 3080 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. All our dinner rides we eat at 6:30. The Boss Hoss motorcycle Rally is at Paris Landing State Park from Sept 21st though Sept 23 rd. There will be a raffle for a Boss Hoss bike. The money for this goes to the Shiners Hospital. Chapter Q Gathering is at the Golden Corral, We eat 6:00 pm and meet at 7:00 pm. So, all the staff and I hope you all have a great summer and if you have an idea for a ride we want to know. Cynthia and Albert Bidwell TN Chapter Q Director

September 2017 Warioto Wings Volume 2 Issue 9 P a ge 3 A Word from your Assistant Chapter Director: Hey everyone, hope this finds you and yours doing well!! Here it is the end of August and I have very few miles on my bike this year. I am usually over 15,000 by now and trying to get my average of 20,000, it's not going to happen this year. Anyhow, I was reading the new Wing World and found the article on the Ozarks. I have been trying to get down there for a few years now an have decided to put a ride together for October. I missed out on a trip down there last year with Jim & Nan and they said it was great riding. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the gathering. Stay safe!! Dave Jones Assistant Chapter Director Ride Coordinator dbjfree@charter.net So leaving early 5 October and returning 9 October the leaves should be changing and they have a lot to do as well as great rides. I really don't care about the bike rally they talk about in Wing World but want to do some of the rides they have in that area. This area of the Ozarks has been a biker haven for many years and I'm really looking forward to the trip. The dates are very flexible I can adjust to meet other peoples schedules. Let's get a group together and go enjoy! Chapter business is going well and we a looking forward to the St Jude's ride in September our picnic in October and of course the Veteran's Day parade in November. Remember your ride coordinator needs your help planning rides. Dave Jones could use your ideas as to where to go. Also let him know how you like to ride, ie; what area, how long you like to ride, what day you like to ride, what time of day you like to ride.

September 2017 Wa ri o to Wi n g s V olume 2 I s s u e 9 P a ge 4 Chapter Educator Mickey Turner, Chapter Educator THE INVISIBLE MOTORCYCLIST "I never saw him. He came out of nowhere!" That's probably the most common statements heard at a collision between an automobile and a motorcyclist. They're usually made by the operator of the auto because the motorcyclist is unconscious (or worse). As riders we wonder, "How can they NOT see us? Are they just not looking?" A lack of attention on the part of the driver does explain some of the car/bike collisions; the distracted driver, cell phones, unruly children, etc. All these can contribute but some responsibility belongs to the motorcyclist as well: Motorcycles make up about 3% of the "normal" traffic flow. People "see" what they expect to see; things like cars and trucks. Unless the rider does something to visually stand out, he can be easily overlooked. Motorcycles ARE much harder to see than cars/trucks because of their smaller size. A motorcycle can easily be "lost" in the background even with the headlight on. Many motorcycles are colors that lend themselves to blending into the environment. Particularly dark colored machines (black is the color of pavement after all). Many motorcyclists wear dark colored helmets AND dark colored clothing. A number of studies in the US and abroad have shown that a light colored (white, silver, yellow) helmet is more noticeable (during daylight hours) than a dark colored (black, dark red, dark blue) helmet. Why? The driver sees this bright colored "orb" floating above the traffic (most riders heads are higher than the hoods/windshields of cars). It's DIFFERENT. Lastly (and sadly), most motorcyclists are not skilled in emergency maneuvers. Over 13% of the motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes made NO effort to avoid the collision. They didn't brake, they didn't swerve, they just rode right into the collision. That's because they don't practice maneuvering skills regularly (or ever). Motorcycling is a SKILL. It takes practice. So how can you NOT be the Invisible Motorcyclist? Position your bike so it can be seen and identified in the traffic stream. Wear bright colors Consider getting a brightly colored bike PRACTICE your emergency maneuvers Or you could take the advice from a very experienced rider. He once said not to ride like you are invisible, but ride like they can see you and are planning to do something. Mickey Turner, Chapter Educator Source: GWRRA Rider Ed Gimme 5 Articles

History of Labor Day Labor Day: What it Means Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. Labor Day Legislation Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From these, a movement developed to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. During the year four more states Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. Founder of Labor Day More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold." But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic. The First Labor Day The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883. In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

A Nationwide Holiday The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement. The character of the Labor Day celebration has undergone a change in recent years, especially in large industrial centers where mass displays and huge parades have proved a problem. This change, however, is more a shift in emphasis and medium of expression. Labor Day addresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television. The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership the American worker.

