MAPLE CITY WINGERS GWRRA Region D Michigan Chapter W The Chapter W TEAM Chapter Directors (517) 902-9893 Assistant Chapter Directors OPEN Chapter Educators Craig & Tanya White (517) 263-3510 Secretary Pat Szymanski (517) 263-4196 Treasurer Deb Bailey (517) 436-3735 Member Enhancement Tanya White (517) 263-3510 Newsletter Editors (517) 902-9893 Wing News Reporter Suzy Stoddard (517) 263-7754 Brag Book Beth DeLine (517) 263-1550 Sunshine Person Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 Goodies Dick & Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 Awards, Plaques, Pins Dan Bailey (517) 436-3735 Chapter Ticket Sales Kent & Annette Naugle (517) 423-7884 Fun Goddess Mindy Rapp (419) 531-2635 Public Relations OPEN (Continued on Page 2) JULY! 2011 Our First Wing Ding! All I can say is awesome! I ve never seen so many venders or Goldwings in one place. Knoxville was great, from riding the hills (including deal s gap with Ed & Vicki Philo) to the Firework display on the 4th. At Wing Ding we watched as our Region D couple, Kirby & Sandy White were announced as the GWRRA International Couple of the Year. We met a lot of new friends when we helped out the Michigan Team running top gun. We were runners and our job was to get a rider and carry his score sheet to each station with them. Patti was a good cheerleader for her riders. When working at pre-registration we checked in someone from Switzerland. This truly is an International Organization. Before going to Wing Ding Patti & I made our way to Wooster, OH and the Ohio District Rally. Again we had fun, and made some new friends. Again we were honored to carry the Michigan flag in the closing ceremonies and be put at the front of the light parade! We attended Chapter D2 s Fun Run where I, got lucky with the drawings. Winning on 4 of my 6 Rider Education prize drawings. And the first 50/50 ticket they pulled Next time more of you need to come along and take some prizes home! Also we came home with their mascot! After the July gathering we led the ride to Chapter C s Fun Run and this time Karen Papworth got a hold of C s mascot! Which should give us two RSVPs for the Toy Run. Have FUN! & Ride Safe! Ken & Patti PS: See how many times you can find Bike Night in this newsletter... Page 1
The W TEAM (Continued from Page 1) Toy Run Coordinator Cal DeLine (517) 263-1550 Annual Breakfast Coordinators Beth DeLine (517) 263-1550 Brenda Garner (517) 423-9026 Ride Coordinator Cal DeLine (517) 263-1550 MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE Important Dates Relay For Life August 12-13 Midnight Ride August 18-21 Chapter Campout - August 26 28 Bike Night at Culver s Sept. 6th - 6:30 Toy Run September 11th Region D Rally - September 15-17 Road Captains: Cal & Beth DeLine (517) 263-1550 Scott & Sherri Griewahn (517) 263-6008 (517) 902-9893 1928 Honda 750 MAGNA Custom Paint $2,000.00 or best offer 1982 Honda 450 Custom $1,200.00 or best offer Call Dave at (419) 822-1192 Ron & Marlene McKimmy (517) 263-0384 Kent & Annette Naugle (517) 423-7884 Matt & Kelly Osburn (517) 759-8479 Dick & Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 BIKE NIGHT at Culver s September 6th 6:30-8:30 - Sponsored by Dexter s Show our Wings & GWRRA Chapter Pride! And promote OUR Toy Run! Fred & Randa Probst (517) 424-8241 Ed & Vicki Philo (517) 423-8369 Dave & Bev Seeburger (517) 436-3391 Craig & Tanya White (517) 263-3510 2011 Couple of the Year Don & Brenda Garner TRIKE FOR SALE 2003 Honda GoldWing Trike. 21000 Miles. New Front tire. Air Bag. Front end, new seals,& Oil. New Battery. Front end rake, & Handle Bar's set back. Lot's Of Extra Chorme & lights. CB Radio. $24,500.00 Call John Sell. 517 456 4873 Page 2
