Nov 2018 Chuck & Sharon s New Trike 1 2018 Trips & Activities 2 Announcements 3 Facebook 4 New Members 5 Meet & Greet at Acapulco Rest. 6 New Trike/New Car 7 District Memorial Picnic 8-10 Steve goes to Italy 11-20 USA, Our Country 21 ***************************************************** The History Behind the Thanksgiving Turkey Why Turkey? The Oregonian noted that, while we can t be sure of when the turkey came into the mix, there is one key figure who advocated for the bird to be served on Thanksgiving Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879). Not only did Hale, a well-known writer (she penned Mary Had a Little Lamb, among other works), urge families to adopt certain foods like turkey, but she was also the driving force behind pushing the U.S. government to adopt Thanksgiving as an official holiday. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln obliged and here we are today. Fall is finally upon us and the weather is turning cooler. Sharon and I are looking forward to the Leaf Peeping trip since we have not been able to go before. We have been to Eureka Springs before but not to check out the fall colors. We also have enjoyed the ride to Toad Suck Park and the fellowship with the other chapters and the memories of those who have passed on. Of course we ate too much especially the desserts. Thanks to all that attended from Chapter E. I think we had the most from our chapter there Sharon and I would like to commend all the officers and people who have volunteered to make Chapter E the best AR Chapter. Speaking of volunteers as you may remember the e-mail I sent asking for someone to take Skips job as Ride and education coordinator and the MEC position. We have two people that have come forward and said they would take the positions. Those two being O J and Jan Miles. Jan will be the new Ride coordinator and OJ will be the MEC. Thank you two for stepping up and volunteering. I know you will do a great job. Ride Safely and have a good time! Sharon & Chuck Eddy
Nov 2018 2018 Officers Chapter Director Chuck & Sharon Eddy 712-299-2838 Assistant Chapter Directors Mike & Steph Catlett Treasurer Bob Gunter Newsletter/Webmaster Valerie Hewett Each week in the Clubs Corner of the Village Voice, there will be a short paragraph describing GWRRA and when and where we meet. Thank you OJ & Jan Click here to see the COMPLETE and LATEST CALENDAR https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed? src=gwrra.ar.e@gmail.com Ride Coordinator Skip Klink Membership Enhancement Don Hewett 501-655-6290 Facebook Administrator OJ & Jan Miles Sunshine Person Mona Harrison Quarter Master Dan Drennon Meet to Eat Jean Penuel Couple of the Year Valerie & Don Hewett Oct 30-Nov 2 Nov 11 Sunday Dec 1 Dec 6 TBA Leaf Peeping Trip at Trails Inn Eureka Springs, AR Flags at Cedarvale Cemetery, 7:00am put up, 4:00pm take down District Christmas Party 12 3pm Chapter E Christmas Party Diamante Country Club 5.30 Hot Springs Village, AR Salvation Army Bell Ringers/ Angel Tree
Nov 2018 We have a new Facebook site called eagle wings GWRRA. See page 6 for details On our web site, www.eaglewingschaptere.org we added a button so you can easily go to our Facebook page, Eagle WIngs GWRRA. And, on our Facebook page we added a post so you can easily go to our web site, www.eaglewingschaptere.org. Just click on the GWRRA new logo. This way you can go from one to the other with just ONE click of the button!
****** Thanks to OJ Miles ****** Our Chapter E has a new Facebook page. If you are a member of Facebook AND our Facebook site Eagle wings gwrra site, just go to this site and browse through all the pictures https://www.facebook.com/groups/arkansaseaglewings/ If you are NOT a member of Facebook, go to the facebook site and create a login https://www.facebook.com After you have logged onto Facebook, search for eagle wings gwrra and you will be on our Chapter E site. This site is closed, meaning you have to be a member of this site to logon and post messages and pictures. This is done so that only our Members can see our posts and pictures. It is NOT a public site. To become a member of our site click on Members on the left hand side of the page and enter your name under the add members section. Your name will be forwarded to OJ Miles and Don Hewett to accept your membership. After you are accepted, you will then be notified via Facebook that you are a member of our site, There is also a link to our new Facebook page on our web site. The button is on the left hand side labeled Facebook. This makes is so so easy to read the newsletter and then go to Facebook to see videos, more pictures and stories. Once you become a member of our eagle wings gwrra site, you can post messages and pictures on the site for all to see. Steve Romine has posted a video of our meeting. OJ posted pictures of our next trip to Big Bend. That will be an awesome trip. Please post motorcycle pictures and narratives. This is not a place to post pictures of your grand children or your pets.