September 2017 Wa ri o to Wi n g s V olume 2 I s s u e 9 P a ge 7 FOR SALE Chapter Q Goodies Hats - $25.00 each Flags - $10.00 each Patches Big ones - $10.00 Small ones - $5.00 Pins - $5.00 Hanger Bars - $2.00 Christmas Ornaments - $10.00 each Bolero with GWRRA Medallion - $10.00 SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Jan Peterson Sept 9 Nan Hall Sept 15 SHIRTS Long Sleeve Button Shirts - $20.00 (Limited sizes) Long Sleeve Neon Yellow Shirt, Size Medium - $20.00 Red Polo Shirts Sizes Medium and Large - $20.00 AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES Frank and Dana Wall If interested in purchasing any item above or if you would like to order a shirt, contact Connie Turner

September 2017 Warioto Wings V olume 2 I s s u e 9 P a ge 10 SEPT 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dinner Ride 8 9 Ride to St. Jude 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Dinner Ride 22 23 Boss Hoss Rally 24 25 Chapter Q Gathering 26 Chapter A Gathering 27 28 29 30 Chapter Q Coming Events Sept 7 This dinner ride will be to the Outback Steak House 2790 Wilma Rudolph Blvd Clarksville, TN 37040 We will meet at the location and eat at 6:30. Sept 9 This is the ride to St. Jude s Hospital in Memphis to deliver the money we have collected though out the year. This will be an all day ride. Dave is still working on where to meet and what time so please stand by we will get that information out soon. Sept 21 This dinner ride will be to Canella Mexican Restaurant located at 3080 Wilma Rudolph Blvd Ste A Clarksville, TN We will meet at the location and eat at 6:30 Sept 21 23 Boss Hoss Motorcycle Rally. This is located at Paris Landing State Park it will run from Sept 21 through Sept 23. They will have a raffle for a Boss Hoss Motorcycle, all the proceeds go to the Shiners Hospital. Sept 25 Chapter Q Gathering we eat at 6:00 pm and meet at 7:00 pm at Golden Corral 1028 Wilma Rudolph Blvd, Clarksville, TN Sept 26 Chapter A Gathering they eat at 6:00 pm and meet at 7:00 pm at Golden Corral, 315 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd., Hermitage, TN.

September 2017 Warioto Wings V olume 2 I s s u e 9 P a ge 9 OCT 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Dinner Ride 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mississippi Rally Gulfport 13 Mississippi Rally Gulfport 14 Chapter Picnic Miss Rally Gulfport 15 16 17 18 19 Dinner Ride 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Last Ever Region A Rally Eufaula AL 27 Last Ever Region A Rally Eufaula AL 28 Last Ever Region A Rally Eufaula AL 29 30 Chapter Q Gathering 31 Chapter A Gathering Chapter Q Coming Events Oct 5 This dinner ride will be to Wingstop which is located at 110 Needmore Rd, Clarksville, TN. We will meet at the location and eat at 6:30 pm. Oct 12-14 Mississippi District Rally This will be in Gulfport MS. They have three hotels to choose from and they are all good. I have attached their flyer to the news letter so check it out. If there is not enough at the rally to keep you busy their location is very close to the beach and there are some casinos in the local area. Also you will find some very good sea food. Oct 14 Annual Chapter Picnic. This will be held at Rotary Park in Clarksville. Rotary Park is located at: 2308 Rotary Park Drive. Activities will start at 11:00 am. Look for more information at the Gathering. Oct 19 This dinner ride is at the Olive Garden located at 2782 Wilma Rudolph Blvd Clarksville. We will meet at the location and eat at 6:30 pm. Come ready for some very good Italian food. Oct 26-28 This will be the very last Region A Rally. This will be at the Lake Point Lodge in Eufaula AL. This is a very nice Lodge and is located in an area with plenty of riding. With the new reorganization of GWRRA this will be the last Region A Rally they will put on and knowing this Region Staff they will have a great party, so come down and help them celebrate. I have attached their flyer and registration form. Oct 30 Chapter Q Gathering we eat at 6:00 pm and meet at 7:00 pm at Golden Corral 1028 Wilma Rudolph Blvd, Clarksville, TN. Oct 31 Chapter A Gathering they eat at 6:00 pm and meet at 7:00 pm at Golden Corral, 315 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd., Hermitage, TN.