Craig & Tanya White As most of you know Craig and I went to Memphis this past week for a ServiceMaster Convention. Being how it is July and all we decided to ride the bike and take the trailer so off we went. Craig got the Ogly award this month because he forgot to pick up his wallet when we left and so thanks to his daughter Stefanie and Sherrie Greiwahn we only had to come back from Defiance as far as the Wal-Mart store in Wauseon. A minor detail in the path of our story to Memphis. A short 2 hour delay and off we were going again. Thanks Stef and Sherrie. We rode from Wauseon to Napoleon and took the new 24. Wow is that nice. Then on to Indianapolis where we caught St. Rt. 70 and went as far as Effingham, Ill. We had taken St. Rt. 57 when we went to my bothers a few weeks before so we knew it was a good road and so we went as far as Mt. Vernon, Il. the first day. That was the excitement for the 1st day of our trip. Day 2 began with a gorgeous morning of riding and crossing the Mississippi River. Craig and I had noticed the front wheel felt like it was a little shaky but we didn't feel it all the time so we just thought it was the road. Across the Mississippi and into Missouri where we took a left onto I-55 south to Memphis. With only about 120 miles to go we heard what sounded like a the noise a rumble strip makes. I can tell you this much, at the age of 54, you know I just had a birthday, anyway, I can still dismount a motorcycle really fast. Craig said get off and I was on the other side of the bike before he knew that I had gotten off. With a quick look around the bike we noticed the rear tire going flat fast, so we together put it up on the center stand. I am not sure that you know that when a rear tire of a bike goes flat, it is very hard to get it up on the center stand. Now comes the point of my little story. As GWRRA members you can get what is call Rescue Plus. We all hope we never have to use it but if you do it is nice to know that it does truly work. One phone call to the number on the card and help was on the way. In the 90+ temperature we had, no clouds in the sky a rest area that was closed due to sewer problems, and no trees for shade. We walked up to the rest area and there were people there, manning the place, so they let us into the air conditioning for a while. Craig went out after about a 1/2 hour to wait for the tow truck. When the tow truck got there he gently put the bike on a flatbed trailer, with Craig s help and off we went to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Now you probably don t know that that is in the wrong direction from Memphis. But the Rescue Plus will take you anywhere within 100 miles and Memphis was 120 south and Cape Girardeau was 52 miles north so off we went, North. On the way to Cape Girardeau, we got to know the tow truck driver quite well. He had worked for the Tow Truck company he now owned For 13 years. Greg has given up a lot to own His business and deserves a lot of well wishes For the great job he did in towing us. Satterfield Wrecker Service from Sikeston, MO., is one wrecker guy you want to see if you need to see a tow truck driver. Thanks so much to Greg and the Satterfield Wrecker Service. continued... Page 3
Now, not only did this nice young man take us to Cape Girardeau, he took us to the Honda Dealer there as well. He did not want to leave the bike there as there were no other bikes in sight and so he took us to a motel, about a block away from the Honda Dealer. To go above and beyond the call of duty, he would not take the bike off the trailer until I had gotten a room and could tell them where to put the bike that we could see it from our room. All this, and it wasn t even noon yet. Beings how it was Sunday we decided to lay low until it started cooling off in the evening. At about 8:00 we decided to walk down to the dealers to see when they opened. If you Guessed that they were not open on Monday, you are absolutely right. Now what, the Convention starts on Monday, so we got out the Gold Book and started looking for someone who might know Someone who worked at or owned the Honda Dealer. Our first call was to Dick McClard, what A wonderful man, he told us he would call us right back. At this point we all