Susie & Joe Ray Keith & Sheri Koch Jane & Wes Duehr Tim Starr Bob & Caron Timme
Mike & Stephanie Catlett just bought a 2018 Ford Explorer. Chuch & Angie just bought a Honda Trike at Wing Ding Chuck s Trike is wine berry red. And, it has a Motor Trike model conversion.
Stephanie is bundled up for the cold weather of 50 degrees Becky hams it up Valerie & Sylvia traveled in style New Members to be Wes & Kat Irby from Calif
22 people from Chapter E were there.
Pantheon in Rome. This is the main road into Pompei. On the right de were shops for food, clothing etc. All the roofs in town were destroyed during and after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The Colossseum in Rome
Pompei was a city in Italy near present day Naples. When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD79 the town was buried under 13-20 feet of volcanic ash and pumice. Our guide stated that there were around 13,000-15,000 people in the town. In walking the city you realize that this was a good size town. They are still uncovering new areas even today. This photo shows the main square. This persons last moment alive.
This photo is from Pompeii showing Mt Vesuvius in the background. From the south side of the gulf of Naples it s a jet boat ride to the Isle of Capri. This photo shows the harbor in Capri. The other main town, Anacapri is at the top of the mountain. This photo was taken from a tour boat and shows some of the Sea Stacks ) just off the coast of the main island.
This is the Trevi Fountain in Rome stands 86.29 ft.and 161.25 ft wide. It is the largest Baroque fountain in the City and one of the famous fountains in the world. It has was made famous in the movie Three Coins in a Fountain Pictures cannot describe the beauty of the fountain.
The photo below is of the coast of Italy. We re going to Sorento which is in the distance. One of the main streets in Sorento.
This photo is from the Ancient Theatre in Taormina Sicily. It shows the coast line including Taormina and other towns. Mt Etna is in the upper right. This is the theatre built in the 3rd century BC. They still use it today as seen by the rebuilt stage, modern seating and electronics. It s typically used for theatrical, operatic and concerts. The photo below is of Taormina on the East coast Sicily. Population of this town is around 12,000.
Photo from the ferry boat coming into Sicilia (Sicily). Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the prominent features of this island is Mt Etna an active volcano which is just short of 11,000 feet high. The capital of Sicily is Palermo which has over 5 million inhabitants. Palermo is the 5th largest city in Italy.
These 2 photos are of Matera Italy. These homes started out as caves. Structures were added later usually onto the top of the caves. For the longest time this town was the black eye of Italy because of the squalor. Matera is one of the oldest continuous inhabited cities in the world being inhabited since the 10th millennium BC. This photo is of the Lecce Cathedral in Duomo Square originality built in in 1144. Lecce in the main city in this region ( the boot heel of Italy) it s over 2000 years old.
This photo is a typical street in Cefalù Sicily and for that matter for most small towns in Italy. Don t know if you can see it but all over Italy people hang their laundry out to dry from their balconies. It s not that they don t have clothes dryers it s that they think it s too expensive to use them. This is the Cathedral of Cefalù. Construction started in 1131. It was rebuilt around 1400. Cefalù is a town of over 14,000. It is a major tourist destination receiving millions of visitors not only from Sicily but from all over Europe. This is a shot of the main part of the church.
These photos are of the Royal Palace of Palermo (Sicily). Oldest part on the right and an newer extension on the left. This is the courtyard inside the Palace. During WWII the Palace was used by Gen Patton as his HQ. This photo is of the Palatine Chapel. It s located within the Royal Palace. The pictures of religious figures in this photo as well in the next photo are not painted but are mosaics. Tiny pieces of colored tile placed by expert craftsman. The art is absolutely amazing. That being said the entire chapel is way way over the top in terms of opulent decoration. This art is done by mosaics! The chapel was started in 1130 and was finished 13 years later- amazing.
Just saw these pictures and thought you might enjoy seeing them.