September 2017 Warioto Wings V olume 2 I s s u e 9 P a ge 10 November 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Meet and Greet for the3 Vet s Day Parade 11 Veterans Day Parade 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Thanks Giving 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 1 2 Chapter Q Christmas party Chapter Q Coming Events Nov 10 Meet and Greet for the Veterans Day Parade. We will meet at the Golden Corral starting at 5:00 pm. This is an Informal get together so come when you can and leave when you want. Nov 11 Clarksville Veterans Day Parade..We will meet at the Bowling Alley at 7:30 am for setup and line up. More information will come to you soon. Nov 27 Chapter Q Gathering we eat at 6:00 pm and meet at 7:00 pm at Golden Corral 1028 Wilma Rudolph Blvd, Clarksville, TN Nov 28 Chapter A Gathering they eat at 6:00 pm and meet at 7:00 pm at Golden Corral, 315 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd., Hermitage, TN. Dec 5 Chapter Q Christmas Party will be at the Lylewood Inn located at 110 Camp Lyllewood Rd Indian Mound TN. We will have a gift exchange so guys bring a gift for a guy and gals bring a gift for a gal. Lots more information to come but make sure you keep this date open we always have fun.

September 2017 Warioto Wings Vo lu me 2 Issue 9 Page 12 GWRRA National, Region & District Contact Information GWRRA Directors Vacant Region N Directors Glenda and Alan Keough gwrra.regndir@yahoo.com District Directors Gary and Patti Hamilton tn.gwrra.dd@gmail.com CHAPTER DIRECTOR Cindy Bidwell - longestcynth@aol.com Chapter Q Staff ASSISTANT CHAPTER DIRECTOR Dave Jones - dbjfree@charter.net CHAPTER EDUCATOR Mickey Turner - goldwingmick@hotmail.com CHAPTER TREASURER Connie Turner - RIDE COORDINATOR Dave Jones - dbjfree@charter.net MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM COORDINATER Tom and Pat Murray t123eagle@bellsouth.net CHAPTER OF THE YEAR Co-COORDINATORS Jan Peterson - tnchapterq@gmail.com Connie Turner - COUPLE OF THE YEAR 2017 Dennis and Jan Peterson tnchapterq@gmail.com SUNSHINE COUPLE Tom and Pat Murray - t123eagle@bellsouth.net NEWSLETTER EDITOR Dennis Peterson - tnchapterq@gmail.com WEBMASTER Dennis Peterson - tnchapterq@gmail.com DINNER RIDE COORDINATOR Vacant Position

September 2017 Warioto Wings Vo lu me 2 Issue 9 Page 13 Here are some things to remember, cut them out and put them on your refrigerator or bulletin board to help you remember. The Chapter is still looking for some new members, so if you have friends that like to ride and need someone to ride with be sure to invite them to our gatherings on the last Monday of each month. Also invite some friends to come ride with us when we have rides or dinner rides. Remember the more friends we have to ride with the more fun we will have and the better chance we will have of finding someone to ride with when we have the desire. Your news letter editor could use some pictures. These can be things you ve done with the chapter or things on your own every one loves pictures of your travels or camping trips or just day rides so please help me out. You can e-mail them to me tnchapterq@gmail.com. Watch the new year for some big changes. The staff hopes to make some changes and maybe recruit some new members The third Saturday of each month we are going to try to have a ride planned for the Chapter. This maybe a day long ride or if you want we could do an overnight ride. The main purpose is to get out and ride and enjoy each others company. Another part of this ride will be to invite the non-members to ride with us and show them how we ride and let them know a little about our chapter. So if you have friends that ride invite them to come along, it doesn't matter what they ride just that they ride safe and can enjoy a family orientated organization. Your chapter is still looking for some help. We are in need of a Dinner Ride coordinator. If you are interested in this position please let us know. One of the staff members would like to talk to you about the positions. Remember to bring your suggestions for things to do this year. Your staff would really like to plan the events you would like to attend. If you want a picnic let us know. Do you want more rides and what day and time works best for you?