know this can go well or it can go bad and no one calls you back. Our Little Angels of Mercy came to our rescue. Five minutes later the phone rang and Dick wanted to know when we would like to have a different tire put on. In about 20 minutes Dick came pulling into the motel parking lot in his pickup with a jack to lift the bike up so they could change the tire. Guardian Angel #2, Dave Bollinger, showed up a few minutes later with a couple tires (choices) for us to put on the bike to get to Memphis, where we could then put on a new tire. It was 90+ degrees outside and these 3 men, changed out tire, rimmed a different one on our rim and had us ready to go in a matter of about 30 minutes. My task during all this was to make sure Dave didn t sweat to much. Man it was a tough job, because all of us were sweating and I wasn t even doing anything. After saying thank you (which didn t seem like much) Dave and Dick left and Craig and I went back to our room for the night. The next day we got up and went into Memphis, just a short ride of 175 miles but we were there and the tire was still going. We called the Honda Yamaha of Memphis, that afternoon, who did have 1 set of tires, that we took. We made arrangements for a nice young man from Memphis to trailer the bike to the Honda Dealer, since we didn t know where it was. Our bike road in style with Chic Hopson of Arrive in Chic a Motorcycle Rescue Transporter. Talk about a cute trailer! We arrived home safely and have a group of guys to thank. Rescue Plus is defiantly a must now and don t forget to put that Gold Book in your bike so you have it. We stuck the old one in the car. Respectfully submitted by Tanya White, MEC Guardian Angel #1 Dick McClard Guardian Angel #2 Dave Bollinger Page 4
and Ed & Vicki Philo at Deals Gap. It was the 1st time for Vicki & Patti. Ken & Ed both left their bikes parked on the range at the Ohio Rally. Only to find Ed s so called friends had tied his up with caution tape! Strange, they didn t put any on Ken s... BIKE NIGHT at Culver s September 6th 6:30-8:30 - Sponsored by Dexter s Show our Wings & GWRRA Chapter Pride! And promote OUR Toy Run! Page 5
June 26th 2011 - Howell, MI When Fred Probst got a nail in his tire on the way to D2 s Fun Run. We found how important it is to be prepared with tire plugs and compressors to make the temporary fix and get you to where you can replace your tire. And when you are with a great group of friends, it s nice to know you can count on their help to get you back on the road! BIKE NIGHT at Culver s September 6th 6:30-8:30 Sponsored by Dexter s Show our Wings & GWRRA Chapter Pride! And promote OUR Toy Run! Page 6
July 17th 2011 Chapter W Educator Craig White reminded us of how valuable the gold book is, and how it worked with his blown tire situation. Chapter W Educator Craig White also got the Oogly for leaving town without his wallet! Don Stoddard is happy to give the Oogly! Beth DeLine won the possible Bike Tickets. Cal DeLine won Chapter Pride & Waldo. Jim Faust won the 50/50 Page 7
July 17th - Monroe, MI This nasty creature along with her babies was captured by Karen Papworth. It then proceeded to spray Patti in the face! BIKE NIGHT at Culver s September 6th 6:30-8:30 Sponsored by Dexter s Show our Wings & GWRRA Chapter Pride! And promote OUR Toy Run! Page 8
June 15th Saucy Dog s in Jonesville Who needs a weather man it s raining so well take the car... June 22nd, Mancino s in Archbold Page 9
June 29th Cherry s Café in Jackson Chapter W welcomes Vic Becker & Judy Stephenson! Vic is originally from Adrian and has returned to Michigan after many years of being a GWRRA member in Nevada. The couple are engaged, and plan to participate with chapter W during the warm months and back to Nevada in the winter. In talking to Vic, Ken Kintner found out that they grew up on Butler St. right next door to each other Small World! 2011 MIDNIGHT RIDE INFO: August 18-19-20, 2011 Chapter W stays at the Normandy Motel - St.Ignace, MI to reserve a room call Elvis or Judy @ 1-800-227-6373 Total $189.66 for the 3 nights. Don Stoddard is leaving from Hobby Lobby at 8am Thursday Morning & Returning on Sunday Girls who want to ride with Suzy, Call Suzy at 263-7754 2012 TENNESSEE RIDE MOTEL INFO: Arrive on Wednesday April 18th Check Out on Sunday April 22nd Chapter W stays at the Lazy Bear Inn 3228 Parkway - Pigeon Forge, TN to reserve a room call Bob @ 1-865-453-5568 Mention Goldwing Group and reserve your room for $49.99 + tax per night Don Stoddard is leaving from Hobby Lobby at 8am Wednesday & Returning on Sunday Page 10
Upcoming Rides and Events: NATIONAL EVENTS July 4th-July 7th WING DING 34 - Ft. Wayne, Indiana REGION D EVENTS September 15th-17th REGION D RALLY - Coldwater, Michigan MORE INFO visit www.gwrra-regiond.org MICHIGAN DISTRICT EVENTS July 2012 MICHIGAN DISTRICT RALLY - TBA CHAPTER W & Area Events Wednesday Night Dinner Rides (see calendar) August 6th 4pm ICE Cream Ride to benefit Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation August 12-13 Relay For Life - Call Brenda Garner to signup & walk! 423-9026 August 13th S2 Feast - Lead from at 10am August 14th Gathering - VFW - Lunch Ride After - Dave & Bev Seeburger Lead August 18-21 Midnight Ride - Don Stoddard Leads 18th 8am August 26-28 Chapter Campout - Harrison Lake State Park in Fayette Sept. 6th Bike Night at Culver s 6:30-8:30 - Promote TOY RUN! (For more information on region & district events go to the events page on the Michigan District Website.) FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE Visit Chapter W Monthly gatherings: Held the 2nd Sunday of every month at 9:00 a.m. at the VFW Hall located at 726 N. Main Street in Adrian. CHAPTER W WEBSITE: www.gwrra-mi.org/chapter/w Page 11
GWRRA Michigan Chapter W August Events 8/12-8/13 Relay For Life 8/13-10am S2 - Anniversary Picnic Ken & Patti Lead $20.00 each 8/14 Gathering 9:00am Lunch Ride (After) Dave & Bev Seeburger Lead 8/18-21 Midnight Ride 18th at 8am Don Stoddard Leads 8/26-8/28 Chapter W Campout Fish Fry on 8/27 6pm Chapter Directors (517) 902-9893 Chapter Educators Craig & Tanya White (517) 263-3510 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 Staff Meeting at Kintner s House All are welcome 7pm Bob Wetherell ICE CREAM Gary & Nancy Charlies RUN 4pm 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Dick Papworth Yukon Jack Dave & Donna S2 - PICNIC 14 Liz 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lunch Ride After GATHERING Craig White Marlene Vargo Barn Restaurant Midnight Ride Midnight Ride Midnight Ride 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Kent & Annette Ed Philo Midnight Ride Hard Knock Grill Chapter Campout Chapter Campout 28 29 30 31 Craig & Tanya Campout Bob Kinsey Warner s DINNER RIDES Selected by: Dave & Bev Seeburger Rides leave Hobby Lobby parking lot at 6:00 pm If you are joining at restaurant CALL 436-3391 reservation to B4 5:00pm August 3rd - Charlies Restaurant - 12407 Airport Hwy. Swanton, OH August 10th - Yukon Jack - 3611 Hanover Rd. - Horton, MI August 17th - Barn Restaurant - 22611 State Rt 2 - Archbold, OH August 24th - Hard Knock Grill - 3705 Ann Arbor Rd. - Jackson, MI August 31st - Warner s Family Restaurant - 3380 Beck Rd. - Hillsdale, MI Maple City Wings August Birthdays 8/3 - Bob Wetherell 8/9 - Dick Papworth 8/16 - Craig White 8/17 - Marlene Vargo 8/24 - Ed Philo 8/29 - Bob Kinsey August Anniversaries 8/2 Gary & Nancy Griewahn 8/11 Dave & Donna Irwin 8/20 Kent & Annette Naugle 8/28 Craig & Tanya White
G.W.R.R.A. of Michigan, Chapter W 820 Toledo Street Adrian, MI 49221 820 Toledo Street Adrian, MI 49221 Region D Directors Roger & Penny Hurley District Directors Bill & Vicky Young Region D COY Kirby & Sandy White Michigan District COY Southeast Section Assistant District Directors Ron & Valerie Jones Chapter W Newsletter Staff Editors & CDs Chapter Educators Craig & Tanya White Membership Enhancement Coordinator Tanya White