September 2017 Wa ri o to Wi n g s Vo l ume 2 I ssue 9 Its time to start visiting other chapters Page 14 If you looked at the calendar in this news letter you can see lots of opportunities to go visit other chapters. Jan and I love to go visit and we would like to have some of the chapter come with us. So to that end I have included our tentative visitation ride schedule in the calendar. These are the dates we are going to other chapters. If anyone would like to come with us please call or text or e-mail me and let us know. That way we can set up a ride that will fit your schedule and get us to the chapters on time. If you want to visit a chapter and it is not on our list let us know and we will try to make it work. We travel by car until the weather is good enough to ride then we ride as much as we can. We will also chase the plaques as much as we can so try to plan some rides to help out with that. When we go after the Couple of the Year Plaque it only requires Jan and I and it is given by ticket draw. When we go for the Middle and West TN Plaque it is done the same way there is no minimum number of people from our chapter required and they do a ticket draw. When we go after the TN Traveling Plaque or the Region Wanderer Plaque you must have five members attending and this is given to the highest miles traveled to the Gathering. The miles used are the total miles of all the members that attend the gathering, also if you ride your Motorcycle you get double miles for that rider and co-rider. If you have any questions about the rules please go to the district web site (www.gwrratn.org) and check them out. Let s Go Visiting! Chapter A Last Tuesday Eat 6:00 pm Meet 7:00 pm Golden Corral, 315 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd, Hermitage, TN. CD's Troy and Vickie Hurt (615) 351 6629 Chapter E 2nd Saturday Eat 9:00am/Meet 10:00am: Shoney s 267 N Lowry St, Smyrna, TN CD s Randy & Delores Galloway 615 893 0056 Chapter G 3rd Thursday of the month Eat 6:00 pm Meet 7:00 pm Gondola Pizza and Steak House, 412 E Carroll ST, Tullahoma, TN. CDs Dennis and Anne Greer. 931-728-1463 Chapter H 4th Saturday Eat 8:00am/Meet 9:00AM : Shoney s 1306 Murfreesboro Rd., Franklin, TN. CDs Will & Thu Horsley 615-483-2335 Chapter L 1st Saturday Eat 8:00am./Meet 9:00am : Ryan s 405 S Cumberland St, Lebanon, TN 37090 CDs Andrew & Debbie Smith (615) 784-9772 Chapter N 1st Saturday Eat 5 pm /Meet 6 pm/ Perkins Restaurant, 999 Van Drive, Jackson, TN CDs Jeff and Shari Douglas (731) 676-9917 Chapter O 1 st Tuesday of the Month Eat at 6:00 pm / Meet at 7:00 pm Golden Corral, 350 Stuart Rd. NE (I-75 Exit 27) Cleveland, TN CD: Shane McAmis and Amanda Cronan 423-310-5903 Chapter S 3rd Saturday Eat 1:00 pm/meet 2:00 pm. Johnson's Crossroads, 3200 TN-25, Cottontown, TN. CD s Grant & Carol Bottomley (615)337-8386 gwrrachapters@gmail.com Chapter V 2nd Saturday Eat 9:00 am /Meet 10:00 am Honda Southern Power Sports, 1394 Workman Rd, Chattanooga, TN.,CD Millie Batts 423-544-3565 Chapter W2 3rd Saturday Eat 6:00pm /Meet 7:00pm Perkins 1340 Germantown Pkwy, Memphis, TN CDs Ivan and Leesa Coburn (870) 514-8622 Chapter Y 3rd Saturday Eat 7:45 am/meet 9:00 am: The Murfreesboro Jaycees Colonel s Club, 403 Hickerson Dr, Murfreesboro TN 37129. CD's Wesley and Cindy Neal 615-668-4448 Chapter Z 2nd Saturday ~ Eat 5:30 pm/meet 6:30 pm/catfish Campus, 2509 Keith Dr, Columbia, TN. CDs Chuck and Cindy Madison REMEMBER IT S THE SMART THING TO DO!... CALL THE CD "BEFORE" YOU VISIT!

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COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM COME RIDE WITH US! 2, 3, OR 4 WHEELS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME MONTHLY GATHERING: Last Monday of the Month LOCATION: Golden Corral 2811 Wilma Rudolph Blvd FOR MORE INFO: We eat at 6:00 PM and Meet at 7:00 PM